, 1870-07-23
YESTERDAYS FIRES,
Destruction of Roofing Establish
ment, Packing House, and
Several Buildings on
Carroll Street,
A Woman Bnrncd 10 Death, aad
Two Men Injured,

nre, which destroyed consid eTahle property
caused the death Of u woman. AID burned two
men badly, occurred IN the West Disislon yeater-
day afternoon. Shortly aftcr o'clock Box No,
sot was turned IN. and q dense, yellow smoke,
which appeared above the house tops, denoted
that ftr Of more than ordinary Significance was
IN progress. The namcs broke out in tho rea,
ra1t Of latge two-ktory frame building on Carroll
street, Just west OF Jefferson, embracing Nos =,
=, AMI Is. 1t bad front Of co tees on
CMrroh street and extended back to an
uaieral stored in Nus Il anu d, md ia sued il
the rear to the left, Was soon abazc, and the en-
tire structure and several Adjacent buildings vefr
iams arrived On the ground, he saw At glance
that II was futile 70 attempt to sare the property
On nre, and, therefore. gave bis attention 70 the
surrounding houses, About dozen Of Which we're
Threatened with destruction o ring TO the wtud
blowing tho names directly toward them. The
item ard ali were saved, win tfc execution of a
harm IN the rrar,
lngs #. la!,iK on JeGcrsn street, In the rear OF
which the flrc Wal, husied themselves in rcmoy.
ing thel' hou.ehola goods. and mhny articles
th, N to th. Atllcwaiks.
The total luss ~ .hr contserauon will not be
The hniItitnv destroyed belonged to 8. nut
Ting 4t;n Ii wAs valued At 1880 and WAS not
INSURED.
~
txnll.hlurnL their Itsss On H.4tk and fixtures Is
e.t.mate n y o; insured for &, 800 In the State
Sos. "A and y wcrr occupied hy Gardiner L
Co., foofels AMI dealers In the materials used for
the nurIx,ee. e~ &. .00o: insut Ell for $500 IN
the Lyeo1n!nS, ssnSaluon, F1lcmcn'a, and Krpub-
A small roon In No. "a was used by IL V,
M"sey. dealct Ia lari and tallow. Loss $ao0; In
surNtIcr nut kn VII.
The second t,oor Of No. = waa unoccupic,,,
Tlat VI NJ. u xas the dwelling of Albert Long.
lie lost al his furnlture-about $500 worth not
faulncr whose Vie ..s Sa.ns e. 1ea;n ~ 'Gaa s
irs.cn houtcbol goods rns saou; no insurance.
The rear isa1t Of the two last nu,nuers was oo-
could not be lear14et, owing 10 the confusion and
excitement which prevailed. Their cotlblned loss
vas nbont 1900; none Of them, probably, Ind
No. 20, a two-s,ory frame building, Is owned by
lat1'ck hehoe and occnpiesl ny him on tic 0tst
do.l ss . dwelling. Loss On house 500, on stock
Metrhapls' amt another COMPANY.
The Lassment Kas occup'c., hy Edwarsl Delano
surc.l for 800 In the ltoger W'llliams
II Nos. y, u aud &c cxrru1l street btcame aware
One Of them hap;rned to inquire for Mr. SuJder,
aud another sAlu be WAS unable 10 get durn.
Two young men, named Thomas MaioueY and
Daniel Donahuc, ran np stairs. and. although the
smoke Was almost stninR, managed TO ops their
way 70 Spyders room. nnd h!u4 and carry him ~
lnc 6otH2lA- lac AaQ p oEokeN leg, and, tnt Tor
the bravery Of the young mcn+ would have per-
lshed. Ma!o0ey and Douahuc were badly burned
IN The face and handa They were attended to bY
the uelghholH
A MN Kelley. who res!des a. No. @ Carol
street, vas suffering irom the elects Of child
| bitth- 1t WIS feared that the building In which
-ne lived would snke nse, and accordingly two
mua Carried her to M. 1o5 Jefferson street The
consequent excitement, and tho }a1rinR received
n otlng mosed, caused reaction :aad her life Is
The kaddest result OF the dre Is yet to be men.
| TONED When tbs flames had hocn drcnchcd ont
! and the nremen were preparing to 20 to thcie
| houses John Faulkner. who had been Il work. NJ
| turned to nnd hts home In rulnA- Naturally, he
| inquired for his wtic. One person had seen her
50 he sald-go into the building for the purpose
| Of getting some OF her things, and
tome oxt or not. II was thought snt had. and
| thal she WEE 1t some ncghbor's house. Efforts
| were mtac 10 0nA ntr. hut they were unava4liuK.
| Search VA then made among the debriI, and her
g1lcl Of the husband WIS fearful, and sympa,hlz-
| tng friends were unable 10 console him. Tue b1ty
| Wks taken out and carried 70 the Madison Street
Station. wherr It was placed 1uthc corridor. The
lisconsoAte husband sat heaiie the corpse all night
| ment Of the Man who s1w her 20 Into the building
Is not generally believed. Il Is Thought she WAS II
| WORK IN the house, and wa9 audocated while A.
tempting tn cscapt. The Coroner was Notified,
and Will hold An inquest to-day.
| on Hr rsuSElL sIREKr,
AT quarter of.9 O'Clock yesterday morning, a
| Grr occurred In the two-story frame building, 30.
1o2 usrneil Street, owned u Mir. Curtis VIII, oc-
building, $500: insured for sa,ooo in The ktnh 10
! dntutEr to furniture. The nEHt noor was occurIej
| By Lawrence MAXWELL sB hutcner snop- Damage
q stock, 500; Insured fol $o90 In the Atna Some
unknown cause, No alarm was turned In as Inc
| steamer Economy put ont the QAtucS.