New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-08
FIRES.
YrRE N MULBERRY STREET.


Ascut 10 oc .ock Yesterday morning fre brcke svs
in room of the tenement house No. - Mulberry
stIeet occupied by q girl named Ann McDsvitt. X
srpears that tho girl while under the iutuenee of
lquCr got into bed and in doing 50 upset the CAM
pheue lsmp wbieh lighted. The flame, caused
10y the guticn of the tluid, communicated with tho
bed clothes, and IN short time these, together with
the bed ard some wearing apparel were destroyed.
through the assistance OF the fremen aud inmates -
the house, the tire soon extinguished, thus pre-
| venting any serious damage. The occupant Of tao
r,om was sishtly burned before she could effect a.
ESCAPE.
Al 7:i5 O'Clock yesterday morning fire occurred 10
the grocery store Of James Gallagher, No. 90 Esst
Twclty first street causing damage 10 the exteat o.
about $780, The fire was caused by the explosion o.
the gas meter
FIRE lN PXcK sIIP-FiRFNAS RUN OVER.
At q. m Yesterday FIRE broke out in the premisas
No. H. Peek slip, occupied by j. Il. Connolly ss
sailors boarding house Notwithstanding the exeI-
tors Of the fremen, considerable portion OF the fur
niture was burned and the building partially destroyed
fireman attached 10 Euglne Company No. 81 WIS
lun over and sustained severe injuries both arms and
leg being fractured He was conveyed TO tie Hoe,
pitsl.
Yesterday afternoon, about q o'clock, fS &C.
cure in the building No Ferry street, occupied ~
J. just & Bitter and John r. Reach, leather eesisss.
and John Murphy, last maker. The loss substances "
estimated at about 5000. The occupants are said 10
be Insured Further particulars could not be asosr-
tanned.
FIRE IN GREENHoCsE.
About noon yesterday the greenhouse Of j. e..
Beckmsn situated at The foot Of Sixty third street Ea
River took fire. and before the flames were dlscov-
ered the building with its contents IA large quantity
of valuable plants) were entirely destroyed. Loss
about - 0t0 upon which there Is no insurance. Ie@
fire is supposed to have been caused by detective
tue.
FIRE Is WEST STREET.
Yesterday aflerr oon about o'clock, hre Gote
ont in the three story brick building No. ig' West
street extending thro ugh 10 Caroline street. occupied
by Messrs. Kendall Gay "a a storage-ior hay ana
iced. The fire originated in the lower part OF ths
building; and in consequence of the large amount -
pilammabe material in the premises the ianes spread
with great rapidy and before the frenen could sub
due them the entire structure was destroyed. Iifo
stock belonged to different parties, and no estimate can
at present be made of the loss II Is said that the
property insured. Tho adjoining building ssfsreo
Slight damage.
FIRE N SUFFOLK STREET.
Last evening fire occurred in the tenement h0sH8
rear of No. II Suffolk street. causing damage 70 tho
amount Of 500.
FIRE Al NEW ROCHELLE.
A handsome frame dwelling house, of the ltahan'
style Of architecture occupied by Mr. John Z. Perrin,
IN Central street New Rochelle was totally destroyed
by lire Saturday morning last, as II Is believes.
through the careessness of the servant grl fron
the statement Mrs Perrin in relation to the disaster
appea that Mr. T., being desrous of coming to the
city by the first train that morning. called the domestic
hbOut o'clock n. M. To prepare ms oreakiast, ana
then retired again to await the announcement, OF us
however, before Mr.. Perrin was aroused from her
repose by singular noise overhead like water fzleg
on the floor, and at first supposed that window in
the attic had Oeen left open. and that ram was beating
n The pose increasing, Mrs. Perrin was induced TO
get up and proceed 10 the attic, which was discovered
To be IN flames. The alarm was immediately given.
and exertns made to get the furniture out but only
portion Of it was saved however, for such was tho
rapid progress of the flames that IN the course OF a
hour and half the entire building and part OF tho
furniture were heap OF ruins: Fortunately, there
was but very little wind at the time, otherwise many
fine dweLg-houses ia the immediate vicinity must
have shared the same fate; for in the whole town Of
New-Rochelle, as old and wealthy as u 49, there ~
neitbe tre.engine ladders, fire buckets mol organ
zation of citizens for e1tnguishment OF hres. The
house was the property oiJOhn g. Horton, esq, who
is partially insured, and Mr.. Perrin was almost iuIly
insured on his furniture The entire loss house and
furniture was about g. 600. 1t s.supposed that tho
servant, after lighting the lamp, thre the unexin-
puished match she had used either the floor or table,
where IL came in contact with some light material.
which .oon gnited and set fire TO the building.