The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-06
City Intelligence.

An INSANE MAN SErs FIRE TO rgyExgsr Hopsr Avn
COMMITS SUICIDE About i've O'Clock yesterday morning
story OF the tenement house No 1sb Hester street and
scene Of great excitement ensued for many Of the tenants
with the remembrance OF the horrible consequences OF
the Elm street fire and Ike caias,rophes fresh In their
minds, fed 10 the roof taking their children with them.
The door was finally burst in, and Hre found
bozDg IN heap Of miscellaneous articles of furniture,
bocks papers, DC, which had been partially saturated
with camphene and piled near the closet Tue aames
were quickly eXDguished and with but slight damage
The apartment The Fourteenth precinct police fastened
to the spot, and search OF the premises ins,tued
In bedroom adjoining the apartment In which the fro
was discovered the occupant OF the place. German tailor
ramed John G. Fisher, WAS found suspended by small
rope TO the bars Of The ventiator the ceiling
overturned stool which lying short distance from
the wall, suggested the manner in which he had
hung himself The body when Gu, down was quite warm.
and had evidently been hanging but . snort time.
That the deceased had made deliberate atismp 70 fire.
the pre- misses seen from the fact that he had destroyed
the pictures on the walls TO obtain their frames kndnG
wood and bad open sofa obtain the hehs combus
tblc tow with which wss stuffed, which materials he
also mpregnated with camphene Fisher was regarded
by his fellow tenants into which opinion they
were led by bis eccenricites and odd freaks He WAS
remarkably harmless howcvsr ana only in one instance
when be set IRE to little grs hair severely burning her
head He had lived In the house nearly four years,
man OF very industrious habits and had considerable
spm Of money deposited In OF savings banks His
fear Of his fellow beings great that he wonld not
hey did no meet but four or Eve times In as many years
Coroner hickman held an inquest the body and YER
dict Of "sncice BY hanging was rendered Deceased
was about thirty i've years Of age was widoweT, but
without children.
Ffw N kAIprx LAsr-Shoruy before seven O'Clock last
hight fire broke ont In the building No 1l3 Maiden lane
In the premrcs Of John lockwood dealer IN csphsne
alcohol and urpenune. The first !ntmaton had or the
fire wss loud explosion and sudden iesu,nR Of smoke
from the front window. The Grcmen wore promptly ct
the premises, and succeeded in cxtngushine the flames
before they extended beyond the second floor Mr. Lock
wood occupied the first door and basemept Hin pago
VIII probably amount 10 ~ 600; insured for 900 tho
New York Equitable Insurance Company. Tho second,
third fourth and 9th floors occupied BY Dr. Louis
Feuchtwar2er, chemet. His stock N considerably dA-
msasd BY water and ire probably Of " 900
or insured for % 900 In tho Brooklyn and Union
Mutual Insurance companies The building u owned oy
the Kennedy eata&e. 10 damaged about % ooo fully
insured The origin Of the are B unknown u present.
NAVIGATION TIE Coxrncucrr RIVER RnUnD-no
steamer City OF Hartford, Capt Simpson, VIII ieavo for
Hartford and intermediate landings on tho Connecscut
river to-day.
CArrrrx ov A MusxRAr At HonoxES FRRy About bali
past eight O'Clock last evening celebrated ratter belong
ING 10 Mr. Rsrpshas Menu, private wstchnlan caught
q large muskrat the platform 0utside the Hoboken
ferry foot Of Barclay street Tho animal was nns
s,rc;yen tho hus, two feet In length from
heed to extremity Of tail, and weighing about four
rounds A tough encounter took place between the
generator Of perfumes and dog Jerry, which was only
terminated, after the most desperate struesses on buIh
sdee the death Of the former The ri wss of tho
female sex, and evidently IN young.