New-York tribune., 1872-05-08
THE NIBLOS GARDEN FIRE.
FIRE MAEsHAL's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.

FIRE MAEsHAL'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ORIGIN OF TIE FIRE.
Large crowds gathered yesterday in Crosby
st. TO look at ne ruins OF Niblos Thcater. Workncn
We re engaged in pushing up the outer ana inner walls
some portions OF which deemed TO be unsafe ana
likely to fall at any time. No survey has yet been made
TO determine what sections of the wall can be saved
and what WIN have to be pulled down. A. I. stewart
estimates his the hcaer at 100000 insured for
S3OLOO The hotel IL damaged 5000 insured for $4,000
OF which Goooo Is by the Liverpool London ana "op'
Fife Marshal Mespedon engaged yesterday in in
Vestign the origin OF the IRE. synopsis of the ts
tmouy is appended:
Sherwood master maehi3is testified that h- len The GeaIeI
eoacladel midnight, Re vas at h. Gre sSoH sner M the
considered ne aAnEsous place Of tie od in the hsa, and on
in the oi which would ignite spouisn eousl' the done
a hanging one attached ey wooden sim. to The roof
"ree gasomrs in the place damaged b,
the cbyt NAN but the wser bad not enough to
dre there T1' no t alarm signal boz IN e es there had hgeI
the hremen the building all public halls aud place. Of smue
stage there srce,usuher' the stage
Paul ssreto ssaut g in eater testified
In the heaieI all Sunday night tie painter was At WoE there late
JET ual he fued witness thea turned them out, ne
ngsng n where he pail up the decorations for Tie border
lights thee painters were from ise 1Iand opera hsus amer all had
scrwarJ admitted wethtrspoon b the Crosby door and cle
they to WORK the stage in the frl entrance from the front
that the OF the dome fire; turned
the water but would reach the dome be did ac above
all the dome neither WehenPoon
in dome did
building
all nght all the AMI bis
they lett ia iaIei all night hre, Jets
burning the night;
night with lantern couh III he
could whether the shy gh optui te sl
lights the roof the large hotel chimney at the Of the
the bar bisr sparks and urnng
o pghi lave fallen the
II skJhght had been open the klsSs broken.
From the evidence, tho Fire Marshal thinks that
pane OF glass broken in of the skylights and
spark piece OF lighted paper from the adjacent hotel
chimney waited in, and set fire 10 of the light
material with which the space above the dome hcd
RELIEF THE SUFFERERS.
meeting OF the dramatic profession was held yester
day In Room No III OF the Metropolitan Hotel for the
purpose Of dcvsng To aid those OF the dramatic
and ballet companies who suffered by the fire. The
theatrical profession fully represented. The san
Francisco Ministries offer q performance on Sat
urday evening for the benefit OF the carmen.
tiers, gas men, shifters, and the workiuen
generally IL understood that performances would
given Mt the Grand Opera House by the Nibo's
Theater Company, tomorrow afternoon and
ing. Tho lokes Family and Company Of the Union
Square Theaer has volunteered "a performance. Josh
Hart OF the Theatre Comiquc and John r. Cole the
Grand Opera House have likewise rendered beuchts. The
companies OF Malacks BOotns, the FIfth Avenue and
the Olympic Thcater. will combine aud give a matinee
Tuesday afternoon, at theater 10 be selected here