The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-02-10
From the New York Journal Of Commerce, Feb. 3
Terrible CONFEDERATION in Rev York,


From the New York Journal Of Commerce. Feb. 2.
Terrible COlGagr2ti0n in HeW York.
TENEMENT ROUSE TOTALLY EsTRoYED-ABoUT
TWENTT-FIvE SUPPOSED To BE BURNT TO DEATH
BETWEEN TWENTY-FIVE AND THIRTY BODIES
BCRNT AND IyJUaED
About twenty minutes past 7 O'Clock last =
venlng, the Fourteenth Ward was the sc5,~.,.A'sif
one q! the r,''-s sfsastrs-.- - -ssioh 'iia-
has visited Our city Or a long time, and which
has been attended with great loss OF lite The
fire originated IN the tenement house No, 142
Elm street. near Grand, occupied By twenty
families, about one hundred persons in all.
L was first discovered in the basement, oc-
cBpisd by baker, who had z store or the first
floor Like lightning almost, the fire spread
so rapidly that in less than five minutes the
stairway leading TO the upper floors aad hail
way were one mass of flames. There were
supposed 10 have been about sixty or seventy
persons, men, women and children, in the bull
ding at the time, and the only meane Of escape
being by the stairway, the loss OF life must, there
fore, be more Serlons than It was supposed at
first. The escape of many by jumping out of
the upper windows, aud their rescue by the
6remen shows that all communication was cut
off with the lower portion Ot the building
Several were seen On the root OF the b0iidng,
and the cries Of those within could be heard for
soma time after toe flames had reached The up
per stories. 0He woman was observed at one
oi the upper windows, beseeching some one to
come 10 her rescue, but in a short time she dis
appeared and that was the last seen of her.
Sergt. Armount succeeded iu rescuing little
girl, and, in coming out, fell over the body al
woman lying in the hall. j woman whose
name could not 6e ascertalned, Jumped from the
roof Of the house into the alev-way, and was
picked up in dying condition. AS soon as the
firemen reached the scene of conhagration. thew
worked nooly to rescue The lives Of those in the
building. Great credit is due TO them, as they
rescued no less than from twenty to thirty wo-
men and chadren. The immense height OF the
building was such, that for some time it was
found lmprudent for the fremen to 20 within,
but many regardless Of the danger, entered, and
through theIr efforts rescued many.
The burnt and injured were carried to the
drug store opposite, and n the stores 10 thp
neishborhood, where their wounds were dressed.
Some were taken 70 the Hospital and others to
the residences 81 some Of their friends Drtec-
tive o. Keeie succeeded Ia saving the lives of a
women and tour children. The fire burnt un-
til near eleven O'Clock before it was got under
Several of The aijoiniog buildings were dana
| ged by fre and water.
/ rhs building, worth about $4,000, wa.
owned by Edward Harng, and was damaged Il
the extent ofabout $8 900; fully insured Til,
loss Of furniture amounts 10 about $4,000. A
| two story frame building, No. IA Elm street
was considerably damaged. Mathew Lynch
occupied The upper part, and John Brown oc
cuPied the lower part. Their aggregate loss i
about $500 not insured. The bniding owned
by Mr.. Blown was damaged about $500 insured
Mr.. Brown occupied frame building in tn
rear as a carpenter shop, and it was damaged a
bout $500 not insured. The two story IRAN
building No. l46 Elm street, occupied as
! dwelling by w. B. Near, was damaged abou
$500. The two and half story brick bull
ding occupied as dwelling by several iamilie
was badly burned. The aggregate loss on tn
two buildings is about $4,000 partially insured
A large building on the street. occupied as
white lead factory was on fire several times, bu
he flames Were speedily extinguished by tn
iremen before they could gain any headway
About I2 O'Clock the wall tell in, and tn