New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-15
FIRES.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN WEST FORTY SEC
OND STREET.

| OND STREEI.
| srx HOUSES DEsTR0YED-THiRTEES HORSES bVhFEi
| TO DEATH.
ALTO O'Clock last night fire broke out IN the lasg,
fri me stale No. 1871 West Forty second street. oHne<
| and occupied by John Fitzpatrick, and before ~
alarm could b given the entire building was m bnse
The hames spread with great rapidity on either 80
communicating frst to the twostory frame dwelling
No. 10 owned and occupied in psItty VIM CopnoDy.
The lower part was occupied BY Timothy Buckley ~
| grocery store.
by Mr. Connolly, next took fire, and bencs the flames
communicated to The three-stcry fare house owned
by Alderman Sesgris who ecccpied tbs upper pa ~
dwelling Herman Zelg occupying the lower pen e.
recsfying establishment and store Tor tho ssaS Oh
The intense heat set FIRE to threestory tenetnent-
bouse in the rear of No. IT. owned by AID seaSrice
and occupied by six OF sever poor fsniles. On the
other side of the sable the fire extended 70 the three
story brick house No. 1873, owned and occupied by
VIM Dealing. The fremen of The district were early
on the ground and abore5 with will and II wag only
through their unsd exerroDs that general conAsSn
ton in this quarter was prevented. .
Nearly an the buildings in this neghborhood arc
frame, and many of them were prevented from taxing
fire from the sparks that were carried in every drec-
ton by the wind, by the occupants, who ksps sne"
Thirteen horses persisted in the flames, all attempts
on the part of the remen and stable men to save them
proving III awaiting. new carriage yslued At GS0.
which had only been received yesterday by Mr. ffs-
The losses and nsurances are az fOlowo as near a.
we could ascertain:
Loss of Mr.. Fitzpatrick stable and horses 5000.
Loss of Mr.. Connolly, q, 0C0 Insured for $500 on
front building in the Greenwich Insurance Company,
and 2400 on building in the Peoples INSURANCE
Company.
Loss of Alderman Seagrist on front building, 700.
Insured in the Hamilton Insurance Company.
Mrs. Bolton, who resided in the Alderman's house,
sustained 500 loss. Insured for $500 in the Hamilton
Insurance Company.
Loss on rear building, owned by the Alderman,
81 600; insured for 81 500 in the Stuyvesant and
Hamilton Insurance Companies.
Loss of Mr.. Zieg, 500 on stock; insured for go
in the Rutgers Insurance Company.
Mr. Genin, tenant, was insured for xaW N the
Hamilton Insurance Company The other tenants are
uninsured and all lost their household furniture and
clothing the flames spreading rapidly to preclude
the possibility of their saving articlss Of tlng vaiue.
Several barely escaped injury, and were driven ont IN
their night clothes
Losa on house and furniture Of Mr.. Dealing, $500;
insured 81, 600 in the Greenwich the house, and
81 800 on furniture in the Peoples.
The fire occasoned by the careessness Of
stabiemsn in the employ of Mr.. Fitzpatrick The fell
low attempted to fill fluid lamp while it was lighted,
tered in every direction. The man narrowly escaped
with life.
The Twenty-second Ward Police, Capt. Sloats, were
on the ground during the night, and preserved excel
lent order.
FIRE IN ELIZABETH STREET.
A FIRE occurred Yesterday noon in Bachan & Co.'S
soap mandatory Nos 1885, 1888 100 and 1872 Elizabeth
street, but it was extinguished before gaining much
headway. Damage, $40.