The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-12

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which reached up 70 my room, and went 40
~ and with my pro cap broke tho window
went on the roof u III stable adjoining from uhch
ladder led 20 tho rof Of No. 2l0 went ny this sua
tried % 20 down aao 20 o for my w sa, could
main an instant there then returned a. came .hs
street sabseqaentg learned my wife made her escapo
10 the roof and dropp from that 20 the roof of The
building; u she had rred to bod a. tho time the Orr
broke Out. am satisfied she would have shared tho
same fate as tho othen have bsen always apprehen.
sve fire would break out 10 this house Of
the quantity OF keroscto oil stored there aud that any
person could come In from The street aud 90 down 70
the cellar tho OIL used " leak freely through tho
basement hoor to satuats wood ~ tho siDccar
have spoken 10 the ageu about the necessity OF put
ting aiork on the front door VITO sd before ending
the smo q smoke she heard noise which she thought
was caused ny disturbance down stairs after tndng
my wife saie asssted N removing the dead bodies
WAS ~ THO ire before the bell rung am positive no
human being could have succeeded gaining the uppor
hoorsiwhen nrst attempted \, and a the lre very
soon alter I. broke aut.
uours'sSY o. sWoS HEssR.
SIMON Heae tefinef We lived AZ i2J Snfolk street and
leased tho houses az and ARK Division street ne al
joining houses 10 the where Tho nre was; di
know thore seuttle ladder u the house and
never told that there should Aren there knew
there was a law regarding such maits; had .hs house
only s.neo May last
r.srIMoSY or ABRAHAM q autL
Abraham G. Huh foreman ~ Hook and Ladder Com.
pany No ., said that on hearing the alarm Of hre b.
started for tho place and attached hose to hc hydant
the truck came up immediately after, SHORT ladder
put up, and he hen went into the hall Acr he go In
eight ten feet he could not get IN further; he then
ordered long ladder put up outside Bsen,lue and he
went up together but the smoke caused them 10
retreat after breaking window he ihnn ladder
u the stable roof 70 reach the root Of No 2lA, aud
some Of the men went up that way IN" Ars ladder vas
raised half after tho truck led Tho re and
the long one was Up within four be succeeded in
reaching saIlaniInes room from nc rDf When Engineer
owen called DOT from tho window OF the ioor below to
send 10 bring down tho bodies; hearng this
he At once went below, and found the engineer IN
Fhacns room and lying tho floor thu bodies Of
man, woman and two or three children; they looked
A. II they had got out Of bed aud could further
TESTIMONY or cBARLEs = KELLY
Charles L. Kelly, u member OF Hook and ladder No
testified 70 finding the bodies OF the remaining victims
TESTIMONY NARY niLs
MIRA Mary Mills, Of No. IL Suffolk street, recognized
tho bodies OF MIRA Schillng and her child. Mrs Schi.
ling vas sister Of Mrs Gapin who also los. her ne It
rssrfaosY o. xRs nrcxns.s
Mn. Buekelman, a sister Of Mrs Gaipin identified
her body and stated tina, she resided Al Savannah,
Georgia, aud a ysit % hst sister, Mrs. Schlng
AZ the time OF the melancholy occurrence
TESTIMONY
Charles H. Wnans the policeman who first discovered
The ore said his attention was mrs, directed % Il by
seeing eight pun OF smoke and baze which came up
out OF the basement ami reached AZ high a. the second
story When this explosion occurred ne inniedAtey
gave tho alarm and went 20 Hook and Ladder No and
told them Of Il.
gKsrrsosr roiigNsN yrcoiAL
Police officer John j. Nicolai the are, no
poiteineu saw no persons going into the house
the.orde's poos officers got on going 70 nre wereFo
they drew around the building.
TESTIMONY.
John Beach. N ~ beng duly sworn. ssvss---f have
examined he bod The Pnaien schling and Gapn
families uow md 81 this STALLION house, Numbering
IN all niuo p.rsn, ani evidence OF burns upon |
either ~ tbs boz e calm and serene expression 10
ali " remarkably able from thu app nrance Of tho
bofs, together history OF the case, am OF thr
opinion death ~ .l...I .f4.4 sNIooaiion.
The tca.imou, ..a sd, ted the Coroner addressed
the JlrN sud aaa tIsled In his mind some per
-on va - bsAns ~ tho unfortunate affair |
The evidence w8s h0f He supposed yr. Gcegan 1
the proprietor of ine IT,, know something II
regard - the uircuu.s.r diseocd TO the llrg
There w one fact bosssrr. apparent to him and ihai
was thai not only the Legislature, but the municipal
authorize should laly 10 tho dangers that
rounded our ctzan and ias proper legal precautions y
protect them.
The jury then rollrcd and af,sr spending long Tine
IN elaboration, brought the following verdict THAI
the said parties 20 tcir Deaths by s1rocson, and
tho lrnfn nrFndarv nfc by party pur
tes, the night ihe ioth lay Of December 1860,
known 10 your laforI
The Jury also made tho following recommendation wv
IN reynrd 70 the me al Nos 2l5 aud 2l0k Division
street, The night Of the 10Th OF December. whereby
loss III nine iy@s occurred ia addition 10 the verdict
companylng ,hb wo NOR, respectfully submit ,ho follow
ing We u opinion. from tho evidence, that Mat
thsS Ge.san the proprietor of tho store Nos 2lj ami
2b}+ Division street. ~ eqpabs tor Tho carees manner
noss of kerosene OIL We nre Of thcopinion and
oommcud TO Tie proper aathoriucs the pas.asr
Of law prohibiting tho storage 81, ois auas
and Other ufammnbis Articles, ara tho sale
81 them. 10 buildings corrupted dwellings W. s'gp
recommend - his honor the Mayor TO nfar ruifabe
reward FOR tho conviction u tbs perpetrators o. tia
famous act We also the lessee Of the adoln
ins premises No III for not having ladder g bla
scutuc JONAS \, PHILLIPS, Foreman
Tbs Jury then returned hanfa toe Coroner ior tho
rrsioua manner In which he discharged hts datsa
great nombeg Of persons present durinr Che
nquet; aud thgonghon, Tho day people werq can'lna
atty coming y yieS the bodies. Tho reualg 81 Mr.
aud Mr.. Pbsen ami their three children AID u Nns
scbhns aud her child removed by thnir friends 10
III. evening