New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-30
FIRES
FOUR PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH.

FOUR PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH.
Shortly after p. IN. yesterday fire broke
the building No. e3 Libertyst, occupied by the
Paterson Iron Company and A. s. Raymond printer
the latter occupying the second floor and the former the
first The third floor was vacant. and the fourth was
occupied in part by the jantor and ms family The FIRE
men reached the spot within few moments OF the first
alarm. and a short time subdued tho flames which did
not accomplish any great amount OF damage,
although tine water destroyed considerable
property and somewhat injured the build
ing. when the building was inspected after the
fire. most horrible sight greeted tho eyes Of the IRE
men, In room on the fourth foor whose door had 10
be broken open, they found the bodies Of man and
woman and two small children all horribly burned and
the room Joined together In d close embrace, while tho
man lay few feet from the door 10 Is supposed nom
the fact that the door was locked on the inside ta te
man, who was jauitor Of the building hear
ing the alarm OF hre ana eeel hg INC
ment purpose OF preparing for flight and locked
guard against Intrusion He was seen on The
few moments before the hre, Win Duheh OF
keys IN hand and had probably just finished locking
up the building for the night The other victims were
ms wife aud children IL u supposed that the SMOKE ad
suffochted them before the flames reached them The
family well known IN the neghborhood by sight
but strange To cay no one could 90 IYunu nnV ADS
their The bodies we're removed TO the second
Precinct stationIIouso. where they were viewed ny
Coroner Flynn. The building Ia owned by Frederick
Marquand OF No - Wallst but as this gentleman was
absent from the city, his brother Mr. Henry harquahd
was teegraphed by Capt DE Camp that the name OF
the victims might be ascertaned possible The children
boy and girl, were respectively six and - years
OF age but the parents We're 80 ohAIis.u ,, anu
dsngured as 20 render an estimate OF thsr
lay at the station House many persons, led
tmther by a curiosity more revolving Than
applied permission view them but Capt DE Camp
very properly refused to grant their request A. tue
serted after dark by oil save lanurs II was very DIM
cult 70 collect any Information relative To the sad affair
II thought That the fire originated IN Mr. Ray monds
printing Office althcn2. Of this there u proof The
Coroners inquest, which vii! be held today vii prob
ably develop the full facts.
IN THRD-AyE.-FoUR BUILDINGS DESTROYED
Loss, 100000.
Soon after last evening Sergt Hicks OF
The Twentythird Precinct Police while passing up Third
ave on his way 20 the Station House. discovered fire In
shed filed with lumber In the rear OF the extensive
carriage mandatory OF Jacob Dunn the northwest
corner Of Thirdave and Eghtyseventh-st He at once
gave al alarm, but before the Fire Department had
reached the scene the had communicated with the
main buildings four stories in hight one having front
age OF Is feet on Thrdaye and extending back - feet
and the second In the rear also four stories In
hight and forming J. 70 feet In depth Both
,hesa huudiues were filed with hight
wood work ,shavngs ana other innammable material,
and IN rough the fire with Incredible s~ness
seeing that a large fire inevitable the engineer IN
charge ordered a second alarm and an addltlona num-
Der OF engines responded. These immediately com
menced 10 throw water the burning but 30 in-
tense was the heat that the emen were unable TO Work
with much effect although they STOOD ~ thelt posts
maufuly In spite OF their utmost Efforts the hre cOm
unnlcated with the adjoining buildings, and these with
the larger buildings were soon mass Oh name taat
Illuminated entire part OF the city The hie
continued to furiOusly FOR two hours the hames
licking up everything combustiDIe' uhti ue oarIaso
mandatory and the three adjoining buildings were
DESTROYED There was In the mandatory number OF
valuable carriages In various stages OF eOmpeuOh'
large amount OF seasoned lumber aud valuable Tools ana
machnsry Not an article saved. The loss OF Mr.
Dunn he estimates at $4,000 The following are MS III
surupces Mechanics OF Brooklyn, S,JOO; Pacific SOO
National t2oOO; Norwich, OF Norwich Conn., sl5eo re
lief 1000 Fremen's Fund, $1,000 CitlzeEs 20OOi As
tor sOOO Importers and Traders $1,000 United States
1900; wlIiamsburgh City, 5000; Home, 900
change, $500 Corn Exchange, 1850; Groeerst
s2OOC; Adriatc, 1880; Atlantic, $500 Total $4,000
me buildings were owned by George W. Archer, and
thoy were valued at $4,000 No 1852 Thrdaye was oc
cupied on the by Messrs Bernard Warren IA
MARI was occupied by tenants, who succeeded in
removing OF their property The building was
owned by j. hppmann ana valued az 'oOOo, 10
1854 was a twostory frame building owned ana oce9
pied by Jacob Dunn as stable loss ABOUT toOV hsureI
No 1886 also twostory frame building occupied
by VIM Hunt a Co, wheelwrghtsi IOss s0oV@ insured
The origin Of the fire h unknown
MINOR FIRES.
The sewing machine factory OF AlonIO Taylor,
Nos POS 2O7 2O9 and I'll East Thirty thrdst was dam
aged by reyeserday 10 the amount oil $500 caused by
a gasppe exploding between the nrst anu seeohu hOors
Fully Insured by city companies
AT about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a
stable belonging Thomas Brothers, In the rear OF the
premises No. iO2i Broadst, Newark, caught IRE and
exception OF two carriages, was saved The loss VIII
amount 10 1850.
A stack of hay, cOntaininn about four tuns
on Valentines Ill., Yonkers, belonging 10 L. W. Jerome
set on fire, yesterday, ana Durheu LOSS aDOutF
The incendiary IL unknown.
THE TROUBLES IN NORTH CAROLINA.
RALEIGH, n. c., Oct. 20.-The negro militia
excitement continues undated. Nothing be denn
itey ascertained in regard to Gov Hodens intentions