Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-28
Particulars Of the New York Hotel
Fires.

| to last night were the st. Nicholas, St
James, LGfarge, Aston House, Lovejoy's
Hotel, Belmont House and Barnum's Au-
scum, none Of which were much damaged,
bat caused great CONSERVATION 70 the Oc.
cupants of the hotels, and the audiences
at the Winter Gardens and Barnum's.
Il appears that the woman arrested on
suspicion of being concerned IS an inceu-
diary last night, arrived in the city but .
| ey DAYS since from Baltimore, and took
roam At the st. Nicholas last night, just
before the IRE broke out. Then she went
to the Lafarge House, staid short time,
and left lost before the Ere broke out there.
She then went TO the Metropolitan and en-
gagged q room, the FIRE breaking out there
very soon afterHard. Although closely
questioned, she refused to disclose the ma
tuFe Of her business here. Certain papers
found in her room pointed SO strongly TO
a man stopping at the Lafarge House, who
was recently discharged from Port Latay-
cite on the ground that he was 3 British
subject, as an accomplish, that he was also
arrested. He was very nervous and excl
ted when taken, and disclAimed any con-
nection with the affair.
The msnner in which the fires were pro-
duced showed & preeoncerted plot IN the
hotels. The bed clothes, trunks, &C., were
covered with phosphorus. Matches were
also scattered in the beds. The hres we're
then set and the rooms locked, as IN the
July riots, and the thieves sWafmed aoout
the hotel doors, ready to rush IN and plum
der, when the FIRE was under way, but the
timely appearance of the police preVente<
this part of the programme from being car
ried ont.
There was q panic at the Museum, but
fortunately the FIRE was quietly subdued.
The bottle containing the phosphorus
was found, and it is like those used by the
incendiRries elsewhere.
AT Winter Garden a terrible panic was
created by some person simply crying ere.
The entire Fire department was around,
aud, together with the police, they adopted
measures for the safety of life aud property
for the remainder of the night, and the at
tempt, which was well planned, has fail
ed. II has shown, also, what might be |
done here aud elsewhere, and will inspire |
increased vigilance throughout the North |
This morning an examination of the As. |
tor House took place, TO learn if any at
tempt had been made to FIRE that building, |
when, on opening room No. 2O4, an i'm
meuse column of smoke poured out into the |
hall. The FIRE had been smouldering there
during the night. The hooor WIS burned |
to cinder. The bedding was saturated |
with tuFpentine, the chairs placed on the |
bed, and the bedClothes thrown over them.
The room had been occupied by one per-
son since the Goth, and his arrest, it is be-
lieved, will soon be made. The damage
will amount to about $500.
A person in a lieutenant's uniform, ma
med Allison, who occupied one of the |
rooms fired, WAS arrested this morning.
Arrangements have been made to-day
for protection against q repetition of the |
incendiarism.
Gen. Dix's order, requiring all South
eruers TO register their names, and which |
has proved almost a dead letter, will be |
strictly enforced.
tits aeported that one of the chief con-
spirators to burn the city has been arrested. /
Another young man has also been arrested,
iu whose room some percussion caps aud /
cartridges we're found.
NBW YORK, Nov. 27.-The investigation
into the inCendiarisms on Friday night is
still going on by the authorities. The fires
were discovered in IL hotels, besides the
Museum and the steamers at the WharVes.
The woman arrested has been discharged
she giving . satisfactory explanation of
her movements. Thus far four of the priu-
Cipal parties have been arrested and with
them so much of the means that had been
provided to carry on the work, as not yet
been exposed. The money was in gold and
was found in the safe of the Treasurer of
the organization who is now under arrest.
The hotel keepers have offered a reward of
50, 900 for the arrest and conviction, and
the Insurance companies will also offer a
reward.
Gen. Dix has issued two orders, one re-
fusiug Southernsrs in the city the right to
remain, and another in which he declares
to be engaged in secret acts of
hostility, aud they can only be regarded as
spies, subject to martial law and the PEN
atty of death, il they are detected. He says
they will be Immediately brought before a
Court Martial or Military Commission, and
Il convicted they will be executed without
The delay of a single day.
It is said that it has been asoertained
beyond a doubt that the plot originated in
Canada, among several rebel officers there.