The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-29

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This Church, just being completed, in Fourteenth
street. Sixth Avenue for the Rev. DR.. Sesbury is
remarkable for its striking originality and beauty Is
entirely unlike any other building in the country and
for Its cost not equaed In style and appropriateness
It Is built upon lot 100 feet by 1903. Of oruciform
PLAN with lofty tower and spIs at the northeast COR
Its interior construction peculiar The entire roof
shown there being ceiling The roof 70 supported
BY arched ribs with tracery and spandrils, and var
nishsd so as to show the grain Of the wood.
There is no gallery except that in the west transspt
location for the music.
The windows also peculiar. There is the front
transept there Is fve-fold lancet; in the chancel
triple lancet under the loft two double lances
There also in the east transept the quntuple
lancet triangular window All these Of the richest
enameed glass; the most beautiful In the city though
not the most ornate. It done by Corss & Reed
"A splendid first class organ, just completed for TINS
church by Mr. Jsrdine was burned in the confederation
which destroyed his factory and Chrsts church, in An
thony street. II Is to be rebuilt without delay.
The pews l24 in number and capable of seating 800
persons of oak and unequaed by any thing OF
the kind in the CITY The floor is Of brown stone tiles
The altar of brown stone and the sedilia stalls pull
over the altar Is magnificent bas relief, by H. X.
Brown representing the Administration. 1t Is In the
purest style OF art and by any other Anne
rican production OF the Eino mere are many Pecul-
arties Of the arrangement Of the chance pulpit &C.,
which must IT.. be seen to be understood.
The building is Of grey stone. cross ornaments the
front gable ANOTHER the rear ana one upon the
me spire is iso ie.t hign ana Is covered Win gavan-
Owen g. Warren, architect, % Merchants Exchange.
The WEArHER-Yesterday was a wet and disagreeble
sort of day. The wind blew from the 8 E and the
rain continued throughout the day The streets, In
| many parts, In perfect puddle Broadway, as
usual presented DIRTY anu tne ntse s.reee
swsepers were occupied IN picking up an occasional PEN
ny py sweeping the croSs-waiks'
THE FANCY BALL-In our report of the Grand Fancy
Dress Ball at Newport the name Of Mr.. Fletcher was
heads some Of them thirty hours before the ball took
place The should have been Barker and 1t refers
to W. j. Barker ladies' hair dresser of 349 Broadway
r,,r-Omo.r. prrrs,.oa ord p,rdv vb;,s or dutv
veserdav afternoon discovered smoke Issuing from the
basement of premises No SO Orchard street, and on
entering ire same iound PEG on nre Inc DeIore
ceeded IN tns namss before mdcn damage
nSu ooen ~, ha h .nnr mrSar tn had IN d"r1
had placed candle under it. for the purpose
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CuaIosirEs-We have seen the log. book Of the Chi
nese junk and md that when going before the wind,
with stin breeze and all sail SET she frequently made
twelve miles an hour This Is quick sailing, when we
consider her model and general but We
pect that her high stern which 10 as high as that Of
sevehty.iour gun snip, - % sooo Ae . sa w siso
learned that In taeking sne made less ieewsy than our
ships usually do
| SUDDEN DEArH.-Coroner Walters yesterday held an
inquest at 95 Tompkns street, the body Of Royal
Ormsby, native Of Massachusetts,, aged AZ years. who
retired to bed the evening before well usual sud
denly experienced difficulty of breathing, and died in
the body made by DR. Holmes it was evident that the
deceased to bis death by disease Of the heart and
| the jury rendered o verdict accordingly.
| Arcnr, n,owx,o- rbs Cororar bo,a an IN
ousst slso on thu hodv NJ Clement M Kpovlton AGED
II years native Of New York who left home, No so
stroat On Tbursd.v syerino last to 90 M far
as Bleecker street on an errand and aid NOT
homs he observed sitting on the string
piece at the bier at the foot Of Charlton Street but was
not again sssn mr. heard NJ nnt vsstsrdav noon when
nocemnn McDermot found the deceased standing up.
rnht in the At the foot of Charlton street with hs
FEET 40 fast in tbs mud that it. was with the utmost din
cultv that the bodv could he rot out II was
he had lost his balance while sitting on the STRING
was unable TO extricats himself and was drowned Yer
dctMdeath bv accidental drowning
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Police Intelligence.
"A Sneak Caught at Last-A Five Point thief calling
himself James Matthews, caught yesterday morn
ing the sneak in Greenwich street, by officer Noe
of the Sd ward 1t appears this thief was spotted by
morning (saturday, entering two dwelling houses IL
Greenwich street in search Of plumber But as no OPP
porunity offered his efforts unsuccessful He next
as Fulton street. where in of the upper the
broke open three trunks belonging to Of the
and the others wearing apparel which was removed
faom the trunk in order to carry off, this however
inmates Of ths u,sm;.ss and WSsn met ON the stairs
asked If doctor lived in the house the persons in the
not knowing the had been forced
allowed the thief to pass into the street. where he
station house and on riskipr bis person new chise
wss found in his pocket with portion of the end bro
ken Off and those pieces were found by the side of
the trunks thus broken open On one of his fingers a
gold ring taken Off set with green stone, and upon
examination 1t ascerained that the name or initials
of the owner had been erased-tnis ring is no doubt
portion of depreciation for which owner Is want
ed Apply the above officer, at the station house
Justice Drinker locked him up for trial
Arrest on Suspicion-Oficer McGrath Of the 9th
ward arrested Friday night three boys calling them
selves Edward Mathews Lewis McCrea and Charles Du
bois on suspicion of having committed several rob-
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