New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-06
FIRES.
IN nocursrrR-sEyERM LIVES lost.


ROCHESTER,, n. Y, May 4.-Thcro o great fire
in this city morning involving loss Of $ooo0o
in property. and three more lives. The fire began
soon after midnight and continued TIL o'clock this
morning, when il was checked. Pamers block in
Maine-st and several stores adjoining destroyed
also tho Washington Hall block in the same street.
The latter was large aud elegant building. the hall
being used for popular exhibitions When its immense
roof fell I'm this morning three more men were buried
in the ruins The Charred and manged bodies OF John
Pike, Henry Fercelcr and Joseph Warneth were taken
from the ruins aud conveyed to the deadh0pse 10 is now
feared that several other persons persisted and further
search being made for the bodies The following is
list Of the principal sufferers: - -
technicsloss $4,000; insurance ZOO The loss OF the
Monroe estate and buildings Is $500, Which j. insured
IIoyt flour Store-loss small; insured n Vinegar, hag
ness shol-oss about $500 insured j. T. Bel, fancy
81 800 Insured J. Chapman, hotelkeepcr, los7 81 800
insured j. Bl9ck fixtures OF mnsGst ~ 400
insured in full Washington Han BLOCK JabcL collins 9i
TSier Agent OF the Ha-loss eso insured 500 Brown
a. Co bakerS-lOss $1,000 ii. j. Rikard paper stoicosS
in.med The other occupants Of the building suffered
isht loss, and were mostly Insured
IN CnICAGO--FOUE LIVES LOST
CHICAGO, May A fire broke out in the building
No 50 waters st. hast night destroying all the contents
and damaging the building to tho extent OF $1,000
The total loss is $4,000 Four fremen, while at work
in the rear of the building. buedbcneath the fallen
walls Three were out Of the ruins dead, and the
/ other was severely injured, and will dc
IATrP-Six frcmen buried In the ruins az No 80
eoufh Wattrst last night. three Of whom were taken
out alive and but little injured The others were dead
Elevator A. on sxteenth-st.. belonging to Armour
Dole & Co, destroyed by fire today Los s1ooOT
which is fully covered by insurance Elevator caught
fire several times but by the eXertons OF the hrcmeh
serious damage was prevented the cauSt oi thG hto
week were over 100000
Cmc,Go. Mav5.-Hoffman & Weiss machine shop
stroyed by fire last night about $1,000; insurance
5000 The general impression now is that the burning
caused By an inCendiary. The building had not Deeh
occupied for two months The contents OF Elevator H..
much has not yet been ascertsined.
IN ST. LOUIs-LoSs OF LIFE.
Sr. LOUIS, May A building in Secondst., be-
tween Olive and Locust, occupied by Teasdae Co. and
| j. d. Fepby, Commission merchants W. C. Nottingham,
provision broker and Burk Jorst, manufacturers
was burned last night from $4,000 to $1,000 which
is fully insured who was sleeping in the bull'ns
The boarding house Of Mrs Masterson was destroyed
by fire Yesterday morning. woman named Julia King
persisted in the flames, The fire the work oi an in
cendlaIy
| IN PHILADFIPHIA-THRKE LlvES lost,
PHILADELPHIA. MAY 1.-Two colored children were
suhocated in Locuss this morning Their mother left
them locked up in room. and this they set fire "a by
playng with matches. The fire was cXtngushcd and
The children were taken ont dead young man named
Richard Kelly was killed by iron hook falling his
head while endcayoring 10 put out the names and the
sparks from steam fire engine set fire TO The building OF
Dr. James Cntock, South NintLst which was nearly
/ destroyed
| DESTRUCTION or THE STEAMER sEABIED.
IhGHLANDs, n. j., May j.-The steamer ScaLrd
was totally destroyed by fire, about O'cock,at Rcd
| Bank The origin Of the fire is not known here.
Al CONCoRD, NEw-HAMPsHIRE.
Concord. n. H., May diamond Harris ~ Sons
stoohOuse 1T Baskerville, burned this morning at 3
O'Clock Loss, $2O,oCO which is partially covered 10y
| insurance.
At EUREKA, CAL.
SAN FRANCGsCo, May "a fire at Eureka on tho
2sth ut destroyed entire block Of buildings The
loss was &00OO.
AT NEWARK.
On Friday evening fire was discovered in two
story dwelling house IN the Twelfth Ward bone
factory OF Mr.. Lister The alarm sounded and the
Fire Department quickly responded but before the flames
could be subdued the building together With three ad
joining houses were nearly destroyed Eight families
two occupying each hOuse-were thus deprived OF home
The buildings the property OF Mr.. Thomas Webb
whose loss Is about 5000 partially insured.