New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-15

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| dnfs lie .keleion Of his to1k. from which be ma
g, " abIc 10 reoroJuo WORK Of incscuable visa
60 the udjc prof =e o. The Doctor. though b, svy
ose, takes ,be thing quite cuoliy. Hotwithstanda
be foijcne and eSpoeure which ho underwent 90 tn
,eIi IN question he vas in remark ably good condition
vc.t.rIsy. He library was very costly ore. ani
co,tsiped aouc rare works. DR.. Greedy, senior q
sL,,tpbysiAn, lost everything, Including bis watch
end cbee az did also the ether ply icans. who were
Obliged yest4rday to make their appearance 10 psupsr
suits.
About daylight the tax Of removing the sick to
n.o,e t,,t1naDeut quarters commenced. Some Of the
o;rls seemed 10 take the thing a. good Joke, ard
started Of 10 proceesiop saying they were going 20
"pronnensie Bnosdway." Other professions Of those
who could walk were made up, while carriage lt'ers
and carts we're broush into tqusion to convey the
beloless. The women were located in the building
formerly u-od mandatory for razor srops aad
po,teuoDnsies while the men were sent 10 the Work
House, where there is plenty Of room, very few
remaining at the Penitentary. All the sick were
safely b Used by o'clock and few of tho vsgrent
pa,ieIfs hoee time Wss out who desired to leave
were discharged from the Island.
Until recently the building was used as a Peniten.
Gary Hospital, but short time suoo the Governors
made a new arrangement. keeping the Pententisry
sick in their own building aud setting this aside for the
use Of workhouse aud city patients. The greater part
Of those in the Hospital afflicted with syphilitic
diseases in various stages. AL the patients behaved
themselves remarkably vel and followed 10 the letter
the directions OF the surgeon. Had the fire originated
III the wings the oss Of life mus. have been fearful
the doors al locked from the outside.
Several fire companies assembled q! the foot Of
Srtyf'st ST. Get with apparatus, but were unable to
get acrOse the river.
Meeting II Nc Ten Gocsraors. The Board
of Ten Governors were hastily cslled together
on Saturday afternoon t take some steps TO
provide for the lick who were deprived Of a proper
shelter by the burning down OF the PeniteG.sry Hos
pal. Inc board mot in the rotunda OF the Pax on
Saturday az +. NJ, and in company with Mayor
Tiemann, proceeded TO the island to view the ruins.
They found that the sick well AIRED for as
possible under the circumstances. Some wero takea
10 the Work House, Others 10 the Alms- Hou.e, aud
but few, 1t IL hoped Will suffer by the change. Tne
dsasier was especially unfortunate at this tune al
these institutions are crowded.
at the meeting the Governor decided 10 erect she is
INN ediatey to accommodate the patients comfjria-
bly,. Thee will Dc complete, is hoped, IL css han
two wecks ID was also determined TO rebuild the
Hospital % far az TO be completed by next June if
possible. II will be splendid edico, and viii prob
ably cost SD0OO0
The building just burned down WAS coni Tered the
poorest the Island and were it not for the iucor
vculCnce 10 the tOVernOTS would nave
regretted the destruction Of the building. The
editice Will De u massive affair.
The BUILDING Just burned down wa erected under
the order Of the Common Council in lSiG, at co of
500 II 40 feet in length and 90 feet wide.
SIce it into the hands Of the Governors they
have spent $4,000 additional without making i what
i should be.
FIRE ~ AVENUE 4.
Al O'Clock Saturday morning fire broke ~ in
the cellar Of the tenement house No. 9BO avenu A.
It was disccyored at an early moment by Ohcer
Hitchcock who, with the AID of Officer. Frcish
ard Sutton succeeded in e1nguishing the flames with
but timing damage.
FIRE ~ HARLEM.
About u O'Clock Friday morning fire we ds:ov-
cred in the house OF Mr. Samuel Smith, onhe
corner of Ninetieth street and Eighth avenue, and
before the flames could be subdue1 the greon.house
was total destroyed toy Their with most of ts con.
tents, 10: Of Gnolce plans, Mrs: Smiths oss viii
Ire fire is efpoaed to baye originated from defect
i've hue.
FIRE IL LEWIS STREET.
At o'clock Saturday afternoon fire broke out in
the basement of the dwelling house No. li8 Lewis
street occupied by Frederick Mink. A short time
previous to the FIRE Mrs. Mink had been searching for
aLd j, s supposed that while doing this the dame from
the lamp which she held in her hand gnited the bed
clothes. The FIRE was estinguished Loss about.
81 or so, upon which there is no Insurance.
FIRES ~ BROOKLYN.
About II! clock on Saturday night fire broke out
in the cleaning department OF George W. StIwelrs
won foundcry Court street, and the contents con-
sistpg Of patterns, &C., were greatly damaged. Inc
main building was very slightly injured. Loss about
=, 600 insured in the Farmers Union Insurance Co.,
Athens Pa for 81 800. There had been no FIRE 10 the
place where the hame- originated for four months and
il il therefore supposed to be the work OF az IN
cendiary.
Du,pg tho early part OF Saturday evening there
wa an alarm in the Third District caused by bon
fire at the junction OF Atlantic and Flatbush avenues:
About q o'clock Yesterday shauty in Cuube,land
street caught fire from the sparks Of an adjoining
chimney. The flames we're extuguished before much
damage he'd been done.