New-York tribune., 1872-12-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
A SERIES OF FIRES.
PANIC PREVENTED.


men Hitchman and Quackenbush of the Twenty-sixth
Precinct on duty front OF the heater at once entered
the hallway, and succeeded in putting out the flames
without giving any ALARM thus saving large audience
from the horrors of panic The fire was found to have
originated from defective ue leading from boiler In
the basement TO the Russian bath establishment on the
second floor The damage by the fire did not exceed $40
ORIGIN OF THE THEATER FIRE.
Fire Marshal McSpedOn began, on Satur-
.ay, an investigation into the origin OF the fire
which destroyed Kelly Leons Theater and the Aron
Music Hell, early Thanksgiving morning
Jacob shannon said i've at No $40 East Thirteenth
ST. was cashier OF the Aron saloon the morning
OF Nov 2s, left the place about 2O a. m eft Charles
counter and Mr. Seymour was friend OF his; Carson
was to close up orr stage pull aaaer te %e ba
It last March; have made change in IL since
the footghts were sunk before the surface OF tnS
with tin tho lights above the stage were gas Jets
attached to pipe passing above the stage ron sug 70
the floor above, which protected by TN nailed
thereto in the basement OF No. 72O was agereeer
saloon extending the entire length OF the main BUILDING
and back Of that, descending few steps was large
room, used as kitchen, which extended partially under
stage cannot say that this place was used as
kitchen at the time OF tho fire place was heated by
stove which was paeedM ar in tine r ae e or LnS
into lue In The north wall meter was about hye
feet south OF the stage ana doWn STAIRS on leNei VIII
the yard the gas was not shut of at the meter at ngh
there pasSageway on that side OF the mousse lean
DudineO the thedter the under
the theater filed with rubbish OF all kinds which
had been accumuating since the theater was opened
there was also OF a ing ban nerT sESy we're ' f
there the proprietor OF the Aron had 1000 insurance.
and the loss will be about s95OO We thought our place
so safe regards fire that for some time had no In
surance under the entrance from the street to tho
eos vans in front back to the dressing Of the
theater passing under our stage at point ABOUT nnue
the foot of the stars leading into the heaer we're treo
gasmeters, and beside them gas5et which was very
dangerous; 1t was lett burning night and DAY, ana
have frequently put 70 out; do not know whether IL
was burning the night OF the fire or not there were
three lights along that passage-way between inc ue
the evening" the lights about foot from the floor
and were not protecedj THIS passage-way was useu eA
cusyey for the lessees OF the tbeater.
Carson testified that he went through the saloon be-
fore leaving It, and that all the lights were put ont
he did not know, however, whether the Dgt il tAe pas
sage was put out or not.
Fire Marshal Mcspedon after hearing the foregoing
testimony Expressed the opinion that the fire originated
from the ignition OF the woodwork surrounding the gas
let referred to- which evidently left burning and was
entirely unprotected
OTHER FIRES.
Arbuckle Brothers coffee and spice mill,
threestory brick building Nos. CO. H. and 73 Waterst,
Brooklyn caught fire at a. m. Saturday, and the
flames spread so rapidly that the interior of the structure
was destroyed. There was strong wind at the time,
and the fireman had the greatest difficulty In preventing
the flames from communicating to the Empire Flour
Mills which stood near The buildings destroyed were
owned by Nesbt Son, whose loss is $4,000 The loss
on stock is estimated at $4,000, and on machinery
$4,000 The buildings were insured as follows: Equi-
table, $1,000; Nassau, $500; st. Paul. Minn, $500;
Ienox 81 500; Washington, 800. The stock was IN
seS G SS t. b by yadS 5e q SSsr S6 sS ond s v Sat
urday damaged twO-sory frame building $1,000; no
insurance. Furniture, worth $4,000 stored IN the build
ing and belonging to Patrick Say destroyed. The
second door OF the building occupied carpenter
shop by Peter Cassidy whose stock was damaged 5000
The building No 62s rhipdaye., owned by Mo Gynn OF
building was used by Thomas Ute as carriage manu-
factory, who had stock destroyed worth 1900.
A fire in a fOur-story buldings at No 81 Water-st
owned by the Gebhart estate Saturday damaged the
dealers in liquors. had stock damaged $1,000 insured Tor
5000 in the London, Liverpool and Globe, Hope, PeO-
ple's, and New-YoTk Insurance companies.
The fourstory building No. 432 Thrdaye., owned by
IN the third floor furniture owned by Charles
Geck damaged sOO insured for $500 In the Atns OF
fire was discovered in a back room on the first floor
Of No. 2s4 East Broadway, YESTERDAY but was put out
ture H. Braun, pedder ana occupant OF tne room
the fire originated claimed that his furniture had
auce OF $500 In view Of probable arson, the Seventh
Precinct Police arrested him and held him to await the
fire yesterday in a threestory building in the Of
No. lSs HenIyst, owned by Mrs. McQuade, dalpased
the building $780, No insurance.
THE ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY.
The annual dinner of the st. Andrews \
Society was given at Demonicos Saturday evening
At $3.50 D. m after finishing Ithe business Of the annual
meetiuy the members, numbering about 175, marched
into the dninghall to the music OF the bagppe The
hall was very tastefuy decorated The royal standard
OF Scotland, draped either side with the flags OF
England and Ireland, placed one side over the
President. seat AT the lower end Of the ha was the
royal standard OF England, lwith 1.-The American
and En glish colOrs around it, and at the
upper end was representation Of st. Andrew.
James Mori, President of the Society occupied the
chair On his right sat John T. Dale, President OF the
ST. Georges Society; VIM. McDOnagh Of tho st. Nicho
las Society; the Rev. DR.. Mcleod, Wm. +. Havemeyer
Mayor elect and James NJ. Morrison. On his left sat
Judge Brady President of the Friendly Sons of st. Pat
rick; L. G. Cowdn, President Of the NewEngland
Society; the Rev. Dr. Taylor, Broadway Tabernacle;
Dr. Yanderpoe and Or. r. K. Colville one OF the ea
lures OF the banquet the hagg which was brought
in with all the hOnors
The first toast" The day and a. wha honor twas
responded to by the Chairman After returning thanks
for the position to which he had been elected he spoke
upon the satisfactory condition of the society and the
many reasons which Scochmen have TO be proud .of
their native land. The next toast, The Queen" and
the third Tho President" also responded to by
The Land o. Cakesv wasresponded to byJames Brand
and "The Land we Live In" by the Hon. Wm r. lave
meyer, who said that tho city Of SeyY2Ek M was very
OF the Mayor and in view Of his present relations TO the
people Of The city be aes9owledged MS gtscsion a
nterohsngo congratulations with the St. Andrews So
ciety on this anniversary OF their patron saint Judge
Brady responded the toast, "Our sster Societies. re-
nindng the assembage I'm humorous manner that the
city OF NewYOrk ruled by the OF St Patrick
no only permitted others to live in 1t by sueTance
The other tOasts "The Literature OF Scotland" "Our
New Members" "Our ex-Presdent" "Honest Men and
Bonnie Lasse7 and May care and trouble never fash,
but mrth and Joy be wi you a' received aud re-
sponded I'm appropriate manner and the com pany
separated before midnight.
SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.
Henry Becker, a German, age 81, OF Asto-
ria died in Bellevue Hospital yesterday, from the effect
OF injuries received by the premature explosion OF
blast in the excavation at Halles Point for the i'm