The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01
&C ONFLAGRATiONss 81,
Con ;nued Ravages Of the Flames Throughout
the Country.

1re broke out at halfpast twelve O'Clock yes
tcrday morning In the forecastle OF the schooner
P. BAH, lying at the foot Of pier so East River,
bs' fused q damage Of $50. The IRE was caused
by be apsetting Of kerosene lamp.
-,G quarter past two O'Clock yesterday morning
1re occurred at 1864 Goerok street that caused .
damage OF 500. The fire originated In the engine
room OF the building, and was caused from sparks
A flrc broke out at twenty minutes past three
three story story brick building II wooster street.
Damage to stock 5000. and to building $500. The
tionery establishment, and the IRE was caused BY
the gaslight being too near the WOODWORK The
stock was Insured for $4,000 in the Etna and Adri-
ARE broke out at ten minutes to six O'CLOCK
yesterday morning IT SO Maiden lane that ca9sed
OF $500; insured for $42, 500. The house Is owned
and occupied BY Pennyman & Weight, wholesale
Of the essdtters TWO PERSONS were ere
At ten minutes past two O'Clock yesterday morn
ing fire broke ont In the basement OF the three.
story brick building 22l Hudson street that caused
A Are broke out on the third noor Of 90 Ridge
street at four O'Clock yesterday afternoon that
caused damage OF $50. The fire was caused BY
Child playing with matches.
Two Buildings Burned Down in Orange,
N.J.-Narrsw Escape OF Tamilics-Loss
$4,000.
The town Of Orange in New Jersey, was visited
yesterday by the fire dend, and a couple OF build
tngs reduced to ashes, involving . loss OF from
thirty thousand to thirty-nve thousand dollars,
besides occasiontng considerable SUFFERING. Be-
tween one and two O'Clock IRE was discovered in
building on Main street, near Canhed.
Tns alarm was sounded and the aremen
os sSs they ss ado
Ing building was endangered. +. i. Decker and
his wife were aroused In time to get down the
recently taken to his bosom wife, was not SO
Fortunate. He occupied the third moor, ana by the
rare presence Of mind he seized the bridal bed.
clothes and nd. twisting them into rope successfully
Of safety. Messengers were despatched to
Newark for assistance BY the Fire Department,
and and. soon the ne, Newark chief and an engine
losers by the fire are Abraham NJ. Baldwin, boots
and shoes. building and stock, $4,000; Carroll,
about 1000; Miss Sarah wilson, miinery; Con.
dit Co., dry goods; Mrs. Northrop, millnery-in
win, the heaviest loser. was insured as follows =
North American. Of Philadelphia, $1,000; Fire
e oCs q %umSod a" Mmtna o. sewers o Mn
ark, $500; Pnanix, OF Hartford $4,000; Mer-
chants Mutual, OF Newark, $1,000; Germania, Of
Fire and Loss OF Life in Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA Dec. 81, 1872
Al CueSter, Fd., tnlS morning u teucIlcut mousse,
occupied by colored people, was burned and two
caildren named Holland persisted in the flames.
Property Burned At Turner'S Island.
PORTLAND, Me- Dec. 81 1872.
Charles Ltchfeld's store, containing O heavy
stock Of goods, and David Newcomers residence,
both al Turner's Island, Cape Elizabeth were
burned last night. Mr.. Newcomers loss Is about
one thousand dollars, and is covered by insurance
In the North American company.
ST. James Episcopal Church, Cincinnati,
Burned Down.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 81, 1872.
st. James Episcopal church, magnificent
structure on Spring street. was burned at halfpast
ono O'Clock this morning. The loss Ia $4,000.
.ctiOn OF . v aluable Business Block
In Alexandr1a.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. 81, 1872.
fire occurred here early this morning which
destroyed a block of i've brick warehouses on
Union street, occupied for storage and counting
rooms. The loss Is about one hundred thousand
dollars upon which there 10 an insurance Of $685. 600
IN homo and foreign 0f1lces.
Reverdy ana Henry Daingerfeld and W. G. Gaze
move we're the owners Of the buildings, which were
partially insured. W. A. Moore loses 81, 800 on
grain, on which there was NO insurance. George
May, dealer In fertilizers &C., lost $lsO O0 which Ia
covered by insurance. r. w. Lawson, dealer In
fertilizers was insured. Wattes, Knox Co. lose
$4,000; insured they also lost two valuable horses
by the dre
Half Million Dollars Worth or Goods
Destroyed In Montreal.
nac 1870