The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-28
City Intelligence.

FIRE IN DOVER STREET-FIvE FAMILIES NEARLY SUI.
FoCATED-NARRow ESCAPE Or THE IsMArEs-sE-
vERAL INJURED AND SLIGHTLY BURNED.
Between and O'Clock yesterday morning fire was
discovered on the stairs of the dwelling house No poyer
street. The alarm promptly given and the aremen
soon at the premises but tho flames spread with much
6erceness before they subdued the upper part
and roof of the building together with par; of the roof of
No Doyer street, destroyed There were three ia
miles occupying the attic, and two the second floor,
in all consisting of nineteen persons part of whom
rescued by the hremen, while the
others made their escape oy ., Inc e,. ro0 ana n,d
woman, named Munson, was taken out. Her hands and
face burned She was taken 10 the sixth precinct
station house Mrs. Peyronnet, while lowering herself
and child TO the ground from the second story window,
lost her hold the rope and fell 10 the ground nurng
herscf and babe She received severe the back
of her head VIM Dummock with his two escaped
the roof and from there to the adjoining buildings His
hands and face were slightly burned John knsse lower
with only slight injury. John Coleman after lowering his
children AMI wife passing down tho rope when II
broke He was severely injured his head and breast
The first floor was occupied by William Bartals gro
Gerry His stock damaged about $50 BY water lie had AN
insurance of $500 in the Merchants Insurance company
but Il expired on the 18th of November The building Is
owned BY f. c. Kurner II Is damaged about $500 and
insured The building No. Doyer street rs owned by
the estate Mldcburger II II damaged about 5000 and
insured. The families occupying No. had portion OF
their furniture destroyed by water and breasage No in
surance. The fire doubt, the work Of an incen
diary II is under investigation by the Fro Marshal
Tas Work ON CENTRAL PARK-About nine hundred
men have been set Central Park up the pro
sent TIM, and two hundred and fifty selected who
are 10 be set 10 Monday morning next In addi
ton to the above number, the Commissioners have re-
qucsed Chief Engineer to report TO them at once whe
Their no the number cannot be increased to niteen
hundred thousand 10 be OF advantage to the
public accordingly the Chief Engineer and Executive Com
Of the Commissioners were on the ground during
the yesterday for tho purpose Of selecting and
mi out a
the number Of workmen 10 two thoussnd providing the
500 coo loan nov advertised for can effected the
money for the first loan Of $50 COO has been procured at
rar which enables the Commissioners 10 make the com
iemplstrd increase IN the force.
EXPRESS Ronrx,ifs--A development Of rogscry
has lately light II Is the practice certain thieves
have got into of examining the orders left the states Of
the Express companies and theB going 10 the places
toned with wagons all respects similar 10 express
gsns and taxing the goods away The deception u not
discovered until II late ~ catch the From all
accounts depredatons Of this character have been quite
frequent late and would be well for the public 10 be
on guard this trick Three barrels Of apples
were lately taken away from store IN broadway ny this
bold species OF robbery Look out for the bogus express
wagons
TuE FIRE TELEGRAPH for this city has just gone into
operation and from ais time forth all fires must be
ported Immediately tho headquarters Of the telegraph
in the basement Of the City Hail. There will be an ope
raor constantly in aendancc-Mr. Francis Owen during
the night and Mr.. John " FLANDERS during the day
Morses will be used, instead Of the old signal
system heretofore vogue. The IRE telegraph head
quarters will be in immediate communication with all tho
station houses and with the different hell towers through
out the city. This arrangement viii doubtless DC
quite as ercctual the old one was.
ASSNEpsary 90 rmE AGsD INDECENT FEMALE AssouA
oS-The Forty fourth anniversary Of the above ins,'u
ton founded November 1885, took place at the Asylum
building No lac Fast Twentieth street at IL O'Clock yes
tcrday noon the presence OF large and respectable
audience The opening prayer made by Mr. som
mers OF the Methodist church Rev. Dr. Tying then read
the annual report delivered the annual address From
the report find that the total receipts from donations
egaces &c during the past year have been ga Is H.
OF which 81 600 by legacy 81 Miss NJ Prs. with int
rest amounting $3.50 Total expenses for the year. f4
7ip IL including 81 900 invested bonds and mortgages
Tn, rmt IN J,x.c.-The following assurances arc total