New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-12
The Destruction Of the brooklyn Orphan
Asyiuni-Investiggiio before Coroner
Morris, and Verdict Of the Tary.

Coroner Morris made an invest CATION on Monday
evening at his Office, in Montague Hail. into the cir
cumstances attending the destruction by fire Of the
Brooklyn Orphan Asylum, Bedford avenue, on Sun
day morning last, and which resulted in the lOss Of
the lives of two children.
jury was empanneled and number Of Witnesses
were examined The following is summary Of the
evidence which GOES toprove that the furnace were
in safe condition. but throws no light upon the
origin Of the fire.
George j. yiniDs sworrResldes At No. 120 Honry street
the stove heating bufoes PIT In The Ca,holc Orphan
Alvlum our SneA farn e' in 1854 they were got an ne
cellar; the were len H. the val while the structure
being put Up tie pipes they cone from Tue ioiDsee
s,s sUnns Ts y. r,5,v D tosrd . 4s,et o tSe f
floor the register Y. ss1sre TN boz tie register box h
Of avodu contact with the woodwor do not reco
uoes directly over the furnace is tin tor for tie protection
Of the beams tie cir pipes psssHg from .ke furnace to the
register about iee inches ron tie besus none o. tie
sssms woodwork IN close proximity to tie pipes
ihe brick wen iD recessos made in the walls those
Ipes their discharged heat in registers ia the side
walls; the pipe incloed three sides by brick and
on Ihe Other looking Into tho Ian BY stating which
Issier ell Of which when hnished rnldea old wall tin
registers used carry the heat 10 the Too were set In the
led boxes sometimes the pPcs in theiE pasage through
NV TSeolscion Of the pipes this that they
f from walls the. thero no danger When fire
tikes place from an srI4po II usually oIgnaes non care
s.ness 10 setting them up ard putting them too near the
beams. the usual course when putting the pipes "a 70 cat
sible hat the FIRE occurred from the heaers the
furnaces were fret used in January 1885, they have been
ned yelrp The burning capacity of these heetes IRON IL
10 tlus coal wear We repaired and cleaned the furnaces
IN November, 1861 and found everything connected WIN
them IN good order the furnaces require TO he cesned as The
pipes habl. 10 stopped up wNh soosi do not
thins any neglect IN eeanips 1he PPs wo.a uste s1y
soct In the pipe would burn; never bew 1t to burn during
an experience o. % yss tie snokepipe coming foia the
furnace entered directly ia tie chimney ischss from the
beams these smoke pipes generally last tom 10 years de-
Pendug upon bfnoant moisture In tie cetr the soot
lodgss In the pipes absorb, the oisture and ros the pipe
Of ceses where fires have occurred o Loir pipes being
700 coe 70 .he Desni think more necesssTy to exsine
Nt pe ls yesi tttn any prs0ss year the only heoIy
Chat can raise ia relation 10 the FIRE Is At tho pipes n eaten
fom rust wOnd be ngerous and Liable 20 irs there as
no,a
wm L. Beer In the employ OF preceding w;,ses, tcs6s.
sns hs sioed IN putting up the fsces put up the pipes
ese they were not exposed 10 tho woodwork In part
VIM Di,z.oD furnace filter by occupation ,e,Ged that
t2soneS the furnsees In the Asylum two or three weeks
iouro me fpes On two furnaces had decayed and
o,"eie put Uni they were na3s Of galvanized onf the
Pe. entered the brick chimney tho beams ss
iheLes nom tho openngi tho pipes far enough
sarhsd to 20 DC 'ei thes were sustained By wne at
sh h1H,. brsdy PrinePs of the School Department in
Saru norlng by knock his bedroou door, went
snoE. h. soon a. Posse aud stopped by tho dense
ton ef greatest volume Of smoke from tho dec
sbs ieeher n the collar; retired about II O'Clock
BOY RIs Rs, va; nc s'dsnes s s.s Of as tie"
night, sh.,. .., .pss;y 'Soss to sses tLs build
b., two named Mehas c.f and and Dsaisi o1I McEssn
A1eI Rooney assistant teacher testified that he srsn
spo., On Saturday evening, and found everything
oisoe JsGes who has c.rgs Of the Iufnsrv t,
was aroused shout "a o'cook sunday Iaoing who MD
ssoo.ss Ise shs looked and found the place fire. sas
secl'obsI information ' " N' Wv 'N' s's A'
~" concluded The evidence, and ,be jury, sftel