The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-22
THE STMER INQUEST.
First Day Of the Inquiry Into tho Death Of Mr..
JACOB stner, His wife, Daughter Deborah
and Maid Servant, Mary KeGuirs-
Interesting Stories Of Escapes and Ex-,
perisnoeA but No Information a
to the Origin Of the Fire
The Rescusr of Nis Florry
Stiner on the Stand. ai o

to the Origin Of the Fire
The Rescusr of Miss Florry
Stiner on the stand. d. a
me inquest into the case of the st,nar far,,,s
was commenced at the Coroners' office vesterdav
afternoon by Coroner Kessler. The Testimony Of
tho witnesses is slightly different but proves MOTH
ing further than that 100 people at IRE would see
100 different things which would escape the notice
OF their ninety mine companions. The story OF the,
butler will be read with interest, while that OF Mr..
Joseph Stiner may cause some establishment az 10
speaks of an alarm tnar was given In the house
some two weeks before the fire took place. The
proceedings OF the inquest viii be found here
with:
In opening the case Coroner Kessler said that ho
would only call those who had been eye-witnesses
TO the hre and that others who had been sub
penaed could retire, as they would not be called
until to-day at one O'Clock.
After the Jury roll call the deposition OF Mary
Mcguire, the domestic who jumped out Of the win-
dow and who died on Tuesday at Bellevue Hos
pital of the injuries thus received, was read. II
stated that deponent got up about halfpast i've
A. NJ, and after putting on some OF her clothes,
went to the entry with the half-formed intention
Of waking the other girl That when she got to
the entry she discovered the fire and screamed and
ran down stairs, how many nights she did not
know. She had no recollection Of what happened
after she left the top floor Of the burned house.
until she found herself in the hospital. She had
heard no talk OF defective nue. and, to the best Of
her knowledge. there was none in the house.
The next Witness testimony does not exactly
connict with but differs in some small details
from, that OF the unfortunate Mary.
MISS JENNIE KAPEI
OF No. II avenue d, was next sworn. The gist o.
her testimony will be found in the l0llowing:-B
came 70 the house OF the Sinners the night bef0ro
the fire stayed up til about nine O'Clock with
Mary Mcclure and another girl; when we retired Z
went to sleep IN room on the top floor, next to-
the one occupied by Mary; between tive and sin
O'Clock the next morning Mary called me; 1t was
rather dark and went TO the entry where Mary
told me to stand until she got hight for as to 60
down stairs; when Mary had oeen gone few seq
onds smelled fire and smoke, but thought 1t was
the smell OF the match that Mary was light
ing the gas with; did not know the house,
having gone into it only the night before noticed
a brilliant light under the stairs, and lo0kinGI
over saw that the place was on Are; called for.
Mary, and as she did not come ran down stars
the banisters were hot and the bottom steps OF
the parlor stairs were in names; jumped the Last
steps and got to the hall door, which was open i
both the doors, inner and outer, were open: ram
to the street and called the police, but my call was
not answered by anybody am positive the do0rSj
were open, and when went TO the door saw al
coat and hat In the hail; took the coat to thal
street, ana do not know what did with 1t; hatf3
no shoes on when got to the street; DO not know
where Mary went; was taken into the house Of
one OF the nelgnbors, and got some coffee and
clothes.
the waiter In the Stiner family, was next caleds
His stOryis not only Interesting, but Important
1t his business to take charge Of the fires. es-
ato11u thA lnr tof0 n nj Wh
heated the house. He said he was hired as butleE
twelve days previous TO the occurrence OF the fire.
the cinders from the CRATE and placed them near
an old tea box, In which c1nders had been de|
Of the m he by
sounded to him like laughter; when fully awake he
realized thai the NOISE was the snIieks Of Womenj
the staircase was In names; he noticed little or mo-
smoke, but the blaze was very bright seeing escape
his window and got on the outside; he then put
down both the windows, and standing on them.i
blinds, from where he reached up and caught hold.
Of the cOrntce Of the house and drew himself up
TO the roof; on the roof he discovered a. piece Of
stick, with which he knocked az the cooks win.
dow and at the windows OF the other girls; whllel
doing this he saw miss Flory Stner on the roof OF
yard telling her to leap into his arms ne called
out to Joseph not to advise his sister 70 Jump, but
the root Of let down S to the sTound he was
out stItcn o. ciOtaing OF any KING
upon MN see aads 'n and ,an,r su anC 10 was
up rom his position on the roof and was gong to
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