The New York herald., 1864-11-27

desk and engaged psror the third floor NO s, aud
signed his the register John Schools, Mary
land. In writing his ono Of The clerks in
the hotel says that che looked ss hs Was some
what embarrassed, and took . longer time TO sign
IMAM intelligent mon usually In the habit
OF doing 4" Our reporter examined tho entry on
tue book Of the hotel and Is evident that ho wrote ha
name in disguised hand. The word "John' 10 . SIN
imitation o. schooboy's writing, while the surname
"Scnoos Is somewhat better but the abbrevs,Ioo for
Maryland, on tho right hand margin, shows that tho
writer Is . perfect master OF cnirography, the md"
being exccnently executed.
IL . usual custom In all hotels OF any prelensiou,
when a guest arrives end engages apartments, ask
for their baggage checks, and II they have any small
parcel In their hands furnish 10 carry
same TO their rooms The alias Schools, having only
small valse, the bookkeeper asked him, In accordance
with the usual custom. to give to servant 10 be taken
TO 81 lie at first bestated and the bookkeeper atri-
buted his embarrassment to dsiicaoy Of exhibiting
TO the servants his scany wardrobe little thinking that
In that small package contained chemical compound
with which tho Internal wretch INTENDED to destroy not
only the hotel the guests domicIeA
there and by tho AID OF his associates TO consume BY
are the whole city Of New York. After little hesancy
the Dcendiary finally permitted Of the servants 70
carry bis vass 10 tho room he following closely aud
watching tia; his important baggage should not be mis-
laid, 40 Of ths greatest importance 10 him no
doubt that he should carry out his part Of the daboica
programme mistake the part Of any OF the nccn
diaries IN carrying The details might render the grand
vanda plot aDsr,vc. On reaching his room he entered,
and NOT wishing the services OF any OF tho employees he
shut himself his room, and not hing more wns thought
Of the until about twenty minutes before eight
O'Clock, when the gentleman occupying No. 85 oppo-
sto experienced peculiar smell, and opening bis door
in the hall by perfect cloud OF smoke, smell
ing strongly OF phosphorus and turpentine. Surprising
that the building fire, he ran down stairs ana
the alarm and fortunately, the hour being carly,
sufficient at hand to subdue the flames be-
fore they communicated other part OF the building
Every floor or the hotel supplied with buckets which
kept constantly filed with WATER ready for any smer-
Rency and relays of kept constantly on duty
every hall and passage 10 provide against any further
attempt against the bu ding.
Since the nre discovered, Mr.. "Schoos" has been
missing, and on searching h,s empty bottle was
found labelled 'urpcu,ine," from certain druggist In
Eighth avenue; but the Withholding OF tho name 10
considered prudent by the authorities refrain from
publishing It, The key OF the occupied BY the In
cendiary been carried oT lost and the door had
10 be forced TO gain an entrance.
Nothing but the Intervention or . benehcent Prov-
deuce has saved city partial destruction Tho
premeditaton with which the wre,ches arranged thcr
programme shows beyond doubt that We have 10 our
midst SGT Of rebel smiseariss, who determined 10
possible to carry out tho plan long since orsshadowso
through the columns OF the Richmond journals.
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The incend,aros seemed bent upon the total deetruc-
tioa OF this valuable budng having secured In addition
TO the chemical agency used n the other hotes most
internal and dabocal conrvauce In the shape OF an In
fsrnai macbiuc consisting OF cartridges, 80
NF nonl nx
the noor where was placed could only escape
immediate death BY . peculiar dispsusatioa Of
Providence Fortunately, however. the istsnssco Of
she incsudiar,es frustrated the IN which the
combustibIe material placed was 30 Thoroughly air
tight prevens the conagratson from spreading 70
other parts OF the building, and not until one OF
the servants opened the in the morang that shs
nrs discovered. 1p soon ~ che air was admitted
tho dovouring elsohens burst forth with the
most fearful eject, and were not that the
employees OF the establishment were up and hborsd
with the most ussiring energy, serious damage,
total destruction OF tho hotel would have
sued. In the room n which the nrs occurred.
found about dozsn largo cartridges distributed
around the room, that II tho Gre should roach them
the most terrific explosions would surely follow, the
Of which they doubt supposed would add 20 the
general confusion and aid them in carrying out their IN
fernal desigas.
The managers and proprietors Of tho Fnth
Avenue merit tho censure OF oil representa-
tives OF the press In refusing in tho most
ungentlsmanly manner all Information tho
subject and going 90 far TO deny empba,cally
that any attempt had been made to burn the hoe not
wihsandng that OF the propretors rushed to police
headquarters yesterday morning in most terrible state
excite ment and gave the facts from which we are
enabled to give the foregoing account What their
tives for Withholding any information which might
In any way lead to the detection OF the guilty
parties, Is question for them TO answer,
but II they supposed that they could keep the fact
secret they very much disappointed Fortunately,
however, the hotel saved and no doubt such mea
viii be taken TO prevent In future The possibility
OF any such attempt being made 10 this city
The detectives busiy engaged IN fsrreng out tho
guilty parties. and IL Is to be hoped, Tor tho sake OF
humanity and example for all evil doors, that the
guilty may bo brought to condign punishment.
Howard Hotel.
Between three O'Clock yesterday morning nro
discovered the fourth noor OF the Howard Hotel
corner OF Broadway and Maiden lane, 10 room ~. 10
seems that gentleman VII, occupied tho adjoining
was awakened the above hour, found bis
1ed with smoke, and singular smell similar 10 that OF
turpentine he got up, dressed himself and went down
and notned tl0se on duty of thu fact