The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-21
City Intelligence.

THT CLEANING OF SMEAR he present unsatisfactory
method Of cleaning and sweeping streets has been the
subject Of considerable talk for time back and has
given rise TO the invention of new sweeping machines
by which the streets will b, cleaned at rifng cost in
comparison 10 the enormous which has 10 he expcnd
ed year for this purpose At the last session of
the Board Of Aldermen petition presented request
ing Of the Common Council trial Of machine for
cleaning the streets The inventors declare that the
machine win do it, work in very short time without
sprinkling raising any dust that II is particularly
adapted to the Russ pavement but can, with satisfac
ton be employed in streets paved with cobbe stones
ana that it will deposit from half to hreeQuarters Of
ton OF mud in the carts time They further assert that
soppsgc Of the travel win De eccaSoned in the
during the time ii is in operation. The petition
itself referred to the appropriate committee which it
l. hoped will report possible in favor of submit
ting this invention 10 fair trial In connection with
this subject notice that the preliminary steps have
been taken for the formation Of company to be called
the New York Street Sweeping Association with pro-
posed capital Of 500 600 The machines to be employed
by THU association will be similar TO those used in
the capital cities in Britain where they have long super
seeded the dmethod Of street sweeping 1t is remark
able and notorious fact that instead of having pay
annual OF nearly 5000 OO0-asi the York
tho cities in the old country where these improve
ments and inventions are in use. actually derive
siderable revenue from their street manure mud.
This circumstance alone ought TO arrest at once the attcn
ton Of those likely TO be interested it opens fine field
for speculation
Weccacoe Hose Company, OF Philadelphia, propose to
visit New iork in June next topartcpate in the demon
sraon Of the Fire Department of this city The gentle
manly bearing Of the members Of this company entities
them cordial welcome and kind reception from their
understand
guests Of Eagle Engine Company, No, -.
FATAL RAILROAD AocrpEvr.-while the 10 o'clock IIar-
lem train from the city stopping Monday at Ford
ham one Of the passengers a middle aged man whose
name we could not ascertain. engaged in removing
his baggage from the baggage when suddenly the
whistle of the New Haven train sounded. lie jumped;
but before he could clear the track the frame work Of
of The Of the New Haven train struck him the
head acturing the and incting injuries other
parts of his body lie picked up in state Of nsen
sbility and conveyed TO the neghborng tavern From
the serious character Of the injuries he had IL
at that he could not by any possibility
survive for any length Of time. lie died about o'clock
in the afternoon, and all the time insensibe We
dersnd that the deceased had been living in the South
for years past and going tordham 20 spend
some time with his brother who Is residing at that place
II is said that blame be attached the conductors
OF either train as all the necessary precautions had been
resorted to
Run OvrR IN BRoApwAY.-william NJ Lord residing
at MOI Thompson street while in the act of crossing
Brosdwsy at the Of Anthony street about half
past nine o'clock on Monday morning, knocked down
and run over by stage No. 102, llokins and wilkins
Fourth avenue line driven by Joseph Wallace The
stage passed the left leg Of Mr. Lord fracurng in
two places. lie immediately picked up by Of the
Sixth ward police and taken to the New York Hospital
where he was placed in the care Of DR.. Allen. After
driving Mr. Lord Wallace passed rapidly down 10 tie
South ferry where he placed another driver the stage
and sent il back its lie then walked lesurely
up Broadway but recognized and arrested by officer
DcManus who conveyed him before Justice Osborn lie
was committed to prison to await examination
FATAL AccprNT.-Yesterdsy the Coroner held an in
quest at a dwelling in Sixth avenue. between Forty
fourth and Forty stress upon the body Of Patrick
by fracture Of the skull 1t appeared from the evil
deDce that the 10th inst the deceased with several
other boys engaged in picking up chips in front of
building in the OF erection in Sixth avenue
Thirt y-seventh street. The end of of the
timbers Of the building projected beyond tho wall and
a aborer was engaged in saving of Of them. which
acr being severed upon the boys head. causing
fracture Of the skull Of which he died sunday after
The jury returned verdict OF accidental death,
evidence addueed showing that the laburer,
whose has not been ascerained aware at the
time the falling Of the end Of the timber that the boy
was underneath
FiRr-About three o. clock Yesterday morning fire
discovered by officer Elder Of the Twentieth ward police in
the cellar OF house No SAG Sixth avenue between Thirty
second and Thirty streets, occupied grocery
store. owned by John u. Boyd Fire Companies No ~
and AZ early the ground and extingushed
the flames with trfing damage 1t is supposed that the
premises set on fire by some unknown person.
AroTHTR FRr.-About half past three O'Clock yesterday
morning the oop Orion loaded with lime lying at the
foot Of Sixteenth street East river caught fire and
completely destroyed with $50 barrels Of lime The Cap
tain and Assistant Captain of the Eleventh ward with
section Of men. at the fire. The loss Is estimated at
about 81 DO n ins urance.
Az UNKNOWN Mas DRowSED The body Of an unknown
found floating in the North river. yesterday at
ternoon the foot Of Charlton street The body APP
peared 20 have been in the water time Coroner
Ives will hold inquest on the body this day
SUDDEN DEATH-Coroner Ives yesterday held an in
quest at the Seventh ward police station the body OF
James Grove aged 80 native Of New Jersey who
found dead on Monday night. by the Seventh ward
police in alley at No Governor street The body Of
deceased examined by DR. Lddell and the jury
dcred verdict that deceased to his death by in
fammaon Of the lungs The deceased il seems we'll
known in the city--he conducted the erection OF the
Bowery theatre the rst time II was built many years
habits which eventually brought him to his deplorablc
death