The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-19
Brooklyn City News.

FIRE IN GOwANuS-A IRE broke out In two story
frame cottage house In Twelfth street. Sixth avenue,
about four O'Clock on Sunday morning, occupied by
Richard Hemmipgs Tho family were aroused by dense
smoke and nearly suocaied before they succeeded
in escaping The children Ill got out uninjured;
blu. Mrs. Hemmings somewhat burned although not
dangerously They had much they could do TO get
place Of safety without attempting TO any OF
their goods. The building destroyed; no nremen
having reached The ground. The police worked indus
triously and succeeded in preventing the flames from
communicating TO tho noishborDg houses Of which
were ,oorched however. The loss tho building and
furniture is 81 ECO insured for s7oo In the Montauk
Company
At the time this FIRE was burning another and more
serious raging in twenty first street, between
Fifth and sixth avenues In consequence OF msaepre.
hepsou 70 the locality OF the fire the city alarm bells
did ring promptly they should. Tho result was
but few engines were on the ground.
The IRE discovered 10 OF row OF sixteen frame
cottage houses, and the flames spread rapidly until six
became enveloped. The fire first discovered In house
No ~ Of that row. which has been for some time unoc
cupicd. The whole plot is IN litigation and 1t In certain
that the IRE the work Of cendary. Five OF the
house, totally demolished and three grestly
companies present engines Nos I, Il And 81 with
hose No. 8. Great difficulty experienced In pro.
s WORKED W with for
several hours, and 10 their exertions that the
msrder OF the saved. There were too fev pre-
sent TO divide the foroe and the other me WAS coase
eueniy left the OF the police. The bell ringers
Judged from the light thai the fires beyond the city
limits.
The cottages were owned by Adrian Miller. aud occu
pied by Henry h. Holt, Thomss yacsry, Benjamin Dav
son, Daniel Gilmartn, and Benedict Deoi.
The total loes amounts 70 $1,000, but it's doubtful II the
properly ipsored.
when the lire was burning, Sergeant Mclean, Of tho
Eighth precinct, telegrsphed 10 the City Hall twice for
About noon yesterday Gre discovered In a framo
house Ia Liberty street, but the flames were suppressed
before any damage of consequence resulted.
cux = IN "A las
Der OF boys between the ages Of ten and fourteen years
wero playing tho hall ground Fourteenth street.
One Little boy named James Burns was sitting the
grass watching tho others when q colored boy named
John Tredwell, who standing up, was pushed by
boy named John Euns end fell upon Burns irurng him
some OF the others conveyed him TO his homo in Hoyt
street. near Douglass, where he fingered until Saturday
night, when h. died Ennis and the colorcd boy vere
arrested but questioning all present. appeared that
there deeign 70 inj1ro and they liberated
Coroner ReddDg held inquest and verdict Of coogcs
ton or The bran Was rendered.
THE suoouSG AuRAy ~ Com SrnEET.-Alexander Janet
SON. arrested the charge Of shooting James ncCus
key, 10 en- saray at . lsgcr beer saloon In Gold
street on the 5th Of July, was brought before Jus
nce yoorhies Saturday. and discharged from
toby. II appears that McCluskey, who supposed
20 be fatally Injured. rapidly recovering, and will
be out again. Although repeatedly called upon by the
Justice 10 take hrs complaint, he pcremptorily refused
and there berg no charge against JAMESON he was
the day OF the ARRAY.
suiurv.-Yestercay morning German, named
Nicholas Werner, residing in the Ninth ward, BROOKLYN
committed suicide by shooting himscn with PISTOL II
appears that he had drsuk excessively for tc AMI
wss sborpg under dellrrum uevcns He threatened TO
Kill wife, and she getting out of his way, he seated
himsef chair and tired into hss mouth. Tho charge
entered the brain, and death eusued instantly An In
ques, wes held by Coroner Redding and verdict in az
cordsnce rendered.
NEW DoDox A few days since three well dressed
fellows called at tho house Of Dr. John NcIoes Caron
avenue, and inquired OF the lady Il he was al home
Bepg answered the negative they stated that they
were scquansirces and had particular business. They
were invited into the parlor, and asked Tor writing
materials which furnished. During the absence Of
Mrs. McIees procuring the Materials they broke open
box end stole money, aud ewelry worth s3b.
one OF them wrese tho following note which was handed
" Mrs. Mcfeee, and they LEFT -
"Dr. called 10 you. You are not in will call this
evening II In business OF OF great import p. lEYAA"
The robbery d covered after they had taken their
departure.