New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-03
Another Shocking Disaster by Fir,
TEN PERSONS RIlRNED TO DEATH


adjourned.
Another Shocking Disaster BY Fire.
TEN PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH
From the New York Herald We extract the fol-
lowing particulars Of the calamity in that city on
the morning Of the goth ult., by which q number
| of lives were lost in the most horrible manner
Between and . o'clock yesterday morning q
| fire broke ont in four-story frame dwelling at
No. so West Forty fifth street, between Broadway
| and Sixth avenue, The alarm brought the fremen
| to the premises, and every exerti0n was made TO
save the lives Of the occupants. several were were.
the street, but the rear windows could not be
reached so quickl nance the terrible loss Of
human life.
It seems the Fire Marshall among others, was
quickly at the scene. he states that all access to
the upper part Of the house was prevented in CON
sequence Of the stairs from the first flight being on
fire. In his opinion the IRE originated on or under
the first flight Of stairs. With such rapidly did
the fire ascend, that but q few minutes elapsed
before the flames burst through the roof AT the
fourth story window in the rear woman was seen
standing she was told BY the persons in the yard
not to jump but twas of no avail the fire pressed
On her, and rather than be burned alive she
sprang from the window and struck with full force
on the ground in the yard. She was Immediately
picked up her head and face were streaming with
blood and it was subsequently ascertained that
Marshal that her name was Jane McAnally, twenty
eight years of age; that she was on visit to the
family OF Thomas Bennett She further stated that
Mrs. Bennett and her four children were on that
story at the time she sprang out Of the window.
The police procured carriage and conveyed the
injured woman to the New York Hospital.
The flames ragged with considerable fury, and the
whole upper part Of the house was soon destroyed,
when tile smouldering beams fell to the first floor.
Thomas Bennett, who is employed in the stage
stables of the Sixth Avenue Railroad Company,
occupied apartments on the fourth story rear His
family consisted of his wife and four children Mr.
Bennett was not at home when the fire broke out
While the fire was raging Mr.. Bennett was running
about distracted inquiring the whereabouts Of his
family, but no one could give him the least salts
faction
bles, and was not at home. He occupied apart
ments on the third floor, rear rooms. His family
consisted of his wife and four children. He, like
Mr.. Bennett, was also. making inquiries about his
family, but no one could give him any tdings about
thsm.
In about an hour after the commencement Of the
fire the remen partly subdued the flames, so as to
permit access to the ruins Of the burnt building
Fire Marshal Baker entered the room on the first
floor and discovered the first body. 1t was that of
young person, but the top part of the skull was
burned off and the arms and legs mostly burned
away. 1t exhibited but a charred trunk, beyond
recognition In searching about with his lantern
he found the body of child, also terribly burned
and in the same room he found the body Of an in
FAINT
These bodies were removed carefully by the fire.
men, under the direction Of Engineer Rush, to the
Twenty second Ward station-honse. The tiremen
continued the search for bodies, and the next found
was the body of a grown person, hanging head
downwards, damned against the stairs on the floor
of the second story, resting partly iron bed
stead. Close in this vicinity woman and two
children were found together on the remains of a
bed, supposed to be mother and her children.
The remaining bodies were taken ont, numbering
ten in all, and conveyed 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.. Redman says that his wife woke him
and asked if he had put coal in the stove, as she
heard a cracking noise He replied no. He then
got ont Of bed opened the door leading to the hail.
and then saw that the flames were burning on the
stairs and along the entry. He and his family es-
capped in safety. Mr.. Nolan and family, who oc-
cuped the second story, fronting the street, made
their escape out of the window to the piazza and
the family onthe third floor front escaped the same
way, all egress BY the stairs being cut off.
The building destroyed formed one OF block of
| four houses. The fire extended along the whole
length of the roof, causing total damage of about
S3000 said to be insured. The buildings belong to
/ DIR. Allen. The adjoining house, No. 3d. was
/ slightly damaged by water.
i NAaEs OF THE DEaH.-Mrs. Catherine Wheeler
aged s. years; Catherine Wheeler, aged IA years ;
4 Thomas Wheeler, aged IL years: Bridget Wheeler
i aged years Emily, an infant aged months
body not recovered; Mrs. Anne Bennett, aged 81
/ years Thomas Bennett aged IL years; John Ben
j nett, aged years Rosanna Bennett, aged years
i Catherine, an infant, aged 10 months.
The cause OF the fire is at present unknown
The Difficulties of the spaniards In Mo-
/ The Morocco correspondent of the London
Times, in speaking Of the war between the Moors
i and the Spaniards, says:
= ma. u. 1.
Il the Emperor of Morocco is not too obstinate it
will very likely close the whole war. Still, the
4 difficulties incurred hitherto by the Spanards-
difficulties increased by the system on which they
have conducted the war-show that if Morocco
holds out, Spain will find it very severe piece OF
work 1t is not the actual resistance of the Moor
ish irregulars-that never will defeat disciplined
troops, 50 long as they hold together and can be
fed; It il the nncultvated nature Of the country
the impossibility Of eonquerng anything but the
towns, and to draw supplies even from them; it is
the necessity of dispensing the army in q great
many small posts, which, after ALL cannot suffice
to keep open regular communication between
the conquered towns, and which cannot be vic
tuaed, unless the greater part of the force be sent
to escort the conveys of stores over d roadles:
country, and across constantly reappearing clouds
of Moorish skirmishers 1t Is well known what i
i was for the French, during the first five or 81,
years Of their African conquest, to re-yctual evei
Bldah and Medeah, not to speak of stations furthe
from the coast. With the rapid wear and tear o
European armies In that climate, SIX or tWely,
months Of such war will be no joke for countr,
4 like Spain.
4 The first object of attack, if the war be con
tinued, will naturally be Tangier. The road from
7 Tetuan to Tangier lies across mountain pass ant
then down the valley Of river. It ID all inlani
wOrk-n0 steamers near to furnish stores and nl
roads. The distance ia ahont twenty-six miles
How long will it take Marshal o Donnell to do THU
distance, and how many men will he have to leay,
in Tetuan? He is reported to have said that it will
take twenty thousand men to hold IL; but this il
i evidently much exaggerated With ten thousand
d men IN the town, and local brigade In al, in
It trenched camp at San Martini the place should BIZ
q sale enough; such force might always take thu
held IN sufficient strength to dispense any Moorisl
ID attack. Tangier might be taken by bomharfnien
"a Iol ,he sea- and the garrison brought thither b,
>. sea also. u would be the same with Larache
s. SAFE, Mogador. But if the Spaniards intended /,
q, act In this way, why the long march 10 Tefnan
1t This much is certain: The Spanards have much !
81 learn yet IN warfare before they can comnel NJ
rocco to peace, If Morocco holds out for 4 wear
: THE New STYLE BoNNErs.-A New York nan,
i says:
!. Bonnets are still growing, though The size al
|. hight are now considerable. The crowns Al
/, loose, fronts iarng, and shane comfortable. Tn,
I resemble In shape the cottage bonnet worn yea
ago, only that the front does not set quite so clio
e TO the face. The new bonnets are decidedly pr,
ty, and, If not carried to an ugly extreme in si1
will be- pronounced the prettiest worn in a lo
9 time. Tie last years fashion ran off at the ba
t of the head--this year it threatens to run gu