The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-08

yURYIcATIoN OF THE CrY-A Sanitary CENSUS.
. The Heath Wasdsns In the different wards OF the
city, have commenced, under the direction Of DR..
white, the City Inspector to take completes list OF
the housssin each ward giving in book under proper
heads, the street. the number, the owners and
sddre the number ofstorss and in each house.
the number offambss and persons in each; what the
condition H. Whistler filthy otherwise; what the
yentnstion whether good or bad; what the yards ct
street, and what their oondtion-hsaithy or other
WISE Ths City Inspector will thus obtain cemplets
register Of each house factory stable, 90 In each
which win be most important for reference for SAINT
tsIy purposes, IN the coming spring and summer. 1t
and the wsrdsns scting under him, in this movement
and therefore expected that every Householder
&. not s.
70 add for the Information Of those Who may be dis
posed to offer any cosruotion that they ar: liable to
ties Win be inflicted. But few indeed will be found
who will operate with the efficient City Inspsc-
degree the comparative healthy condition Of the city
for last year evinoed by report Of the
tally published on the lat inst It hoped that un-
der The psrssverng labors of the department. there
will be still greater improvement and that the Gem
mon Council viii lend their assistance in the carrying
out of all those which tend to prevent the
generation OF disease or to check In Its progress
after II has commenoed its raysgss We trust the
little Of prevention Il better than vast amount Of
cure.
FRE.-Ae O'Clock, on monday morning, ire broke
out In small frame building In Hudson street
Of Hammond. oceup pied as o second hand boot and
shoe store, which together with two small wooden
dwellings adjoining. was destroyed. 30 rapid was
the progress Of the flames, that the inmates of the
house where tho re originated had scarcely time to
escape With their lives The loss Is about $780, and
insurance. But Tor the pitt ude and exertons
Of the hremen, who deserving OF all praise, the
whole block consisting as IL did Of frame buildings
would have been consumed The police Of the Ninth
and Sixteenth wards were in attendance.
ACCIDENTAL four O'Clock Sunday afternoon, q
man named @. Farlie was thrown from . wagon in
Twenty. Dinth street, Second avenue and
considerably injured. lie conveyed to his resi-
dencs, % Dey street, by officer Birdsall, Of the
Eighteenth ward
Fell INTO THE WArER-John Hanson fell into the
from Pier L. North River, and with greatest
difhculty rescued from drowning, by policemen
McCabe and Dryer.
TIE Gas LAMPS LIGHTED Three Of the gas
lamps in Pearl street not lighted Saturday or
Sunday nights. One OF them is the of Ful.
ton street the of John street; and the
other In front OF No 270 Pearl street.
afternoon, woman named Julia Riley slipped the
ice in Hudson street and dsl coated her wrist She
was brought TO the Ninth ward station house. and
tended by Doctors Page and ptesrns.
Accident THE HARLEM RAiLRaAp.-On Sunday
road In Centre street, Duane street While
going dewp the hill, the became rnms ge abls
from the ice the track and sliding at rapid
of the rails, and knocking down tse horses OF
ending car broke the leg of one, rendering him
useless and eyerely Injured other