The New York herald., 1867-03-24

windows on ths third fourth and nnh sooh ans lss
time bid defiance efforts OF the drcmsu snd fsa
were entertained that the hotel would be dehcyed
The Chef Engineer, with his assistsns managAt tine
IRE WELL and finally arrested the flames before Aney
extended beyond the floors in which they commence
1 Martin win be about $1,000 they are In IN.
sured for $4,000 on improvements and lease. The
damage 70 the hotel bailding and furniture win be
about Sl25, 600, and the loss the theatre about
$4,000 This property belongs to the estate Of John
Lafarge, and IL fully insured the policies are about
tributed
THE OTHER PROPERTY pAxAou
The stores under the hotel Broadway were more or
store by n: Mchasls is damaged about $500 water; ;
insured for %, 500 In the Hope Of Providence Norwich
sssK, opsician store owned By J. Il ss~ncos damage
Equitable and y,snklin Of Philadelphia. No s7i.
about $500; insured for $4,000 In out Of town
companiss; Nos s7s end S7S = the hotel en-
:no. room IS s. sb. s osq sssaPss .s. !. %as ass
iured No 61o gscis furnishing goods store owned by
Tsstls Miller; damage about g 900; insured for
demos, S26oo: Mutual Of Bufslo "a, 500; New Eng
land, eOoo stock snd $500 nxtures Peoples OF
America q % fniisdsphis 81 500 and % Ent:pri:s % oi
Philadephia 81, 500 No. Amty street. occupied by
Paul q barber shop, was damaged about 81 900 by
damage viii b about $500 J. }. worden, occupying
No. Amty street. has sustained damage 70 the extent
Srosdwsy. - s1tsndnr sbrouTh q Horcsr stree. had
escape The skylight in the roof fre but
was discovered In time and exsngutshed before the
flames extended into the building.
ORIGIN TEE YRR
Tho following testimony concerning the nre was taken
by Fire Marshal Baker during the svening:-
TESTIMONY or v. ". LKyFfNGwEIL.
W. W. Leffingwell, being sworn, says:-l am one OF
the performers attached to the Winter Garden; At about
half past nine o'clock Friday night had occasion
to go to my dressing ROOM which locatod under the
stage; on my way TO the room discovered peculiar
s 81 sms u H. Decker an
they made some remarky wondering what u could
be; did not call the attention Of Mr.. Stuart or
different from any other that had experienced that
night there had been red fire used in the play Of
Brutus, but 1t had the sme OF fireworks, and not like
the smell discovered; had not the idea at the
time discovered that the house could be IRE, II
had would have certainly notified Mr.. Stuart OF my
suspicious; have no knowledge as TO what the origin
Of the fire may have been.
TESTIMONY OF Mr.. STUART
VIM. Stnart sworn-I resided In the theatre; was
the lessee OF tho Winter Garden, and had been
so for eight years; built the theatre in Its
Ss to the s a oo,s ,eSS %
were closed, and retired to bed A. Boyd the a nitor
was in charge of the house, his duty to watch the
house during the night; he had lantern, and
directed to go the rounds OF the house and thai all
was correct; at about nine o'clock this morning
alarmed by noise in the theatre OF Ush Of many
persons the stage; left my room, looked the
bauisters and did not any but heard the
made by the persons the stage: did not sec any
down; ! in my night shirt and slipping
on my pants and overcoat I down
stairs but could reach the stage, the smoke
dense; tried 60 down the stairs leading under II 10
ascertain where the fire was, IL could but the smoke
prevented me; became almost sufocated, and with
much difficulty reached the street.; was unable to 20
back TO my ROOM, where had left my watch and
pockctbook my dressing table; have lost all my
wardrobe and about worth OF books the whole OF
the properties Of the theatre and wardrobe except the
stock scenery, belonged to myself and Mr. Booth con-
jointly estimate their value from about 5000 to
500O0; we had NO insurance on any part
Of il, the scenery belonging to the theatre
by the Lafrge estate hs not the rcmotest idea TO
how the fire originated; was paying $4,000 year
for the theatre payable quarterly in advance and
mad paid the st Of March quarter in advances
lease did expire until eepember, 1858; the burning
OF the premises cancellsd my lease. 3
TUE THEATRE, ETC.
The Iafarge Hofcl nov the Southern was erected in
1883 and soon afterwards burned 70 the ground.
Triper Hail. the Of Jenny Lnds tFumphs after her
FIRST Castle Garden also destroyed BY lre
II stood on nearly the same lots upon which Winter
Garden subsequently built Its name was then
pyng portion OF the lot IL was then destroyed bv
fire. and being rebuilt that portion OF the structure
devoted TO the drama named Metropolitan theatre
II was subsequently leased 70 Mr. VIM. =. Burton when
the changed Burton's theatre, that gentle
leaving his small theatre in Chambers street, be.
ieving that u he took hold Of the up town Is
II was then designated he could double hts audiences
and bis fortune He bought leased the theatre and Il
became Burtons 'snew theatre,n Burton'9 up town
theatre" The enerpfes failed, and the only reminis
cence that connecs Burton with Winter Garden -
the sale OF the comedians wardrobe which took place
there. Mr.. Stuart undertook the management Of this
theatre In 1860 and has held II ever since.