The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-20


-~~-~~~~~~~ tst
The Ccrouer,s Inquest Yesterday - ehe
Bodies Of the Victims Of the Second Avenue
Fire-lmportans Evlasnce-AiiescA Saspi.
Gloss Actions 81 the Baker at tine T1s-.e OF
she Fire-aiuiler and the La sdlord. Ionman,
Held 10 Await the Acsios Of the Grand Jary.
An inquest was bold yesterday by Coroner Wdey, In
the Aorsus building Bellsvu. Hospital on the bodies
oftbs nine victims q shs ats asusa hooss bsruing
In Second avenue
fa'''c- narphy. Whose wife and children were among
sne victims or the casually was the frst witness called
He and his family lived the top aoor. The nrst he
knew OF the IRE hearing noise aud confusion OF
people below This noise awakened him. He III
light to Whist the matter and tie room was then
fun Of smoka He opened the doos and an immense
quantity Of smoke poured 10, nearly suaocatIng him
He ran 10 the scuits TO and the ladder usually there
but Il vas net tAsrA AZ hs returned his wife, with
their boy Tommy In hsr fell to the floor exclaim-
ing. "pn dead" jumped out Of the window Int the
lack yard.
Michael Kelly testified 10 identifying Mr. Mary
O'Neara, ono Of The victims. she was his sister.
lawrence Cunningham, who was one Of the oceapants
Of the house. testified to also being awakened by the
noise and SMOKE Ho was nearly strangled W the
Smoke bat iaade his way TO the ladder leading TO the
scute. WHICH broke In two bis attempt to 90 up It.
His three children saved By ropcs lot down from
the roof he and his vito succeeding climbing up the
broken ladder.
ccer robIn testified 70 tho eircumssoeas attending
his discovery Of tho frs He saw moving about
oa the ground aoor Il the arst elsrnL
Fernapd2 Kreis ths next Wnncss testifsd--r reside
o. lSl Frs, avenue; am a baker, worked for Mr.
.uiser who kept bakery at sos Second avenue; len
Kim on Saturday morning thers was boy who left hin
Ga the Thursday prevors another man sent fof me 70
give me joe; Mr. Muller didnt have much 81 sl9cS
on hand; I let. Of ny own socoTd; bad worked for
building the Are with wood aad a eots aIou, lon osioss
In the evening Witness here described the process
drew cs 0ss s me xona
fall dcwnin front Of the oven: woaid nat cisan II
out Until the fire OUT baked about ninety
frst went there Saturdays We baked more We sold iii
outesery time: ws baked moro the last week was
for the location; good lair Business would have Been
Six or seven hundred Icayes csv; no comp.8Ded
Of the business beirs bad, ard oGsred to sell x eur
three or four times In tho newspapers; he
was not regular baker; 10 had had pcssos-
soa q Toe mere four months, never heard Of
pad my wages rcgelrS every Saturday night; thsrs
was very little stock in the place wlen left; there
wheat do not kaoS lha. he got saturday
aiternaon; tiers were e'ghean enpIy barrels in the
the bedroom lsitness poated cut the location
diagram; there was no chance Of the
tear up tao oe s' thu back sasameus fsr sns
ling wood there sotisg Ia ths front part likely 10
catch IRE; Nj. Mailer ,ed n, b, vas nc. rssafeA y
Was abGat week before tue hre took Places ts!d him
Aias insured down In TIE parc whore was: can
form ro idea how the Gre osina 81; IL coald not have
eaags. ircm tae even; wael started ns
asoii Insurance Mrs. Mailer sail tney must get Insured
ny Jurnr-we kept the coke inc ID agrA:n
81 tne p-s p,eu skswa 10 tie jary) tho oven was under
Sergeant wl;llan n. Mcconnell, Of tho Twenty-nrss
prernct next witness Hc testified foe
! made M sxausssssioa Of tao premises SOC Second
avenue suco Lao Gre: ~ tho basement 0g bakesheP
Sound trough Tor mixing brsaa wits small SANITY
~ dnnvn n rnri iy hnrn bnrp~ urft
Tho hoops OF aad the stsycs open, ami about one
ssisd fuil or aasr, ~iica s.smed very loose. and
BOX with .hs marks 81 some eignt or ten losves
uPcH II; 1t Was bt,sm sp within six foe, Of tina oyea
apparently ready for The oven; breaking spen The
crust The dosgn was raw. the gresies amount Of Ere
seeneo I, be 40 tho eatv ei tbs safs ns Indications
that tue Ire originated close stars; behind
the par,nn sheft distance from tho stairs two
'Ais's "n lnsf m.y se'e o.1eS se1ronso' NJ
5si second syessa saxt Sosr te rsl work for the
barber; - 60 there n sss s.'or % the aa.s aoar;
O'Clock; woke at soeut naii-psst one ociock
enat 81 noise "a ne rsees heart ar asl,ar say,
tia W ndow; KNOW II was NrS Muer. for raw her
when looked out: shs In her widow; the shutters
were pct ~ Oh our saos @lntoS ,os up In the win-
dow ana eoad sec Into her Window her face; he
toe stairs: he SAID peut maze n,uca noiss and
broke p-ac vi glass aud kauect 10 what thooght
.ey sue cge.ed ne soes ,hssi, aaa came ou, sna
macs noss he took the Key from his poexss: 10 let
ne key fa pessd up. or.Se pane Of Eass and pat
4 m; he pat i toraugh he broken pane 70 Mrs. ha'cr
sad she opened the dsor aud came out asd haiicoed
sIHsl" 10 went MO the store saved fsw moments,
came oct sud scn down into the BASEMENT; whea no
Of The basosant Ii. siut cellar door
locked 4; when hs ~, o. the he opened
tao co,ar again acs went down; he stay OF
thrs minuies; when ne caue up no hsoaed 'Errep he
saa, down the csar door; esst tell ho~ no Or Mrs.
Euier dressed she hor night clothes: Ithea
away from tine ~insow, put on my o,ses and
dressed Tie boss chLdrcn tbs police kHocked a the
door: ny pna up tue shutrrs lid not Is,i whst
L i tr. tn INV H4st soS A of
tao ladies' who jumped col Of the window; when Mr.
Muller srst sa'as oos saw s.sks n ths HUE aois Y
msnt: think Was KEY from ths sound when fall;
say q tbsass handle with eross piece saewn; THU
isks Il.
b. iasr-My ssss's shop Is two hsssss frou ne
corner; there ~ No iA~ppos, near tho house, +.
Dir~ct--Tne two window; are close 1870 hsr.
10 the jury --rne light BY wslsn I asw Mira Muller
came from ,ae ssnppssi on The corIss the win
3ona shcehsn testified tat he down stairs cut Of
DOL sespaa avsnse on being awakened Dv the nosss;
and nine; thiaK his wife was with him: there
woman with Am any way; be had at tac time
very enl coat; ms wife had net her nieh, so,sas on
ives greatly ceri usod tank shs had something
h,r head; lie s.anding Stationary wsrs net
many c.rsors ssost ma, y, dozen 90 50
~ Wit am !. sabbty foreman 10 the Fire Department
rstiled-The greatest body Of the Ere aoout the
cssTo Of tho basement fosr: shortly aticr saw ur
lief; asked MIA how u origisa'el he said he
d dat know, izat hs hal goss down assai an hosr
tefor. TO light tho bsgshouse sre. back into
his room and iay Ia his paataoons and sispers:
Gat awakened BY MS WI aEd disrcv red Tho
tire; wsals say mat the BED ia Air. sullers rosm
iesssd as lnoaga saors has ons person bad slept
10 II tLss nSbt; did examine he'd but merely
locke at 4; mad 30 Conversation with his vie;
s,a ret -, ner; to arst he said lie know OF the IRE
- wife walked him MP.
D. jrFnr-sdiaxrsm handed tho wIsHessj--I should
thiax the Arc ltrls further back than canrs
OF tne osselenl; tie trent cecil wood
laackeuod: the bed refer ~ the grouId Gsss;
Il the only ore tners; Jhere sIaw mattress
down stairs 70 tho sbsk basement
Alfred T. Baker, Fire Nsrshal icing sworn. testiasd-
The diagram shown very accurately lnsds bage
Ouso l0or folnd sTxc snvans OF asnes over whfch
n. beams osdly burned; AE Nahsr ,cd M thai
a, -, 'gaay man cnaa 10 him with = saneo OF Hour
and ia, he hkad II nrd ordered Iwen,ysv narresx
80. -, day afternoon toe cartgnan brought u and
a,cs,,, ~ re sidssak; he did not Know tue man
49,, r.a.as. - =. he had no BIZ Tor tho asur: M
rolled 10 ina honr him srv = - .'...s., 800.
sad r sanns ! saen exam nei The va.
pul he avsrs- he SAD hA n.< -s-o ~ said ~ Bhe 1