New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
Ere Narshal McSpedOn investigated the

origin Of the tire in Maiards confectionery manufac.
tory III Nero st, yesterday afternoon. All Of the VIZ:
Desses testified that the fire must have originated from
rags IN which hot cocoa shells had been placed before
tbt Terken LEI! he building OF .s evening before the
Gre. t4l-1-E E.- :. 80 ! z IL
Henry lai-Ird testified live at No GIG anu ~, Az,
~ Roadway; ny chocolate mandatory was ~ =.
Of the building No 100 MerceT-sti tDe Oonei m"s
under the sidewalk in Mercer,st.; the engine was
IN the nout part OF the epildng the .bdu, ma
used Cor roasting cocoa was ~ tg m me sontb side
way between Mercer-st ana BIoSu"ag o tle oo ~
az Inc build ng looking out into the old graveyard We
Dun he fne was an ordinary chimney hue; we roast
tbe cocosnnf entire aud then they are separated the
SsSs and eli them 70 the grocers do not keep them
IN the factory; we keep up nre unaSr
The furnace q Peidd SOC sUpS bed; went
tnTonrS ne building last night before going to bed It
was about u p m aud found everything ssls " ipI -
could see; Mrs CAR who occupied room NO s. eHnis
20 my room about $50 a. m, ana said there IVES ~
matter When she saw the smoke she called out TO every
body 70 get out of bed; when came out OF my room
snd tie factory could ten what floor the fire
burning there was 80 much SMOKE thaS cou NOT 20
ny family out; roast go or 800 u OF cocoa uaJ
after it roasted, the shells which 90 h3t use sIe put
Nm hacs aud instructions are 10 carry the Dag 10 my
stable can't Say whether any were eit Aere last uSus
ESsepe Bououerel testified: am foreman of Mail
lards chocolate factory; remained there until p. mi
roasting cocoa until about e6O p nj ~ was al
tne hoe lot after cracking the shells left the
floor in lie shop adjoining furnace the floor was OF
stone. the partition was Of wood; guess tbe snels
were against partition think We roasted ABOUT oOO
pounds yesterday.
James Rut,er testified: reside az No lo2 Lewis-st,
aud am engineer for Henry Malafd, ana general super
intendent " the factory on Mercerst went nome al
u W. the machinery was all stopped and the men were
preparing 10 so home; 40 the first basement WlndoW
from small furnace IS used Tor roasting cocoa
am not aware that there any fire IN this furnace
yesterday; boiler is under the sidewalk OF the build
Ing W. lc0 Mercerst on the floor below the basemeh
there machinery all over the buldlDgi we
manufacture chocolate IA the basement OF the
building think that The boiler was about 80 feet from
the window through which the flames were first dsc0v
cred there TWO steam pipes running through THIS
moor underneath the beams Of these comes through
from Broadway and heats the saloon, and the other
email pipe II through the cecteaD saloon, ana Is
for boiling coffee these pipes are hung ABOUT SIX
building; In place In the building did this pipe come
Ia contact with the beams WOODWORK; the nearest
pOint Of contact with the wood was where
the pipes went mp 10 connect with tue
coils that heated the salOOn AT these points mad tue
pipes protected sy tD leaving space for all between
The pipes and the nearest point was at least 90 feet
from the spot where the fire discovered We bank
fires at p. ~; at about II D. M the steam In the
boiler is exhausted; i do not thlnk tie nre
could have been caused by the steam pipes
they may have used the furnace for roasting cocoa
during the day and the fire may have been oce2sioned
absurd; the man who has Charge OF the furnace
b. exceedingly careful did not examine the furnace
before gong home last nigh the ss wnO mad charge
left the factory after did he does not have nre 10 the
furnace every day, probably not over twice week.
Hesry Davis testified reside and keep store at No.
les end 1901 Mercer-st. occupy the store floor and
deep ID the back OF that floor; the window Of
room oCS5s 913 2UOD the O1d graveyard i awoke thh