, 1864-11-28
STARTLING A'EsDSl NEW
YORK.
V3lIatny on the 11ampnge-FfEe Hotels
and BnFnumsK Museum Fired for
Purposes Of Kobbery-Thc Audleace
at the Museum Robbed-Arrests.


Fl IT, Mnse,,ne ot moGpeh{Mfe Heh{oa aaate7ce
New 1onK, Saturday, Nov. 26.-The city
wasthrown into great atexcitement last night
by the bold attempts Of r4,bcrs and incen.
diaries to fire and rob fire of the principal
lotcls and Ba1num's Museum. The fires were
ob;oct u-,s rorherr In Ro+rr,n,. AI,.ar,,,
.,ss.:a .t.,.n,s s..,,aHa. N.1,.. W W.,
'ne lao!c-s1foea auo'ence WAS fnobeo most
thoroughly in tne great smoke and confusion
that cnsued.' At the hotels the robbers did
not succeed so well.
4 -o1,s1 r,s;,;n,- .,o,, p,1+,ro.o ,,or
:, "o44'..4 44s.5 4un. D4.t4.'ic' "AS at'
cumstanccs that involve her in serious suspi-
ciou. She strongly protests her innocence.
sarora, ,,+4,o- o-es+a = ,,.a-e ole, ma5o
ocssto otnel e.4eoIs az -" o1eo - si'Aao &C.
NE" aoRh, SATURDAY, NOV @o.-lhe places
Get fire to last night were the st. Nicholas,
St. James, Lafarce, tAstor House, Loycioy's
Hotel Ref,non+ Honeo and Rornn,,,s nf,,a.
o' D "rM'..-. -."~, ~. 10 Inns" n1 . nase , :,
un' none u WHICH, "e1e .nuen uaa'asea' ouI
1t caused great CONSERVATION to the occupants
Of the hotels and the audiences at the Winter
Garden and Barnum' Museun.
49,. ~ $50, .~,...
- aps .naI ens "oan ~ at'sssea un sas-
last night, arrived in the city but few DAYS
from Baltimore. and took n room at the St.
Nicho1,a Tast n;,,ht inst hcfo,o +bn fra
coae .,es J1os oeo ~ n'e
broke onl mere, sne went 10 tne La1arese
House, stayed short time, and left just be-
fore the fire broke out there: She then went
to the Metropolitan and engaged q room, the
ire breaking out there yc1T Soon afIerward.
Although closely questioned she refused to
disclose the nature Of her business here. Ger
tain papers found in her room pointed so
strongly to mun stopping at the Lafarre
House, who was recently discharged from
Fort Lafayette on the ground that ho was a
British subject, that he was also arrested as
an accomplice. He was very nervous and cx-
cited when taken, and disclaimcd any connec.
ton with the affair.
The manner in which tho fires we're pro-
duccd showed u preconcertcd plot. In the
hotels the beds, clothes, trunks, &C., were
covered with phosphorus. Matches were also
scattered on the beds. The tires were then
set and the rooms locked. As In the July
riots, the thieves swarmed about the hotel
doors, ready to rush in and plunder when tic
fire was under way, but the timely appear
anee OF the police prevented this portion Of
the programme from being carried out.
The panic ut the Museum vas intense. but
fortunately the fire was quickly subdued.
The bottle containing tho phosphorus WIS
found, and is Like those used By the tncendi-
aries elsewhere. At Winter Garden q terri
bic panic was created BY some person simply
e at snd nf foeotho, ene nfe aspa1tmen. III Was
asousea, , @ anu, J.as Iss.net WIN ne ponce,
t,t ns1T ~ s.uGpu ~" ~. .ne saiety oi i1e
nT ~ pioty tot .rh;o1 ido 1a tne nlght'
nd has fs;1ad r has s,nun 1s VA "si Ptdn-
hs 49, Ia " a,ea,shar. LIZ saun1 ans s1 ~ nignt oe
I'd tS Iig;1arce ~ tron1bont H. MEX IN
r. ms morning an e1amlnauon m q o. me Astor
House took place 70 teatn Il ah} attempt lad
oeen nsauI ~ ~ iS oot =. in,nas' ain, mn.n, ou
opening room no. ~, ~ hn teane Saii '9.pne Tp o.
snoke poured ~ neo 4tHann,, ane maa ~ tng nIe
11aa T%1 peeu stnou a I ages ~ .nt SS;. Hell.
~ r9o5 MaS th 1e .Sars f nieaaS
~, tha "a Nv Ia t nI,thes +rn1 ~.
@ @tnenl. INC foom nae netu oGS9Rteu " one