The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-08
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Wolfe Farm.
sasxw ESCAPE Of ANNE auaSAN sf.@Ss.


. Was seporssd aassy yesterday Tcrnns sna; rDos
xas cussage had been Psrperatod al seguae's Point
s>an ssana, about is hour II midnight Wednesday
n mansion, farm house, barn and stables IN.
Wone es.ae hsssy purchased for quarantine purposes
TIE above posDs set ON FIRE by ncendaias 4
- haminen, risk Of nine hives. TIE inmates II IN:
VoAkes escaped from The burnAg elaoos in their nsga
skshes. Three psrsons, two nsa sni woman, wore
Sssed 10 jump am the third story lows of the
~ bus happily, they received in ureS Of
ssuse TIE ne spd,aries stood aissDco aua hnshei
"A - aorts OF poor creatures 20 escape from tb
shsscs and when lhsy shai their vanoas ends hst
bssa a~cunphrhea shey disappeared ia sie u,
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On Ae rsesip. Of tas above tho Ha,AID ooe We is
psssAsd oss Of our special reporters the Of M
ssraso, ae osoceeea in obtaining the foowiDs ineres,
hx particulars IN relation to .he high handed affair
Nc beautiful mansion iols occupied BY tie Wolfe rsml
"a eegpDes point, toeethSz with the farm house. barn
80 stAbles but lately purchased by The STATE cr quaran
me parposse Zeal q prey " the torch of iBosDdisrs
sesni Il c'cioss wednesday night Ibcse buildings
ereeed the pece Of property Just purchased By
- sals on, vacated by their late ooIsH's, and
sd already been y~sn IN charge Of sbo Commissioners
uhsu The work Of ipcashar AID opposition TO the
sunns bmcus Of ouaTaDDe In .s peghborboej
sasseed.
Mr. wolfe had oOs taken away his fazDsure farming
ssoss bit bad merely removed 10 Now York until tho
vopory Good be conveyed the city. In the meantime
e f. the place charge Of hs Old steward Martin Nor
yen who with bis family resides IN farmhouse conve
aAesi TO The mansion.
On tho night Of the FIRE the mansion guarded by
snsse persons James Murray, san,cel Fitzpatrick snd
ksy Atkinson, (cosored) The farmhouse wss occupied
~ Morrison, his fAmly-a wife and two chiIirep-Mr.
ss~se Ant,os civil engineer aad Edward Ford boy
wAs was employed BY Mr. Do Wolfe to pack Up the fur.
sere &c In the dead honr Of night while the Inmates
n u. above buildings all asleep, the torch WIGS ap
ynsd o each edgse and almost instantly Afterwards tho
snGre farm sheet OF fame The fire up sirnul-
neousy from each OF tie buildings showing evidently
nj Mo work wa. ono Of pEeconoerted aeon.
Mrs. Morrison was the Grsi one who discovered tie
psrDoas position Of tho occupants Of the estate no
Aes ss hey arose from the mansion, BsShed into her
bsarcom window and warned her Of the danger. She IN
Dy awoke her husband who In turn, alarmed the ross
- che household and In few seaonds the b..lo fsrn
Ass, which q few moments previously had been the
sscse of 40 much quieess and rest narght but con
ssaSo horror and dismay. was MOI unt oil the occu
psn Of this building bad been fully alive to the danger
uhs threatened the lves Of their fellow beings In tho
aon thai they discovered tina. they TOO wore tese, by
n benes. mo inoeni!sres had spared Doth.ns-,ho
nar which close beside them also IN flames and
few seconds hla elapsed, the whole beavers were
nnzmnated by vast glare Of kgh;, which Was yhle
~ more than twenty uA'es around.
Nnh great difficulty Mogrson suooeeied III getting his
nnay and the oher occupants on; Of the oSriEg house
nsy had scarcely tine 70 cover themselves VIII The bod
slsshing, 30 rapid was the progress Of ohe f-nos.
A. soon as The steward ooull .ocoy5r from nc shock
sssssoned by the sUfa discovery, b, hsssnet 70 the
ua.,on for the pnrpcso Of esrming tho inmates who
ssre already surroundSl al sdos Ny bo deyoariDs
sss,ent On reaching the spc he criei ont iuudy, with
sAs huc Of waking Up tie occriNnts, although b. that
ass The Are bad advanced 60 FAR hat every avenue Of
ns WAS rn, -7>s rai-a an snaFa -~Asasyd &C
snnaes who rushed frsllcsily from 70 sui
srcass 70 s;areaFs with hope CT antBg somo means q
Escaping run ITO ss10s which hon enyeioI@Bs No
sa an nearly every SIDE ne loeer ps o. he house,
sesnding The oaremeri Gni IarioEs, were ahesdy IN
ssuprte poeseasion Of pss Gss king, snf ID oha,oo
su safety vs. oTere1 esoeP " jump from
Nc MI, " pdows fho pscT Creatures kslt.ai before
sAcy took The heap Thc 6ssuoc 70 tc grolni below a.
fon, DIRTY feet: ID: thsro Was rDe - D. lot. a.
r-sy De fanos had fosad ,he.r way 10 Ia aide story;
use ssArczses and baInksrs we're o. AIe iaa o. tle
sHmss sba UPWARD spi Ncci ;he very ssco On which
ss~ysSl cap wa made by each q re inmates, Who
M sai 70 say escaped without any bone being oT'o ~
Issn me Shss party sL5 va q NS Sr; ana ese' s
soDe was Afforded thsm Alone they aor, looAng A. INC
burning pc AM woadeIing from whancc ihe inocn ay p
ssrsh had pYococied Ava tEtaBoo, OIL within te confines
G wooded space they tho forIs q ineD, gazing upon
Ghs spectacle With syaTeDi delight gbcy llhod mock.
isk o. the condition al the YDor people, sd Go Ike
ryn rp,riy a. they vere i.saypoT2i 10 tho 1sfE1ss o.
Ne ulshf. Thfy had cCos!uisd tt9 pTfoT1n-n@9 q "a
mort hgh haBcsd outrage, aud withdrew nom ihc soeea
ben lhey fOsns snG thcr Eisksd crfs hsl been iuy
sss1mplshei
when The aarles hal Destroyed syais51u4 fsf =
~ men v,rsing In fsc.cry Ia thc unshh.e7'f ~ 70
rnex appearance spea ue erourd cd oieroi e'a- 49, !
lance tse hslclad su1ercrs rooiT oeF va .f-s.y
srcersed ard roos The children .s1d Fl.aca ~ GO
sryed T. p.s-e cr eAstar. where they sr-.i - 1bo
peua nder of TIE night Morrison ~ Dig FILM .ir -
rsua.Ded by Tho niDoe srd waited - LAY Do 80 fasi
iuaer,,euco al Ito osaTreace 81 ,h 81 . Ia ~ougs-
NSvtyad al the ferry .aEng ac-4 = 90 )t. -nl q 'J
~ arrival Of he BOO. ttsrr .si -enc ON. p S2 Ia
p0rpSe o. carrying sysg ~, 80. .-iet :. E
hardly peceessry 70 ssy i.a' W cr'aen W. 1's-p-
uxnrc had been dseiscs ~ Pc tisd i"cvresy - tssy
vc-e obliged 20 re4-yD = Oe ~ 70 Ar'' Sevi1-s Va
10. asy prs,.,rs L % e. ~ , .s-yl.rs ysts5 obs
pr~naee whsn Cscir ineTrIrC-'- esre cssy vI-''.el
~ men Iu ne ,-aEiis, 30 a.a.'l isti aosa 2,
sx and fralAers" vyf % ~ rs@tptfi 50 uH~ sne4sl
ny n.Ase thef si--ariDcs brfs sgs.n
nul~ bcf,ss sas At - W ercssss cvenls,i asyaTN
rrifnz s-'snd tsa I.sse ~ t'e ooe 5Aag
pc,ane Ono ~ 'bq telyvs ss~s u hsTrsZ ~ any onf
ses N De msns,on ~ ga, ,se sssi rented taa ~
-, were oscrIyhs o boz ~ spd ~cSd ssee9 v'sre tes
o. ,bs ycry n..la o. u &c yo-riuon o,sre4l b. he's
rurrn 80 - D. have a oo--fsirg vtew o. the
wnsrh wa then un..r Ii n y had u1s been Ter rs
h.sny ocaryanoo lie and rs Vbof fally po1s .ue.
- have oeea burned 60 - .tb "a "a. Us tf1fng y
,s IA hi frOfa TIE bssdns q ;cs,1 20 fs- c1ec S1s
s~~Se Mra Mc.Tison ard rosyked " tt elir9 kyisest
s<frS arossssd Ss;ose th3 1S.ss9 Walsh LgB sur
rsapdins them, bad pro~resd Ia s2o-g - rs - cs.
p~<se.i through the rear.
Ne oolored woman ksry Agln<r xho Jsspsa frgs
- third stony a The mansion, b. -; been o. k~
81 sinos she escaped, bg y e ir1ai1yi -be j. IN %.
sa.Se Ri.e lvs Gle IN gold con, jat u bss 3s,H f.S
~spcs BY q oolorei rnap, vbc v,l 90 d.ns =" n~sl-
rs~&ors n ~ bsr.
PROPERTY BEsTHs1Ep-
p~cnsy.x N the ertoua 81 alcut s.5,sgJ 40 N
wrwed The rnare0n vas hDo hose, Do
n tbs MODEM gtyte snd itrnis1~i esIeh>.yef
fpr cellar - esrret TIE crea,sr Yrt " NE iariif
ssd been paai 20 W ard Wa ready iF taiFpoftlon
On city ,,....
nse fgyrn hc'se occupied " Hofr3o9 o1d ~. IN
80 vol boih gutstaria Dwelling, two go'ios high.
vss siluAls5 about 90 yaIs Of from uio nason, an