The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09
CAUSES OF FIRE
are enumerated as subjolned:--

KEROSENE MISERY.
On the subject OF that non-explosive Illuminating
nuld ( the report wakes eloquent IN an appeal Tor
much needed legislative redress.
TwENTYFOUR PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH
In Brooklyn IN one year, ana all or nearly all rom
Kerosene Is not thus horrible record sufficient to
drive II from every dwelng mouse within the limits
OF the city? Could any law be too severe, tu0 Sl1n.
gent Tor the who are still engaged IN Its sale and
manufacture here? In New York aut other cities they
10 submit the article 10 proper test but IN Brooklyn
they absolutely Tree. defiant of all law, daring the
authorities to nseriere Win them IN taer t nnhoy
OF New YORK are brought across TO BROOKLYN ana
sold To our citizens, who are Ignorant OF their quail
ity, only to explode and burn lhe innocent aud M
wary persons who use them. Is 1t not netter that
every Oil store In The city should be closed forthwith
than that another human helug should suffer death
from this the most terrible OF all deaths, death by
firer
THE VICTIMS OF FIRE
JANUARY I9.-Enlma Cook, fatally burned while
JANUARY 2i.-James McElrJy, seriously burned by
tho explosion OF an OIL stlll
JANUARY 27.--Frcderick Anderson, Killed by the
fail of % gasnolder al Gold and Plymouth streets.
JANUARY 30.-lsabeila Hennessy, aged hve,
thrown into bonfire by Edgar shepard, aged SIX
TBBHUARY 5.1Carharine o'Rourke, aged Eve. and
Mary Hickey, agedfour burned TO death by tho
upsetihg OF Kerosene oil lamp.
FEBRUARY 15--Marcus Stein, aged sixty-fve,
burned to death at 1S3 tuton street,
APRIL7.--MaryJ j. tlilroy burned to death by her
clothes taxing FIRE from stove.
APRIL s.--Eilen Mclaughlin, aged g. burned to
death at No. OIL Pearl street. while pouring Kerosene
APRIL i7wMrs Pauline Corn, burned to death at
No. 51o Henry street. Clothes TOOK fire from
lighted paper thrown on the moor.
MAY IL. "A man named McCowan was burned to
death while lying intoxicated In q sncd at Dekalb
MAY 23-Tne iniant son Of Eliza Home was
burned 10 death at No. 103 Eagle street by its clothes
JUNE 1a.-Mrs. Keegan, badly burned by the ex.
plosion of Kerosene lamp. MI. Keegon was also
seriously burned.
ts,fon oy
lana, burned 10 Geatn by the explosion OF kero-
sege lamp at No. 1e9 North, seventh street.
July T.-Margaret Mcdonnell. aged seventy,
burned to dea,n by tue explosion Ot o Kerosene
lamp at So Woodruff st Get.
AUGUST 2i.-Geofge jackson, died at 167 Leonard
stree5 from burns received by the explosion OF q
Kerosene OIL lamp.
SEPTEMBER 25.-John Bailey, 100 Eighteenth
street, burned 20 death by turpentlnc..
SEPTEMBER 25.-Mrs. Ricnter. burned to death at
her residence, Myrtle and Grand avenues, by the eX-
ionr other kerosene lamp EXPLOSIONS occurred, but
no deaths or damage resulted tnerofEom.
UeT9BEa fanny X S chamSers, SO Dean street.
lamp.
burned to death by the explosion OF q bottle con-
OCTOBER so.-Mrs Mary Rocxback, 7l4 Park ave.
nue., burned TO death by the explosion or gasoline
NOVEMBER 95 Edward Headman aged ten,
burned 10 dealh at NO. 30 Charles street, by his
clothes taking fire from stove.
DECEMBER 6.-Mary Wiuenbrink, residing at
MOTH fOurtn ana FOurtH strcttS. DuTueu tO uedtn
by the ex plOsion OF q kerosene lamp.
DECEMBER l1.-Catnartne Russ OF No. II Even
street, burned 10 death by her clothes taking nre
from n stove.
DECEMBER 24.--Mary Walsh, fatally burned by the
EXPLOSION OF Kerosene lamp at NO. 500 Pacific
street.
DECEMBER 2i.--Annic T.. Nichols burned 10 death
BY the breaking OF kerosene lamp at No. $50 ahird
avenue.
INCENDTARISM.
Twenty-six incendiary fires were reported IN
Brooklyn during the past year. These were made
mostly by boys aud young men, and In lew cases
by persons who desired 10 recover insurance by de-
stroyiny their properly. Four persons arrested
for arson. but all were discharged Tor want OF posi-.
tive urOoI against them.