New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-24

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no, only over The citizen who resides on Hudson.,t
bat also snd 10 the extent over me more ~
owner residing At me utnnssf limit of the tano 10
what condition hen viii thar ground conduct youf
great engine Of commerce msy on the apphcsuon Q.
any citizen be excluded wholly from this conmerein
metropolis. trsn Of cars cannot on tns view eons
ona foot within it, precincts.
Ire ,w roorspdsd for by the ether side If in force
a. all is In force all 10 in force ev-rywherc broo<
lyn snd Jersey City sre equally subject 10 X sho
may not. Il single owner oppose spproae, even
opposite shorr With a railroad. But more MI Cn&T'
man The country roads held ~ the punc on toe
sans the city streets there 10 no dnerenee
whssever between them 50 that whatever Is tfae IN
this respsc of the 10 true also OF TIE otner you
nay not street, you may not use country rosa
for = railway even 70 eros. them, an tnty mHs' DC
eonsirrcted .vsy from the hsoitstons oil msn' sha
oay in some lonely swamp.
The opponents II this measure here CONSIDER you
green enough ~ .iops view OF the law tbs. WI! con
duet You 70 this absuriify, snd one Of the genemen
informs you that he went al the vsy % Boston % pro
testimony against the public use OF me surrs os
TIE running Of trains and he presents her snd cs'-
gushed citizen Of Massachusetts, M Aooou Lswrehee,
adopting that view The line OF argument adopted
By bin in other respects show. coneiusvry 'ne .oa'ce
Of his employment he undoubtedly represents hessrs.
Kpp & Brown, the respectable stage proPrs'ors OF
this City.
can well imagine. Mr. Chairman. how the agent Of
the stage interest would b. received IN Boston. alter
having found in 1t genial mind opposed TO the in
terests OF this great Cry Of sir he would pc
sddre.sed) are struggling for the trade OF we
West, that appropriately belongs 70 New orx ana We
shall be happy 10 furnish any Information that may
continue 20 US its advantages. We 10 be sure admit
the Railroads, but many deem il hurtful and the cur
OF opinion lie against them lou IS well ss can
conceive what would Re the character Of the converse
ton on both sides Do you not know enough Of the
enterprise and the spirit Of Boston TO know that IN
this bis views not truly represented = OF
my own part Sir respect the energy and pubic spir
T. Of hsr citizens. which, in the face Of many on.
6culties. has pushed her public improvements To All
quarters and m sde them them the means Of improving
the condition Of al her nhssltsnis. On her PARK
deny that her policy 10 such the counsel OF Messs
Kipp & Brown represent He has endesvored. in BE-
halt Of the stage interest. 20 bring 20 his aid the
weight Of the name Of Abbott Lawrence against the
policy Of admitting railroads into cities. His views
are not the miserable ones attributed 70 him. We al
know his zeal In behalf of railroads. OF msny OF which
he IL the chief proprietor and although an entre
stranger TO him. feel confident that HIS name snss
been unusty invoked 10 the aid Of those who are op
posing this application.
some days $50 heard of this at air and at the sug
gestion Of a gentleman now In this room, called on
some gentleman here from Boston, who constituted
committee appointed 10 inquire into our Water estso
shment Sir the views then presented BY two OF the
committee were such as conhrm the expectation nsd
formed of them. One of them remarked to me " We
live by Railroads, and do al we can for them.'-but
have consumed more of your time than at this late
hour Of the evening is appropriate, and my remarks
shall be brought To a close.
This question can be- safely ieft in your hsuds 90 be
decided not ss local but as general quesuon--on
views that relate not merely 10 the few owners on
dudsonst who oppose IL, but such concern all
our citizens The road Ia built 20 peo
pie of all conditions trade which the activity of others
diverted from and 90 that may have at all
seasons proper communication with the interior OF
the country. Whether there are City three owners
against the of Hudsonst to but nifty In its favor
not The number 10 nearly balanced Bat you may
double and quadrupls If you choose. the names Of the
rcmonsrants Tho question is not repeat what few
a dark ana dismal aud unfrequented street
ssy against it, but what 10 the general interest Of our
community.
Do they want a Railroad to Albany and furnished
with such privileges will best the public or Ia
to be kicked and driven to the outskirts OF the City
Is great commercial City TO be known ~ an oppo-
friend of enterprise of this charsctsrf-
These questions you to decide. You are In.
vested by the Board of which you members with
power of vast consequence. | am sure you viii be
equal to the duty expected Of you by tho community
The few who now so active In opposition VIII pre-
seny thank those who are instrumental In this object
IL 10 only public grounds that ask Tor this ex
tension and II there BE- single public reason sgainst
let the Railroad be confined to the inconvenient and
point selected for by opponents and that
gle train of will choke up,-but do not decide
upon the narrow local interest of few ProPuetor'
EXPLosros or THE TowBoAr MARY Kis0sLArD.
-Sererfeea Lire Lost S,rrdi PRISONS Dangerously
JPgHHded 1T turns out unfortunately, that the ex
po.ion OF the Mary kingslsnd was much more
serious much fatal than hrst reports led us 10
anticipate We learn from Capt. Wilson, OF the schr
Jno T. Sprague, which vessel arrived on "Wednesday
night last At the New Basin, from Tampa Bay where
left the evening of the sth inst that the steamer
Mary kingsland burst two OF her larbosrd boilers,
about forty miles from Egmont Ii ght House, Florida,
killing instantly thirteen persons and scsding severely
thirteen others-four Of whom died shortly stterwaFd
Tae others nine in number taken to the hospital
at Tampa Bay
The following are the names OF The persons Killed as
far A We could learn them; Charles Adams, mate w.
McGunnigle, fret engineer; w. Holmes second en-
gineer The following persons received nc injury;
Captain James Whsnn, master; Captain jacob
Smith, pilot James studley, sailing master.
CAPTAIN Wilson also states that all the carrocon-
sis,ing of horses mules. wagons and other Govern
ment eght-wss thrown overheard and the boat slso
received considerable dsmsge AT the time the sect
dent occurred the engine working slowly and the
pilot was making his soundings 10 work MA wayin
IN O. Delta.