, 1880-12-07
" "FIllE-DUG" ROBINSON.
His Attempt to Burn His Cigar.
Factory Yesterday.
The Property insured for Over Five
Times Its Value.
How the Job ,vas Carefully Considered,
anil Failed.

gotten bS INC Hfcft1ef1 IUr mn tttttft 10 l1lW III
Ills plnce in "liotten 1tow' IN Clinton street,
and subsequent dabosn' III trying to blow mp
md destroy by fire, III July, 1871, the tobinsDu
House. now tho Mason itnuso, ut the cnrncr Of
Filth Mvet,,lc md Lnke street, turned up uncu
1Aoro Il! hs favorlt r1tu yestcrslny t,f,r'nE md,
IN consequence he Is once iuniu lrhtntt tho lrs
IN ltoblneDn's prcvl1Ms nttcnpta, tho nnly woit-
der was TINT, nfter 10 deliberately p!nnnng M
inccnsltnry fire. and after hnvlns perfected his
rian ut every point. II E.n,fd yet pruvn
unsuccessful. LII tho Citntat-slrect ilro
bis powtaor-tratn was pretnntlrcy discharged,
and llollnsn wns bully marked iy tho pow.lcr.
nnt! In tho Lnko street nttc,nrt his rtnn fAllcd
1iy premature explosion which rxtl,lgulshcd
tho flrc already In prWrrss. Yesterdays At
tempt was also hnlkc. Tic fnics arc evidently
against Hobinson, and he ought tu change his
tnctics. For soino time rast he Inns been rtiti-
ming IL cigar factory In tho 1recnclmu,n ilulll-
tug on Fifth avenue, tut m hp Is n innrkcd innil
with Insurance. 3,copiu ho WAS compelled to W.T.
cntc bccuusU tho owncr and occupants OF tho
ln1ting couli yet tho ns,trlncc-ascut to lako
risks on their property. THIS was two months
h,lll'iinx at Nus; fI md ii i,enrl'or1i
strcgs,Itho . Second. third. and fourth Hours
G u'a Ts II ho fs st aor 1 Il @ ocss swnsf ~ smyt
klan & Co.. commission lllrrehnnts. Shortly
ri, niiGr osiuck yestsr'!ay ,,sr,!nF :tatnes Z.
Inv M South wMer street. slw Il ilre lit It,bs,-
enn's fnctory through wln,tnws il, the third ilnor.
I!o RIM IT n,lcG mud r1.vc tho alnrtn 10 EnEiMo
tDn's lntilnG. Assistant -sfarsIlnt Shcn mud tho
Ny. ~ CGtapany. Capt. CaIdcr. respnnl:s!., Tho
,cy Ss ts tx L u oen Sf III" r "s WIS K: eas *. "x
tingnlshcd,-n lnct. It nppenred IL be ts,rn,g
nt ~. 1f l.sGf. @ It tGk in't L. fSw mass for
McHt8 hut been HaEtlG
ron AN tNcESp1AnY FIRE,
and he sciit nt onco for Superintendent Dull-
q lso6ins.n on tic dur was 1T tS o1teo rcensnIzc
iuliy .stadc:I Git. viii! :ir, ers. ions oans,la
completely shul oit i'4!t from tho front win.
.ltws. An nx. rough on is edge. and'vah piece:
It S9 sS,cs sssrS axa y 1"yea #" +" vs rs ss Tho @
nlora tho middle. ,of tho building had Iee,,
Ssppe' sS rs ns"ry gyD, !" ba w0 % %xsry @ spr o toif
%stinlcs, sa % str"te @ ps aa III, fa ha f a
" a II Il. t9n of Il S e w s@soss Mrpa arrr 'Ssi
Another trnn haii benn ill 10 tho elevator. tho
srcuon nf tho tinar larue nnn11rrof elRur-
boxes Ind beon pllcd III such 4 WY tint thpy
nx d t9 WW, xrS qt H Fe r"n t',ar % n
heMdwHy. a common ol lump t,n'i leon cleft
With WITH y, tug 9x ,s, ard h1 evidently Furnished HIP
soncd out TINT Robinson ttton quitting tio
plaSe @ isft the candle p suc., WY as % fe .le
s tf t1,v when e , ,cS ,s a w ", J., lie Iscnle'Hte
tho t'corlng. md Ut Tho basu ot tho pillars l,tu
Ho1no KEROSENE oil. Empty cnscs md rubbish Of
upnn tho fourth I!our he bud strcwn Il lnFuo
quantity OF lcnf tu,cG0 AtlH strpTinBs n!i uvGr
tue flonr. The hnr when tese iiIcet,tllary .lo-
,,'Xs wsro y prpsres;s 4 |ixc " several persons
night. 'wfon they hcnrti choppnr in tho bniIs.
Ing. Contrary to cxnrctnt1on ftoh'nsnn IN per-