The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-03
legendary Fires I'm New Yerk.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-The fires last Mint
at the five different hotels were made WITH
phosphorus, and 1t Is thought for the pur.
pose of robbery.
In Barnum's Museum, which was alao
set on fire. the panic-struck audience NJ
robbed most Thoroughly. In the great smoke
and confusion which ensued at the hoela
the robbers did not succeed so well. Awo.
man hailing from Baltimore was arrested
at the Metropolitan Hotel under circ1m-
stances that involve her in serious supi-,
cion. She strongly protests her innoce1ce.
Several other arrests were also made.
It appears the woman arrested on sunni.
cion Of being concerned in the inceuder.
ism last night, arrived in the city but aiew
days since from Baltimore; and tosk .
room at the st. Nicholas. Last night. lust
before the fire broke out, she went TO The
lIafarge House. stayed short time, and
left just before the fire broke put there
She then went to the Metropolitan and en-.
gagged room, tn fire breaking ont very
soon afterwards = Although closely CUES.
TONED she refused to disclose the nature Of
her business here. Certain papers found
IN her room pointed 50 strongly to q man
stopping at the Lafarge House, who was
recently discharged from Fort Lafayette on
the ground that he was q British subject, %
an accomplice, that he was also arrested.
He was nervous and excited when arrest.
ed, and disclaimed any connection with tho
affair.
The manner inwhich the fires were pro.
duced showed . preconcerted plot. In the
hotels the beds, clothes, trunks, &C., wen.
covered with phosphorus. Matches 'weN
then set, and the rooms locked. As in the
July riots, the thieves swarmed about the
hotel doors, ready to rush in and plumber
when the fire was under way, but the time
ly appearance OF the police peevented this
portion Of the programme from being car
ried out. The panic at the MussumswO
intense, but fortunately the fire was quick.
phosphorus was found, and is like those
used by the incendiaries elsewhere.
At Winter Garden q terrible panic wa,
created by some person crying "iire." Ths
entire fire department ws6 aroused, and to.
gether with the police, measures were
adopted for the safety Of life and property
for the remainder of the night.
planned, has failed. Il has shown Whist
might be done here and elsewhere, and will
inspire increased vigilance throughout The
North.
This morning an examination OF the AZ.
tor House took place, to learn If any at.
tempt had been made to tire that building,
when, on opening room No. 2O4, an i'm.
mense volume Of smoke poured out into
the hall. The 6re had been smouldering
through the night; the floor was burned to
q cinder; the bedding saturated with tur..
pentine; the chairs placed on the bed, and
the bed clothes thrown over theH. The
room had been occupied by one person
since the Goth, and his arrest, it Is believed,
will soon be made. The damage probably
will amount to about six hundred dollars.
A person in q LieutenanL's uniform b. the
name Of Alison, who occupied one Of tho
rooms fired, was arrested this morning.
Arrangements have been made to.dhy for
protection against repetition ofthe ncen-
diarism.
Gen. Dix order requiring Southernsnto
register their names, and which hasproved
almost dead letter, win be stristN en-
Enro0d ts