The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-16
City Intelligence.

CROWDED. Oyr.-We have in type report Of the
great German meeting held evening the shaks-
peare Hetel in behslf of Hungary and liberty together
with large amount of other local news, which is
unvoidsbly crowded out by the interesting foreign
given in this number of paper We shall lay
the proceedings Of the meeting before our readers
tomorrow.
FrE About half past nine O'Clock, on Thursday
night, fire broke out at 225H Washington street,
shoe shop, Mr. Wallin and Immediately comm unicated
with the rear Of store IS Barclay street r Carman,
painter and the Of Tulmage and Hurd 81 Barclay
street oil and the basement of 227 Washington
street scooper, and 225 Washington street. basement
Emmons and Fond. produce dealers 1t spread to the
upper part OF Carmans house and damaged him
than all the others 1t however, extuguished
by the exertions of the fremen The damage by
fire was but trifng.
HARD Casa poor woman named Bridget Con-
whose husband died last Saturday turned out
Of her apartments Mt 225 Eleventh street. yesterday
(Ihursday) afternoon, by her landlady, with four
children, two Of whom were very sick, and appa-
reptly dying She made her way to the station house
for shelter where the youngest child about two years
old, died in her about half hour afterwards
Doctors Nichols and Cheesebourgh were called in who
prescribed for the others They will be sent to the
aims house.
AccrDENr.-Daniel Ryan, waiter at No 80 Great
Jones street. while washing the front windows fell to
the area and was severely injured at half past four
O'Clock, 7. NJ, on Thursday He picked up by
Officers Smith and Chairman and carried into the
house, when medical assistance sent for.
ANoTHER.-On Thursday morning, at haf-past four
O'Clock officers Waterbury and Simpson found
man lying the sidewalk in Cherry street insensibe,
with his arm and leg broken and head badly injured,
occasioned by fall from sloop He taken to his
house, No. 418 Cherry street, by the above named
officers.
ACCIDENT SING SING STATE PRIsoN.-On Thursday
asst Alexander Freytag German convict, whose term
ofimprsonment would have expired the 9th of July
next, was instantly killed by the explosion of grind
stone in the file shop. The stone very large,
weighing between ton and half and two tons Large
fragments, weighing hundreds of pounds, we
informed, thrown through the side and roof of
the shop Freytag horribly mutilated, but his
death must have been instantaneous.
The prison is very healthy at present; case of
cholera has occurred there this year The number Of
convcts now confined al Sing Sing is Males, $50, Fe-
males, IS.
SUIciDEs-The coroner held inquest yesterday, at
the of Hester and Mott streets on body of
George Leigheber aged SO years. native Of Germany,
who came to his death by cutting his throat with
razor. He was found the floor of his room by his
ing the window. He alive when found, but died
in few hours after He Incorporate in his habits
Verdict accordingly.
The coroner likewise held inquest at the City Hos
pital the body of Frenchman by the name Of Alex
ander Giraffe aged forty years, who the night before
three cents worth Of arsenic and took
half of he then taken to the End ward station
house. where he stated the why he took the poi
son. was in consequence of his having friends or
money and could obtain work. and therefore wanted
to die The deceased taken to the City Hospital
where he died. Verdict accordingly.