New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-08
SEVEN MEN BURNED TO DEATH
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From The 81 Loui' ITfelhgsucev.
ON Friday night between ~ and O'Clock our city
was tie tbcator Oi of the meet terrible events
which the Pt,s is oCca,Ona ~ called upon Ia record
srd which excite even IN the most old breasts keen
uaI . Of sympathy. NOT unmNed with horror. Sncc
tie GssC,nsde tragedy nothing has occurred IN cur
cty or its yicun, OF tie Ike magnitude OF calamity.
furniture establishment IN TIC northern part vi The
CITY little west of broadway. and near the Angel
roo street caught fire bile ten men we're tseep IN tho
attic Various ire companies and crowds OF citizens
assent led bud we've All busIy engaged IN saving tho
,udargcieg property; and amid oil tho NOISE and Goa
fusion the tn sieepers IN the attic sul sept On. III
what was destined to be the sleep oi death 10 seven "
the number.
No one knew OF then being in the building except
the proprietor who was busily engaged ia removing
and saIiug Ls own family some OF whom were inya.
iics The trt iutmatoU the arHembed multitude had
OF tho TACT IN seeing three OF them preopiIats
th,ms,Vt, lr,m window and trap dor IN the attic.
IuueCiete efforts were maze 10 save the remalIdf,
but too ihte. Al communication was Cut oil
by tie ire and before any could be established by lad
d,,s Of ,thCrwc. Tho tOois give way, and W IA the
burning tmber- and red bot bricks they pre-
r,ltsicd INTO the cellar IND soon buried beneath the
falling walls. Tie ioors gave way first in tho center.
and as Il ~ came down, tie doomed men could DO
distinctly sttu hUduled together and clmgIn 10 each
otLr breath silence pcryadcd the horror struck
-rcctator- ard AZ the moment of the orash tic onIy
cher sounds shat broke upon The were the cracking
of tie hant. aud tie shTtks of the sufferers which
could be- heard above oil tie rest.
a HuliHLeous rusr WIS ucn made toward tho
burning ruiis viii desperate hope that sOmoihlog
might Be dote 10 htm bu, the he at la.
tl., ihat 10 one could spprOath within many ieot.
,,ere 4 confusion Ga eIsGod which beggars al de-
scipioB tc francs Il jhe Scuus-aBd the relatives
Of ttrc ~ q en- running Tuoly about, wn1gug
their harcs aud "ehIg; everybody giving commands
Wh,A uub0dy obeStd az lnstructOns which n0body
,o.,d. crowds LuIrl iug tho way and that With ar
tci-s ~ ploperty and up-eltihg each other In thuir
iuIN every one DUBIOUS ~ do something, aod no ono
knowing what &" %.
Finally tie ire burnt cut IL d tie crowd dispersed,
EXCEPT few straggtI. WHO remained to assht, ucder
n, auction Of tie CurOner aud FIe Inspector ia
ruoy ~ the rubbish 70 recover the remains Of the
d. nd.
By Yesterday noon the work Of removal WA CON
clud,d and fragments OF tie seven bodies we're ertri
Gated but So ilt .nerateu that al recognition Wa i'm
fossil Iudeed, except tor portions Of the uils 10
II sLifg Il ~ could not have been distinguished ~ ois
remains OF human bodies
Tie MINES If the deceased were follows John
Mo Lcr " illtm Getekcr, Frederick Hcuolman, Her
usn Heuelusn, Herman Alcr, Henry Remmer and
Ueimsn Obonhaus. All OF them were matt yes OF Cor
uany aId none but the tao first mentioned have rsa-
tyes IA THE county MOiler leaves wifo and two
children hy y ii Meirinao, and Gcseker loayes
two b,otLers LIVING n this city: The properly dc.
stroyod belonged 10 Csspar aud William PraDge. and
Was insured ior 900 IN the State mutual lnsur ince
Offoe. Ioss above insurance Il esimated Al from
g. 40 to - co. The origin Of the tire % not known