The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-25
City Intelligence.
DEsTRrcTlyE FIRE-ABouT FoRTY-FIvE HORSES
BURNED.


BURNED.
About halfpast three O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
fire broke out in of the hay lofts of Cornell Tur
nures stables corner Of Seventh avenue and Thirty
ninth street and before the flames could be subdued
four brick bull ings being all the stables belonging to
Cornell Turnure propretors Of the broadway line of
stages, consumed together with about forty6ye
fifty horses seventy five tons Of hay 1900 bushels of fine
feed twenty sets Of harness four coaches, and large
number Of carriaes wheels. The whole block of stables
are heap OF ruins. The loss is estimated at about
$4,000 Total insurance $4,000 in various Offices in
this city Fifty horses the second floors of the
buildings when the fire occurred and the flames spread
so rapidly that 1t was impossible to save them Only
fonr brought down. and 1t Impossible for the
propretors to last evening" whether these escaped
not, There the lower floors between sixty
and seventy horses, all Of which let loose and
could be galoping through the different streets in
the upper part Of the city block of wooden buildings
adjoining was also destroyed They were occupied by
! ". Hepburn, Moses Ryer Samuel Decon and several
other private families. Hepburn kept boarding house,
Citizens Company for $500 All the other parties
tanned considerable loss, none of whom insured.
The building embracing three houses also Insured
1t is believed the fire is the work Of incondiary
ANOTHER rinE -About seven O'Clock last evening
fire occurred in small segar store in Grand street.
Ludlow street. 1t extinguished, occasonins but
triling damage.
TnE CALAMITY ~ CuERny srErEr.-CoaosER' 5 ISauEsr
Yesterday, Coroner Gecr held the inquest the
bodies of the two children Dora Mackevoy, and Eliza
FL mining the former agea 10 years and the latter
years. who to their deaths by a breach tahiag
Place IN the eide wall of the building Owned by Hccker
Brother, No lo7 Cherry street, whereby large guam
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smoiherng tic two children before aid could be pro-
cured The children, it seems were at play in the yard
at The time also another one but luckily for the
latter she the basement window and the velo
city of the grain carried the child into the basement
Inrjured Avery intelligent jury was EN- panneledand
the witness examined Mr. James r Stevenson, who
set forth the dimensions of the building in question
He saed that it was 20 feet front by 30 deep divided
into ~ bns the wall II inches the plrti
tier walls inches building 80 feet high, and the walls
all through, braced with iron feet apart
The bin holding about 1900 bu Els Of whe at was
he In he sid WA aonnf
The PARTITION wall gave way about feet from the bot
tom and the great weight Ct grain forcing itself against
gain I'll with great repidy into the yard where
The children at play and before they could
they were covered up BY the wheat and suifocated.
Mr. Thomson Price, builder, testified that he saw the
walls during the process of erection and considered
them built strong enough for the purposes intended
1t also shown before the jury that the where
the lr,sch took place had settled down and the wall
that port in consequence thereof to be crack
ed which evidently rendered that part weak and tended
to hasten the fall and thereby case the loss Of lives,
as above mentioned The jury after few brief remarks
by The Coroner the facts rendered the following
dict-"That the death Of the children Dora Mackevoy
and Eliza Fiemmng caused by being -uTocated in
the what that f. into the yard of No 1875 Cherry
street and that tn. building at the time Of Its constru
ton was supposed to have been done 10 substantial
manner and from the testimony given blame could
be- attached TO the owners thereof
CELEBRATION or sr. JoHN's DAv.-The 2ith Of June,
being day usually set apart by the order Of Free and
Accepted Masons TO celebrate in eommsmoration Of
their patron saint it observed by festive dinner
m the Keystone Of Chryste and Division
Past Gisnd Master Henry z. Atwood entertained the
members II the fraternity and the whole affair
Quoted in admirable order Among the guests the
past and present grand officers Of the Grand Lodge Of
the State Of New York and the past and Grand
Masters Of the Ora nd Lodge Of New Jersey After full
DISCUSSION Of the luxures provided for the
and sentiment prevailed. This the first general
meeting II the order since its consolidation, and the
sreatcst fprt of harmony and pleasantly prevailed,
each seeming happy TO meet his brother with that fra
teri al feeling characteristic Of the sncie Mt order
PrruAaopss Assocr.rios.-The corner stone Of a
hall for the Of this association laid yesterday IN
Walker street between the Bowery and Chrystie street.
with great ceremony The president and secretary Of
the society with several Of the members, present
The city papers, morning and evening, with several
coins epcosed in iron box, and placed in the
foundation Of the building
AsStsgRssKy.-Last evening the Canadian Benev ocnt
Society Of st John the Baptist celebrated their third
annivenAry, by public dinner in Tammany Hall
Between one thousand and twelve hundred Canadians
adh.rents of the order have made arrangements
witt New York on the fourth of July They win be
eey.d by their brethren in this city, to whom they
TO present splendid banner
Tur STEAMER NORM AMERICA - This vessel left Pier
No 3 North River mt o'clock yesterday for San Fran
csco Panama large crowd Of people present,
to wtness her departure, and considerable unpleasant
feelings manifested against the steamer and all
necsd with her In consequence Of her failure TO proceed
to Galway according to bhe went out.
carrying neither freight passengers and Il to take
her station on the Pacific side in connection with the
Vanderbilt line
Tur scnryirR Gr,pps, Of Brooklyn under command
Of Captain Isaac Schuyler and accompanied by George
Whtworth' City Band, passed the Herald Office yester-
IN white flannel shirts with red silk facings blue
caps and black pants, bound with red The company
numbered thirty men and made fine display.
Stray wouaS-on Monday night German woman
named Hess about e. years o. found wandering
in the street. with n small child In her She
unable To tell where she resided and she seemed TO have
idea Il where she ehe stated that she
New Orb with her daughter and grandchd about
fourteen days and that Monday The wentout with
the latter to take walk when she got astray She
unable a. tell where her daughter resided She and the
child cent TO the Aims House in the Park where
they can be found.
AKorurR P,sorrcuSsr KutTp JrrsrY Crry.-
Yest. raay afternoon. between and o'clock Mr. VIM
Duffy sg,d ~ years born in Ireland instantly killed
by an xplosun Of combustblc matter in the nsnufac-
rry Of fru works at Jersey City. boy named James
Eams II years u age, lady burned the haais
snd h. al IL seems that Duffy was setting ON bench
In the shop wh,n John D.anatsr informed him that he
smtt sulphur. and saw IRE. Duly remarked, Oh, no.
its ouly soms;hpg some woman has thrown into the
canal" nelamat.r and Ramsey became frightened ami
escaping from the shop when the en- piospn took
piece blowing up the hop and Killed Duffy Immediately
the bustitle matter fred the BUILDING and II
burned 80 the ground also another small shop
next to IT, IL was but few days since that Mr. Dawes
The proprietor Of the premises badly burned by
Az .sposon that he died almost the spot Justice
Bedford held Inquest The body and the jury found
that the death caused by spontaneous combustion
caused by the fireworks
strrocATrp sINE.-Corcner o. er yesterday held
an inquest he bodies 81 Jacob lloeG and Andrew
Feb nts two German scaveugers who we're engaged the
night previous in Implying sink At No 40 Oak street.
they down the link to clean cut the bottom when
Schemt f,n tufocated by the impure gas. Ioen en-
daVcreu 10 rescue him aud IN dfng ne NSeWlst fsh
sun Gated ~ the qas tn r. man eu1savoring 20
tri-ste n, also nearly -tn,d. Other aid pro.
cur Il Wy their companions. and they ell three
taktr cut litrn died Immediately and kchs mts
the City Hos pita and expired shortly after The
tbno man wa conveyed home IN feeble sta'e yer
diet rendered that the deceased persons 60
their death by suocation caus.d ty inhalng cerbonic
acid gas.
srfctpr ~ TAuye L.up.rrM Coroner Gcer hid an
r4u,st yesterday. at a dwelling house situated in
Ts.nty eighth stree between Ninth and Tenth
On The body Of Joecrh cullen who came 70 bis death
by taking 81 lauaanum ninstcrcd 10 him
et for the purpose Of tErg his own life The act, 1t
appears vas caused by intemperance. Verdict &C
coTdinpy.
Mas Rutrp ny rHr putLApELrHrA TRAtv, GotvG
StUtW-Ltst evening unknown man on the
trrtk usat Fhzbptht0wn the Philadelphia train
rurg south atd before the engine could b. reverend
tie MI vrs struck down ard killed in family The d.
o,atd frc.,d 10 have been dCaf - great noise
utt Aa1e H. attract his ontion, but o. ~ eject.