The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-19
City InteIllxcnce.

City Intelligence.
AsorHrn Fatal RAILSoap ACCIDENT Another 40
cdent attended, with OF life ocourrsd srdsy
morning on the line Of tbs Harlem Railroad Ii 80
tina. at about eight O'Clock tho New Haven
track Pity second street; at the tins tue ex
press rIan from this city TO Ns~ Haven, running
man nsued Eli.a culIam, king upoa limo Of
the train with her face yards city shs p.roey
tbs other trscs where sho x.s ion
by the catcher Of the train pit0a
ed distance into the air falling With the
g1ound She was taken up alive but iussosi6le, and
psofd in wagon for convey to the uospi ou. the
unfortunate woman died before her arrival /, Is bat
uaice TO observe that tho conductor OF the train used
every effort to break up speed immediately that he
perceived the psrilous position OF the but With
out avail The body lies At tho city Hospital awaiting
an inquest.
| FERRrBoAr ACCIDENT SCHOONER SuSx-At about half
| past Two O'Clock yesterday morning smal schooner
heavy tioe which then running river worked
Der way into the frryboet dock at Peck clip She
surgng with her head towards Brookyn the mbsas
oneots left the slip in order TO The haad board
the beat raw the echoonr and ms0e every effort to avoid
collision with her out in vain as the wheel of the bos.
struck her athwart With such violence that she
went down. and Low lies at pier No 81 in the East river
foot Of Dover street With the top Of her above
water. The pilots cannot discover the Of the
schooner, AZ it dark the time Of the accident and
the settled 10 the bottom immediately 1t feared that
there lives lost in her but prienoed persons
1t he cock say that che had hands aboard when she
was Iup foul Of Her msnnast has separated aad
drifting in the dock At late hour Of lat night the
schooner still lay to the pier We could then
ascertain her Mans or if any persons drowned In
her A. the wind modorates to day both will DO cor
rcctly known.
PraE.-At about quarter to ten o'clock last night
fire observed to from tho extenvs Leather
sscdery ana harness store Of Mr. George Hvsns situate
at NO Jacob street IL originated In the fourth story
OF the building in small space Of the apartment lying
near 10 the ire place and had for ehort time very
thrsatripg sspect The 6remen were promptly the
ground, and by most energetic action succeeds in ooa
timing the flames to the apartment in which they
broke Had the Gained any head in this buildnx
The wOnld
very heavy stccz Of leather packed eanh floor The
wss nscesssy dslugsd The los is estim At ssoo "a
500, which Ia fully covered by Insurance Captain
Ditchstt Of the Fourth ward having just returned
previous tie in Anu street also present at this with
bis officers They rendered much service in preventing
any loss Of property during the confusion.
PInr.--Absut eight O'Clock last evening fire broke
out In the second story OF tha house No Al
1t originated in that part Of the building pied
nssufsc;ory OF combs and other OF she'll
by Metsfs. Honghton. The alarm wes very promptly
given AID many frsmss arrived thar asa were
tstfssuished before any very heavy damage done.
However the shop and stock Of Messrs Hougnton
seriously injured well as the building DO b by water
and FIRE The damage TO both roughly estimstslat
froK $3.50 20 S7c0 Tho officers Of the o trot were in
inms date attendance.
INaUSsT BopY EpwAsp MORRISON The
Investigation a. TO the cause OF the accident which
this DSDs death WAS commenced yesterday morning by
Coroner Ives at Office in the City He'll II viii bs
collected by readers that Morrison ipjore uoon
road ci.d in some days af cards in tns civ dos
pital The chief object the OF vas
10 nno IL blame attached to any person or to aRy TO
Htom Tor stcbipg the train from of the proper track
Ine iollospg teb'lemen were sworn upon thu jury
W. De Mott w. Brown u, Wells, jr B T. Youa,
= Muller, Budd Edmund Slator being dul, sworn.
depos al reside at New Haven, Connecticut; am an
engineer upon the New Haven railroad; . week axo,
yesterday had charge Of the Ave O'Clock p NJ. New
Haven freight train We left Thirty second street At five
O'Clock aud proceeded slowly along the tunnel Forty
second ree there the witches ssrs TUNED wrong ard
We ran IN upon the side track; IL Is what ia called
ssitch, side track and is used for cars to saac upon
wien they are d charging freight these tracks
erOn fha ain
was dark and foggy, and there signal
given by The switcbman for to stop; in fact,
the time; was impossible for If the SWITCH
Was right until right upon 1t: immediately gave
the gna TO brake up reversed tho engine Aad made
every effort to stop a. soop as po.srie before could
stop We ran into three ~hoh standing up N
the length OF train which consisted the engine and
twelve freight cars, before could stop whea did step
the lat car Of my train just clear Of the ain track
the swiichman bsd every opportunity Of seeing and
II wa his duty TO have given agnsl by swinging
red light, that the switches wrong Jude and
that The deceased vas At work IN the into which the
boiler was driven, and that he injured By baing
crnihed IN some manner; .. the time backed my
T,ne mp ZONE ten minutes pssviou.y the man in the
yard requested TO hold as he wanted to swit,a
t"me oars IN there upon the side track; my impe ssoa
ton pu, back upon the main ira, thuS thu
switches we're never altered at the soath end think
tiny aie never lghtss.
Jerenish Nssks sworn-I reside ut No 438 Fourth
avenue; am cond octor Of freight train upon the
Nee Haven Rsirosd; have heard mr slstors testi-
fol saplsnat n Of the manner Of placipg and regu
isiirg the swi'coee from the city sloog the limo
dsurfe ~ all ssorn-I reside at New Haven; FIRE
mon va uron the train in question; going to
put ONE 'o,d upon the fre when heard the eugiaer
whistle to brake up This witness oapisalated the
manner IN which the collision occurred
Annrev . Lyons sTorn-I live az No. 35J Fourth
avenue wasat work in the with the When
the accident bsppeued We we're taking QUA frog'
took out four Of them previously the boiler Of train
ran into The cars, and he knocked Qua in some
manner; when stood up sa~ tie deceased ana M.rip
Urn.y lying side Of The boiler they were taken
10 the pi,al Tho remaining testimony OF TINS ~i.
p's. did not more fully explain tho cause shch led
sueh unfortunate results
psriek Hsgns sworn i reside at No. 2sa East Ff.
tenth street. was brakeman upon the train tbs dr
b'hx which attracted nv attention ths whistle to
"brsks up" put one brake aud tho drst car
struck upon the second had the rtly
On In. wines testified ~ TO the Injured men being
taken up ard as 10 due prenaUton bring used in ssudsg
back uan 10 signal the Harlem train then nearly due
William kosan and Martin Connolly, both In the en-
poy Of the company. testified that they ct
With the deceased at the time Of the accident bat they
could not explain the cause Of Il clearly
kNbard Richardson sworn-I reside on Fourth
avenue between Forty hfst and Forty second street;
have charge the cars at tortysecond street far
Changing them from one track 20 another concerned
upon The DAY In question the switches placed right
sgsn after the motoips cars that morning; they
oeksd hce have been two months do not
know how the switches altered there were men
epgssed In lay ing trsck and they may have them
90 bot know whether they did there
men AZ work upon the track nc tho time OF the accident
sbo bath III. we're hurt; they working
feus hupdrss fest nom the switches IL il not customary
P"s WEE WIN Aus tNncnes Nntn man nas onAfBs OF
THIN.
Itaas Leonard sworn Il sm In tho employ Of the CON.
pany Wa 1T work in crossing eultones upon the
day Of the aoc,dent bat old bav. charge OF the
fwiehss leading 20 the side trsck have charge
OF them since Mr.. Richardson cams, two months ago
JobB keefe gave testimony nearly similar 20 this
DR.. James Cooper sworn. Deceased admitted "a
the Oiy Hospital upon the 9th inst he had compound
rssture OF right arm bsio~ tho elbow II severe
ssto render Amputstos necessary II Vas performed
next dsy In I've days after yards he took dslsris
mebs which he died upou the nsght OF the 10Th tby
cAute OF DIS death mar
on toe injury spot norton sxsmisatlop did not sbow
sny internal injury his liver disssscd in 90 se
snence 2, ernhns spurious liquors he had absoes
Aftsr aver lucid sunnisr M by Oorevsr Iyss thu
uy retired Ia ssout thres qvartsrs Of IN bovr they