The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-03
CITY Intelligence.

CITY Intelligence.
TuE WgaTHrR.--A terrible storm of thunder and
rain ragged for a short time at midnight on Thursday
night, and the effect a reduction Of the tempera
tuTe of the atmosphere The thermometer seven
degrees lower yesterday than on the two previous days
O'Clock 4. N. Il o'elkM. oo'cik P. M. cOcl,5P.M.
suS Srrucv-Ou Tbursday, man named Seaman,
was so Overcome by heat that he fell in Cherry ST.,
and was 20 the City Hospital insensible. Thos
Dursn whore family reside at No. Marion street,
fell dow a. ON Thursday at the corner OF Prince and
Marion streets from the effects Of the lie con-
veyed to the City Hospital where he shortly after;
wards expired A man. whose name Is unknown fell
In III. overpowered by heat st halt past o'clock 7.
NJ In Grand street. lie was conveyed TO the City
Hospital. On Thursday afternoon. about o'clock an
unknown man was carried TO the First ward station
house from the corner Of Front street and Coen-
ties slip, overpowered by the heat physician was
cent for and every adopted TO restore him, but
in vain He died In few minutes after being brought
in Patrick Dillon was sunstruck at half past three
O'Clock in the First ward and take to the City os
pital At 49, o'clock, Thursday, a man named James
Gallagher, a lsborer, who working In tho ruins
OF the Park Theatre was sunstruek and conveyed 20
the CITY Hospital by officer Mooney. At half past
o'clock Thursday afternoon, young lady tainted in
Cl street ON the Effects Of the sun she was taken
TO walk home. She resides In Brooklyn, and refused
70 give her name. man named smith at WORK on
Twelfth street Thursday as laborer was sunstruek
lie conveyed TO his residence, in Twelfth street
near First avenue, where be died. Robert Cummings
drinking ice water. They both emigrsnts, and III,
PROSTATE at the Battery.
THr srnrrrs sample Of the way in which the
streets are kept clean may state that we have been
informed by respectable resident q Jane street that
Wahn gton between Barrow and Morton streots
has not been Swep, for three months
TraH Bo1Rp ruE STEAMER ALAp,uA.--At half past
four o'clock on Thursdsy afternoon. Gre broke ont
board the stes Alabama at the foot Of Gouver
street where che had been for repairs from
New Orleans The FIRE was occasioned from careless
while smoking rats out II the ship. The hrcmun
in prompt attendance. aud succeeded in extin-
gushing the flames before extensive damage done
FinE FROM LieHrsINo During the thunder storm
Thursday evening at 12s O'Clock the roof Of the
house No a. Elizabeth street took fire from lightning
u put cut In short time by the active exsrtions
Of The Fire Department and the police with but tri-
fling damage
AEorurN Fmr-At three O'Clock, on Thursday af,cr.
neon. ere broke out Ia shanty In Fourth avenue,
near Thirty eighth street II was consumed, with all
that II contained. Loss. about city dollars.
vAoEISrs Asr rHr CoNssuo-Ets o. BnraRArio1.-
Mary Mccarthy and her two children Thursday
committed a. vagrants the Commissioners OF Emizra-
tioD refusing 10 take charge Of them.
Eurrrr or DooRs LrrT Orrr At Nianr The police
Of the First ward reported that - Dwellings lsn
open Thursday nisht In Greenwich street from the
battery Liberty street and fourteen In Cedar street
west Of Broadway The store No 80 FERRY street was
found open at late hour Of the night by the Second
ward police The hall doors Of 2l0 152 and 15l and
bascrent doors 100 1n4 l52 lie 1884 aud la4 Canal
street, were also found open.
HoHoHrS- Language fails 20 depict thu refreshing
luxury 81 this Lovely spot after bciug broed like
beef. steak In New York IL seems as II one had got
into region-so cool, fresh and fair Il every
thing around. During these 6og-days Hoboken Is
thronged with visiters.
stniors AccrprSr ~ A Sur TARp.-An old man
named Donohoe, chip carpenter, working At a
fhip IN the ship yard ~ the foot of Tenth street Fast
River yesterday Afternoon. at o'clock had his back
hrokoutby beam. IA feet long. falling upon him. Me-
dica aid called in, but there no hope enter
tanned q his recovery
Accfnr~r ~ Nassas srprrr.-Testsrday fQrenoon.
Oven Flynn employed st the building in Nassau.
near the corner Of fulton street fell from the sroud
story and severely but not dangerously injured in
the face neck and shoulder He vas conveyed TO the
city Hosrital
AxorHrn Aoctrrrr Patrick Mcguire was run ever,
yesterday ty carriage In the street and had hic col
Ter hone broken. lie was conveyed 10 the City Hoe
pitsi.
Accirrsr TO rHr srraNnoar CosfuoposE.--The arr
va Of the steamboat Commodore was delayed upwards
II three hours yesterday morning BY the breaking q
her crpnks when about three hours out from stoung.
Ton She towed the remainder % the vay. a Dis
tarce 81 n milee by the steamboat Empire state The
steamer Massnchusetts took her place last evening
ropr Rrcovrrrp-Ths body Of Charles preck, aged
81 years born In Germany. Who vas drowned few
days since While bathing foot Of Fifty third street,
vas recovered yesterday and the Coroner held In
quest on the body Verdict, death BY drowning
nEow~rp WIN 1T BarHrSe.--A boy. about "a years
of are accidentally drowned al the feet Of Jack
son street, At eight O'Clock.
pparu Nv Covr 10 sottrt--The Coroner held several
nquests yesterday the bodies ~ persons Who came
their death By exposure 20 the hest Of the At
The First ward station house unknown man about
20 years Of died in consequences Of the heat Aso
II the City Hospital an unknown man aged about 20
yesrs Likewise on the body of Patrick Diuon aged 30
years native Of ireland who came TO his death BY
exposure to the heat o. the sun.