Year: 1865




FIRE IN DIVISION sTREET-ARREsr OF THE PK0-


PRIEroR OF THE STORE ON SUSPICION OF


ARSON.


About one o'clock yesterday morning ere was dis
Gov red In the boos and shoe store No ll9 Division
street. owned by simon Nagelschmidt. The alarm was
promptly gven when the premises were broken open
and the flames ext!nguished, and before much
damage was done. Roundsman E. whitcomb, Of the
Seventh precinct deeming the circumstances suspicious,
arrested Mr Naseschmdt. who, 1t appears was in the
immediate vicinity when the nre broke out On an ex-
aminaon of the promises, made by the Assistant FIRE
Marshal preparation discovered consisting or
pieces Of split pine wood and paper pac behind the
store fixtures and all OF IL partly burned showing con-
clusively that the fire was Of design Mr.. Nage
schmidt says he closed his about eleven o'clock
to meeting of the Turnv rein in Houston street.
and on his return to his store IN which he sleeps he dd
the block and he had only been there five or ten
minutes when the alarm Of Are given From ap-
pearanc the fire did not burn than fifteen
minutes The accused was taken before Justice Mans
ield Essex Market Police Court and committed to
await a further examination by the Fire Marshal Mr.
Ma eschmdt has an insurance Of 81 600 h 8 stock
and $500 his fixtures and furniture the Greenwich
Insurance Company The damage will be about s25
FIRE WATER sTREEr-ARREsr OF THE PRO-


PRIEroR OF THE STORE ON A CHARGE OF ARSON.


Between three and four O'Clock on Sunday morning
fire discovered in the grocery No e55 Water
street. owned by Charles Wood. The Hremen were
the premises and cxtinguished the fire before
tended beyond the store and cellar The building is
double tenement house. and has thirty two families re-
siding the upper floors Had the re got under head
way many lives would, no doubt have been sacrihced
The evident appearance Of preparation to fire the pre-
misses cast suspicion on the proprietor Of the store,
Charles Wood and he was accordingly arrested by ocer
Daniel NJ Brown, of the Thirteenth precinct. Assistant
Firc Marshal H. o. Baker made examination of the
premises aided by officers Waldron and 0Brien and dis
covered very extensive preparations to burn the pro-
pey Behind the barrels, the left hand side OF the
store about twelve feet in length, found quantities
OF newspapers and pieces Of split pine wood, boxes
and hroke in
layers Under theconter there found portions OF
barrel and some paper all partly rned; the cinders
here also indicated that quantity of wood had been
burned Under the liquor bar was found preparation
of barrel stayes pine wood and paper all partly burned
On the right hand side of the store under meat BENCH
split pine wood coopers shavings straw and paper
piled up in such manner TO spread fire rapidly, and
this preparation were piled boxes, baskets and
brooms; but fortunately fire had been started at this
place. Ina bedroom opening out OF bedroom adlon-
Ing the back room or kitchen, separate fire had been
made which had burned before it was extngushed DR.
Wood says he was asleep in the bedroom adjoining
the kitchen, and through which room is the
only entrance to the bedroom found TO be
fire. On examining the cellar the preparation
found to be more extensive. There were
four separate res in the front cellar which belonged
the store, found four five barrels filled with
coopers chips these and empty boxes were piled
up, and directly over them was large hole in the store
floor apparently bored with anger At this pac, the
chips of the barrels had been FIRE. On the op
poste side Of the cellar about half cord In bulk,
Of split pine wood piled cobweb fashion, and next to 1t
side stands broken barrel filed with chips, and
the other is pile OF lumber under which fire had
been made with split pine wood and paper. In wood
shed Of of the tenants in the adjoining cellar which
Is only divided by board PARTITION were found two
barrels OF ch ps and wood partly burned and on the
opposite side OF the cellar was quantity OF chips on
large packing box, also partly burned In the cellar
barrel OF kerosene, and from the strong
smell existing it had doubt been freely used by the
incendiary 1t appears astonishing when we see the
amount OF preparation made nat the whole premises
were not destroyed by fire. No doubt the number OF
separate fires kinded the of their detection,
and the incendiary thus thwarted his own plans by
doing too much To make all the preparations would
have required at least four hours.


There was no one on the premises but Mr. Wood His
wife left for Philadelphia about week ago. He says no
closed his store at eleven o'clock at which time he went
70 bed, and only awoke hearing the alarm of fire,
when he escaped through the back window into the
yard he does not know anything about how the nre are
caused and says he did not have any chips In his
cellar store The stock and fixtures insured for
$500 In the Pacific Insurance Company Damage about
$500 The building Is owned by Mr.. Lnkenstein; 1t is
damaged about $3.50 When the fire broke out caused
great fright among the taans but fortunately none OF
them were injured. The prisoner conveyed by
officer Brown before juice Mansfield. at Essex Market
Police Court, who ted the accused TO await
further investigation by the fire Marshal


FIRE IN CHARLTON srREET--oHE HORSE BURNED TO


DEATH.


At eight O'Clock last evening FIRE broke out in
some sheds in the rear No. 7e Charlton street. The
flames spread to stables belonging to George W.
Lewis and one horse, valued at one hundred and
fifty dollars was burned to DEATH The total damage liz
estimated at five hundred dollars insurance. The
fire is supposed te have been caused by boys.


FIRE AT THE FOOT OF DEsBRossEs STREET.


Between eleven and twelve O'Clock Saturday night


rs broke out board of the tugboat Lafayette lying
at the foot of Desbrosses street. The flames
by worden Il Bradley. The Of the fire Is
known.