New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-21
FIRES.

FIRE IN cRgEEwIcH sTREEr-sUsPIcIos OF ARSON
MAS BURNED.
Last night about o'clock, fire broke out in the
grocery store Of J. Morton No. 23 Greenwich street,
and thence extended 10 another crockery store sdon-
ing, kept by &. Moriset Both stores are IN the sa0e
building, aud separated by wooden partition, the
store Of Morton being the corner OF Green wich and
Barclay streets. From appearance, the FIRE originated
In The corner STORE which Morsett says bad been
closed by the proprietor half an hour before the slrm
was given.
of the fire was the bursting through the partition Of
strong body of flames. At the TINE he engaged 10
selling some goods and was ready to shut up shop -
soon es the customers went away his shutters having
been closed man named Jobu LarasheD, who was
occasionally Engaged ia the store, happening In
tho neicbborbcod rushed into Morisetts store, and
while attempting TO exiting ash the fmes MS CLONE:
took fire. burning him 80 badly that ms lite IL desp@rea
of. He was taken TO the Hospital. 1t was said that
Iarsebel had so ne highly iufammable material about
his rertOn and the officer who removed him to the
Hospital said that his boots appeared wet Win cam
pheiie. Morsett is Insured Tor y, U0O 10 tne Williams
burph City Insurance Co., and Morton for sJ0oo IN
eity companies.
The stock in the corner store was almost entirely
destroyed, and the building was damaged to the
amount of $500. Several persons were taken TO the
Third Ward Station by the Police, in order 70 give
Fire Marshal Baker opportunity Of investigating
the matter. The matter as TO the origin OF the re Is
enveoped in mystery, but strong suspicious are enter
tanned that it was the work OF an lncendiary.
FIRE IN EAST THRTEENTH STREET.
At III O'Clock last night, fire broke out in frame
stable rear of No. 268 East Thirteenth street, and
before the flames could be subdued the building was
nearly DESTROYED. 1t owned and occupied by
Owen Baeley. A frame dwelling house in the OF
No. 247 East Twelfth street was slightly damaged.
The origin of the fire s unknown, but " supposed to
have been the work of an incendiary. Total damage
about $500.
FIRE AT JAMAICA, L. I.
Yesterday morning about o'clock DIRE broke ont
in the stables belonging to the American Hotel as ia
msica Before it was discovered, is bad made consid
cradle progress. About 81 o'clock persons were
ON their way to the cars, when they observed the
smoke ard the flames. BY this time the FIRE had
sTyead I, the stables in the Of Drisands Hotel in
Samuel Dayis The stables and the horse were con-
snmed The flames continued to spread, notwithstand
inc the efforts which were made TO quell them, and
reacbed the American Hotel, owned BY Mr.. George
Tooker But short time elapsed, when the whole
buildrg was reduced to ashes.
Rs this time the flames had communicated TO the
house of Neptune Engine Company No. =, and the
| dwelling house owned by Mr. George Remsen and
occupied by DIR. Charles w. Stevens dentist both OF
which Welded TO the devastating flames in short
| time -,
large portion of the furniture In the various build-
| iDgs was saved.
The total loss buildings and furniture is estimated
| at not less than $l5, COO.
Mr. To0ker of the American Hotel fully insured in
the Citizens Insurance Company of New-York.
The excitement throughout the village and sur
rounding country for several miles in consequences Of
the conaagration, was very great.