The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-09


street, Brooklyn; am not insured.
Henry Ii. Howard being sworn, says-I reside at Ill
Centre street. am assistant engineer of the fire depart
ment when arrived at the of the fire in Catha-
street the fire confined mostly to the of the
house OF Mr.. McGuire the shed and fences in the
of the Catharine street houses all fire. and the
sashes the next house above the alley also fire.
1 brought out female from the house over the shoe
store the flesh was all burnt of her face and head her
arms also were badly burned; there no ladders
there when got there could not have saved the per-
had there been ladders there when arrived found
the deceased in the attic room fronting on Catharinc
street; got upon a ladder.
Israel A. Rich being sworn, saya:-I reside at No. "a
Catharnc street. am clohcr about four o'clock this
morning, q light; thought 1t was a fire; had
been up about two minutes, when policeman raped ut
my door; have little brother who sleeps with me;
ran 10 the rear Of the door of tho house. pulled off the
shutters from the windows and the In the drug
gsts yard and the fence taking fire. did not Disco
that Mcures premises were ON fire at that time the
flames spreading very rapidly could the flames
in the druggists yard the flames reached high there 10
fence between my yard and that Of McGuires cannot
say whether his premises fire not; did not
look; am not insured Of the opinion that the fire
originated IN the druggists yard there but little fire
in the Of McGuirc's store. any.
James Hopkins being sworn says-l reside at No. IL
Oliver street. present at the fire; fireman;
assisted in getting Mrs Cogan out of tho building over
the clothing the Of the houses Catharinc
the rear Of the drug storthe corner nearest
street
Cherry street few minutes past o'clock was lying
awake, and heard something cracking; jumped out
of bed and itcd the curtain to the window looking into
my yard was in the second story rear room the first
thing saw were flames issuing from the druggists
yard the druggists shed on FIRE the farthcst
side from Catharne street; 1t just commencing to
burn; could not the fence the farthcs side of
the druggists yard the drug store extends ten
feet farther back than my house think the fire orig-
mated in that she'd (ho druggst;s) could not the
rear Of McGuirc's house from my window when went
into the ward did not look IL McGuircs house was
on fire Catharnc street when looked out of my win
dow. the cracking heard resulted from the breathing Of
bottles.
Robert Mason being sworn, says-I am a ccrk for
Wheeler Hart No. liz Cherry street; was aroused
this morning by tbs alarm Of fire; l resdc at No. rs
Madison street. looking out Of the window fncing
the south Isau smoke In Catharno street in the vicinity
Of the store: dressed myself and down. entered
the store but passing down Cathnrno street obscry-
ed tho upper part Of Ncuro's house was on fire. When
got TO my store went 10 the safe facing the Yard the
flames just beginning creep through the window
and the double back door; there was no fire inside the
building the first floor thcn; might have been in
the third story, nj the ewes, which discovered my
return; there not much wind. the Hamcs sseendcd
there was she'd In the yard the flooring Of which
Of boards the roof Fix eight feet Wide; the side
facing CatLarne street not encosed the height OF
the shed ives ten feet probably kept nothing In tue
shsd but acids there might have been or two car
boys Of spirits Of ntre there might have been In all about
fifteen crboys from the roof Of shed to meoures
fence twelve feet against Mcuires fence We
bep boxes and old rubti-b when went into tho yard,