The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-14

empsnsed uIy for the purpoes Of iavssts stlns the
1t No lao Centre street, occupied by the
OF Emigration, for the lodging Of newly arrived emf
grants wherein six lives lost
John ". Dalton, aged 10 Mary sxeninghsn az "a .
MARI MURPHY wSpn J, y John Ssnp ss u
The nrst wtnefe sworn Janice 0'Csishan, who
resides at Nc l40 Ceutrs street. testified Ghe he is
charge OF the building in the for the parpose of
putting in mig rants which building has been in their
pofsesfon about week ast night had shout 443
men. wcmsn ard cilaren about O'Clock on the night
OF The spiy, opponent vent into ts front building,
where deponent resides and. in about ater
I got the alarm went up stairs, and enGeavored 10
Keep TIE women from coning down and gave them di-
rsctions to keep quiet tie hannsiers not then
brohen; they weIe broken afterwards; supposed At
frst Il at tire in tho buD3iDs the light before last
there $40 persons IA the building In the morans
they 50 Can al street and only return to THE building
81 the tln'm Of fro originated th3 top rrr;
cry 81 h'e vs giyep N tie n.shborhooo, except the
alsrm gwen by the bell
irg snd heard the alarm OF Ore; Sss IN tue third
door taking up pail Of water before locking them up
they ,ed tfc ire vac IN The top told them thes
Ore ~ town, bat taey rebNei that tho f.e ia
tt top roon, and they came rushing down st@irs;
went aew1 TO look fox ur Cfslahan net hlm on the
fst floor ARD be went back to forcs hin way nn stairs
70 there any fire. the rush great that
he could lot 80 mp iouud OF the sisapss lying
down. seent hiiy persons lodged tho basement hoor
| rev. whore the Children we're Killed; it the
second ho,r over the basement; beds in tn7
ment eSe was only straw for the last City who
~ 'ht5 .ea pIa,hsss the .eds "s.o hos on'oe1 Uao
two, ~ho int0siestsd Tho night before last;
.Lt.s 80 .u' iu. ny 'osssu 80 ni5esi = was
gagged by Hr. o'Cashsn, and Of the bosses
ployed about tho Emigration Office; got wages for
W, ~ 49,, 1e 10y ~ ,h r'ij go, ~ =. ~ s
that coaen into the yard IL Locked so that they axe
:. o. pas - ga. $50 ver .Svo 49,. soar ~. 49,
ant outside door; the keys given 70 SIR 9 Brien
nr5,a IA 49, s,, tho yo,,o ~ tb 90.
1os.s .'ra,laban oo.a svsv. fb esor a@or "a Siyav
cav. INV na~snn nm,s IAN rho nnn.r starss ~
se.a ~ ,ha rant rror ~ 4+ aoo, T. iossa5
49, -, - q. ..n Ia..as 49,. - - 49,,
~. % !, a = i4h s .o.t ~ ss =, .istsn
49,; a,t n"e bar,,, sc+ tbrousa tar
fr tho ,,;yht TIC or ,hree ann m n ,rat.b rban
ocsIsh,n goas IN MA the srant dno- i ,ossas ~
y,llians Il. rris,, ,yn,T, "a ~a,;des ~ "a .nf
Grafton aspo, ia lanai street ana heard the a,rrn and
M i, tba h,dirc IN Can,,s .,rset ans aa,ar,s,nJ
No. ~ srs vas th5a VA tbat ~ esrs -. ts
alarm theu tbonrSt Tia. some aesiJen, m;ebe o.SnT
and y,nt tn ina tnlin1 and here ssw them ynshinr
down ths sta-a. .ad 10 them 10 ds,;st 80 there uas
M danrer an 4 aft.r mnch trouble thay stoeosd wan
aomnse "a stsn on tnoss Gown IN hsar. thar v,th
mpeL ieis,,,y sdea IN tasng ant ,ha innres n5 Ss.d
h;as. NJ G,absn Vs. ~ W. &c GO. 80 a"u va
called Ia him 10 come an assiet which ha asa. ia ~
deled all The ala lie cop,d; am wstehuan. stgtonsd
~ IN, nar,s. W. had IND verona ~ ma "a stras
house on Morday nsht: cent 400 to other houses and
had COO left
John Lane being sworn esiil de at The enc grant
lodging house in Canal street.; / have been there a
month: at the house in Centre street last night
when tbe accident occurred; vas acting az one OF lhs
assistants, was on the second floor; the alarm Of fire
was called cut BY woman on the third floor thew ran
stairs and enoeavored TO get into the mems room
which ~ locked va- in hsi 81 tho t,m ~ tia as-o,
orr dor vas locked we we're locked in: tho .oor was
broken op u; the floor over the was tie room
was in saw child thrown out OF the third story win.
dow II fell on hoy breast who tried 70 save IL have
not the child since the door was locked at The foot
Of the stairs INST by the broker which
the women from eress; had the man with the kew
up earlier ana unlocked the door it would have saved
tho lives got very bad and rough ment in Canal