The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-07

Coro"er's Inquest up0n the Bodice 81 eAe Dr.
ceased-Thc Prisoner Proves an Allba, asd
II Acquitted-Another vsctim-ConA1ts0a sr
the injured Parttes.

Coroner's Inquest up0n thc Bodice ~ ehe Oc-
ceased-Thr Prisoner Proves an Aiiba. asa
| Il NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. vscfins-C0nAatsoa -
| the injured Parties.
The greatest exeamen, rrexalst In the lower mart or
'"e e'y yesterday in consequence Of the dreadful caA
nifty That occurred sunday night by the burning Of
the eio'hns store In Chatham street the lo of two
lives 10 the hamea The prisoner Isaac Jacobs who
conhned In the sixth ward station house was psrmttsl
to see bis WIN who vas lying tt.s hospital Ths nts
view was not marked with feelings Of Joy tn. part
the prisoner, who seemed entirely unconscious of tbs
dreadful calamity that had bciaen MIN and h, bou.r
hold Many supposed TINT the .hoc had deprived hin,
of his reasoning faculties as his boldn9 his
wife and children lying alek well nigh death was ua
| natural, strongly betckcning derangei mind
INQUEST
Coroner ononue proceeded the Fourth ward stAusa
house and held nques' upon the bodies oi the I've
boys, Jacob spd Goodman jacobs when the fonowiag
persons cmpsnnelled 10 dispose or the
Edward Butler, Of All fearI street,
Charles !. vaupel 1es Wooster street,
Tennis Csssin iio Mulberry street
Robert Payne, Brooklyn,
Andrew Kepke, a9a Pearl street
Vim. Morgan i0s Pearl street,
John N. Rothnrd 392 renrl street.
The prisoner present during tho nscseatio0 anl
manifested the most pognAn, grief at the awful mtsr
tune that he had met With. He In young man, nss
than twenty years Of age and 10 quits pre-
possessing in appearance.
The arst witness sworn and examined was Bsary
II. Hucie', who deposcd that no resided ~ Ne.
$50 Pearl street sboat ten O'clock last nlsAs.
! VAS standing AZ the of Pearl soe
Chatham streets, and wh,Io hcse heard
alarm Of hre rnn up Chatham street and nav aausNs
issuing The door of the house No 5sh chAtha.n
street; st this time the flames had made much pre-
gress; went through tho store next door below uAs
burning building going 10 the rear met vAo
had child In his arms, coming down stairs from ne
burning house there two three persons with ~,
and down the fences, TO r., thxoagh saA
have cgrers 10 the hopse; whrn in TIM o. ens
Ing the house Are, me, who told thai hS
had been up stairs aud TINT therr 70 as~~
then went hack into the yard, and while thnee .
,umblng down from the roof of the house TN
medately picked m up on the ground, when he told
that thsre other person up stsis thea started
to 90 up stairs, hut had lights had 70 wait
until Cap, 'chs.s Of the Fourth ward police ~is
| lantern when vo reached the third moor
persons bringing on, the bodies of ivo chndrcn and
woman from a room supposed that the children
dead, they did not spesk the groaned A,s
| passed ins In the afemca's arra.,
Noah J. farnham, residing at NJ ysrci piace hslnx
| dcposed Als~s+-I Assissant Ynxtn~~~
~ the Fire Department at the house of Hook and
ladder Compsny No ], Ia Chambers street, last night
when the alarm of Are occurred innrisseiy proceeded
10 Chatham street wherc thc arT floor n house
/
the building ordered Hook and Ladder Company No
10 raise their ladders sTan, the front wn of said band
Ing while the ladders being ra.ci tho store don~
broken open. and then the flames burst out HoAs
Company No. then directed 10 PIT thsir hnse T4pS
into the store, the ladder In the m.anis having tcs
adjusted 10 the second story rindos: followed tie
members of Hook and ladder Company No, into shs
| building reached the window mt whs
| asled 70 tie ladder ths wiaaov A. Il
| Nh I,1 and ba a. ysy auts t~s
members of iioot and Ladder Company 80. then bsots
oIen The door leading a. the Lndng ~ the stairwny
hen s"u le ,' had gone up the s,ifssy into tbs sue
Then ordered Fngne Company No ~ a. bring their ~
the ladder Into 'he second story which they diA
mmedAtr; theJ spon pot oui the Gre on tho stair
e. get the hoe lao the attr third step xonx %
iafs hun1 the body ~ In. child Goodman jacob.
-, clothes All burned "a him BODY blacl b~i.s
es,.sd p eti.p rsg.e,tsa ", ,.nse" q nes ana
hrs noor then wen e. ths fraa, winsev ~ th.
sofy, 10 encourage the members " ~, this ho-s
ihe n I-pE and Ladder Company No bringing
down WOMAN IN his arms from the attic rooms
and nsuFancc pA'tolinrn bringing so.B .nyshss
w,pan sna rLla. ,bese was eI.pi raaalnr fso,a ~.
mouth q the ehi, who -ss dead thea iarpsa my al,
tsnti1n 70 putting out ihs nte a. u ~.
eslsd Capt Aiebetis attention % the child that M
Cannon bal len u tho iron. room, unasf the ,ssb.
John Esulrh fcdlng Al No - fraaafgrt street tng
swotn, dseoed-l1ih, hr Wa Assistant faginest
'bs -. Se,s Yts Ispsrtmea, a., tight aI.ga, 70.
siAs alarm Er hrs r., ~ Immediately aud ts~-
Ing myssf ~sut - ,be Are ~ Chatham stree, so ss1
itAw Large i-dy a nfe is<ulng from the door,
undfr-,ood hen that fngnsst Burolam "a ~ slAiss
- turpnsed ~sr NEEDED down stairs sn8 srrorifsT
df.ee the attention = ihs Afrnsn sansal.hiny ta
hfe in %" hFs, story which they sascssei "a dssns,
about ~sniy minutes ~ 81 the hre had bs~n %, 0a,
seni 70 Tho staiiOn hou.e ami ihrre ~ barns<
bodies a ths tso children who taken OF u 'hs
| f,ilna.
| rny ALInL
| Tsul Burhspsiisr II is2 serenih street, beiaz auIy
sworn, dsposedThat b. fhGirInan a GsrraAa 90.
ee,y shieh meet. every week. "a sssisy ulxh,
Al = oeoci, met so 70 Cau.l stree, Las M.
jacobs, M prisoner ,hsr. ~ !, orssy 4 this
soeifiy nEd always si's ny fghi hsaa sae a, the
raceteys dd not notice saythIeg ueasaal 70 hls ~
JeafAnre the basnSs. a ihr meeting commenced Al
ten minutes pat e'class he fcriAinei ihste With
sn'il after 10 oeIoes, -ben The fgs eloa-,, NJ.
.S p;oe.i % % = hs ,r..us.@ II. II g. nysas y WA
street near tenue - tfsf fhsr. about 'hr's qaArsr~
| = sn hour, Aha nen wsni sway this sscni ios
oclock; Vi, Ia1ot- The Yfl-onsr vs. not ~, a NJ
| cempany la; sight tei-s.n the hsuss n sai ioS
o,lsck Inclusive have spovn him alsai yssr .ss
| half AMI believe him 10 - issr Asd t~ilns rDsa.
| hare bad business With him ngssy oetsssoas, snf
! youn viAnyy tsus, him with t.yasshs snlsrs Ia
tAsb 30 i'mfsfsts man. $50 hAs alssys pfpr'e~s
CLaiIss ysarsf t<iny ,ssrn asKo~.s7,.s, l.. s.oos
Becisi 9Th ts Sev Yog. trr fsr.,tsnsnt - hs Lst
sls yeat, hAss psh m.'ssa ansnilsa p ~ ,ss ,e.s
uehy sIeifsa oil oeessl0n sod f,on' We sis'ar q
tha ~ eyEssciion nth Tasi tsrss - a ~.
MIN tss,a Gre tinai~s iefre eigA' o,t~i ~ aisiL
sosa aylsy sis'if h~trs ,Ls tine 80 ai'rgrsfsd ~
- ,ss,lasosy tslns sos,aasa Co'ossf otsnsA "a.
sfe'.sa - IsIy % vsy fs,sg nann', rla us i~sn
H. Js'y sre, ie,irhg ~ hrs sisa'ss "'sTs's No
tiaoslng
vfRbitt.
fsat. by iHrrlag II ~ - = Chatham street "
10 p'is. shsn eisshsfgsa tsfs eastdy ~ ~
cr,rst t..fs is'nE se'hss sh..sv.r t,.ss.i :, ls.s
,ey Sssrsa sis 4 as ~, sxvress<s ye>s grs,stasa
= its tersnsf - -. iary % 'sr seguissnz him fs7'
iariry ~ Af,sfs.r = n YESTERDAY ,hs n,s r, snAr