The republic., 1851-07-08
Local Matters.

SAD OccURRENcE.-The city was startled yes
terday at noon by terrible accident at Browns
hotel building. 1t appears that while laborers
were hosting bricks, by means of windlass, to
the fourth story, range of joist resting trim
mer, split and sunk under the weight of more than
fifteen hundred bricks, which had been placed on
the floor for the purpose of backing the marble
front. The corresponding trimmers of the lower
stories swept away by the falling mass.
There were upwards of thirteen persons on the
joists at the time of the occurrences FIVE of them
made their escape by leaping to place of safety,
while the remainder fell to the ground. Four of
these conveyed to the Washington Inhrma-
ry, where every attention calculated to alleviate
their sufferngs was Immediately bestowed by the
physicians and attendants of that institution
Michael Hanrahan bore lacerated wounds in the
face, scalp, knees and wrist, and badly injured
in the spine.
James Hanrahau, relative of Michael, had his
arm and skull fractured; the bone driven into
the brain; and yesterday evening he was supposed
to be ia dying state
Thomas Cross, confused all over; eyes injured,
hands bruised, and his body scratched from head
to foot.
Sam or John Brooks, negro, had the bone Of
his left arm comminutcd, or broken into many
pieces; the lower jaw fractured, and great internal
confusion.
All of the above are in dangerous condition
Besides these, Michael Clancey, Isaac Brown,
William Ingram, John McLane, Caleb Adams
and John Hall, were injured, some Of them badly;
and they were conveyed to their homes
Nearly all of the workmcn, after the accident,
suspended work for the day.
A NEW OFFIoE-In the Board of Aldermen, yes
terday evening, Mr.. Sweeney introduced a resolu
ton, which was adopted, iustructing the Commit
tee of Improvements 10 inquire into the expedlency
of creating new officer OF the Corporation, with
the title of Building Commissioned" whose duty
il shall be to inspect all buildings hereafter erect
ed or in the course of erection In this city, (oher
than those which may be erected by the Govern.
men of the United States,) to ascertain and ccer-
mine whether they are being constructed IN ac-
cordance with the building regulations and the or
dinances of the city, and whose compensation shall
depend on fees to be collected by law; one halt to
be paid by the Corporation, and the balance by the
contractor or contractors of said buildings,
CRlnIsAL CovRr-Albert II. Beach, convicted
last week of Obtaining twenty dollars under false
pretences, on a note, yesterday morning SEN
fenced to eighteen months confinement, at la
Dor, in the penitentiary.
BANK ELECTIONS We learn that the stock
holders of the Bank of the Metropolis yesterday
re- elected all their directors, and that the Patriotic
Bank reelected theirs, filling a vacancy which
had long existed with Mr.. Fitzhugh Coyle
Another ACCIDENT Yesterday morning a
scafTolding at the new building on the corner o.
Seventh street and Louisiana avenue gave way
precipitating Mr. Amey, bricklayer, and Rich
ard Wallis, colored laborer (beonging to Mr.
H. Jones) into the area-a distance of about twenty
feet Mr. Amey was not seriously hurt, and it il
said that Dick was able TO limp away after the &C
| cidcnt
PRovIsIoN FOR THE Pooh INJURED BY ACCIDENTS
! Mr. Morgan in the Board of Aldermen, introduced
"A bill, which was referred to the Committee ol
Health, authorizing the Mayor to enter into an ar
rangement with the directors of the Washington
Intirmary for the reception and treatment Of sucl
paupcrs as by sudden accident may bo so injure'
as to ondangcr their lives by conveying them ih
distance to the Washington City Asylum.