The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-01

&c -ChimDe2s.
DD.-Doors.
P.-Parl0r.
K.F.-Old kitchen, where the IRE caught.
k-The kitchen.
s-Servsnt girls rooms.
L-Sleeppg room.
0LC.-rhe cabin part.
V.-Porch leading from T. 70 S.
The front door opened into entry that led direct
the kitchen, and branched Off 10 the wing TIE
large room on the len or the entry used dining
room, and from door opened into the paror. There
were two stories TO the cabin part the rest Of the build
inc WAS only one story high The room marked y was
formerly used kshen, but had lasterly beea used
were conducted in room X. The room was Mrs. HART
sons bedroom but At the time Of the fire. and for s,ns
bedroom was in the second story, the western
part Of the building
set by OF the servant girls There girls,
both named Bridget who slept m the g. and
me hsos Of passing from the kitchen through the porch
buildings detached from the building, a, eleven
o'clock on Saturday night, light In the Rtcben Az the
girls had gone TO their room by ten O'Clock OF then
must have gone back to the Kitchen ese got
into from without When the fire fairly discovered
and the family reused one OF them ssxed the girls had
their and found OF the Budgets aud dressed
her trunk packed and locked and ready TO leave The
other Bridget fast asleep In bed and paay zed
with fear when informed OF the nre that she nai 70 be
carried from the The Bridget fret mentioned lost
nothing the other Bridget lost all clothes aud
forty dollars OF her savngs, which In her trunk
Toe fire Was discovered at about o'closk. Mrs.
youngest child wakfoC up, Woko
noticed the blaze in the r. She reused her hus
band aud they hurried from tbs house. The alarm
Pivep 70 the and the children and al smelly got
out though hastily that they had time 10 get other
clothing than their night garments Some distance below
Col ray lor's houee was young girl sizing up with her
bean They saw the bright light, aud aroused their
Deighbors. The number who came not large, bu.
they went 10 work removing articles from the house and
succseded in getting cut little cothrg and furniture
ana few paintings ana books. M,re might have been
mad not been loss OF presence Of MUD
which always attends fires and the clothing OF the party
had been better suited 70 removing forniture For u
mus, be remembered that all toe family barefoot
til aer the fire. and the grsss full OF ustes aui the
thorns Of the nesy trim med Usage orange hedge b.
one could go into 10. There are nov nothing bu. the
chiuueys left
Fortunately, Mrs General Harrison has been With her
son, Hon. J. Soott Harrison for some time, and Snex
n5thr OF the IRE sae has lately extremely feeble
and for few days her ne was desparei Of We were
happy 10 learn yesterday tina, much be,.or
Tho various members OF Col TAylors family cared
for by tho neghbors aud taken 10 thor houses where
they will remain temporarily Almost everything
lost little clothing and furniture and few paintings
saved, but everything ese was consumed. There
many relics OF General usrrson, such banners
him by the ladies' OF Indianapolis and Cncn
nat, various military decorations, &c which have thus
pcrshed And the pubic has sustained great loss IN tbs
destruction OF a mass Of valuable corrcspondeucs AMI
papers reaching from General Harrs0n's nrs entry
public ife I'll the untmey close Of his rhcse
papers stored in OF the garre,s, and ouy bAs
ketfull or two were saved.
There insurance the property.