, 1870-11-24
YESTERDAYS FIRES,
Partial Burning OF the Metro
Pol1tan Hotel.
Cne Life Lost, aid Others Endau-
gered

-Thr fre which led to the partial destruction Of
the METROPOLITAN Hotel, NJ Al oa11y hour yestsf-
Gay 1uo1p,ps proved sad anAir In thai It toGusf-
e.! tn the less Of Life. and the sertouS intutT Of
tsH dnacu lr1sons who narrowly escaped b.
cusal,x y,ctimt Of the 1AmeA Some particulars
OF lae ssd catastrophe were given in THx TkrBuxr
ri ctses.ertay. II sppcaEs that the 1rc originated
IN The laseDeut ceiling, abovt the range, and
+,+yad rapidly to the upper noo.a. In the confu-
FINN Incident 10 The con1Agrzuon, 1t was 4 diucult
n4s:ter 10 arrive al any conclusion regarding The
lrs. oilfe-of sumorB Of deatts thern were no end.
ind II uaa not until the Gre had been entirely
Tacps he'd. Ind the premises thoroughly r1nsActed
>asrtacr.i The T!cdm F2s SKcdc, twenty-five
.tArs OF aEc, naroc,l Moses Hansen. He was en-
,,.rd Is porter. When Inc 1aaes were dlscoV-
:. ~. r. hIfritd thrnrgh th: ta1s and corridors,
-.usias The oseuoants, a7d In the noble
'H.:' -, to save tne nsss IRE q others,
=. h. ,,,,. on; =, lie h,a l,,t;aaa taksa Gnly
l. fastened TO the Iese1t. When on the upper
" If. he tudt!erly !ound bis retreat cut on b5 the
-. r. sn.s Games se'oW. and, opeaing wiodow.
r:td, y e!rE tha: no Ie*cue VIA possible from
''rsu's4ar, u r1uEnt way to safety tr the lunsr
!; Waea ss sqS %as
!.,l:y taTued. and ala'osl covered from eight bT
~ j'aktrtng which had fallen from the ceiling.
r:i, wsR asce3 with : reou.ma1e when aroused
u, tac warning CIT Of Hansen bot1 rushed lutothe
CORRIDOR, frightened. an.t not kuowtaC which way
,"ta:n- Ths s"osu. u.nn.e, hsias !ns tsss to resov.
WIS ao..n ont al danger, Int her companion tar
t3rs unit driven from hes place By the smoke in
The eosrsdo7. Then she Inshed tof ne stairway,
Ste raI icund IN hcur later, EllM unconscious,
sid rrmaire4l IN comAtosc ttate for hourx- 1{cf
,Das ef e oe s.y but
Mn.L Il. Field, Of The Journal, escaped 6115 by
"a leap fer life" and now s1.1ess from sprained
.uS e ~ IL tne re rear p,s Of ths
a.pst tea1!J tuifocatcd. and aroused bis neigh
h'.. Mr.. W<er, an employee IN the dTm OF J.
Mr.. Field ih.1w ali a1aiishae bedding Sus 81 tie
window. 70 eAse their TALL 10 case Of forced air
"! a2c- Atort twenty. .1Fe feet below the VIII.
Ar. Warren rpsnrncd. he said that escape by the
legitimate way was impossible, and thai the win
dos. with their twenty -nre feet lenp, was their
I'd Lsrk All right ne vas quickly followed
~ Mr.. Field, With Ehoru II went nearly all
1rnns .E% he nov 3 sever n.tp 1roM s
t.upSs IL i1rf he will bc About Rxa1o.
NJ. W u. Mog71a, Of Boston, IN cHecuno IN
~: iron bis room ria the t'anso1. cut an artery
ant hlotxl that be vas conveyed in a falnuog
,'-.tt1on to the BltRgs House. where he was
i!artl IN tho care OF \ ph1alctAn.
Cst1ea llat1nef, the fookkeepcy, and Y. &.
sherman, the ciesE, were brought out OF the
tst.itng In 4 Au1ocatcl condition They viii
EI1S1Ve.
bridget nurhsm, 4 servant, IN descending 4
Ladder tfcm the soo', fell a distance OF two tto-
rses and ~as conveyed into the Cent:n1 House In
an iAsenstr!e condition. ks'e Weyman, another
1at! t-'s nf the stairs, and wa als1 consldesa-
t'! toJuretl. Do1h were comfortable last evening.
etsnan "a y ~ sn}9ssa e, q q sa5s5e fa
wnt1uw. There werc Dany uarsow escapes, but
1oar o!ih received more than tt1flinR ntunex
Tf- nnmru responded to the alarm With alac1tsy,
c:tttruush thcu noble enorta many lives were
.a,t't. 7er nsr-eecapc prDsed er1eactGus In res
sE:ng 1hs lodEe1 on the upper nooE;
h:',v i'ul'laE. the psopr!eto1s, Boon set things
IN rtsh'. AMI quite q number oi the dodgers re-
:'.:te'i 70 their ,.sss aud entoJed comfortable
't-inrr& es the hotel, a. the damaged portion OF
~. r, u. tcs- Is easily required.
The iost 20 The farci1use sprroximates slo, ,ooo,
s6.Aa. Nj. Il. I. uaddrck Is the owner. The In
su.ance .st the same Is &9n.
tvrr the rrmssns Of usnken. and the Jury futu!n-
ta st1tiiri iu accordance with the fAc,s nbove
narrated Several witnesses examined as to the
the ntc e1p.e7sed the belief that 1t orig
!. n:4'1 above the range IN the basement Kitchen
i h. Jut5 attached no blame 10 aoy one.
FALSE ALAKHa
ss nsh nss ,s9 Soaa @sass .;
i.atk,mlth, wnnse place Of business ls on Ran.
!Th street, near Halssed. Was arrested for tnrn.
4t'. taat the tsr3vtr OF the Williams ca1t TUNED
t",r1nA- SHtenry was released upon leaving q
~ tseIs ut s.: to assure bis appearance nj The
West os:e tt.!tee Court this morning.
-st"itle sv1.rr O'clock Last evening, a man
'At usr1 Solth Hxlste,t street hrtdgc, and, az be
ra.-t.! thu bridge icodef, said to him {Fetertine
III ;ht a:Aszn from BOX No. 9s3). "The bells ar
r:tG'uE; WY don't Ion tutn In that box 7" poInt
iErsAHard Eox No. 7t9. The hr11se tender dc
E't 'tqa:E" where the nrc was, but inmedlAiel,
Eatr thu alarm from the t1x. The Court Hons{
Ali the eneint house bells tolied, the steamer
s.-:onded, and The city wna ihe only Loser by fht
me-" -
on HAlsTKb Street.
Tire waS observed tn the two-stor frame buIld
!:'s Sct. i aud Is North ualsted street. At II =
oc!acA last evening II Is owned BY 1acob jA4e
11'i occupied h5 Mrs. Brown md Ara Calmat
1,an.er 10 building. 3lo0; tnsured Tor 81 900 i
Ssr Northwestern. Loss on furniture, $50: In
ku1rf for 200 In the 1Esna. Cause unknown. Bo:
-S.- ...3 Ens turned In,