New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-25
FIRES.
rrRr IN SOUTH STREET.

FIRE IN SOUTH bthcEt.
EXPLOSION or GUNPowDER-sx flREhfS AND
TWO INSURANCE wATCHMEN SEVERELY IN
yuRRD-MAN RUN ovER-THE STEAM FIRE
ENGINE.
gboruy after 10 O'Clock last night Off Der R1olsr Of
tAs First Precinct, while patfOing hs beat, d'c'V'
cred soke Issuing from the top Of the store doorway
II the our-story buildpg No. 81 Solth street. s1''
upon making further ex.mips.ion, fouod toa' 'nS
psemtes we're on fire. He immedi ateiy rsisea au
alarm and rs, 10 tie Station House near by Tor Tue
Surpose Of prosuing an Ak wb.rewuh % ofeAk opeu
Che door. An entrance vas specify effected, bn'o"
ies 10 the dense smoke l. was impossible 70 s'cs' ON
ths exact locality of the fire. Toe ffemsn MAJ oy
tbs time arrived and several OF them vita toe' nose
IN hand fesr.ssy entered the store on the of, 'or'
C.pt' SIackey. Of tae Insurance Patrol, s1d one or
two of bic men were g,oping their way through Tue
an oke for the purpose of ssviog wna' properly I1sy
soold when a violent explosion occdTed, knocxing
h.m ,er,elsts upon the floor, singeipg their hair
ana burning them severely about the face aud hands
While their companions dragging them out Of the
barring building a second explosion took place, %
which tue following named freuen severely in
js,ed. Thomas McCauley, Christopher Faulhsver and
John Myers Of Eogine Conpsuy No. 5; Thomas
Bssnsrd, Edward Kelly and Henry L'oesoutgh Of
Hose Company No. l8. The Insurance. Pa rolmen in
ju1ed we're Capt. Mscksy and Patrick Mor,n.
The injured parties stre oil removed TO the First
PTtciOct Station-Iouse, which, for time p esented
gaite hospital-llke appearance. A physician was
summoned, eho dressed the wounds Of the saferers,
after which mos. of them went home. All ~A'~
burr ed more or less about the face aud b
hsd their bsir and Shskers siaps' n 49,
tair.d the most sriOns - .ov and w,. conveyed 20
the Hew-YOrk Ho., ,,t,l By his comrades.
The ou'i' .ng was owned by Mr.. Suydan, and was
oocpPe". by the follow ing PERSONS Fret hoor-fenry
ks;bsm, ss sailors cl..hrg store and general fitting
cut establishment for geamep. Second foor-Snp
con, Mayhem & Co.. chipping merchants. Tnird floor
-Evaus & Co, shippers, aud VIM. Ray & Co., aoc-
6oDeers. Foarth foor-Mr. Trumdsy sail-maker.
The building, with its contents, entirely de-
stroyet, but osipg to the ateness of the hour oar
reporter unable to obtain any particulars as to
Losses and nsursnces. TIE total loss will not hoT
ever exoeei SIS 600, and it ia probably covered by
Insurance.
The adjoining hadiDg No. 30, occupied by Walsh
Carey g. Chsss, ship chambers, and ether partis'
sustained soma damage by wstsr, as did also ae'srs
Rising g. Co, occupants OF No 3D.
Tpe fire orieioa.ed 10 Ketchsms store, and the
explosions are supposed to have been csused by gu0
powder which was kept on the premises for the pur
pore o. selling to sa,lors.
The steam fire engine was on the ground and go, to
wo,s at an early moment. large Iozzte was put OF
the bose aud heavy body Of water thrown into tnt
building for come minutes, but uufortunstely some
Chi, gave way, and the steam mschine was removed
for repairs.
A fireman named D,iscol, while on his way to tbs
Ere, wes run over In Chaham street. and severely IN
iur.d He was removed to the Hospital.
BIEE IN WILLIAM sTREET-sUPPosED INcEEDIARlsM
Yesterd,y aterroon fire occurred in the wine cel
lar No II North William street, but being discovered
st On esrly moment the flames extlnguished be
fo,e much damage sustained. 1t is supposed toa
the fre was the work of4n incendiary. Some win'
boxes filed with straw only were burned.
HEROIC CONDUCT OF A ROY.
On Thursday evening, about o'clock. the dwell
irQ house Of Mr. Alexander Lown of Cole hester Dsla
ware Co, was destroyed by fire. Mr.. and Mrs. Low
were fiofn home at the time, bat the children were
in the houe. Tne FIRE originated from sparks fallio
upon the roof fIom the chimney. The children did o.
in their power to expguish the flames but to no Pur
pese One of the boys rescued another who was in be
at the time from the burning house, at the risk OF hi