The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-14

Buruing 81 = Tcuenent Hsuse IL East Thfrty-
nrst sareet-Narrew Escape Of the Inmntcs-
Five Of Them Badly BuPned. &c.
Between twelve and one O'Clock yesterday mernins
broke out In the wood cellar Of tho four story brick teps
ment house. No 1850 East Thirty FIRST street. Tho Gro
vas FIRST discovered by Julius Pringcr barber occupy
ing the basement He once communicated the alarm
to the police, who took the necessary steps for
Ing the engines Efforts were Immediately made bu,
unfortunately In vain, to awaken the numerous occu
pants OF the house, and the flames rapidly spread
their position became ono OF extreme peril on
breaking open the door IL was found that the entry
and stairway were already mpasable, being completely
nlied with dense smoke officer Gien Of the Twenty
frat precinct made the most heroic endeavos 10 got
through, but driven back, severely burned about
the face and hands, and almost insansble Meanwhile
additional assistance had arrived and the engines busiy
set TO work getting up steam and liking the hose. Al
length the noise and confusion In tho street awakened
the hapless tenants Of the burning building
OF their danger. For some few minutes subsequently,
the Of painful but absorbing interest," and
those who witnessed IL win not readily forget Tho
feelings excited, the windows opened nv
one and pale terror str cken faces sazed out upon
the street below In to their wild cries for
help, policeman shouted out 10 those the upper
floors 70 escape by the roof. while the families the
second floor rescued by Of short painters
ladder, which luckily discovered near by. Follow
ing the counsel given the most of Inc Inmates Of the
upper stories, with more than convenient haste beook
themselves to the roof aud escaped in safety through
the next house. There were. however several unhappy
exceptions. poor woman, named Wcbb in frenzy
Of the window and hanging 10 tho shutter, making in
cessant oureatics for Her streugth OF course
shortly gave way and she dropped upon the sidewalk
sustaining considerable injury. She conveyed TO
the residence OF her brother OF Frt and
Eighteenth street. and Is In fair way recover Tho
family OF David Sanford, consisting Of himself wife
and throe Children also escaped by the roof but the heat
and the smoke by this time had become great and
poor creatures they struggled up tho stars N their
night clothes very severity burned The police under
captain ~ D. Wilson, OF the Twenty Hrst precinct
the roof and assisted tho unfortunate creatures
the adjoining buildng Tho pol ccmen took their coats
on, put them over The injured persons and conveyed
Thorn TO a drug store in the negbborhood DR. H. n.
Ramsdel OF No 1853 East thrty-third street called
upon and Immediately attended the sufferers and after
dressing their injuries thoy conveyed 10 Bellevue
Hospital
Tho excitement among tho people In the street was in
tense FOR II feared that several lives had been
feed, and " not until the flames subdned aud
the drcmen had examined each that the excitement
allayed
Tho following are the names OF the injured -
David l. Sanford, aIcd thirty years; his Wife
aged thirty year,. and his three children, Martha
aged ten, Charles six, and William years officer
J. b. Ghen, OF the Twentyrfrst precinct, and
Ms. Margaret Webb John kcan owns the buidlns
and occupied he FIRST floor a porter house and billiard
saloon, aud part o. the third floor dwelling His
household effects destroyed and his stock and tx
lures damaged 10 tho extent Of $4,000 TIE building Is
damaged about $4,000 There Ia insurance. 81 80 900
Ia the City Insurance Company
NJ citt Brother, who occupied the second floor,
lost all their elects, valued at about g. o00 No lnsur
ance
Mr.. wobb's ioss will be about 81 900; no insurance
and Mr.. Sanords about the amount Mr. Priniver,
the barber, loses about 1000; insurance Mr. Kran
kept his casks OF liquor In the cellar whore the ss orgi
mated aud u Is probably OWLS TO the bursting of somo
Of the b.rTels that the fire burned crceiv The actual
origin OF the ire Ii unknown present II IS under in
vestiaation by tho Fire Marshal