The New York herald., 1844-12-07

Correspondence Of the Herald.]


ALBANY, Dec. s, 1874
Mr.. EDrToR-I arrived here yesterday in time to
witness the Presidential electors deposit their votes
for Polk and Dallas The occasion had drawn
persons here from all parts Of the State. some from
mere curiosity, but many more to obtain the certi-
icates OF the electors to their pure democracy, TO
their great merits, and to their superior claims for
share OF the favors to be distributed by the in
coming administration. The Assembly chamber
was crowded, and whilst the electors were voting,
tnirty'slx discharges OF cannon proclaimed the
TACT to the whole city. When the final result was
declared, burst OF applause broke the death-llke
stiffness which prevailed while the vote was pro-
cecdiug One might have almost suspected there
was doubt as To the issue
When so MANY political men are collected, It is
10 De expected that various sage topics will be dis
cussed But the absorbing subject OF remarks and
sspecuiatlons was the appointment oi3he Y. IS
senators by the Governor, and the motives which
ls apparent that the general Impression is that Gov
Bouck designed to reward two OF his adherents
whe stuck to him in defiance of the sentiment OF
the great body of the democratic party and to en-
barrass and annoy the Governor at the Threshold
oil his administration.
There are some who think that the new Senators
were made TO crafty the restless importunity of
Chancellor Walworth In his teyerish ANXIETY 10
OBTAIN ihe vacant seat on the bench OF the Supreme
GouEt, ne nus been suspected OF urging upon the
ENecuve that this was matter Of SO great public
Importance as to call for the exercise of the high
prerosailve conferred upon him by the Constitution
OF the United States. The presence of two Sena.
tors from this State, It was presumed, would secure
his Homination beyond peradventure. Between
Gov. Bouck and the Chancellor there is a strong
natural affinity, as both have been specially noted
for iulnillng one scrpural injunction, to provide
Tor their respective households. EDEN
AWFUL CoNTLAGRATIoNo OF THE RAILROAD BRIpGE
Loss OF HUMAN LIFE.-HARRIsBURG. Dec. 4,
1914 i4-About two o'clock smoke and fire were
hp vaS md ~ tl,oD Pal 4
bndge. A general rush was then made by the iu-
hablants to the river bank, and behold! that beau
tllul edlhce was wrapt IN flames between the third
ana fourth piers from the western end Soon the
span tell with crash into the river, and the flames
then spread both ways, not mere than ten minutes
being necessary tor the destruction of single span
In this way the flames soon reached the western
shore, where, with great exertion, the toll house
and tavern stand were saved, but some smaller
dwellings were destroyed. On rolled the confia-
grafton towards the Eastern shore, none being able
TO devise and execute plan to arrest its progress
although an abundance OF the opposing element
flowed quietly beneath. At length, a number of
persons undertook, some four or five piers ahead
OF the flames, to cut the bridge in two, and thus
prevent the lire from extending beyond that point.
This was attempted at the Island, about midway
OF the rlver but before the plan could be executed
the iamfs ;s.h had reached the point and the men
lnent to pursue its onward course. An attempt was
then made to blow. up the bridge with powder,
some distance ahead of the flames; but the explo-
was then made between the fourth and fifth piers,
from this shore, to arrest the progress of The fire by
cutting the tlmbers and removing the planks, &c.
Hose were then introduced upon the bridge from
the hydrants, and water freely flowed. When the
fire reached this point, it fingered until the whole
was entirely consumed at the further end of the
span, and giving way at the fifth pier, instead of
breaking off as was anticipated, at the middle,
where It was weakened, it broke short off at the
fourth pier, and the whole span, with some fifty
men and n boys upon i, was preciPitated into the
wasprobaby forty feet One man, by the name
Of Yousng, shoemaker, was instantly killed, be-
masises. a'f'n mashed amongst the falling timbers
lured; amongst the latter was son OF Thomas De
Moss. lad OF some IL or IA years Of age. The
Railroad track Is upon the top of the bridge, and
me carriage way underneath, and fortunately for
those persons who were in the lower part the root
did not break in with the fall, or but few of them
could have escaped. The breaking of of the bridge
IN this way had the effect Of arrestng the conagra-
ton, as 1t was completely severed about fftv feet
ahead ofthe fames
The magnfcence of the spectacle, as one after
another OF the sections into the river enveoped
In iurid flames, while the thick smoke mingled
with fitful blazes, ascended far on high, and the
whole section, like one mighty raft OF liquid fiame
hoated down the needless current. can be better
Imagined than described. 1t was about half past
o'clock, when the last fatal span fell, and even now
whilst write, long IN the night the blazes ascend
from many spots between the piers and far down
the river, where the floating fragments have not
o'clock there was almost unbroken sheet of fire
upon the surface OF the water from the western
bank to the point where the flames were arrested
thus has this beautiful structure, which it cost
$o5 QUO to erect, been destroyed IN few hours
leaving only the naked piers as monuments of its
recent existence. The entire superstructure, ex-
cep or 4spans on this side, is totally destroyed
Inc loss 10 the company cannot be short OF sixty
or seventy thousand dollars, and believe there
Was no insurance, wherefore it is feared they will
no, be able to rebuild it speedily. Travelling, it is
TO be hoped, however, will not be seriously inter.
rupted by the catastrophe, as an arrangement will
be made to convey passengers over the old bridge
IN stages, when they can take the at the other
slde II IS believed that the fire originated from
spark OF the locomotive as the western train came
In, about IL O'Clock from Carlisle
We have received the suboined from another
source.
KILLED.-Mr. Yousling; a young man named
Shoemaker: young man named Dumas; young
man from Mechanicsberg, Cumberland CO., name
unknown.
WouNDED.-A son OF Mr.. Brown, tailor, of Har-
rlsburg, very seriously injured; Owen McCabe, so
dangerously wounded that he is not expected to sur.
vive; a man unknown, both hands dangerously
crushed. Several persons residents of the Borough,
not yet been recovered Others have had their
backs broken and legs and arms crushed; about fit
ty are killed and wounded.
The arch was cut between the fourth and fifth
piers, and on the end toward the fire. The fire
itself is Supposed to be the work of an ncendiary
The Harrisburg Union adds the following names
TO the list OF sufferers.
WoUNDED-Son ofThomas De Moss, lad about
Ayears OF age, not expected to survive; John
Brown, (boy) dangerously hurt; Mr.. Rhoads-con-
sderably injured; Mr.. Van Camp, badly hurt.
NAvAL-The U. S. store ship Erie will sail in
few days for Port Praya and the west coast of
Africa, with stores for the squadron Passed Mid Alex.
ander and Mr. Blow, Clerk, will take passage Port
Prsya, the former as naval sorekeeper at that place
List of officers attacbed: c. Turner Lieut. Com
manding Simon \. Blunt. ls Lieut.; Edward Donaldson
Acting Master; Charles w. Henderson, Acting Surgeon;
Edward Winder, Passed Midshipman; Henry A. Glenn.
Captains Clerk.
RAILROAD FROM CLEVELAND TO THE Ono "A
pro)ect ls unoer discussion To construct Railroad
ON Cleveland 70 the Ohio river at Wellsyle or Beaver
&c Distsnce with the curvatures of the road say 90
miles cost Sl5 O00a mile Capital required to complete
ihe road and place upon the requisite number If
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