The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-29

90 West Forty NTH street. between Broadway and Sixth
avenue The alarm brought the fremen TO the premises
and every made 70 the lives Of the &C
eupanis Several from the second and third
stories fronting the street, but the windows could no,
be reached quckyhence the terrible loss Of human
life.
II seems the Fire Marshal, among Others quickly
a. the scene he states that s 10 upper par,
OF the house was prevented in consequence Of ,he sr-s
from the fret fight being on FIRE. 10 his
opinion the FIRE originated under the IRA. dgat
,tarr With such rapdity did the Ore ascent that bat
w minutes elapsed bsfore flames ours, through the
roof Az the fourth story window in the rear woman
was Standing; she told by the persons the
yard no. 10 jump bu. Of avail the hre pcosset
her. and rather tha1 be burned alive spraug
the window aud struck with fun force the ground "a thu
yard. She was Immediately picked up her head and face
were streaming with blood, and Il was subseq Nnt,y
ertained TIA, her left thigh she informed
the. Fire Marshal that hec WAS Jane MeAnaliy,
twenty eight years Of age that she visit
family OF Thomas Bennett She forsher STAGED that Mrs
Bennett and her four CHILDREN were that story the
time she s2rang ou OF the window RE police procured
York Hospital.
Tie flames ragged with Considerable fury, aai The whole
upper part Of the house destroyed, tho
smoudering beams fell 70 the nret fcor.
Thomas Bennett. Who is employed To the stage stables
Of the Sixth Avenue Railroad Company, occupied apart
ments the fourth story, His family consisted o.
his wife and four children MI Bennett home
when the fro broke eu.. While the hre raging Me
Bennett was RAINING about distracted, inquiring the
whereabouts Of his family, hut could give him the
least subtraction
Andrew Wheelan Also employed NJ the stables, and
not n home. he occupied apartments on the third
floor, rooms His family consisted of his wife and
four children He Ike Mr.. Bennett also making in
qures about his family, but could give him any
tdines about them.
IN about an hour after the commencement II the fire
nremen partly subdued the flames, 70 permit
to the ruins Of the burnt building Fire Marshal
Baker entered the thu first floor and discovered
the nrst body was that Of young person, but the
top part Of the skull burned OF the and sgs
mostly burned away It exhibited but charred trunk
beyond recognition In searching about with his lantern
he found the body Of child also terribly burned; and
n the same he found tho bsdy OF An infant
These bodies removed carefully by the Arenen,
under the direction OF Engineer Rush, to the Twenty
second ward station house. The remeu continued the
for bodies, and the next found the body Of
grown person, hanging head downwards auamed against
the stairs the floor Of the second story resting partly
iron bedstead. Close in this vicinity and
children found together the remains Of bed
supposed to be mother and her children. The remAn
ing bodies were taken ont, numbering ten ID ali, and
veyed TO the station house.
The first story Of the house was occupied by Martin
Redman and family he kept grocery and liquor store
and slept in the room back Of the store Mr. Radman
says that his wife woke him and asked IL he had pa:
coal in the stove che heard crscsliog noise. He
Piled He then got OF bed opened the door leading
TO the hail. and then that the flames burning
the and along the entry He and his family
cd IN ssfety Mr. Nolan and family, who occupied the
second story, fronting the street, made their es-
cape out OF the window 70 the piazza, and the
family the third floor front Escaped the Same
way, al eeress by the stairs being cut of.
The building destroyed formed ono Of block OF four
houss The IRE extended along the whole length OF the
roof Causing total damage Of about $1,000 said 10 DO
insured The buildiogy belong 70 DR.. Allen. the al
Joining house, No %, was slightly damaged BY w1sr.
NAMES OF THE DEAD.
Mr. Catherine Wheeler, aged % years
Catherine Wheeler, aged II years.
Thomas Wheeler, aged 10 yeass.
Bridget Wheeler, aged years.
Emiy, infant, ase3 eight nonths; body not re-
covered
Mrs Anne Bennett sged 81 yevs
Thomas Bennett, aged II years
John Bennett, aged PEARS
Rosanna Bennett, aged years.
Cathet.ne, an insAIt, aged 10 months
The cause Of the TIRE 10 at present unkoown.
CORONER'S INQUEST Upon TIE BODIES.