The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-18

out have Aoubt Il on dre under the caves thu
roof ana the upper psrt Of It. aud smoke was Der
cursor a hsmes bursting out which the many
Instances that night; very shortly after the DECISION
within fifteen of twenty minutss-the exp'o.ion wa,
made the time formed the datermiu alton the pov
der Was there | understood that the powder had
arrived from the navy yard when the decision was
We were then In Broad street saw No as blown M
and iwsdia ely came to the determination 10 blow up
MIR Davies called the attention OF the court and Jury
to the disanc. from Bread street No. 81 Exchange
place distance about l:o feet including No 81 but
wfBess Prom tho blowing up OF As to blowing up 50
about 80 TO 40 minutes enpsed corrony within tue hour
this icuoes both occasions Of blowing up and the two
con uatons; fiom firing OF first train firing Of second
all within the hour after Joined br. Lawrence at
the az Pine and Nassau streets, with him,
but might have been of frm him occasionally; Mr..
Lawrence manned saonary suggested IL to him md
he old after myse AoerInan Taylor proceeded TO
Exchange place; thls after The bowing up Of No 49,
I did not go into No So in it. was around IL
Mr. Ia~Ience iomy knowledge did not so into No 81;
would have known positvely VIII thtr he had not II
had tnnined with him my object have remained
with him until the blowing up. away from him the
Mayer, slderu un Taylor and mysef consulted ags
tTses Of the city, he (ar Lswrence) Mayor and we
Aldeim,n and JUDGES OF the Court Of Common Pleas
Mi the given 10 us when we went ito Of
flee; bad informed my self little Of my duty ut the
time As was blown up the buildings both the
street 10 No. as were Destroyer don't know how many
Ga,Gs street church was fire. about six buildings
the south sidc destroyed / doubt whether there
any stores the north side III. church filled
Cross sxalnincd-v here the fire broke out was no door
but to the Of Hanover street. thinks there
building between the FIRE and the corner fire
next or next bnt &c the 1 think; wh ;ro
the fire broke out Gated Merchant Beaver street;
fcm my own kDowlrogr can't the first powder
came from my impressions the fret powder used
fIom out Of town; the first powder that know
uted to blow up No a.; do not by black smoke
coming out that ere and a imes fllowed did not $50
flames OUT did not go through The building, As and
5I that mig BIT there were taken to stop the
fire: saw no Efforts made to that effect fremen were
d N Oh m In sfn
the motive that actuated resort TO blowing up
rave the city from the aDes; this the for de-
Gliding 10 blow up the buildings Broad street not
burnt, the whole If that range saved Wall street.
between Willnm md Broad street, saved; grave
street. the grave yard was some eight ten feet higher
than the street think the church property IL
ed on this map; there building used alscture
room the distance between that building and the church
about the the distance between the church
and the buildings on William street; there small
building west of lhechurch, between the church and
Broad street, not marked this map; | think
there building used church purposes the lower
psrt used paint store; don recollect the me
OF the occupant the church burnt; my i'm preston
In that the other building not detroyea only par
TALLY injured; the block on which the Exchange was
standing was entirely destroyed; the block ct wooden
buildings on Wall street destroyed; tho build
ipes between Exchange place and Wall street aud
William street TO the west the other side of William
street between the church aud William street
and between Exchange place, the OF the build
up: they had been destroyed before we had powder
the block where Nos AZ and so situated there
NO Other buildings blown up. CIV hat was the charac
ter OF the buildings between Broad street and Exchange
place! A.-Thcrc were two warehouses and q few
dwelling houses and large cabinet warehouses; the cab
net warehouse belonged 10 Mr.. Mseks.
TO Juror--IJ is difficult to say which way The wind
was blowing; think towards the vest the powder
carried from the corner of Exchange place to No 4s in
q wbe.lbairow the wind northwest when the liz
comne need but chopped round; tue sparks were flying
towards Beaver street while was 81 auding there
john d. Camp examined by Nr Davies Resides in
MoIi,stown; officer Tn board the frgate Hudson
III 1888 passed nldhmsn in tho city Of New York
on them orning OF the 18th December, 1855; j
board the frigate ut nine clock; hoard there fire
10 New Yoik, wished 70 60 over, as had relations
Chants ~ that part OF tho city; could not obtain per
mission; the wind blowing bard from the northwest
should think IL bet two ana three O'Clock when
was reused BY an officer who q6rned me that Mr. King
tourd requiring rssi:tah the lieu
tenant tMr. Nicho had arrived from the commodores
house WheIo he resided. order go the stors
keepers clerk got the Of rho msgazn, the
ard and get powder took cut all the po yer that was
in The magazine and put il in barge that mapuei
for tic purpse was ordered TO take IL 90 New York
to safe place wndward Of he fire, add report
myself TO the mayor; / intended TO lsnd n
near tho Ere as possible but it was 40 intensely
placed the powder in t4rpGuln aud placed that in
another ana proceeded last possible; the mems
fingers became numb they could hardly carry it;
went III search q cart saw hand carr which took
with and folk we'd tho with it, overlook tue
men; and ent the lo~der into the carr; there was
another officer sent wih me, Dir. Paul lac stopped in
charge OF the bafge ent down fast possible;
went doRn Wan street to the Of Broad street;
tia. wna os rear the ire could approach without
dcs; went down Broad street in search Of tho Mayor
found BIN in store / believe, in klili street.
ported 10 him that had the pc yGor ut the corner Of
BToad and Wall street / informed him that @as
dered 10 report myself his Instructions he told
to run back az tsst as possible and hurry the powder
10 where he not familiar with the small streets
in thoe Goys; ny Impression is that took the cart
with the powder 10 the corner Of Beaver aud william
streets and Exchange place; tie powder was taken o0
at this point. met commander there, who had
come with Mr. King and the marines from BROOKLYN;
the powder was wIapt in the parties jackets, aud
brought up through ths streets to the IRE; not
know wleic it taken TO- took kos Of powder to
Fulton and Peck alps. and blew up house myself /
might have been in Exchange place but am not certain
placed powder in house in Beaver street by the orders
OF Captain Mix, which was to use at my own dis
cretior.
Cros-exanined by Mr. Van WAGNER The direction OF
the WIND remained the same during the night but it ui
which you placed the DO sdcr in the ncshborhosd 0.
building in which powder subsequently placed by
you! A.-No; the house was a warehouse in Beaver
street
To DIR Davies The fire was burning with grca.
fury and Tying in all directions with the course OF tue
wtad-In all parts OF the CITY where / the lire
showsred about from the buildings that were FIRE AID
made heitTeets dangerous our clothes were destroyed
and left unit for use the effect of large fires IL to draw
the wind towaT DIS them ffou all quarters.
To Mr. Cutting--The chect Of blowing up the store
to top the fire
To Mr Van wsgener The blowing up Of houses
by the gap they leave to stop the fire. you csua stant
within twenty feet Of h"ue to bs blown up, with per
tees safety examined the house (whc a crocsery
store that blown up the next morning and found
the inc raging in the broken a4s.
sminsd that particularly found the hose buried under
the lee; the fremen could not do anything the only
remedy, believe was the blowing up 50 stop the fire
The question was overruled
Colonel Robert Temple examined by Ar Davies Re
sides in the city Of Albany attached 10 the United
States army and stationed in New York In 1855
der Major General Scott NJ the fire. the fire broke
out about half past o'clock; reldon went TO
htes. but ihis continued so long that / went
cut 10 see II little aleer 10 o'clock: wen. down where
found very great fire raging; had no particular
duty, but went TO cok. hkc Others; many knew;
vert rom point 70 point AZ natser Of curiosity; the