Fires of New York - Appendix #25: Map of Combustibles References

Appendix #25: Map of Combustibles References

Reference Table for Witness, Location, Combustible as shown in Illustration 2 & 25: Map of Combustibles

See Carleton Commission Report for sworn testimony of witnesses listed below.

# column represents witness number in Summary Table

Incident	Witness	#	Affliation	Location	Combustible
1	George Kerr	38	43rd Regiment	West Side of Broadway near St. Paul's	gunpowder keg/matches bundles
2	Sergeant Norton	39	43rd Regiment	Chatham Row	matches in house
3	Lee Ashton	35	43rd Regiment	Oswego Market	matches on person
4	John Cochran	37	43rd Regiment	Broadway (mid-way)	matches on person
5	John Grundy	36	43rd Regiment	Lower Broad Street	torch held by person
6	James Wells	32	Loyalist	Broad between Princes & Garden	Cache of matches in house
7, 8, 9	John Burns	26	Fireman	Dock, New, and Broad Streets	Caches of matches
10	William Hervey	13	Loyalist	Smith Street	Keg of gunpowder with fuse
11	Jeronymous Alstine	25	Fireman	Water Street	Matches Strewn About
12	Peter Bilter	31	Loyalist	Fly Market	Matches Left by intruder.
13	Samuel Bayard	29	Loyalist	little Dock Street	Matches under steps
14	Mr. Chew	3	British Auxiliary	Cruger's Wharf	Matches under corner
15	Mr. Chew	3	British Auxiliary	Smith Street	Barrel of fire-sticks in cooper's shop
16	Henry Law	6	British Auxiliary	Cruger's Warehouses	Storage of large quatities