The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-13

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osrcs......No. 98 sT. CHARLES STREET.
The INSANE AND PRESIDENT FILLMORE.
During the visit recently made to New York by
President Fillmore, he called at the Lunatic Asy-
lum, in Utica, and some of the incidents of the
novel scene are thus described by the New York
Mirror
On entering the chapel where some two hun
dred OF these unforunates were quietly seated, the
overseer introduced the President of the United
States, when all rose, respectfully bowed, and
sumed their seats. Each member of the party
was then introduced by name, when the same GER
emony was profoundly repeated. Mr.. Maby,
wise lunatic, then and welcomed the Presi-
dent in strain of graceful and touching eloquence
that drew tears to every eye He is tall, thin
pale man, with penetrating eyes, fine voice, and
gestures belonging to the polite oratory of gen
temen of the old school," The Presidents reply
was also very happy and affecting. So orderly
and so well behaved company surely has not
greeted him in all his travels. In of the female
wards, the whole party was Individually intro
duced to an elegantly dressed and most accom-
plished lady, the daughter of one of the most dis
tlnguished lawyers New York has ever produced.
She had the right word ready for every one who
addressed her, and presented the President with
sweet little bouquet, of her arranging, in the
tasteful and graceful manner. We the
" act OF presentation performed hundred times,
and grace, marked the offering of this accom-
pshed lady. She is about forty years of age and
IN mentioning the names OF some Of the distn-
gushed mon she had entertained at her fathers
house, added: But for the last seven years |
have been-very much out of the world"
There was young girl in the asylum, who also
attracted much attention by her beauty Of person
and elegance of dress. She did not appear to be
over seventeen years of age, and there was not the
slightest indication of lunacy, even of iregA-
kartty about her.
She stood in the door Of her room, which was
adorned with flowers, gracefully acknowledging
the bows OF the visitors, though one presumed
to speak of her. She wore beautiful wreath of
peach and cherry blossoms in her dark hair the
only ornaments appropriate to her rare and touch
ing beauty. Thinking of the " fair Ophelia," and
the heartbroken " Bride of Lammermoor,' and
all the delicate, feminine harpstrings that ever
broken by sorrow sin, we left the beautiful luna
TIC, and Tor hours afterwards every sound seemed
moan, every breeze sigh, and even the drops
OF the morning." which glistened in the flowers,
looked more like tears of sadness than gems of joy
Fire AnnihiIator.
A London letter of May l5 in the National
Inelligencer. speaking of the special care taken
by the commissioners and committees of the Great
London Exhibition, against accidents of any kind
and particularly by fire, says
Fire, that most dangerous and destructive OF en-.
emes has been most especially the object of atten-
t0u and here peculiarly happy combination of
circumstances has placed at the disposal of the
managers of this great Worlds Fair a new and
powerful agent as an opponent of fire. in Mr. Phil
lips simple but wonderfully efectually " Fire An
nh'tatOrs," number of which dispersed
through the Glass Palace. The old enemy Of fire
--water-is in most cases powerful enough to gair
the victory in it's with its aniagonisnc eie
nents; but water would prove almost as destruc
i've 10 the rich stores of art, science, and labor
which adorn the blilding as fire.
Hence it is peculiarly fortunate that, at thi
juncture, when the collected wealth of the indus
try and Ingenuity of almost every nation on The
parth's surface is gathered under roof the
skill of man should also have provided the mean
OF preserving the rich collection from its most in
sdious enemy, fire, without employing the almos
equally destructive agent, water. Phillips FIR,
Annihilators-sInall portable ma chnes-operate b,
means o chemically prepared gas, perfectly in
noxious to life, and productive of no injury to pro
perty; its application nstantaneously subdues III
fame and great practical result is effected whc
NAV be said to interest all mankind. We conside
his discovery of Mr.. Phillips likely to have grea
practical influence upon the proprietary Interests G
the country. Organized companies, with large
capitals, have been formed in England and on
upon large scale is about being established il
France, 10 place the use of this Fire Annihilato
within the reach of The community, by substituting
through the agency of fire companies, the nev
mode of extiDguishng fires instead Of the old on
by fire engines, etc. Phillips portable machine
are distributing daily from the office of the Engs
company, in Leadenhall street, to all parts of III
Empire, and their use is attended with almost uni
yersal success. Her Majesty's Palaces AT Wine
sor ST ] mes and Buckingham House, are sur
piled with the " "Annlhilator," so the res
dences of the principal nobility and gentry Th
chief manufacturing establishments in Mancheste
etc, have adopted them. The leading public jou
mails speak unanmousl Y in their praise and efficac,
Mr. Dickens has dedicated nearly an entire nun
Der of his Household Words" to description
their importance, and Lord Brougham lately sal
that he hoped before long vesseI would /
allowed to put to sea without having Phillips fiji
a9philator on board" Your readers must not
81 Jary with this long account of this great inve
ton we regard it of the principal di
coveries, and one OF the greatest blessings, of tn
age of progress and mprovement--an age whlc
has witnessed the snbiugation of steam to the loc
motive wishes OF man, and the employment OF Il
electric fluid to communicate his desires and wan
with the rapdity of thought We have employ,
two invisible agents to annhlate time and spaC
and we have now harnessed third to the
science to protect from the ravages Of fire.
To put readers in possession of one of 4
proofs of the great power and efficiency OF t
invention, we copy the annexed letter, address
by w. Bates, Jr, the manager of the lmper
Wadding Company, Manchester, to Mr. PHILLIP
the patentee and and superintendent of the F
Annihilator Company
ZARA STREET MILLS. Manchester. April 2. 1851
iSr-We have much pleasure IN adding our te
timony to the great value of your lnventlon-the +
annihiator. Owing to the great heat required in
manufacture of goods, and the consequent
bty of the material to ignite, the insurance otfit
have always refused to insure our premises, ev
at the rates paid for the most hazardous trad
Now, however, we consider ourselves perfec
safe, for, in addition to your apparatus, we ha
both steam and water conveyed in pipes to all pa
of the building but we consider the annihila
will be able to put out any fire that may hereaf
occur. One that took place in January last, v
put out in about five minutes by three charg
(although it spread with the rapidity OF gunpow
distance of $50 feet,) and the men were enabled
resume work in an hour afterwards.
Two other very great advantages the annihia
possesses the vapor enables persons to breathe
the room where the fire is, and the apparatus
be used without causing the least damage to
machinery, as is the case with both steam
water
From the experience we have had Of the inv
ton, we have no hesitation in saying that even
portable machines will be found sufficient
extinguish any fire, if applied Immediately on
outbreak.
We are, sir, yours respectfully,
Perpro the Imperial Patent ,ads.M Wadans TFs o%psny
W. H. Phillips, ESQ.,, London.
LoeAN,THE INDIAN NCHIEF.-Twenty-fve y
ago one of the stereotype orations was the sp'
Of this celebrated warrior, in which Mr.. Jefte
Indanized Macduff s lament. Mr. Brian w Ma
ia Iactura bafora tbo MARYLAND Historical Soc