The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-25
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nissstrsss Fire q vick~ssrs -Oss Hs.srsA
Butldfsgs Destroys Twelve Lives Lest.
g4f N vcxsnuRo. Dec. ~ Is06
terrin Ore broke out In Nora Book. coraer u
Gay and front Lsvce st eight o'clock Lest nlsAt D.
ssrcying ~ entire block bounded By Loves. Clay, Null
berry and Csawfos4 ssrsssS Between Crawford aud
Gay 70 vashingtsa street, thirteen housss de-
srsysd 10 Orc then spread to the Of wsshng.
ton and Cnwfpsd Streets destroying four three story
brick the are also spread the corner Of Nal
berry and oawford rsssa destroying ten houses more.
besides shazeiss o.; n III shout hundred build
ings Of whhh thiry-ssht wsrs large brick stores
Two whit children and fosr negroes psrshsd in the
nsnes Slx negroes killed By accident. sad enc
hundred fsailiss rendered homeless.
The origin Of che nrs The result Of cssIeasn In
Meyers barsom The buildings md stxssss In the
vicinity ars erowdsl win gssds and debris
mo grsssss credit u due Generals Woed and Duds y
~ their sAfcs thsr supsshanaa srts 70 sabdus The
nsmss end prevent pIass rive nix buildings were
blown up y arrest the progress Il the flames. me
thsasrs buildings. City Bank and Telegraph once were
savsd though ~ fssmsr were badly damaged Tho
hsavens were uIuniaaAsd for miles
Tbs total iess 4 estimated = s4eoeese: sssst eas
foarsh issurel aN S Ess ss, .
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wadsworti ssoses end hollow wss; Jsauiss Lnnarsy.
fruis dealer; =. ~ nndasy. wsssAmAksv; g. a
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Hssem Co az socas; neshsc9iId Z rrisAs sacsicn
furniture dealers; Roch;id, dry goods d B. Brscss
tuner; Abucr Matthew's, two snsli buildings; Peter
casey wholesale grocer .nd commission rnsrchsnts
u. Grant Co., Mtils, 4 Green, 8. l. Osborne Co.,
McNamara Gilbert two brick stores; hester ecoifsr
gunsrni,hs: O. Hara 4 Brother. q ~. Edwards, boot
l. Jaaa,h s Johnson s.,nna f"G msrnoa a and
numerous others OF less importance ~
The Gro ragged until daylight Phenix Company, No. O.
Wallacc's Kerosene Oh Works, near Peuay
Bridge, H.. l.. Entirely Consumed.
About three o'clock yesterday afternoon waIiAce's
Kerosene OIL Works. sItusssd Near Penny Bridge, L. H.
tue line Of the Now Yosk and giushing Railroad,
totally destroyed by ore, including one brick engine
house. several lramO buildings three thousand barrels
spou, ~ swo ,d ys naaasa q wron were aea
tons Of coal and one lighter Notwithstanding the
mado by those employed on the pre-.
hour after the IRE commenced the flames held uncon
troahlc sway and consiznt explosions among the
res took place. sending forth clouds Of smoke dense
that rain which was failing In torrents could not
penetrate them thus forming place OF refuge for those
having sufficient tcmesi 70 approach the place and up
10 late hour iass night had NIT subsidized AZ
ment II considered certain that canal boat VII CD
filed With barrels would also De iscfudcd IN the oss
but when tho fro had Just reached Is number OF
succeeded In removing Il from the dagger not however
without imminent peril 10 themselves. and the vesse
was finally towed away by y propeller which came
through tho bridge In consequence Of this excitement
prevailing among the wcrkiugmcn and the absence OF
che proprietor was Impossible 70 sscsrtsn the value q
everything consumed, whether insurance had been
effected. The origin Of the IRE IL at present unknown
but 10 supposed TO have occurred at first In tho eng
house. but ia what manner could mot BE- xsceralned.
FIRE in Thjrd Avenue.
Toward eleven o'clock last eveoing ecsr Suaiisy dO
covered nvs u the dry goods sors kspt By Grimm
Quinn at 5s2 Third avenue. The nanss ware promptly
sxtinguishod. The Fire NarIhai " investigating ths
orgin oil tho hre.s ,s.1 sf 81
Charch BurscA IN CoasecsIcaf.
HAaYyoEp. Dec. ~, 1896
The Congregational church in North Glastonbury Rsv
Mr. Cheesbro psxtor totally destroyed by hrs be-
tween three aud four o'clock yesterday mornnc No.
thing saved The loss will reach $40 900, Of which
$4,000 insured The hrs szuppossd 10 have caught
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