The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-11
City Intelligence.

CrEsING OF THE SIXTH Avenue RAILRoAp.-The cars
yesterday placed the track Of the Sixth
railroad and several trips were made up and down, be
tween West Broadway and Forty fourth street The
track is not yet finished at the lower terminus Of the
road but workmen are actively engaged upon It, and
day two t win be completed The route Of this road is
misunderstanding from the Of Chambers street
and est Broadway West Broadway to Canal through
Canal Varick street through varick to Carmne
up CANINE street to the Sixth avenue, and up
the sixth avenue to Forty fourth street, distance
upon tho road these will commence to run
regularly to-dayl starting in every ten minutes,
or AZ near that as possible II will take some little time
to get thoroughly at work so as 10 make the Intervals
regular. The company have ~ process of building ten
more cars which will be placed the road
completed. The intervals between the starting of the
will then be four minutes. intended TO make
the time of taversng the whole stance from Chambers
to Foryourth street from thirty TO thirty i've minutes
The cars are much the the best upon the
short line Of the Harlem railroad but rather wider,
or as sailor would say. having beam. This in.
the passengers when the cars are carrying an
ordinary lead, and will In of thropg, furnish
CONFEDERATION, is no unimporant em At the close of
the day when all down to Is moving torards up town
homes the standing room upon the floor of the will
prove very valuable The new vehicles will seat from
twenty two to twenty four passengers comfortably The
rate of fare IL to he five cents distance UPON
road it present opened There is no doubt
that this road win be we'll parre nized If their
daiops are equal to present promises. The small
very for ingress and egress 1t much
Of these vehicles than to climb into omnibus Of the
stage lines The depot and its appointments, at the
upper ED OF the road not yet completed but
fast advancing and win be finished in very short time
THE Ram YEsTxRpAv--Therc was a copious shower Of
rain yesterday afternoon which completely the
streets IN the lower part Of the city, In fact is seldom
that greater quantity Of falls in the space
OF time within given area; and yet above Sixteenth
street there not enough moisture to lay the dust
fact IL did not rain at all on the upper part Of the island
informed by the conductors of the railroad
cars who cam" from the dry district to the lower part Of
the city. and returned while the rain falling.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT -OsE Man KuLrp-A most dis
tresspR accident occurred at about past clock
yesterday. a. the Manhattan Gas works on the corner
Of Tenth and West Eighteenth street. by which
one man lost bis life and several others severely in
jurtd. IL appears that twelve laborers en-
poyed in fastening an iron roof upon retort house.
VIII the roof suddenly way and fell to the ground
carrying some of the aborers with it. The distance was
nearly thirty feet, man named James Maoy was la.
saniy killed and eight nine others severely il
fatally, injured James Plunket had a leg broken,
Patrick Eooney foreman Of the work, was badly
burt about the legs head, aud face, Michael
Mccormack. head and neck much hurt jeremiah
Sullivan sustained slight fracture Of the skull
and had bis left arm broken, and william Phillips
was slightly injured All the conveyed the
New York hospital and attended by Doctors sulksly
and Cooper The cause of the roof suddenly giving
way is thought in consequence of The Orders in
tended to bind II to the timbers not being securely
fastened The parties injured do not attributed careless
ness 10 any connected with the work. cause
Of the accident Coroner Ives will hold an inquest ON
the body OF Haloy this morning, and investigate the
ANOTHER AccipENr-MoRE BRokEN LMns FROM THE
GIVING WAY OF ScAFFoLp-Ittis alnatter of surprise
that the great number Of accidents which from the
giving way of scsolds win not make cautious ms to
how they make these fra constructions to which they
entrust their lives and limbs Within the three or four
dayt last past have recorded accidents result
ing from the giving way OF brick seaods And
now We have another Of a somewhat similar character
to report Yesterday, while painters were ut work
on raised platform in the dining Of the New York
Hotel painting the ceiling tie trail fabric which they
sood gave way and two men were thrown TO the oor h
Tn IF tltat ataT had
broken and the other received Injuries though no
fractures Of bones could be discovered Both the injured
men we're taken to the New York Hospital
THE CuTTrn TANEy-CounT OF ISqUrRy.-At the 70.
quest of Capt Francis Martin commander of the
cutter fancy the Secretary of the Treasury has ordered
an Inquiry into the circumstances attending the late
dseer that vessel and has directed Captains Henry
Nobes and Alex " Frazer OF the service to
make the requisite investigation and report the result
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