Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-18

For some years tramps have slept in the cluster of buildings near the slaughter house. The loss is probably near the amount of the insurance.
 INCENDIARISM.
 Assistant Engineer Disbrow said yesterday that he hadn't the slightest doubt but that all three fires Thursday night were incendiary, as also the Malley fire and the Goodrich fire. He thought the fire was the work of one man and not of & gang of frebugs, and that he kept it all to himself and therefore it would not be easy to catch him. Insurance Agent John G. North was of the opinion the church fire was accidental, and that the Doherty fire might have been caused by tramps aooi- dentally. Fire Marshal Kennedy thought the Doherty and the Konold fires were incendiary. Detective Reilly thought the church fire may or may not have been the work of an incen- diary. He rather inclined to the theory that the fire was accidental. As to the Doherty fire there were lots of tramps who had slept in the building near it and had made that point hanging out place. The fire at the distilIery he thought was of accidental origin.
 Chief Hendrick was decidedly of the opin" ion that the fires were of incendiary origin. The slaughter house fire was away off in the outskirts of the city, and then there was direct route from that point to the Konold brewery, which was undoubtedly set on fire. As to the church the windows about the gal lery were found open, to afford big draft. The church fire broke out in the organ loft. I have every reason to believe there IS gang of firebugs in our midst. This dates back to the time of the Dickerman shop fire in De- cember. There were three fires on that night, and the indications were they were of lncen- diary origin. There were three fires Thurs day night Then on the night of the Good rich carriage shop fire on East street, two fires followed that in quick succession. All this, tell you, has the appearance and gives credit to the assertion that there Is gang of incendiaries prowling about this town. l wish to call the citizens attention to the fact of the frequency of fires in our vlcln- ity In these large shops, where there are no watchmen, extra precautlon should be taken. Watchmen should be put on in the night, and if anybody is found prowling around their places in the night time they should shoot them right down. Policemen should be more cautious and extraordinarily vigilant and watch all who are out late nights, especially suspicious characters. l tell you it is extraordinary to have so many fires con- ing in quick succession. If these gre incen- diary, and think they are, we shall have more of them. Citizens have very good req son to feel alarmed With the Fire Marshal I have advised reward to be offered by the Mayor I've ordered 2,5O0 feet of new hose, and if these fires continue think 1 shall have to order 2,5OO feet more.
 POSSIBLE CLUE.
 Annie Shaughnessy, domestic in the em- ploy of s. s. Thompson, whose residence and bakery are few doors below the church, was passing the basement door of the church on her way to the house at about 10 o'clock Thursday evening. She re- lated to MT. Thompson what followed, saying: ''Two men came oxt of the door, one of them carrying lantern. One man said something I did not hear, to which the other replied: When it gets little later Then the man with the lantern, who was just closing the door, blew out the light in the lantern. At this time both men were inside of the fence. They came out so suddenly upon me as I passed that I was startled and hurried on home without trying to get good look at the men, Indeed l did not think anything was wrong at the time nor until I heard of the fire this morn ing, when I told MT. Thompson about the two men. I did not think at first but that one of the men had been in to see to the furnaces, or was some one who had right to be there. Both men wore low round hats, l think, and dark clothes"
 $350,00 DESTROYED.
 With these fires $35O, 900 worth of proper ty has been destroyed in New Haven in the last few weeks. It would seem as if import ant and decisive action should be taken at once by the authorities for the protection of the property of citizens
 The Mayor has offered a reward of $500 for the detection of any incendiarY. For larger sum the assent of the city government is necessary.
 THANKS TO THE FIREMEN.
 The society's committee of the Calvary Baptist church speak in the highest terms of the efficiency of the fire department in saving so much of their church edifce at the recent fire, especially as their energies had been greatly taxed by the other fires of the same night.
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TENDERRD.
 The society's committee of the Calvary Baptist Ecclesiastical society desire to pub 'licly and gratefully acknowledge the kind ness and Christian courtesy of the Dwight Place Ecclesiastical society, the College street church Ecclesiastical society, the First Meth odist Episcopal society and the First Baptist society in offering the use of their church edifces to the Calvary Baptist church for re- ligious worship in this time of their misfor- tune and also to MT. John c. Collins, of the Gospel Union, for the use of English Hall, to Peter R. Carll, Esq, for the use of Carll's Opera House, and to c. M. Loomis, Esq, for the use of Loomis Temple of Music. T. F. Booth, chairman; Ward Coe, Julius
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 society's committee.
 The Consolidated Road.
 Engineers are now engaged in running lines between New Haven and New York with the purpose in view of securing shorter route between the two cities for the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad.
 Fifteenth Anniversary.
 The fifteenth anniversary of the wedding of Mir. and Mrs. George L. Sanford, parents of the little Sanford orators, was finely cele brated last evening at their residence on Or chard street. Many friends enjoyed the ec- casion
 Suspicious Circumstances.
 The police found the front and rear doors of Hubbell & Merwin's joiner shop on Arti- san street open Thursday evening at or o'clock Mir. Merwin's son came along soon after and being informed of the case obtained a lantern at 2's house and went over the premises, but nothing additional was dis covered Both doors had been locked by the firm at 6 o'clock. It is conjectured that frebug obtained an entrance to the premis es, but was frightened off.
 Entertainments.
 SCHUYLER COLFAX.
 Ex-Yice President Colfax will lecture at Pecks Grand Opera House March 23d Sub ject, "Lincoln and Garfield" A fine lecture may be anticipated.
 BLANCHE ROOSEVELT.
 Blanche Roosevelt and company appear next Monday evening at the New Haven Opera House The London Duly Neacs, in criticising Miss Roosevelt's first appearance in Italian opera at Covent Garden, says ''She has great natural advantages in person al appearance and voice, and can scarcely fail to attain a high position"
 MIR. PECK AND THE EASTER JUBILEE. Too much praise cannot be given to MT. Peck, who has afforded Mrs. Corbit every