New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-13
CASUALTIES.


- OFFBB REWARD PoR THs DBTECTioS AND
ARREST or THg NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WITH
picard TO THE STORAGE AND SALE or PBTRo'
JBUM.
On Tuesday Coroner Cover held su inquest at the
.,,uh Precinct Station House bodies Of tho unfotu
persons who suocaled The fro az 10 25 Division
Monday night AH- Oh, jury woeimpanneled IN com.
piny the Coroner thcy visited the apartments lately occu
'sseasoh AS sredy state " raT TfTtNy it was found
Hnmes extended above tho second floor but
or'unates on fo tard and fourth foos were beed with
.ac thick black smoke which S,c ron NC burning kelosone
W che the inst fOo sodirg cduhabie evidence OF
He manner iu which they Lad ael their death.
The Jury returned 20 the Station House and te Coroner thon
Impressed upon me jury me necessity OF cae9y lhNeSgahB
., e circumstances connected viii The CubIea Of the fire
e Thought must sye te0 fault with regard 20 tho
forage OF sucl e"noasi1e osH - *, ~ DulLs
human beings resided and trusted that the Legislature
would IA a might IN future insure better proteo,
boE 70 human lie The inFe''gator was theh pocs'dea
Michael Hac.e,t residing q, No eOU Dnisor-st testified
i,i soon after he breaking o Of The f be- proceeded thher
and attempted enter but prevented by the police be
seemed to b. in che rear Of tho building Ia thought il he had
hccn allowed up stairs he could have saved those who
Pascs OBdcn rcd1ca a. No 9: Market IT, testified that
~ reached he scene Of tho s soon outbreak be
tered the milk store on the adjoining the kerosene oil
and found e proprietor ard BIS wife Just getting out OF
bed told them hurry into The street rs ne house was OF
IRE and then attempted 10 gain tho roar Of the building
nng She ball door The fame met lim and he was forced 70
rat be thcn went into the street on attempting 20 enter
again stopped by the police he said thce
others still the house bit assured that all had got
ont IN company with friend be passed through adjoining
ard gained roof Of the building but tAe smoke was
Thea had leave. there ladder leading from
teoP floor 20 tie roof in tho adjoining house ana they Eee
competed n themseyeo up ny their hands had he been
nc thinks he could have saved az the inmates with The assst
Of friends WHO with him at that time the smoke was
met vcY dense be- did not any o. tbe inmates cae Ae
mouse by door OF the burning hoes9 tho most Of 'hem e.
capped over the roof Of tho adjoining building . ,,e.,
William Herbert residing No 2l5 Division ST. tsStted-l
Mn wSs pas1c through the bsdoom AID rs noticed ihe
eof4v SlSt
vas or Gre seeing smoke In the hal which was rushing W
zoe stairway ogerd all ny people OFT Of The front WADE , W
rpsned about twenty minutes IT The room before @ small
ladder put uP about hye minutes 6coe ei he mouse
which ESCAPED ten mrucs after leg the house long
Iaddar was put up long ladders had beer put Up when
shey FIRST arrived AID an entrance gained G ao Nnao" 10
my opinion all could have boon saved had 20 ha0o some
10 s ssoopp ~ believe a the lime ici the room nobody had
been othercd have always had dread or that house on
t some accident Of This nature might happca lhaen who
dead Oxen said ought 20 be pq out o, INC house
tie Aocr Of the soaked with kerosene oil the smell Of
Generated would some time blow US up have KNOWLEDGE
any pcrsor into the cellar las night the cellar wa
Matthew Decrau teoife-I I've at No 25 Division st. and
Keep oil under The dwelling part OF The house
and the basement under the mik store as storage
% oil rctqned home sst night Com feeding ny h Ss
past sleep IN the rear pa o. he siore a. Wa ino
bod my baked necessarily that my vito sad bad bet
oc get in the dog continued 90 bark then got up aud
noticed smoke forcing itself through the oreyicc Of tho fan
o5t to The street through the store saw book AID ladder
COMPANY at wo-k putting W the ladders 20 tne hole
up through the grating Just IN front o. Che store door ny
wife and child eseap*d ana no, ae t 10 sesg any o.
iag the when the smoke had somewhat subsdd
5 n T!S Sso 5s sn n5 4u sn ny go sE a
had any oil the subcca never Rave boon n II ha' know
tensats down Tor wood there With light but &c no Anow
any person dong last night The smoke dense IT ny
place had last night in ny place o1' one 'a PARE o. o.
which bro ght back not having sold all brought cGt n hs
morning knew my on Leaked So ma WV 10 o sr S Ds
tsy3 becn told have Polcy trcm an insurance COMPANY
W IS tss name Of The oornps1v never kse, more tsag
i've barrels my store at time He was here shown az o.
right 20 be tie subceua- and cannot say how gt theo
Vi which leaked ard had becn repaired sad vas yng
IN e basement since them have no idea how the FIRE org
Maid IA policeman had been sent 10 examine how much
oil was a Dcogsns place returned and said there was only
Jsmes III. BsTentine member Of the Hook and Ladder
Company No and who resided at NO 20 Diysonsi teu
Teak Of the fire. around TO the place on learning We
ny sS sSS Ma Ss' s1 ons q ouT ne1S said he would 60
with we both attempted to 60 up Da were GIt n oS
oasona fash fame In IL this smoke was black and perfectly
aing NOT policeman at the door at this time no
nsnde then into street aud assisted to raise
ladder Which S rs spe CAP broke he window when
tie smoke gushed out and made me leave then
G 20 the root OF No 25 this and found smoke and
6ae coming up the scue door tried to go down to coE for
my but could romain instant herei then returned
"a cane 70 me street subsequently learned my wife made
escape the roof and dropped from that 20 the roof OF the
NEXT bRdg; had retired bed the time the FIRE
broke satisfied she would have shared the fate
tie others have been always apprehensye IRE would
brosK ut in this house on the quantity Of kerosene
oil STORED there and that any person could come IN iron The
street sad down 10 the cellar the oil used to leak freely
through the basement floor to atuate my wood in the sub
cellar Ihsye spoken to the agent about me necessity o. putting
OF smoke she heard noise which sue thought was CAUSED D
urbarce down finding my wife safe assisted
In removing the dead bodies before bell
ring positive human being could have succeeded IN
gaining the upper hooS when rs attempted it, and was al
the FIRE very after II broke out
Simon Hesse residing az No l23 Suffolk ST. leased the houses
Nos 27 and 21t Diyisionsti adjoining the one dam
sKed BIZ fire did not know hero scue ladder b the
house and never told that there should have been
there knew there law regarding such matters lad
this house only since May last
Seveu other witnesses coroborated the testimony given
Dr. John Beach testified that be had made post norte er
sanitation The bodies Of Daniel Phelan Honore his wife
EapAemia fapn Der daughter Ida and Mrs Mary SchBng
sad her Rnt child he found trace OF burns OF tbs
deceased In his opinion death the result Of suocatOn
Tbs Jury after lengthy delberatiOn rendered verdict
the said parties their deaths by sufocaOn and
to night day December 1866 unknown your
jurors" They also made the following recommendation
In regard 10 the frs at Nos 25 and 2l5 Dvsonst the
night OF the 10th Of December whereby loss Of nine lives
most respectfully submit the following We o. opinion,
IRON the evidence that Matthias Deegaa the proprietor Of the
store Nos 2S and 2 Division st. eupebe for The careless
IN conducting the FIST floor end basement the bust
OF kerosene oil We also Of the opinion and
mend 10 the proper authorities the passage OF prohibiting
the storage Of o fluids and other nAarabe articles land the
sale OF them, In buildings occupied dwellings We Rlso
recommend 70 Hs Honor the Mayor 70 offer suitable reward
We also censue the adjoining premises No 2tT
fos not having ladder to his Scule.
The bodies Of the victims have been taken charge by thsr
relatives and friends fOr the purpose Of intermcnt
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