New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-17
GREAT CONFEDERATION IN The NINTH WARD
Half a Block OF Buildings Burned.
Forty.thr.e Families Rendered Homeless.
TOTAL LOSS ABOUT $4,000.
Several Firemen Iniured--Fights, &c.

An extensive copaagration occurred yesterday after
neon in the North. Western part Of the Ninth WARD,
by which forty three families were rendered homeless
and thirty three buildings with near
" all the furniture they contained About ~ CLOCK
smoke was discovered issuing from small frame sta-
ble located near the corner Of Charles ley common
ly known as pig Alley ~ narrow laae passing
through the block bounded by Washington street,
Charles street, Perry street and Main street. botn
tide of Pig alley were lined with frame and brick sta
bles occupied principally by eartmen, and were pretty
well stocked wi b hay and feed.
While the ersons who discovered the smoke were
wa,cbir q IT, heavy body of fire burst through the
roof of he stable and before On alarm could b. sound
ed the flames fed by The light and combust6le maerai
ia the adjoining stables, were s~ eepmg fdrlou.y ~
every direction. The entraI ces TO the alley on WASH
ingtOn and West str cts afforded an immense draugnt
10 the FIRE and the heat emitted from the burning tables
was 90 intense that ignled The gutters, roofs, and
r. ar windows of the buildings fronting on washington,
Chsrles, and Perry streets. The iron raihng manu-
factory Of Van Tassel g. Mckinley, on Perry street,
fronting the stable in which the fire originated was the
first large building that took fire. and being OF wood
was coon enveloped in hames.
The extensive stables of the New-York Ice Com
papy located on Charles street. opposite the Iron Kali
il Mandatory, next ignited and were soon heap
of Iuins. Hose Company No. 50 was first on the
ground, al atrachiog length OF bose to nslgnoof-
lug bydrant conveyed stream through one OF tne
dwell ngs on Washington 1T eet. With this stream
they were doing good execution, and would no donot
have succeeded in connipg the fire to the stables in the
rear of Van Tassel & McGinleys place, had not the
Oh eff Engineer ordered the men to withdraw from
the building and give the water to some engine The
femen did not to respond TO the alarm with their
accustomed alacry ard lost considerable time In get
tirp TO work when they did arrive
In half or tbreequarers Of an hour after the alarm
was given the roofs of f cen or twenty of the dwell
il gs either street were in blaze, aud apprehsn-
sio were entertained hat the entire block would be
destroyed BY ard by after considerable maneuverlng
tta rfoft tho tir,p
with will but it was near clock in the afternoon
before tt ey succeeded in mastering the flames;
The mott intense excits ment prevailed in the neigh
borhood, ard hundreds Of persons were aborlIgto
tier utmost 10 saving household property from tie
lup ing bulldogs. Furniture and property OF every
description, was conveyed the opposite side of the
three streets and placed under the care of the police
large force OF whom were present from the Eighth,
Nnib, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth Wards.
During the excitement Mr.. Warner, foreman Of IA
Hoe, tel from u adder, and was seriously injured
Mir. b. nneit of No. Truck was badly cut on the
head by piece Of falling slate, and Mr.. lngraham Of
No. IA Truck was carried to the Station Honse n
STATE Of nsepsiby BY corp de soleil Several other
renen met with mshaps, but were not seriously hurt
The occupants of the various dwellings on the other
tide OF Washington Charles, and Perry streets threw
oIsn their door, and treated in the most hospitabe
mluner those who by the conhagraton had been rem
der, homeless.
The following is full and correct list of the occu-
pants Of the different buildings burned, together with
Ileir loses and Insurance.:
New Vol Ice Company owned BY Myron Winch entirely
Destroyed The ice & and horses were al saved and con.
s. u.s. ssss GTSsS and SS:.pied By Mr. wpch
500 if,ord for $3.50 on building and furniture the
ss Bs ylo estate, and occupied by
nsdi 5000 Los. MARITIME on furniture BY Seaisse
Nc 49, owned and partly occupied Sy L. RyeI dwelling
sa ss s ~. a f S%Snss
the rear al owned by Mr. Rye and formerly occupied by
% HOP s ga ss s Is * 1
IomPsnS HI. furniture .a;ssned great damage by water
i4s dwelling belonging to the estate Of j. Crowe also
s ssa sss T the OSsSsS S Mr. 10
buildings aid furniture $4,000 in the North River Insurance
lle two buildings toward Washington street escaped
dan BY ere tu, were injured by water and the
W,,mssT1s sTEis NJ So, Washington coI1eT q chare:
9wrsd oy Rufus :: cling eems, occupied by feTdn,nd
ssS burned damage
III losses 4 the occupants not heavy say $50 eseh both
No e6 owned by Ruff. King 500 insured for $1,000
in lie Bowery Insurance COmpany occupied the first floor
Seuy S.so s Insured for S % q:
Gleeny ch Insurance Company Third floor BY Joseph W.
No. sTs esssd by Mr. Howell Dobb.; los. sbou. 5000 in.
Mathew Lawson and Jacob Lawson whose nitas BY
bIesk water and h's win ,mount TO o each insured for
No $50 owned by Howell Dobbs loss insured for 81
In s 5os cS aGsugsd BY eHs
fo SEQ the .urauee G." 'iO
49, ald I f 5 the SwSS By h1q Kn
occupied by William Elmer the hr,t hOOr O.
ss0R oseG.i5d its TEps5 part dwelling and sustained
o~asd By jacob MOORE s ssS assured for
s2too Occupied BY Gaze and Lawson Los. Of each
la'e 60 M Gage insured for $500 in ho American
No 80 owned and occupied BY VIM. II Dobbs Mr. Rob
$50 oss Of eseh MIXTURE $50 M. DObb. !.
No 6s8 owned and occupied by Nathaniel Howell Lose