The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-20


From he position in which the corpsss found
would rsem thouehih- inmates of the house Gu
tifey uhaSarc Of the presence OF the fire Ut " the an
had reached their very bedroom doors Tho destroy
element quietly coursea It's way to the very ,nid
Ole OF the. house witsont crrstng aUy aalIn. an
Then shooting up the stair case Of the thir'
aud fourth stories, presented wall ef iasne
which none ar.ito penetrase. Gu, "a from re.reas III
only hope lay II jumping the aisdows OSe
of the occupants managed TO s from the ourtA ~ tl'
th story al an tportae inoTaent bct at the imInsnt
isk 81 Their lives fcr the finding Of the threts dead
hodies IN Tho seect story stas way clearly ind sted
ttst fearful fact Tie rooms the first aud second
floors were not pjurs.by the fire. which confined iSmii
to The sttic.
The house is to ali or.xard appearanse r- much Dc,
mseed and many people surprised that in 50 Sigh.
e ye hsman tcings onald he consumed. The spot wa
the object q great deaol attention, and was visited
~ taonsnncs yesterday, pnny Of whom bad strange
might GRITTY their idle iosy in beholdn The revolt
ie spsetacle. Some Of thea we're gratiaed. but the
great man weFs very properJ refused adrttance Inside
CcmoSER's INVESTIGATION.
Coroner Hcp proceeded 10 the scene Of M1c
phe yesterday, IN order to held inquest upon the
bodies Of the deceased jury being empan panaccd, they
accompanied the Coroner to hcroom where ID bodies
we're and after viewing them retained Coroners
occ in Chambers street, where the investigation was
commenced by the examioaton OF.
Henry Luhs being duly sworn deposed that b > lived
- No ~ state street; the deceased his servat gal
10 lot know her uame, further than Eredericka abe
slept the fourth story In the back room about two
O'Clock this morning was awakened by tile cry oSsre
slep, in the back room the second story hearing
the ciy OF FIRE jumped out OF bod my wife and fnr
chiffen we're sieerag ia the room with me. on
openlBg my room door leading to the hallway sn,oke
rusled in In such quantities that the door agpa
for the purpose OF preventing my wife and children
hcng smothered, took Of my children in my arras
and my wife took ihe other two went through the
uont room, ana Out OK The windows Of said room,
pima in front OF tas house | cried Hhre'' ana
help and Ia about ten minutes sorne men came D.
ana told them to brcaS the hall OPEN to see vne
her hey could not rescue those who lived pp stairs
they broke open the DOOR but the smoke was so
deife they could not go In; there a family ly.
ing Ia the arst story, consisting of a man his wife
and child the roof Of the house door aud on th.
Lortheriy scc with my balcony; handed two
my children to persons who were on the balcony
OF the house on the other SIDE aud my wife aud took
he other two and vent the roof OF the house first
SPOKEN then vent back into the front that had
ct and got my pants and shoes and other
hen went back the roof of the next door and
Gown into the street found that the staircase Lending
anything Ike turpcntine; ] went TO bed about IL 4
o'clock have two servant girls the deceased and an
othe they both slept together in the fourth story
rotm when came homo they both up, and were.
waiting in my front for me- and when came ia
they went out sen locked the door and went to bed
when first opened my door, after hearing the cry
OF afe saw nothing but smoke have no idea whsrc
the fire took place; the other servant gs Ia julia
don know The other part Of her namt; Fhe told
sho got out ~ The house by Jumping out Of the third
story window down 10 the balcony the second foor
she raid she did njuve herself other got ,hs
X
With her brother The basement Of the house barned
out sman portion q the stair case left standing; oc
cnry the rear basement as Kitchen the front is cellar
thai Is uHea in common by n the llie In the house;
the front door l. secured at night BY latch.
etcr fri'ri beitg sworn saysl reside Mt ~ White
hal street, about the time he alarm Of Are was given
wa standing IN front ofy honse talking with police
man; We beth ran 10 IT, also two thr,e other men
found the trout shut but no; ststed when we ar
rived there there that saw. the staircase
leading 10 the second story Gre and
u, ing about four feet from th, sair way III The hail she
luflt l.1Fn na1 i4lt.
bin and did OF stcak, then tried get up stars nso
last witness lived snd esrncs tim, he and ha family
had rn ont; him the roo OF the house door
When first vent into the hall did discover any
lmel Of turpentinc tar anything of that kind; Mrs
frova aud her nephew lived On the fourth floor front
room; sirs Peacock lived With Mrs. VaDenburg the
third flor
Julia riclcrs. being sworn says--l reside at No 2
Wooster ttreet with ny brother domestic with
Nr Iubs the deceascd Fredetcka ami yself slept to
fether, bvth waited nnt Mr. Lubs came home after
leaving liz We went up stairs aud went 20 bod;
Town stairs, but the FIRE prevented then vent up
,hs third story hent window and ianped out on the
balcony; was in the kitchen about II O'Clock and did
mot any FIRE about u at the time have !dsa how
thls dre occurred; lost deceased in the smoke.
Oliver y. yandepburg, being sworn says-I occupied
the third story slep. In the front room wi,huy wife
infant child and daughter, Almeda. Mrs Peacock
ny wiie's mother; on the alarm q ire she came down
stairs from he dfth story where he slept and deceased
ran 10 bcr while IN the act of raising tie window 10
Jump out with her In my arms became enyeloped in
smoke and missed iheu sister Of my wifa slept Ia the
same room with bef mother, and came down and got
pf he fron window in the third story iuuped on the
balcony and caught my wife and baby as they came down:
my daughter Almeda rushed from the window when
tried to f H. and did not her arnin alive am of
opinion that the fire took lace In the basement this
part of tie house burnt most.
The testimony being concluded Coroner Elton briefly
charged the jury upon the evidence sclted who ns
terra few minutes, rendered n verdict Ia each case Of
death by sugocaon and burning caused by the house
No. ~ state street taking fire the morfg 81 October
10, 1856"
INSURANCE.
Mr. inbs has insurance upon hi household proper.
~ 20 the amount Of $500 in the Jefferson insurance
ct mpany. The damage done 20 the furniture through
cut the building will probably amour, to si0o The
damage done 10 the building wIl amount 10 about $500
covered by insurance.