The New York herald., 1845-07-11


middle sections improvements in building are to
be made from year to year. ExPresdent Tyler and
family, and Mr. Cushing, and Gen. Lamar, OF Geor-
gia have been among the visitors for the last fort
night Mr.. Tyler is about to go to the White Sui
phur Springs.
As the fashionable season progresses, you shall
hear from me. The waters of all the northern springs
Saratoga, and Bedford, and White Sulphur, are to
be had here in bottles.
City Intelligence.
FRE-A WOMAN NEARLY BURNED TO DEATH ExrLo-
.loN OF SPIRIT Gas, OR SOME sucH CoMBusTIBLE-About
10 o'clock yesterday alarm of fire given from No
so Pearl street. when it was ascertaned that
theirs, at the above warehouse, had been dread
fully burned by the explosion of spirit gas some
such comDustibe tappears that the above firm employ
several females in the preparing OF patent medicines
and that this unfortunate woman way
lessly handling this combustble when it exploded One
OF the proprieors had his hands very much burned
ing to her from destruction Medical assistance
procured Immediately, who we were informed pro-
nounced the case 70 De OF very serious nature and
much feared she could not long survive. We could
ascertain the poor creatures name Several fire compa-
MES were in attendance but their aid not required,
as no other damage worthy OF note was done.
FiRE-ScvERAL HOUSES TOTALLY CoNsUMEp-GREAr
DEsTRucTioN or PRopERTy.-Last night between eight
and nine o'clock, most alarming fire broke out in aOth
than fourteen houses have fallen prey. The fire. it ap
pears broke out in bakers shop which shortly after
wards communicated with the adjoining buildings,
which were principally of frame work. and burned with
fearful rapdity for upwards of an hour and half The
number of families which have been reduced this
casion, will number about from fifty sixty and the da-
mage cannot be much less than 5000 As almost all
the property of these unfortunate creatures have been
consumed We left them lying about the streets, with
whatever rart of thel furniture had been saved and
must say we never saw remen work with more energy
than this occasion Companies H. g. 8, H. and
al others at work with surprising speed after the
alarm was given The number of people present
beyond computation, more than three fourhs of them
being women with children in their arms and the pres
sure was great, combined with the sufocang smell
from combustbe matter all round that we restrain
ed from giving accurate account this morning all OF
which will appear in our evening edition.
MASSACRE or HoRsEs- Yesterday morning. as we were
vending way towards the South Ferry through
Whitehall street. attention was attracted at some dis
tance by two OF those unfortunate animals lying within
twenty rods OF each other the street, and
approach, found that they hours previously had
breathed their last On enquiry, ascertaned that
they belonged to of our Broadway stage owners
and had no doubt been driven 10 death by the cruelty
and Of hard hearted men who entrusted
with the charge of this noble and useful of animals
II owners Of stages do not enquire into and scrutnze
such barbarty the part of their drivers surely the
Humane Society ought to do behalf Of these dumb
animals We hope, at all events the inspectors OF the
First Ward will have the dead removed before
they breed contagon this hot weather in the neighbor-
hood.
The SrREErs.-The authorities should Immediately
look to the condition Of Dey street. Broadway Il
is blocked up with building materials of all kinds
tending 'hah half way the The tho
roughfare through this locality is very great, and
upwards Of twenty wagons and lumber rsss cars rs
standing at each end of the nuisance com.
planned OIL While two men Wrangling to
see who would give way each having got his cart block
ed up to this narrow part, while the remaining vehicles
obliged to stand to their great inconvenience for
nearly twenty minutes there being passage for them
in the street.
The Ferry Bears AND Loss LrvEs.-A few days
ago we were called upon to record Of these acc
dents which occur daily at ferry and steamboat land
ngs. We do not entertain the least doubt that in most
cases. these the result OF the impruden haste
sufferers themselves who the boat has
the pier. hasten in confusion to quit it, if they were
afraid that the boat which brought them safely to the
wharf would sink or burst boiler were they to remain
on board few minutes longer. However painful it is
must admit this to be generally the case and he
hooves us to suggest which these accidents
might be entirely prevented 1t is true chains are
generally hung to prevent passengers from leaving the
boat until she is safely fastened to the wharf but these
chains Of no other than them Of the dan
ger without preventing them effectuay from rushing
into it. There is only Of protecting the lives
and limbs OF such individuals, and we earnestly
recommend its adoption. This would be to place
Mt every landnS, gate Of sufficient heigh,
to prevent its being escaladed this gate should
be strongly made, and erected near the edge
of the pier not to allow any body standing outside
IT, and should be opened only when the boat ia moored
and there can NO longer be any danger in leaving
We sincerely believe that should the proper authorities
render obligatory to the Of the boats this
precautionary measure would hear Of the
accidents which cost yearly the lives of many Of oui
citizens.