The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-26
NEw-YoRK, June 9th, lS4S.

A CRAsH-About quarter before nine o'clock
Saturday morning, two OF the piers In the cellar
of the new granite block of stores, Nos. n to 81
Federal street (Boston) gave way, causing all the
floor to settle with tremendous crash. The build
ing was recently erected. The lower floor was oc-
cupied by Messrs. button, Richardson " Co, and
the upper stories by Messrs. Waterston, Pray d
Co., both firms wholesale dealers In dry goods.
The breakage extends back from the front of the
building about forty feet, of the floors meet
ing in the centre, within three or four feet, forming
sort of tunnel appearance from attic to- cellar.
The stores were well filled throughout with cases
and bales of dry goods, some OF which fell from the
attic through two or three floors There were
several persons in the building at the time, all of
whom escaped unlnjured with the exception OF one
young man, who had one OF his hands somewhat
bruised. One of the porters was engaged In the
attic, in hopping some cases at the time OF the
crash, and sprang, Just In season to save himself
from being preclpitated through the floor IN COM
pany with the case upon which he was at work.
The pillars in the cellar were built of brick, and
the floors above rested upon pillars of cast iron,
placed directly over those in the cellar. The front
wall does not appear to be Shaken one of the win
dow frames In the upper story only being started
from its proper position. The crash created great
excitement, and thousands of persons visited the
street gaze upon the building the ruins of the in
side of which were nearly invisible from the out
side.-BostOn Journal, June Path.
TALE OF SADNEss.-ArTENIPTED SUICIDE
There is whole volume of sorrowful life con-
tanned in the following brief notice OF "An At
tempted Suicide" given in the Pittsburgh Gazette
of the 22d inst II is another view from the bridge
of signs A young woman, about twenty-eight
years of age, in company with man, was observed
standing on the guards of the steamer Saranak, at
about eight o'clock, on Tuesday evening. They
appeared to be engaged in earnest conversation,
and after short time the man was seen to with
draw slowly away. The woman then very deli
beratey took off her bonnet, and Jumped into the
Allegheny river, in eight feet water. She was
by the Waterman of the Saranak, who instantly
sprang in after her, and sustained her until aid
was had, and they were both rescued. After she
was taken on the shore, she seized with con-
WILSON'S, and manifested arrangement, crying ont
very piteousy, civilian Willlam!' She was
afterwards taken to the room of the Guardians of
remedies were administered to her by DR.. Dorsey.
1t was ascertaned from herself that she had been
bled IN the afternoon, and had swallowed about
ten cents worth of lauddnum previous to her
attempt at drowning herself. 1t appears that she
is the daughter of respectable parents living In
Baltimore, and was married in Philadelphia to a
man named Rattery. She came to this city last
April, staid at the Virginia Hotel two weeks,
while on her way to Rock Island, ILL.,, where
she has some relatives residing. She was cruelty
abandoned by her husband at Wheeling, on her
way back and returning to this city again, friend
less and without any money, she was taken by
some river characters, who heard her tale of pity,
and pretended to be her friends, to house Of i'll
fame in Allegheny. She had been there but few
days, when she, along with all the inmates, was
sent to Jail She was released shortly afterwards,
and has been endeavorlng to return to Baltimore,
to her parents. she is now at the Sisters of Mercy
Hospital where good care will be taken of her by
these benevolent and kind-hearted ladies'.