The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-05

osx Rom which the machinery and rigging had been
removed Tor some time and which lying Ia the slip
q MT W. II Browne, 1t the foot of Twelfth street.
either took IRE or set which, It 10 imposs.
ps TO Determine appears FROM the statement Of the
police Of the Eleventh wsrd, that this old beat was
nsso Tor the tame purpose house of i'll fame, and
wss resorted TO by vsgabonds OF every description She
was on nre about week ago through their means for
appears they have be. In the habit Of Tx htipg ares
IN hsr and there car he ts doubt that in this
wsy she took IRE the present occasion She blassd
rapidly and the ropes which fastsusd her TO
the dock having be- burned che swung round
the Steamboat Eure.s, which being greatly heated be-
lore toos IRE Immediately, aud the flames spresd all
over her In q few minutes. Meantime the Knicker.
booker steamer which lying In the same Alp being
who were board Of her the time and she driftsd
about the river till the Cleopatra steamboat passing
down. TOOK her In TOW and brought her the foot
Stanton street The Eureka was next cut sdrift,
ana sne noated right acrsss the river for the space
lime grandeur pillar Of fire seemed to sris. out
the water, and to move along like HUG OF life IL
Illuminated the water. far and near, and finally, ths
went night into the Peck slip Ferry South seventh
street " ,liamsburg setting the timbers of the dock
on IRE when one Of ferry boats tovsd her to wAa
waters sose despite the sfsrts Of the williamsburg
nremen and "a Engine company, who followed her
when every other hope Jailed But even this We fear
was not accom- plshed rs the fire seemed to laugh to
delayed for . considerable time Daring the time Of
che paersge OF the Eureka tie river the
40 fervice but bsied by the strength Of the flames
Meanwhile, the barter Oak continued to burn In the
dock and notwithstanding the exertions Of the fire.
men ste was burned down TO the water 1T 10 o'clock
MIR. Browne, Who owned both boats taxing the
'chiDery cut Of h- Eureka yesterday to pat into
other beat lt was intended to bake q barge Of the
Charter Oak. and probably the EUREKA TO have
been converted 10 the ssme purpo'e Most Of the ma
chfnery 10 lost The boilers were quite new. The
Kpickertocksr which is East River boat. laid
up for the winter aud did not belong to Mr. Browne
IL bss been state that In the confusion life was lost
by Drowning this certain. but 1t is hoped
that IL is not true Captain Squires and Assistant
E."sneh %srS c.utain Tsy Of shs ThrtssnS
ward, and some officers from the Seventesth ward
on The pos very early period and rsnas noss
Of fire companies aud n large crowd OF citizens bat
every Effort to save the burning boats was unsvsing
DESTRUCTION oF Mn. ANDREw CARRrGAS's COUNTRY
SRAr FIRE on Sunday evening" at half. past nine
O'Clock the country dwelling house Of Mr.. Andrew
Csrrigsp, mescAsbt Of south street aud late Com
missioner of Emigration, observed to be on
fire by the driver VI the Msnhattsnsils stage This
bssutfoi private residence was near Manhattan
vile (about l5th street), the Bloomingosle road,
and immediately over the tiudson River Railroad COM
mspdrg one OF the finest views q the North River
bed ct the time and not Of the fearful sit
ustion in which they were placed 1t appears the
and had kinded fire and lett for the night. It
there the coDhsgration originated, asd ex-
tended thence rapidly TO tbs adjoining dwelling
hou,e Mr.. Csrrigsn ard the children had to dy for
their lives In their night clothes and Mr.. Csrrigsus
father Who lie very oid man was nearly sunocsted In
the smoke and only escaped out IT window by lsapDg
down on the burning greenhouse, with clothes
but his shrt sno drawers. MIR. Carrigsn absent In
Sbe South The alarm vas given. but before the en-
enes, the nearest OF which MAS at considerable dis
lance reached the spot. the FIRE had gained ssoh
sstsry that 1t dsfed every .fort to extinguish it,
1t assisted in Its Progress by keen North wind
and In about two hours tue building burned to the
ground There only or three articles Of fur
niture saved, iDclsdrg piano The elegant house
wss built by Nr Csirgsn some years ago aud the con-
servstoIy vas enc Of tse large,t on this island CON-
tanning many rare and choice exotics The damage
cannot be less han s. 600, which have heard Is
covered by insurance There about sixty tous Of
In h. asll. Uht~ Oh FArE AID IA
bnrp till noon yeste day, when the IRE finally
ingashed
IIRE Day Dock srRrrr A Gre brske out Mon
day no ming. at quarter to one O'Clock, Mt 10 Dry
Dock stIs.t, On the third door the family near.
sufocaed with smoke before they could be rescued
The IRE exiting by the officers Of the Tenth
ward. Tie dsmsge vas but trifiDg.
FLocGINs NAVY A meeting of citizens op-
posed TO the bsrbHrous punishment OF 6ogging In the
navy, viii be held At the tabernacle, this evening
from the Btsrest which the public have taken In this
matter, expect that the meeting will be very large
RurawAY Honss.-Yestsrdsy, at three o'clock In the
afternoop.s horse. sttsotei TO n wagon which was
allied with oysters AND had been left without any per-
son TO tske care - ~. Nassau street near Maiden
lane got DETACHED. IN some way from the wagon, and
the trsces being suil spon hD, became frightened,
ran up Tn. top of his speed ter
riIyrg all who happened to be before him the traces
all The time bounding from the ground his back
10 fearful n"Insr fortupstely, no p.rson was in.
Jrred ana the horse was secured In consequence Of
running aes'ust the railing OF the Brick church,
ner q Bttkuan street.
DANGEHoUs NUISANCE One OF the numerous
sigus hieh ace su,P-need Broad~ay. was. ON
Saiurc ay, near esusiIg he De ath OF individual
bag u ssue, wegeir eight or ten pounds fell from
o.. rner 81 tie mo'hu, vlere IL bad besn placed
baia,t sud sruck the poreb ~ the buildlns within
fs~mehr' 81 boy pa'.iDg at the moment These rag
sgus ar becoming nussRse cfthe gravsst character
Is there no authority 70 aoste tbenl
Inns CIRcUMssANcE WORTH PuBLIsHrya.-A FAcr
A Jelly old ieuos, no resides In the Tenth yard
considerable 81 pciucsH ing very anxious to see
the report 81 tht meeting AT rammsny Hall Ia satur
day eN,lirg Jumpsd Gus n bed Sunday morning.
aud without waiting TO dress ran TO tbs door, aud
stopped boy who "a iruJRing aloog CRYING suadov
b''sh Scarcely bs he secured the paper, whsn, to
hr dtHaJ be heard couple Of lsdiss who resided up
stairs DE forgot that they TO leave early Wilt
aiek relatively To get back To his could not be
done without exposing himself so he boltea Toto The
street and took 70 the Here the jolly plain
found the ooor aud the ladies' closed the door
above He had 20 uigat keys his family we're mostly
snow storm In his shrt and srsuers After standing
poet upon door mat sbout thirty minutes he heard
some isns OF life ~bia aud after rspping time
the door opened by OF the girls mployed up
stsrs ~ho reported mmeoist-ly to the captains lady
that her husband without his clothes
So much fer residing Sunday papers.
FcuNb Dsowrfp on saturday the BODY Of an ur-
known nah hostsd on the Jersey shore, Ave miles
sbcye Fort Lee ltsppesred TO have been long time
In the water about twenty ave years Of age had In
bis pocket round wooden tobacco. box A leather
belt we bucflsd round h,s watt Further inforaa
ton AZ be hs1 ffom Asrshsm Csrlock Coroner, Fort
Lee.
Disrisss or 1ma Lrses- Out ~ the 200 death, In
this city durns the La. week IS have been Of diseases
~ the ungt ~ kind or another. that than
one fourth Of the mortality Springs from that single
csne Hos neees'asy, therefore, TO protect those
delicate organ from injury and TO avoid the asions
which produce the small 5eginniogs that end 90
fatally.
THK Lreur Gr.sD.-Ths hne body Of military nun.
befiug teNeptN sishty. und-r command % aptain
Vincent and Lieutenant Stetson sccumpsuisd By the
United states band nom tort Columbus made parade
yesterday snd r'turnsd odd relloss Hall, and par
took Of . sunp tucor collation.
Police 1ntelIig, nee.
Itfff. arrr nfeH ar Last NJ
th- meme 81 klHa Blake was arrested yesterday, on Q
charge 81 stealing . gold watch aud chain valued ct
$50 a. property % Elizabeth Ereenan residing 1T No
loo hurch street. In December a youpx m N