New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-02
FIRES.
rHH HoIr.sTREET FIRE.

TIE EoIT-sTREET fihE.
The FIRE in Mott stree. on Monday night, referred
20 in Tuesday mornings edition Of TIE TRIBUNE,
occurred in a wooden stable in rear OF No. ~. The
flames Immediately communicated with the cracker
bakery Of Robert G. Scott in the rear of Nos. 20 and
~ Mott street; from thence they extended to the
front frame dwellings Nos. II and 70; thence to the
fou,s.ory brick tenement dwelling No. 10, oil which
were totally destroyed.
The four-story tenement house in the rear Of NO.
% was damaged to the extent of abou: 81 &c. and
frame building in rear Of No. 81 Mulberry street
yas totally destroyed. TIE houses in the rear OK
Nos 80 and So Mulberry street were damaged about
Al 900: and frame dwelling in the rear Of No. 1872
Canal street was totally destroyed.
When tie south wall OF the bakery fell Thomas
ID. Banks, member of No. ii Hook and Ladder
Company was buried in the ruins. lie was soon
e2triC ated by his comrades, and at once conveyee
to the CITY Hospital, where he died in short time.
Banks was about "a years OF age, and resided 81
No. - Mott street.
bernard Thornton received severe injuries by the
falling of tho same wall. He was taken 70 she City
Hospital and properly cared for by the surgeons.
lie re.ides at No. 90 Mott street.
Losses AID Insurance.
The losses and insurance on property des'ioyso
aud dams ged in Mott street are as follows:
Nos. - and - (reer,D was occupied by Robert Z;
Scott. cracker baker, whose Losses on machinery ana
sock 4. estimated at from s. 900 10 5000; insured
Tor 81. 500 in the Irving and New-York Equitable
Iusnrance Companies. The building was owned by
Robert Marshal; loss 900; insured for $@,'oV IN
the Citizens Insurance Company. 49,
No. - front were two-story fame dwelling oc'
~ pied by I'VE families; the building was totally dee-
troyed loss on building about ,0Vg; supposed 70
he Insured. The loss furniture is about wv, On
which there il no insurance.
No. 20 was twostory frame building, occupied
by James johnson and Others whose loss Oh furni'
trreais about 81 900, Oh which there is no insurance
The building was owned by Mr. Burtis; lose $2,ooV;
insured.
No. - wa four-story tenement house belonging
to the esis,e OF Walter Bovine. IL was TOTALLY ae.
s;royed loss about 5000 insured. sixteen
families were burnt out. Their lose ON furniture
estimated AZ about 81 900; partly insured.
No. q rear il four story brick honse, owned by
VIM. Morgan. Damsge about 81 800; insured IN
the American Exchange Insurance Company.
nearly oil their property, the estimated value o'
which 10 about s., 900; no insurance.
MULBERRY STREET.
III. following are the Losses aud assurances On the
bu;ldings damaged III Mulberry street:
No. 81 rear, was two-s;ory frame dwen1g. IL
wss totally destroyed. 1t belonged 70 the Sweeny
estate; loss about 1880; insured. -Four families
lost their furniture valued at about $500; no inscr'
ance.
No. SO il four-sory tenement house occupied By
eight families whose loss on furniture ID about foOO
NO insurance. The building was 0amaSeo apou' $oWi
and is fully insured.
No. Sis a three-story building, occupied by eight
families whose loss on furniture IL about {2oV, on
which there is no insurance. The building, which
belonged 10 the Sweeny estate. was damaged 70 the
extent Of 500; supposed to be insured
CANAL STREET.
No. l92 Csnsl street iIearl was twc'stofy lame
buildmg occupied BY four families, whose loss On
inrniture Is about 500; insurance. The Ice on
tbe bnildiug is about 81 ,5o0 insured.
Two no! Ees which were in tie stable where Tie
FIRE COMMENCED, were burned to death. They were
valued at 800; no insurance.
Men, women, and children, were running ID al
directions with their bedding and wearing spparei,
looking for some temporary shelter Some deposi,sa
the srtcles which they had saved on the sidewsik,
and rested on them, awaiting relief. One woman
sat on the sidewalk, her two babes in her arms she
had narrowly escaped from one OF the dwcinnes
which had been totally consumed, ana sne nad ios'
everything size had. She appeared remarkably con-
tent aud obs.red: II suppose It's our luck per-
hays some one IL worse of tbsn am.
The ;remen exerted themselves greatly in endeay-
orng 70 quel the flames, but, there being 90 mnen
conl6us.be material around tue place where the
fire eomspsed f wsi sl burned oU, wan .ue
The total loss on buildings aud furniture amounts 10
81, i5o. .,o IN
rrkr ~ WASHINGTON srRrrr..
About g, o'clock on Monday night fire broke cut
in the raw-mill Of VIM. Hiegs, No. $50 Warrington
.,rer and extended 10 the buildings adjoining o..
cnn;cd BY Briner s. Moore az cabinet factory.
rhe loss OF Mr.. Higgs is estimated a. about " wv
insured in the Brevoort Insurance Company: Bru-
ner g. Moores loss il about 500; insured IN the
Lenox, ~. Marks, WilliamsbMgh, palhe, aDs
Commercial Companies, for $6,11o Inc ou,iam6s
are iDsn,d IN the s.. Ni:holss lrsnTsses CsDpseg.