New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-04
FIXES.
FIRE IN DIVISION STREET.

SIX PERSONS BURNED TO DEATn--CORosER's
INQUEST
About o'clock yesterday morning the residents in
the neighborhood Of Division and Clinton streets were
alarmed by CRY Of fire. About that time a double
tenen en buildDg, at No. 203 Division street, was dis
covered 10 be in flames 1t appears that Mr.. Schoos-
Ger, butcher, who resided 10 the house, and who's
wife bept small grocery in the BUILDING left about
O'Clock to 90 TO his place of business at market in
Forty seeond street. Abou, hour after he left his
wife got up and weat into the store, where she lighted
a esmphebe lamp which hung over the counter, and
then went down STAIRS into the basement, where her
children. Elk in number were asleep. She was pro-
ceeding 10 kindle fire in the stove when she was
suddenly alarmed by an explosion, which seemed to
her to have taken place in the store. She Immediately
ran M the stair and was in the act of opening the
door leading from the hail into the store when the
flames burs, into her face, and caught hold Of
her and dragged her back She Immediately fed to
the basement, and, getting all her children out Of bed
succeeded in escaping with them to the rear by which
means SIZE was euabled 10 reach the house of friend
in safety.
The louse il three-story -and-stsic brick building
On each sids Of the hallway entrance was store
one grocery store, kept by Mr. Schoesser, and the
these there were six families in the house.
On the second story, over the grocery store, lived
Mira Charles Fielder and her three children. AL
saved. H..
On the same floor, over the butchers shop, resided
Narcus Yathansen and his two children Lost.
On the third story over the grocery store, resided
family named Burns from which child years Of age
wss lott
no t,fc Sraa he
family of Morris Grossrnan, who lost one child,
years old.
On the upper or attic story, the grocery store,
lived Mr.. Nolan with her James, and a woman
paued Mp. Mary Dwyer, SO carr of age. The latter
was burned to q crisp.
On the same aoo., over The butchers shop, was the
family OF Mr.. Cosgrove, with bic wife and three chill
dren being boy and two girls, aged s, 10, and IS
yeors ~ epee,iyely. One of the children was lost.
Az sson as the alarm was given, the tircmen has
tened to the spo. but did not succeed in quellng the
fire mil the building almost completely demol-
iihed.
Had M. Schloesser no. openedthe side door leaSDg
from he hall into the s,ore il is quite probable that
every HE might have been saved. As soon IA the
door was opened the fla rushed up the staircase,
rendering j, impossible for any person TO descend 1t
was owing TO THE fact, doubtless that some OF the
iost were repulsed and smothered. Ten minutes had
not epted before the whole building Appeared to be
eDyeloped in tames.
SEARCH pom rHR BODIES
As room az the aames were subdueS, and access
could be had TO the ruins impediee search made
for The bodice Of those who were supposed to have
periabsd. To this work, HOOK and Ladder Company
No. n bent all their energies, and succeeded by I'D
O'Clock in recovering sx bodies Of grown-up people
and children.
The bodies are al IN the Seventh Ward Station
House, only one Of theni-ths. Of young woman
being remotely recognizable. They are all
burned q erisp. Portions Of the limbs are burned
Of, and IA number Of charre3 hansn bones gath
cred together in paper.
The bodss AFRO ,hOro Of four children and two grown
up persons
DISCOVERY oY THs FIRE.
Officer Duhon was the first 70 discover the flames
Iron opening the ball door he Mrs. Schoesser in
the hall erdeavorng to gain entrance to the store
by the de door. She raid that there was $50 in the
drawer and ste wanted to get il. The officer drew
her back and snSeavored to shut the door to prevent
the fro getting up stairs.
Before tho Hook and Ladder Company could arrive,