The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-09
Fire Marsh MIS- Office,

INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE ORIGIN or FIRES.
FIRE AT No. IL OLD SIIr.On the night of January 80
se wss discovered III the Office Of Storey Stevens
floor Of No. IL Old ship The investgation sho VS.
hat some two years previous Mr. john Murray caused
grate 10 be put into the chimney in this ofcs and
that hr. VIM. II. Adrich who did the work, neglected
TO remove the floor jobt. After two years Of the
CRATE the heat from it fire the beam clearly de
monsrating the insecm iiy Of its construction. Mr.
stephen Storm, owner Of ihe building has made it
secure.
FIRE IN FORTY SECOND STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
On SATURDAY, Japuay .6 about IL O'Clock the fore
neon fire cscoyeied around the register in the
floor Of the church. The investigation sho tina.
furna-e was put Into the eburcb by James Ma gregor
IL, Beesman street; hole through the door
81 centy large to admit the hot air pipe put in
egis'er, leaving space Of from three to six inches
1See lad NOT been hrs IN the furnace re than TWEEN
Jx tin previous to the WOOD work taking fire.
showing tie crest canger TO be spprshendel by al
lowing wood WORK OF description To be placed
han sixteen or twenty inches tf hot air conductors or
rmeke pipes.
FIRE IN FIFTH AyESrE-SourH D, reH HRToRMRp CHURCH.
-Beween Il and O'Clock the night of January 81
fie discovered in Dr. Macanieys church, corner
West Twenty first street and Fifth avenue The FIRE or
gnated from the hot air register Che investigation
that the furnace had been repaired by the
permission obtsired from tbs sexton-Ac. Jcan
Iabsahtc mske fire in II the work. 1t appears
that at least ot the registers must hs been closed
az tire fire shown to have sta Yea around It,
the tin wo OF the register nearly touched the pea
and .he whole estancs Of register from furnace not
ever hiee eet The mason, Mr. john lowery, testified
that only three scu,t Of coal put Ia
the iuinace which shows how small fire will prol
feat sufficient 70 fire the wood work The section sept
the eoors escsrg INTO the body Of the church locked
and as he believes the registers were opcp he coasre
i, safe. The furnaces erected by George knball
2lG Water street
FIRs IN WEST EIGHTEENTH STREET Cui.un CHURCH.
On Sunday afternoon, "a inst, between tour snd FIVE
cclock FIRE discovered in Christ Church. between
the flooring and the furnace smoke pipe Tho ia
yes,gston shows that the masons, Messrs Frazee and
Person, in erecting the chimney aue placed 1t within
cne brick, or four inches, Cf the glider. The heat
fIom the fue set fie TO tho beam. Mr.. John
Gailitr, the contractor, on his examination tes
titled that the fue had heen shrfted the place
originally designed by the architect, to avoid coor
and he discovered only bi ck between the gder
snd the inside Cffhe fue, which 81 hough
with the Interpretation Of the present law he does not
think by any means safe. Mr. Caller further Gays, n
reference TO tho mode Of buidng furnace
Aues, in q IL inch wall, without any breastw,rk,
consider it unae, there Is only brick thick
either side ano that do not think sufficient to protect
work from taking fre there ought TO be at lsast
eight inches oi brickwork extending tue first
stories but it would be much safer ex eign
Of brick 70 the top Of the chimney.