The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-29

city Intelligence.
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ing It ives observed that IRE existed In the large brick
building corner Of Eighteenth street and Tenth avenue
Company, and which us+d By them for the genera
tion manulacture and supply OF gas II Is doustfu
how the fire originated but Ill. Il spread With tha
building extending to depth Of two hundred
feet is destroyed Nth large amount Of complicated
Muaon and other streets as r not being aware where
the FIRE existed owing to Its rapid extension from the in
nsmmsbs nature Of the material i had to feed upon
crowd just pouring into Metropolitan Hail. In order
to hear Mbon when the Gre Of her song as 1t were
suddenly extipguished and the Metropolitan was con-
verified sll Of Tara far the soul OF musc''
concerned The postponed in consequence
the darkness but the usual supply OF gas was had
in about three quarter OF an hour The wing polti-
clans at the Broadway House had to hide their light
under bushei and come cut with tai!ow candles we
the East river, presented curious anomaly as one side
bszed in its accustomed selendor aud on the other
forased turnp or seooped potato-n full vogue for
time. notwithstanding the loss and confusion the OFF,
GERS Of ,ne ,ne sas 70 az Inc paees
rs high a. $40 0O0 The machinery is much injured
The place il Insured
In the private houses shops theatres and hotels north
Of Grand street, Supplied with gas from the Manhattan
wtrks) great Inconvenience was experienced from the
suddt Of light which the accident to The works had
occasi0ned The and shopkeepers. In many
instances underworld to dse the darkness by the aid Of
lamps and candles but several Of the latter class deemed
IL dvsable, under she circumstances to close their
premises altogether At the Metropolitan HOTEL the
scene. described to must have been exceedingly
amusing The guests were all engaged in doing justice
to their dinners and discussing the vands fast
possbe when their jaw exercises brought to sud-
ness and they had wait before sufciency
Of candles could be procured to enable them to satfc
tory dispose OF the repst The eeot OF this accident
the managers Of this vast establishment little less
agreeable for 1t only By dcspachng messengers to
different candle shops IN the neghborhood, that even
thousand candles could be procured which but
poor substitutes for the two thousand jets Of gas with
which the house furnished At quarter to o'clock
however the gas was foup6 10 he avail able and the es
tabis hment resumed its usual brilliant appearance
Nihlos theatre, next door kept closed until that
hour much to the chagrin Of the crowd outside Many
persons were too impatient to wait and went away
Cbristys Minsres illuminated their room with candles
and had very large audience Mr. Waack at his house.
pursued the same measures. The New York theatre
in Aston Place did not operate at all The New York
Hotel and other houses lit with candies until the
gas was rendered available. At the Metropolitan Hall
serious disappointment was experienced by that portion
Of the musical public who had expected to hear Madame
Aboni according to the announcement for the last time
From early hour the audience had assembled in the
Hall. and when the gas went out a general gloom
perded all Candles were procured as soon as possible
but they could BY no possible means be fixed 50 as to
order TO prevent any accident which the unfinished state
Of the front mieh give rise to in the dark amidst crewd
the managers deemed right TO the postpone
ment Of the concert to period which would be adver
tired we have since the for the 9Th
OCtoDer disinclined to to
arrangement might bayc their money returned to day.
Nearly all satisfied with this declaration, but few
as matter of course grumbed great deal. From the
great number OF persons who cntinucd to arrive Of the
Hall long after the adouJ nment had been decided on
there seemed to be every probability that the concert
would have been great one.
FREs.-A FIRE occurred at three O'Clock yesterday af.
ternoon, in carpenters shop, Of avenue and
Fifth rect but extingnihtd, without any
dsmsge, by this Fire Department.
TIE Fonsyrn STREET MURDER There is now no doubt
unfortunate John kiettiur. WI
body found Monday afternoon concealed in q cabi-
net makers shop At No es Forsyth street, murdered
in most foul manner. and with savage violence. Dir
Lddle made post aorem examination of his body
Yesterday and he found large scalp wounds upon the
head and the skuil fractured in two places in
shocking manner. IL is the opinion Of many that the
fractures were caused by blows from light hammer,
seems very probate. from the fact that the instru
ment in each after penetrating the skull upon the
outside reached its base inside causing serious linden
taton The suspected man, Augustus Kreutzer not
arrested at late hour yesterday evening but very active
exItiens We're making 70 have him present the nves
gaoD. carman named Elias Beare, number of cart
3C94 came forward yesterday evening and stated that
upon Monday, ct mid day. he took up answering
to kreutzcrs appearance in front OF the house No. 1o4
Greenwich street. that the man had trunk with him.
and that he Beare drove him by his order to pier No.
80 North river from which he thinks the mau went on
search being made there for him Augustus KreutSer
Is not long in this country he is German by birth and
trade cabinet maker. He Is short stoutuado man
has bald head and defect in his right eye The wit
and jurors were in attendance yesroruay evening
at o'clock in the Coroners Office and Coroner ives re-
mained until after i've but ewing to the agreement
OF the jury in the Frankfort street this hour he
had TO adjourn his inquiry relative to kietngs death
until three o'clock this afternoon There is hope that
Kreutzer will be then aud If possible clear him
self from the suspicion which hangs around him The
attendance Of witnesses large that it mposs
bic to proceed in the Coroner's office.
subsEoI FOR TIE MAINE LAw.-Captain Chase of the
bark Gerard, which arrived yesterday from Neuvitas
Cuba picked up the Goth instant at in lat 80 49,
Ion. y 90 Spanish sail boat board of which
Hast han .Afx
account Of himself he sad he had left Cardens the
1t OF September twenty days previous to to Cazo five
leagues oil in company with old man, who fell over
board and was drowned when ten miles from the land,
being drunk the time The survivor then fured the
sails and let the boat take of herself He stated that
be hailed several vessels but they took notice OF him
and that he substed entirely upon wine and afcr
leaving Cardenas having neither water provisions Of
any kiId. When picked up by Captain Chase all he had
in the boat de johns half fun of wine, and
the other containing about the quantity Of rum but
water provisions The captain thinks his statement
regarding his long abstinence food TO be true and
thinks he is fugitive from justice The says his
Is John Hernandez and that he belongs TO Regulas
BsnrNe RopsniEs Two daring robberies porpe
traed in this city Monday last besee the hours OF
four and five O'Clock in the evening The house of Dr.
hey Sheppard 179 B. was burglarously entered
by two thieves who atnce proceeded up stairs and hav
ing effected entrance into front paror through
passage window they thence distracted $50 dollars to-
gether with valuable watch Ascending thence with
the r booty they entered the dwelling of Mr. John Hart
Eleventh street. within few yards OF the Of their
former depreciation whence tapparently well acquainted
p'ace they aDstrocteu the
sum Of 200 dollars, which lay concealed between his
hedtick and mattress and about tc be expended in
the payment Of his employees that evening Two well
dressed young men apparently Of tho respective of
sixteen and eighteen, were seen emerging from Nj
Harts dwelling and had been remarked lounsng about
The peghborhood for time previous. People
not be too watchnl against the daring systematic
schemes OF plumber which are being daily accomplished
by The gangs Of burglars sho infest our city,
THE WEATHER Yesterday another glorious day.
and the evening closed in and night advanced there
was e,ery appearance that this day would be equally pro-
pious. The thermometer at the HERALD building
ranred thus during yesterday AT noon "A degrees at
3P NJ; T3 degrees at 8 i. NJ, 70 degrees
SrnioUs ACCIDENT AS a namod Patrick Grace
driving cart heavily laden with stone in Fourth
avenue near Twenty 1rst street Monday evening he fell
OF, and the wheels passing him he sustained ac
ture Of leg and arm He taken to Bellevue Hos
pisal, by officer Carman, Of the police force.