The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-12

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We cannot conclude these few remarks without sp-
pending few words respecting the life and character
the late Cspt Bursey The gallant captain wss born
sequenty was in his 6ad year He seems to have i'm
bibed desire for maritime life from his infancy, for
before he was twelve years age be entered the mer
his progress In his chosen profession that before he at
taned bis twenty first year he commanded East In.
2l years since he first entered the Mersey master
OF the Dover first class vessel Of the original Boston
ns PACKET snips since Which ne has been frequent
connected with the Black Bali New York Line, In
which he commanded the Sias Richards and the Or
pheus and afterwards the Cambridge belonging to tho
came line Ii will be In the recollection Of many OF our
readers that the Cambridge severely tried
der during the great gale Of 1889 On that oocasion
Capt Bursley could not obtain tug TO him out
might his ship slipped her anchors and driven
wards the Princes pier Every exertion was made By
master and men to arrest the threatened destruction Of
the shp tusees Of hay lahed her sides to
tect her. hawsers made fast where svasbls; and
when every other nducemeHt failed In procuring tug,
the commander exclaimed with his accustomed liberal
ity, One thousand pounds tug - But would
venture, so imminent the peril In this emergency,
the remaining anchors we're tried and as they held,
the noble ship was preserved from becoming imme-
sste wreck He has often experiepced the hs -dshps
Of ssaman's life About fourteen years ago lin CON-
pany with Captain Marshall now Of the Republic), he
was nearly wrecked In the Orpheus which occasion
he had to put back to this port for extensive repairs
Lyons was lost of Pert Patrick where he was inferred
and monument erected to his memory by the subject
OF this sketch They now sleep in death within eighty
miles Of each other At the close of his career with
the Black Ball line he took active part in the
ganisation Of Fsldens line to which he has since oe
lopged as matter Of the Hottnguer fne vessel about
seven eight years old No better sailor lett this
port; and II is affirmed OF him, that man knew the
DETER ana therefore the cause Of the calamity
remains mystery At present. We believe that he In
tended that this. successful should have been his
last trip and that be felt delighted at the prospect of
eIJoyipg in ease and happiness amidst mis- friends
aud in the bosom OF bis family, that dgni-
tote 10 which opg laborous and we'll spent life emil
Dently entitl. dhm. The dscessed highly med
hy all who had the pleasure of his acsuaintaoss a.
sincere friend, sn honest aud good Christian.
lie has left wife and family to mourn their loss.
Ireland
Awful. DISASTERS IN KILLARNEY-TwRNTY-sEvE
LIVES LOST.
Our local reporter says the Cork ErnmiEer has fur
eished with Of the partc with
the burning OF one branch workhouss formerly the col
lege and the fall Of loft called the bre very
which occurred in KILLARNEY on Monday night The con-
sequences were indeed fghtfni aud nsvs punset the
whole district into gloom fhs nre barst out about
eleven O'Clock, when the cries Of tss wrecbeJ mates
from the wndows for assistance to them from the
mort terrible OF all deaths truly appalling After
LADDERS had been procured, the work OF COM
mspced most nobiy. Every wed with his neigh
ber In hs efforts to life Protestant aud Cshol
clergy men, magistrates physicians poics sod people
Ali did their duty. But the result reported loss
Of three lives The most dr.adfuI part of the business
however, remains to be told The cry OF "Are" and
the vid glare Of the flames which forced ~ay into
the brewery (brsnch house) s-oke the sleeping chill
other house, made distraction aud confusioa They
behed the burning pile from the windows. In their
eagerness to FORTH they rushed macy 20 the doors
and windows, but they were locked or fs.teu.d They
then sought unused loft for the purpose Of egrcss
were instantly killed, and as many more frghtfuily
mutilated.
The feilowirg sccount Is from a corre,ponden.;- =
This town was last nehtths theatre OF q melancholy
series OF events involving the destruction OF human lite
TO very serious and deporsbe extent The capascus
aud beautiful building, formerly known "a rhs Col
iese but for months in the of the guardians
OF the poor as IN hospital found TO b. fire at
ten oclock So efeciusy did the devourpg ele me ept
grapple with every crevce Of the ej1ee 10 leave Il
backened heap Of ruins In about 40 hours after the
alarm first given IL contained 162 patients In the
missing. No exertion that humanity could sugg,st
emitted the part Of the artisans life, and
Mr.. MLesn, the superintendent OF the Lunstc
Asylum, tho placed body Of bis most active and
Catholic priests. Rev. Mir. M,Dopsis-"T believe you
have influence here cir held BY this ladder aud de-
pend your hie on Madden" aud we'll this Madden dad
Child after child descended amid cheers On tbs
other side-ths south Of the bciidipg extraordinary
exsrtiops made on behalf II the poor sufferers
with astonishing success With the exception OF
gii Who fell accioe ntslly, sl Who could be reached
landed safely Dr Murphy the medical cheer Of ths
pooThouse had escape, In his successful
tons 70 save chid The police. under their eff
cient L. Dubsrdeu. we're most useful The medical
men Of every grade. and also the Catholic asd frotes
tsnt cerey Assiduous Ia their attention ta toe
poor sufferers. Meantime. as the burning advanced,
q
the brewery-teDanted by nurse. and s'rls They
could the hre distinctly. both buildings being only
a few hundred yards apart. They became elAaoroas
that the doors OF the dormitores should be uniocksd
and the persoD In charge was Ia the act OF doing so
portion OF the flooring which they stood gave ~sy.
burryipg to nstsnt destruction t~enty fevsn growing
airIs and two nurses In the present instance, aud
giving every credit TO the humane body 81 OF
hi, union fear much su hce care ~ not observed
With regard this portion of the brewery because be-
ing the passage from the dormtory TO the open
air Il ,hould inferred that coe-t.n. yet successive
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provided tor believe this accident we'll the hrs
at the college, was unforeseen unlocked forone Of
thoe csssates which might have been prevented but
anticipated
The Slavery Qusssso. in che United States
From the London Times Jan. a<1
The last accounts frsm the United States, describe
the most energetic preparations for the contest 10
which the fsvehsldiDg States % the South ABOUT
TO spasgs against the policy Of the North the
thority of the MEN and session of Congress has
opened with NOR. general sIs.neDt than the present
Parties are so equally balanced In many of the es,Is
tive bodies that ~ has been found mpoesibs TO agree
upon The choice Of Speaker. IN Ohio three
hundred and ballots had taken place before the
ssrste could appspt its chs,rmsp, aud the delay
which had occurred In the organisation Of the Federal
House of Representatives st sshipston. had pro-
duosd the irritation In Alsb.ms aud ether
parts Of the Union. sbe representatives cf Alabama
~ coDsrs s.d publicly sasr.s.ss 90 s ss,%..' 20 the
strpcions In the peculiar po.tios Of this question and
they receivsa for sps~er strong declaration Of those
principles which the South s prepared 10 d~fsnd. 1--WE
respond 20 this eommunicstion said the Legislature
of Aisbsms by declaring that well sequ.iot.d
with the spirit Of the people, and sssert that II
IL their bxed purpose never to submit to the
Threatened eDercscbmsnt thsir rishts that they
vi. never snbns 70 any Get Of the so,ersmsot Of the
United ststss which excludes the south from fair
and just enjoyment Of the territory acquired from
MeSco and which s the property the states Of this
Union; that they viii never submit any Of the
government sbclhins slavery in the Ds,rict oS CO
lunba and that they vill demand that toe provisions
the constitution In respect to their property shall bs
faithfully Observed
In Georgia The language Of the State Legislature has
bsccme even more decided aud threstepips. ke-olu.
tions have been Iased TO declare that the legislative
nerpositop Of Congress for tn. purpo-.
the extension of slavery In the be-y conquered pro-
vinces is breach q The copsttution aud violston
Of that equality which IL fubdsmeptal CONDITION of
the Union. They protest, In the vehement Language
us.d By their State In 1877 that they csnno ana
will not for the preservation of the nop. permit
their rfgbts 20 be sssiled." A bill has received the
sst elton bfspcb Of the lssisture aus -as
ing through the ether FIR holding convention this
question End We can hardy sts,e the nature OF the
crrute with force than by quoting the pream bic
sr1 leading clause Of thie extraordinary enactment
where's sttts Of yeats there has b. aispa, ~
u,snset fspoeticn the ~ the slsveooidns
Of the Unicn 70 interfere With the mstuucn OF
II ~AHN AgAIA