The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-23


THE NEW SEWERS.
| The above engraving viii give readers at q dis
tsnee insight into the suerings Of the down town
people Of New York caused by the constructing of
In Maiden lane John and Fulton streets The earth
sxcavatsd II piled up each side Of those strsets
high the second and third story Of the buildings and
1t IL with the greatsst difficulty that pedestrians
make their way through the piles Of dirt boards gas
pipes and Abcrers that choke the sidewalks store
keepers reach their places Of business 1t amusing
to sec oorpulsnt chunky men, whose temper ordi.
nary occasions 1t impossible to rue making their
| way over those sandbaDks and lheaps Of dirt, In
! the last warm weather, putting and bowing-sfter
carrying their bodies mountain
fsand, they would congratulate themselves on their
agility when To- at the next corner they another
apparently high the Rocky Mountains and diff
cult to climb Patience virtue that fat gener
cumstanoes. The victim hesvss sigh-so deep and
farstchsd that would think 1t came from bis toes
ments-raves sgainst their extravaganza wishes
tractors, wheel barrows picks shoves and boards in
Strength ay 9Th from the ouiburst he thinks himself
strong enough to commence the ascent, but
foot % h at The :: a .w ass
and geers Of the newsboys and the affected regrets
desperate. makes at tho hin again masters It. s"s sn
omnibus and reaches home as fast as he 1t Is not
s 1D ana sh %o ns
above mentioned streets. have to suffer some and viii
not repeat the experiment.
MOUNTED ARrILLrRy.-We were among number of
gentlemen. one day last week. at Newark to witness
aud important application and invention Of Capt
and aggression in our present diculty with Mexico It
consists In havir splendid bronze cannon carrying
lbs oflead say so ounce mu'ket balls in cannister
mounted on strong and elegant carriage capable Of
being In Instant unmounted, and by most ingenious
continuance placed With and safety the back
horse or mu!e-that Is, the gun on one mule the
rage on another, both well secured, and capable of
course to traverse any difficult mountain pass dele
where il is possible mule 20 under any other cir
cumsapc-s Thus six mules viii carry with ease gun
of this description and two hundred rounds Of Fixed
ann the cum om oeeba
tory In Massachusetts, the carriage made by Mr.
Qunby Of Broad street Newark, under the immediate
of Cspt Thistle, who illustrated the feasib
y Its great by taking out to the back part of
the town, mounted with the necessary ammunition ON
ants dismountsd the gun and fred six rounds in two
minutes and twenty seconds It has been tried with
precision Of ride and the way placed canister Of
ounce balls the distance In the gable end Of old
as S rSs
guerilla parties in Mexico. If Captain Thistle Is al
loved, as is his wish, personally to try his owe expe
| rimsnt upon them . mountain ranger. The Cap
| tain offered to take the responsibility with 500
men and 80 guns OF this description, keep the COM
municstion open between Vera Crnz and Mexico, and
have doubt he could do 1t. should his offer be
cepted by the vtrnment; but whether accepted
this plan Of gun and of transportation is
to be adopted distant day by the army Ia Mexico
Oregon and California, account Of Its extreme sim
pcy and ease Of transportation over the most difficult
routes.
! THE WEATHER The thermometer ranged yesterday
higher than rs degrees 1t stood in Wall street,
Deatour at noon, at II degrees the same
hour at the foot Of Courandt street. at the Northern
Hotel at II degrees. The day was agreeable. and
s o to HoSossn
Island and TO the various agreeable retreats in this vic
| nifty.
AWFUL oosrLAcRArros-Abo IL O'Clock las. night
\ hrnk nnt in he MT nd IN
Creams stores No 3l7 Front st In the vicinity Of tou-
verneur street. and within the short space Of minutes
spread with awful rapdity to envelope several
| dwelling houses immediately adjoining in sheet Of
flame The fire continued to spread rapidly after defy
ing the efforts Of the fire companies who had
arrived and the flames subsequently communicated to
the houees ia the fronting Water street Several
Chief Mr.. Mstsell were the spot and also, in
minutes large accession Of 6reInon with their
engines All began to work vigorously but the houses
being wooden, and many of them old the entire block
| embracing from No 37 to 325 Front street.
and Nos 639 to 665 Water street all In flames We
have seldom seen fire spread with such awful effect
These houses all occupied by industrious mechan
les and laborers who rented ments the
perfect wreck Of all sorts Of household furniture beds
tables chairs and such other articles We given
| to understand that one hundred families were,
thus in the short space OF a few hours thrown
upon the world houseless Considerable damage to
perty done, several families being absent enjoying
their Sunday with their friends No lives, fortunately
were lost. but many have lost their little all In the
flames We undstand that few of the dwellings in
I
was occupied dstlery store with the stable attach
ed where 1t originated accidentally From the lateness
| Of the hour at which the fire took place, have
been enabled to procure the If the sufferers
vast Of persons were collected the
SION The fire eventually subdued. The fire COM
panes and police displayed their usual ability and
conhagration would have rapidly extended II
active and persevering exertions Officer Mar
tin of the 18th ward, together with Of the police in
the immediate vicinity, did immense service in saving
the property Of the poor people who burned ont
The dre not got under until nearly o'clock this
! morning.
IHr Doc KILLrRs--It Is remarked that the dog Kill
lers are year than they and that
although they have been down town mt all there is
not dog to be In that part We think this
looks suspicious II Of ladies have lost their pet
poodee, erhsps they may get some information from
MIR KeysIug, mandarin board the junk. the canine
species, think will not be sorry when Chinese
friends leave US which believe they viii do in day
or two.
DEATH BY FALL.-Coroner Walters yesterday held
an inquest at Bellevue hospital the body of John
Gary native of Ireland aged - years The deceased
admitted to the hospital Friday night laborug
| under typhus fever In tho course OF the following
night the decreased got out Of bed unboted the door
the ward In which no was placed, vent out upon the
piazza, tho bsu trade, and fell distance OF %
fser badly fracturing Ills scu and nficLng other
injuries Verdict-desth by falling from the p-
Oszs while aboripg under dclirium from typhus fever
Bro kIyn Intelligence.