New-York tribune., 1872-04-29
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
LARGE LOCAL FIRES.
IN woosrER-sr.-Two MEN BURNED.

A fire broke out at 8 p m. on Saturday, on tho
fourth door Of the ivesory double ba.ldng Nos aud
2C Wooster-st When the fire WIS discovered eight
at WORK on the fih 1Oor, which was occupied ny
the Cooperative Tdlors' Association Five OF them sue
cecdcd In escaping by the stairway although the smoke
was very 6ense. william Porlsman reached the fourth
GOor after the flames OF escape, by the stairway
leading TO the street lie ran 10 rear window, ana,
opening H. eapcd distance OF three stories TO the fooi
OF wooden shed. lie was removed TO the Wooster
ST. Police Station, and found 10 have re-
ceived only slight injuries The two remaining men,
James and John Mcshcrry brothcrs apparently made
effort TO reach the street by the sairways and soon
after the fire broke the former appeared OF ho
rear windows, and frantically inporcd the crowd
beneath to help him. The ladders were all too short 10 be
OF service and the crowd compelled TO stand help
cssy by and see him die. He urged to throw him
self from the window upon tho she'd, az Fordsnan had
done, but he apparently unwilling to make the
attempt His cries grew fainter the smoke enyeloped
him. and before the arrival oi Hook and Ladder Com
pany he backcned corpse. The body rested upon
the window SILL and times the face distinctly secn
lighted up by the flames.
Nearly three hours elapsed before the flames were ~
subdued enable the emcn TO enter the bnild'
ing and search for the bodies. That Of John Mfshey
found the floor, the corpse OF bis brother
aud beyond recognition. The lower limbs OF tie
latter also burned a crisp. The bodies werc re-
moved the Morgue. They single men, axe 30 and
80 respectively and boarded at No. io3 Elrnst An IN
quest will be held by Coroner Young.
Tile three upper floors OF the building were burned
The Cooperative Taiors Association loses stock Soo
insured for s4CO9 The second, :Lr and fourth floors
were occupied by Henry Erben organ manufactory
Loss stock and machinery $4,000 Insured for s4'.
The first floor and basement were unoccupied Ihe
insured No. % Wooster-st owned by VIM. II. Gray,
damaged 5000 insured The third and fourth ioofs were
Los, 500 by water; insured. Tie basement s occupied
9y John 81 Bisgs as candy manufactory. Los s.yo'
The top floor IS occupied by PHILIP Lorde, manufactures
OF ladies iurs Loss by water, 500.
N BROADwAY-Loss, 93J0,C00.
A fire was discovered, early on Saturday in
the subeelIar OF No 333 Broadway occupied hy Oer.
olser Kcefer Co.. importers and dealers in dry goods
The firm occupies the sub-cclar basement, and first
Goors OF Nos 32 33l and S and the large stock on
all these floors seriously damaged by fire and water
The flames confined to the first floor. but the entire
building was filed with smoke. The loss Will be
heavy. N ssrs Oberholser Keefer Co estimate ther
loss at $4,000; insured for s5Soo by the following
London and Globe $50 ooo Standard $1,000 Gari
$1,000 pennsy'aHa Of Phil,elpLia sl5o9o Commercial gro
Pa laielpha sl50OC EexYork Bowe 5000 Iope
cS reSo wts'eesT sIoo tDion Of San fis1to s5E
SSSo 500 ssspo 5000 Roy. $1,000 ssf $1,000 tsoa
~ S0 n s Ss.is & w.SgaS 1S 6SnAe Of Beso siS sc ss
Of Bo.;On. Maaalact9rer;' Of Boston $500 Mes.nts
sloioo ST. Nicholas 5000 German Of BuiO 5000 Anion'
Conn T' aaa' SS Hess 5000 Sssp s
Ooi bay state ooi E.:.r9 $500 Isrress,,
5000; Merchants Of &o,Iene- 5000 Glenn. Fab sSOci
Atlantic S Exchange. SOOO0; CiiDns 5000 htBa of
Haor -30 Mechanics Of Booslyn s5OOi ksanes o. Pai'
drha 9o@ Humboldt OOoi Merchants of Boston, si0so'
The second floors occupied by Wn. Skinner IL Co,
importers o. SILKS, >ains and laces. Their STOCK was
damaged considerably by smoke fully insured. The
three upper floors occupied by Friedlander, stcb
Co., dea rs in clothing Their entire stock IL also
damaged by smoke The buildings belong 10 the Barclay
Estate. aud damaged $4,000 fully insured. The hfe
Dlfy
IN BROOKLYN.
The one-story frame building at Flushing and
Carltonavcs Brooklyn owned by John Clark wasset
fire yesturday morning and damaged $500. The adoin
ing buildings owred by Charles Cornwel and ID. 8. Ham
mouG, were damaged $780, No nsurances.
The Granl.avc. Methodist Chapel, in Grand-ave.
Myrtlc.are. was damaged slO0 by fire Saturday
ning caused by boys setting fire to staw in the Of
the bnillinS.
The trcestory frame dwelling No. I27, Baltcst.
fired an ncpudiary yesterday morning aud damaged
Sl,CO0. TAe occupants james McGarry ana James
D0wd.
tnree-.tOry frame dwelling at sackman and Pacific
sts. tie New Lots, was burned yesterday. IL
owned by Charles KOllaTees, whose loss ls $500.
The sulphur factory OF ID. H. Gray, at Nos. 49, j, and
o. Nnth.,t, damaged $1,000 by fire. Insured for
$500 by New-Yolk companies.
lie pipe factory OF Ferdinand Fleschman, at Nos. IL
and l6 MOniroscave.. caught fire on saturday morning.
aud damaged $4,000. Insured by the Willamsburgh
City Company for $500.
WOODS on FIRE.
PoUGEKEEPsIE, n. Y, April 29.-The noun
tains opposite tni, city fire in four places night
hundreds Of persons attracted TO the river 10 view