New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-10
Towa ard evening the crowd percepbly decreased, but
after 10 was dark the roadway was still used.
MISCARRIAGE or A PLOT TO BURN.
DISCLOSURES OF AGREENWICH-ST. CELLAR.
coMBUsrIBLEs PREPARED AND TRAINS LAID-AR-
REST OF SUSPECTED PERSONS.

Officer Steed of the Twentv-seventh Precinct,
shortly after ~ o'clock on Saturday night saw
smoke issuing from the store OF Abramson q Co.,
recitiers and dealers in wines. bTandIes and cor
dias, at No. 259 Green wich-st. lie gave an alarm
of fire and one stream of water suftced TO extln-
guish the flames, which we're burning in the cellar
OF the place. On entering the cellar for the purpose
of estimating the extent of the damage done. the
insurance patrol saw unmistakable evidence that
an effort had been made to destroy the bui,olng.
which is three stories high. the upper portion being
used as a dwelling. The cellar contained three rows
OF casks of some liquid placed on slight elevation
The bungs of all the casks had been drawn ana
the bunghOles closed with cotton. iuse made OF
the same stuff, saturated with Kerosene OIL, ex-
tended from one cask to another. Between Two o.
he rows OF barrels. which We're on the soulh SIZE OF
the cellar wooden box on when had Deen
placed the ends Of the cotton fuses and lgnited In
addition to this there were scattered about num-
Der of boxes of paror matches aud resnons sub
stance which was highly combustIble. some of it
had burned. A trunk and a valse, both 1ull oil
paper. lay near. partially destroyed by the names
and also a 10 gallon vessel III which was small
quantity OF keroslne.
These things were seen by Chief Bates and by
Captain Berghold OF the Church Street Police sta
tor and they both asserted that lie attempt at in-
cendarism one of the most clever in design
made in this city. Its failure they SAID, was
due to the fact that the lmpiOylsed fuses had not
been sufficiently soaked with kerosene. Captain
BerghOld immediately took steps 10 apprehend the
anthOr of the crime. Acting on his instruction DR..
Matthias Gamer. chemist, age hity-two, whose
name was on the business cards Of the establish
ment, and who llTes at No. So East lhlrd-st., was
arres ed when he visited the place at 2:30 m. yes
terday He had been informed Of the ire BY the
Holmes Fire and Burglar Alarm Company. He de-
med all know ledge of the attempt to hire the build
ing and SAID that he had left the place early IN the
evening after which Albert Hence, Tue bartender,
who lives No. % Forsytb-st., remained IN charge.
DR. Cziner was taken to the Tombs Police Court
yesterday morning by Captain Berghold. who
seeing Henze among the spectators placed the lat
Ter also under arrest. The bartender declared tnat
when he closed the store at III D. ID. on Saturday
he knew. nothing, of the plans made
to fire the building. Both prisoners were arraigned
before JUS ice Power, who, at the police captains
request rcmanded them TO the station until to-day.
The case will be investigated by Fire Marshal Sael,
don. The investigation yesterday did not extend
beyond such All examination as could be made With
out dis urbIng tue contents Of the cellar Inc casks
were not opened and their contents renamed
mystery TO the policemen and tremen. policeman
was placed in front of the house TO guard against
any nterterence with the objects in the cellar until
the official investigator Is begun. Inc under'
writers are also to be satisfied Tor there was an H.
surance on the stock OF AbramsOn & Co. to the ex-
tent of $1,000, according 10 statement made by
Dr. Cziner. but as the policy had been detained Dy
[ he agent who placed the risk Dr. CZiner dld not
know the name of the lnsuring company.