The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-11
Fire MarrI,aEs Office

INVESTIGATION INTO THE ORIGIN OF FIRES.
The following synopsis Of Testimony by the Fire
Marshal exhibits conclusivey the careless of de-
posting coal ashes TO be the Of producing Are
No. AZ Cedar street the night Of the 9th inst 1t also
shows the o in of the fire at the Deili Dispensary
the 9TH inst to have been caused by equally
thoughttm:-
IN TIiE pEaiiT DsFESsARY.
Henry 7. Mack testified that he restless in the Deml
Iptnsary as aPothecary of the institution; Wednes
day morning 9th d. cember about ten O'Clock my at
t.ntion was directed by Dr. Bronson to buIg ng down
II tie ceiling der the hall ten heard cncs ling
heise in about minute after pasering fell do wn,
vten we discovered considerable and heas i'm
m'oiaeL gave the alarm of FIRE, when the dremen came
aLd put it out; since the fire 1ve made examination
Of the premises to its origin; the Fire Marshal ex
Flared 10 me how, in his judgment, ~ orignated;
missing from he it is believed that some one at
the eeticg the previous eveuing threw either he
enc q sfeae or piece Of lighted paper iaso the spit
nox, IRON which the sawdust became igned aud thus
tu nj hole through the flooring; CT the opinion
hat the fire originated represented by he Fire Mar
shall
latp swecpy tc- iaed-I am j4itor Of the Dealt Dis
lonsary; retidc with my family ia the bliding
he al otheca'y chop and reception there i hall
iefs 'he hse- there sas Know Noti.ax meet 1.-THE
Ian; after they lett l ex1nguihed all the ghsa let
burning afes The meeting broke up, md locked tie
doors and turned OF the registers to throw the heat IL
the lfiensayy; ! went into the hall again about II
oc'ol and turned the register to throw ts heat
into The school the third acor; ut that time
did not discover any smell Of smoke In the public hal
lad eight wooden spbayee placed about the hail. each
soX about two-thds full Of gawdust after the Are
saw the Fire Marshal making examiaation Of the
emise; he asked me hoW many spit boxes had n tbs
hsH replied eight; he then req ested 70 gather
them up; die So but could only fms seven; in these
boxes wsIe pieces OF burnt paper and segars Of
ciuion that The five origin Ated from the sawdust tho
missing box ticking fire fto lighted sexar piece
fl ayer thrown into it the night previous; ~ in
tend TO woedea spitboxes Cited Sith sawdust any
more in the brldirg; do not believe them safe
,IpAn srnEEr--cARginsssEss ASHES.
Charles 0Conner testified am in the employ Of Jacob
Lansing, No 42 Cedar street; clefk; 1t is my
business 10 ske charge Of the fourth door, which Is used
MS maufactory Of mantias, &C.; was the fourth
noor about y o'cll OK the evening Of the re think
there were eight or riIe girls ~ work that
tfat afternoon; Miss Gaines and Miss Thompson yept
Up the hoor; held open beg and they put the sweep
pgs in they cnsi ted II tn four pounds of cuttings
and cotton waddipg the bag placed about II inches
from the sshbox; | nave been informed by M,s
Wood since the FIRE, thu. Mrs. Hany, OF the work
en- took ashes out OF the stove be sween and
O'Clock that afternoon and that she placed then in
The Tin ash box the walt it this box tn
placed he bag Of sweeping; have examined the
since the ie and cannot fay but wha 1t have &C
CURED ffum the ashbox.
Andrew Mcfarland tes!ifed-I am employed by Ban.
eIof, Belts Marshall No. AZ Cedar street. Mr.. ansny
sets their agent furnished the tin ashbox for the
deposit Of ashes the fourth floor the best OF
my knowledge the bottom OF II sound in
10 The origin Of the iIe, from the examination have
made since the fire, should say IL originated in som
way from the ashbox am satisfied II did not take
| the stove.