New-York tribune., 1879-02-01

steip's arrest November If, the Fire Department. III
that district has had parative rest The dneehoe
I'm calls received from there at the FIRE Depar'nion'
Headquarters has been as four TO ten Before HIS aio'
tie average was one IN four days. since 'ne"
It has been in ten days Tbs. Ih,s te.ens Tsspa
solelv to fires OF suspicious origin. Besides ksep
ing p arstein aud his associates Freeman Berns.eu
aud Levy from setting more mrs & a. f,,oHnc in their
tracks During the trial. the conrt room MsS - @ or op
persons whose faces we had hecn fires of snsp
cous origin These persons seeing that the ~
re ygijsnt viii think twIce before they run the rk
f bs detected I'm connection with suspicious fre Tor
some time TO come. Professional incendlatlfs S hnu
tbat Wtnter is the most favorable time for their wos
The Fre Departuent Is at slight DISADVANTAGE IN GO H.
stormy weather few minutes Hn ueiaI ~ "'"'"s VIZ
FIRE enables II TO get under great headway -, Tor
{" How were PeaIlsten and his associates paiu ior
Nearly all incendiartsm is for gain, eomparati@veiy @
email proportion - it being malicious Ihe es m meIe
set to enable to realize their insnrahoes s
insurers were the employers Of PeatIselb VINO NaS
mad arcordIn 10 our know ledge, from SO 10 $40 nre
This OF course, not matter OF evidence ou'
Are many of the Winter fires traced to trampsiT
"Not very many, and these are h~"sty ~ SInI dOU IN"
Tramns seek shelter IN all sorts OF places dnIng hc
Winter nights. and in smoking. or lght'hg ires ,t ~
cooking reckless or niiherenI @ aD,e. e tramns or
Under our present system incendlarrS, uahps, W
thieves have few opportunities Tor piuhuer uurins
"what is the chef obstacle 70 the detection OF ncen-
darism e. 49,, ,so -, ,he
there ARE certain persons who are known 70 the
pllce "a = connected with certain Clh-hc-
bank i. robbed ur pocket is picked the authorities
have some idea where their suspicious should DE d-
rected I'm the case Of incrndi ftsIn II j. dlHrtnl
There are no known class OF incCndlailes uhucr loI
When - hrn,e is burned the first inquiry IL whether II
took fire accidentally was the fcsu "I hccuu m
Wniic ths IS being ascertained inc uachs VI '"o u"
cendiarlts may Dc growing cold , , A., ,o,o
"Has any G0t been thrown on tue oIlEih o' INV w
fires in Grand-st. and NOrtn-StT -,
Nothing Of imporia ce The starting Polut vi III,
Grand fire has been fixed, "a far 10 thc eva nee 81
tr eve roes al the southeast corner No evidence vas
heen taken vet concerning the origin Oi the NOrths'
fire" -.....,to. ,-hot
:" n there were fire insurance companies wha'
would he he effect z" ,,
e TIr number of fires would be materially reduced;
n Wou!i make owners more careful III th' citcoh, vi
their houses and greater precautions wouid r lahen
against &c nd. ntal fires. McrCnauts renting DudlGS
Woud then more care III. 1hcIt j. AT tIcSth III
Il ference and negligence Ia this regard Wilcn amount
- ,,et IN rriual carrleSsn"ss. Besides II would re-
move The sole incentive 10 profitable iHcrndarsW;
II. the Fire Department suffered any cNird"uil!t!
delay difficulty in Consequence "i lro't OF Hno" '
winter y ,-,.-, .e ,,.. ..,
two bydri,its beng rCi dertd useless 10y frcst'