The New York herald., 1862-11-10
SERIOUS FIRE In BROOELYa.
Destruction OF the Bedford AyeEGe
Catholic orphan Asylum.
Two Kundrfd and Feriy-eight Children In ths
Building ut The Time.
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dssastroos FIRE occurred In brooklyn yesterday morn
ing involving tho de-tr by Gre OF the iomae c,sho
lie orph asylum for boys and the L,ss lives,
inmates o. the institution.
Tho building Of brick, five stor,es in height,
hundred ana Hy foe, front. including ~ings and
abost one hundred tee. deep. OCCUPIES spaoo o.
ground consisting OF fourteen los ing ieford
avenue, between lcEaib aod wiioughby avenues. and
extending in tho to Sponcer Tne structure
erected IN 1866. Al Of ab1u, J25 .o0o and nm
provemcnts have recently been made 10 the Of
about IS O0o
9he accommodations euhcient for three hundred
and ATTY children and at the time Of he fire two hundred
and forty eight boys wero tn the building.
The Asylum heated by means q furnaces, OF
which two Ia tho basement of the north wing.
md the south wing and from all the information
obtsnabie aprc that the fire originated from due
lssding from The u tho south wing, Immediately
under the dining
rhs flames were ars. discovered about two occck A.
NJ Tia principal and assistants having been aroused by
he smoke. promptly excr,cd themselves behalf o' the
ohdrcn who occupied tho upper The doors
thrown open and the little hurried II 'her
night coihe. and mostly barefooted. The rain fal
tug torrents n the tmo. and the ground WIS covered
With slush they taken " tho large playhouse
tho roar II tho grounds erected for the
the chIdt ia incemeut weather Meantime tho po
,oe and Areunsn arrived aud carried the ohdron TO
nsghbsr,ng houses. whore they accommodated as
b~s they could 70 for the time being
the building enlored and searchod by tho areneu
and Mr. Gin, OF Hose Company No. Is. To- nd the
crisped remains child In che upper story q tbs
north wing and Messrs WIN. Grady. OF Engine Comyany
No 0, and waldron Start and Coyer, Of Truck No. 8,
loand tho body Of another tho third oor. Tho 10
ana taken 10 tho Ninth ward station house.
y this ,imo the flames bad o suoh rapid pregrcss
th all further attempts 10 examine the Interior proved
unavsng The foors wood work Eoneraily all
o. VIII pine, higbly niampsbs mtterai. and after
lhe flames began to spread ~ was utterly
,n,posaole to suppress them. Tic rrcnnr worked
iaihfuiy hut. with all thir efforts. it
seemed as the flames hurst forth with noat vic
when greatest quantity OF ws.er thrown upon the
buii ing
sovera, remen had reached the second floor in
o. ohildron ba we're drvcn bsck by volumes Of
smoe nothing remained bi 10 losvo the buidicg,
wilh ali /, might ,nor contin. 70 its ate
N neaos Of tno incenlsnt state OF tho weather
but few ctizens sae thor apaarauce the scepe and
ear,y tho wnce of saving tho children end provid
ing them temporary shelter devoyed upon the prin
lipal aad male assistants cf tho ist,ttpn, the trosn
snd the police and oil that mon could d. they did.
The blild,n4 completely gued and all the contents
nes,royso with exception o provisions IL the
tsnes Of tho papis consumed and i therefore
.ncu to ascert IN peny uaflrtunale it,io lep
victims to hlnes II at hrst ropor.e0 thar some
twenty thirty lost neir l.ves bit later ~ The day
though that all, nearly e with tho exception Of
thoss whose bodies found, bad becn got ely
ami it is a remarkable facs. aod crediLlbie 10
th1so iu charge, that not oae o7 TIE chiirea
was injured any way while taking ca m from the
barniag building. Ne jumped out Of The widows
hair and
ycar entrances, thus SERIOUS
HI pity avoided.
The instiu was uI6or the Immediate ohag - of Nj.
1bomas Brady Principal Alexander J. Rooney. James
T. Fairy wal,or iogio and fourteen female assistants.
and was maintained by this Roman Cshclc churches In
the city.
The agos o. tho chiliron range from lve 20 twelve
years. AL were furnished with shoes by Mr. McNally.
or Myrtle eyoalo, Bedford; and Mr. r,oraon, Pre-
sdcn Of the Brooklyn City Railroad Company placed the
cars stages Of the Myrtle al the dts
ssai Of the officers Of THO asl larn,
Tne children were gathered up a.tor daylight ami CON
veyed TO the Girls Asylum u Congress street. where
ley VII be provided foE uuir otnor arrangensnt can
he raads for their propcc accommodation.
The playh coanectod with the Eciford eyenue
o.tab shaent about ta!iy by seye1iS i've ioet IN
.iniensians sui situated spencer street, about
hundred md arts fec, from ths u,sn strNcure. Tho
children al hUedcd together in this house uniii
some of tho coaG be taken TO tho neghbor,ng real
dcnces one of tho neehbofs on spencer suest dcaed
aaraissicn 70 sus of children, which caused great
deal o Indignation bot was followed w mirtcstons
az violetrc
The total sss 20 about $50 500. upon which
shsrs is an insarauc, Of SIC 900 ia tho Non.suk La
lsyette, Firsnsn's and otiias ns con,pahies
Coz oncr Nor is took charge Of tho bodies Of te bays
found the building Their arms less ard hosds hal
ca burned oil md they therefore beyond icctig
cacn Tho iDluest viii DO commenced today, wIea
exsninsiion viii also he made the origin the Are
ie tire arsE discovered by one u tie fensse ~
ssanis who was sitting up nursing oDc o. the ShldFen
wbc sisk. The eLiIa very restless, and tho
Iursc abost - viug he room pivcure some tned
De zoe H. ehen shs saosese that The passage fu
srnoks. Size instantly g,ytie alarm and ,o'ascI1si
a. got tho children ert Of the b0rbpg huila,nf
Ore u the roll tooks Fortunately sayea aud
calling he YESTERDAY Afternoon "a Tue tia
Orphan .sylum al the children were found 10 haso AT
The iaiiug se'eiy except tive, whose nance are sup
r0-aA t. be Micnsel tarricS and ilai ici McsiaBb
msatins of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum 90
siey hs,d IN the schcooom attached to ~. oter's
cathedral IN Jay street four ccI,ck yesterday, Mr..
~ q Turner IN tho chair. lie stated sha. rs ing
ton 10 c,ie,o Tho vans ~ tho chires who lad been
lat entirely destitute BY tho cel,mous nrs which bad
occurred that morning On motto, thc following resoo
Rc.a,lvsa. That advarlisements BE- Inserted In ,he
Brooklyn, and n necessary ~ the Yes York papers os
the purrose Of soliciting contrboons Of bedding and
elvtI Dg.
Peso, ed Tai committee or Gyo be appointed for the
purpose of making arrangements tor giving public tee
iura At the Academy Il Muse, aud that III, hard oGor
man o. othey gentleman bo secitsi 70 desef SAID
lecture.
Rosalvsd THAT each member the socicy he furnished
ws,h email book signed by 'hs Rev. Bsshrp iarghn,
r,s the purpose oi soliciting SUBSCRIPTIONS.
vote n tharls tc tts Brooklyn city Galr1ad Com.
many LndntSses received unanimously adopted.
Bls hOv lorgh.r Informed the society thai lhe plan
rrspasoi BY them for rgsing subscriptions mot with has
haary spprDval, aud whenever the books ready he
W1sid b. hstpy a. stgp .hcm. The Bshoy viii aso te
vl-ased cbarrc ~ All contributions, Whether ~
taney ecihng or bedding inlcoied for the OF these
fesuiA children Which nsy b. r~artcd 20 BIN. NJ his
residence, No. iSo jay street. Brooklyn. AS soon
NChut svrpy VI clothing and bedding rcgeiv0d st -
tne intt0m y Bishop Ioughn ssnd The children 70
fHs pew catholic narte tho corner vf Classon ana
u guushtv uvenres. nnt ecme nrtnuS eats ean ba
n,s4e III iteif rerm inent accommodated,
Mcclellan Removed .--'&nyasa Nas Not,
40 f "a furrt4h Tnrt pa