New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-29
The burning OF she Academy OF Musie-In-
quest the Bodies Of the Victims.

Yesterday Coroner Gamble held an inquest at the
Seventeenth Precinct Station House the bodies OF David
Waters, Foreman Of Engine Company No s. and Peter II.
wech Of the company who persisted ct the Academy Of
Music Ere the night OF the 2st inst The following tes
mony taken;
Michael j. Stapleon. sworn-I a member OF Metropo
tan Engine Company No 81 at the fire in Fourteenhs
at s e the O. oaemSn Of engine DAVID B.
at the entrance the Academy Fourteenth he put his
TO within about eleven feet Of the foOgbs the stage the
lights eItnguished we're going in; we met Eng
ueer Sullivan and he said 10 For Gods sake men, back
ou" smoke thick that scarcely cond find way
few moments after got out the gas exploded the build
ing in flames and the dome fell soon as got the order
the engineer back did did not deceased
alive after this Wech the deceased fireman. went in ahead
II me- after go in remarked to him looked rather bad in
there's he replied that it did and told him that IL
place for hm that he opgh to be his lne told him TO
look out for HIMSELF he said he would then left him. and did
Philip sheridan tes,Ged-I member Of Engine Company
No s. at about y o'clock the night Of the 2st inst officer
0Ben Of the 18th Precinct and Knocked at the door Of
the Engine House and said there fire Fourteenthst
we Immediately turned out and on arriving at the Academy
Engineer Sullivan ordered take the hyd-ant about IS feet
from the stage door OF the Academy we took the hydrsn
and assisted tho foreman In getting the hose OIL the tenders
put the end OF the hose my shoulder and entered the
Academy y the stage door jumped down into the orchestra
and met Engineer Sullivan who said, FOLLOW me- Philip
We advanced about ten feet when attached the pipe and
Sullivan said LOOK out for water No. So at that time
one Of our members came up and remarked This awful
frei" stsd there about five minutes when said of
90 denseto make for me SO that could get out was
then the stage and saw the footghs Earnings found my
deceased.
told him 10 put man 10 place, could stand IL
longer the deceased looked around and saw Saptop pnd
told him n and told me 10 give Sapeon my handker
chief about his mouth that be could breathe
and Stapetop th started into the buildings moments
one Of our men came and said that Waters in the
building all alone; borrowed handt rohef and -.
about my mouth and nose apd sr.e' the building
the smoke Yas very bieS a.. ne footghts were nearly out
moment ana lie lights oct. and heard say
go out OF here" tried TO get out ard against the
scenery twice; called out Hey Dave. end he replied,
This way Pete went In the direction OF the voice and
found the hose and craved by following that in sbout
miuuie alter the dome FELL said God have mercy the
poor feows they gone did not see either Of the de-
ceased after that
Patrick Kennedy Of the Company testified: was
the FIRE; after got the Waters said be would
and the engine with several others bad charge Of
tue pipes after left alone called TO tie
foreman Of No Hook end Ladder Co. who In the build
Ing 70 get TO reeve as could not stand II any
longer be called for Engine Co No. s. bat could get no
then he called for his COMPANY hut could get no
answer he then LETT held the pipe 30 long az could when
let 20 and got TO the stage aud called out for Gods sake
how will got out" called 20 20 make for the
light but the smoke thick that could not IT.
managed TO get far the inside door hen Officers Ben
and Burns Of the Seventeenth Precinct took did
see the foreman sfiAr hs ist No OF the pipa