New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-28


Saturday afternoon Coroner Grover held an
ncues, on the body Of Catherine Ceeves. victim OF
the late fire In Johnst at the Second PRECINCT ronce
Station. i,
gcnce In having such large amount pyrotechnies In
Store which Is In direct contraventon to the statute
After the mpanelng Of the jury permit was given the
hus band Of deceased and the body removed.
The first witness called was Richard Jones. who fes-
TESTIMONY OF RICHARD JONES.
My name Is Richard Jones' | reside at No. 2Jf Ber'
cen-., Brooklyn; am clerk for my brother at No.
Is John 81. n was hrework and Ammunition manu-
factory; the gun and pistol trade Is also carried on;
the business carried the first door there was
no gunpovder the building tho stock OF fireworks
on hand small IT always was at this season; our
FIRE works Ill manufactured At East ilismsburgh;
rome manufactured In the store the first knowledge
had Of the fire. was seated on chair outside the
Office railing with my back turned to the place where
the fire commenced. conversing with boy something
struck on the back; turned round aud discovered
some signal lights fire shef; then
gave the bov a shove and ran toward the safe;
the fire preventing my reaching the safe started up
stairs 10 give the alarm; after gave the alarm
came dowp-rairs into the street, where j remained
during the fire; person was near the lights but my
self they were wrapped up In packages OF brown paper
six In each package; In 10 minutes after the missile
struck Ia the back the store envcloped In flames
the reason why could not reach the safe was owing
10 the quantity OF fireworks around IT. there only
one package ~ the sgnaehts on the shelf they we've
made by Mcssrs Edge Go. Of Jersey City; i am no
psrotechnst cannot say whether they contained ex'
plosve materials they came In our possession last Tues
day no directions were given that any care should be
taken 10 their storage particular care should be
taken In the storage Of pyrotechnics have heard par
te. say they would explode. bat l don't know any
thing about II; never knew anything 70 happen ron
them signal lights are white and colored these were
coIored do not know Of what they were composed:
should think our whole stock was valued at sHlOoo;
we have between 900 aud t70O0 worth OF explosive
material II YOU call fire crackers explosive; We had
about 81 600 worth Of frecrackers; our stock was d
vide have sr eight dozen Of rockets IN the eel
lar. these were used for shipping purposes; we had
somc few Roman candles In the cellar; know nothing
whatever their composition was never cautioned
in regard TO the storing or handling OF them; was
never warned by any person not TO have 40 mucn OF
this combusiible material on hand never heard lne
PROPRIETOR warned demonstrated with for It, know
Something about ordinance In relation to the stor
age of fireworks; understand that 1t prohibits oil
coiorcd works and allows CERTAIN amount o. p,ais
works to be stored the coored fireworks are the most
dangerous; when went 10 stairs to give tho alarm
met the occupants coming down; have expressed no
opinion to the cause OF the lire have formed none
the lights were the back part OF the store on she'll
five or six from the foor no one was In the store
bu, boy and myself he was standing close to me- ana
was not connected with them: i was not smoking;
can form no opinion TO whether II was spontaneous
The Coroner then read for the jury the ordinance in
question which 10 IN chap II, sec Corporation ord
naDces: d.
"No person or persons shall store fireworks, OF
apy kind or description other than Chinese
within the limits of the City OF Newiork, except us
hereinafter provided. .
!" FireworIs excepting colorcd pot and lance wheels
ad other works brilliant coored fires. not exceeding
in value $1,000 may be kept for retailing within inc nre
limits from the 10Th day Of june to the 10th day OF July
each year and longer on written permission TO DE-
granted by the Chief Engineer Of the Fire Department
TESTIMONY or MARY MULDO0S.
Nv mime ia Mary Muld0on; | reside at No e2 W illet
n and was employed by John Fillo No 10 John ST.
worked on the top floor sewing fuis knew deceased
] worked with her; about o'clock heard an expo
sion; looked out the back window and saw smoke IN
Al fDxtn n lrn A A.
never sa& deceased after looked out OF the wnd0w
seven eirs were working In the room; went out irs
and the rest followed saw no one coming up ,nu,c
window walked along the coping two or three doors
and dropped upon the pavement Mr; Robson pros.
out the sash aud went OUT followed MN; 10 no,
know ANYTHING about deceased after looked out oi Tue
window.
at 10 a. H. when II Is the intention OF the coroner W
subpuna Mr. Edge aud other manufacturers -,
The remains Of the unfortunate woman were .ass ',
charge OF by her husband for the purpose Of ntermeh
LIST OF ASSURANCES. -,
The following Is the list Of assurances on the ou9
ings and contents The losses have been already pup
lished: T. r. Jones, gun and pyrotencnic s o ~
ment No. IL JohnSt, has an insurance VI Sr,evon'
the following companies; Relief $500 FInbange
$3.50. Basement. occupied by f. .e SSmoss
brooklyn Express, loss estimated estimated at a. f Dunno NO.
insurance. Second floor occupied ,ss .! no i"snr.
policy o r hnaie' aoor' occupied by J. W. Robinson
liver platter insured for ESQ Fourth floor occupied
'S' Go a. sewer insured for $500 in the Humboldt.
ts frs In his shop at the time OF the fire were the
property Of Harris Ra,ssi No isa Broaaw ~r.I m
nou pn., First Aoor occupied by L. j. Connolly,
YS S SoiiSns &c. is insured for s. 800 in the fol-
lowing companies: wiamsburgh City 81 Wv ana Mcr.
camille 900 Second floor occupied py waters q q,
Uay,mrd No IL John.st.-Second floor. occupied oy
W. NJ smith plated ware insured for 500 IN the io
Esw Sors tIOOO Buildings Nos. IA and 10 John-st.
belong 70 the Anderson estate damaged about 900
M rs ovned by W. Smith. was insured for s6.OOO In
tAe Mercantile and o., 900 In the Croton Company.
n.a ApunAy -Shorflv after II O'clock