The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-18

been about 6ftssa misutss from tho powder going Ia
| until the EXPLOSION took place.
10 Mr. Whitehead The fire burning very dercely
the building that blown up and sppsaesd 70 b.
approaching that buding IL L. fact that currcnts O
are drawn 20 ards great fires fire IL blown 10 the d.
rrcion OF he wind astonishnent expressed that lire
appeared In many places that night distant from toe srest
fire. not positive 10 the time OF the blowing up
believe that Il was near O'Clock; II before day
light.
O'Clock went to Governors Leland the Excnange
pretty well buried before left don know IL II had
crossed William street, but IL was burning furouy Ia
the peighborhood.
Samuel l. Gouyei ncur examined by Mr.. Dsvies-Re
sides IN the state az Mary resided in New OIL in
Uhca was then kept in the Exchansen tbs south east
corner OF the Exchange was AT home that night and
was sDt for about ~ or III o'clock went down with
General Swift; did not then think that tho Exchange
would take GIe moved nothing away for soms time.
To Dir Cuv!pg-It westward Of where the fire
trolc out prepared 20 in of necessity but
this did not anticipate the bulky matter put In
the Rotunda circular spsce ihe ra advanced rapidly
p Of our matter waf GOV, red with other
they hoped that the kxchaDge would not AXE fire ben
a solid building sftet. 20 my astonshmen' 1t WAS
announced TO that the E4chaase lad taken 6re At
the cuppla this must have been after twelve clock
removed all our lighter articles the City Bank AZ the
other tide Of all street the fire advanced so RAPIDLY
forced TO from there then removed TO
William street. between Wai atreet aud Pine street
this Ere running up Wall street against the wind,
wo removed 10 the cornes OF Pine and Nassau
streets there property SAFE the property IN
the Exchange q every description, was dcsIoye tho
Post Office matter lett in the Rutunta destroyed
most OF the properly Of the Office which doued
hully matter took out the letters ani papers AMI
other such matter mysoC with friends, la bags the
streets ohsIuccd various ways by the eng mes
by the crowd, and particularly By the loo there
OF having hing carried away but by mysef
and friends the Fire was totally idle they
had ce8sod all el,rt the isemun incapable
FRI drink, which they obliged to tnke TO kesp
hsmiei from freezing there active efforts
gog 10 stop the fire, could there be not in
Garden street when the buildings blown up 40
coiciDg TO lay recollection was at tue Of Nassau
and Pine streets the Mayor aud eneral Swift,
and expressed my oppion. which every did that
powder should 10 used to stop the fire thought Mr.
Lawrence hefitated very uuch to take 1t on himself;
thought he hesitated more thlnI would have dons
Cross examined by MIR Van Wagner The goods which
moved from the City Bank 70 the corner Of Pima and
Nassau streets. would have been safe in tho City Sank
but did not think every one Of opinion that
the City Bank would take Gre the host intense the
FIRE took anothe diroctiou and went down Garden
street Wall street ia not wide narrow street.
Mr. Davies counsel for tho dee udant concededi to be
fifty feet vide.
Court adjourned till half past two o'clock,
Colonel James Monroe examined by Mr. Davies-Re
sided New York about 80 years; Adermsn Of the
city New York three years acting Mayor this
city in 1884 in the absence OF Mr. Iaweoce; YVES at the
re Of 1856 got to the fire ABOUT half p-st IL o'clock
tbs fire then raging between Pearl street and the Elk
change in street that at that time the cast OF
the Exchange; it is called Hanover street. when
arrived there the nigh was extremely cold; having
knowledge Of and acquaintance with every fireman In
the department. being Alderman three year, ana being
well acquainted with Mr. Gulick, The Chief Engineer with
whom had communication AZ the fire asked him (af-
ter having examined the progress OF the fire rapidly
coulo) what bis opinion to hts ability iustop
ping the fire. Objection taken TO witness giving the opn
ion Of ant tier
Wituess-I satisfied ryself that from the state of
the Fire Department End seeing The want Of supply of
water that the progress OF the lire could not be stayed
without the ala OF gun.porder Ia blowing up buildings
prest extent; so expressed myscf, the
quplihed TO al he oA,,r- who under my
oh ervstop; present. a. the consultations; believe
raw the Nsy or several times that night; Ways xpress
ed my opinion that povoor should b. used; thought
that before two or three o'clock the Fire Department was
completely paraiyzed.
HATH I,iaF
his opinion regard the efficiency OF the Fire Depart
ment again put and again OH ted to by the plain
t council agreed both Sides overrued b. the court
Witness--l came to the coEcluton between twelve
and clock in the morning from my own obser
Gciency the weather was extremely cold, nni there
was snow the g1ound; In the streets there was
tom was in the ntiphbo hood OF Exchange pisce that
morning When tho bulldogs were blown up was there
WHEN the fret building blown do not rccoect the
number; the powder going IN; cappot say the house
fire when the powder was bought but the Te was
believe il dangerous 70 the partie bringing it
in: it in about fifteen twenty minutes after The
powder taken In that the explosion took place;
net in Exchange place when the second bulldog was
blown ny; walked from Garden stree. 10 the house oil
relative ia ulton street ana got TO the door he,rd
tha ypogion II ould take mo fJeep or twenty nutes
to walk there this ths time that elapsed between
The two oxpocns tho Chief Eognce. OF the Fire Depart
uent in Wall street near this kxciaugc, when saw
him; he giving dire tons to lrensn, amt talking to
Alderman Bull AVID Others Who were round him; saw no
efforts used for The supp eeOn Of the fire; do not
coming with their engines but trey walo unable to do
ANYTHING after IL ocluck witnessed che fire irng The
nish n-buildngs having The same relation to the fire
Cannot say; the e Spreading rapidly some buildings
caught llc ia few minutes saw ~ aiter ~ was boxn
up building situated Noa ~ 60 A. in regard to
the FIRE would be urteuable in very lev minutes the
communication of the fire was sometimes instantane
Gus.
CIoss.examired by Mr. Van wsguer Docs not know
exactly the construction Of Arthur rappss building
Hanover sauaIe; supposcs the rapidity with which a
house
supposes that house covered with slate would nos take
Ere as fast ~ others well built houses would not take
hie az fast badly built enes L much truck With
the fact that the wird sctmed to have lost all control
tic FIRE that night kept in the front and had
opportunity OF knowing how the fire proceeded in the
rear: think the Excnsngc must have taken fire 90
twelve and O'Clock; does not rccolcct where
the fire broke beard OF the fire about eleven O'clock
The Exchange could not have taken IRE before one
o'clock IL have been twelve o'clock the FIRE
to the Exchange short oDd The Gre travel quick up
to that time Question withdrawn Don't know the
character of The buding IS and 49, supposes they were
the same as the buildings in Hanover squsre.
John Meeks--Hesiees in New York; resided in Broad
street in York, in 1885 (d,sgnates the bulldogs
map. which he occupied at that timed oc-
cupied Nos. AZ aud - from Broad aud Garden
streets; they reached little more than half way down
TO Beaver street. No Al north OF u.s. was large cotton
store It 80 feet In front leo feet deep AMI four
five stories high there cotton in ths. store Il
occupied by stebtios Go supposes Il az that time
fun of cotton NO 80 Broad stree' wa, store q the
size aud character. deoth height and Width don't
recollcct what No 81 north of It, thrks 81 and IS
turned into stores; No 35 was occupied Is paint
store THAT the fourth building from the corner that
deep lot; No 80 was four story building; don't
know its depth il in the negtborhood OF seventy
feet; quantities OF paint turpenne oil sud vsrsh we're
kApt that store it that time the largest store
IN The city II was particularly inhammsbic; don't re-
20 war; No 81 The corner house turned into storo
three four stories high two buildings on Garden
street before yon came 20 % Wers dwens ST. I
not think they were properly built they were slight on
the night Ct December ls:h and morning Of tho l1th
hi IL, ntar street