The New York herald., 1870-12-28
CARNIVAL OF FIRE.
Widespread DesOlatiOn i'm ALI
Directions.
Mills, Mines, Factories and
Dwellings in Flames.
SAD SACRIFICE OF HU1uAN1LIFE
Fire in Wall Sisect-A Cordngc, S1orehOuse
Burueds-L0ss $4,000


At twenty minutes past sine O'Clock p. N. yester-
day tire broke out on the third roor Of the five
story brick building Nos. and jones lane, in the
rear Of No lis Wall street. William Walls Sons,
manufacturers OF cordage occupied the building MS
ofice ana saiesroom. Before the ,iamss could he
exung uished the two upper Doors were gutted.
causing the destruction OF about $4,000 worth OF
the contents. TDe owners possess Insurance 70 the
amount OF SAT, 900. The bulldi0g, owned by Mr.. T..
Rogers was Injurec the extent 0i about $4,000,
Supposed he Insured. The origin of the fire Is ur
known.
ssreaf Fire In ,Newbnrg-lsu ming of sseverns,
Machi-e Works and Can.dwei's Boiler
Factery-Loss Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars.
NEwBpRG, Dec. 81 1870.
Tonight the extensive paper machinery works
formerly owned by John L. Severns-murdered In
A1gnst-and the boiler works OF A. Caudwel, the
Two buildings covering over an acre OF ground, were
destroyed 10y fire. The total loss IS s25ocoo, as fol-
loys:--Homer Ralnsdel owner OF buildings.
Tate $50 900; George l.. Mcneil, $4,000; other occ
paris s35,Oso. Partially insured. The IRE is sup
posed 10 have communicated from tne rNet iur.
mace.
POn9hLeepsie n, the Mercy OF Inrendiarics-
Three Fires in Twelve Eonrs--S91 900
North Of Property Destroy yed--An Inefaeient
Hire Department..
PoUGBKEEPsIf. Dec 20, 1870.
A press telegram has already informed you OF q
slrstructive fire IN tins ciiy last evening IL broke
out about eight O'Clock Ia the drinking saloon OF
George w. Cannon, No. 30l Main street. It's origin
Is at present unknown but facts tend 10 show thar
" the worA OF an incendlary. The entire inner
part OF the saloon IN question was in a blaze IN an
Instant almost, and IN explosion took place, the
names shooting out OF window and almost tapping
the building opposite. The alarm was quickly
given the hremen al quickly responded, but the
Inn uinUa in ha yul nj
bile MATERIAL and the fire spread rapidly I'LL eleven
stores wrapped In one sheet Of flame.
The fire then turned the corner OF Main and
entered Garden street, destroying several places
oi business that street. Tne nrcmen worked
heToically bur there not hre engines enough.
Al iasi. however, the progress OF The flames were
rnecSed, but not ul thousands OF dollars worth OF
property was destroyed. The losses as near as
tney can be arrived at are as ioilows:-berty HYDE
snoe dealer, 2ooo' lliY Insured archibald WILSON,
.irus store, $4,000, insured for $4,000; r. Dunn,
fancy store, 5000, insured Tor $500; G. ". Can.
store, s3boO insured for $1,000; c. 5. Van Wyck,
$1,000 uliy insured; Philip Rosenbaum. loss on
building, $4,000 insured for So, 5Oo Z. Gulnan loss
on building, $4,000, insured for $4,000; John $,
Myers. photographer. si5J, not Insured; r spring,
cws,, ls on ons $3.50 asafeH nIs Iof sUo P
lainper cigar store, loss 200, insured for $500;
r. H. pease, shoe store, 50, 500 no insurance; Mrs.
knbaii engrdver $500, partially insured; II. Zm-
mer $3.50, insured; s. L. Walker, $780, no insurance;
Wyatt, umherellu MAKER $1,000 insured Tor IL 900.
snortly after eleven ?. NJ another ala.m was
sounded, caused by the burning OF large outbniid-
ins CONNECTED with the College Hill Hotel In 1t
Was Twenty-Five Ur thirty tons Of hay all OF winch
IL Was the property OF Mayor Morgan. The last ire
"is undoubtedly the wOrN of All incendiary.
Tbere Was another incendiary nro this afternoon,
Which destroy Ell barn. The loss is about u, 900.
ihcendiary nres are becoming alarmlngiy frequent
III foughAeepse, ana it Is a singular fact That III
neary every instance the property OF city Official
Is burned. Parkers Mills destroyed a short time
anea, were IN part the property Of Alderman
next exAlderman Mnrph,'s residence. and now,
Ia nlgDt, mayor Mergans properly. CAREFUL deep
,,nhnl men pohuer over M tnc apoue iacts. M roogn,
oi ne bre element We have not fire engines
enough to Degin wlh especially steam tire engines.
We nave been placing TOO much reliance on hand
power. Neither are our authorities watching gang
OF shiiless oaters close enough, but perhaps they
viii now AWAKEN 10 sense of our periious stua-
ilOn
Ds.asfrous Fire in BieOmin gdale, ". IA NIan
and Eight Cattle Bnrncd TO AsLes-A Man to
Save His BroIhe--in-Law Throws Him Ont
al IN Window-Ile Himself Perishes.
Two men, namel Philip Schuyler and Thomas
MaDdeville the son and sonn-aw OF Mr.. John
Schuyler, living near Blooningdale, in Passac
county, N. j., had their Christmas festivities
ended IN most sorrowfu manner, resulting in a
horrible death to one OF them. The two men had
been TO a rate for poultry, and, naturally enough,
staid late that their return they found the
house dark, all the folks having gone bed. Not
wishing 70 disturb them the two men entered the
barn, a large, comfortable building III when were
some cOuches used by extra farm nands In harvest
They retlred 10 rest and were soon asleep.
IL may HI ave been that their sluinper was more
profound. on account OF over Indulgence
III the compliments OF the season. Dut at
any rate some time during the night Mr.
Mandeyle, the son-ln.Iaw OF Mr. Schuyler, awoke
and found the building in flames. With com
inendaLIe cuolness and self-sacriiice, No hastily
m kak iIl-lJ
asleep, and tumDed HIM bodily oui OF the window,
by wulcn means MS lie was saved, although he WAS
.pDn,ew h8t bruised by The fail
The other. MIR. Mandeylue lMr Schuyer's s0n-ln
law) then turned back, Tor some purpose unknown,
denly overcome 10y the heat and smoke and
surocated before he could himself get out. The
building was entirely DESTROYED and from Che ruins
were gathered the remains OF the unlorGunate man.
AL that could be found were the backened skull
and ev OF the larger bones which were discovered
steam engine which had been used TO grind feed
Sc. The barn was quite inll OF gram and feed, be-
ades large lot OF farming utensils. There were
also eight ne cows on the ground 0Or all Of which
were consumed. The orisin OF the fire is unknown.
The total loss Is estimated at $1,000. Aandevlllc
leaves . wife and one chld.
Fire on Staten Islnnd-An Old Man Perishes
In the Flames Was il n Snicide
All about len O'CLOCK on Monday evening the small
frame house at Princes Bay, $. l., discovered
TO be In names There being a nigh wind al the tune
tnt little assistance could be rendered, and in very
short time the house was entirely consumed. The only
occupant, Isaac Mamie, aged seyenty-eight years
perished IN the fla mes and II until the con
;iagrati0n had almost died out that his ana
roasted trunk could be raised from the cellar, into
which IT had fallen
Maun.c attempted 10 commit suicide about year
since by shooting himself, and several times lately
threate9G 70 XIII himself; Dut. being invariably
drunk, no notice was taken OF what were considered
Idle remarks The Coroner's inquest will ne held to-
day, wheu II may Lrauspire whether lie came 10 hs
M
presF0D, Or accldently set himself on ire when in
stare Oi DtOxicnton.
The Fire Fiepd i'm the Western Mincs-vyom-
ing Coal Mines BmrninI-Thc Village Of Car
bon In Danaer-Thc Pacific Railroad Track
in Peril.
CARBON, Wyoming Territory, Dec. 20 1870
The dre which commenced here on the 18th inst
ssai .conunues, and at present with very little
chance Oi ITS early extlnguisholeDt. Carbon-Jhe