The New York herald., 1850-04-26

stephen whitney, not insured Tho adjoining
Of Messrs Work Drake, Ne 81 Water street. suffered
conside rsbly from water The damage Ia covered by
insurance The building on the other side No. 35 Is
the United States storage for bonded goods which very
narrowly cscaped destruction which would have In
volvod the most fearful consequences This warehouse
is in most frightful condition so great 10 the
quantity Of liquor stored in it. $500 900 worthy and
the building SO weak that 1t bends under the foot,
and is In tn. greatest danger Of coming down.
II II had fallen, and the whskey ran iuto
the fire, an explosion would have taken place,
which would have probably killed hundreds. On
Wednesday night, the roof took fire at time;
and had the spirits ignted, the whole would have
gone on like so much gunpcwder, prostrating build
has been applied to- to take steps with regard
1t; but 1t seems the law Is defective and there IL
power to touch it, 1t from the culpsble csreless-
ness of leaving the hatchways open In this building
that John L. Gure member Of engine company No IA
fell through. and lost his lifehavng died, from the
The house Of the company yesterday wore the en-
bens Of mourning for the dead and the houses Of
other companies bore the mark Of respect
for his memory He leaves q wife and one child to
mourn his loss She is her confinement with
ther The following is an account Of the inquest held
the body Of the deceased
The Coroner held an inquest the ward station
house. yesterday on the body Of L.. Guire aged %
born in Troy, who came to his death by accidentally
falling through the hatchway to the floor below from
the fourth story distance of some fifty feet. The
deceased was picked up insensible by Mr Anthony
Lamberth who conveyed him to the First ward station
house. The head Of the deceased was badly cut and
every taken to restore him. he never spoke
after the accident and he died yesterday morning ut
seven O'Clock. The deceased was a member of Fire
Market He has left wife and ons child r. sesms
that the accident occurred In the bonded warehouse
No IS Water street The store at the time den sely
filed with smoke; and II is presumed that being con-
fused in consequence of the smoke he accidentaliv
fen through the hatchway. The hatchway to this
building. like many others without doors. The
Coroner ed to the jury that the mode of erect
ing stores. and leaving the hatchway exposed open,
without doors, very censurable: thus masking 1t
perfect maj and epdau the lives of iremen
on entering buildings at the time of fire. A number
manner of constructing these hatchways and 1t ia
high time that some notice should be taken and means
adopted to prevent any especially where
the lives Of gallant fire men and active policemen
are placed in jeopardy On these remark. from the
Coroner, the jury retired. and In a short time rem
dered the following verdict - That the deceased came
10 ms death by failing through the hatchways Of the
bonded warehouse NO. 90 water street The jury
would from the fact that for the last five or six
many accidents have occurred and lives lost through
the negligence OF ieaving hatchways open recommend
tnat some acton De taken by which accidents ot TINS
nature might be prevented Not only Is loss OF life the
result OF such negligence but many large hres occur
which would otherwise be confined to the oorn which
they originated IL Is subject which the jury deem wor
thy of the particular notice not only ofthe insurance
offices but also Of the Grand Jury and some measures
should be adopted compelling owners and occupants
OF stores to have their hatchways properly secured
They would also recommend that the fre department
take some action In the matter"
The FIRE In Jous srRrsr-The fire at No Q John
street orig in the Office of Charles X Perret AN
engraver The of the other firm in the building
Is Mathey & Brother, watch importers.
SUICIDE ny Suooriso Yesterday Coroner O. eer held
an inquest at No 100 Cedar street on the BODY Of
Thomas IL Tutley native of England aged Is years
who committed suicide the day pre- yious by shooting
himself with gun, In n bedroom at the above named
premises 1t seems that the deceased arrived in this
country in February last and in company with
Dyke and another person, by the name Of Catchpol1
has been travelling In the country as kind OF stroll
lng prayer Inc young woman, residing In BROOKLYN
~ ~ & eo .. 49, S"iu "as nis ~ne' yuseeIuy us
marri,a % ner mGtner ana ,nen ran on with her Sthe
ra,,1ss ~ con,in, t iy LII hJ @ T,i ne'o' sae I
eved To bay. derang.d The mind Of the deceas.a and
caused the act OF self deuction The Jury returned
the following verdict THAT the deceased cam. 10 his
death by gum hot wound penetrating the body over
the region Of the heart. aud that said gun vent OF
" hile IN the hands of the deceased
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would have probably ensuod' The lady. with her
youthful son by the attention OF Mr.. rrimble the
q; carriags ararx a,tn,ion hav,n h. 90 h, bi
that the necessity Of the case required The maa who
threw the plank was Immediately discharged orders
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tody for manslaughter.
! Gas LlcHT ISsPrcrroS-The COMMITTEES Of the Com
mon Council chosen to inspect the different gas es-
duties The r.nort il looked forward 10 with much
interest the ctizcus are deeply interested Ia the
subject OF cheap and good public and private light
Dad INFAsr forsD-At haii-pa,t 10 o'clock on ed.
unknown infan, was found The coroner WA SEM for
and the jury returned verdict that the infsnt
10 her death by premature br'h'
fms-A hre occurred on "wednesday evening, at 1C
O'Clock at 81 avenue D. corner Of sixth street. In
bakery occupied by ~ Pagan IL was extinguished by
officer Of the Seventeenth ward and some OF the
neghbors.
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