The New York herald., 1876-07-12
CASTLE GARDEN.
WAS THE FIRE OF 1scrNp1ARY oRIaIN?-woRK
AT THE GARDEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AT THE MAYORS OFFICE.

WAS THE FIRE OF IScENDIARY ORIGIN !-"ohA
AT THE GARDEN Observation-Disclosures
AT THE MAYORS oPFIcE.
The mysterious are at Castle Garden, by which the
care OF emgrants this city is involved continues 70
excite the city authorities the Commissioners OF Emil
grafton and the companies, whose officials
are in doubt what course to pursue, in view OF We
fact satisfactory theory has yet been offered a.
to the origin re and that Fire Marshal George
W. Sheldon has not pushed an investigation with the
vigor that the insurance authorities think he
should display. Various theories have been
advanced as to the cause of the conhagration,
including one that II the result OF spontaneous
combustion owing TO the great heat OF Sunday another
that the fire resulted from spark from passing steam
vessel and lastly that the destruction Of the building
was he work Of an incendary All the insurance men
scen yesterday express their astonshment that any
sane person should entertain either oil the TWO nrst
theories and the president OF one OF tho companies
was strongly inclined belief that the fire was OF
incendary origin When asked what action the under.
writer's would take he detailed the Instructions given
10 Mr.. briggs OF the Williamsburg City Insurance
Company. who acts as the agent of all the companies
Interested and stated that inc losses would only be
pad after full and exhaustive investigation He
called special attention to the following clauses OF the
between the underwriters and the insured;-
s % os. s s Es sy Dss
after possible render pSr'ssS,nr sss% Sns
%hesner ae osy aaa what other insurance been
made on the so s srps css
Tho property and their interest therein Tor wna
and hs w The free wsas
at ss . S oS the hand seal
notary public mearest to the place o. rns
the assured stating that he has tns
ere"asanee Of the assured and verify believes the
has without fraud sustained loss the property in
hicasu mi
shall certify The assured SHALL required submit to an
ss",sd Sy tso so%paay when
ssS .a % . S for
the Office OF the company and permit extracts and
% es1as sepiss Sis ayciss. ors,as: Sf
which have been lost ana sna sxnlU h % All amn@ed or
damaged for examination to any person or persons
When psrsonsI property !. damaged the assured shall
nE the various articles according kinds separating
the from the to snd hs sa Of
whole naming the quantity quality and cost OF Sash article %
by appraisal each article by per
IN the 10 loss as sy the
sued and the company their IN wg 70 pH
mssoncd person. Of appraisers fee: be paid
who. W ns or sny nart OF Ss pes at Ser
and until such proofs ions and certificates pro-
clainaan, tue loss shall not be payable
In case of loss the matters In dis
pu,e shall be submitted impartial arbtrators whose
written award shall be binding on all parties, except
that shall be optional with the insurer ~ rebuild,
repair or replace ;he property damaged destroyed
From what could be elected yesterday from the un-
derwriters holding risks II IS evident that they VIII mol
pay until tho origin Of the tire Is satisfactorily
settled The OF some OF the companies
are very reserved their uerances, and for the pres
ent this Is all tha, II is safe to say.
DEPARTURE EMIGRANrs
visit to the scene OF the great fire demonstrated
how easily energetic officials bring order out OF
chaos, and within iorty-eght hours everything was
running Smoothly and Systematically About $50 Men,
nontes, who arrived via the City OF Chester ana were
delayed in their departure Tor the West by their IN
ability get their drafts cashed were late III the after
noon the Erie Railway barge, awaiting removal 10
the train in Jersey City that last night started west
ward. In the Labor Bureau (Which has been cnanecd
to the Landing Bureaul were about fifty emgrans who
had arrived by various vessels and were either await
ing transportation or an opportunity to ne
AFrIpAvIrs TO LOSS OF BAGGAGE
The Commissioners to avoid frauds, have estao-
panied by tho check for each piece, well as
schedule detailing tho various articles IN each parcel
with tho value thereof The Clerk OF the Executive
Bureau have been very active IN preparing these
afiidavts during the past two days, and have nlod
insurance on the baggage is $4,000; but none
nected with the Garden seem to know how many
pieces destroyed. Superintendent Coonan was
yesterday asked for data to number Of pieces
destroyed but he stated that 1t is impossible TO give
ngures as tho duplicate cheeks ana inc LOOKS were ae
afidavits-covcring claims OF 80. 5O0-expressed
the belief that while many emigrants were honest IN
the statement of their losses and In the schedule
attached their afdavs, others had sworn TO false
statements with view OF making money out Of the
misorunes OF their associates and swinding the In
surnnce companies have risks on the baggage II
is say that the insurance companies who are IN
voved In these losses will contest tho claims inch by
inch. and only pay them when convinced that in law
they responsible There Is likely TO De litigation OF
great interest to insurer aud insured growing out Of
this nrc that may be settled for years The
ancc men have selected Mr.. briggs, Of the Williams
burg Fire Insurance Company. as their agent, and
the fire. sustained he Is, by every company OF the
Underwrters' ASSOCIATION interested.
CAMDEN YESTERDAY
BY order OF Mr. briggs, agent oil the underwriters,
Superntc ndent Coonan yesterday employed twenty
from the rorunda and other burned buildings to
enable the insurance surveyors to enter and the
damage done. Mr.. Coonan yesterday cleared the way
tho side of the wall OF the fort for the
transfer OF passengers from the landing the Labor
Bureau (which is hereafter to be known tic Landing
Bureau aud later put his force work the
OF the rotunda There the floor found but litilo
damaged and while going through the work OF remov.
ing beams charred rafters spntered josts three
safes found which, being opened, showed their
contents perfect Submitted as they were to a high
degree OF heat the railroad safe tho sale OF one OF the
brokers and the private safe Of superintendent Coonau
surrendered their contents in perfect shape and but
little charred.
The only arrivals yesterday some German emil
grants via the steamship Mas from Rotterdam They
were received at The Garden, and such ready
shipped to their destination Iowa, Wis
consin and Minnesota by the outgoing evening trans
and the commissioners are now 80 we.i organized that
to-day 200 passengers should suddenly arrive they
could carefully provide for them and promptly despatch
them to their destination.
EMIGRATION CoNMIssOxERs
private meeting OF the Commissioners OF Emigra
ton held the Mayors Office yesterday afternoon
President Forrest Comm Lynch, Starr Quin.
tard, Maujer and Mayor Wickham we're present
Three special committees appointed. The first
was directed to obtain estimates for the rebuilding Of
Castle Carbon Messrs MaJer, Forrest and Starr being
designated. The Castle Garden Committee was en-.
powered to mako arrangements for the temporary
commodaion OF passengers who may land during tho
next month This committee proposes 20 obtain avn
ngs, &C. for shelterins the emigrunts. Commissioner
Manger appointed a committee arrange matters
with the insurance companies
The thanks OF the Board rendered to Mr.
Nicholas Muller, j. Grant and Others for the efficient
aid rendered by them at the re saving the lives o.
immigrants and preserving the property of the com
mission.
proposition was made to erect sheds on the Battery
for use OF the cmigrants