The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-08
City Intelligence.

FIFE IN BEoADwAY-ExrRAoRpIyARy EscAPE.-Shortly
after eleven o'clock on Wednesday night FIRE broke ou
in the bat store OF J. s. Elkns, No. z57 Broadway.
seems that Mr. Eikns occupied the upper part OF The
house for dwelling Mrs Ekns was ia the third story
awaiting her husband TO come home, when she smell
SMOKE looked out OF the window and 81 smoke Issuing
from the store. She eniesvored 60 down STAIRS but
tho smoke was too thick becoming dropped
her two Children Of two i've pears, from the tnrd
story window 10 the awning she then sprang OUT and
pavement, iojurng herself severely, also the children
MES Antho ws, ~ho ia Mrs Ekus at the tims ran
70 me PACK windoE and escaped on asned. Engineer
hingsand and Mr. Walker OF 30 Eogme rushed up stairs
through the smoke, and rescued Bridget Lyons the
want gr and yonng girl niece Of Mss Eixlns the
upper story They amcst nsensble iron the effect
o. the smoke. Inc injured parties we're taken to Dr.
Campbes Office in Grand street The stock IN the store
dsmsged amount OF ab,ut 81 500 covered bv
INSURANCE. Mrs EklDs Kept millinery store up stairs:
her stock was damaged. The basement Is kept BIZ Wm
howe bis place damaged by water; insured for $4OO
posed originated from the gas
FIRE In FORTY WITH 5IIEEr-3URx1sG A FAT MELTING
HorsE-Bet veen three and four O'Clock yesterday
morning, fire broke on. The ia. melting house owned
by Mr. John j. Eckel situated in Forty tn street. near
avenue Inc building, with its contents, totally
oes.royed LOSS about 5000 partially covered By
surance coopers soop, occupied by Nicholas Graham
was destroy ed, together with lot Of barrels valued m
nu at ii 600 Insured for 5000 the hamilton Insurance
company Three frame houses belonging To the Butchers
keltiDg ASSOCIATION we're partly destroyed Damaoa
about s2 000 insured four story BRICK house beIon
ing TO Frederick MOSS damaged TO the amount Of
SlpO0; SAID TO be insured Inc CT the fire is at
present unknown.
Frgg IN PEARL STREET. Between ten and eleven o'cloc
last night fire discovered in the cellar of buildu
No. FIX Pearl street, extending to No. Fletcher street,
in the premises OF Vim. Hicks, commission merchant
The rernen Boon extpsuisbcd the fire. ane before the
lanes extended beyond the cellar The damage TO stock
Viii probEoy be ABOUT 600. The building s damaged
about $780, supposed ID be insured The origin OF the ire
10 uDkno wn present
DyAIH or MINSTREL. Coleman died At Ne wark
n j. on the evening Of the 9Th inst in his 3ah year
He was born in Bostcn Mass August 0, 1925 and for
more hap 20 years has been among the most prominent
delnestors of the Ethiopian char He was pu d,
OF Jonn W. Smlta, the original Jim along Josey - end
ninny Coemano Poor Tor, eayes vide circle of ~ ,rra
ing friends and relatives.
BALLOON EXPIRES The express bag which was sent by
the United States Express Company from st. Louis Tor ths
city, in the balloon Atlantic reacaed this city yester.
day morning With contents in very good order was in
Lake Ontario two three daye found on the shore
about seven miles from Os wego.
LIFE PREERyisG STATE ROCK There viii be an exhibition
Of this apparatus of the Battery half past three O'Clock
this Afternoon.
CogoSER's IrQuEsT-An inquest was held at the New
k Hospital the body Of mau named James Garrea
who died from the eec o. riaries accidentally received
BY being RON over By engine no IS the 9th inst d.,
leased, appeared started out from the engine house
With the tongue, bus before ne had proceeded he be-
ame 'wnoed, and was exhausted that he had to let
30 hs hold Every effort was MAZE 10 stop the head way
u the eos ana turn her aside, but In vain. One
II the Shseis passed over 1lrroa's body, almost
cutting hn IN Two. Tee jury rcn1oted verdict ia az.
ooushce With the above acts. Deceased twenty SIX
ysos Of age aud naive OF this CITY. Tne rnelan
spoy ahat mas Cast qlise gloom tue members of
Guy ne company No. SO ana other hremen who az
4nsnted Wild leeeaaej
N"i'AhY s1arts'oN Company G. Seventy. first regi.
lns'' APT AlexArcer P Knoou VII parsde In full uui
'n wednesday mornirg, jay 10, 1859, and proceed