The New York herald., 1851-08-24
City Intelligence.

EXTENSION Gas " oEKs-r works of e Manhattan
Gas Company at the foot OF Eighteenth street. North
river, beng considerably enlarged The additions
will consist Of two tanks eie feet in diameter and
twenty five feet deep with telescope gasometers
OF holding 4os9 tons Of water and Of retaining 2.0 $50
cubic feet of gar; house lao by SO
tanning 100 rttorts; coal house 10 by l5 feet aud
shed for coal 10 by 10 feet The in opera
ton contain only eight tanks.
THE NEw BELL TOWER BELL-The iron bell
tower in Thirty first street IL completed and IL Is the
most substantial admirable structure of the kind
that has yet been erected in the city The bell in
tended for this tower arrived here Friday ut the
DEPOT in Forty second street from Boston ana
yesterday il removed to the Thirty fr
street Ii feet high and 81 feet in diameter the
base 1t weighs about 23oOO lbs and fourteen Of
metal were melted for the casting 1t bears the Of
the city II New York with the inscription its
cunfer, Ssum eLo,esci AMI the date of
its casting Thr bell has deep and clear tone and
from it's elevated and commanding position the sound
will be distinctly heard all the city and its environs
for many miles around 1t n the largest and heaviest
bell ever used in the city Owing to delay occssoned by
the preparation Of the bell will be raised
to its place in the tower for three four days
Explosion oF CAsrHEsE LAMP AT half past eleven
o'clt ck ast night Mary Gillian of No 81 Duane street.
was hlng camphene lamp. when lighted, aai oef,.e
the lamp was quite fun 1t exploded with tremendous
,s noise In moment Mary and another girl were ca
rendered they were both severely burnt
DrATH CAusKD ny yArorLrxy.-Yesterday. Coroner Geer
held an inquest at No 81 Cannon street the body
Jacob Mills aged twenty nine native OF Germsny
Who came to his death by sudden attack Of apopi-xy
Verdict accordingly.
DksTH n, DisEAN oF THE HEARr-Coroner Geer yes
terosy held inquest at No IL Peck slip the bo1y
OF William Buckensure aged q years. born Ia England
The deceased seems, taken sick Friday night
shout 10 O'Clock and laid down bench A phvsi.
clan was sent for Who recommended that the deceased
be forthwith conveyed to the City Hospital Accordingly
messenger vas despatched for carriage, but on his
return the deceased bad expired The jury rendered.
verdict Of death by disease Of the heart,
AcciprSIAL DrArH CAusED nv FALLING DowS srAias
The Coroner held an inquest yesterday at the City
Hospital on the body Of Cornelius Murphy native Of
Ireland sg,d 81 years who TO his death by the
fracture Of his skull caused by falling down stairs Il
seems that the deceased "wednesday last comiog
down stairs at No " Roosevelt street accident
fell down four stepr and struck his head In tn f.
causing compound fracture Of the skull from which in
jury The deceased died yesterday Verdict in accordance
with the above facts.
DkAlH CACssp nv FALLING A scAprolp The
Core nsr hke~ise held inquest at the hospital the
body OF James Moran, aged ~ years, born in Ireaud
who accidentally fell from scsold erected at three
story building n Thirty hit street the 10th infant
causing compound fracture Of both sncl-s The de-
ceased fingered in the hospital until yesterday when he
died. Verdict accordingly