The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-18
City InteIllgr nee.

ASTRAy IrSArc-On Friday We ming one Oh the officers
Of the sixteenth ward police founda young man who gave
his Felix Elic, wandering through the -trsets
and laboring under insanity lie sent TO the Jeer-
son market police court, and detained He is young
man. apparently from twenty 10 twenty Two years Of
Of very respectable appearance II supposed that
he has wandered from his home.
Ar LAs1.--At lat. we are beginning to have some
slight hopes Of having streets in proper condition
III seems TINT the Street inspector is making sons
slight effort to have the quantities OF mud
ed which have been constantly accommodating ever
since the commencement ofwnter Weore extremely glad
in the anticipation Of being able to thn
ofour streets agsin Although have had 10 wait long
surprised to find that the Street Inspector has length
summoned up courage and resolution enough to con-
mcnoe the good work. Better late than never
CnaNcE or ACCOMMODATIONS Ives held an IN
quest yesterday at SIS Mercer street the body Of
colorsd boy. named John stone aged nine years who
came TO his death in consequences Of Injury the head
story window Of the st. Nichols Hotel In Naeer strt
by lsborer, named Edward Cs11igsn The occurrence
took place the Both Of March and the boy fingered till
last Thursday night and then died. The evidence be-
forN the Coroner wont to show that the man Csrrisan
was to say the least very careless In throwing bas-
tets o. rubbish from the upper story Window not taking
SUFFICIENT care to sscsrtar Ii people underneath
who might be struck by Tire falling piece. Of wood
Ono Of The wtnesses named John Phillips, Of 90 Mercer
heard oi the accident, two particular occasions
he noticed CaIrigsn collect ny blocks OF wood
and rubbish IN basket and then 10 the window
aud vetch when any person underneath and then
throw II them The witness says he cav Carrgan do
this on two occasions on lady and gentleman.
He would then, after throwing down the rubbish draw
himself back from the window and laugh apparently
pleased Ut the mischief. On II these occasions
Carrigan would exclsim look out down there or You
will get your brains knocked out 1T the same instant
throwing down the wood and rubbish II was in this way
that the deceased injured which caused bis death
llr. Iide made post norton examination and found
that the skull of deceased had been fractured The jury
rendered the following verdict That the deceased
came TO his death by injuries received from the falling
one stick II wood upon his head OF the
windows Of The ~. Nicholas Hotel Mercer street;
ssne supposed 10 have been thrown down by Edward
aiTiganp The Coroner committed Carrigan to prison
to await his trial The Grand Jury In oil probability, will
ndict him for granddaughter.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON TUg NEW JHnsEY RAIL
the six O'Clock train from New York
or Railway was running around the in the
deep cut last evening" the engine leaped from the track
and dashed against the rocks reducing II almost 10
perfect wreck and throwing the tender upon the frng
ments. The two foremost much ahnttcred the
platforms being crushed. tho fronts dashed In and The
broken gaes scattered upon the passengers several Of
whom were slightly cut The strain being Suddenly
wi b conclusion which felt throughout ita whole
length, the passengers Immediately rushed out of tho
cars i1 confusion and surrounded the engine, under
which IL was aecsrtoned that two mcD--Mr. Duncan
hc engineer, and Patrick Flaherty, the nrcman-verc
buried gbo latter crawlcd out FROM under the broken