The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-15
Fires In New York.


FIRE IN HESTER sTRgEr-AN OLD NAN BURNED TO
DEArH-A DISASTROUS FIRE PREVENTED BY TUE IN.
suRAscs PATROL, AIDED BY ENGINE COMPANY
10. 2.
Shortly after nine o'clo~k Saturday night nre
CURED 10 the premises Of Edward Donney, the hfth
moor Of the tanemsDt house No. l03 Hester II
appears That Mr. DNnneily upon bed asleep, aud
mat Afs DonneIy sleeping upon sofa In another
enc she heard Donnely cry are and then
ne 'eoape blaze, aud, becoming frightened rushed
in'o INC aex' room occupied by Ars Short, aud called
ior heip Mrs Short seized pail Of water and threw
upon HE IRE, ana when The she co aid distinctly
STE the fom Of some one the bed but whether the
person Vas sunocsted or asleep she cannot saw Al
the time mot Of the tenants were shsent from
querces sbt have been more serious There wore
twenty families occupying the house When the nre
broke out, the vbos department were up town IN
processon istsly howcver No 10 had placed their
reserve isc al tue disposal o. Captain Irwin, Of No
were quickly at the premres, and aided by No. Engine
COMPANY sbo had declined to ], In the pafade)
ceeoso M S,rgaishg III hre osg 70 the great height
81 lie bun i.srs tanned by OF the in
surarce Committee that The entire ediGce would be
sFoy,o nesses ger At despatched 10 the Chief
Engineer ss, Immediately and with his usual prompt
ntss s 'rrh ate g might be required bat before their
arrival The fire sGhdusd
ne,e we're several about Mr.. Donnelly
~ Inc TINS OF the nre, but II was not
iLoSD y no was burned death until hours
aiterwsrcs when OK Assistant Engineer Joha L,cour
sisted b The police, succeeded finding the body under
pile Of rsbbish IL was much charrod and dsngured
that u could scarcely be recognized. The deceased was
mat and about sixty years OF age. he leaves
wife ara several eboren. the body was taken 70 the
geLih precinct station house and Coroner sohirmer mott
ned The inquest wns held yesterday and verdict OF
"Dsath from accidental burns" rendered.
The can by Dire aud water to the furniture OF Mr.
Dopnslis, Laurence shot, Joseph wener, Mrs Maxwell,
Mary clscA aid Others with amount about $500 not
Insured. tie building 10 owned by William Irving Il u
damage about $500; Insured.
FIRE IN wEsr TWENTIETH STREET.
Shortly before twelve O'Clock on Saturday IRE wac
No. as West Twentieth street. II originated In . clothes
prefs in some sccdepta manner and before the names
extinEushed damage To the extent Of about $500
was Done Fully insured.
FIRE BRooME sTRBEr.
Between twelve and O'Clock saturday afternoon
a FIRE broke the roof OF the frame dwelling house,
No 47o Rroome street. The premises occupied by
Louis Taeierow, who rents furnished apartments.
TIC afe vas caused BY stove ppe passing
is owned by Amos Emo 1t is damaged about $40 not In
suIed The furniture, owned by Mr. Taeterow, was dam
aged by fire aua water about 500; no Insurance.
FIRE IN WEST NINETEENTH STREET.
About bslt past Ave O'Clock Saturday evening fire
br,ke Ga, the frame stable No So West Nineteenth
street. owned by James ncclusky The uldipg was
tally destroyed Ioss about $500; no insurance..
Coroner's Inquests.
THE SUPPOSED MURDER CASH BELLEVUE HosPIrAL-
The inquest in the OF the unknown who wac
ing. under circumstances which led the police 10 believe
that foul murder had committed held yester-
day NJ Bellevue Hospital, by Coroner s,h'rmer.
John oBrien, keeper OF the dead house at Bellevue
Hospital 1eposed that saur lay the body Of deceased
BY The bstmen Of the Island Hospital
that Of Andrew aeehan native OF Ireland. aged thirty
three yea Deceased had been inmate OF the Island
HospHsl, and when last alive he was swimming
across The East river for the purpose Of escaping IRON
| Or George Boutor sde post norton examination
OF the body and testified 70 lowell found the tss
bones fractured and the cartilage broken from lis attach
fattened the right There wound the
LETT eide Of the nose three OF inch long
sxtend from the root OF The nose 10 the len saper ORBIT
tai notch; incsed and lacersted wound about two
inches length 10 the raht OF ~ mphyss u the lower
maxi az It's Inferior border across the throat In the
opinion u the doctor all o. these wounds post
ten ones and probably while deceased floating
In The water. Dr. Aoalsn stated that to the best
| that the WOUNDS In question were received after
death. The jury co'ncided with the physician in his
opinion IS 70 The cause OF DEATH and rsndcei verdict
! ei "D>ath by dro~ping"
| The LATE SUICIDE CASH IN Troy srRErr CORNER
schrmer held inq No 2s2 West TSslth street
yesterday upon the body q Lewis Dez, who nitted
suicide by swallowing doee OF cyanide Of passiu az
previously reported Mrs Dez testified that deceased
had recently been arrested charge Of a9 pretences
ard that he had become very depressed in spiris
In consequence On Wednesday last deceased returned
70 hie house abo three O'clock end telling s vito
he would not be at horne n any one called 70 zee him.
retired " his bedroom About hour az ervardr on
gong 10 me room, Mrs. Dfz found her husband lying
desd the floor. nceased left letter addressed 70
Mcbride Brothers, l76 Washington street, IN which
be denied the charge preferred against him, AND
stating that life was no longer supportable, he de
teimined 70 end bis sorross IN s.icide's crave Ho
also intmated that he had fought lot In Calvary Gene
terry and wished 10 be buried there aud concluded by
saying that ., three O'Clock be would be more Tho
jury rendered verdict Of Suicide by cyanis II poas-
SION" eceascd was about nifty tour years OF age and
Was native Of this city.
FATAL ACCIDENT WHILE DECK sHoonSo Thomas Nc
Guirc, native Of Ireland about forty four Yeas Of age
died Al the New York spita week from the effect
ola Gurshot wound accidentally received While engaged
10 shooting ducks NJ Youksrs Deceased oaing his
g'n, when II Acciden ally exploded and injured him %
sevcroy that he died Friday last In squepce.
Cwoner schrmer held an i-quest upon the b,dy when
the jury rendered . verdict Of Accidental dea,h.n
REPUBLICANS snAuAG orHsR PaorrIs THuSp-R There
havery neat stained glass transparency front Of the