The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-02
Fires In New York;
FIRE IN WASHINGTON sTKEEr.

About half past eight O'Clock Monday night are
broke in the planning mill q William Ii. Riggs. No
$50 Washington street, Of Cakson. The damage
done 70 the mill and machinery will amount about
500. Insured for 81 000 the Brevoor, Insurance
Company The lumber the premises was damages
abou, $500. No insurance The flames extended into
tho cabinet mannisctory OF Brrner Moore, Nos A74
$40 SIS Washington street, damaging the
bding 70 tho extent Of about $500 81 900 Insured
STOCK 50 .750, ths lsaox 81. Marks, williams burg
City Excelsior, Pacific and Commonwea OF rhila-
dsiphia Insured ON building 1850 In the Lsnox ST.
Nicholas g. Marks. Williamsburg City and North
Western Insurance companies.
FIRE IN MOTT sTREs7-AB0UT SEVENTY FAMILIES
BURNED OU7-A FIREMAN KILLED.
Between twelve and o'clock yesterday morning
IRE broke out shsnty stable In tho Of No. - Mott
street, occupied by several tenants- The danes soou
communicated the cracker bakery Of Robert c. Scott,
In the OF Nos rs aud IT, and thence spread 70 the
dwelling houses IN the front Of Nos. II and TO-
the four story brick tenement No 15 all OF which
totally destroyed. four story tenement house.
In No. IS damaged about II 500, and
frame dwelling the OF No. 81 Mulberry street
was totally destroyed The dwelling houses in the
OF Nos SO and So Mulberry street were damaged about
81 900, and tho frame dwelling in the rear Of No 192
Canal street Totally destroyed.
At one time great am prevailed In the neishbor
hood and the poor people ho occupied buildings several
from the hre commenced out their furni
when the south wall of tho bakery foil fireman.
Co. No. IL. was buried IN tho ruins. Ho
trcated by the nenen and taken to the New York Hos
pta where he shortly Afterwards died from the ,nju
res received Ranks was single man, aged about
twentyfour years, and resided No. SO Mott street
man named Barney thornton. residing at No 50
Mott street. very severely injured by the falling
walls. He taken home by his friends
The fire, supposed, the work OF an ncendiary.
Tho following list OF the buildings destroyed aud
their occupation and the losses and insurance,
ascsrtainsd.-
MOTT STREET.
6orAr raSO Dr.
Scott. Loss machinery and stock estimated be-
81 Oe0 and 5000 insured So 500 tho lrv
ing and New York Equitable Insurance. cumpanies The
building owned by Robert Marshall. Loss about
1000; insured for 81 500 Ia the Citizens Insurance
Company.
No. II (front)-A two story frams dwelling house, 90.
enpied by nve families totally destroyed Less
building about 81 0O0 said TO be insured Loss fur
nituYe about u ,0CO: Insurance.
No ia story dwelling occupied By James
johnson and o,hes Loss on furniture about 81 0o0 no
insurance. Building owned by Mr. Burtls Loss about
5000 insured Occupied BY four families Whose loss
$500; insurance.
~. 75-A four story brick tenement house owned by
about IS 600 Insured. Sixteen families were burned
this building. Tha aggregate loss their furni
tnre will bs about 50 $50; partly Insured.
No. 73 (rear)-A four story brick tenement hcuse
owned by William Morgan. Damaged about 81 500. In
sured In iae American Exchange Insurance Coa.pany
Twenty families occupied this building They lost nearly
all their property Aggregate loss about 81 800; no IL.
suIance.
MULBsxRY STREET.
No 81 [rear)A two story fraIrs dwelling totally de-
toyed Loss about 81 500; owned by the sweeney
estate end Insured. Four families occupied the buiidns,
who have about $500 damage their furniture
No. s6-A four story dwelling house occupied by oi.ht
families. Loss about 500; no insirarce. Tho bui.inx
is damaged about $500 iuiy insured
No. S9-A three story dwelling. occupied bT eight
families Loss OF III nurs ab, slO0 loss on building
about 500. Owned by the Sweeney estate.
CANAL sTEEE-.
No 192-A story frans dwelling house, In The rsaS,
totally destroyed Loss about 81 800 insured The
loss en- furniture Of the four faiiOs who occupied the
building will 70 about $500 no insurance.
Two horses burned TO death. One OF them
sstna;e I'd rs tsrg worth 81 900. Insurance.
Coroner Ranray hsd iusst IT the New Ysr; Hes
pitsl upon tho body OF young fahs whom the Jury
dsred verde, Of " occidental DEATH" Deceased
tweay years Of age, and native Of this state.