New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-04
FIRES.
FIRE IN EIGHTY. SIXTH STREET.

On Friday morning about O'clock a fire broke ont
in the two-story frame building, corner OF Eighty
sixth street and Second avenue, occupied by VILLA
johnson as liquor store and dwelling. The building
with most of its contents destroyed and the llss
is estimated at e 500. No insurance. The fire org.
mated on the seeond floor ard was occasoned ny the
ignition Of bed and some clothes that had been
Ilaced too near a heated drum. child was lying
upon the bed at the time, and met with narrow
escape.
FIRE rs CHATHAM STREET.
About o'clock Yesterday morning q hre broke out
in the fancy store of Mr. Prient, corner OF Chatham
and Roosevelt streets, occasi0nng damage to the
amount Of $500. Insured
FIRE IN BROADWAY.
Al o'clock Yesterday morning fire occurred IN
the building No. 09l Broadway, owned by William
Branch and occupied in the lower part by n. Is. Nc.
Langblin, as butchers shop. The hremen we're soon
OH the ground and by dnt Of hard labor succeeded in
conippg the flames TO the first story. The building
was damaged 10 the amount of about 81 oOo and Mr..
Mclaughlin estimates his loss at $1,000. Fully in-
snIed, but in what companies We did not learn IL IL
thought that the FIRE was the work OF design.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN LExINGToS AvESUE-THREE
BRowK-sTosE DWELLINGS BURsED-DEFEcTVE
HEATERs-Loss ABOUT ,OO0.
Betueen and o'clock yesterday morning the
brown stone front building No 2jS Lexington avenue,
between Thru fifth aud Thirty sixth strsst, was
awakened iy sufocatiDg sepsstion, and upon rising
from his bed and going into The hail found t9at the en-
tire building was pervaded by dense smoke With
out delay he aroused his family, and compelled them
TO leave the house forthwith after which he raised an
alarm ane in a short time several 6re com auies ar
rived. The fres originated IN the cellar and third
and broke out simultaneously. Both supposed to
have been caused by defective beaters connected with
the furnace used for warming the house. The lower
fire start in the basement floor or ceiling OF The eel
lar and burning slowly along gained the woodwork OF
the pantres in the center of tho house. Thence it
ceDded the parlor and second foor The lire on the
upper floor commenced abont the heater and along
the beams 10 the buildings either side, one Of which,
No. 256, was occupied by Mr. j. A. "A. Hasbrouck, and
the other, No. 30, by Moses Wolff.
While Ire fremen iboripg diligently TO extin'
euirh the flames in the middle house il discovered
that the upper part Of the adjoining buildings were on
fire. Owing TO the high ground in tlis vicinity Muir
ray HILL great difficulty experienced in obtaining
adequate supply Of WATER and at one time serious
apprehensions were entertained that the three build
iIgs would be totally destroyed; but by the most I'M
thing energy and sersnce the famen succeeded
in mastering the hames The Rrd and fourth stories
of the thee buildings were completely destroyed the
walls only beng let standing Every floor below
these bears marks Of fire, and in the 6rst-story
back rooms of all, the destruction was complete.
large paror organ in Mr.. Hssbroucks house was re-
dueed TO heap Of charcoal, the metallic pipes alone
remaining tell that such instrument hal been
tue premises. The occupants of the three houses
capped uniDured and succet ded in saving large por
ton of toeir furniture.
The losses and assurances are follows as near as
we could learn Loss ON No. PSF, including building
snd furniture, $4,000. The building owned by Mr.
Hasbronck furnished from top To bottom with the
most costly furniture The parors and several of the
bedrooms were elegantly frescoed. Many valuable
articles removed, but their value greatly
in paired by breakage. MIR. III is insured for 81, $50
IN The Market and Hanover Insurance Companies on
building aud furniture and will consequently sustain
no loes. The parlor organ destroyed was valued at
81 500. An elegant God piano, which cost 900,
was ruined by water.
The Rev. DR.. Hoge sufi, red damage 10 his furniture
to the amount of e., co. Noinsurauce The building
ia owned by Abner l.. Ely, and is damaged to the
amount Of 81 O00 Said to be insured for $40 600 in
the Citizens Infurance Co.
Loss on furniture of Mr. Wolf, about IS 600. He
Is fully insured, but in what Company we did not
learn. The building is owned BY Mrs. Emma leila,
ard ia insured for 900 in the Citizens Insurance
Co.
These buildings were put up at the same time, the
inner ala being party walls, and their appear lnce
would indicate that they constructed with view
10 sI eculatiOD. Ii may be wondered ho1 the fire
tended rapidly beyond the walls of the center build
ing but all wonder in the matter will be disspated,
when we state that the ends of the beams almost
touched against each other. There was evidently
some defect in the heaters otherwise fires would
have occurred simultaneously in different parts Of the
building The que. ton Of the origin will be duly in
yestip ated