The New York herald., 1866-05-29


ruE TWO DECEASED YiRENES or ESdrx COM
PANY NO. 5-vxRDicr or rnk jury TO ~ kEs-
DERED TODAY.
An insusm was held yesterday morning at the sevcn.
ssouth psccnct police station. BY Coroner Geahc %
TIM. ia,c Peter II waIsch, private and David h.
Waters foreman, of Engine Company No g.. Who wrrs
Killed ,hc rc the Academy Of Msso IN this
aty On The 9lst
Miahaei j. stapeion being duly sworn. sad that ho
knew Peter H. wasch and that he saw HIN 10 ths
building ahead OF himself shs night Of the Ore when
h. he remarked 10 Walsh that IL looked rather
bad TO which he replied thai did; then told
ham To look out for himself b. ssid he would, and wit
did not him afts< that; lac rSo stated that al
twelve O'Clock Of the night Of Toe Are lao ssw
the foreman, who put his hand 60. his shoulder
and told him TO follow him, which b. did,
within about ten fes OF the footlightS d tho
s.asc the lights wers exungulsfed as they were
saas a ,hs%. ss sSss ..Hs sas As
thick that wiir could scarcely nsd his way
s tassr s"q sms a the do r IN
witness did not SEQ csteased alive after thai.
Philip sheridan sstsd tnsi a. twelve o'clock officer
o Bnon, OF the sosenfecnth psecnct kEccked at tho
door Of the cDgi.ss house ana said there Ore In
Fourteenth stresi they TUNED OUT and @w de
ceased pulling tfS hose up ~ the nre witness assistcd
hfn and putting The hose his shoidsr started fcs
tho entrances OF the A adens; she stage msh
jumped down nio The orcairn and wet Engineer sAi
iNan, who ssd, 'This way f'ilip-follo~ rno;' sn-
then ~ sd thcfr 'pnR ne eOnidt rffpke
very thick the time; ho.was going ont ha met
decea-ed M Waters and told hr. " pat u his
place. le could no, stapf any longer; dcccas al
slaJeton and todd .ls 10 Ia and asked ~ 10
give stap}sion his hAndkerchi. tie round "a mouth
and deceased and staplctoa tcn Ataroe for the
stage; sness ~ena oat ami gsi hsndk AMI put
Il around his head and started back the building
the smoke then sns very thick and ha fooxlghts
ncary ont wtnrss ttcd b get ogt but against tho
scenery twice, when he called Haiioo Dave" wLo
answered, This way, Peter" witness then went 10
where the from and found ths hose ana got
ent by following that. IN about half inmate alter the
building fell withess thea said God have mercy ths
poor feloxE they are gone y witness did not 40 either
l Of deceased afterxarls
Patrick Keunsdy nufed that he saw deceased David u
Waters he stage who afferxards lett; witncsz held
10 the ppe uose loag - he could, and ihea lei
ami rot up the s'agc, and called out 'Iot God
sake how viii get ousy" Witness after much difonty
succeeded in getting out Hf
John Corcy sisted that be inquired whers the nrc
had originated bat no could tell th~r~ bole
In he oor within ten nteen feet Of the ccure OF Tn
parquet there two 10 the bottom OF the boxes
wtncz. the Gre through these hsics witness had
The pipe cre bot sf a. and beard the foreman Water
| witness staggered among the srsney; witness cam,
back found the hose coming towards tie door; Al
th- wslsch pased witness, putting handkerchief
over hts head; witness could hear Waters bu, o,uh po
him; witness rot outside ard fell on the Sidewalk
sunscatsd he lay thers for few minutes and heard
the cry Of scpcn the do~-r" that the roof falling
n he DID moi sce e.lheg Waters walsch Afterwards
Ior the parposs of obtaining tie testimony % cue u
two engineers ersin n ha two dcnessed had beer
properly warned Of the danger the further examination
was postponed until ten O'Clock Thu mofppE