, 1877-10-05
An Interesting Case on the LA
bitity of Forwarders and
Warehousemen.
a "Reminiscences Of the Great Fire in
October, Six Years Ago.
Now Suits, Judgments, Divorces,
Confessions, Bankruptcies.

~ t"e' "gat Of tae grea. conhaetA'on Tue
"nghts, ~ the} say hstc1t'i up tncsf teams
and strung their carriages together In line so
a. L, te really to morc at q tnotncnt's notice.
WhIlr t,,cv vrro waI,tno N. f,o,nnonv.s nrn1.
"e'e "ss: s"e ',,e a
Wy "oh ufc, anu' e"nn"e !" so'ue e@so'.ne,
keFotehe' and other '"ha'nnab'e Oils stored
there, caused 4 sudden and unexpected ex-
uIoston. This act fire 70 nil the sur.
,n,,r,,tnr ,u,t,stn1. t,,.,,,,,ac .hs ,,rs,v
.,..,a sa5 - w.. .,s.s,,d has'.n A.. nv e.,-t.r.!
h'anle' anu II va tufnefl oe'o.e ac ca.naRes'
liorace. ctc., could be got out. Wright bros.
thrn brought suit against the Company, claim.
Ing That II. tnnt,arv to IN. atv ottltna,,ce. Int,
.tnrr, fnf,an,,n sr1c md ,,anrc,ou. nil. m Il.
..S'.... 49,. H.. @ ',a.s,.s 49, - 49,.
prupeFts' tsiat INC sudden explosion ol these
oils had set fire to their property and prevented
then, from, saritx IL, which t,,cY could easily
have done iad not lie nrocres. of The Dire been
i. greatly lastened y iaes: i xp!o.!vs materials.
lie Genany sfa iii III ueuur9st 81 to the dcc,a.
,tnn ,ns i',d,ss 4. it,sI.r XII ~ ,ns ~ s,,naua
aiI f,ot an,,iy to mrro tclntS,rary kec,nrs II
FIca fn1aIt,ttahie oija. but To dealers in thrn,.
Tic dccIaratiop xas Then a,uc1,ted, two counts
fcn,r insrrtti i,a.e, II. In otitnaI,,e. Grt viii
kDIlr chanyea in tha aYerMruta over tho
iii c1nInts. md tho third being
tautuon e,,',nt charptnr thx de;eu,a,'ts viii,
negtjrrntc. IN thts suc,nird dr. iarattf,t1 nrw.
den'nfr.r v.s flc.i III % snJ sn,ueI % Iast - sa,unar.
Yr6tertlnF murnfnp JuIvx Booth renderrl Lis
te,i,iun.
liz sa|d t,s had examined tho three counts of
tnI " rcn ~ ~ .e ,I. 81
Which lie demurrer na1 slsta tatned in ,tutre Nr-
AIlIkicr. liz u,r,trsttuxi iLat L.t tiemuTlcr was
sustanctl iv ,Il,,jpe MeAlIistrr 70 the i've tuuos
" .ae faun ,oa. te ~
foptttl in tItns cu,Ints did nt,t anniy to 4 case
pf Tho nrcscut character.
judge TrumbulJ, cue Of the couusel for the
GoaMpa11, aa ea,a taas ne ~ eot ,s.a,
G9ne ~ A ie,ti sen, 1 81 ~ tsi .,arIn - tS
i"ut.i. or tie keept,,p tisu IN store. aid or ths
~ tns pnI ~ ~ - 'sJ = ~ III ~ w.. Wv
useussaon sne sn1sg ne,u tat, "s o. oiu nos
s"s s ~ ~ g., .....; H. ss,, .,,s,a ~ *
ls Euous oa e.o1axs. ne r"a!u sus 1,,. lns ~
1.hI. rtri aae! w. ~. LII itna,, ~ ~,
nos eaS iaal VI eeesity .ne, ToGau ~. ns app.y:
lt' at a .Ia. ~ eue ",.''e,1,s'.t ~ W
.ae toMpany, stamd t9"s aWolutEG 70
nls 1eToheet!ou, sauEa eAas1I 's. nsss i
.haI he xoata @ SUSTAIN iae ueiuatst ,. , mat e
tnJa sasu .. - ~ 49, ~. ~ a.. ai. .I Iai ~
ota'nahees "ess an.Snaeu s;eN t3 sn appy ~ eeh
ess sna .. ~. ~ ~ n.s.urT - sat Aso H."
.a.,.a IN T.. fcr1,d H.. ,lcmnfrsr ~ snnttsr
.s eauss ~ ace'1eo ''1e ae"u'e1 oa sno'neF
gfpuna. p.. .., ,..,,.1 ,,, 49,,
Ju.Ee no0.h saau " "aa ~ s1an.ueu -; @ lug n.o
uts e"s"naS satGt' *n H. ns . ~ - ~ ..s .oss
u1er i' 'coseraIoa u xeuI f te ~ suppotted % L ts
cry Sustained. u sesneo taat tIey ~efe sa!,
s.aMna! IT, nae ~ gc rssutue4 ,. n.
as ae1aisa1S =" sat @ Sae Imsa't ...1 s,a. I'M
maa eoheC!neu' ine t|aest'cH Laa Nem submit
aen 10 s1uss stGt a.tsr e.t ss.a VIZ ~.
mem. anu u wa INC *ciisettted ptaetse ot tno
tourt mat, NhGfe & qies1,gh nad ocen SUI
tnItca 70 one yuaec ahu NJ tccitloh Akel',
Hhen LIZ aues,om VIZ saMeu utause An9iuss s
,,I1fe t1e ueesun sealoeleu pIiute nou.a pc
iotlowta. ~ ot'leI course Honlo ut oslsesstds
tra,,.actr,1 Wh,,rTcr h. Nv" oni,in:, a ,n."ht IL
H. !. I',s i,x,.t .S'.S..,. - 49,. }...n 'sa
~ SHHhs nVota Ky 1nuuEnt nG "as o9un9 ~ se.
In regard to the present demurrer, what
ever lnfght be tho rrupr1ety OF thai DC.
clston. lie would therefore sustain the drmlls-
rcr to thc 5rst two pless distinctly On the
e., .s,n o,.s,ta, s,,i ~tsht r.Hsri ~ ii. oH,I,
optniun'
The third count of tho amended declaration
wn. If n ,fffur.nf chnrnrfcr frr,m aithnr ri fhu
otl,cr two. hasinc thc rIrht ri lie nlntnfifYt IL
rry,yer wholly oy, runtnrn law nrinrj,ics. That
tDunt sct fnrth tbnt the delemiant recclreh NJ,
fhn Tth nf Ortuhrr lnT1. ami ha1i IN h. rlt,aa