The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-24
ARSON FOR A LIVELIHOOD.
THE FIRE MARSHAL mas BEEN KEPT
VERY BUSY OF LATE


1,,s ss,d that Evidenes Sc. Besn Obtsi.es
o. watch Csrtsir Iusupanes Adiustsrs
VIII ne Arrested ne Instigatorr OF riuse.
Elijah r. Kennedy President Of the Board Of
Fire Underwriters. said yesterday that evil
dance had been obtained in connection with
recent east-side fires that would in few days
warrant the arrest OF a number OF Insurance
brokers who make a business OF plac-
ing insurance on east-slde Sly "
property. Secretary Brouphton OF the Board
Of Underwriters went further and said
that insurance brokers had hunted out places
marked by incendaries and had promptly
recommended companies to take risks on
them. Neither gentleman would disclose any
Of the evidence. They said 1t had been worked
pp By Fire Marshal Mitchell
Fire Marshal Mitchell said last night that in
two cases. at least. evidence enough had been
obtained to warrant arrests. lie declined to
specify the cases. saying that It would DO I'm
There are. walking the streets to-day" he
said, "a number OF Keen. fine. looking. we'll
done men TSeT s
surance adjusters; They impress one as bo-
Ing honss Acknowledgement business ,s, men h.,
- insurance adiusters, they cannot do honest
business enough 70 support Themselves:
send out their agents at the outset. One q
these approaches q poor man who IS
and s Wcnderins H how he is going to pay his rent
and others expenses. lie offers TO place
regardless Of lsstunl values. They demand hut
esmsll premium. which in many lnstsneesis
The Insurance 10 always placed through a
brok or, who keeps the papers. WITHIN lew
weeks the place burns out. Then the adluster
f. collected. and the moneyis divided, Nor
docs the insured receive the liens share ~
That is what we are working for, and you
gee with what success, After a fire Of this
we s' proceed sSssd 70 invostieSte The PfOpTi:
the R.t Il saS 'fqFH i2s hoS a"s ne
the women and children are the last TO leaye.
Ths sa Ss should perGh"no
implicated. the fact that she Is woman will
create sympathy Tor her. and. in q measure at
How are these fires usually started"
In variety Of ways; oftsner than other.
some lnhammable substance. and. when 1t
burns aowpl iGnitee it: 10; oil Il not always sS
s!sSs o. speedy s1tlnsai.6msnt: " Wv.
The kerosene oil workers comprise sepn-
sise ms'' an sas
di:ecysr:d .ubs st ot for oil which while
nS tst.ls sisna Bnt there Is regularly or
ganiEed kerosene oil gang with headduar-
we receive many anonymous letters after
. suspicious fire has occurred. These often
convey tnformatfo that We have found to BIO
EsoSn individusi nsnbsrs q the gang Ger.
Al Norfolk and Delaney streets live a
fs: s0uss in York w my. dG qesay n5,
quite. We have secured evidence enough
o%S rh as he no to f9a hR n Ge
lar method was to place stocks OF cheap shoes
in Easements. insure them as shoe storer and
ArnR NhAR IN hn 10 al nr AAa la
gang has been in existence a long time. but It
has never operated SO generally and SO boldly
Il have no doubt that m ost OF the so-called
accidental fires resulting from oil stoves
THE Penal Code should be amended 70 make
It misdemeanor to have burning oil lamp
in aoqss the ssoss
burning while went out to tho grocers.."
The recent nres that have excited most sus;
the superstition being. though there Is EVIL
dence In only one case that gunpowde.
The faots concerning the first OF these fires
T%sh ssrset ssa i
Dec IS last. The building is q ive-story
ecD 81 @
WI Psp ass
The afternoon, of the IRE Mrs. Eski heard
some SON &c; one Leave M I Li ,h apsrtTsnts
there which shook the house. The door OF
Mrs. EskPe apartments was blown In. Mrs.
Lebsrman's apartments were abiazs mo-
= The fre was put out quickly BY the firemen.
The windows OF Mrs. Lisberman's apartments
floor were wrecked: Mrs. Lieberman's things
were insured for 500.
~ The second Of these free occurred on Dec.
20 at bl5 East Thirtesnth street. 1t was in
second door Of the building. Mrs. Butterman
was away Her metaphors say they heard a
lowed By nre. There was no evidence found
that Indicated a bomb explosion.
Tns f n5e az 81 Avenue tnd Pneus Gapzss
One Of two bombs used there exploded. Tho
other was found uneIploded and is the chief
support OF the bomb theory about the other
This record Of suspicious fires was added to
yesterday By IRE at Avenue b in tho rear
It began ip Frledel Martinberr's apart
ments The MArtinbergs were out and were
insured. Jacob Nestle. one OF the tenants.
the apartments Of Martinberg and could not
get In. Even the shutters were fastened. The
The fremsn found nothing to Indicate that
the place had been set on hre. except that it
was hard TO sec how It could have got afire
some hours after this i,re a fire started in
Samuel Lev ms tailor shop at 40 Delaney
street, Levin went away at o'clock. The
out they found that the floor under q mantel
was soaked with kerosene oil.
There was paper soaked with oil on the man
An empty oil can was found under bench.
At $50 East l25th street at u o'clock last
evening there was = fire In the apartments OF
The conductor and his wife had been away ali
day; broken lamp was found on the hoor
By the nremen-
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