Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-06-11

The National Gazette contains the follow.
ing extract from letter, dated New Orleans,
May l5, 1s35,-the day after the melancholy
accident which occurred in that city.
"From what understand, the house was
originally double one, and to afford more
spacious room below, the partition wall was
taken away and iron columns substituted;
these were removed few days since for the
purpose oflaying new floor, and the house
incautiously left to stand without support.
The consequence was that about midnight
last night it tumbled in the centre, burying
all the tenants in the ruins. An exact ac-
count of the number has not been ascertaned.
About thirty have been rescued alive from
the ruins; two were got OUT unhurt as late as
6 o'clock this evening. Indeed, most of the
escapes are truly miraculous; and what may
appear strange is, that but four have been
found dead. 1t is supposed that there are still
some persons under the ruins, and they are
still clearing away with the hope to find them.
The city authorities have acted with an
apathy truly astonishing. What has been
done is owing to the voluntary exertions of
the Irish laborcrs, whose kindness Of heart,
on like occasions, is never at fault.
| Maugrc all that can be said to the contrary,
the Cholera is lurking around us, and indeed,
J the borders Of the Ganges cannot offer more
suitable elements for the creation Of the fatal
disease. The habits of the subjects are ad-
nirably calculated to foster its progress; and
the total want of, or observance of, police
regulations in the city, leaves every means
exposed for its creation"
Death Of Commodore Hnley.-By an arr-
Va.l, T. t1Il.
is received that Com. Henley, of the United
States ship Vandala, died at that place on
the 23d ult. The Vandaia sailed the next
day for Pensacola, with his remains on board
Captain II. was at the time of his disease,
commandant of the West India station.
The following letter is from the New York
Commercial Advertiser:-
United States ship Vandalia,
HAVANA, May %, 1885.
| An event of a melancholy nature occurred
to us this afternoon. Commodore John ID.
Henley, Commander of the West Indian
Squadron, suddenly expired on board the
ship; he had been in i'll health for some
months, but not sufficiently so to alarm his
friends. He, yesterday afternoon, went on
shore, for the purpose Of riding out of the
city, and returned on board at sundown, ap-
parenty as well as usual. but in the night,
had an attack of the diarrhna, for which our
surgeon, DR.. Osborn prescribed, little think
ing him to be dangerously ill.,
was dining in the cabin to-day, in COM
pany with DIR. Osborn, and MIR. Miller, the
Commodore's Secretary, when suddenly, n
servant attending upon the Commodore in
his state room, called to Mr.. Miller, who, on
entering it, requested DR.. Osborn's immediate
attendance. We all suddenly arose from our
seats, and, on approaching his couch, found
him in the agones of death. 1t was so sud-
den and so unexpected, that we were all as
tounded-it has cast gloom over US all.
Commodore Henley, as far as my observa-
ton extended, during our short acquaintance,
was kind, good-hearted man, and has left ,
as am informed, an amiabe family of chill
dren behind, besides his partner, to whom
this will be an awful and severe stroke.
Boston and Proridence Rail Road-The
first passage on this road, from the depot at
Ind, d., Al