New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
N.IIn STARTS ALL THESE FIRES?

POLICE SUSPECT INCENDIARIsM.
c.vcn Grcs started in cellars within radius OF
op,r,er Of a mile between 80 p. IN. on saVurus1
and 1 80 a. IN. sunday aid series OF Similar "es d
week ago sunday point 70 systeiha'lr co">p"a'' y"
Arson that troubles the police ana mas create" h.Va
excitement among the people living III ''a' "o'r"
,,orhood. At 80 p III. on saturday AL aiA''' w"
sounded which took the frcInen To Inc i'd"o' ''',
of Martin Holt. at No. 20 Smi'hst' i"c NV "'
,cc, ki,dc,I in a pile Of rubbish in the rcil'r' III"
was cxngushcd By the inmates before inc a'rN III !"
the engine. The same box was 'ohhucu d. ~
n m and fire found In the same cenAi' inns
lime the ircmen put ont the flames. lie "'uI'0''''
created some surprise, and the inmates were '"sc''
ouc,,ioncd The conclusion was rearlied tlat soh'e
,r,u,,, had set thc Grp and the hrcnen went Home
:. o 40 O'clock they again called out ana 1onho
that 40. SIS Atlantic ave-, Owhen w l''
Inverzagh; and occupied shoe STORE was OH i'o
The same tactics had been followed there III s'ar''I
the fire. which was put o"t by 'a'cS D'"'""e' VI
. Engine No. ~. ,I
Fifteen minutes later, AID before the engines ha0
r..rhei home the four-stOry brick building NOS. lo'
a"d IO6 smith-st.. owned by George schhor' vi Nv
lautic-avr. and smith ST. was on llie' Ihc s'o'0
thc frs, floor occupied by GGS'io hei'coa'h WIN
hou,clurni,hing goods. Here also the ire had Dcc!
starred in the cellar. 1t was put out without niue!
troublc but cons dcrable damage was done 70 I'it
stml Up to thi, point nothing was suspected. a''o
th,r, seemed to he nothing more than COINCIDENCE
II, the unusual number Ui slight ares III inc ,'c "''
borhood. Policeman story. OF the lihru rrc'h' u
how ever found Gcgc Perkins. twenty-five years oi"
of no. :,a; Dcgraw-st., hanging about ana aricstcu
him on the charge of intoAcaton, but Win shs
picion, that he might have had something ~ do With
the fire. .
Whru al II 10 O'Clock another alarm was rhiS Tie
french became thoroughly alarmed. This tllc IL
Wa, the four story brick house No. 1"' warren VI
II /, douh.c tenement house owned by George /.
rahlcu oi so lGi I:ond st. The names cAtchnco u
The llr,t cor and did damage 10 the furniture OF
Mr., Emily sex and OF George Met oriIFh. lhia wiz
tn. most dangerous fire that had yet occurred Is Ii
Ma :; thcny inhabited builling III WAS put OUT
however. without any one beng hurt
I'm, Stable, of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Com
many N N.,> 20, and .O7 smith st.. had small III
AT 10 -, och. !: "lI'--Or> lame building ard
had H. cclla: The flames were found al Stone nav OIL
IN, floor 1t was easily put ont, and the 'rrncn ven,
home ard uichiici that they wcr done lo Tic ilIh'
such va> ,ot the c;.c however. FOR the "n>t tire VS.
VET ,,, come The alarm Ter thi~ sounded acily at
I 80 -, To-, K. ana "a" Zines were ip';d >'r- NJ
the ,!!uWay of the fpnr story brl'h tenement hoi>
No a.. ,tlantl, ave ownrd 10y john Ii sell. 81
lluh ave- and seventh I. Here tIn=- o"hol serious"
William ,rri .tui u,cupi"d one ~ III" stores loi Il
,..,d, ~,,r. and \u.rl~t Hc,l kcli grocery IN III
oflrr I,iuh *. t.! with hi, family ,rd the r Il
floor ,;,.rsc -,hmt AMI t,c"i-" !hrI~inrc occupied
the sccoud and Ch:rl"> o'!:"!ly th" thir' liner"
several DINER families IN IN" h"I-". ne IRE h''
started ~ "a" cellar and NJ the -talrwN t" the
roof eating 81 c.,"p'. Inc In';iat'' f't '"""
heat, Il. 1t f-t the t.sc escapes. some 'i""d'd
tirni.n the h.;, lINa;, {" III" r'" and got 0t hu
others waited AT tine Niadovs Tor hep In spite o.
H.. .uo,r all v.rc r,,cacd and only three were 1t
j,.,,d. Mary More. mirct""n wears old. was t'"N
burned about The hand, and he> chi" J"h''
.c,"rN cnt. Ann "'Kcill, 'n,ni, one \"nI' ".a ;
wa a." >cvcrrl, burned about t"c h'ud' a"h
one Of the most 'ri'r 81 t"' NJ, pr
n" m" rasiur tn" >o %"': a $rS"r,i Inr, h. e.,
%% H. Ws !. G% at ,w FL %Sra a y d. tt,
get hiIu He Wa uhcoi'Nin ron, aih VS. i'h''n t.
he Lon. Island College Hospital IL wa, >''r:h
l. nr- lror, he va, able t" move Al all. II" !, now
dom: we'll ~ tins nr' another aIlE't VA man
lv., at So 10. Prince Il. approached IN" am,nanr'
surgeon and a'k"d I" have cut o., Ia, hand DID
| Tlp wound was In reality burn. Policeman Hiol
tlcrc and walled III the SURGE" was ihrasl
lie had >il-p:' uf hini also. and what hc,c ~
pic,n> wcr, bc> told In the word, of Acting Chile
lie aid The police hay" been w.,,h": cans
for week and had NnNl"l''| "i ''"'.n' anu w'''
,crnd .,rl., we're ia,rd lat week. \ week. az" liN
.dI .o,r1 had I NTH S.s al . , ; Of III
| q tll" rr". They were ~ smith and rae IT,. a
a' ,a a ' M, ta n' ' ihs ."a r the h
| r.adr u ,u,piri'J.>. and nov the" "f tbs h"ti
r,us whi,h :, dong III what thar object i
,ainot linacl'. uI"., II J. 10 -" H. w.rk l'r'
| ru,, h,I, >0ilc rudy" against IA" owner "t "l'
| ,a.r Int ai,!l, d.an.i - many. The TRACK 81 W.
irr, barely l"ads To- bclIN" that th" first h,'
| wrr. Ind, {" rl," god ''t'' I" burn mp t'
| Tenement AT last. 'aiiiiot nah" anything out "
i; c>.rlr 'pur" gu, -rd"'>' Their" |, T." d"ht mar
| scr tutt All place "rir' ~ N NJ my III
Il .rt.,d III" Am" way. ana WIN tlr, "N'P'lnh -
the ,',lr. In '"llar~. They were hlndLtl By 'nro"
INK .l.i"d yllr'r MATCHES into the rubbish hes
unriLl.-. fuv- II .""' - to me-. - about ara u
,ur. u,i~, me, throw t. hcht- inD cellars th"y -"
| OPEN
ria. c,l ARE ted -"it 10 the Rai mona sire"
| Tai g. ..rti,v T., await "\rniuat TN" pole" Il
tie n...iitin" VIII Try 4" obtain -"mr '"" I" tl"i
a., ., and md who 'onpD~" the crowd 10 whl'h th"
| are - I,'t.-! "f h"l"i-'i3-.
| II !, a ,urirui, ,"incidrrc" that IN" large fr, lei
ia Inc. CIV Hail did for II these alarm
! # dd not work after O'lr h yesterday morning.