New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-29
DrABOEsCAL HNCENpHARgs H.

upper part of the city tst IRE bad broken Gus in the
row a four frame tenement housss in West Forty fitch
street near the Sixth avenue ThitheT the fTemen Of
the Sistric5hasty repaired but before they could get
70 wo5k Tie fire, wliCb orien ated in tUdlDg Nc 90,
had gained considerable Roadway, snG rapidly ex
tending 10 the aGjOmiDg hDuGes. pese buildings arc
Ioaed On the sOdk SIDE O. the street and erected
ABOUT n.ne years ago qhey are fo7r stories Eghesd
forty feet deep each floor Seng arranged for the
paney Of two fam1Iesone in front and one in the
The lower part OF No 90 was occupied by Merin
Rssznan grocery and liquor store; second focr by
Timothy Nolan, wife aud foar children; Mr. kiemy,
widower with his two children, boarded with Nolan
third floor front, 5y William Irwin, wife and four
cAldren-Jisar by, Thomss Bennett, wife and four
Children; fourth foOa, by Andgew Wheeler wife and
four Children
No IS wac occupied ca the first floor frontty Patk.
S;orks rear by Martin RS1nan; second floor front by
Mrs Fsssn real by GIs.Tu ghes third floor front by
Wm Ssvens, AZ by John Stevens; fourth foor front
empty, rear b. 'hrs. Reynolds
No. S. Erst, fooC frc2t by Mrs. ScCaverty, rear
b, Mrs Murphy ana oosrder name4 Philip Mcclure;
th,'dfooT front by John Dugsn, resr byJOhn McFar-
rel. Gard door fIost by Daniel Gewens rear by Mrs.
FA'el; thrd floor front empty, rear by Barney
Kieaan.
Most. First floor front by John Pifsnberger, rear
-NEcNab D; second floor front Dy John Taif, rear
by Ves,y Dig I'M; third floor by John HahanahaD,
rear b. IiCha tl McCadden; fourth floor vacant.
Nearly ver v one of the families above named had
se9ut 4oorOr fCe children.
1be hre agiuated as cocld be ascertained,
pndeT 'he sSstory stairway OF No. 80. In little
tmetae oN 'er Par, of the house al ablaze, the
fGNes bars ug forth furousy from the front and rear
doors. III Eight and inaammabls material Of which
tie buhom gsgeye constructed served fuel for the
pasaes, al Ness than three minutes after the alarm
ives eiSei the stairway was impossible. Loud and
Pleseing tereah now rent the air. from the terrified
n"a'es' Anon the occupants of the entire row the
gF"es' assertion prevailed, and from the other
th;ee ouees men md women, with children in their
sfins Ioured INTO in their nigh. clothes pale
WIN hrgh'' ana andered about, they scarcely knew
wier,
Az first " ws thought that all Of the inmates had
etca fed' out Hsoon became known thai there were
an " number persons in No. 80. The unfortunate
Nee' iPahs othe upper rooms We're after at
She 'front.' Widows, wringiVg their hands, tearing
he II Tad shrekng for aid Sc geTal leaped to the
gro @nd' Staining by the fall injuries or less
severe il happily only one was dangerously hurt.
IFS enc AZ this time beggsrs description. The poor
res who feared to leap could sill be az the
Der windows but their cries becoming more
id more feeble The flames were rapidly rising TO
e upper floors sl efforts the part of the fremsn
70 check them proving unavaipg, as the fire was run
ming upward through the center Of the building.
large ladder was raised, but being crowded by too
many fremen, anxious to cave life it broke in the
center and all the men fell 10 the ground some of
them being quite seriously injured.
At this time Thomas Bennett and Andrew Wheeler,
whose families resided in the building in which the fire
ORIGINATED rushed frantcaly upon the ground ard i'm
,l,a IN heir Children
this appeal the remeD aud police strained every nerve
70 render assistance 10 the unfortunate women aud
their children but were forced TO them perish be-
fore their eyes, Just before the flames licked upward
toward the roof two women, surrounded by their
children were seen at the windows, bat in a moment
or two thereafter they fell backward, and were seen
10 more alive. The fire soon gained the roof, and
thence extended rapidly along to No. ST. where It's
further progress was checked. The interior OF No. "a
was entirely burned out, only portions OF the wooden
front and being left standing. As viewed fromthe
it had the appearance of an immense under box,
which the slightest spark would again ignite. The
roofs and upper stories of the other three houses were
completely burned of.
Timothy Nolan, who occupied the second floor of
no. 90 ststes that he was awakepei from sound
steep by sensation of sufIocation. He reused himself
and, springipg intoj the hall, that the stairway
xss on fire. and the house filed with smoke. Arous
ioe. biz own family he passed the 20 out one by
unon little piazza over the front soop, and lowered
them into the arms of the fremen and police. The
braXe man thought no. Of himself, bat directed his
attention after saving those of his ~n household, 10
Aha distance Of others in tue building Mr.. Irvine
and his family lowered themselves by means OF the
window shutter, and were received IN Nolans arne,
and passed in safety to the street All that Nolan
saved Sas the clothes he stood inan undershirt and
pair of1tawers Mr.. Irwin lost all his furniture ana
clothing He il a driver On the Sixth Avenue Railroad,
and some time ago was robbed Of 5000 Nothing dis
couraoed he get 10 work with will, and recently,
finn, bis carvings, purchased large WARDROBE OF
clythes all of which were burned. IL is needless 10
eng thar all the property ia this building was destroyed,
and bu, little was saved from the other houses, except
ina ruined condition.
The police of tue Twenty second Ward, Capt bry-
an, and Sergeant Bumstead of the Nineteenth, and
Sergeant Van Hagen of the Twentieth, with sections
of men worked hard and efficiently in saving life ana
snbdziag the flames. Some most daring feats were |
performed in rescuiDg children from the flames Mr. |
Bowers saved Two children from the burning building;
" Werner rescued two; Casper Hack and George |
Welding eaeh rescued one child from the fire.
Steam engine No 46 did most excellent service in
reyentng the spread Of tie fire. bat had TO complain
the FREQUENT cutting Of their hose oy unknown
ersous. So great this evil, that it became
eeeesagy 10 station police along the line OF hose 10
,rotect a. A section Of men under command OF Ser
I'D auItr Tho uf-l