The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01


March ls.-Mrs. Mary Coleman, y A.. Roosevelt
street, badly burned by clothes taking Are
March 16.-Foreman Woods, Engine NO 80, ieh
through a skylght and badly injured, at 40 Marion
April 27.-Isabel Kingsley dangerously burned
by clothes taking Are, las Wooster street.
and ie Ann street and suffered severe injuries.
May 1.-Joseph and James McSherry, taiors,
burned to death in building "a and % wooster
May 4.-Engineer George W. Wade injured
severely fireman Msney Ieli and was s run s oyer
foot Of stairs 81 Leonard street.
May 2e.-Fireman Jones, Engine No. 8, fell from
" june ieWBody Of child chi of Herman Elerman
found after fire at Eighty-eighth street, between
eighth and Ninth avenues.
June 22-When Are at IS and 20 Liberty street
was nearly extinguished carboy OF spirits OF
ntre exploded, severely ngring twentySns i0en
Edward Burke, subsequently died.
June 2f.-Three citizens badly burned while try
ing to extinguish fire at 80 Thompson street.
June 29.-Wal OF building So Washington street
fell and one woman and one child fatally injured.
July IA citizen severely injured ut 40 Mont
gomery street by explosion of Kerosene lamp.
September sparng are as ,, foot Of sixtysdxfh
Engine No. %, was fatally injured.
October "A woman severely burned at l,046
October s.-Remains OF Nicholas Madison found in
ruins 65l West Thirty second street.
November 9.-Remains OF man supposed to be
Aaron Adyre were found after IRE at 1857 West
Twenty seventh street.
November 9-Foreman McQuigg fell from truck
December 1o-Rleven girls burned to death at
Dee december i5.DMary Shaw burned to death at l4o
Sixth avenue.
December M.-At IRE in Centre street SIX girls
and one boy buried In ruine.
Fires In brooklyn in 1884,
The following Ia INST Of the principal fires that
occurred In Rrooklyl m la72:--
5aK6ary A.-King's distllery, Division avenue,
FeSruary iS.-Lorillard's tobacco factory, sedg-
February 25-Lippman d Co.'s clothing establish
ment, Williamsburg. Loss $3.50
May l0.--Cuba Sugar Refinery. Gold street. Loss
November Is,-wooden grain elevator, Atlantic
Docks; 100000 bushels Of grain destroyed.
November 2O.-Altenbrand Co.'s malt house
partially destroyed. Loss $4,000.
November 2s.-Barber's stationary elevator, Pa
ciflc street. Loss $4,000.
December 22.-Tabernaclc church. Loss 100000.
Fires In United States i'm 1874.
large number OF disastrous fires have occurred
throughout the country during the year. The ap-
pended is nearly complete list of the principal
January 14-Baiey's OilclOth factory with adj
3S named Brasal alter siS
ing alarm, entered works ADD was burned to death.
January 1s;-Younglove s Co. Is extensive works,
Cleveland Ohio, destroyed. Loss $4,000.
January 1S.-City Flour Mills Auburn, Me-, de-
strOyed. Loss $4,000.
January l9-irOn works. Natick, Mass Loss
$4,000
January 2o-Hotel at Hawe's Cave, on line OF
Albany and Susquehanna Railroad totally DC
strOyed, Two persons burned to death and one
fatally Injured. Loss $4,000.
January 2sEBIass Manufacturing auiaog Companys
January 2s.-Bois' House OF Refuge New Or
leans. Loss $40, ooo
Robert Woosey, engineer, burned TO death. LOSS
$16O,000.
warehouse, Jefferson, Texas, and square Of
buildings: 4. l. Blooningaale Killed by falling OF
heart of block of entire frame buildings. Though
q ntg9 wind was blowing the flames were
january 30.-HOuse and barn OF Zenas Cushman
Plymouth, Mass, burned and he himself persisted
January si.-rrnty Episcopal church. Covine
ton, KY, was found on fire. A horse attached to a
hose cart ran away and fatally injured John Rhein
helfter.
FEBRUARY
February 2.-House OF Good Shepherd Lonis-
Vile, KY, considerably damaged The children
saved.
February 2-Engne works. Newcastle, Pa. LOSS
February 2.-Iron planning mills, Cncinn ati. Loss
February A-Aldrich & Co.'s woollen mill, Gran
by, Mass. Loss $4,000.
t.
February 7.-Kidder i Atkins hosiery mIls
@ tSss and
other buildings, Oil City, Pa. Loss $4,000.
Febsusry lien stores at Port Huron, Mich.
February l4.-Union passenger depot, Normal,
February i4.-six stores in Chicago. Loss
February l4-Meshodist Book Concern. Nash
Eehr I Nv NJ
the best buildings sharpsb9rg Ky.
February 14-Glass works, Rock Island, ILL.,
February Ie.-Benedict Co.'s hat mandatory,
Bethel, Pa, one OF the largest OF the kind in tile
United States: Four hundred persons thrown out
February ls--waldo Otto's steam FORGE cover.
Ing quarter Of an acre OF ground, Locust Point
February 2O.--Machine shops and engine house.
Shakopee, Mimi, belonging to st. Paul and sioux
February 2o-Sweets Hotel, Grand Rapids
Mich, the largest in that part OF the State. One
man lost his Lie. Loss $4,000.
February 2O.-Ring's Building, Cincinnati.
February 2O.-Grcen Hill HOTEL North Cohasset
February 2O.-Crosbys steam sawmil, Charles
ton, n. IL. Loss $4,000.
February 22.-Baptist church and a number OF
valuable buildings, selingsgrove, Pa. Loss
February 22.-street's cotton and knitting MILL
KenwOod, near Albany, N. Y. Loss $4,000.
February 22.-Destructive fire. ArKadelpha, Ark.
Loss $4,000.
February 22-Boners spoke factory, St. Mary's,
Ohio.
February 24.-Partal destruction OF American
Iron Works, PittsburR, Pa, the nest extensive in
United States over 1900 men thrown out OF en-
ployment. Loss 100000.
February 2.-Belefonte Mills, Cranston, R. /.
One of the buildings burned was the first manulac
tory OF broadcloth in America. LOSS $4,000.
MARCH.
March 3.-Sigourney House, q large boarding
school, Hartford, Conn. Loss $4,000.
March 20.-OhO Falls Car Works, JefYersonville,
Ind. Employed 700 men. Had orders for 1000
cars. Loss $500 900.
March 2O-Slmons' Etho plan Opera House, Phil
adelphia Loss $50,000.
March 2O.-Logan House, Altoona, Pa. Loss
100000.