The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-07
THE BROADWAY FIRE.

Additional observation-disclosures OF ths
Burglar and Incendiary DiscOvered-A
Mysterious Observation-Disclosures sat OF the
Fire Insurance Detective Force Warm
ed, &c.
As was stated in these columns OF yesterday between
nine and ten O'Clock Saturday night last, fire WIS
discovered by policeman 4 Darke, Of the Metropolitan
force, on the upper portion OF the four story marble
building, No. $50 Broadway being at the corner Of
Bleecker street and Broadway BY this condagration
damage done to the occupants to the amount of ten
thousand dollars The Eighth National Bank, occupying
the first oor had policy Of five thousand dollars in the
Baltic insurance Company, and other occupants were
protected by the OF forty thousand dollars IN va
rous other city companies
In addition TO the facts already Published relative 10
this fire clearly pointing the Of ncendarss and
burglars upon the premises tho following particulars
have been kindly furnished to reporter upon appi
cation TO the Office No IL Wall street. it being the
original report Of Superintendent Warren, of the Fire
Insurance Detective force filed ia his office by his
Chief secretary, N J. Nystrom:--
STATEMENT or POLICEMAN DARKE.
Policeman Dsrke states that he has always given par
tcuar attention to the doors of the bank while upon
his beat and saturday night distinctly remembers
looking through the iron work protecting the glass doors
and trying tho knob of the outer entrance at about
quarter past nine, when he found all apparently secure
and as should have been When he returned To the
same vicinity he tried the door leading to the upper
por: on Of the building, and readily gave way upon
pressure Looking up the staircase he discovered
light He proceeded up stairs and found the place
fire, a portion OF the door having been satura-
ted with camph enc bcnzne aud a great number of
no les bored the OF the door space the
of barrel head Near by found and brac,
Win winch the perorltions had been made The latter
he subsequently placed in possession OF the FIRE Mar
stal Darkc at proceeded to the nearest sntiOD,
gave the gnals and the bells rang the alarm OF ro at
nine clock and forty eight minutes. He then returned
70 the locality and for the first time noticed that The
grating protecting the from the starcas, into
the banking Office had been violently reno cd or
wrenchcd on leaving obstacle 10 entrance to the
counting room. The fro burning IN the top story.
It has already been stated that damage 10 the extent Of
perhaps ten thousand dollars done To tho upper story
and part of the third story of the bidng The trcen
with their engines quickly upon the spot and put
water upon the illfnes with hne effect
THE BUILDING.
The top floor of the building was filed with artsts'
studios Mr. Hail occIped rooms on the rear and some
very valuable paintings destroyed Loss estiiaaicd
at about two thousand dollars no insurance several
other artists occupied studios whose could
learn ana lost cons'defab's property r.e second AMI
third 1oo.s occupied by W ~ knabe & Co, dealers
in pnnoiprtes Their damage by water. The first
floor occupied by tho Eighth National Bank, and the
part by tho Baltic FIRE Insurance Company-thc
furniture of both damaged only by water.
STATEMENT or the BANK PORTER.
states that he entered the bank about five minutes
before o'clock the Saturday night IN question,
aud while passing through To see that all secure,
thought he heard rumbng noise IN the stairway lead
ing 10 the upper stairs but a. he was aware OF tn, Tact
tina, some OF the apartments wer, occupied by dodgers
he pati no attention the matter easily explaining tho
sounds by the supposiion that some OF the tenants
night be going UP coming down It was but short
time after tins TINT he heard the alarm OF fire from with
out.
PROPERTY OF THE INcENDfARIEs.
On sunday Of the property OF the would
Ina IN liar Vla
the bank consisting OF coat, navy revolver pound
of powder, skeleton key and two small drills The
LATER articles cainy identify the loser Of the coat with
the escaped party in the upper par OF The building who
had been using hc bit ana brace in perforatiag the floor
ing la the pocket OF tho coat also found note,
evidently written the burglar by OF his coniede
who could not participate tho prearransed plum
dering OF the Eighth National Bank And here 1t may
b, stated that had Bl" boon successful his
respondent had propboscd no would be- he nj this
m-nt might have been the possessor Of sloO,0oo in
grecnba Ks and bonds, which, at the time of tue at
tempted burglary, reposcd quietly and securely within
the heavy Of this bank But "Bils failure In this
instance need not spur him on make attempts of
similar character The massive reads "A Follows vv5nhm
e. tterat'm, only omtng the names which are only OF
consequence To the dcicctives who the track OF
the cnterprisps inccndiaries:-
AN AccoMrLIcE'S ADVICE TO rHE BURGLAR.
Bnl-You must make the attempt tonight, for can
not so there There IL three Of YOU and you can go
through tho work There lots Of bonds and green fellows
IN the bank Should you be detected, do as told you
set fire to the stairs, and you can escape by the roof
have left all in - and you can get them That
Jarned detective has seen So must keep out of te
+ 81 think you are sure of success, as no person
lives the bu1iug aud be sure you blow up the safe At
eleven, n the nose might DO hoard - -
copies OF the above, with ten names are IN the hands
potan detectives Messrs Radford and Leonard and may
may lead to the discovery Of the parties who orig
mated this grand robbery and who sgna.ly failed 10 all
but the destruction of property and making their escape
from the place
MYSTERIOUS LETTER TO MR.. WARREN.
Another link in the chain OF evidence regarding tho
a yH no se o nas whc NJ warren sss
teuden OF the Insurance Detective Agency, found
his letter box, at his Wall street Office the morning
OF the 31st OF July last IL reads AZ follows:-
Mr. wARRss, supt for ms Detective force
BE your gard for bad lire some time before
Wednesday, swe, either In $50 or $50 broadway night
time.
God bless you. FRIEND.
When Mr Warren received the above Information Il
Immediately struck him the weak invention of some
person who was anxious to perpe,rate n sell upon him.
tectves TO keep close watch Of the buildings
the anonymous prophet in his augury, the men
were withdrawn on Wednesday last and the locality left
did their duty In tho promises, and undoubtedly
frightened away the thieves before they had more than
commenced operations On the Saturday night follow
ing the nre broke out But In one thing tho writer Of
the note BILL" the burglar strangely ct fault
He states that nobody lives in the building, &C. while
the fact was that somsbody did live there This only
shows that "thc best laid plaps Of ucc aud men gang
aft aglee"
should the writer OF the letters given above nnd faslt
with their orthognphy printed, he can receive the
positive assurance that than that Of the
originals In hct tho peculiar originality Of spoil
ing appearing IN tho first crops out in the second In the
word Fhard" which the writer thinks 10 equally plain
without ~ with tho Gu" That missing vowel may
prove stre DE- cdeha which shall consen him TO the
penitsntiary In the not for distant future
News from Fortress Monroe.
FORTRESS Mosaos, August 4, 1905.
Tho United States tnAse Congress- raised yesterday At
ton o'clock was kept anoat waiting for high water to
take her from her bed Of sand until i've NJ whom the