The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-14

experience In masonry; have paid particular attention
I, the aues OF the Lsfarge At ntion to the ues
and wood work about then than TO any other part o.
impossible for FIRE to originate accidentally from the
hues saw Nugens at the hotel on satu day; lido NJ
know that he was there when left; went to the are
about 3 o'clock at night.
David Lu,hsrI live at II Pc ry street; am eng;
psef; was employed on the engine OF the lAfarge
nouse nAd charge Of the engine Tor hsstng the pre-
misses they were heatsc .team the engine u.der
the SIDE walk In Mer@r street. was at the otsl 5atur
In the day time carried about forty pounds Of steam 10
the night time about thirty pounds the are IL always
the IRE begins to decrease about O'Clock In the after
noon; the FIRE is one third sss perhaps After O'clock
than during the day; went home shout hour before
the Ore occurred there about the place when
left; cid not come through the concert room in
leaving the building lad bosn Absd snd asleep
who said that Metropolitan Hall was eli on Are; when
! left the fire In the furnaces was very low;
II was impossible for the fire to o,cur from the steam
pipes; 1t could not from the ues; have made
mnation and the fues from the farms do not 20
within fifty sixty feet Of the place where the are is
the sseons sory xSs~ cot thsrstbs south oosasr in
Mercer street. all three Of the doors on Mercer street
were then OPEN then saw Mr. Nusent the north west
out 10 him. he would get hurt then stepped to her.
and told her not to In the hall she would get hurt
s1 oS the my o1
the engine in returning stood In the gangway, on ths
north side of the Kitchen and thsrs in the kitchen
there FIRE in the kitchen during the day. the din
ing Ia immediately under tho stage Of the concert
room; when looked In the kitchen there fire In
the range and except that burning through the
upper floor from the dining room; think the FIRE
about ten feet from the south end Of the dining room
think the re under the hail. about five feet from the
south end Of it, passed from the kitohen through the
baemen into the hall Of the hotel then l opened the
door Of the south dining room ana ouni 1t al Of blaze
this is the dining the XII chem and under the
Of the ROOM Il the floor Of this
that burnt through into the htchen could not state
what the condition Of the ceiling the dining
was not under the STAGE at this time the fire
fined entirely to Metropolitan Hail. and had not reached
the hotel; ! Jaw Nugsnt on Saturday on the pre-
mses he let me In the north west door OF the
hall In the morning, to shut of the steam; he kept
the keys OF this door, these doors ION Mercer see
double DOORS and fastened with lock aud key; Nugsnt
carried the keys Of these DOORS far as know these
when last saw Nussnt on the place; saw him Msr.
street. OF Amty in the early part OF the
ming; spoke with him; said, "Jimmy, am going to
take somsthing to drink; will you take something ~
Qaughter3 he took drink with me; this IS all that
said went into the engine room; left him At this
drinking places he said nothing about the premises;
saw him next day after the fire, In Mercer stree;
spoke with him about the Gre, asked him where he
was when the fire arst broke OUT said Was you here9
he said "No was heme;" asked Had you gone to
bedS' he said No; was shaving he said he had
his shoes of his wife got him hot water, and he
BIN at this time; At another conversation he They
say the fire originated in the hail. it did originate
there said "Yes it did; 1t there when got in
the hail. this conversation Monday; this Ia all
tried to get him berth on board steamship,
thing Of the kint he had large family and wanted
something to do; Mr. Lsner and Mis- family and another
man and his wife, occupied the hotel the night Of the
fire; this Ia all can state Of the Ore.
1t being row late in the day. the proceedings ad
journec till Monday next, at three O'Clock, p. NJ