The New York herald., 1866-09-24

ne-the last or the victima The spectacle here pro.
seuted horrible this body being the most burned OF
any But little fesh was on the body, and what little
sse Soay hIn had besn torn o by ' vU.uses
together. more sickening and hearrendng scene has
rarely been witnessed in Now York; and words can
but fanty describe the appearance Of the victims OF
this terrible catastrophe It better far better that
all should have thus died than that OF the III fated
family should have survived to the remains OF the
Others they lay at the station house Yesterday In
all the silent but ghasy and expressive rgidiy OF death
TUE INQUEST.
reached tho station house. and the following named
Jury empanelled the case:-Phlip Schwrenforh,
81 Avenue A; Jacob Hahn, 90 First avenue; William
Beaker 90 Avenue A; Charles Renher, IS Laramer
street; John G Clarke i0 East Fourth street, Thomas
Eleventh street, Jacob Williams, 1877 East Eleventh
street; Louis Abraham SO Avenue ID.
The jury sworn In and taken into the basement
view the dead bodies On their return TO the room
the following named witnesses were sworn and testified
~ foows:-
TESTIMONY or FRANCIS q WATERS
am policeman attached 10 the Seventeenth precinct
this morning al twenty minutes past one O'Clock was
on duty and standing at the corner OF Thirteenth street
aud avenue A, after moment or so | turned and
walked down the Twelfth street looked
around and noticed reflection as OF hre in Thirteenth
street Immediately reraced my steps and saw there
was evidently FIRE somewhere upon investigation found
from the house the northeast corner OF avenue
and thirteenth street. opened a door which leads
into avenue A. and could nothing but blaze coming
from the room on the second ncor went as far as
the third door alarming the inmates then returned To
A. but had TO return account OF the flames com
ing rapidly and made my way mo the street. there
out soon after Philip Hartz and his wife jumped out of
the fourth story window into Thirteenth street;
they were picked up and removed to q drug
store very much injured; from there / took
them TO Bellevue Hospital; from the appearance OF the
ire when st saw Il, proved that flight OF stairs lead
ing from the second oor TO the yard where the lre
originated smet strong smell OF some kind Of oil,
which thought was kerosene oil did not see any
around that corner when patroed that beat Just
fire brQk nut. paya ln 500
covered the fire, which was responded 10; know some
OF the young by reputation that making their
way up stairs. and knew the same TO DO bad that
the reason drove them out
TesIMoEY BENJAMIN GEcQUE.
am foreman of Engine Company NO. b, OF the Metro
politan Fire Department RESPONDED to the alarm given
for the are of Thirteenth street and
upon arriving there found the fire mostly confined to
flight Of leading from the second floor 10 the yard
outside Of the building and the re seemed TO follow the
stairs all through the building; after exngushng the
the fire the bodies OF five persons discovered on
the landing OF the fourth foor small child in
sitting position between the doors OF the front
room; the adult male and female we're embraced !;
child lying by their feet, and another lying
by their heads u appears that this family lived on the
third floor and were attempting 70 escape By the roof,
when they were cut of; one Of my men brought down
two OF the bodies and the others brought down by
member OF hook and ladder company, and were con
veyed to the stat on house in an insurance wagon.
EDWARD MCDONALD.
live at l65 East Twelfth street; this morning. about
ten minutes past one O'Clock, was crossing Thirteenth
street and avenue A. when my attention was aroused by
hearing some one halloo murder and fire, and mmedi
ately after that heard policemans alarm rap; saw
the reelection OF Ere on the buildings in Thirteenth
street; around the of the house Of
Thirteenth street and avenue A. and found an outer
staircase leading from tn second story TO the yard all
FIRE; returned the front door and found IL open,
and the blaze extending up the stairs inside the
building did not dare venture TO up; returned TO
the street, and heard voice from the fourth floor say
"for Gods sake, get ladders:" haliooed hold on
seeing gong to throw his child out OF tbs window
told him TO send down some bedcothcs which he did:
four OF US held them open and child from the second
floor thrown into them; the quilt broke in two then
wo got bed; then child thrown from the top
floor and three others followed; then the lowered
his wife with hand she fell 10 the bed she
pretty badly burnt then the himself and
fell on 10 the sidewak no picked up nsensibe and
carried away; two women then followed from
another window; we had another bod for them TO fall
upon and they were not injured there some heads
out OF the window on the third floor fronting avenre
haioed 10 them 70 go to the roof and they
disappeared went TO Hook aud Ladder Company and
asked Them TO put ladder in the and the
people up stairs they did So but flames had already
reached the top room which prevented therc being any
assistance rendered. minute and hnf after heard
the police alarm saw man at the window with his
child and II Ave minutes before he threw the child
out arrived before bell was rung, and tho
bell rang after she arrived-aogether about
minutes after bearing tho pocc rap
TESTIMONY CAROLINA KAPp.
1--we at 1873 avenue A, the house that fire this
the second floor; awoke by the alarm this
morning. out and rc In the back part OF tho
hail. the blaze coming the stairs; had 10 escape
in night clothes; there not time 70 get clothing
to pat on there any nre used by the stairs
lying here dead: they lived the third floor,
front ROOM tho father tailor: did not them
during the fre tho family consisted OF three girls,
father and mother
TESTIMONY ov AUGUST GRonx
live top floor, front room, OF house 1ss avenue A;
about ono O'Clock this morning my wife and were
awoke by alarm; not knowing what was the matter,
I opened the window and smoke coming around the
OF Thirteenth street: people below hAoed ~
to run out on The roof my vile opened the door 10 do
so, when the smoke came In rapidly that we could
hardly breathe; closed tho door and lowered myself
t,t N mil husI
not reach Il.
TESTIMONY ov yAHys rowMI.
I am a member OF Engine Company No s, OF the
Metropolitan Fire Department.; about haif-past one
o'clock this morning was In avenue and Fourteenth
street; heard policemans nap and heard woman
haloo murder-hre ran 10 the engine house. hiched
up the horses and in ve six minutes after the nst
alarm were al the IRE; found the fire confined 70
high stoop at the OF The housr In tho yarc got
PIPE the soop, until ordered by chief 10 go
the buiidng; the fire followed the stairway after
tingushng the 6re the bodies lying just
scribed by previous witness assisted 10 bring the
bodies down; smelt no Kerosene ol there were some
barrels IN tho yard
After the last witness had given his testimony Coroner
Cover stated that nothing had been given in the evi
dcnce which showed how the nre had originated, he
would postpone the investigation until next Monday, at
eleven O'Clock A NJ In the meanwhile every effort
would be made 10 discover the origin Of the fire. and lie
hoped thai such further information would be obtained
would enable the jury 70 render verdict 10 accord
apce with the facts. The jurymen were therefore dis
charged. 10 meet again at the Seventeenth Precinct
Station House this day week.
SAxEs ADMITTED RsLLKvuE uosfTA-
Five persons, comprising the father mother and three
children, all of family removed from the
o disaster TO Bellevue Hospital by the police, where
their injuries attended 10 by surgeon Meade. The
faher and mother both In a very critical condition.
and the recovery Is considered doubtful The
OF the unfortunate victims are as follows:-
Philip Hartz, aged forty years, severely injured by
jumping from fourth story window has two Of hts Left
ribs broken, and IL also suffering from deep scalp
wound
Mrs Kate Hartz, aged thrfy-sr years, badly burned
about the face and upper portion Of the body.
Amelia Harz, agrd twelve years, beAiy injured by
Jumping from window
Edward Hartz. aged nine years, badly burned, and
limps fractured by jumping from a window
Adolph Harx aged four years badly burned about tbs
body
Mr. Hartz Ia German, and followed the occupation of
a tailor He lived with his family upon the fourth floor
OF the burnt building and had another child VITO escaped
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