The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-29

TAKEN FkO4 THE FIRE nAk8HALb kkCOBDSs
NsaIzcruI wArcaxAs-0n the I'd Of October the
tobacco and snuff mandatory Of G. Il. lhenthsl No.
2lb Washington street, found Ore From the In
vessation appears that the private wstchman John
Carroll, had sbSented himself without permission. The
Ore originated testified 70 BY the Witnesses In the
ED building and thus spread throughout the factory
process Of erection Had the watchnan attended 70 his
duty the hre would doubt have been discovered and
extinguished before II extended beyond the place Of it,
origin.
CHILD PLAYING WITH MArcHEs-About 3 O'Clock on
SUNDAY morning, October 8, little boy, in playing with
matches Get fire to clothing In closet on the nur
sery in the dwelling house Of Joseph Back No 100 West
ms P1op.y 70 the Of hundred
lars was room destroyed. The neglect Of parents and
In leaving matches within the reach OF children
only loss OF property but often the death Of
the child.
DANGER OF weopu spr1BoxH Tho embroid Dry store
Of miller Grant, No. 81 Broadway was drsd on the
ed that each Of the firm accustomed to
smoke seear Just previous to leaving Tor
pieces Of lighted segars and paper threwn was
made Of wood and filed with sawdust The fire orgi.
mated under the cashiers desk and Just where the spit
box stood.
DANGER OF SMOKE HOUSES the 9th or October, the
provision OF Harris Co., Nos ~ and 81 Peck slip,
discovered fire. From the investigation IL Is evil
that the fire originated from the smoke house In the
part OF the The flame forced itself through
The crevice Of iron door meat fell and gnted
and thus fired the premises.
the cracker bakery Of Isaac Mcay together With three
tenement buildings destroyed BY tire. Tho inves-
ga showed the fire TO have It's origin In front OF the
boiler. The engineer, it seems. had put on lot Of
shavngs and not waiting 10 watch the back draft, went
up stairs, and while absent some lighted shsvinys were
blown from the furnace DOORS firing pile OF shavings
the foot of the fall The flames instantly spread the
fall firing the whole Of the upper part of the building
KEEP Your GAS TURNED Orr Between four and five
O'Clock Saturday moon, October 49, gas found
TO have escaped in the paror Of house No 14 Norfolk
street. occupied by Thomas Ryan. In searching for the
chandt when explosion took place firing pre-
misses II d tearing doors and windows to-peces. Mr..
wss aso o.S s 0u.n On s s ppe ooo
fed with gas, and on application OF the lighted paper
the explosion eIaued.
DANGER or MATCHES IN TIE HANDS or CHnDREs.-A
little child daughter of r. Anderson, No. IL Barrow
street. took matches, and while at play in the
wants BEDROOM 10 the attic, set IRE to the bedding.
OF October last.
EXAMINE YouR CHIMNEY FIUEs On October %, be-
tween snc 10 o'c lck NJ night nre was discovered In
the Of No "A CortAndt street. occupied for storage
by wn. P. Warmer. rhs Investigation shows that
sovepipe hole had oeen len only partly covered behind
the partition and that sparks no aouot came through It
from forge ue the door below, and red the par
t,tian and building Great danger incurred from old
fue holes II they are not properly secured.
RscKIsGs GAFIrrxRs.-Bstween and o'clock on
Tuesday, Oct g. gAs6tters from tho New YORK Gas
Company IN Centre street. while putting large ser vice
pipe into the cellar No All Canal street, inserted
nIsrsces i'm white lead and cement In about half an
hour lighting up the gas burst through the white
lead igpeo and fired the premises There several
at work the job, AND at least seemed 70 be
under the bduence Of liquor
KKEP YouR sKYIIGHs SHur Oct 20, bel ween and
O'Clock the morning. the gold and silver refinery OF q,
solomon Co IN West Fourteenth street, near Eleventh
avenue discovered on fire. At the time II Was sup
posed be the work OF ncendary The investigation
shows that the skynght over the sweeproom Vas len
adjoining fell into the yard also that the day
previous the fire the engineer had made about barrel
of xhsvi uh.rh war aftO IN q
skysht when they closed up The IRE was first seen in
The sweeproom.