New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-14
THE LA1B CATAsrRopHE N CEsTRs-sr

The LA1B CATAsTROPHE IN CESTRE-sr
The Investigation relative 70 the cause Of ne
calamity v bich tappened II the rear building No
Ii0 Center St or Monday night, was he'd yests'l5
Afternoon be fore AID. Barr AID jury Of twelve A.
tte Si1th Ward Police station. The first witness
sworn - A. -.,,
testified that ie is employed ~ ne 'o'u"tssi'
ri FmIpratinp 10 lake charge " tue puidias IN
question: and that the building :, ana mas nctA
Slzce Tuesday Of last week, occupied - .nA-
Grants placed ;htTe By tue salo -ohnissioneIs .I'
- p O'Clock on MONDAY tight' tneIe "e.s 49, -,
sans IN the building rs duty was % hspec. .'e
,crne before closing ne "a fhis al eleven minutes
psst 9o'cOck. taxing boy Win MIN AZ 9i' ne 'ei5
In the front DuICiug tLt 10. tdAt - AIM A- 90
that an alarm # fire vas gwen among me iliuu
Grants ne immediately proceeded up stairs ahu oI1
al ne could Il assure the inmates iaa' me premises
were Tot or FIRE. and that the alarm vas iaise on
fhe U-eht previous $40 persons we're IN ne DliIHs
thFt 40 rat occupy THIS building IN the DAY time,
Srt atezd at TIE Office II Cansl-s' ne alarm ofs4-
n4ted ~ TIE upper floor &c..
Nm O'Brlcn sWOrn-SdyS that Whne AZ the q
AL 81 house q messenger arrived. arc ih'oimed
hin that an alarm given that the JG -Ne-st
house y as on FIRE he Immediately nas'ened 10 tle
sDot found that the building was not on ire pus NAV
the occupants were rushing down The STAIRS ne
called 70 them 10 stop fatal consequences "Oih
ebsue vita the assistance OF boy ne Succtroei
IN aleventIng them from flsnlBg down IuI .Aef
they were ID zap below had sreas JIhcuiy ~
rescuipe alv ana had To step over those VINO we're
down: one al the rails OF the stairway vas tNeh pro
ken Mr.. 0'Calagnan was present ana rendered
eVerv assistance witness superln'encs Oell me
Centre and Canal st houses, and has charge o. tae
latter visits the Cepue.st mouse nights the KEYS
are sent % him ~ OCailashan me doors we're
never locked al nleht except on the last Two nights
the apartments occupied by the females we're IeN
open the locked doors were where the men were
lodging logger hdo access AZ ~ times 70 me yatli
thrSutn the basement had 400 dodgers Il the Ca
usl-st house on Monday night nave I'OoJ now
l. . he Il led u a
the bahnster gave WAY.
Jobn Lane, saorn-Tesilfed to being "A The house
II the time of the calamity was IN the secouo
story wnen the woman overhead cned are tney ran
down the stairs IN confusion saw child thrown
out Of q WINDOW a club was freely ed by men IA
charge. The police IN attendance testified 10 con
fusion. Sc
that the deceased principally came 70 their deaths
from SufiOcatlOn.
Aid. Earr addressed the Jury, Uho, after retiring
about thTee-quarlerS OF an hour, came IN ana
rendered the folio wing verdict, VIZ
That the deceased came 10 thelr deaths BY suho'
cation while attempting 10 escape from me ouhallS
rear Of No. 40 Center-st., on Monday nsht durlnS
"a fsse alarm that created panic IN the premises.
The Jury would TeCOmmeH Id that tue commissioners
o. Emigration should not crowd SO many persons
IN one building, ana that those IN charge oil such
tultEes Whele Il is necessary that the doors OF the
lodgers' rooms should be Locked. to be on hand or
convenient ali the tme that IA case OF any emef'
eencJ ike the one IN question, they could reuder
the necessary assistance. The killed are as lOhoNs
John W Dalton, aged 10 years unknown boy u
Yeas Man SwlliDgham, 20 years John Glennen,
il years Peggy Wht elan, % years Mary Murphy,
l9 The eignt persons who were injured and taken
10 tie y Hospital. are better and IN fair way TO
recover
KOssUTH FUSD.-We have received the
falIowing additional sums FOR Gov kossuth Laoies
OF Bra.tebclc, Vt, Sl25 \ maiden Lady 50 T.
@. Sewall IT,, $40 ]. J. f., s..
tE A Partisan lazy tearher Df music.
who comes well recommended, IS DESTROYS to Obtain
board Ia private family. See advertisements
CouRr CALENDAR THIS Day.-SuPE-
gloa CoURr-Nos 81 ll9. 81, i2s, 1870 10, l I2' -
a. s I67 i72, a. 1877, A8, a. LIZ, IA 49, H. ~ 10
~, 1870 lgl. 1872 - .,s
COMMON Pleas Part Nos 80. M, 100 u, ut III
rs ill., No. l25, lz7 l29, l3l, lS, i3o Part Insane rs
yesteI DAY
THE BoTTLE TRIUMPHANT The grea
Tenperance Drama of" The Bottle" Is drawing i'm
meJse CROWDS nightly 20 Barnums Museum Il II
vouG frfIly intero sting. IL Is comedy, tragedy
and farce. all together. Performed this evening
Comedy ana pantoulme there this afternoon