New-York tribune., 1872-12-06
NcENDIaPIsM IN BROOKLYN.

CONCERTED ATTEMPTS TO FIRE TIE CITY
MEASURES OF RESISTANCE TAKEN.
Owing to the frequency with which fires
have occurred In Brooklyn during the past few weeks t
has the beef VI the Fire Marshal and most OF
the insurance companies, that organized Effort Is be-
ng reduce city 70 the condition OF Chicago
Boston. Since November there have been ten hres
OF incendary origin The majority Of these have been set
In the Wards, where tho buildings are mostly OF
wood and there IL insufficient protection Afforded by the
Fire Department The torch has in every instance been
applied the dead OF night thus enabling the Perpetra
tors to escape.
on Tuesday night there were three ncendary fires
tween II and O'Clock and IN different sections of the
city One was in the beer brewery Of jacob Klein, at
No 500 Broadway the Eighteenth Ward, and resulted
In s. 900 damage Tle proprietor states that the fire was
clearly the work Of an incendiary ho had used
fires or lights in the building since Thanksgiving Day
Tie second Are caused the total destruction OF the
tensye stables and houses OF the South Fourth
and Bush wick ave. Rlilroad Company, at Bushwckave
ami Moneith st.. the Seventeenth Ward. john Quig
lev the waichman employed the premises, testines
before the Fire Marshal that he duty all night,
and discovered the fre In the side boards on
tho outside OF tho car-house, the boards being
then ON nre. He the only one In the
budiu at tue tlue the cars all in tho house and
the iIbfs wrre ~ ont: there were no ares or lights
used the part OK the bIng where tue nre occurred
and be- n Isled that some person it
fire. TIE Companys loss. including 20 cars aud 70
horses, Is S6O.0OO and tho Insurance. Is Only SL6Oo0
The third destroyed the stable OF ThOnlls McNa-
at No AIS BaltIcst IN the SIKH ward ana was
also manIfesty or iucenCiaTy origin Tue stable was
situated In OF Ct, ami was reached by pass
iug thrOGgh long alleyway TIE owner tesCines that
he used lights place tnat night, aud saw that
everything was secure before leaving. =, A. -.
Fffe Marshal Ready haned the evidence IN the cases
yesterday the Board OF Police commissioners, with
the request action be at taken arrest
the 1entis. TIE COmmisalOners hYing iuy discussed
tue matter issued the following:
The Bor Of Police have ben ed % be-
have rnSf In
city aad especially le yny OF m Junction o Jri!s-e'e apd
Bro1ss they sgans of iacenaares
facilitate theft and
VhSras bile the BoGnI will 30 their power
dangerous Nonll
law with
oEng o accomplish she important OBJECT, therefore,
esord this Boar offer r~au " sod for TIE deecton
persons uaJ Os ionud gaJ
Of inceni committed N tlty o. BFooalJa
The Insurance companies which have suffered largely
by fires, resolved 10 take measure 90 protect
ths YES possible, IRON the heavy losses when
would naturally result from extensive cJnfagraon,
and first step have appointed committee OI nNe 70
report II IS necessary ON thelr part 70
protect the cy against urc Inc ton4uce consists vi
+ M Homes OF tne NASSAU, q. Schiei or tue Germania.
d. Jouu-on OF tne Flremans Trust A Is. IhOrn Of Etna
of Hartford and T.. W. Lambert OF the Continental
Inere Is an effort beinglmade 10 Induce the Common
COuuc the number OF engine companies ana
beer protect the where tho IRE mostly occurs
the ne apartment az present consists Oh IA engine
com Dantes doing active duty AMI nYe reserve steamers
winch are, however In dlapidated condition, and
would hardly available in case OF eOnh grafton Tue
Fre Commissioners, WITH the force at their command,
nve covered city the best OF their ability, and
although tney feel tAat ddii0nal protection urgently
needed ia tue wards, dare not remove company
rom ANY secscn OK the city, Tue wide exteat OF
territory embraced In the EIstern District Of thecy u
prutseted by only four engine companies, and IA the
case IRE two mere steamers nave 70 be sent
from the end. thus leaving an unprotected area