The New York herald., 1851-10-30
CITY InteiiAxence.

owned BY Messrs bmtn and Layton, buudsrs. The Fire
Department promptly the ground and BY their
exertons succeeded In saving hs adjoining buildings
confined principally the building which
it originated The loss amounts to $4,000 of which $500
covered by insurance in the City Fire Insusancs
Company section of police, under Assstant Captain
Flandreau, at the aud efficient in pre-
serving order.
ON Monday evening FIRE broke out in the rear
of the Medical College in Fourteenth street, be
tween Irving place and Third avenue, occssioned by
defect in the us Immediately connected with the fur
used for heating the building The hsmss were
first perceived issuing nom the basement ceiling, but
were soon extinguished without damage.
About O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, the willow
and basket store of Peter @ Lyon, in the basement
of the Beecker Building corner Of Norton and Beecker
streets caught FIRE which sclted IN the total destruc
ton Of the stock and much damage TO the building
The oss the stock covered by an CT $780,
in the Merchants Insurance Company.
AccIpEsrs-A woman named Sarah Trip, while in
the act Of getting into stage at the corner Of Fourth
street and Broadway on Tuesday afternoon missed hsr
footing fell, and broke her arm She was sent TO the
Aims House. About ten ocloek, same evening" man,
name unknown bad his leg badly hurt M oy ,ne % giving
| At g O'Clock Tuesday morning young man named
Jehn McNamee engineer in the refinery OF Messrs
Howland Muller corner OF Montgomery and Water
streets had hand caught between the cog wheels Of
the machinery and before the engine could be stopped
his right arm torn on He was Immediately taken
City Hospital where he died at six oclosk
evening. A woman, named Jane McDermott, fell uto
the basement Of . new building at the corner Of Oak
to the New York Hospital MF James Hasserty, one
Nassau stIsst had beth Of bis leg. and arms broken
on Tuesday afternoon in consequence Of falling
time Of the accident be was engaged in lowering paper
the fourth story Of the building He was conveyed
to the City Hospital in very dangerous condition
pEsrsrKs CHILD-At 10 O'Clock, Tuesday morning,
Mr. John Clay ton who resides the southwest
Twenty third street and Eighth passing
and examining it found q newly born male infant,
rolled up carefully in piece Of muslin, without being
dressed 1t brought TO the sixteenh ward station
house and from thence forwarded TO the Aims House
EXPLOSION or BorLxR- On Tuesday morning about
o'clock of the boilers in the yard Of the sugar
house Of West and King streets collapsed hue,
and expos ion took place, by which considerable da
done to the dining sheds the force Of the
steam and water throwing some of the boards and
Fortunately no injured with the exception Of
slight scsld to the fireman. and ire ensued. The rub
bish being cleared away and Il b expected that the
business Of the house viii be resumed in few days
DrArH BY DISEASE OF THE Heart An inquest
held Tuesday by Justice Beaey, during the absence
OF Coroner body of Elizabeth fully aged IS
years bern in Ireland formerly resdT at No 20 Pearl
street who came 20 her death by disease Of the heart
Verdict accordingly.
The following parsted on Monday and Tues
The Independent Guard. Capt. A II Tyler, accom-
panied by shelton's band ard composed OF number
Of young men from Washington market. They
.ss ms5s Tf a
bers Of the company list silver goblet by d. Stack;
I'd, silver watch, by Ed~ars Burton 81, gold pen
and pencil by Il. Bucher; ith. beaver hat by John
starcheri 5th mussst, By Girls Woodruff; 9th, gold
star. by James Fowler.
Fairchild Guards Capt Conway, accompanied by the
Empire band The 1st prize silver cup, was won by
Lieut. Duryea; I'd spenid sowling piece by Sergeant
Lewis
Talcott Guard, Capt George Il Hopper, named after
the enterprisiRs Foreman d Engine CO No. 0. Their
uniform consisted Of fireman srlt the only differences
being that the caps without any rims. Dodworths
cornet band accompanied them
Metamora Light Guard, Capt Farrell with walacs's
Washington Guards. Engine Co. No. 9 Of Jersey City,
Capt johnson.
Island for target practice the prizes, consisting Of
silver mug silver cup gold pencil gold brooch two hats
S: Welsh, whsnd Cornell Elyerhard Glas.O and Gross
They preceded by the National band and are at,
tsehed to Phcnix Hose Co No; 2
The Young Mechanics Guard also went excur.
sion The prizes were won as follows First priIe,
silver cup, won BY R seEanee second 40. gold
bryant; fourth DO gold pencil by John Cove afth
do vest by Icyd Bryant six;h do Eve dollar gold
Briggs: eighth do five collar sold piece by Perlsy;
ninth do, i've dollar hat, by Wm he!eyi tenth do,
The Columbian Guard Captain John Ruck numbering
forty Eve nuses proceeded to East New York for target
The Fanning Guards. Captain Samuel Jackson num-
beripg about fifty musket visited Hoboken Tuesday
for target practice. and their return. passed the
HthALD once. sheton's American Brass Band aeeom-
The white Fort Guard accompanied by Adkins
Washington Brass Da.t, wei: CT ta1set excursion on
Tuesday.
Lafayette Guards eompo.ed of The members Of Engine
c9mTsny No le, Parsasd on Tuesday, accompanied by
The Hall Guards (eoorsd) Captain George II. VIII
srs numbering thirty muskets proceeded on their FIRST
annual target excursion Tuesday 70 Staten Island
-Four prizes we're awarded 20 the best marksmen-lst
geld watch; "a, silver cup Cd, gold ring ith,
gold ring
bers Of Hook and Ladder Company No went on their
sscond annual get excursion 20 East New York They
msnded by Capt. Alex Smith and Lieutenant Michael
schneider. Six prizes were awarded. The nrst wasa
silver goblet By g. Mott ID silver watch, Joseph
Cook; Cd golo watch Henry Shook; 4th silver cup,
William Hopper; 9Th. gold pencil Thomas Culken 9th,
gold ring, GeOrge snyder
TsE LArE cottisos o. THE NrT HAvs RAILROAD
vEnpicr % rHE CoposrR's JuEr--A inauest held
On Sunday last, in the town q Easi Chester ON the
bodies Of George johnson aud Charles Esce the
Who vsr. Killed By the collision which took place on the
New Haven Railroad that day the particulars Of
,hieh we're given In Monday hEs.Lo Am9os others,
whistler, Superintendent Of the New Haven and New
York Rsilroadi Henry miligan and Andrew simmons
engineers the passenger train At the time Of the acc
dent and Peter Cannon svi,chnsn After hearing all the
testimony the following verdict vas BY thsjury;
aAt held al the town Of East Chester, the
2eth day c October 1851 the bodies Of George John
son of Nsugatuck, Conn, brakeman on tn. New York
YER in the stat. Of New York fireman belonging said
read killed by the engines and cars said road coming
in contact said road the evening 81 the 18th We,
the undersigned, jurors. being ser2moned and sworn
ty James Y. Huntington one Of the Corones OF
this county after viewing the bodies and bearing the Wit
nss,ss before Us do say upon oaths that We be-
eve the death Of George johnson and Charles Mace ws
csufes BY the collision q the freight train up and the
pace ger down of the New York and New Haven
Railroad, through the neyhgence Of the conductor,
Richard Rchardfop and Henry Mliken, the engineer
o the freight train in not obe ina the Instructions Of the
Superintendent OF the ssid railroad and for want Of
proper signals to distinguish the Harlem from the New
Haven train (signed) -
Crardsli Rich + A. Ronald, Alexander Scott, Ed
ward Merritt VIM shute II o Palmer. Thomss Beck
msn Richard Hunt John Pine Nicholas Miller William
Baber Thcmss Oakley. -
Ger q 1851. ]. p HUNTINGTON, Coroner
supreme Cour,-tircuitC Court.