New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-11
LARGE FIRE IN BLEECKER STREET.
TWO LIVES LOST.

fve-,toly brown front building, No. Leroy place
e, cker .tree and extending one hunc red feet
Oh Mercer street by which two hves were lost,
eral persons injured, and over $4,000 worth Of prop
erty Destroyed.
The building was occupied by Bernard Bosch az
cabinet mspufsctory and warehouse and dwelling;
the fourth and fifth stories Leroy place being re-
served for the latter purpose Shortly after O'Clock
smoke was discovered issuiDg from the basement at
the extreme end of the building the Mercer street
side al before the alarm given dense body OF
fame belct ed forth from one Ct the lower windows
There being weIhole and stair way at this end Of
tie premises extending from the frst floor 10 the top
Of the building the fire exter d-d rapidly from floor to
floor.
In q little time Blocker aud Mercer streets were
Sled with fremen and their apparstus, aud heavy
streams OF water were poured into the burning build
ing. The first and second stJres toward the froat
were crowded with tlegsn, and oosy csbine: ware,
large quantity of which saved by the e1ersos OF
the insurance patrol iremen, policemen and citizens
The building soon filed with smoke, and in ten or
twenty minutes afer lie alarm given it WAS al
mos impossible for any person to ascend farther than
the third story stair ay in front. In the front base
III. # hall. way were number Of females in their night
clothes they having been aroused by the smoke, and
imme dately escaping down stars. These women,
portion Of the family Of Mr.. Beech, crying pit
eou.ly and mploriug TO 90 to the rescue of
Mr. AID Mr. Bosch whom they left in the upper part
o: the house.
No sooner had the word been given th,, lives
in danger than the stairway mounted by three
four resolute and daring meo, foremost among whom
was John Tibsosle, a policeman of the Fifteenth
Ws,d. Others soon followed but nearly all were
driven back by the sufocatirg smoke. Some of the
front windows having been forced open gave egress TO
the smoke AID rendered the ascent sasia, though
was still perious.
Mr. Tnsdoe twice gained khe fifth story, and CROPPED
about 10 the dalk but could find nothing Of Mr. Bosch
OF bis wife, He returned to the third story, where he
was taken with violent fit Of vomiting caused by
il aing the smoke. Severs persons urged upon him
the necessity OF going into the open air. but his only
reply wac, "Ia going to save the old man." The
spresd of the FIRE 10 the front Of the building drove
,bose in the upper stories TO the fret floor, where Fms
dale with others, still fingered, unwihing TO give up
the search for the missing persons.
little after two O'Clock portion OF the rear and
eide VALE fell ard with tremendous crash, COM
plet,ly demo-hing the building Noe ls9 and III her
cts street, occupied by Thomas II. Dhks as livery
stable The horses were all taken out at early mo
ut and thus etcS peu ous iaso "
carriages and sleighs and quantity of feed wa de-
stroyed by the falling wall.
The lsst seen Of Mr.. Bosch was at the windows OF
The fifth story and be was heard to cry, Help, help,
m ,ufocsiipg" ms Boech was not seen after the
Pc to the lover pant of the house OF tho @hef
ID. mber- Of the family.
The large boarding hcuse kept by Mrs. Murray, No.
LEROY place, acoibiDg M Boschs premises, was a;
ole time in great danger. The occupants, aroused
from their sumbers by the load alarm, were pane
stricken and maLy Of the women tainted The board
ere soon regainpg their coDpoeure made hs.ty prep
| sra,jops 10 yaca'e the premises, and trunks were
packed and strapped in lsss time than they ever were
before and everything in the way Of furoItufe and
,uyysee removed 10 the frs story and Sidewalk The
w,m,u and children were taken 70 other boarding
| houses 10 the neishborhood and kindly cared tor
LOSSES AND ISSURANCBS.
The building on the corner WAS entirely destroyed,
and nothing now remains OF II but hesP Oh iuoosu.
Il was owned By Mr.. Beech, and was worth about
-: COO The loes on stock and furniture vii not fan
far shor. of $4,000 The persopal property Of the oc
.rns,s on the fourth and fifth stories was entirely
| Destroyed. -
Mr. Bo,ch had an insurance Of sl5o 900 on the build
inc and AIS 900 ON the stock in various city Conpa
lies the nsmes Of which we have been as yet unable
10 learn. Mr.. Bosch gave employment to about forty
,,rscn, twenty of whom were csbiOe.-msker sad ten
nphol,erer.. These workmen lost all their tools The
| eahn.,m.kers tools were worth about q ,sso-$loo
| each.
Lose Of Thomas II. Dilks ab1u, ,JOOi insured FOR
g. 100 in The Etns Insurance Company.
| Lose of Mrs Muusy on her furniture sod o.hef
bous.hod property about $50 insured for 5000 IA
| the Park Insurance Company.
| The building vas owpei by George S1keley, ana
W.. damaged by water end FIRE 10 the amount Of $"o
in u,ed for IS coo in the Greensch Insurance Com
paby. $50,
| The occupants Of the house sustained some i'te
Jsmsge 10 thsir clothing by water. The buildings ID
the oppo.t. oe o. Mercer street we're N grest DAGGER
Inn tie extreme hea! emit ei fIjn me burning 'sc-
tory, bu. through the e1ericns o. the fremen they
were saved hon serious il Jury.
ACCIDENTS
Several Of the hr,men suffered considerably 10 w
sequence Of inhsiDg the smoke. ard sere oSlged 70
r,r,s to the street Lea Conway of the Fourteenth
Ward While s-sstpg N the removal .. furniture, vas
thrown cosn and III In knee fractured. he Sa-
taken care of by bic feloss-
An ann, Of Ny Bosch's vas taken from he b1iiii1s
in eehriou. state, from HAVING Inhaled IL ensse-
THE ORIGIS.
A. Vet, nOthi1s j. kDosI cf the crs'i II re n'e'
attot Oh the prevailing opinion ,moos those wao wee
int VI the building y ta-t j, sas The work oil AZ
irc,roiary. One Of Ger reporter, whl wa sn Is ''
fr,i 20 ,i,er the premises afeI the asFn IL '0'e'e
DMe e,I>er d h,e shop a. tie rsH d - "''S'
oo.n on the irs. ~, al b-rTe' sic Niih s'a'