New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-24


Mr. George wife and fo1r children and In the rear hy MIS-
KNAPP aHd children They eSpeeseed 10 ~ ouy ecu
making their escape by the awning Inc nis' N0O va"
pied az q grocery by Henry Bricn, - .s,o. ,h.
alarm was sounded and prevented the flames rom sed.
beyond the building which they originated Dll peIol
subdued the second third and fourth noois TSeir
damaged and the furniture OF the tenants eonsnmta n
aggregate loss furniture will probably not amount u ~
Most Of the tenants were insured furniture but in wha'
companies co7d ascertained The !o.e
gr had an insurance Of eOo on ns S ony relative he
The loss on stock Of Mr. Bren amounts TO about 600 alto
o b ster Tho FIRE moi having extended below the second
floor He il insured the Jefferson, Mechanics anu
and star Companies The loss building Is ABOUT soVVV
10 be no doubt but the fire was the work Of
an peendiary Several witnesses TESTIFY that Ine Ie VIM
inst seen was AT the Of flight Of stairs Leading from Lhe
outside Of second story TO the yard me as we're O
szpg brightly under the staircase leading rom tne 70
the t5rd story few moments efeeuay cutting on ne
escape Of the living above in that diecuop' linus
lar no trace of the incendisry has been found -,
Ru FOR the exertons Capt Monnt and the officers OF the
Seventeenth Precinct who summoned by the slr rap
Of OceF Waters the Of life would have been very much
greater even than vas IL IS stated at the unoItua
Roeger family after the inmates OF the fourth o9r nau
mnsd ont made their appearance at of the hrdstorY
windows imporng help but were advised to attempt 10 gam
the roof They disappeared and were not again seen awe
As soon as possible ter the fire was extngusled seich
was made for the bodies Of the missing family They were
found as ready mentioned on the fourth hoor ug al tne
loot 81 the ladder leading the roof and burned IN snch
shocking manner as 20 be unrecognzaoe Inc enalieo
mains were carefllv gathered up wrapped IA canvas
ngs and conveyed in insurance cart 10 the Se'eeen"
Later in the day Coroner Cover held inquest and the fol-
lowing testimony was taken:
Francis H. Waters being sworn deposed-l am an oneeT
In the Seventeenth Precnct about 20 minutes past O'Clock
was in Of the buildings walked 70 Iwetnsi ana on
reaching there saw the @ n and discovered
fire in the rear the house the corner OF mr.
eenhSt and Ayenue opened ne q rc on e t T MINER
landing or second hoor went up stairs as ar as ne tu
floor and on looking back saw Ina' tnee W." t nd S
and there got the awnings returned 70 inc haey
NJ. on
going M stairs droke them back then saw MI hp
Harz lump from the fourh-story window in Thrtsenthst
his vic followed they we're picked up and token 10 drng
store from which place took them 70 beeNue i
while going up stairs melt what judged TO be Kerosene o
think the Are originated in the rear steps oil tue STAIRS Iead
ing from the second story TO the yarG sa" 10 one Nny
went the house at first nor ana nolee any oHc oiNs
in the vicinity Of the house previous to the hIe ,
Benjamin Gerque being sworn dep9sedIi am foreman
Of Engine Co No Of the Metropolitan FIRE department
responded the alarm of fire on the corner oil Iheenh
and Avenue A. and upon arriving there o1na ne me Os
confined flight Of stairs leading rom the tscons oor 70
the ward outside Of the buildings the ire seemed 10 vOW te
stairs all through the buildng eIer @ @ 1 ,h
fonrb Aoor thew consisted Of small child found in sitting
position between the doors Of the front rooms TWO aGus
male and female embracing each oher another child yng
NJ their feet and still another lying by their heads this family
lived on the third floor and apparently attempting 70
escape by roof when cut Off one Of my men brought down
two Of the bodies and the others were brought down 0y mem
befs and Lad Ter Company they were conveyed to
the Station. House in an insurance wagon
Edward F. Mcdonald being sworn. deposed-I reside At
No les East TWelfhst; this morning, ABOUT l;2O WINE
crossing Threenths and Frtav heard somebody halo
Murder e. and Fire. and Immediately amer heard
noemons alarmrap; the reflection OF IRE on the
in Tbrteenthst and at once round the
Of the Of Thirteenths and Avenue Al there
ward all then returned 10 the 'front.' door ana
open the blaze extending up Tue stars nsse e D
street; heard from the fourth hoor saying tof
Gods sake get some ladders n9 S 1 nor Oh SS9s
10 ' Sid fonr Of ms then held them open. and the child
~ NV he second floor was thrown into tbomi the
onit broke; we then got bed, and child was
thrown on II from the upper floor and three others oowed
az he ma
bd and when picked up found be badly buret then
rbe Jumped himself bat missed the bed and fell on the
Jews he was picked 10 nsensble badly injured and
carried away; two women then ioHowed from aholEe,
window we procured another bed for them to a Oh ana
bov were NOT Injured there heads out Of the
windows on the third floor fronting Avehue some one
told go TO the roof and they dsappeared Wen 20
Hook and Ladder Company and asked them to put az adder
in the and rescue those people up stars ty Ga 3d. oI
ony being rendered. IN moment after heaIu th
II FIVE minutes before he threw u oat one
before the bell rung she arrived aboat hye minutes ar
heard the police alarm; the bells rang soon AFTER
Augustus Grobe being duly deposed reside on ne
ION Amor front room Of house No lss Ave ABOUT 1870
ofdre not knowing What the matter, med The win
dow and SOW smoke coming aTo9nd the corner Of
and opened The door Hss1 lss oSs Sn ID 40 sn
lowered oy clohesine there was scue ladder but
Caroline Kopp being duly sworn deposedI reside No.
A. the house that was on fire this mornings re-
side with mother and sister in back on the second
floor awoke by alarm Of Gre and came out to see
natter FIRE in the back part OF the hall
clothes sc there time get any clotbng there was
never any fire used the outer stairs knOg the ROger
family who are now living here dead they lived the third
foor front ROOM the fntber tailor did not them
during fire. the family consisted OF three girls father and
mother.
James Powell being duly deposedI an member OF
Engine Co. No ofthe Metropolitan Fire Departments about
ia O'clock this morning heard alarm aud
policemen running; then heard halOo Murder
and Fire. ran the engine house hched mp the horses
and drove ont the engine reaching the fire about five minutes
after rsi alarm found the fire confined 10 high sioop
al the rear OF in the yard got pipe on the
stoop until the Chief ordered go Into the build
ng the fire followed the starwsys; after eItngnshng the
ro saw the bodies living described by foreman;
assisted 20 bring them smet kerosene oil there
were some barrels In the yard
The investigation then postponed until Monday Oct
in order 10 give Fire Marshal Baker and the Fire Commits
soners an opportunity inquire into and If possible throw
come light upon the origin Of the fire.