The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-02-01

pied the fifth floor. Loss ST. 900; fully insur-
ed. The building owned by the CniltoD Is
tate was damaged to the extent of about
$500; insured. The cause of the fire is not
known.
The basement ONO. ll3 Fulton was occu-
pied by the New York Mercury, The
plates on which that paper had been printed
for eighteen months were all destroyed,
together with 2l7 realms of white paper
Loss 500; insured in the Park Insurance
Company Of this city for $1,000. Among
the newspaper property destroyed at Wyn-
koop, Hallenbeck II Thomas was the second
form of the current number of The New
York (old) Spirit of the Times. We learn
from Col. L B Thorpe, one of the proprie-
tors, that this will only occasion the delay of
day or two in the regular publication of
the paper. New type will be Immediately
purchased, and the disaster repaired as soon
as possible.
Destruction of the Ship John J. Boyd by
Fire.
Shortly before six o'clock on Saturday
morning, the ship John j.. Boyd, lying at
Pier No. 6, North River, was almost COM
petely destroyed by fire. Smoke was first
discovered coming from the fore matches,
when the alarm was given, and the fremen
were quickly on the pier, and went to work
very energetically, yet it was nearly night
before the Aames could be.extlnguished. The
flames spread with great rapidity to all parts
Of the vessel. She had on board large
cargo OF cotton, wheat and naval stores,
with which she was to have sailed on the lst
instant. 1t appears the fire broke out among
the cotton, but the origin could not be as
tanned. at noon the foremost having been
burned off, the shrouds were cut and the
mast fell across the pier.
The steam fire engines Manhattan and Nj
agara and the donkey pumps Of two pro-
pellers threw constant stream OF water
into the hold of the vessel dariRg the day
new alarm was again sounded at nall past
FIVE o'clock in the afternoon, which caused
number OF other engines to proceed to the
spot, and after working some two hours quite
briskly, were successful in extinguishing the
flames. The ship was owned by Mr.. Tyson
of South street, and was commanded by
Captain Thomas The ship was built by
Jacob Westervelt in 1866. and was l,3Oe
tons burden. She was valued at seventy
thousand dollars.
Insured in Wall street as follows C0lum-
bian Co., $40 900; Great Western Company,
$4,000; New York, $4,000; other compa-
MES, $4,000; total, $4,000. The cargo
consisted of 5000 barrels OF Hour, i,oOo
tierces of beef, 585 bales OF cotton, LOO
barrels rosin, l 900 bushels of grain, $50
boxes bacon, 500 tierces in lard-worth, in
all, $4,000. The insurance on cargo is not
known. Loss on vessel aud cargo estimated
at rs per cent.
At late hour last night the cotton on
board still continued to burn. Ford's steam
lighter was alongside, pouring two streams
of water into her. Capt. Merritt, Under
writer's Agent, with gang oil men, is en-
ployed in putting steam pump on ooard,
which, as soon as the fire is subdued, Will be
used in pumping her out. me report IN
is incorrect, as the shi was aground at the
time of taking fire, and scutting could be
Of no benefit to her.
h. Fulton Street.
Betweenn IL and II O'Clock on Saturday
night fire broke out on the second floor of
the premises No. S41a Fulton street, occupied
as dwelling by German family. Damage
about $500; not insured.
In West Ttoenty-FyM Street.
On Sunday morning shortly after one o.
clock, the frame stables No. 2OS West Twen-
ty.fifth street, owned by Andrew Leary,
were set on fire and burned up. There were
nine horses in the stable belonging to differ
Mr.. Leary's loss is about $500, on which
there is no insurance. The fire was the work
no doubt, of a gang Of villains, who, for the
past winter have operated up town quite ex-
tensively.
In Grand Street.
On Sunday morning at IA o'clock, an
alarm for the Sixth District occurred in con-
sequence OF fire breaking out in the cellar
of the two trans building On the northwest
corner of Grand and Orchard streets. The
first floor was occupied as a fur store, and
the second floor as dwelling by Isaac Pois-
ner. Loss about 500; insured for $4,000 in
the Relief and one other Insurance Com
pany. The fire originated among some straw,
and no cause could be satisfactorily assigned
for it,