The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-07


DESTRUCTION or POPLAR HALL BY FRE-ACCID6NT
TO APOLIOkMAN-THRxs HORSES BURNED.
About O'Clock yesterday morning nre broke out In
the basement Of Poplar Hail. tho Of Poplar street
and Bugbee's alley. The building was o. briok three
stories high, and occupied public hall and for
the storage Of merchandise, 30 was owned by
Eiaha B. Morrel. Esq. The City Grenadisrs used the
upper floor - an armory and drill room They lost ny
muskets and their socoutremenb. The room was also
occupied by parties for balls &C. occasion required
The first floor filed with wagons, seghs, 10 chests
OF tea, pork, beans beef prunes, 30 10 large amount
Franklin Engine No bad possession the oistern in
front OF the burning building Inc heat became 80 In
draw her ont by means Of ropes but failed the suction
having frozen fast In the cistern Another engine played
upon her. and thus saved nor from total destruction She
Is greatly damaged The sioe wall the alley crumbed
outward with great crash and 10 the side of the
house opposite occupied by James Ksney. Mr. Kiouey
had been sick for three months bus carried TO a
place OF SAFE ~ uninured serious accident happened
at this time. number Of persons ding in the
alley Tho wall gave way and they rushed una Or a stoop
In the rear OF the opposite house for safety All o.
capped unipured with tbs exception Of Mr. John Barr
worthy and active moer OF the First district police
who sustained serious fracture of of his legs de
conveyed TO bis residence In Fulton street. and
lin was ret by some physicians who were called In
Several houses in the neghborbood, all Frame caught
fire . number Of times but the flames suppressed
by the remen before great damage had been done. The
fire burned iuriousy, ano was feared for time that
all the pe ghboring houses would be consumed Three
horses belonging 10 Mr.. Eorrel destroyed In the
flames The loss sustained by Mr. Morrell amounts to
SIS 0t( on buildings and contents insured for Sill $50
foows-rving. So, 600 Excelsior 81 900; Hope 81 0O0
Washington, $1,000; Relief 81 600; Farmers and No
chsncs' Pblsdt phia 81 COO StuyvesAnt, ST. ESQ The
ssme psce Ind been se, on hre twice before IA was
doubiess the work of an ncendiary.
DISCOVERY A FRzNAr UNDER RUINS on POPLAR
ball Tho nre at Poplar Hall was the cause OF several
serious sccdenis Of which is of fatal character
Yesterday afternoon 6reman's cap WAS discovered in
alley between the ba and the ad Joining house Search
being made, the body OF young man named Samuel
Tutle, . member OF look and Ladder Com pany No l,
found beneath the rubbish caused by falling Of
portion tf the wall appears that futile directed
10 20 the adjoining building and cut away the gutter
In the performance OF this duty he was probably bin led
by the smoke and fell down. and not beng able to move
renamed there until the top OF the wall fell and buried
him beneath the ruins His head was broken, anu hts
body was friebuully bruised He was twenty years Of
age and resided with his rea res In Bridge street The
body taken In charge by the company 10 which
where viewed by the Coroner and an inquest
held. Verdict In accordance 1t was rumored that
other man wac missing, but 1t could not be traced TO any
definite source
MYSTERIOUS Alphabetically morning the body Of q
man suspended from the side OF the S swedish
bark Jeddo, lying at Greene's wharf. rope was tied
waist portion of tue DO iy submerged
In the water. His name John P. Boorman, for the
vessel. he was familiarity known ~ Dutch Jonuny.
Daring the early part Of the preceding evening the hands
on vessel lying some yards distant were aroused by
cries tf murder. They went on deck, but, being In
doubt to the place where the cries proceeded from,
sgsn retired. On examining the cabin next day, two
gssscs found beside Jug and Appearances indi
Gated ttAt two persons had been drinking In the
pockets Of deceased was wetch-the hands pointing to
quarter to o'cock-two 81 bills and two 81 gold
pieces. No marks OF violence visible on his body,
which taken to the Dead House by order OF Coroner
ReddinE barely possible that he might have com
mtted suicide died by accident but the general opinion
Ia shat be fouy dealt with He Is represented
having been sober industrious and strictly aaen
tive 10 his business.
ORGANIZATION OF TIE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. Kings
county Board Of Supervisors organized yesterday
by The election Of David r. Lindsay, Of the Sixteenth
ward President. He elected the first ballot Tho
vote stood Tor u r. Lindsay IL Samuel smith, 8; Tunis
e.. Bergen, !. The new members. having previously
bern qusined took their seats Their names snd tho