New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-11
FIRES
TERRIBLE Catastrophe
NINE rzasoSS sUPpocATSD IN BUBSIEO oUrLoISa-
.rf NAMES OP THE DECREASED s

rsHrt TERRIBLE CATASTkOPHe u II
NINE PERsoES sUPPooATsD IN A BURNING euILoISa-
| KAMEs OF THE DECREASED
Shortly before IL o'clock last night, fire was as
covered In the basement Of the boiding no BIS DTision st.
ChnOost The alarm given but before the
french reached the place the flames had mOaud into the first
s9r haversed rapidly up the airWays and d the building
With dense and binding smoke
The tenants the lower floors had sprung from their beds
The first alarm aud gained The safety and no
seen at the upper windows supposed that al
hap made their escape The eKngm5hed soon
the bremen had reached spot and before much damage
done to the building the stock and furniture OF the
tenants.
The upper part OF the building was visited and
bursting ope door Of the apartments the third and fourth
hoss found that all Of the unfortunate inmates nine IN
number were suifocsted
The third door was occupied by Daniel Pheln hs wife and
three children They had evidently been suocaed in their
beds The fourth floor front occupied by Mrs MARY Sc
ling and her infant child aged II months The portion Of
this Goor was occupied BY Mrs Euphema GapR and her
daughter Ids. aged l2 years,
Police Surgeon Bliyen and Ora Snodgrss and Brdsal
siding in the vicinity at called and endeavOred 10
resusoitae tie victims but without avail The bodies we're
then conyeyed 70 the Seventh Precinct Station House placed
side By side in the dead house
The features of the deceased but very little distorted
The children especially bore Che appearance Of sleeping 50
lfelike did they appear
The following list Of the Victims AeT ages and na'y
as a5certailed
NAMES OF THE VICTIMS.
Daniel Phean eyed % years native Of Ireland and at ono
time Assistant Foreman Hose Company no 81. under the
Volunteer system
Honora- his wife aged Je years
Maggie aged 10 years
Nellie aged years
Thomas aged years-lll children OF the above.
Mrs. Euphemia Galph husbaatin Savannah Ca
Ida Gapin, daughter Of the above aged Il years
Mary Settling
Her child name unknown only II months old
Mrs Allen jumped from the front window Of the second aoOr
and was Injured by shock but the excn, Of her injuries
have not been ascertaiued All of the unfortunate victims
might have been saved but the fact that persons living
the ncghborhood assured that 40 occupied these
The by frc bat triAng and so inssnihoant as
compared with wholesale destruction OF human e as
to be scarcely worth recording It Ia most wonderful that
at such comparatively early hour in the night and tho Ere
commencing in part OF the building some Of the
inmates Of upper floors shoad not have been aroused by
the cenfnson and noise always attendant on FIRE in hS city
and by APPEARING al window given notice that 50 many
human lives in such deadly peril
1t can only be accounted theory that the upper part
OF the building Gcd with smoke and the inmates reduced
tonsensby before alarm given from the street The
Precinct police under Capt Jameson we're early on
the ground and aided many OF the inmates to escape
Tho basement was occupied By James Y. Mclaughlin a.
dwelling Loss furniture about s4oo insured for that
amount Rutgers Company portion Of tho dst floor
was occupied rs u lamp aHd kerosene oil store
Loss about 500 Iaurcl 500 tho state Company Of
Jersey City remainder Of the first floor occupied by
Patrick Kelly as a mix Loss on fixtures about 800
Not insured
The second floor occupied dwelling By Mrs Allen
and family and by another family thoir loss furniture by
smoke is rGing The upper floor was not damaged
The loss on building is about 500 Probably insured
SLIGHT FIRE IN MorT-sr.
slight fire occurred in the basement OF tho house
No G3 Motst owned by James Madden, and occupied By
Michael Mcssowan about midnight yesterday, doing but
little iarr 81 which covered By Insurance. in the Jcer
son ms incc Company.
MISSOURI.
nj rELRsRAPH TRIBuaE
ST. LOUIS Dec. lO.-The patent paraflne varnish
factory Of sage Smith Co. Main and Co1rentss, and
extending 70 the river front destroyed by fire this
Inc Tho building contained barrels Of oil and quite
tty manufacturing articles Loss $4,000 Insured IN B1iti
more, where the firm principally belong
Egw-HAMPSHIRE.
LANCASTER n H., Dec. l0.-The barns, with hay,
grain and fnrmng utensils and Is head Of cattle belonging 70
j. Congdon were night Supposed 10 he incen
diary Loss 81 oOO. No insurance.
VIENNA, C. w, Dec. I0.-A largo fire on Sunday
destroyei the Post Office telegraph Office tho OF Srhe
q Co Francis Jewell Samuel Brashcr beside their
old aud much respected resident named Robert
Mckay was burned % death
IN NRw-OaLgANs.
EBw-ORLRASs, Dec I0-A fire is now under good
hcadwny the large Trunk Store OF + Bauer Campst
will probably be speedily checked