The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-21
DESTRUCTIVE CoNFLAGRArIoHs.
MALANCnOLY Loss Or LlFG.
An 1ncen diary Arrested,
TO-. Co.. a.

II ccmdnaJy Flru IN Wlu1 amsburg.
wNxAs AND TWO MEN BURNED TO psArH-rHH
sUrYouA INCkNDlARY ARKEsrED-HGAvY ROE
gIxp-xA RorKE'S INQUEST.
YeNerssyn srniDs, sbou. O'Clock, Ara dis.
cover~d fs Mos Of the row Of four stosy brick build
ises kno ~ n Bait row. In North First street.
Tenth occupjrSl n a'ge number Of families and owned
by Messrs Csbs~ aDd PULLS The DIRE. .hica without
soubs the work a incendsry, ted the cell
lar am sprevd ss ,pdly up the hall the fourth
ssory that scv%rnas the occupants cpmpelsd 70
rush through the Hs Wit, nothing upon them but
their night gsrmsut Three persons, Mrs Ana Fagan,
Pat ,iel Pmkmsp sn0l dsard McAao aus pesnei in the
Il. n-s. A man. name Menahsn. escape similar fate
by Jumping from sltA story back window.
he fi,em@n we're coca ut work. bat we're unable TO
tbs building
Tie four story brivk dwelling house next above
o4ned by Mr Pincs nes az damaged BY dre and water
he furniture banIyA ken aud damaged The lass
n. ..ad ug and suEnifA re wss covered oy nsu aoce
In TIE Manhattan + su,sncs 'omtapy bureau be
.ppire TO rinckn"y was hro<sn OPEN AMI robbed Of
gold silver r,~; all n out $1,000 Considerable
The bufc'bgr Nos aud 8 tile row, also owned by
sss,s C"rfat Puils, rnsider .hts asmag by
hre snd water Their loss amesa " 70 about 800 In
man psned Mouahau wAs was Ia the burning
building va. 70 s' third :sS:
rstufned for The purpose Of getting atty dollars ali the
money hs had, but unluocessfsl
Dsmed John 0'Hare w'ho,co ,upied apartments
In No 7, arrested BY officer uurpA OF the scond
ward yesterday suspicion OF hSvi act the building
fire circulation tina he had quarrel
led with his family and had Threatened TO set fre to the
building
During yesterday the fremen were eat work clearing
sway he ruins ard the remains Of Ann Pagan and
Patrick linkman were recovered. ThS9 presented .
post shocking appearance, being burDef almost to
cinder Mrs Pagan about to become mot ier, and
removing he remains the body Of . full rmed in
f.nt was found lying with them. 81
Ccrorer Hanfo,d summoned jury yssA srday after
noon, and proceeded 10 holt inquest thu remains
FatI ck finknsn.
Bridget McMsnnus sworn-I resided in the h ouse that
burned this morning between ~ a0d o't lock dis
covered the house 70 be he aad looking out ss~
the fses ssupG from the cellar dnor 10 The swoke
M husband, Edward ac Nannus and dvNa atairs;
stumbled and lest hold Of his hand and mot
him s,nc~; SOW John OHarc Mtfiog On the opposite
sine OF the direct while the house bs4ntng he said
he was NOT in the bouse when II took 6rs
sister of Mrs Fagan deceased, refusei to take the
oath, arm In Consequence Of superstition existing
aDoDgst stme married women OF the CaahOhc faith.
lrisbman refuhed to take the oath under prstenos
c0Dmi red b,m to the cells to learn
Bsian FsgaD, husband TO deceased, tes6ed that he
eDed by the cry Of IRE shout O'Clock rssid
I'd the III story; got hold Of my wife BY the hand
and her partly down the stairs whom she pulled
and did not her after had 10 jump through
the 6smes; the body recovered IL that OF wife, John
OHaie nved the house; him coming across Union
avenue wbiie tho building was burning.
The Investigation then adjourned.
Last evening the nremen still at work searching
for the remains Of Edward hcMaunus.