New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-19
FIRES.
FIRE IL MAIDEN LANL.


On Wednesday night FIRE broke out in the upper
part of the building, No 80 Maiden lane, occupied by
Morris Ellenger & Co.. stationers, and Kahn Il Linn
burger, importers of watch materials. The fire orig
mated on the third floor in the the premises OF
the former firm, who sustained $50 loss. The other
firm sustained $50 damage. Messrs. Choate, Sim
mons & Co., importers of fancy goods gu tanned sOO
loss by water. The building was damaged to the
amount Of $50. Fully insured.
FIRE IN WEST THIRTY-TIGHTH STREET.
At q o'clock yesterday morning fire broke out in
large stable in the rear of the frame dwellings Nos.
81, 3l3 and 3i5 West Thty-eighth street, between
Tenth and Eleventh avenues. The stable and build
ings were entirely destroyed. The dwellings were
occupied by number of poor families, who lost most
of their property, being unable to save it, owing to
the rapidity with which the fire spread. Total loss
about $500.
FIRE II LIBERTY STREET.
About o'clock last night fire broke out among
some cases of glass bottles the third floor of No.
l4 Liberty street, causing, however, but little
damage.
FIRE IN WEST STREET.
At O'Clock fire broke out in a smoke-house, rear
of the four-story brick building No. 36l West street.
and thence extended into the building which was en-
81 900. The occupant Mr.. Geo. c. Reed is men,
Der of the National Guard and is absent at Boston.
Insurance not known. The building belonged TO Mr..
Aston, whose loss is 50 600. No insurance.
STEAM FIRE ENGINES.
The Cincinnati Times of Monday gives u. the fol-
lowing graphic account of the remarkably rapid extin
guishment Of fire by the steam fire engines:
" Yesterday afternoon we were sitting in office,
when the central fire bell tapped alarm. We looked
at our watch and noted the time The fire was about
two squares southeast Of the Office yet the first init
nation we had of il from the vatch-toTer, four
squares northwest of us. We TO the fire watch in
hand two-story frame building on Reynolds street.
was on fire. The upper pars of II was enyeloped In
flames, which rolled up against the rear OF row OF
large business houses fronting Second street Our
opinion and long service member and officer of a
volunteer company attaches value 10 our Judgment
that the Of business houses could not possibly
escape serious damage. We knew that the nearest
steam fire engine Washington No u was located
some three squares from the fire, and did not con.
ceive tpossble for the machine TO get into operation
until that block had been fired The hremen, how
ever were ahead of our calculations. In eight mlu-
utes from the time the first tap of the alarm WAS gwen
No. was playing on the fire. This stream was quickly
followed by Others and in few minutes more, or
twelve minutes from the sounding OF the alarm, the
fire conquered. ln less than i've minutes later,
several of the companies had received orders 10 cease
operating aud not flame 10 be seen about the
premises The fire had hardly reached the lower
story Of the building in which il originated aud the row
of business houses adjoining received no damage what
ever, except slight scoIching OF the window frames
and sashes. There fire rather formidable IN It's
appearance, thoroughly extingushed in fifteen min
utes from the time the alarm was given: The power
Of the steam fire engine handsomely demonstrated
When the No. |, the engine first IN operation, COM
menced playing the flames were rolling upward In
huge sheets, and the fire roaring and cracking fear
fully One dash Of the powerful stream saved the
row of business blocks the woodwork OF which seem
aIv 10 int Another
monster Jet checked the ravages of the fire king IN
the burning building another caused him to haul down
hi. colors and another laid him PROSTATE conquered
foe at the feet ofhs snortng enemy We came to the
hagrations ard insurance companies will be known
only "A things of the past"