The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-06

and the gate being shut against them when the boa
than full Indeed the suferipgs our citizen
endure by tbs atrocous arrangements OF those land
ing connterbalance any pleasure they may derive
from the trip that 1t Is wonderful they continue to
In such numbers. For ladies and children as well Al
person has toenter and IL he has broad ulior
or protuberant proportions he must squeeze himself
in edgewsys just imagine what the pressure Of such
u crowd as was there on the 4th OF July must have
been. We have no doubt that many persons sustain
fatal injury Oh those occasions. When the Water
witch arrived st the third landing her way to New
York at O'Clock she had then far more pIsse
IL an she was capable OF odatihg conveying
In safety. Yet she put In, but deep that her
deck far below the bridge and the from
that Landing literally thrown into the boat m
OF them severely injured One had her n oss
broken, ana mau his arm fractured Another
man. with baby in his arms fell into the water,
and both were saved with much difficulty. One woman
got into the boat before her child and the boat put
away without tho little one The poor woman was In
the greatest agony fearing che would get tho
child as there WAS nobody in charge of it, She tainted
and drop Of fresh water could not be procured to
vive her. Salt watsr taken up in a bucket, by
which her temples were bathed and she ultimately
covered The scene on board during the passage
which occupied hour, tsfled all description The
boat careened from side TO side, and the women
screamed In terror. The pilot would fret order them
side and hen to the other and then bach and
then in the middle. Many stout hearted men on
beard were OF opinion they would all find wstery
grave Surely such conduct l. highly culpAble so
great were the numbers the island at O'Clock the
time the last boat usually leaves that the to
OF the Water Witch will give idea Of other boats
"a dtsoe sHsres.
SO crowded we're the Brooklyn Ferry boats after the
fireworks at 10 o'clock that it necessary to keep
them trimmed lest they Should csreen.
Early on the morning of the 4th sad, and posi-.
lily fatal affair took place in Chatham street
Park. young man, twenty one years of age resi-
ding at No 1SS Hester street, by the OF Adison
Bilby, machinist by trade walking on one side
OF The street, when cannon discharged by some
pertons the opposite side, and steel rsmrod or
bolt which had been left in the blown
across the street striking Billy in the chest passing
through into the lung The wound Is great dan.
ger, and will probably cause his death.
small boy was, during the day brought the City
Hospital, with wound on the hand caused by the
explosion OF n pistol. The wound dressed and the
boy subsequently taken home.
Towards the evening, boy of about fourteen years
OF age by the name of David Buckley, residing at No
81 Cross street was brought TO the CITY Hospitsl with
his right arm broken. The accident occ urred at the
dock near the Battery, by collision between the dock
ard steamboat, in which the poor boys
jammed and the bone between the elbow and wrist
broken
About ten O'Clock the night of the 4th, at the
alarm OF Ere Engine No ID, was running down William
street, between Duane and Frankfort, young by
the name of Dennis Conner, samaker by trade resi-
ding IN Elizabeth street. two doors from Prince street
accidentally fell down, and the wheel Of the engine
passed both legs fracturing the thigh bone
hight leg The injured imme diatcly conveyed
10 the drug store Of Dr. Traphagen in Pearl street
where the Doc and kind hearted wife paid every
attention 20 the relief of tie sufferer and subseq uenty
had him conveyed TO the City Hospital
At nine o'elocks on Thursday morning, a I'm.
boy, named Joseph Hull, son of Mr.. Hull, resd-
irg at lsS Dcgraw St Brooklyn, lost three fingers
OF his left hand, by pistol exploding accidentally
while be was removing cap with the right hand and
the LETT being on the muzzle There ouly powder
and waddng in it. but that quite sufficient f.. the
purpose.
A son OF John Montgomery, of 337 Water street had
his fingers badly shattered at o'clock la the morning
man named Robert Carl, residing at No 1874
Leonard street, lost the OF his left hand
while firing loaded pistol. His fingers
shattered in shocking manner. little boy
by the name Of Richards residing at the corner
OF Allen and Grand streets, had his hand terri
by thattered by hriug double ssrrolsd pistol in
Ford who dressed the injured limb and the little
fellow conveyed to the residence of his parents
while the WAlamsburgh troops bring a
salute, on Thursday in the garden OF the hotel
near the Peck slip Ferry South seventh street.
boy fired a pistol, from which the burning
wadding entered the cartridge box of n soldier,
who, not knowing the danger pui hin hand
round for cartridge and at the time turned his
fsce when the cartridges exploded SCATTERING the box
In pieces burning his face in n drredal and
knocking him on the ground His head received n
injury from the tall lie bed profusely, and
NAMED insensible for considerable time The aid OF
physician summoned, but il Is feared the will
not live. Several of bis comrades also injured
but not dangerously.
few other accidents occurred such az slight ipiu-
arms crnckers SC; but nothing Of go serious nature
90 require the Immediate aid Of the City Hospital
surEeoB In fact. the accidents this year compa-
rstivey nothing when compared with the year prev-
Gus; An immense number of people 10 the street.
liquor was aoat, which led To personal conflicts and
resulted IN the police making several arrests.
THRowiEo fBE CH.cErns FtRING PisroLs ~ rrE
fACEs LADIES AND OtHErs--Durisg the 4th, the
little boys secmed 10 feel that they had unlimited
cense TO do just whatever they pleased and many OF
tn, took particular pleasure In exploding re crack
and pistols In the faces Of adivs by way OF start
ling them. This practice ought 20 be suppressed A
lad named John Mccartney residing In the 9th ave-
Goth street was hurled into the Chiefs Office
upon the charge Of throwing pack Of nrclcrackers
into tho face Of lady while she passing through
the Park which injured her severely. She con.
veyed home In u carrisre.
TuE DAY AFItH.-so full Of the exct eB1ent and fun
Of sQuibbng crackers and firing pistols the little
boys, after the 4th that many Of them kept ut Il
ter dsyas busily ~ II we're second Independence
day.
EFFECrS OF THE FOURTH or JULY.
The gloi iOus demonstrations of the memorable 9Th
had such effect upon the unnatuTalzed na bitants 81
New York that they throngod the respective Offices In
the city Hail. yesterday In vast numbers. anxious TO
declare their intentions Of becoming citizens 81 the
great republic OF freedom the seventy annver-
ssry OF the birth Of which has been celebrated,
with great pomp and circumstance, throughout the
length and breadth Of the land.