New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-26
FIRES.

YIRE IN BROAD sTREET-coSTEsT BETWEEN Tue
TIEsrSTs OF FIRE AND WATER FIREMAN
xIlLED AND SEVERAL OTHERS BURNED.
About Eve minutes before yesterday, ire
rose out in the basement of the brick build
ier No. 50 Broad street. of Stone, occupied IN
sAe basement FIRST third and fourth floors BY 5. d.
G. Van Bokelen, commission merchant and dealer IN
provisions and naval stores; X. r. Barthod, importer
Of Havana produce occupied the second floor.
The cellar was stored full Of turpentine rosn lard,
PORK and beeswax in barrels and it was in this por-
on of the premises that the fire originated. 1t is said
chat some woIkmen were engaged in soldering or zeal
ing up cans containing turpentne when, by some mis-
hap enc of the cans was upset and the contents COM
ing IN contact with the FIRE in the charcoal furnace
instantly ignted. The flames followed the hgld az IL
spread over the floor and bat little time elapsed before
the place was in a blaze. The workwen ran 10 the
street in terrible fright snd raised az alarm which
was promptly responded to by the hremen' Dense
volumes of smoke emanated from the ceiar doors on
either street, completely enveloping the building Inc
fremen saw the necessity for immediate action, ana
went 10 work without moments delay, and that 100
ws Will Will. contained among other articles sixty bar
rels of turpenne, about forty oarrels OF ros my
barrels of pork and ninety tierces of talow oil. In
lese than an hour the cellar filled with water even
with the ride walk, which u flowed In oroah
sheet into the gutter and thence into the sewer By
this datOn only engnt space, say lnre0 iooti wac
efs between the water and the first floor, and tins
was filed with one broad sheet OF hire. AS every
succeeding barrel of turpentine and ronn noaed
70 the surface, and came in contact with the IRE an
explosop followed driving the flames with fury from
the doors into the faces of the remen, many OF wnon
were burned but not seriously Nearly all had ther
whiskers end hair singed.
Although dielodged from their positions oy tnese SUD-
den outbnrsts of the flames the hremen returned sgu
and again into the very face of danger At one tune
over thirty streams poured upon the names YET
this immebse volume of water JAILED 70 produce ene
slightest effect upon the burning inaIs ,;,h, ,bo
From noon until about III clock last night the
street Ia the vicinity was thropged with hremen;
Steamers Nos 49, g. and the Exempt were al woTh ali
The afternoon and remained on the ground nearly all
night. ~, ,;. ,n.oor,;,o
,osin' and lard was very offensive 1t pervaded the
neiehboring buildings, and has caused consldersoe
damage to the stock Of the occupants. AL CLOCK
this morning the re had spent lts fury, nearly every
barrel of tufpentne rosn &C., having been destroyed
The first floor was burned through IN many places,
and the building is otherwise much damaged. nm
Mr. Van Bokelens loss is estimated at ABOUT Slu
Ue IL insured for so 600 in the Mechanics Atlantic OF
BROOKLYN, Broadway, and another Company.
Mr. BaIthold loss s not very heavy: lie ls insured
for 80 600 in the Firemsn's Insurance Company.
The cellar of the adjoining building, NO. o. broaa
street occupied by w. H. Trafton IL Co., and Francis
Mcdonald agent of the Anchor Line OF Steam Packets
10 Glasgow, was flooded with water, but the property
upstairs was not damaged except By the turpenme
smoke The stock OF lraItOn q 70 Is uainageu W d
extent of $500 insured for S. 800 in the Loriard and
Market Insurance Companies.
The buildings are owned by Francis +. Dorr, and
insured for $4,000 in the Howard and other COM
paDies. =, IN
james Cox of Hose Company No. 80, while stoop-
ing down 10 get wrench out of the box Of No. 10
Engine had bis head crushed by the brakes. He was
conyeved 10 the First Ward Station House, where he
expired before medical aid could be summoned.
FIRE IN WEST FORTY-THIRD STREET.
Ats O'Clock last night fire broke out in the match
factory of b. g. H. ID. Howard Nos. so and $50
Wei Forty-lhird street and caused damage to the
amount of about $500 before the flames could be ex-
tipgushed Insured in the Lafarge and Hamilton
insurance Companies. The origin Of the fire Is I'M
known.
FIRE IL BROADWAY.
Atl2l O'Clock last night fire occurred in the store
of Nj Sader on Broadway, between Thirty-tbird and
Thirty fourth streets, occasionng 500 damage origin
of fire unknown.