The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-06

FIRE IN CHATHAM STREET.
On Sunday, the 9Th August Gre WAS discovered In
the store Of Ii, MEL Jacobs, No 92 Chatham street. In
this case the before hs Marshal sho we'd that
henry Jacobs clerk IN the employ Of Mr. Jacobs was In
the habit Of sleeping in the store and sunday morn
ing he left the store ocksd the door, and went to break
fast On his return from breakfast about 10 O'Clock
of the gas burners and threw the the osr be-
hind the counter and without aiming il the ehtad
match was extngushed lett the store locked the door,
and went to Mr. Jacobs other store No lO2 Chatham
street, and was gone about ten minutes when he wAs
infor med that the store at No. s2h was on are Ths
were discovered in the shelving behind the counter ex
actly where the match had been thrown The dremen
came and soon extinguished the flames The clerk tss
Geo that in his opinion the Are caused by his care
lesness in throwing the match behind the counter With
out extpgushng 1t. Since they have been in b1snsss
Jacobs hsd an insurance Of on his stock equally
divided in the Hamilton and Equitable Fire insurance
companies The fire was evidently the result OF csre-
leekness in the use Of matches.
FIRE IN wALKER STREET.
fire WAS discovered on the night Of the 10th Of Au
gust, in the livery Stabie of Hugh Quinn, a No. y
SHAH that Edward Brophey, in the employ Of Mr. Quna
went TO bed In small room psrtt0nsd of In the hay
was DOING on, he was aroused BY the smell Of snots'
ar on looking out Of the room the flames amongse
.ome straw AND hay directly under the trap leading
to the roof The hre spread rapidly that the boys
sleeping in the lott were compelled to escape without
their clothing The aremen were eariJ the spot and
exspgukhed the IRE, which did not extend beyond the
hay loft The facts in this case 20 to show that he
FIRE the work Of incendary, who must have Oh
joining building and placed the se into the lott through
the scuttle Mr. Quinn WAS not insn ed the properly
destroy ed by the FIRE.
FIRE IN GROVE STREET.
Prior to the fire in Walker street. the same night
frs broke out in the stable of Mr. Gilbert Hyatt No 70
testimony Hyss that he the last per ~ u
tie stable, immediately before the fire discovered,
and Il At when he lett the stable all sppe safe
He not gone three minutes before he discovered
glare Of light in the hay loft and found 1t be on
fire. The stable not destroyed By the fire, only the
loft and roof partially burnt 1his was, end DOUBT
the work Of an incendiary, who set Are to thu hay
through window from the rear Of the stable. ladder
W. suSnE ey sn. evidently pat n
the investigation there was not enough shown to
rant an arrest but the suspected party may yet b
ance his horse; there several other horses In
the stable They all saved The damage done to
the building and the loss Of feed win amount to about
$3.50.
FIRE IN BROADWAY.
On the afternoon Of tee goth August are broke ont
unds Ss Now No. s
eyide1 ce before the Marshal shoved that Of the
smon With
lighted t&Iow CANDLE without its being covered BY
lantern. He had drawn three gsllona Of the alcohol
and placed 1t into the demohn and the fourth gallon
full In the measure, and in shopping down to
of the faucet in the casx he says piece Of the lighted
Wick t0u from the candle ana the 4coh0A In the
essure fire. He then became alarmed and 70 put ont
the fame he took empty coffee bag and threw It
hole in to the under cellar Lot Of broons
carrying the fame with IT, which ct the brooms fire.
The flames extipguished Ia the nrst cellar Mr. W.
Geerv and ct the time he under the that
the extent of the fire. but subsequently discovered
the arrival Of the freen that the greatest amount
Of Ere in the under cellar The clerk acknowledged
that he was in the habit of going into the cellar with
lighted candle in his hand without lantern, but he
now thinks thata light In lantern would 30 much
safer. Mr. W. Geerys evidence corroborated that Of his
clerk and further he has issued positive orders to
AL his clerks who have business in the cellars use
light In lantern. Previous to the Ere, Mr.. Geery had
forbidden the clerks to 60 into the cellar night time
der was MOI complied with in all cases The lantern or
Ger win Be rgidy enforced. This Ii the first Arc
that has occurred the premises Of the firm since they
have been In busDessA period OF nearly twenty years.
They had an insurance Of $1,000 their stock and
Mr. Geery thinks their loss by 6rexni water will amount
o not lefs than 81, 600.