New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-02
FIRES.

FIRE Is DIVISION srREET-A Man KILLED
About quarter before O'Clock, yesterday morning.
there was alarm of fire in the Sixth D.trlc caused
by the dncovery Of large quantity OF smoke ssu NJ
from the premises Nos. l63l l65 and l6j, Division
street. occupied by John Westpfshaen as a German
boarding house and lag bier saloon Wien the Do.
lice aIo fremen arrived the house was filed with
dense smoke, proceeding from qusntty of burning
shingles and ST svngs in the cellar There WAS also
fire in the back bedroom Of the gauet
When the door of TIE saloon leading to the street
was thrust open, one OF the bosrder named Henry
Ceres was found prostrete upon the ho)r, senseless
with his paptaloons partly on When removed to ths
air be seemed partially to revive. He had made hia
wa, down stairs from the third story, and fell exhaust
ed by the smoke. He was conveyed to the Tenth
ward Station House by the police.
There wee number of female boarders in the
second story, and a womsn With two chddren IN the
third story The entire building was filed with d"nse
smoke. ard il was feared that many would be sutf)-
Gated before assistance could be rendered. But the
stout tearted fremen and the Police Immediately COM
mt reed the work and the females were all rescued
fem their ptrious situation Officer Flynn rushed to
the third story snd rescued the woman With her
children.
One boarder succeeded in reaching the str et when
he fell exhausted by the smoke-but he soon revived.
Several barely escaped suffocatiOn
No 100. lager bier saloon took fire upon the roof
of the rear attic. In this attic was an unknown man,
a German, about A. years old lie was 30 alarmed
that be Jumped from the window into the yard. He
was picked up ard tsken to drug store, where he
soon died.
Mr. Carries. the man first rescued, who WAS taken
to the Tenth Ward Station House in charge Of the o
ceIs was left viii out any medical attendance OF any
DESCRIPTION for several hours. Thetpoice teegraphed
for the cisrct surt con- but he did not make his a-
pearaIce and they did not consider themselves au-
tborized TO ca poy any one else. Up to o'clock this
morpirg he bad been entirely without tdcal aid;
but the surgeon finally came and applied some RENE
dies and sent lin to the hospital There is no hope
of his recovery.
Mr. W,-tpfatlaen's loss is about $780, He is in.
sured in the StuyvesaDt Company for 81, 800. 1t
would seem that tie fire the work of an lncen-
disry The Fire Marshal and men were promptly on
the spot.
The fire in No. 1853 was extngushed without
damage.
FIRE IN BROADWAY
About o'clock last night fire broke out in the
brick building No. 262 Broadway, occupied on
the first floor by j. T. Bese, st.tioner; second
floor by T. C. Crosby, manufacturer and dealer
in dental materials; third floor by Bartlett "
Co.. American needle manufacturers; fourth h'or
by j. T. Barnes, Dsguerrtotypi-t. The fire originated
on Il { third floor but how in what manner is un-
Known Considtr rable oss done by fire and water.
Loss Of Bartlett q Co., $500. Insured for $4,000 in
the Citizens Insurance Company. Loss of Barnes,
$500 Insured for 81 900 in the FiremeDs' Company.
Les of C o. Crosby, $500. Insured Loss Of Mr..
Bes!e, 800. Insured.