New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-29
FIRES.

FIRE Is THOMPSON AND LAURESs sTREErs-DEsfRUc'
| TIos OF PUBLIC SCHOOL AND CHAIR FACTORY
NARROW ESCAPE OF cHILDREy-MAy BURNED.
Yesterday afternoon, between II aud o'clock, a
fire broke out in the wo-story frame building, twenty
seven feet wide and hundred feet long, in the res
of Nos. &c. 49, 49, and ~ Thompson street, occupied
by Mr.. ii. Bsuvet as a chair factory The fire origi-
nated from that has not yet transpred in
the second story ard thence rapidly extended through
out the entire building man wss eft in charge Of
the shop the rest of the workmen being absent at
dinner Thomas had gone across the bset to obtain
somethirg to eat, and during his temporary absence
the FIRE broke ou.. Upon returning ana discovering
the fire, he made attempt TO eng ~ WV a.
ing 10 dc co. turned his stteItion toward savog 49,
stock. The heat and smoke soon compelled nlm 10
leave the building but having forgotten his coat and
ma he turned back 10 procure them and while 20 en-.
gagged severely burned sbou. the face, head and
hsnds.
From the chair factory the fames communicated TO
a large ehed which filed with sawed wood, and
thence extended TO the windows and ouslde stair
way of Coored School No. :, located at No ~ Lau'
rens street. AS soon as the alarm was given, Capt.
Turnbul with Sergeants Mount and Bogert, of the
Eighth Precinct and the entire force under their CON-
mand fastened TO the ground, and set about rescung
the children from the schoo house. There were about
400 pupils IN school at the tims and all efforts on the
part Of the teacher 20 quiet their fears proved unsvs
the children were dismissed with considerable haste.
Those in the upper part of the building down 10
stnr.ay on the ontside Of the building, where they
were received by Capt TuIDbul and passed olt. The
passed cut the children at the front dcc eno
an efcsped unniured. The street was 60 thronged
with parents looking for their children that the hremeh
were unable to DO much duty. The excitement, for q
Quarter of an hour more was intense, and the ar
was rent with the Of frightened mothers, and
still more frightened children.
The frenlen of the district labored zealously, bat
before they coud extingush the flames the factory
was entirely destroyed together with two frame bnii1-
irps and one small brick building in tie res. OF Nos.
a. A. ard AZ Laurens street. These ounflngs De-
lopQed TO the estate Of Cornelius Schenck snd wero
occupied By number of poor colored families who
lost nearly al Of their furniture.
The schoo build ng was two stories high, with base
neIt-the lower part being occupied by the primary
department and the upper floors by classes more ad
ysnced The walls were unir ured; but much dam
age was done by FIRE and water TO the roof and veri
ous oors that the building xll need reconstruction
Dunpg the pest Summer, under direction OF tue Board
Of Education, the school was thoroughly repaired and
put in excellent order. The second story was gained
by means Of covered stairway the roof OF which was
burned off In rsittng the school the Board OF Edu-
cation would 90 well 10 substitute iron staircase for
the wooden oIe that the children, if Close pressed,
need stand IL no Danger of being burned while making
| their exit
The damage to the school.buiding will be about
| &, 09O and this ike other public property is unin
sured. Loss on the three bulldogs belonging 10 the
Scbepck estate, about GOO. Said to bs insured in
| the Firemens Insurance Company.
Mr. Blanvets oss will NOT fall short of g, 800. he
is injured for $500 in the Citizens Insurance Company
A small brick building in the Of No. A Thomp
son street, occnpied by two families, damaged TO
| the amount Of $25.
Mr. Blanvelt succeeded in saving his books and d.
pers from his safe, though in sdzmsged condition The
sae was in the second story and fall through 10 the
the lower floor, whence ii was dragged out.
While the ire IL Thompson street was raging, q
spark, blown from the burning factory fen upon the
root of the Greepestreet ,urch and enited the shin
glirg. 1t was discovered at 40 early moment and
hrgushed by some fremep, who assembled to the roof
and chopped away the burning materis.