New-York tribune., 1879-12-20
NO CLFw TO THE BELLEvUE FIRE.

THF cORoNERs INQUEST TESTIMONY THAT Is NOT
cREDTED-No BLAME ATTACHED TO ANY ONE.
Coroner Woltman yesterday continued the
inquest in the Of Thomas sheehey. Charles Bentley
and Martina Richter. the Children who burned TO
death in the pavilion Bellevue Hospital the night
OF December 6. and Mary Dunn. who died while being
removed from the burning building. The first witness
called Susan West, head In the pavilion
she described the building and stated that the Store
room, In which the fire nrst discovered contained
bedclothing and some medicines. A large number OF
blankets and towels taken in there on the previous
Wednesday. There were also in the room children's
clothing. loose bundles of cotton bandages some
bottles OF ether, bottle Of nitric acid and quantity o
nitrate of silver 10 solution.
Margarrt Larsoneur. night told the story Of
the discovery OF the fire substantially she told 10
TRIBUNE reporter the day after the fire. She said she
did not remember having used a candle at all on that
evening in the building She used no match that even
ing, and did not see any other person use one. The
ether not that evening. The medicines we're
kept the Firs-ave. side of closet, and witness
positive the fire did break out among them. A
helper, Margaret Poland In the habit Of smoking
and did that evening, going with Der pipe
lighted into n which only partitioned
off from the storeroom. 1t against the rules
smoke in the pavilion helper had been warned
against the practice. She usally smoked outside ana
when caught smoking would remove the pipe from her
mouth.
Marvaret Bigln said " About ten minutes 10 10
o'clock a sIck child called for Miss LarsoDeur TO come
and give it mix. but she didn't answer. got M ana
attended 10 the chd. and Miss LarsOneur came and
asked II knew whore there any blankets. 1
told her there the storerOom. where the
day nurse had them placed She then went 10 the
bed of Tommy Sheehey and took candle that was on
stand there. did notice where she went. aud fc
asleep and was awakened by Miss LarsOneurs alarm OF
fire. said, Yes you've got the blankets anre, ana
said Hush hushl LIS Maggie the helper saw
nothing atre but blankets and nurses things lhe
night often asked me for blankets. never saw
Maggie the helper, smoking hut once"
Miss Larsoneur recalled, and said she Thought
Margaret Bglin mistaken. She had no need OF
blankets, and had recollection Of having asked TOT
any. George H. SHELDON, the fire mar nal esned that
had well established that the tre broke out IN
the southwestern OF the pavilion IN the room
called thr examination room, IN whcn were kert pas-
ters. blankets, bcdclOhing, ether and other medi-
cines The IRE evidently started In the corner where
the bed clothing Kept ON shelves, nut the
cause of iJ matter OF speculation en-
tirey. The rapid snread Of the fire was undoubtedly
due To the presence OF the ether An examination on
the room In which the smoking done that evening
had demonstrated the inpossbty OF the nre haVng us
origin there.
The jurv found verdict that the three children came
their deaths from burns received NJ the IRE that
was impossible tell how the IRE originated ana thht
Mary Dunn died from the shock OF the alarm ana re
moval.
The warden stated ~ TRIBUNE reporter that be dis
credited Margaret Bglin- statement about Miss Lar
and candle. wrile he gave her credit Tor en-
tire honesty IN making II. She was Mighty ana
doubtless nad confused the events OF twOeyenlngs.