New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-26

In his written --a-iOu 20 the -rfA n'-
pli lim On The Committee and took 10 iafi neI pa ~
mater than every citizen bound 10 TAKE ~
course 10 The matter has been open ~ne hvloi So
Undersigned have not hesitA;ed = Avail in.us,,,' y
my informant II 1is and others pors"'-io" ~ -
them rightly % di-charss tie ce-caie d-il '-'' -'-
assumed
The porter referred 10 hy you Yesterday wa greatly
slrprl-sd when d. $40 your pafa-I 'i-. a-- - -
The Alderman l-ed 40 such language 2" I'm = - ~
toned 10 your paper n, ha- 1trn a--ls'u u -'-- s'
JANEs cRriKsHAyK Committee Of
JOHN COTTER D-iiiolton
The FinE-ExPERixENrs AND SrGGEsrioNs-
The ooaie 81 the ate fire being now settled beyond
doubt weishrer matter j. yet to he eSP.ained-the
caas, y DE erpo.l0r Wa il IN The combustion " sat
petre or OF sulphur and .airpefre combined Neither
One may easily make as have dlnel ar experiment Of
ths sort Take o. .a,re Az ounce OF sulphur fourth
much azd four 20 i've per cent q charcoal the pro
portions vcr nearly OF .uuyoWder paverize separately
and mix then ignite the whole a. once and you have
rapid abundant and vivid lame. vsnogs.y hl,d and
cntisied attended with sort OF spuiier or hss As u
we,ied powder made by the boys into a 'usee. Vary
the qusniiie. The results are al similar Charcoal sup
plies expansive gas sulphur gives intensity but there
is no approximation 10 deioDsiion or an explosion
such gunpowder il certain 70 produce salipeire
then. exonerafed In this sulphur and 90 =
any foriuitous combination 9th two
In the matter under refiew. Il follow the certified
Of fireman an eyewitness Of the cafasiro
pheJ there were two distinct movements hrst, rend
ding OF ron-shuter. accompanied by rspid evolution
% fame sid N emission Of nery balls, with "nz1lns
mot esp osive sound and again. after two or three sec
onds noise 4 earthquake upon which were torn
up from their foundations and Frustrated in ndiscr
inmate ruin e-s than eight large brick stores IN Inc
suppose the fret phenomenon sscrbab.e 70 the com
buston Of -alipeire Of This and sulphur united and
the second explosion u sc-s n zunpowder 70 which
the flame Of the inst had been extended oy oommunca
Ion. j. not the problem solved or suppose the build
M a strong one but no powder present what might
nave happened then A. most only the detachment Of
,hc root and perhaps -sure IN the walls But here
was rcnding asunder of solid orlckSork and hurting
20 and fro OF stones and beams widespread a. 20 be
distinctly in Nineteenfh-st Il no farther with
quakng that made the earth 20 rernhe Tor miles round
about The argument against the powder theory a.
set advanced, chiefly negative, and until some dei
nte experiments OF contrary tenor are brought forward
excited community Will be slow o. settle down into
the passive belief that this sudden destruction OF perhaps
score Of lives. with the humiliation OF s!x 70 seven
millions q private property be referred % any thin
else than gunp0wder. lodged within or contiguous 20
the premises Of Crocker & Warren. Were the card OF
Messrs c. ". instead Of restricting Itself 10 mere
negative avermen explicit 80 A. 70 indicate what
the public hav a moral night 70 Know what and il any
what amour explosive other materials were under
their char -u.pcions now aaoat might be materially
weakenc
Pass some correiaiive facts. Load ships hold
with pltre and clap down the matches, the rapidly
cxpa. lang gasses within for OF free vent Will
burst the vessel somewhere, and rush OF flame with
follows just would phosphorus. an intensely
nlammatlc agent. II confined ~ narrow chamber
make similar exit. But nothing Of this sort comes up
% the idea OF an explosion. loose ple OF pine shal
n-- even an abundant amount Of oxygen applied
would act after the manner Now and then
stove bursts TIE sudden expansion of
air heated By the dame Of shayings within 30
Of the occasional destruction Of -tOyedrIms.
lew other thoughts. Why need We ever have
areqf fire. The prominent causes conceive to be three
First many of streets too narrow-an eFi RENE
diahlc only after similar calamity. Now there i
caslon for our Cry fathers enlarge our borders -
secondly. brick walls too thin and wooden ia-ienines
too common Buildings Tor stores should DE- realy l"hh
they are not freproo and with walls thick enough 10
stand entire and Of themselves even after their whole
Interior ha- by chance burned out Thirdly. our nfe
engines substantial they ana Wen worked A. they
may be altogether inadequate 10 tNl-cncle- IKE me
present An engine having small steam - generator
with hose OF sxinch calhrc. would accomplish more,
% is believed. than engines such NJ are now IN u-e
When a whole house j. blaze. well almost might
handengine be- attached 10 easppe as 10 hydTani
for the flame : only fed in either case.
And now word Ortwo in behalf Of our noble irniei-
mtg Of frcmen-whose praise j. our pride Every en-
uc should have ts horses attached 90 drag II 10 anu
from the that the company may take hod ir,-h
for their work But more. there should De provided al
the public expense COMM s.aryt furnish an abundant
supply Of ratOus coffee cofi.d utfi crackers anu
cheese night wholesome and acceptable lunch lh-
"a cheap for services render,d--0 announcement
farguine-so hazardous-so essential honor those
hotel ana boarding house keepers ladies among them
700 D who while many other people were -ilns do"n
first and counting the cost either abroad, dsiri
lu'inc o the engine of their private stores wei
coming them 10 their tables ~ home That the OF
charity my Unce Toby preached and prac'isod
A. CALSrNs, ~ y.