New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-04

dition GONE the engines haging been used since 1885,
and strongly recommends thai an additional number be
procured the 10 be lace5 IN the center q the
city, and Tie old ones TO be pui IN thc outskirts
ACCIDENTS by WATER tyD L4xn-The New
Brunswick steamboat Columbia" which ef New-York
Yesterday al = p NJ had arrived al New Brunswick
when the Z! AM Ralroad train left having got aground on
her route ana her passengers N consequence came by the
The Eizabethport Steamboat was unable TO make hsr
p this morning account OF the dense fog and her pas
fengers were returned from the Port and took tie 81 NJ
hhifoad IRAN tor New York The fog also prevented tue
regular rp ofthe steamboat from Nef orr 10 Elizabeth
port tins morning.
four.horse team from New-York, with heavy truck
carrying load of large block OF marble or 10 iuns
weight attempted pass the Turnpike bridge over tie
Hackensack this forenoon and IN crossing the ORA" at
rapid rate the cross beams broke under the enormous
weight though the main tnbers and frame remained hrin
The driver and one horse tel through INTO tue TVer tu Inc
other three horses escaped by pnng urs ard and break
ing of the pole The driver and horse Immediately
rescued with but slight injury the marble BLOCK ana Truck
remaining in the The bridge repaired IN about
half hour, and have since been passing over in
safely again.
The same truck and marble block carried the
Jersey City Ferry this morning drawn by six horses and
caused considerable shaking and rocking tue steamboat
Compton's fourhorse onnibuses with 40 passengers
have frequently passed The draw of the Hackenseck
bridge with perfect security DAILY Advertiser Saturday
~ A boy named VIM Lewis, while standing
on the railroad track at Harsimus, on Wednesday was
struck by the locomotive which fractured his skull and dis
located his shoulder.
CAPT. TAGGART S FLYING MACH1NE-Ihe Sht-
fax Democrat, published at Huntingdon, L. l., on
Friday morning last brings us the first inte-
gence Of the descent Of Capt. Taggart's Flying
Machine, which was even more unfortunate in its
consequences than ts start from Jersey City
On Wednesd ay evening last at halfpast six o'clock
large Balloon with beautiful Car attached descended near
the house OF jonathan Gidersleeve, Clay Pitts in this
town. The Car became entangied in the fence OF lane
leading the dwelling and barn willie the balloon gently
syvayed with the wind above il When II was first dis
covered by ofMr Gdersleeve il 0ccasioned agood
deal of SURPRISE and he called 70 his aid brother and his
WIFE and his neither assist in securing H. large open
ing made in the balloon to permit The air 10 escape but
unfortunately This moment OF the ladies approached
the balloon with lighted candle when The naamnabie gas
took fire. and violent explosion Immediately followed,
knocking down the whole party and burning the two young
severely the face and hands The ladies' escaped
with very slight injuries. The ba.Ooo torn 10 pieces
and enkindled in blaze nj the tneand the beaul
full Ger with IFS machinery greatly damaged. The var
nsed material Of the balloon burned wildly as TO sci the
fence irewiic from lis proximity to the barn and
dwelling, would lave communicated the flames 10 these
also but for the unusual eXcrions OF the injured persons
who though great agony, subdUed the fire by tearing
down the fence, and throwing water upon The burning
fragments Of the balloon The light of the explosion
noticed the distance Of several miles, and tie cu5Sou
was so great that sensbly experienced by the IN
mates OF dwelling half mile distant
We have learnt that this the celebrated Flying Ma
chine of Capt John Taggart which ascended from Jersey
City ON Wednesday afternoon.