New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-06

FIRE AT SALEM, N I've learn from the
Philadelphia Sun, that on Saturday morning, the
poor house at Salem, New-Jerscy, was complete
ly destroyed by fire, which is supposed to have
originated from the chimney. When the confla-
grafton took place there were not less than one
hundred inmates. s9s
But what rendered the scene one OF unusual
excitement and terror, was the fact that several
OF them were lunatics and were chained fast IN
their cells. We thought that this enormity had
ceased to exist, in this country at least, and have
seen and heard it asserted that such was the fact
IN this instance, had it not been for the humani-
ty and courage OF some of the citizens and keep
ers, who, at great peril, rushed into the cells md
liberated the poor sufferers, the results of the fire
must have been horrible in the extreme. One
lunutic had been thus chained for twenty years,
and when his rescueps entered his cell the wretch
ed being started back In alarm and cowed down
within the limits OF his chain. When told of
his danger his alarm and excitement were fear
fuI SO soon as he was liberated, he dashed off
with more than Indian swiftness, and has not
been retaken. The other chained ones were al
so liserated retaken and lodged temporarily in
the Jail. lCOm. Advertiser.
LARGE ELECTRICAL MAcmyR.-Thc British
Mechanics Magazine, gives an account Of
mammoth Hydro. Eectricol Machine, of extraor-
dnary power, now constructing in England for
the United States. IL is said it will be able to
produce a spark of 80 inches TO coat three thou.
sand five hundred feet of metallic surface, in Il
battery of forty-eight Leyden jars, OF two feet
high by ten inches in diameter. This shock will
kill thousand men IA an instant, If it were pas
sed through such chain. This machine is called
the " Benjamin Fanklin," and will cost about
foar thousand five hundred dollars. II viii very
soon be ready for shipment.
FRozEN--A young man started from his city
on Saturday, for Lowell on foot, and, when he had
proceeded five or six miles, was so exhausted
from cold that he was obliged 10 seek shelter
On examination il was ascertained that both MS
feet and legs were badly frozen. He was taken
to the Massachusetts Hospital in this city, in u
state of great anguish, and amputation of both
legs was found necessary. He had on pair Of
very tight boots, which s supposed TO have impe-
ded the circulation of the blood to such an extent
as to allow the cold to take effect on his feet
much sooner than it would otherwise have done.
Boston Eage.
INCIDENTS OF THE SToEM.-Among the many
disagreeables of the present storm, most Of them
very funny TO ali but the poor Victims we were
much amused al the ingenuity of an Irishman' III
Brooklyn, who was endeavonng 10 get nome
couple Of stray pigs. After trying IN sain 70
drive them, he caught one OF them ia pi' aini''
and. after carrying him few yards plunged HIM
head first into a snow drift While poor piggy
was working his way out, Paddy went back after
the other who. in his tur1 took a cold bath, and
The nrocess was repeated until they were both
as. +, :. ,,,ocnr.ed a, home. Express.
M,.,,rn roR a JosK--A bin has passed the
senafc Of Missouri declaring the marriage Of Con-
80 warner and Elizabeth Crockett null and
yoid The parties were at a wedding, and upon
banter gwen, probably by the gentleman, they
mounted their horses ard rode TO a Justices,
where the ceremony was performed. Upon their /.
return, and ever aferward, the lady insisted that
it was oil joke, and refused to consider it other
wise. The gentleman desired 10 stand up TO the
Joke but the lady would not