New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-04

/ The buildinEwas owned BY John Stewart. It Is com
plesely destroyed. Loss about $4,000. Insured TO
\ $50 900 In the Liverpool and London Company.
On Saturday force Of aborers. employed by the in
surance Companies. were busly engaged in removing
the cotton from the burning ruins and spreading it upOr
the Battery, Immediately adjoining
In view Of the frequency OF late o. cotton fires and
the immense loss resulting therefrom. the Board Of
Underwriters of this city have recently adopted the
following resolutions:
Frat: Thar cotton be rated specially hazardous and that
issued 20 that effect.
Seeosd That buildings IN which cotton is stored be sub
ecied to the extra charge for picking whether such picking
be done in the building or on The side gah
Ihird: That the Committee on Surveys be directed to
make such regulation Tor the picking Of cotton as ay De as
certaiEtd 70 be necessary.
1t is believed that this action OF the insurance
anics will have the effect OF excluding cotton from the
Government warehouses; and also induce the free ware
house keepers 10 make arrangements whereby 1t may
be stored by itself and properly protected from fire.
The police Oft First Precinct. under Capt. Mar
low. aided BY detachments from the Second. Third
FOURTH, Fifth, Sixth and Twcnty-seventh Precincts,
were present and rendered efficient service.
Several hours after the catastrophe the body OF Irwin
taken from the ruins horribly mntilated-the body
having been completely cut in two and otherwise dis
figured. The remains were taken TO the First Precinct
Station House, but subsequently by order Of Coroner
Wildcy. were removed TO the late residence Of the
deceased. No. 265 William it., where inquest was
held Tie following is the evidence taken the
sion
william f. Flack Assistant Foreman of Metropoli.
tan Engine Company No. 4, testifed-When the acci.
dent occurred was standing In Safest with another
man. immediately In front Of the burning building;
when heard the crash | let go Of the pipe and ran
toward the South Ferry left deceased thcre the BODY
was found half All hour later in front Of the building;
recognized the body after it was taken out.
John ScanOn, member Of Engine Company No 4.
testied-I and deceased had tho pipe at the fire on
Saturday morning: deceased just IN front Of the
building; bad Just left him when noticed the build
ing burst ont in flame; Mt the same time the walls
fell soon after the body OF deceased taken out
much mangld.
The case was then submitted 10 the jury who
rendered a verdict that the deceased came to
his death from injuries received by being crushed
beneath wall Of the burning building No. IL States
Dec. =, 1863"
Deceased was native OF his city aged D years. and
a bartender at tho Hope House in Chatham.st He
leaves q wife, but no children For the past nine years
he had been member Of the Volunteer Department and
was much respected His funeral wltake place to-day
from the house Of Metropolitan Engine Company No. !,
located in the City Hall Park II will be attended by
the Board Of Fire Commissioners the Chief and As
sstan Engineers, and two representatives from each
of the Metropolitan fire companies
IN CfgIsTOPlEE-sr.
On Saturday evening fire discovered in the
stable Of T. j. Shulfz No. l5J Christopher ST. Before
the flames cxtingusked the building and that adj
Joining were badly damaged A portion Ofthe building
was also occupied by Mr. ). as grocery. His loss will
amount to $780, Insured in the Peoples Company.
The small frame dwelling adjoining occupied by
Francis Ellis confectoner Loss $50 Insured for
$3.50 in the Market Company. The buildings are owned
by T.. Beadeston and Jesse Talmadge. respectively.
Lose about 600. Insured.
II SfXTY-EIGHIH-S
The house ~ Metropolitan Engine Company No. %,
,ituated in Sixty -eighihst. between Broadway and
he amount OF 500. II was caused by an overheated
,toyc- pipe.