The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-01
Destructive Conflagration In North Street.
From the Boston Bee, July 80.
SEVERAL LIVES LOST AND &C., 900 WORTH OF PRO-

PERTY DESTROYED.
About four O'Clock fire broke in the grocery and
liquor store OF Cornelius and Michael Doherty Jefer
Block North street. near Clark ts origin i said
70 have been ignition OF camphsue, which was being
drawn from u barrel The flames spread with great
pdity and before efficient assistance could be bad the
iargc block was past saving. The nre Immediately ex
tended rearwards where a stable owned by John Sea
yer, destroyed, with scary all its contents. Two
dwelling houses owned by Mr. Seaver, the stable
on Clark street were also destroyed Tho flames con
tnucd their maddcnng career sweeping 70 ashes dwell
ing houfe owned by John W. James, and occupied by
latrick Collins sailor boarding house Very little OF
he furniture saved from the devastating eiement
-Four cling hou,cs cranmed with Irsh Ia the rear of
Jefierson's Block owned by Cornelius nohcrty,
also burnt 10 the ground house on North street.
rupied by Patrick sullivan and store by Patrick Oes
mond, were likewise destroyed The upper portions Of
icierson's Block densely populated and All tho
antilles and two hundred men, women and children
rendered homeless by this mcrcess oonlagraton.
The ,addcs portion Of the calamity remains 10 be told
We are nod 10 state that AZ least scvcnt be that
research viii double or rccbo the numbcr--human
vcs wore destroyed, Ave OF them burned In most hor
flbe and heart sckening Tho names VI these,
gather them, follows
Charles Warren, me mber u Hook and ladder Co. No.
Re was thrown TO the pavement b. the fail Of brick
ya on North street and died In about ten minutes. His
BODY was icarfully mutilated
Exon ktaar, Al years old.
Ellen aud Mary keallar aat ~ years Old daughters
boy about 10 years old,
An adult about 30 Neither II The latter be rccog.
niaed.
Mary Collins jumped from ttc second story Of build.
nc and was Killed Dy the iall.
There are twenty persons missing, moro
q less a whom II i icarci lay beneath The smoalder
ng ruins, after suffering the uost awful of deaths.
We saw i've Of the bodies lat evening At station l.
hey were truly soul sickepang, dismal spectacle.
Slack, In some portions charred and crispei; here
,ortion Of an arm leg entirely burned oI the heal
zone In one Instance In another trunk the
rarely recognizable was to excite horI or and
sadncss. That human beings, Who but hour before
we're jubllsnt and hopeful with life, shoali thus be
transformed Ia brief period 20 clumps OF wase
lifted but for the painful proo before the aching eye Of
al the awful sacrifice OF human life, we never saw the
equal Of Tits bcgrmmed aud barued group OF q
nabe corpscs. We fear that tho researches OF to-day
nay add 10 the number so destroyed
Cornelius Doherty, the Of tho jefferson BLOCK
md some small buildings adjoining, loses about go, 600
n which he Is insured Tor 600 10 the ~ Mutual
Marine office, and o. 100 In the State Mutual once In this
ty. John Seaver loses ~ 600 which he Is insured
$1,000 at the Boston Mutual. There other
osses which, 10 the excitement OF the calamity could
not readily be gathered The entire loss will probably
each 10 almost 10000. The nremcn performed valiant
'ervicce, and were on duty several hours.
The scene IN the vicinity OF the confaration NJ dark
ast evening was heart touching and melancholy in the
exfreme Hundreds OF and children were wander
ng here and there some nearly not quite frantic with
whose bodies may be- laid burnt aud mutated beneath
he ilstarred ruins. II touching sight indeed
Ter all irowned The heated, smouldering ruins.
since writing the above learn that Newell Harding
IT,, son OF MI. Harding, jeweer Court square, volun
Ger member Of Engine Company No. n, was injured BIZ
fractured, and his back consider ably bruised Ills
INJURIES are not dangerous. We learn that another Gre
nan, whose name not ascerained was injured ser
gusly. He WINS taken 70 the hospi al
Mr.. Warren brother TO the fireman who was seri
and 81 years old
early hour, and rendered valuable assistance. she
vas IN full operation twenty minutes ater arrival and
ontinued her aqueous abors I'LL midnight. With some
ue Improvement IN machinery she viii be available at