New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-16
BROOKLYN ITEMS.


FIRE AND Loss OF LTE--A GIRL KILLED pr
JusPIsG OUT OF FIrTH-sToRY WisDOw--AsoTBER
NEARLY SurFocArED.-A fire, resulting in the death
Of one human being and the serious injury Of another
both unmarried femalesoccurred at No. lO8 Orange
street yesterday morning The building is four stories
high on the street and FIVE stories on the II is
occupied for different purposes the first door as bar
bershop the next bookbindery and Offices the third
and fourth by the American HoopSkir Company, their
rooms extending over the adjoining building, in the
lower part Of which The Brooklyn Epening Star is
published The rear attic rooms were occupied as
slee, ing apartments One Of these rooms at the head
Of the landing, occupied by Miss Susan Ann VIII
son and Miss Anna Trainor bedroom. The father
Of Miss Wilson is antor Of the premises, and lives In
the basement The two females boarded in his family.
Abou, O'clock George Abrecht, the engineer in the
skirt factory, which is kept in operation all night
discovered the fro on the fifth landing the door
Of the room occupied by the girls and running into the
street give the alarm. The members Of Engine Co.
No g. whose house is in the immediate vicinity
promptly on hand, and, being appealed to by Mr. Will
son 10 save his daughter ard the other woman, up
stairs Mr.. Robert Barr gained the head Of the stair
way, but found the smoke dense that he had TO
grope his way 10 the door, which he broke In and on
entering found the bed empty. Becoming nearly
suocated be retreaied but again returned and ascer
tanned that Mis- Trainor was lying on the floor.
Being without light, and the place being thick
with smoke he had TO feel his way and 81 length dis
covered her at the window, lying senseless- He car
red her into the street. and she was conveyed 10 the
engine house in Henry street where medical assistance
was provided Mis- Wilson in her despair, had jumped
out of the window and, striking against the window
sil, in her descent was dashed upon the tagging,
suting IN Instant death. Her body was also taken 70
tie engine house The deceased II years OF age.
Mrs Truinor was subsequently conveyed TO the Long
Island College Hopal where, at last accounts, she
was in an improving condition.
The building which belongs 10 the estate Of the late
wm II. Carey, was damaged 10 the amount Of only
about $780, the flames having been suppressed before
they had nude much progress. The Skirt Company
employ abou, fifty girls, who are temporarily thrown
out Of emplymsnt. The damage to the machinery and
stock amounts TO about q 600 mostly by water. H.
sur-d in the Mechanics Montauk, Brooklyn, Atlantic,
and Kings County Companies Of Brooklyn, and the
Commonwealth of New-York.
The origin Of the FIRE lie still involved in mystery
One Of the girls employed in this factory smet smoke
and together with the engineer Mr. Albrecht they
went in search Of the cause and discovered it among
come rubbish which had been heaped up in the attic
The smoke was dense, and they could do nothing
Albrcehi immediately ran TO No. 3s house, and the
6remen who "bunked" there CAME round with him
and succeeded in extingushing the hames
II appears that there was q Misunderstanding be-
tween the Wilson's and Albrecht and in consequence Of
charges made against the latter, il was deemed ad
visable by the police to arrest him on suspicion OF
causing the fire. He was accordingly taken into
custody by Officer Williams Of the First Precinct and
committed to Jail by Coroner Horton, 10 await IN In
vestg,stion into the circumstances. The accused has
been in the employ of the Skirt Company for two
years jury was impanDeed by the Coroner, and
the inquest adjourned until Thursday next. The
body Of Miss Wilson brought 10 the house Of her
parents after the iro was extngushed. Her father,
who has been bereaved Of all bis family Of children
but one within two three years. received the body
Of his only daughter from Coroner Horton for inter-
ment- He was going around on Friday morning
stricken and demented man, and drew toward him the
sympathies OF his employers and neighbors.