The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-18
THE SECOND AVENUE CALAMITY.

THE SECOND AVENUE CALAMITY.
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Continuation Of the COroner's InQuest-Tho
Evidonce-Kane's Barkeeper Placed In Gus.
tOdy, &c.
The inquest on the bodies Of the victims in the
tenement house nre, Second avenue was continued
yesterday. Since the adjournment Of the inquest on
Saturday additional deaths have taken place among
the persons injured The deaths the present time
Ave--Mary /. Sanford, her three children, Martha
Charles and William aged respectively ten years. six
years and three months, and Mrs Margaret Webb. Az
As the jury had assembled they proceeded In
body TO Bellevue Hospital to view the bodies Of the two
the Twenty first precinct station house, Coroner Cover at
once resumed the examination Of tho Witnesses
STATEMENT PsTER L0sGw0RTH.
Peter Longvogth sworn--Reside Al No. Carroll place.
Brooklyn contracted to paint and paper Kanes house,
was TO commence work on THURSDAY sent soins paint
eiue brushes ladders &C, TO the house Wednesday,
and put them in the cellar ~ Kanes directions; Kane
but said that the plaoe TOO open and of the
things might be- injured he then asked TO put them
an explosive character, but il Was easily combustbls
turpentins viii only explode when light IL applied TO
IT, Witness here identified can which had been taken
from among the ruins Of those he had placed In
the cellar saying In addition that there another
like it.
John Citti sworn Witness occupied the second floor
or the house burned; rented II from Mr. Kane was IN
made, witness thought wss Mr. shssan Who cried on.
from the barroom; thought Shehan cried "Murder''
whom awakened be opened the window and saw the IRE
coming from the area the rear part Of the house
full Of smoke jumped up shut the door and rushed TO
the front; Mr. shshan outside shehan had ladder
escaped BY the ladder; tho stairs were then burned
away he was certain Of that; met Mr. Kane in Thirty
him. Kane sny had boot on h wife had no hoes
or bonnet or dress.
srArnpur or opycm RxrD.
Wbaut iHaA p~
broke out Thirty first street duty 1t Thirty.
nrst street about twenty-five minutes past twelve
Kanes barkeeper open the door ON second avenue
about foot and then close again, n he saw or
not certain whether anyone else was there saw no one
on the street in any direction; not seeding the man
the post turned down Second avenue to md him;
when passing Knnes smet some kerosene oil burning;
had doubt whatever that II kcroscne the smell
WAS unmistaksbe; looked TO see whore the
fire was; when near Thirty-sscond srest
heard somebody crying out srsr and turned back TO
1hrty-hrst street; found German Kane's, who
told him there was hrs in the kitchen; looked in at
window in the rear on Thry-nrs street. and saw the
room oil IN blaze; there smoke outside
tract attention. Immediately gave the alarm, and num-
Der oil policemen came 10 give assistance; giving the
alarm Shehan and helped open the door; tried to
10 stairs but driven back by the smoke and had
ladder against the house, and wondered where
it came from 40 quickly; did not know whether
cry from the third story, .For God sake save I'd
be md others with the ladder to the To- " hS
house. and saw man IN his shirt at y res seveni
afterwards was Mr. sanford; the sSier vas So ~
zee. TOO short 70 reach him; no thsp so.u a soms cher
others 70 escape by the roof visaess ana n h,se
found number Of women and children on tbs soo snd
some men were coming through the .5nnls,r n bsins
was among them ssnsiord d,e women al chill
dren through the next had to shout 10 the men who
on Tue roS and Ss the scuts TO show thsm the way
TO escsn STATEMENT or ovvicsR LoR.n
re'cr Loram, ofcer sworn--On the night OF The Ore
witness was on duty In Second avenue; sut quarter
after twelve O'Clock he passed Kanes Nore; was
passing two went into the store; he went on until
he bad nearly got TO Twenty -sighth street, whom he
heard some one cry out twice; he then turned
back, but had only gone few steps whom he heard
poicemans rap, he hurried the OF the Gre and
the nrs rushing from the door Of the cellar in Thiry
nrst street, witness then round send all the
policemen he could find 10 ssst returning 70 thu
IRE he found the people In me house calling for
helps witness went to the usxt house and tried 70 burst
the door, but Just IS ne vas raising hts foot Shehan
who was also there brus 10 In; he rushed up |
scuttle did Ksos cone up the srutte. but saw
him subsequently on Ne roof OF the next house, Kane
Kane tina. If he did not 20 down he would arrest him
hsne, who was present. nere interrupted the witness
BY exclamine Ia tone displaying great irritation, sIts
Kane then went out, but shortly returned with two
overcosts--bis o~n and shehsns Handing shehan his
coa he said "Let us ~, when the Coroner Informed
them that they must stay until ths proceedings were
concluded1 Witness contlnned--Aiter Kane had zone
down ne scus b. attempted 90 return, and witness
wife wss With BIN the time; Kane fully dressed
except that he barehesded and had only one boot
on; dd not see Kane when he FIRST on the roof
STATEMENT cArTAS WILSON
Monmouth y. Wilson, police captain, sworn--ws.
aroused 81 twenty-five minutes past twelve and imme
datey proceeded 10 the IRE, the people had then us,
got down from the ladder Thirty street: witness
went up TO the roof through the ADJOINING house met
TIE people burned on the stairs and informed by an
omcer that everybody out Of the house: sent the
people injured 70 the drug stores with the exception OF
MITE webb who was taken 70 the residence OF her |
prother by her own request witness made exsmna-
ZION OF the premises ~ a. the hre
ne found that the re originated IN the rear
occupied BY I'VE woodhouses directly under thu Stair
which led 70 the upper pa Of the house, in the basement
he found the Of eleven bares and four hear
Iares two Of the eleven contained LIQUID which
~ the smell he supposed 70 be liquor the houses All
contained coal but only some Of them kindlns wood
he also found one can and some whitehead he fornd |
mother the hall door entrance on The erst |
icos, the stairs; the In the cellar Contained
urpeltsns; the can up stairs smaller and smell !
strongly Of kerosense OIL. ~
The Coroner then stated thar OWNS 10 thu
he hour he would postpone the further ipy.seson az
he case until to-day a hslfpast two O'Clock Turrrg
hen 70 shshan he informed him that Iootng ~
he inculpatory nature OF the evidence TINA Ear |
gsint him, he fsh II TO b. hIs dntv IN |
stsin him 81 the station housV uuti The closs a. tbe
resent proceednGa He pbe Coronegj sincerely hou~d
hat ~ would Be Able 70 clear himself from The sususcons
xoted ~ ~ testimony; bus In the prsssnt esass N
~ csse ~ hsd ~ Alternative BAT 70 adopt this coarse
\ ensurirT shet justice should not be dcfesied
ksns Ne MQuoR otofo koopef. then eteppsd forward