The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-09-06

FiRE ~ EN,r 1irn SrREgr AT 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon fire broke ont in the cell
lar of the residence of Captain Charley Mar.
shall, No. ~ Fast 18th street. The fircmcn
eNtingushcd the flames before they had gained
any Roadway. The damage to the house and
furniture amounts to about $500 insured for
S8,tOO The fire originated q rough the care.
lc.Sncss Of some men who were cleanin, the
Furnaces. Two frcmen's f,hts were started,
but were quickly checked by the police.
FiER ~ rnE FVB POINt4. Two fire, occur
red in tho Five Points yesterday monng-onc,
window curtain in tenement house in Cow
Bay and the other was caused by tho burning
OF some waste paper IN the tenement house No.
% Baxter street.
FIRE IN DuANE sr.-Iast evening about
O'clock, u fire broke ou' in the three story frame
building situated in the rear Of No. 20 Duane
street. occupied 10y WIN. Bennett cabinet max
81, and G.. w. Gcdncy, carpenter. OSng to
the cOmhustlblC nature Of the stock, the flame,
spread rapidly ard the rear building WI, de-
struycd and tie from building va, considerably
damarel Mr. Bcunett~ loss is about $500; in
sur,d for 5000. Mr. Grdding', loss i. about
$500; insured. The damage To the building is
about $500; said 10 hc insured. They are own
Cd 10y Commodore Levy. Tho occupint of the
front building, named Daniel Mcfarland,
pruCcr, sustained loss Of about 500, mostly
by water; insured.
Captain bowling cr tho 9Th Precinct Police,
wa. early at the fire, and having his suspicious
aroused toy the conduct Of Mr.. Bennett, ia whose
place the fire originated, lac arrested HIM. FIRE
Marshall Baker will Investigate the affair.
FrRK ~ TuMrRINs SrgEtr.-A lire was 3D..
covered breaking out At hali-pa,t six O'Clock
lat evening, in the saw mill, No. Tompkjus
street, occupied by BonucIl y Scn.. Thu police
OF the 13,h Precinct alarmed the iircmcn Of The
ucis hhorhopl. and the flames were spec lily eN-
tnguished Damage sloo; said To b, iu,urcl.
The tire originated among some boards that
were lying near the boilers.
FIEE IN FrLroN SrprEr. AT half-pi,' live
O'Clock, 7. NJ YESTERDAY, fire broke out in the
| stationery store Of James Clark. on the second
floor Of the building No. 132 Fulton street.
| Through the cxertious of the tfemen, the flames
| did lot extend beyond the premises Of Mr.
| Clark. liz loss j. about 5000; insured for $500
| in the Commonw, ilth Insurance CO. /, j.
| thought the fire was Of inccndiiry origin.
| FALSE ALAEM.-The alarm for the sth dis
trict, at about quarter pas. : o'clock, last
evening, wa, false.
| SrrrcsEp INrANrrCrpE-TuE BopY or AZ
lNFASr touNp IN A RAIL CARA carpet
bag which contained the boly ola male infant,
was found on "Wednesday evening in one of the
| freight cars ot the New Haven Railroad Com
| Iany shortly after the car was brought into
| the depot, corner ui Centre aud Franklin
streets. The body was taken 10 the 9th Ward
| Station House, where Coroner Schrmer vcstcr-
dIV held an inquest upon it. post mOrtcm
held by DIR. BoutCn, brought TO light the fact that
the child had been suliucitcd, and a verdict to
that effect was rendered by The jury. No trace
Of the plrcn,ngc OF the child could be- obtained.
| ATTEMPTED SuICIpE-A WuMiN Curs uFR
1uRoAT. Agnes Mathcrs, woman residing
AT No. - Bedford street, while laborns under
temporary insanity YESTERDAY. cut her throat
| with razor. and bled So freely that she soon
| became iusen,ib,o from exhaustion. She how
| ever revived aud was conveyed to the New
| York Hospital, where it is thought she cannot
long survive.
TnE LATE FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT
Coroner Jackman held an inquest yesterday,
| upon the body of the unknown man, who was
killed on "wednesday morning, by being run
| over at LIST street, hy train OF cars Of the
Hudson River Railroad Company. The evil
idence showed that the engineer blew the alarm
several times, and applied the breaks, but the
train could not be stopped until 1t had run over
him, and passed distance Of about loo feet
further. Verdict, accidental death" De-
ceased was about g. year, OF age, aud had ON a
blue ,hirt mixed pants and coat, Kossuth hat,
|
dressed 'Mr, Gilman Goodman, Somerset, NJ
agnu Co., y. y
FATAL BuRSIND CASUALTY Coroner jack
man held an inquest yesterday at Bellevue IIo-.
ptal upon the body Of Clthariue Ryan, an Irish
girl, Ii year, of age, who wa, fatally burned
10y her clothes catching fire from a tlii Lamp
which exploded while she was filling It. d
ceased was a servant in the family Of Mr. Ity.
lur, residing UP town.
RAILROAD AC,ipENT.-Fmuci- Sheridan, .
boy years of age, while riding up lllh Ave
me lc,tcrJay, ON freight ear, fell OF in rrort
Of the car 5nd had his right Lex terribly crush
eel 10y Icing run over lie wa, taken 10 B'll,'
vuc Hospital. The parents OF the lai reside a.
No. 80 West jSth street.
FALL FROM \ WiNpow -Cathlrno Gool
michel, woman residing At No. 10 Green
witch street, fell from a second story window o.
her residence yc-terlay, and was very scripu
injured. She was conveyed to the y. \. llD,
pital.
a SAILOR Suor.-Johu Walker. a sailor
appeared at the ith Warl station house Of
"Wednesday evening, and stated that he ma.
been shot in the breast bv the chief mate of m,
ship T.. H., then being lowed down the Bay or
her way 10 Liverpool. lie was taken to the y
Y. llo.pltal.