The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-23
Fires In New York.

A DESPERATE CASE OF ARsoN-A MAN NAMED QUINN
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF BsHa THE GUILTY
PARTY.
Shortly before II O'Clock on last Wednesday morning
re took place In the apartments occupied by Robert
Sling and family, situated the first ioor back room in
toe tenement house 2s2 Mott The circumstances
attending It's origin exhibits Of the most diabocal
acts that have been casi upon 10 record for
tine pss Fire Marshal Baker early at the premises
and elected facts which led 10 the belief that the are
not the result OF sccdent but OF design and named
Francis Quinn supposed to be the guilty party The follow
Quinn visi;ed Mrs. Sling apartments, and alleged to
have been under the influence Of liquor angry
arising, alleged iron the fact OF Mrs Sling retu.ing
TO permit fer cayghter Maria TO get liquor Cor him; be
sod fearing the assault Mrs sling and her daug
from the room-the former took refuge tho arst
nsh Of stairs In her baste TO leave abe forgot TO tax
with her The youngest child. boy about four years OF
sgeshw child was lc on the bed Ia the sm all bedroom
IN short time Quinn seen to hurredy from
sud leave the house immediately, but scarosly hal h
eft the stoop when the child heard 10 CRY ami
smoke seen ssurg from the Mrs. Silrg forced
open tho door aud her behed bed in namss
and her child AIN o surrounded by the dse In arrestin
her child she aro her dress destroy
ing herself tho child was burned about tho neck ani
face
The flame, spread rapidly. and before the aremeu OF
hnguhhed II nearly all the articles OF furniture wers
rendered worthless Tbs above facts wero commuucat
cd By the Fire Marshal 10 Captain Ksner aud directions
without avail until between and o'c ock that evening
Sergeant Conway, OF the Fourteenth ward teck the
cused into custody, and conveyed him to the station
house. where no detained for the night and subse.
quepty conducted before Jus leo Wood. who committed
nm 10 prison. there 10 swt the Fre MArshas sstga
teu
FIRE ~ WALL STREET.
AsOu, half past seven O'Clock last night fire dis.
covered IN the boot aad shoe store OF Martin Oassn
Wall r.reet in the basement Damaging his the
extent OF $50. The flames extended into the fru
sdjoinsg owned by Edward OOonnt r and before thsy
extr gsished hs stock OF fruits damaged by
1rs and wass probably TO tho amount OF $500 He has
$500 In the Fremens Insurance Company Tho
building 10 damaged probably 70 the amount Of 500
Insured.
FIRE IN JOHN STREET..
About eght O'Clock last night dre broke out ia tho
millinery sooes Of Isssss Nos Is 40 John
street, In the basement The Hremen wore quickly
The premises, and extngunhtd the fire. The stock
OF goods consideraby damaged by pro baby
TO the amount Of 5000 insured or $4,000 folio
Franklin, of Ptilsdelpbia 50 900; St Mnk 50 500; Ex
ceisor. $2bco; Williamsburg City, 81 500 Relief Sl5o0;
kechancs' and Trsders "a 500 and three other compa
p,ts, not knosp The building was damaged about
sae0 II is owned BY Mr. Rider, and 10 said TO be fully
injured
FDx N PxsRY sraJKT.--About a O'Clock on wednes
dag afternoon Ore discovered the back basement
Of AZ Perry street. occupied By Edward Dsighap. Tho
nre Vas found burning be1keen two mattresses, aud
soon exnguisbed by the police. Damage uiang.