New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-22
FIRES.

FIRE ~ TESTH ArESUE-DESTRUCIIoh OF sWILL-
MILK srABLEs-DIsGusTISG sIGHT-MAN BURNED.
Yesterday morning, about 8 O'Clock, the alarm Of
fire in the Second District was occasoned By the burn
ing of long range of co wtabes attached 10 tue dis
tlery and fec mills Of George Moore, Nos 457 and
459 Tenth avenue, between Thirty eighth and Thirty
ninth streets. The range Of stables in which the fire
ORIGINATED was very nearly 100 feet ia length and not
exceeding IS feet in width and in the stalls on the
croupd-foor were huddled together upward Of 80
long and stumptal COWS. The fire commenced In the
lafstory over the stalls u5ed hayoft and is sup
poed TO have been caused by the caeessness Of of
the stable men with his pipe. Owing to the aTga quantity
of bav in the loft and the dryness Of the material Of
which the sheds were competed the flames spread
RAPIDLY and it was with the greatest diff uIty that the
poor animals securely tetheied IN the stalls beneath,
were saved from being reacted alive With cudge!s
and clubs the brawny Duich stable men drove the
cows into the yard and thence into vacant lot on the
opposte side Of the avenue where they remained dur
ing the greater part Of yesterday, exposed to the ln-
clement weather. The woodwork forming the stables
was badly charred and into these number and
dirty boys were yesterday afternoon returning the
cove. Numerous workman, under tie eupeIinteno-
euce of the proprietor roofing such portion oil the
shedg 90 would support the weight Of new boards On
every ride Of the poor, unfortunate animals were
charred planks, the maDgers aod swil-troughs being
nearly consumed. ~The flooring was saturated with
water and covered with mud Outside, several veaa-
e1s of "puIe Orange County milk" whose wagons
bore the names Of O'DonIens, Murphys, and other
Celtic CANCELLATIONS were cleaning up their cans, which
had from ap ,eararce, met with rough ueage.
An old man named Lawrence Griffith, attached to
the stable some capacity or other was badly burned
abont the face and bands. Officer Howe OF the
Twentieth Ward took hi n to the Hospital.
MI Moore estiDses his less, on hay, feed, ana build
iuqs at about SO 0O0 He insured for sl5oo In ten
companies $50 each.
building adjoining the cow-yard, owned BY Mi
cbael DonoLue and occupied by VIM. Bryan as a
sau0bter house. was damaged by fire to the amount OF
s250 Insured for $500 in the Hanover Insurance
Company. Several quarters OF eeef were paf'Miy
Ioasted.
FIRE rs THE BowERY.
About o'clock on Saturday morning iire broke
out in the building No. 34 Bowery, occupied on lne
fret floor by Iackey & Muquinn, as carpet storei
on The second floor by Mr.. Hy lsod importer Oh len,
on The third floor by David Ricb uphoster.r on the
fourth floor by j. H. Houstaio manufacturer 81 cloth
ing; ard on the fifth floor by j. H. Willard a 20,
manufacturers Of dsQueueotype casee. The fire orig
mated the upper foor but from what canse !: ia
known and before the hau es could be extioguished
The building, which ia owned by Thos. Walden, was
damsged 70 the amount Of $500 Insured. Damage
10 stock of Lsckey a. Mu qainu 500; iosured for
$60eS in tho Market and uyvesant Insurance. Com
panies Mr.. Hyland stock was damaged 10 the ex
tent Of S25 insured for $1,000 10 the Mechanics and
TTsdeTs' and Brooklyn Insurance Coml aoies David
Rich sustained siO damage; Insurance. Inc stock
ard eew ing macbnes of r.Houstain were damaged 70
tie amount Of 81 500; insured for 5000 on wing
machines ard tEiures In the Willamsburgn Clty ana
81, 100 GU clQthipg ~ the Hamilton assurance Goa