The New York Herald Newspaper, March 29, 1860, Page 3

NN, aman maaan NEW YORK HERALD Bot; 1 saw tho boat afterwards hao ed up 8; that boat was after wards given tw tbe harbor police ‘6 coat he bad on looked like thie; down & the ferry along #bore; the coat came auwy vo his ankles, Miebae! Dunning deposed—I live at Staten Isiand, and work at Port Reimond; 1 saw the defendant (Johneon) - a eee rn J votes towards Wei a monkey jaoket: kk this is the one; net ook sharp enough to be certata; be said examination. Fraceis McOafirey, deck hand on board the Staten ‘Teland ferry boat—1 Know thie maa; a week ago last Wod- metday, 1 aaw the prisoner on board coming: up ffom ‘Staten island; be had a with him, and be was sitting ladies’ cabin with bis bea resting on his ie nlf ig 3 8 e ‘8 quarter, and asked me to ‘ali the conversation I had wich him; cabin, while we rere parsing over, or ibree times, and foond bim with "t ie “EE rE u & ; i 5 : i : 5 4] : i H H : E : ite PHT; £: g tn g ie ciety geesitees SHESLEPEEE = Ault eee 9535 ie g ral ST toe bile Sentee Hae iH 2G ge F sf =e H ie z j SHE it : sEER ey if ral i i AE i z HH 5 BE 58 cit ri H uf HL ier ue 8 z E ce Be atl oe balalie : i 3 i i : H B i forepart the holea dored the 8 berth, f let the blood jnto the there was blood i 8 Sea: 8 e j af HH H its pe oekeeiza i H fF i Hi Murray ; he said be did not then, and told me to-go up id the afternoon to 129 tre wtrect and got his beggege, and if anyboly asked ¢ay before sho sailed for Virginia, a week ago last nesday; be was wasbing off the deck; I asked the ‘a if that man was with him, and he sald yes. ogs examined—I never saw the dsfendent before; re Was nothing particular sbout his aress or manner t attracted my atteption; remarked the piizoner’s eyes he had tender eyes. ber witress:s were calle’ for the proescution, but aa did not answer to their names bir. Dwight asked for acjournment un‘il Thurstay morniog, at eleven . The prisoner was then removed to the Tombs, L maintained the most extraordivery ca'maoers ghout the examination, looking at the witresses oc aily with stoic indifference, and, inieed, aimoest t, for be remarked to one of the officers who had lin charge that those flows who {fentided him were fools to say that he was ever on boar the sloop. @ conversed with his counsel (Mosers. and Ssyers), but the greater prrt of the time he the notes of the reporters. Weed showed our reporter « daguerreotype of ig lady which was found in a coat belonging to Oli ‘atts, which coat the prisoner had in his possession ‘Watte and his brother doubtless shared the fate of a Burr. The young lady isaresident of Brook- ‘calamity which has befallen her lover. ‘Weed a daguerreotype of Oliver Watts, with a his bair, which he bad given her in exchange for {wa jolly good looking face, and wears « smile of ‘was a gold signet ring found py the officer, in a ‘wallet, in the prisoner’s wife’s trank; the ring small portrait of a lady under the signet, up. Itisan English mgnet ring, having s peat over a shield quartered; the first on the , With swords crossed; that on the right was also part, with flewr de lis; the lower ones on the left were similar, respectively, to thage above. underneath is nenguam mulara—never to ‘He bore up, howevergwith considerable occasionally smiled as be cast bts eyes over . His pleasant face did not accord with {ek of @ murderer, and rhe whieper soon hue court room that.so “mild @ mannercd man” covlt hardly be guilty of sueh an atrosious crime aa that with which he ts charged. The ladies wero particu- Yarly avxteus toree ‘be u fertunate Chioaman, and the crush and wreck of crineline was ebocking to contemplate. ‘The prisoner withstood the searching and inquisitive glances that were given him with heroic stdlaism, but oc- casionally dropped his head as if be wished the crowd would lok at someb.d, else for awhile and give him a little respite. Upon the opening «f the Court, William H. Jeltiff, Faq. , ‘srose and informed the Court that he had bee» requested by the District Attorney to appear in tie beba'f, and asked Permisston to hold 9 short conversation with the witnesses for the prosecution. Ex-alderman Voorbies, counse) for the defendant, re- ‘Bled that before she gentleman could act it wae necessary for him to prod.ce a written authority from the United States District Attorney, which was presented to the Com- miesioner. After seme deliberation the Commissioner concluded to grant the request of the pro ecuting attorney, a.d afer consuitation with the governme:, witnesses, Mr, Jeliffe stated that he would endeavor to expedite business as much as possible, in order to relieve those witaesses. who resided oust of town, but for the want of preparation he should be obliged to produce his evidence somewhat die- connectedly, masmuch as several important witoesses could not be in attendance until to-morrow. He then pro- oveded to call his witnesses. TRE TESTIMONY. Semue! E, Stone sworn—I reskie in Guilford, Copn.; I @m ® manufacturer of carriage work; know the sloop Soren: the bails from Guilford, Conn ; Jona\nan F, Leete aod Ebjan Lecte were the owners; I suspoee she 18 regis tered in New Haven; she was usuatly employed between the porta of New York aad Gailford m the marketiog DusLeas; Capt. Leete was about thirty-eight years ola, apa his brother twenty e ght years old; they were both ming ¢, and made Guilford ther home; they ‘were natives that place, and were both atr! . g No ston aes ab aes ema A: About foar years > been in the employ of Capt. Leete four years, wih the exception of three months. Q. Did he steal some money from the eaptain? A. Yes; about a year ago. you take from him allthe money hs had? A 1 Suppose so; I don’t think he bas had $10 with him at any wudnt te the sloop as cook at $8 a month. . Q. Do you know about what time Capt. Leete lef: Guil- ford? A. About two weeks ago last Saturday; be car. Med @ cargo of potatoes, onions and bay. Q. Do you know what time he le(t New York last, aud for what piace. A. 1 can only tell what parties have to)a me. Counsel for the defendant objected, stating that the counsel bad already gone too far. The obj was sustained. Bave been acquainted with Captain Leete ever sii he was bora. Counsel Preach vd present at his foneral’? A. No, © sir, (Laughter ) Notping has been seen of Capt. Lecte ‘since eit Gull fend, tare weeks ago; knew Capt. Lecte wes on as having been engaged in the oyster business; Doard of tire Spray jast Monday afternoon, and belped to identity gome things; she was lying at the hep Shai tislly fied with water, and had the appewrance of Deen pv into; she was badly atove forward; she # forty five tos burtben, Q Did you assist in removing anything from the cabin? A. Lremoved the beds; I saw a scraper; left soon after onthe Boston train,and parties were still searching; Capt. Fowler was one of these parties. Q. Did you see any marke of biood? A At the hoad of the mattress we discovered a pool of blood, and below the berth we also saw apota of blood, as iva man had bse0 wurdered. At this pont Ji Die uneasiness, and was ¢ the testimony. > Q Any other marks of blood on the sheets or clothing? A._ltaw po sheeting. By the Commisaioner—Q Was this pool of blood in the captain's berth? 4. Yos sir; tbere were two sbirte which were evidently stained with vermiliion, aud were found on the other tide of the cabin; the money box was taken out after I left; the ‘was somewhat sunder water; the matrerses were taken out with a hook; there was"no- body ed on board of the Sprav except the defend- ant; on sy there was three barrels marked ‘J. Munroe, & Son, Guilford,” the two molasses Gaeks, and two coils rope; know about; I knew the wap who sent for came” iw my house yesterday arked for it, and I [wld it was Spray ; there was alao a Werce of rise on board; a slow manifested cons dera ently deeply lntereated in “ie beprt et |. Was you present when he was born? A. No, sir— coger) he was accuitomed to take ® drink ocsa- ‘iO Q. Toe town of Guilford is noted for its intemperance is it pot? A. No, sir, the contrary is the Sector Ganghier 5 it generally took him from ten days to two wee! New York, and | always ssw him when he arrived back; family one winter, and he atole aoother vessel; I saw there was.some water in the oar eo willin to the stains . Are you willing to say et you saw berth were blood! A. I would be wo sre blood; it ig not pogsible that elee but blood. Q What lexs you to believe A. Well, from what I bave seen heretofore; I never saw anything of ibis kind before; I did not observe any other Blain sexcepting the two on the mattress; I have evinced @ great deal of interest in this case. Q What was the mattress filled with? A. Feathers; tres an ine tope 1 aga’ koe pg a ay gerne on the top; now of any body cing on beard the sloop but the Chinaman. Q. Can you tell the diference between blood and ver- mihen? A. Yes, sir; one ie dark red and the other of a lighter color. James W, Woodruff, being sree eare— lem assistant supertutendent of the New Jersey ; Larst saw the defendant Monoay afternoon, about half-past four, at the de) be came in on the train from Newari, in cus- tody ison, Jacobus, Sandford and another man; be was taken directly from the cara to the room, wnd wee then xearched in my presence by Clark and my- self, we found » bag mace of a stocking on the left side; ajgo one on the right side, fastened by a tarred rop3; one Lag contained gold and the other silver, in sll amounting to $304 80; he bad on a stout dark brown prareanies new cloth cap end re) shirt, he reemed to hesitate to me examine ; lasked him where he had been; be said be bad been finding nuts; I asked him where hie boat was, and he replied thet be bad no bost, he sold segaré in New York; did not ask him where he go. the money; we then took him to the Recorver’s office. Reuben L Fowler testitled—I have known defendant for three or four years; have known Capt. Leete ani brovher since they were boys; they were owners of the sloop Spray, of Guilford, Connecticut; defendant had been em- ed on board of’her ae cook for three or four years; yoreday OA M avereging $19 per wan, cay, and Capian Leete’s brother, previous on board of ogc said they sbould return home just ss soon as had disposed of tucir a Captain Leete did not suaity have mueb cargo back; might have bad some orders to fil; bave not seen Captain Leete or his brother since that time; hive made consider. vble inquiry; Dext saw the sloop Bpray gD Monday last as th» Ratwry; to all ppeespnces she Fun into forward; {asgicted in teking out a matress cabin. alludes to by Mr. Stone; there was a stain about the where the head would be, that had appearance of being blood; the blood was on (the two costs which Jackalow wore at the urrest bg hy shows), he ~ topged to Leete, an iS aac longed io, oe ca PR ce ed og on the shoulder, w (Witness then described the fagnt found at the search af the,echooper on Moncay., are natives of Guilford, and were men ‘bey have not Deen ep; fm the oyster business for tho pest year or two; the was $8 per month; have never known of his having over $6 at any one time during tbe past four years; I have seen an account book (taken from the acsused by Capt Webb) that I re ngnise as Capt. Leete’s; sew it im Capt. Webb’s possession on Sa- vurday lest. On the cross examination oye was eliciteo further than witness se! matiress without the knowleége of a murder paving been cou mitted Tebould bsve thought the stain was casted by blond; 1 can swear poeltively as to the ideatity of tne coats. Regwiar examination resumed—The sloop was forty two tops; the could be managed by one man; have reer this Chinaman get the eail up tavgbt ‘ Jasob Z Mario, Chief of Police, testified—I was a; the station honge eoon after the defendant came im; he hal the eame clothes on that be bas vor; he did pot bave either of tbe coats on; be said the moaey was four year's woges at $12.8 month; he said the name of the sloop was Spray, Captain Leete and brother: Capta'n Leete was @ good man;be eaid the captain was shakea oi! from the main sheet amd bis brother was koocked off of tne boweprit, the yeeee] capsized; be (che accuse) waa in the forgcartie; st other times he said he was on the deck: the = said Rees Reet eens at es up; money wae in a '» & Homey. wolrey Dig an pcanvars Dag: there was $324 60 in gov of various. Ze pomipations and the ba/ance ia sitver, from three cent pieces to baif dofars, the total amount being $803 20. Jarvie.L Ayres, aid to the Caief, testified that he was on duty whentbe prisoner was brovgnt to the stetion boure; I took the two eoate off of ths prisoner and com. mitted him to the cella; oid pot ask bimany quesiions Fredesich A. Fowler tested that he vel m Wiens durg, and wes wel! acqusinted. with Capt Ivete aad bro- ther aince they were bops; they were conmlered menof very steady habits; I was on boarv the Spray inet Moo- y and Poticed a wtain on tke cover of 4» Muureme: it wan my itapression tbat it war a bioo) #srn; <n aoe * “a i} fete a abss: habits; for Com. would these that thet the; aed tw ecereny pao Teste, ant continned in eon Papy wih them as far as harbor. messenger soen returned, and stated thatthe Gem 4 bang Capt Bennett Fri en, ave yt on - dey snd‘ tke further examination en ‘posipeoed unit Fr! van hs ten o'clock. ‘The court room was crowded during the whole day. “SHOCKING CALAMITY, Another Tenement House Des- troyed by Fire. HUMAN BEINGS CONSUMED. HOLOCAUST TO GRASPING LANDLORDS, TER Wild and Frantic Scenes at the Fire. INTERESTING AND AFFECTING INCIDENTS. SCENES AT THE STATION HOUSE. Melancholy Facts for Consideration at Albany. Are Not Tenement Mouses, Full of Voters or Victims? do, Between one and two o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke eut in a four story frame dwelling at No. 90 West Forty fifth street, between Broadway and Sixth avenue. The slurm brought the firemen to the premises, and every exertion was mate tosave the lives of the oc eopants. Soveral were taken from the second and third stories fronting the street, but the rear windows eould pot ‘be reached wo quickly—bence the terrible logs of humaa life. It seems the Fire Marshal, among others, was quicxty at the scene; he states that al! access to the upper part Of the bovse was prevented in consequence of the stuns from the five fight being on fire. fo his opinion, the fire originated ox or under the first fligut of staire. With such rapidity did the fire ascend, thet bat a few minutes elapsed before the flames burat through the reef, Atthe fourth story window ia the rear a woman was secn standing; she was wii by the persons in the yard pot to jump, but it was of no nvell; tbe fire preset op her, and rasher than be burned alive, she sprang (rom the window aad struck with fall force on the ground (a the yard, She was immediately picked up; her head and face were streaming with blood, and it was eubsequently ae-ertained (hat ber left thigh was broken. She informed the. Fire Marsha! that ber name was Jane McAnaliy, twenty eight years of age; that she wason a viait to the family of Thomas Boonett, She further steved that Mrs Bennett and her four children were on that story at the time she sprang on: of the window. Tue police prosared & casTinge and conyeyes the injured woman to the New York Hoepita!. The fames ragec with comridera>be fury, aad the whole upper part of the house was soon destroyed, whan the emonidering Deame fel! to the firet floor. Thomas Bennett, who is employed io the stage stables of the Sixth Avenue Railroad Company, occupied “apart ments on the fourth story, rear. Hie family consisted of bis wife and four children. Mr. Bonnett was not at home when the fire broke out. While the fire was raging Mr. Bennett was running about distracted, inquiring the whercabouts of his family, bat no one could give him the least satiefaction. Andrew Wheelan was also employed at the stables, and was not at home. He occupied apartments qn the third floor, rear rooms. His family consisted of his wife and four ehildren. He, like Mr. Bennett, was also making in- quiries about his family, but no one could give him any tidings about them. In about an hour after the commencement of the fire the firemen partly subdued the flames, 20 as to permit access to the ruins of the burnt building. Fire Marsha) Baker entered the room on the, first floor and discovered the rst body. It was that of a young person, but the Wop part of the skull was burned off and the arme and legs mostly burned away. It exbibited but « charred trunk, beyond recoguition. In searching about with his lantern he found the body of a child, also terribly burned; and n the same room he found the bedy of an infant. These bodies were removed carefully by the firemen, under the direction of Engineer Rosh, to the Twenty- recond ward station house. The firemen continued the search for bodies, and the next found was the body of a grown person, banging head downwards, jammed againet the stairs on the floor of the second story, resting partly on an iron bedstead. Close in this vicinity a woman and two children were found together om the remains of « ved, supposed to be a mother and her children. The remain ing bodies were taken oat, numbering ten in all, and coa veyed to the station house. ‘The first story of the house was occupied by Martin Redman and family; he kept a grocery and liquor store. and slept in the reom' back of the store. Mr. Radmea says that his wife woke him and asked if he had put coal in the stove, as she heard 2 crackling noise. He re. plied no. He then got out of bea, opened the door leading to the hall, and then saw that the flames were burning on the ptairs and along the entry. He and his family escap- ed in safety. Mr. Nolan and family, who occupied the second story, fronting the street, made their es cape out of the window te the piazza, and the family on the third floor front escaped the same way, all ogress by the stairs being cut off. The building destroyed formed one of a block of four houses. The fire extended along the whole length of the roof, causing a total damage ef about $3,000, ssid to bo insured. The buildiogs: belong to Dr. Allen. Te ai- jointug house, No. 92, was slightly damaged by wafer. NAMES OF THB DBAD. Mre Catherine Wheeler, aged 35 years. Catherine Wheeler, aged 14 years. Thomas Wheeler, aged 12 years. * Bridget Wheeler, aged & years. Emi-y, an infamt, aged eight months; body nq re covered. Mrs. Anne Bennett, aged 34 years ‘Thomas Bennett, aged 1) years. John Bennett, aged 9 years Rosanna Bennett, aged 4 years. Cathér ine, an infact, aged 10 months. The cause of the fre te at present unkoown. CORONER'S INQUEST DPON THE BODIES. The inquest upon the bodies of the victuns was neld at the Twenty second precinct station house, by Coroner Gawbie, in the presence of the numerous friends and rela tuves of the deceased, Th» work of subpmaning the wit pesses and empanceling the jury haying been performod by Deputy Coroner Beach, the investigation was com menced with the examination of one of thé princiva sufferers by the calamity, as follows :— WENNETT'S RVIDENCE Thewas Bennett duly sworn, ceposes and says:— I resided at No. 90 West Porty fiith street; I occupied the fourth floor and back room of the nouse; my family con- visted of myself, my wife, my two voyn and two girls; my wife's RAMe was Anne; my eldest boy, (homas, who was eleven years of age; John, seven years of age, wae the second eldest child; Rosapna, aged four years, cight moots old, was'the youngest; Tat employed by eight months old, was the y: 31 am employe: by ‘ue Sixth Avenue Ratiroed Company ; [do night work; my Dusinese isto bitch up the teams; | left nome iast night, the 27cb inst , about #ix o’elock to attend to my business; Desigen my family there was « cousin of mine in my apart- mente; ehe was there on a visit; I heard en alarm of fre about beif-past one o'clock thie morning and learned soon aiior wards that the house I lived in was on fire; I imme- digely ran there and fevnd the place in a biazs; I at- fewpted w enter, but the fire was so hot in the hall way that J could pot do so; I them rau come rk to appr bing my Ren was; I eu they bad got the housg: I heard nothing fontber coperping them until I saw ir remains this morping: | cannot identify amy of the borties; I thiak the largeet ome is Mre. Wheeler; J saw no one inside of the Duiding when I saw it on fire, MR WHERLER'S STATEMENT. Andrew Wheeler wan then 1 resided at No. 9 9 occupied ‘the third floor, back room; my family consisted of myself, my wife and four children; my wifes name was Bridget; she was adont thirty-eight years of age; my eldest child war hameu -atharine, aged fourteen years; my next eldest wae homas, aged eleven years; next was Mary, aged ‘our }eare, anc next war Emily, aged twelve mouths I >a iP the oy ment of the Sixth Avenue Railroad Oom- seny,and work ip the same piace witirthe wi perey Do latte my famity at a litte before six Cote Inet evening; at adovt half-part one o'clock Someone, told me that our houe waa om fire; omedately TaD bome and fousd thy house all in a blaze ae, a. ; THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1860.—TRIPLE SHEET. the fire appeared to be around the it that! could not enter; I then went pe on toiobe yard; ¥, a tho grouna . oken down, oor and teed Jane Ryo ly oe all in the front part of the house; she said abe had not | Farag bee $4 Bo 31 assieted in carrying her to | stable I then returned } ‘Opposive m: 5 to the ‘round told’ mo that my family wag | further concerning them unti) thia | ben wb pe gt lege Sy Sates i the } Aight of siaire'waa burning. se” ORE JAMES M’CUR'S RVIDENGE. t James dicCue, residing at No. 87 West Forty-sixth street, being duly sworn, deposed as follows:— About hal(- past ene o'clock this morning I was in the stable opposite | No. 90 West Forty-fifth etreet; I had just ehut the stable | doors, and was (rimming my lamp, when I beard a woman screaming; the screams belug repeated 1 opened the | deors, when 1 immediately saw that the stairway | of the house opposite was on fire; I then eo served of the house “endeavoring | to escape; 1 ran over and assisted in out Herr Stolee and his family; there ia a Pt ec 90 West Forty-fifth street JOHN MARSHALL'S TRSTIMONY, John Maraball, residwg at No. 87. West Forty-tifth street, bei duly sworn, deposes and says :—My house is dj ly Opposite the scene of the late fire; about half-past one o'clock, my sister, who ® back room, noticed the reliection of the ight, and called out “fire, fre,” which awakened me; { | slept ip the front room; as soon 881 awoke { rasad my. | ae); up in bed and looking ut I could see directly into une haltoar of No, 90; the stairway was then in a blaze; I | immediately dressed myself and ran out; as I lookoa | did not pee any one near the house, nor did I hear any woiee, When | got out in the street the inmates of No. 90 | were opening the wisdows; some of them had alread; Out; there was a ahed over Redman’s window | en Ww! the e were getting in order to escape from | the howse; when | tirst saw the fire there waa no smoke | issuing from the front door. TBE HOUSE AGENT'S TESNMONY, ‘Wiltiam Nash, realoing at the corner of Fifth avenue and coe eee street, was then examined. He de- posed = as ws:—I am agent for the state o the late George H. Allen, and hare charge of the premises No .91 West Forty tiith street, a8 wel) as Noe. 84, 86 and 89 in the same row; they are frame houses, bil; alike, and occupy 75%fect front by 4D leet deep; they are four stories hb: house No. 90 contained six tenemcn f tore occupied by Mr. Redman; the # , front room, was and the occupied by John Kearney and fumily, back room on the same floor by Timothy Nolan and family; the third floor, front room, was oscupied by Willem Irvin aud famity, aud the back room by Mr. Wheeler and family; tee fourth tioor, back room, was coovpied by Thomas Bennett and family; these houses were built in 1853; they were commenced by Fran-is Mc Donough, and ¥efe completed by Mr. Alien; I took charge of them as agent from ‘the time they vero completed; they are all bnilt in exactly the samo etyle, with the exception of No. %, which hag a store on the first oor; there is a hail way on the side of each houge from five feet six inches to five ieet nine inches in width; the hall ig the same width | all the way wp; there is one door to each apartment from | the Jaudiog; there is a sitting room and two bedrooms to cacb £501 apartments; there is a scuttle hole and move- abe cover each Doure in the root; there aro no s'airs | w these scuttle holes; in No. 86, the contre house, & ladcer is kept to reach the scuttle, but there are | no similar lasders in any of the other houses; there we emal! cellar wader each houes; there i4 no entrance from the hali way to this cellar; under the atalrway of toe iret Noor there ia 8 smallcloset; Redman has qaosses. | sion of it; I don’t kvow what he used it for; I hve not boked into it for & ime; there used to be @ partiock ou i, bat L cannot trl whether he bad @ key to it or not. Q By 4 Jvron—Did you ever speak to Mr. Alien about the necessity of having ladders pisced uader each of the routes? A. Idid, butho did mot give we any orsers © put them there. Q. Could you not have pzt them there without his or- cers’ A. No; Loould make any willing repairs without consulting niin, but I could not have nad adders placed there withoat express orders from Mr. Alien. Q. Who ig the property now in charge of? A. William T. Horn, of No. 67 Wall atreot @. Dia you ever epeak to Mr. Horn about the necessity of Baving ladders piacea under each of the souttiea? A. Theye nov; all repairs must be made by order of Mr. Horn. @ What wonld it cost to TadJerg to each of the veutties? A. I think that latders like the one used at No. $8 could be bad for from fi'ty to seventy five eents. Q Did you make it @ practice to see Eid tonenta that there wae w ladder at the scuttle of No. 88? A. Not always. Q. What rent do you receive from the property in ques. tion? A. The whole property brings in from $600 to $700 per appum, Q. Were the doors of these houses left open during the Bight time? A. They were alwaya open, night and day. MEDICAL TRETINONY. Wooster Beach, Jr.,M D., being duly sworn, deposed | as follows:—I have made an external examination of the bodies now lying dead in tho yard of the Twenty-second precinct station house; the bodies are nive in number, as follows:— ‘No. 1 —A female body, full size; the breast, abdomen, left band and arm and left leg were not much burned, but the rest of the body was completely charred; there were two rings op the third toger of the leit hand. No. 2—Body of achiia about four years old; about half of the front part of the skull was absent, and had evidently been en of! by a blow from some heavy object ybjec No. 3—Body of an infant. The extremities of this body and the trunk were entirely burned to a crisp. lo 4.—Body of a child, about nine years of age. The skull of this body was broken tn @ manner similar to that already described in the case of No 2 The front wa'ls of the thorax and abdomen were burned away. Some | rather long light brown bair remained on the lower and back part of the head. No. 6.~Body of a child, about seven yoars of ago. The back bone, pelvis and geome viscera only remained. No. 6 —Body of a child, about twelve years of age, pro- bably a boy; he bad the remains of a red flannel shirt on the Jest arm. Ne, 7.—Body of a female child, about seven years of ago; | the abdomen and eft arm were mosty burned off; te hair remained pretty well preserved; it was of » light co- jor; ber nigbt dress was toierably perfect. No. 8—The body of a child, about three years of age, burned to criep No, 9—Female body, rather email build, full grown; had good teeth, upper ones large, Une of the upper in- citora was broker of. a Ip my opinion death in this case was produced by urns At this stage of the proceedings Coroner Gamble rose and stated he would submit the case to the jury on the evidence already adduced, witbout going into any accu- mulative testimony. Ifthe jury thought there was negii- gence on the Ca of the owner or agent of the premises, the o in not havin eceesary means of eacape to the roof in caze of fire, they would be justified in bringing in a veraict of censure. The jury then retired for deliberation, and after an al)- gence of about half an hour bronght ia the following VERDICT. ‘We find that the deceased persone came to their death by burns received at the conilagration of the house No, 90 West Forty fifth street, on the morning of the 28th inet. The jury forther consure the owner of raid build. ing for not providmg ladders to the réattles, which, had they been a0 provided, in our opinion would have pre- vented the accident and loss of life. Jas. B Grovestien, John Witson, PbItp Keese, Jas Dickson, Toomas Fagen, Frederick Meyers, Sidvey F. Smith, Wa Cactwright, TA. " John ¥. Cornyn, Jnrors, The (ebild Emily Wheeler i# now the only one missing. Her body will probably be found in the course of the Gay, a the tiremen are-making every effort to eflee t ite recovery. | reepect. The courte. whi » bad his store insured, and rom-re are rif that he #8 in tome way connected with the: rigin of the fire, PUBLIC EXCITEMENT. As soon as the intelligence of the dreadful calamity #pread through the city immense numbers visited tho Spot, a d during the afternoon a constant stream of per- fons Kept pouring to and from the plac’. The utmost ex. citement prevailed. ‘he unfortunate oocupsnts of the houses, homeless and sheiterless, wero wandering about the streets, and the curious crowd continually plied them with questions in regard to the fire. The poor creatures were runping about seeking in the countenances of every | one they jnet for the features of some missing relative, and when, at times, they succeeded in finding # lost hus band, wife, eon or daughter, their joy was indescribable, nds covgratutated friends on thor happy eacaps, and mapy were the expressions of sympathy on all sides for the hapless busbands who bad Jost their wives and chal dren ot one fell Hy hog ‘The vicinity of the ‘was porfectly littered with art: cles of furniture, bedding, oooking uteneils, do. tn stoops and areas of the neigbboriog 8, aad even to | sidewalks, wero etrowed with these, thejhouschold gore of | the.poor creatures. | {nto the crumbling ruin and extricated what the devouring | element bad left of their little worldly possessions. During yesterday many ventirn AN AFFECTING INCIDENT. Among the occupants of one of the i) fated bulidings was a dir, ——, whose wife had gone to Europe about two months since. Yesterday morning she arrived back in the city, and upon getting out of the ratload car a: tho corner of Sixth avenue and Forty-fifth street, great was her horror to find that her home was in ruin From some person in the crowd she learned the terrible fact tha’ ten persons were consumed in the tlames, and her terror ‘was excited lest her husband wasamengthenumber. laa a frantic state of mind she rushed about the place, and wi at lepgth she was asdured that the partner of her bocom was rate, her joy knew no bounds. Their mecting war a moat affecting scene, and their joy at seeing each other | Once more after @ eqn of two months was t ro.(oK1 in its nature—that of the husband for his wife’s safe re turn, that of the wife for her husband’s escape from a terrible death. TRAE RUINS. The house in which the fire originated is one of a row of four frame houses situated in Forty-fifth street, be tween Sixth avenus and Broadway. This locality is known as ‘(Murrey Hill,” and is, perbaps,one of the most elevated portions of the city. The buildings were thus peculiarly exposed to the strong south west wind which prevailed at the time. Ip addition, ‘the portion of the block towards the west is almost do yoid of houses, consisting of a range of open Jota sivetch: ing to Bloomingdale road, and acrosss which the breeze hat fal) play upon the burning buildings, and the wonder ix that under such disadvantageous circumstances the fire Was prevented from spreading further than itdid. All praise 18 duc the firemen for their heroic efforts ia this the fire took was most singular, Starting at the frat Of No. 90, it paszed to the second floor of No. 88, ¢ to the third ‘floor of No. 86 aac thence to the fourth iloor and roof of No. 84, in @ direction making. ab angle of about forty-five degrees from the poiat of starting The house No. 90 is a perfect mass of débris. The up per floors havo all given way and only a pile of charrev ams yomaw, jotermingled with various articles of fur. mature which the owne.8 were unabie or bad no} tine to remove—such as bedeteads, cots, stoves, &c. Tho chim ney, the only piece of brick work fn the bullding still rears it hed form above the eurrounding ruja, realy wo crumble at apy moment. The remaining howses, eave cially No. 84, are camagod moro by water than by fre. The four houses were frame byildings, coastructed in a manver to contain two families on each floor, or thirty- two families io ail. “They wero built several yoars gincs, and of the lightest material, and were in fact bat a mere shell. It is aurprising that they did not long ago give way under the weight of s0 many occupants. The wood was woll seasoned by the weather, and dry as tindor, thus citering a very combustible material in cage o° Nre. Tho tenants, in the event of the latter calamity were, mora. over, vpprovided with any menus of egress or ingress save the etairways. THE SCENE AT THR STATION HOUSE. ‘The scene at the Twenty-second ward station house, where the bodice were conveyed on their removal trom the ruins, wet of the most heart-rending description. Apxious friends and relatives, after vainly seeking in the crowd collected around the smouldering ruins for thoae they held dear, at last bent their steps in the direction of the station house, in the yard attached to which the charred'remaing of the unforiunate victims were laid ‘and covered with strips of canvas. Arrived there, their anxiety and grief almost overpowered them. As they pateed from body to body, desirous, yet afraid to lift the cloth lest they should recognize the form of some missing relative, their countenamces presented an alternation of hope and fear, and when at length the inspection was over,an exclamation of grief told that the worat fears of eome one of the searchers had been realized, or a sigh of Yehef that another of thom was more fortunate. The Dodies still remaia at the s'ation house to await ifontifica tion. It is possible, tt is thought, to identify a couple of them from scraps of clothing which are still adhering Around tho neck of one of we women ix a bandage, like that used in the case of sore throat, and on the wrist re- maine 8 piece of the sleeve of a night-gown, with the but ton still attached. If this body is identified it will bo ce to identify the other, as Mrs. Benuett and dire, heeler are the only grown pereons missing. A LONDON FIRE ESCAPE COMING. INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE. i TO THM EDITOR OF TIE HERATD. ‘The ¢readful tragedy in the Elm street tenement house, followed as it {8.80 quickly by the lamentable loss of life ina similar establishment in Forty-iiftn street, last night, bas produced such a general interest in the subject of pro- viding means of cacape from burning buildings, that J make no apology tor handing you the following cor- respondence. JAMES LORIMER GRAHAM. Wepsmepay Morxin, March 28 New Yorx, Fob. 4, 2860. Mersrs. Baring Brorimers & Co., London, Eogiana:— GENTLEMEN—It bas been made known to me by a fricnd who formerty spent some time im Kogland, that there has been in use ip London for @ number of yoars ancw kind of ladder, which can be readily erected against a burn- ing building, to alinost any height, #0 as wo farnish the means of escape to those in the upper stories, and also to enabio thé firemen to carry their pipes to any point witn este and safety. Being at the head ofa fire insurance company (the Metopovitan, of this city), I have been deeply interested in the acco mta given by my friend of this new safeguard of Itfe and property, and am extremely desirous to ascertain the moce of its construction and operation, and the cost of bringing it into general uso. And Tam sorry to add that the subject deserves a peca har and melancholy interest at this moment, from the occurrence last night of a tire ina tencment house, densely packed with human beings, by which several pereons were suffocated inthe upper stories of the account of the lack of all egrera oxoopt Dy a narrow stair. way. 2 Delteving thet qhe invention referred to may be tho Tm ans of preventing much suflering io this city, 1 am do siroos that it ehail be introduced to the public attention here in such & manner as to Beoure for it a favorable con- sideration and speedy introduction among us. With this view ] have to ask that you will, through some person in whose judgment you piace coniidenco, ascertain all the facts necessary to an understanding of the matter, and communicate the resuit in a letter (intended for publica. tion here. It would add much to tho value of your in vestigations if a mocel of the invention could be pro:ured, the expense of which ull other expenses coanected ACCIDETNS, INCIDENTS, ETC. Those who witnessed the terrible scene describe it as one of unusual grandeur. Shortly before the fire burst forth # brilliant aurors borealis shot up in the northern sky, and its green and crimaon hue presented 2 strange contcast with the lurid glare of tho burning pile. The consternation of the poor inmates can hardly be imagined. The faces of women’ and childrea wore seen at the win dows, and their frantic logks too truly told the terrible fear which filled their minds, Those who were in the lower stories, after making a last desperate effort to got out by the stairs, retreated half smothered with the smoke to the windows, and summoning up their courage leaped to the soft ground beneath, eacaping with but a fow scratches ahd bruises, One athletic man, whose name we toulu not Jearn, an inmate ot No. 90, took up « posision on tbe balcony of a private house adjoining, and was thus enabled to agsiat many in getting out of the third story windows, either by catching them in his arms as they sprang towards him or by breaking their fal! as they care down. ‘The family of Mr. Irvin, reeiding immediately over the grocery, were a] most providengially saved. mato their exeape by getting ont upon a shed over the store, aud then passing to the porch over the hallway, reached the piazza of the adjoining house dave McApally, Mre. Bennett's sietr, the girl who jomped from a fonrth story window, had been on a visit ‘vo the family of Mr. Bennett, and was pressed to remain ali vight. When the fire broke out, phe found it impos- fible to get out of the hocse by the stairway, and rac to the rear window. fhe crowd shouted to ber not to jump, Dut #he paid no heed to their wishes, and sprang ont, coming Beavily on tbe ground, breaking bor thigh and fracturirg the temple bone. Fer cousin, 2 young men iving near, ran to her aseistanee, and had her conveyed to tbe street. Be then crossed aver to the stables of tho ‘Ninth street and Sixth avenue Stage and deavored to obtain the use of a wagon to have her taken to the hospital. fee aight watchman on owy there mest mbumanly refused to permit the vehicle ~to ‘eave the stables, and the poor git! was compelied to ‘wait, suffering the greatest torture, until acarriage was finally procured, and she was conveyed to the New York |. It is stated that the night watchman—whore hed some private grudge mgainst the girl’s cousin, and for that reason refased the use of the wagon. Among thone Durned to death was w fine Hittle boy of Mr Bennett, pamed Tho nas Bennet, aged eleven yours About nine o'clock in the might he took his father’s sup. per ta bim ai the Sixth svease ratiroad #abdles, where he jeewployed. The unfortupate father Mite thought he then beneld bis ebild alive tor the last tia During the forexoon Martin Reiman, the keeper of the every at No. ®, was arrested: by the police, wi0 waodering around the strect we state of real OF semumed lonscy. He wax takento Jefferson Market Prien, 10 await the rrsvit of the investigstion. Tor poighbore state (hat about two or threes weean ago b with whe inquiry), I ehal! bo moet happy to pay to your ord 3 er. Nes ‘The frequency of fires, often accompanied torrible logs of life, and the yast amount of property nally de- etroyed in this city, render every new safeguard @ subject ot Nar interest here, and I earnestly hope that you wilt £0 far sympathise with this feeling aa to be willing to lend the sanction of your disunguishea names to an eflurt to ipercage our security by availing ourselves of Eaglist: improvements. To the claim here made upoo your time and attention I am emboldened principally, gentlemen, by the memory of the promptness and courteay with which, during Our corres ondence in former years, your house has executed for me‘commisswns far less important then that to which te venture to sali your, attention, end jn the Lope that may not appear of woo slight im- portance to merit Four notice, I am, gentlemen, whh profound respect, your obedien. servant, JAMES LORIMER GRABAM Naw Yorn, Fob. 4, 1860. Mesere, Bakinc Buomurns & Co , London:— GunTIaKEN—Siuce deapatching my letter of today my attention Ras been called to geyoral articles in our daily papers having reference to the same subject, and giving voice to the intenge intereet excited in the public mind by the recent calanuty. 1am therefore the more ea neatly desirous to seize the present moment forthe purpose of intr6ducing the Fire Escape beiore the existiog painful impression | have feb from ibe minds of our citizens. Perhaps it may be better to send one of the escapes ready for nse, instea? oi a model, It such shall be your own view, J shall ostocm ita favor if you will order one sent tomy order at the eartiest moment, aua wil thereupon draw on mo for ali and charges. BD nt very sincerely, 6 JA LORIMER GRAHAM Lospon, Feb, 21, 1860, Joums Loner Guanam, Erq , President of the Metropoli. tan Fire Insurance (ompany, New York— Bin:—We beg to acknowieogo the receipt of your two lettere of the — tnetant in relation w the fire escapes in use bere, the contents of which have our attention, and it will give us much pleasure to forward the object you have in viow. i ~We have ordered a fire escape tw be made with ali des. Patch, and im the course of two or three weeks it will be ready to forwarc to you. These escapes have been in use in England for a number ot .years, and have been the means of saving many lives; and we trust the cue w fend Out to you wilt trad to their being goneraily intro duced into your country. We remain, ex, your vbedint torvanis, BARING BRUTHERS & CO FIRE IN WEST PORTY-PIFTH STREET. Between eleven and tweive o’elock Taeaday vigh! a fire broke out'in the carpenter shop oecopion and owned by Garret Bocker, rear of lot No. 298 West Furty fifth street ‘The flames spread rapidly to the frame building adjowning occupied by Henry and Garret Wanmaker; on lots Nos. 278 bd 280 Went Forty fourth street, sash and blind makers, from this shop the flames reached a two story frame 4 owned ‘Mra, Morgan, on Jot No. 292 Wee Forty -ifth rere. @xcvpied by several poor famites ing on doing damege to the house of about $800, Insured for $¢00 fn the Brooklyn Insurance Dem Mr. Becker estimates his loss at on building, and $1,/00 on stock and tools, No insurance. Mr. Wan- maker estimates bis loas at $700 on building, and 82,000 on stock and tools, No insurance, ‘The roof of a brick building, No. 296 Forty-fifth stree’, owned by Joseph Potter, was damaged about $160, 10 - sured for $2,600 in tho Goodhue Insurance Company. cause of the fire is at present unknown, but supposed 'o be incendiariem. FIRE IN BEEKMAN STREET—LOSS ABOUT $20,000. Shortly after ight o'clock last night a fire was discovered on the fifth floor of the building 82 Beekman street, in the Premises of E. Baumont, manufacturer of writing desks and stationer’s wooden ware. When the fre was first Qecovered the flames wore bursting through a light into the fourth floor. The firemen were promptly @ the premises, and extingished the fire before it extended be- Jow the fourth floor. The roof was nearly all destroyed. Mr. Baumont’s loss wil! be about 183,000, pala to bein- sured for $2,000, The second, third and fourth floora, are cocupled by Teaac Ohver, as a printing establishment. Bis loss by fire and water will be be:woen $10,000 and $12,000, insused as follows: — . Asi $1,600 Rutgers, St. Nicholas: :* . 1,500 Columbia, National. . 1,500 Citizens’ .. Empire City 1,500 Brevoort., aE see eeeeee ye efSL2,000 ‘The rear part of the second floor js occupied by Lynch & Cole, proprictors and publishers of the Irish American. Their damage will be abont $500 by water. ‘The iret floor, basement and caller are occupied by AIC. Goadmoan, Sealer in paper. His atock will be damaged ee 00 by water: insured for $14,000 in elty com. The building ls owned by Wiliam Hostie, I is de mMaged abont $2 008, and ts insures for $12,000 From an examioation of the promises the fire appears to have commences in close proximity to the tarnaes cop nected wih @ caloric engine in the p.emiges of Mr. Baumont. The Japseo Expeaition. We published in our Waghington despatob. of the 234 instant a brief sketch of the embassy to this country from Japan. We now give a more detalled account and s listo the names comprising it. There are 18 persone of rank and 63 servanis:— LIST OF JAPANESE BMBAESY TO THR UNITHD S14 TR Simme, Prince of Boozen, : Mooragaki, Prince of Awad: Ogoort Mata-itsee, Chict Cen. Gne Vice Governor of te Tr One Vico Govergor for Foreign - Oue Seerct 'y of tho first rank of the fret rank uf the Secon rani. Two Treseary ¢ Two Inepectore of th ‘Two Interpreters ‘Two deotore Filty duree 6c vante, Mr. Baszia, our Consul Genera: der Tattnall, safs— ‘This isthe Grst diplomatic ogent ever sont Japan, and it is intonded by ths mark of respect for that of the ‘ the first pation to make a treaty of amity with the ute. Thin we have followed tp by making the first com. mereial treaty with them, and to bave the e2lat to receive the Bret embacsy from this singular people cannot but re ¢ound to our pational bonor. The Foglish government, through Lord Figia, tied €very means to get the Japanese to send au embassador direct to England, and offered thom any conveyance or accommotation they might require, but they declined, ‘The Recretary of State, in a letter to Mr. Harris, bear- ing date Apri 30, 1859, says:— _ ‘The arrival of tho Japanese commissioners will be hali cd with much pleasure by the government and people of the United States In accordance with your suggestion, orders have already left the Navy Department, directing the embareadors to be met at Aspinwall by the United Btaies steam frigate Roanoke, and conveyed from thence to Now Youk, Mr. Ha:cia, in a lettor datod at Jeado, Nov 15, 1859, to the Secretary of State, says:— They will embark on board the United States steamer Powhatan at this place between the Ist and 224 0’ Feb rnary next, and may be expected to reach Aspinwall in fifty to #ixty days after their departure. Ho suggests that the embassy should be conveyed from Aspinwail directly to Washington, without touching at any other port in the United States. The reason given for this is that it is desirable that the first impression of the Ju- paneee of our covntry ahould be received at a place less cxeitable than any of our large seaports, They will bring two interpreters with thom, who speak 4 little English, but speak the Dutch language fiventiy, It wil! not be difficult to get other persons to act aa interpre fers to them. The probability ia that they will reach this country on or about the Ist of May. sine letter to Commean~ Personal Intelligence. Jobn B. Brownluw, of Knoxville, tenn, charged with killing James W. Reese, at Emory and Henry Oniege, op the aa ult., has surrendered himself to the Virginia’ an orities. ‘The defaulting domocratic State Treasnrer of Ohio, Jobn G. Brestin, is liviog in Hamilton, c. W., in megnifi- cent etyio, and to amuse his leiaure honrs, 1 sald to em- ploy bis time im concocting various swindies. Hie last effort in that Ime the organization of the Farmers’ and Mechsnics’ Bank, of Greensboroygh, Ma., with branches and agents in all parts of the country, from Maino to the Rw Grande. Rey. Gardner Spring, the vencrable pastor of the Brick Chureh, in New York, fs in Augusta, Ga, Gov. Magoffin, of Kentucky, is a farmer. Hoe returned last Monday from bis farm in Mercer, to the seat of go verpiment in Frankiort. Gen. Wm. Walker passed through Cincinnati on Satur. day, on his way to the Rio Grande. The Hon. Joseph Holt, Postmaster General, left Wash- ington on the 22a inst. for Florida, called away by the ag- gravated iliness of Mrs, Holt, who has been epending the winter in that State. The Hon. Wm. H. Griffin, Deputy Postmaster General of Canada, is in Washington, on business with the United States Post Office Department. The sixteenth child of Governor Hicks, of Maryland, ‘was born at Annapolis on Thursday tast. ‘The third attempt to try Jacob S. Harden, indicted for the murder of his wife by poison, will be made im the Warren (N. J.) Oyer and Torminer, ‘on the 17th of April. Jobn A. Washington is preparing to remove from Moun! Vernon to his new esate, about thirty miles distant, Andrew Jackson, Jr., while in New Orleans, last week, had a valuable gold watch stolen from his toom in the Brooks Rouse, \ A New York letter in the Charleston Oourter says:— Mr. A. D. Banks, formerly of the South Side Democrat, at Petereburg, Va., but now of the Cincinnati Enquirer, is s00n to lead to the altar the daughter of our well known citizen George Law. Mrs. Nellie ‘Sprague, of Boston, mysterious), a ared from ber home in that city's few. months =e But was auscovered and returned to her friends. About ree weeks since she again or with Albert B. Hall, Pinpsae te parties “ger oa to Chicago, where they were found hving as man end wife. Mrs Sprogue was bronght back w Boeton on the 22d Inet by officer Wright, who bad gone in pursuit of ber. Hali wes left wt chicago, the officer having no di- rectiona to arrest him. Monday, the 19th inst. , the feast of St Joseph, the pa- tron Saint of the Convent of Our Lady of Morcy, sttuated curner of Tenth and Morgan streets, in St. Louis, was made the ocoasion of conferring the white vel and habit of the order upom Miss Mary Chasaaing, daughter of tne late Foward Unaseaing, Feq , of Bakimore, Ma, ‘Tne lady, attired as brice, aud with all the charms of her young heart, beauty and attainments, vas wodded to the Bridegroom, in the small chapel of the Convent, cid was filled with invited guoits, principally Jadiee. The ceremony was solemn in the extreme. Acker, the murderer of Gordon, in New Jersey, who ‘will be executec on Thursday noxt, within the wails of the Morris county jail, chus far, shows no realizing sense of the awfulness of the fate which he is 80 soun 4 and though assicuously attended by the Rev. Mr. Van Cleve, cannot be aroused to make any preparation for death. He has made a full conicesion, scknowiedging that the deed was deliberate and premeditaced, and par- formed with s coolnoss perfectly Hendwh. ‘aleo that be bad at times free ated the murder of two or three other porsons, being incited thereto by a desire te poraces himsel’ of the money which wey carried, In the Superior Court of Boston, on the 234 inst , Bawin W. Reed, the Springfield music wacter, who had ovrevi- ously been convicted of adultery, was brought in for sen- tence. As he took bis place in the dock bis hands trem- Died with emution, and his eyes were red with weeping. His wife was present, and stated to tne Court that he always treatea ber woll and suppiiea the fami.y. Gcneral Batier, bis counsel, then addressed Cuurt, orgiog in mitigation of sentence that, although guilty of We crime proved, he was not the sedaver of Miss Kendall, He produced, as tending to show this, the record of the birth of ber child, in this oity, in Apell 1556, und proof that in the Jwiy previous mss Kendall was Ob 8 visit toa Unitarian minister, a widower, ctroumbtances inat caused gome talk in the neigh! He atkco, as & matter of favor to the prisoner's wife, that Uh: sentenes might be to ibe House of Correction rather than to the State No remarks were made in behalf of the prosecution, and Judge Allen sentenoed him t) the House of Gorrection for the term of two and a half yea e—4tiecn months on cach of the two counts upon which he wae convicted. The Dnwne Lalerale, of Tarin, states that General Gart- bald: ia il! on the Isiand of Caprera. ‘The young Grard Duke of Tuscany, after staying three months at the court of Bavaria, hes taken loave of the roy- alfamily, and left tor Dresden, where he will remain with bis royal father inlaw, “The Duke of Modena eertain)y left this place,” says Vienna Jetter, four daye back, for Venetia, to hold his quarterly review of the eull remaining faithfal to bim. Jt is expected thatafter a ebort stay at Venice he ili proceed to Rome, should notoing oceur im the mean- ume to modify his present inten tious.’ Some mirapprebeneion having arisen in of the absence of royal patrovage to the subscription in be- halt of the widow of the late Captain Harrison of tho Groat Esstern—an evterprige in which Her Majesty ana the Prince Cobeert had taken #o marked an intercet—the fol- jowing lever, which has been received from sir C. B. Phipps, k. © 'B., witl be foterestiog:s— Koexm@nan P. fin: Theg to acknowledge the res! lerday's date i hare the ty ncquetat you, ta repty. hepumce Soverie ey e monn ‘adie y Ooneort, a Stal J have the honor to be ‘wir; sour sbedient, Rimnlc’ war: rant 0. B. PHP eS, i om, Warch 1, 1980. ‘of your letter oF