New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-06
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
CITY ITEMS.

SHOChlRO DISAbIEh-rO Oh MIN hlLLED-
About a quarter past l O'Clock yesterday after.
noon a large portion Of the six story building, 40
sprucest. fell in, burying beneath the ruins
dozen or more la5orers. One was taken out 10
about IS minutes so badly hru Sc as t. be unable
10 stand, aud to all appearances fatally injured.
His clothes were nearly all torn If
The rear Of the building was the portion which
fell; workmen were engaged IN building new
wall and joining it to the old, and part OF the old
wall fell over striking upon the floor Of the upper
story the sixth when the string pieces gave way,
and in their fall took down all the other floors
Some of the men ran in time to escape; all the
men in the old building got clear. The building is
occupied by w. Il o. Hoyt, leather dressers.
An Immense crowd Of persons Immediately
gathered about the scene Of the disaster, and
number Of laborers were Sc. 70 work IN the hope
Of extricatng alive some Of the unfortunate men.
The Chief of Police he Mayor, Aid. Dodge and
Capt. Leonard with posse Of men were instantly
there. and rendered the most efficient service.
The building where the accident occurred was
owned by Messs. Hoyt, and was being enlarged
by A. j. White to the size of the adjoining stores.
Ii was perfect shell, and the brick part of the
pulled down with the hands at least such is the
report.
The following was the result Of the catastrophe,
a. near as could be learned.
Isaac James COoDer foreman of the brick layers
was taken cut dead. He leaves a family
James Nugsnt, laborer. residing at SO Oak-st.
Killed. Nugent had been only afew weeks in the
country, and had no family.
James Cooper bricklayer, killed. No family as
far ss we could learn
The Coroner held nquests during thu evening,
upon these men, and the Jury returned the verdict;
HKlled by the falling OF the wall at No. 40 spruce
,tp further inv estg alton into the causes Of the
a,.,s,sr. will be made to-day, probably
The following persons were Injured but VIC
think none of them will die
Thomas Chadwick, Patrick Riley, James bSan'
Patrick Lombard.
BEFORE these men had all been exerca'ed'
word came TO the Chief Of Police that a Ell nhar'
INIT less fatal disaster had occurred IN the Il gnu
Ward A portion Of the new wall which was o.
me built in Mercer st. near the corner Il nroome'
had fallen. and buried four men. This Is the same
nl,oa where like accident oc Cured some weeks
ago.
James Cassidy was killed
Three others were badly wou died. but Il Is
thought that they will live
There il something either careless or shame
fully negligent in our present housebulldins'
TtRRIBLI RIOT IN THE SIXTEENTH w ARD-
Hrs KuLIp-About 2 O'Clock yesterday aiter
loon news came to the Sixteenth Ward station
house. in Twentieth-st near Eigthav. that large
party Of tsilors other persons, had gathered IL
Thirty Eighth st. near Mint -av aud were break
ing windows and raising a great disturbance
Cap, Freeman Immediately summoned posse
men and went up to the place. He found some
200 men, apparently all Germans, who had driver
tailor out Of bis house, torn his shirt of bis back
and were then harangung over their act making
great disturb ance in every way Capt. f. made
| sssny and arrested the man who was speaking
when the Germans fell upon the policemen witt
clubs and stones and general fight mmenced
daring which, we are told, one more pistol shot
were fred. After a short struggle the disturbance
vas quelled and the police returned with five Ger
man prisoners who were locked up At the station
Assse Of the Sixteenth Ward.
About two hours Afterward, a large party, some
800 Germans, were discovered in the upper part o
Broadway, making hssty march for the scene
| the previous disturbance. When they arrived
they attacked u house in Thirty egnth-st nea
Ninth avenue, ransacked it, destroyed quantity o
goods. (unmade garments, as we were toldJ broke
I'D the furniture, and got up a great row. Tn'
Sixteenth Ward Police were quickly on the spot
and Justice Mountfort and boiy o. sixteen u The
Eighteenth Ward Police about The same time sP
Pesred. having anticipated trouble and folio wed tao
party from Broadway. They made an onslaught
and then dangerous fight began Justice Aoonf
bt received very severe blow in the breast jos
L a. he had oollued one Of the ringleaders jus
then German rails ed huge club, and was aoou
10 settle Justice NJ. when . policeman gave
tie man q blow that knocked him senseless-
The fight ragged for several minutes VINE
dangerous fury; stones and clubs ratified anC
hives cleaned, and from the latter three P< ice
men were badly Injured. Assistant Capt May
WA wounded ON the head with club Finaiy
the police got the upper band, and marched homo
Nth . large number Of prisoners We regret
learn thu, a number Of Germans were very badly
hst and thst fro hare since died. Several OF the
wounded we're taken of by their friends. Aoou
20 German, are under arrest The police say that
anunber Of them had stones 10 their pockets when
taken