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

Yesterday morning Alderusn barr, OF the exco ward,
sDpsnsilsd jury fos the purpoes Of Avsstgs tho
cause Of The calamity which occurred IN building,
ct No lao csstre street occupied BY the
grants wherein SIX lives were lOst
Lisr or
sS, ya,1 p1''r 's:A is Mar, sssnsA.H ago :,
PEI whasn 70 Unknown bcy, IL
1hs rrrt vitnsfs sworn vss Janice O'CsIshap, who
r~dss at No lao ceusrs street. and testified sha he 10
az pointed ~ the Comm isboners of Emigration to tass
ehsres Of tho eadDs in the for the purpose of
20 fcsfp shout week ast night we had shout s43
r.p. wen,n ard eai.rer; about o'clock on the night
Of the % snigy sepoEsnt vent into I'll. front building,
wLsr. resides and in about r .uutes after
act the alerm; vent mp stairs, and epdeavored 90
a.sr - .e~-n from snnirs down and gave them d.
trchtn, th.y weie broken Afterwards; 1 supposed at
fgst At ire In Tho boDjiSS ths tgh. before last
so rsrsoss la tbs buldins IN the morning
ey 40 80 Car a street and only THE Building
- - o ihe ts'n - frs originated tha top ,rr;
CO. 4 49, ". xi1sn ~ To nsshoorhooa, except the
IA al swaro says lie resides 10 the said bud.
irw srd hard the Gllfm al Orc; IN the third
n.os kpg ap pail q water; befors locking them up
tlcy go to s4e va "a The top rom; told them there
Or - .own ~. t.sy rcPAei that thu lie IN
. ssl s s T. cts am net saI hn r OF tbs
f-i nor ard ID vert back to fcrcs h.a way up stairs
e. there VS. any IRE, the spsh great that
w. ssui 20 ar iourd OF the sisrauss lying
dsn 4ben' MY p-rsons lodged ON tho basement hoor;
4 - ahsts ne condFtn Ssre Kidd It vas GA the
.e,oli tsf over the l-scnens; M bcds in th- tsse.
nsnfi isievas cry str<s for tbs 'ast 1fsy WHO
L. thfy hed Nlal Ass; tina tais wsva no. 1Eshs1 Did
rot - ~ nan ~so gave the sarm; l pnt out
two, SOC ssss nt9restsa the night before last;
here 80 none intoxicated i4ss Dlgoti was
rot ffcm caral street 20 clear the place
gnesd BY Tr o .allshsn, and one 81 the bosses
Paye4 ahcWs he Emigration Office; GOT no vsges for
vnsngi va, AIKEN BY NJ oosllahAa % 90 The work;
Let employed sbcE. the ta!iing before; the door
tAst INTO tie lard }, locked 40 that they
fTt'd IL tbs trout door vas not locked when The alarm
Fl GTc ra1a there two do,rs, the celsr
and outside door the Keys given 10 ar. Brien
ce pefsen the aoor iose3 TO keep them H. and 10
arArat. The men ir,m the women when the acors
locssa Callahan secs s~ay IN csar door is always
any person coming from the upper ftar,n must
i'e'ud 70 ne safsIneni VII the ROM door ~ ocsed
the en- entrance ssnsny locked bout ten or eleven
ccecs vas not locked lat night, 70 the time u the
sect ert nc. haviHs So through their arrangements
0'cslla.,n goes - hes thu front door i locked bat
thew can &c % tho basement
Williams O'Byen svoFn -sSys ~ resides az The emil
siacu dspc' IN Canal street aud heard the alarm aud
wntto the baildns in Cen'fe street, ami ssssrtsued
thai fre vas there aud that no Cause ex ed ror the
sGrmi then thong that some accident nigh
and ytnt % the tphi,ng and there them rushing
dosr tas stairs, sailed 70 them 20 desis there
pellet 20 step these down IN heap; then, with
mVeh d.cay sdsd In taking cut TIE Injured aud dead
htsies ar acailahan was on The front stoop, aud l
called % Linn 10 come ara sss whish he did; he
otlsd al the se he coa T. an waschrian, stationed
" betn ractHi W. had 400 Iersons ia the Canal street
herse On Monday night ssnt 4o9 q ether houtcs and
had COO left
John lane beiue sworn .aiI reside It lie err gran.
lodging house IN Canal sreet; have been there q
month"; wa az tie heuse In Centre stree. last night
When sbe accident oocurlsi vss scting OF tns
assistants, the se.oai foor; the alarm cf fr.
Was called hy woman on the thru loor; they ran
Down stain and ence.yfei 10 get into the 1oon
which locked v&s IN bsi the time Of the alarm;
dotr vas locked We we're locked in; the door was
broken op the Gaor the tss aaent the
in. saw child tbrosn cut Of the thirl story
dow 4: f,ll on boy breast who tried 20 il; have
not the child since the door locked at the
Of the stairs Just ny the broken hsn.er VIII prevented
the women from e,ress; hal the with the key
up earlier and uncckci the door would hare saved
the ivea got very bad and rough Treatment in Canal
street, both mecs and males they used 70 club us with
broom stick or any other stick they eoull 81 near their
hands. have been q month In Canal street, and Ii
only looked fellow with club would strike me; all
these 81 the establishment in Canal rough;
do know the having charge in Canal street:
had better treatment in Centre street, in Canal street
the clubs used by the keepers employed 10 keep
DER never heard any check tnera no usc II com
planning; dii not coTF.sn NJ u,e In tolng sci there
Joseph bowling, policeman. Of the sa ID ward police,
being sworn, saii-iast night, x5oIs ha9 past nine
o'clock crowd md tie house No. lJo Centre
meet; Il was ,aia tha. OF C.. in
buliipe pushed through The crowd snd entered the
saiu mere vas sess e,o@a Ter, soIs MI
found there no fre then took the child in
my arms, and conveyed him TO the station house, ard
when l arrived the boy dead; informed Captain
ErrDnan what lad occurred and returned forthwith TO
out another dead cody which haniel to ancler ser
TO BE- conveyed 70 the station house; thsn got outs
carriage 10 the City Hospital; when Ie.urusd again
qgi,t bed, IN great measure, been restored
irc, BEING hNc!n ssys-Tass On the niyhs iu cescn
vent With several policemen 70 tho calamity,
ara On entering the yard saw the nj and wolsc5l
lying in pile together orisTsi the bodies ~ the dead
ard tha wtpniei t. be conveyed agaythe dasi 20 the
station house, and the wounded the hospitals there
va great CONFUSION among tie smis-a srd.sc.arl
tntn VI Looked lie emf grants we're. with .c diving
.hc emizants about when II tley hsd teen III aorp,
We III MD hrv, Got sioI a mn u tsttsr.
Dr. jClr suEsns, a ~. - Elm ss.eat Ssi1g sworn,
sad ~ have made an external examination " tho
bocies wing deed IN the atstien DO not
Gro apparent y Jury except rorle slight corg.cn- not
sufficient so Death II " thers:Cr~ M lpinCn
that john w. Dalton nary 1urphy, pe,yy Whaen,
John d.ennon. May Swelnghsm ann N cH4a,vn hoy,
came 10 their ir1reeIlnte death ~ -nd cation
The netital evidences bCc ths lat vinFss. Aldsr-
LIAM Barr made soUs appropriate reMss To the Iry who
TtuTtd - rsu. upon verdict end after Cl
tbtteGu0rttis 81 ncur returned the f01 Hina Verdict
tlst TIE deceased porous, named john w Dalton.
'iary murphy, ftggy Nhaar Nary n. I'll orham Icho
6enncn ard an IN hBtwn boy, came 10 thlr ipath ny
riocctcn prS III ei by panic, caused 81 sss alarm
Of iio. the night of the i2th ia1rery. 1872 Ths
jury iul her recommend q ITO Com ,is3ceTs of = mi
g.aton 70 crowd rfr.ons into rrii1 -
a. they eve Done "a ths n-t ard thUs1 tsl
Carse q those bn5iDgl RhpTe it y nes-rayt3 iCcg
~ lie lodges, should awsya - near bpnt ~ 81
alsions throughout ffe pitht 81 ra3sr asf'ss..,ln
gases q emergency q this kind.