New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-10-18

ATTEMPT TO Esc.FE Is a Box.-On the Sd
of August. 1910, man named James c. Cole, Of
desperately depraved character who had been be-
fece in the State Prison, was again sentenced to
that institution for robbery in the first degree-in
pointing loaded pistol al the breast of 4 broker
in Greenwich-strect, and crying out Your money,
or your life Wearied of his Imprisonment. Cole
las; week conceived the plan OF escaping: and as
he vas engaged in box-making he resolved 10 go
Of from me prison in box. For this purpose he
dressed OF and fitted up an empty sugar-6ox drove
nails through the top and broke the point, oi and
placed wsodeu buttons inside the hi TO fas,en int
grooves in the sides AID having nailed it, and d.
rec;cd it to John Lcruc, corner OF Pike and Nsdi-
son streets. and Instructed TIVE OF the convicts TO
put the box on board the sloop Fanny. he 60; IN.
ben, himself W, fastened the I'D, and was carried
BIZ the Two conycts. soon after dinner, and placed
on the wharf head downward where no rcmnined
half an hour before he was taken on board. The
s!oop sailed with Mr.. Lent. one @: the Prison
keepers. on board as passenger, who ned no sus-
pcion Of the contents o. the box a storm Of wind
sprung W, however, wkich carried away orc q;
the sails when few mile, out. and the sloop pun
back to Sing Sing to reht; when Mr. LEM. The
keeper, left her. and she soon after resumed her
voyage toward this city.
The box containing Cole having been placed in
the cabin where there was rousing FIRE, the poor
inmate became a.rnostconpete roasted and near
" sutiocated FOR wan, of fresh air, and twice faint
ed in his narrow house wishing himself back
in his old quarters, the prison. In TIE interim his
escape having been discovered, and communicated
to Mr. Lent, the keeper, he at once bcihough; him
OF the boxes on board tho .loop, and taking pas
sage on board the first steamer arrived in THU civ
before the soor, and proceeded on board OF her
as soon as she touched the wharf. There on knock
ing the lid off the box. he found Cole all doubled
and bent sp, nearly dead from hi- confined posi-
ton, wan, OF ait aud abstinence from food and
drink for about IL hour lie was lifted Out and
conveyed TO prison in thu city where he recovered
sufficiently to be taken back to Sing Sing in irons.
on Saturday afternoon. there to suffer from the dis
ciplinary appointments OF the prison-a severe
punishment for smuggling himself of in box,
and then to serve out his long term Of mPe:son-
ment unless death shall grant discharge.
FATAL AccIpES1 on The HARLEM RAILROAD.
Yesterday morning an unknown young mua, a.
parenty an Irish laborcr, was fatally injured on
the Harlem Railroad. between 6lst.street and
Yorkyille 1t appeared that he was walking in
the track when the two train OF cars, from above
and below. about to meet from opposite di-
rec,ions. but stepped off between the tracks before
the down coming cars reached him. He appeared
however inattcntvc t., or unconscious oil the near
approach of the ascending cars, though called
loudly to without needing when there was every
exer,ion used to stop tie locomotive, but at that
instant he stepped on the track, was struck by the
locomotive and knocked down between the rails
the wheels crossing him. but the bodies OF cars.
passing over and scraping him, and nearly dcnud-
Ing his body of his clothes. He was taken up in
sensible, placed in car, carried to 27th.srcct
and thence sent to the Bellevue Hospital bu, died
before reaching it. It is supposed he some
what dcrangcd. His name unable TO OBJ
tain The Coroner was sent far to hold an in
quest to investigate the facts Of the case
BALTIMORE AND Ono RAILRoAD.-Thc If
;eenth annual rapor; of the Company has been u,i
made, BY which we perceive there was received a
the nett revenue of the main stem sl3G. ass &c. a
detailed account of the progress of the Road from
Hurper's Ferry to Cumberland is given, which it
is confidently anticipated will be completed to the
latter peint during the summer and autumn OF 1912.
WESTERN ARMoRY.-In obedience to tic act
Of Congress directing the selection OF suitable
site for National Ar,nory on the Western wa
tcrs the President has designated Brig. Gen. Ar
instead. Lieut. Col S. II. Long and Surgeon Cen
cral I Lanson to constitute Board for that pur-
pose. twill Immediately proceed to the discharge
of the duty assigned it.
% Baron de Mareschal, ambassador from
AUSTRIA had his audience of leave of the President
on Thursday last having been transferred to the
Court of Portugal He made very courteous,
speech on the occasion, and was answered with
equal cordially.
Curious STEAMBOAT IScIDENT.-The Ciacin-
natl Republican relates u singular incident which
recently occurred to the steamboat Messenger. on
hcr way from S.. Louis TO Cincinnati. When ncur