The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-03

New Years Day In new horks
sPLENDoR OF the DAY-GRANB sLEIoHING-rHE
cAILs-AccIDEST ONE MAN INSTANTLY KILLED.
The custom transmitted from sire to son, Of observ
ing New Years day in this city was kept up on the
nrst day Of 1850 with than the usual amount of
spirit The last day Of the old year being the FIRST Of
the eghng and the weather having set in cold clear
keen and brscing there every anticipation Of joy
full morrow As soon rs the clock struck twelve, at
night there merry music from the bells Of Trinity
Church and discharge Of arms, all over the city
announced the fact that another year was numbered
with those beyond the food, and that new year had
begun The firing kept up till daylight and large
parties psraded the streets with bands Of music
and som without Two or three of the fre panss
gave exercise their engines In honor OF the occasion
and seemed anxious for opportunity to extingosh
sen great confsgraton. They had been awaiting the
of night and the excitement had not yet subsidized
Those sroesque, curiousy dressed squads which are
in The habit Of FORMULATING the city on New Years
morning made the usual amount OF noise and din, go
that only very Sound seepers could ENJOY kind ns
,v hsS bsr bopps =, almost syery house and fred
shots t they were quite certain II did not contain
one sleeper somstimes as the wayfsrer passed home
wards. he startled from his propriety by shot
suddenly discharged at his very ear In fact frolic
and fun reigned throughout the city and many were
grits James Csr,on OF SEQ Water street, fell down
the Of No 81 Mulberry street. and was much hurt
and IT is believed dargsrouy too He taken to the
city hospital. Several arrests were made for being
drunk aud disorderiyn
The tun rose and shed its light over as ane First
Of January II was not too cold. bat
just sufcienty 80 to be bracing and to stimulate to
exercise The air was full Of the sxhsrating iseu.
Of electricity. The cheerful lively tinklipg OF
the sleigh bells heard in every street. The large
sixpenny pibus tleighs well as the lighter and
graceful hired for private use at the rate
Of $50 each elded along with their freghts Of
happy faces. and all went merry as marriage bell"
fer il was not Deep enough to be cut into by Rea1y
vehicles. and made soft and uneven, but just enough
60 constitute firm, smooth basis for the seigh The
humber Of seghs great and the races OF the
young bloods was highly amusing, though not with
out danger Frequently the horses partsking Of the
excitement Of the more rational animals who used
them. away TO the the terror OF the
spectators. In one instance, q man named Luuny,
thrown with such violence from sleigh In Broad
way, that he was instantly killed. Broadway and
the Bowery the principal thoroughfares, and so
great was the demand that II difficult TO get seat
The wheeled omnibuses were also plyisg aud the
Harlem railroad the long cars instead II the short
ones found necessary for the throng Even these
could no, contain half Of the pedestrians who sppsd
Tor admission IL Was laughabe TO some Of the
wars about sunset the backs or fronts of the
allure on board those WHOM they thought anxious for
seat by telling them there plenty of Inside
and then laugh at their credulity the inside being
Of sAvo, the disappointed individual was thea ia
formed there was room the roof ii be could only
eplven tSs scene There vas the usual aSePs. Of
ladies in the streets during the day or they
gagged IN their happy hSm.spi bat at sGndorn aaa
sleighs, dying Up and down Broadway, enjoying the
excit, of tie drive after the iatgues OF the day
continued till starry night This is day long looked
forward to BY New York ladies IL is an ia many
OF their lives. All sorts of preparations are made
cakes and elies and conf. ctionaries and quers aud
choice wines, and game and every delicacy OF the
sesron are provided; and the friend or ncausintance
who IL so ill LatuIed or inconsiderate not 10 make
CALL IL put the black st,n whore be deserves to
be Accordingly, tleishs, and hacks and private cas-
risges might be all the DAY long, drawn up
houses in every ttrset, the more unpretending Pc
dsstian, or perhaps trosP OF pedestlians knocking
So tenacious Of this custom are New Workers., that
In some instances, little girls OF twelve or thir-
Of mothers and older sisters. The variety OF meats
and drinks Is great as the variety OF means
ard disposiIions. Some have profnson OF luxures;
Others more simple in their arrangement though
equally hospitable. There IL champagne and claret
and he OK and pert and sherry and cold ana hot
punch and brandy and coffee In short every variety OF
drink. The remit Is that mixture Of these drinks
takes many gentlemen by the head sooner than they
ere aware aud they become cases loss before the
day IL done illustrating the old sdage, killed with
kindness" The expense Of those tables Is very con
sidsr, BILE varying from $40 SEQ up to $50. The
taste for expense ana proiusion however, going out
OF fashion AID simple elegance is taking Its place
The Mayor received visitors Ia the city Hail. and
large number CT citizens called upon his honor
Andrew Dsgget. while In state o: intoxioatou,
throxn from bis horse at the OF Third
and Ninth street and seriously ibj ured. lie was con-
veyed 10 the Sersntss nth ward station house by oi
GERS Farrinsto and Sherwood.
We should mention among the events Of the day the
arrival q the Baltimore Friend,hp Company No g. by
the mall train from fhsdelphia, at quarter before
one O'Clock A delegation nom the Ore companies Of
New FORK was in waiting TO receive them At Jersey
City On their arriving at this side Of the river they
were received with enthusiastic cheers BY large un
Der Of hrer.n and other citizens who congregated
the spot in anticipation Of their coming rhey
accompanied by a rsspectabls baud OF music, AMI
Q ere engine. which for beauty TAR exceeds
anything In New York. IL "a the finest we say.
They numbered close upon 100 men, all wearing oil
cloth eapes with the vord Fr-pd,hip inscribed aud the
era,p,d hsrer They are q enc BODY OF men They
were escorted through Brsadsay aud the principal
street., Of the city BY the dsegson and after sesiog
q ID gnIN - a Tat nF1nn Hal uhE
curing their stay In the city they the guests OF the
hrenen Of New York. The name Of tbs Chief EnsL
nesr Who accent anied them, Is william VI. Smith,
man Of venerable appearance.
During the day host Of target companies paused
through inc CITY spen 90 "a. eoSS,ry sna
who're drefs and appearance male evorybody
laugh. ard drew after them crord Of boys Itws,
particularly amuspg to zee the thin dresses some OF
them while others bad no covering outside their
thirts Ind trousers with the tempsrs,zre q the s.mo
sphere low In the evening the theatres aud othez
places CT amutsnent we're crowded to repletion.
The Hungarian exiles visited Gen. Sanford and his
fsry, a. bis residence in Chsmsors street 10 large
Feish They met several ofi.er Of the militia there,
and. after rsrtssiug o. lunch made some other calls,
aud In the evening received vters themselves AZ their
prs,tIt renderce In Bopd street They aftsrwstd ac
cpt.d Invitation TO supper In the Hungarian style,
from one Of their country men, Mr. chsndoE. No Y
CaIrLe street. Several tssst, were proposed aud
drunk, srd at one O'Clock the company separated,
much pleased With their entertainments.
A fs'al accident occurred ia Broadway. near Sc.
csrdist-sst N appears that Mr. Farrell Lunaay,
builder Tediog 40 the corner OF Thirteth street AID
Thirs avenue. vas riding up Broadway, accompanied
~ ifieri. Mr Shaw. In one one horse sleigh The
hlrse became very FESTIVE aud rather difficult TO
Ususce. ard while erdeavorine 20 hold him In. one
r,iu bFoke; the driver then sprunx from the sleigh .
TOE horse becau. uumanagestle. leaving Msssrs Sbs-
end Lunnsy in the sleigh. Mr.. Shag seixsd holi Il
the remaining rein which turned the horse suddenly
around and In 20 doing. the tleeh turned ovsr, and
Mr Lunusy thrown with gres, violence from the
flegh. striking his head srst the curb stone frsc
turing hs skull causing death VA less than ten minutes
sisr Mr. Slss was likewise very seriously injured.
The Coroner titet rr Geer. called 70 bold az In
quest The deceased IS yeart q age, native OF
ireland. A verdict rendered according 10 the
alb facts 10 that the horse belonged 60 Mr..
LuRrsy. ana Mr. shaw wished TO purchase HIN for
$50, AID MIR. Luurny wanted $500. snd yesterday
uestayl was TIE cay appointed to try his Qualities
which resulted In The above fatal accident
Altogether the festiyty passed OF very ssreeiSy In
New ltfk.
THr DAY sFTEr.
The nuuhcr ~ headaches yesterday -ss very confi-
deratle the ight very extensively speot IN ca
rousal IL being considered not quite orthodox % ID
iotru sfl b,cas daylight the every ohiectcn