New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-05
FIRES.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN MONROE srRtsr-Two FIRE
MN BADLY IsJURED-Iwo HORSES BURNED TO
DEATH.
Yesterday morning about 81 O'Clock a Gre broke
out IN the large building Nos. 293 aud 295 MoRroe
street occupied by Messrs. Rogers & Smith a. a
hogacy steam ard saw-rnill Owing to the large
quantity CT cOmbusbe material about the pr, nlses,
the fire spread with astonishing rspldity, and In
short time the establishment comp letey envel-
ODE in flames. Two valuable horses belonging TO
Messis K. s., in stable IN the lower part Of the
building burned to dest5, oil efforts % tue part
Of the frenen and Others to save them proving un.
avsiliig. The flames conmunis sted to the adj Onhg
buildings. and some hours elapsed before the hreaen
could mater the col fagration. The twostory frame
house No. 29 Monroe street, owned and occupied by
Mrs. &. kliDhsifer, was dansged TO the amount of
$500: insured Tor $500 in the NewAmsterdsn lnsut-
ance Company j. +. Hunt, cigar box maker Occu-
pied the hst oor and sustained 500 loss no lnsur-
enCe.
Tie two story and attic dwelling No. $50, occu.
pied by Stephen A. Kent apd thrse other families,
was damaged to the amouGt of about so or SlvO.
TIE occupaI sustained considerable damage TO toe
furniture. Cnr suTed.
The shed No. 297 Monroe street, occupied By tde
AllsIe Works a. a storage TOR patterns, was mucn
damaged by tire and water.
Tie dwelling house No. 299, owned By Mr.. Barclay,
and Occ ubied by Mr.. EDos Rogers AMI Mr.. Michael
CbIirts damaged to the extent of so, tue rear
windows being buried. Insured. The furniture OF
the occupants was slightly damaged. No insurance.
II E flames in their trsnsit lgaited the OF the
buildings Nos. 1913 ard 400 Madison street. owned by
VIM. G. Ray mord, causing slight damage, however.
Fully insured In the Mechanics and Traders and City
Insurance Companies.
No 402 In the same street, owned by Patrick Col
linz anG occupied by AlOnzO Clark, baker, was
TREY destroyed Mr. Csrks lose will not exceed 500.
Insured for 81 900 in the Wilsmsburgh Insurance
Company. LVss on building 5000.
TIE tsnen ept house rear Of No. 40l, in the same
street, was damaged to the amount of 500. This
building also belonged 10 Mr.. Collins who Is insured.
v nile the fremen exertlng themselves to sub
due the flames the berth side wall of the steam mil
fell with mendOus crash and injured the folio wing
named persons, members of HOse Company No IL:
WI Gishsu, John Grstsn, Ben amin +. Smith, and
Colin TIyOn. The injured were convey by
their fellows to the NewYOrk Hospital, where they
we've properly cared for. II is thought that VIM.
Graham cannot survive his ID uries
There doutt but that the fire was the work OF
an ipcendiary. Policeman JubO informed the Fire
Marsf 81 that about fifteen minutes prior to his d.cov
cry Of the fire he poced a su-pciouslooking pc son
the preniees Madison Ioe in tho rear of the
sieam Mil. Upon going iutO Monroe street he saw
the same person within the incl05ure and the fire
kind ing rapidly. Jubo called TO him and a-ked MIN
Rat he xas about; the fellow made no reply, but
hurried out of sight aud in consequence of the gates
erd doors being fastened tie officer was unable to
pursue him.
Meesrs. Rogers Smith estimate their loss at about
- CO., Insured building and machinery for 80 OOO
in the Excelsior Insurance Co.. and 81 900 on their
stock, including bsrses, in the Rutgers Insurance TO-
One OF the horses is said to have been worth $iOo.
Il i. said that there $23 OOO worth OF lumber
stored in the yard, all Of which was destroyed. 1t
was owned by different parties.