The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-20
City Intelligence.


terday morning, at the new brown stone building
now erecting in Murray street, by Messrs. H. IL
and 8. Higgins and Thurston 1t appears that
large number Of men were employed at the house
No. H. in fitting up the ornamental cornices upon the
front Of the fth story whilst another set working
at the partition walls Of the fiont area The opening
upon the side walk was covered by wooden gangway.
At the hour above mentioned the scaold at the fifth
story broke suddenly and it. with immense load of
brown stone, fell from that height upon this wooden
gangway smashing 1t In pieces and crushing two men
beneath the load of ruin. Dreadful alarm prevailed and
when the mass was removed It was found that the in
jured men were brothers. named Peter and John McIn
tyre brickayers by trade residing No vi Mulberry
street They taken up insen.be and placed upon
tai Upon examination by the surgeons was found
John Mcintyre had sustained bad scalp wound a
terrible acelation of the hand by frao
tuIe and dislocaon Of the fingers The fore finger Is
petsly cut off Peter received compound fracture OF
Of the caycles, shoulder blade) with serious
injury OF the spine, and general brui.ng Of the body
They lie in most dangerous condition The McInty
highly respected for their character and skill rs
workmen 1t is said that the scaiod was fra and Gull
paby overloaded but whether this 10 the fact not
could not learn. Last evening" the men were still alive
but in very precarious state both suffering severely
THE LATE ACCIDENT IN BLEEcKER Coroner
Ives held an inquest yesterday afternoon, at No. 81
Charlton street upon the body Of Daniel Linn who
killed on Wednesday last by the falling Of building
situate upon the OF Beecber and streets
David Linn sworn is the of the deceased, and
policeman was on duty on Wednesday last about four
O'Clock in the afternoon heard that the building had
fallen went up and saw Murray an injured man. In
COACH asked officer Macdougsl II he had my father
he pointed to spot in front Of the building Beecker
street and then the top Of my athe head there
was timber lying either on or under his mock am not
certain which; ran to get him out but Captain Turn
bull pulled away had the body removed homo from
the Ninth ward station house. William b Hsyes-Is
Fire Warden at this building about twenty minutes
before its falling examined it at the request of Mr. Full
Ter the mason; told Mr. Fuller lit most dangerous
affair" the foundation was nearly all removed was
alarmed In short time after by the fire bells ringing in
my district, and found it caused by the building
having fallen. Levi J, Fuler-Is and builder;
had contract with Mr. Walton the owner, for
the werk and made sub contract with
the deceased for the stone work. left the building
Wednesday for an hour and half; upon my return l
been killed and some other injured by the building
falling Mr. Bentley Of Twenty fourth street, Tenth
doing the carpenter work. This wi into long
description of the state of the building and the exertion
made by Mr. Bentley in "horing it and securing It,
The jury returned the following verdict = That said
Daniel Linn to his death from injuries received blythe
falling Of two story building situated the corner OF
Beecker and Hammond streets The Jury are Of opinion
that the removal of the partitions upon the first floor by
MI Bentley, was very unwse; and further it the
duty Of the superintendent, Mr.. John Murray to have
seen that the building was properly secured They,
therefore, recommend that John Murray and William
Bentley be held by the Coroner for further examination
Mr. Linn was sixty years Of and native Of Ireland
DEATHS FROM RAILROAD INJURY-The man named
Tracy who over by the baggage Of the Har
lem Railroad on Thursday evening, died Of his wounds
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fad accident the Coroner permitted the body to be
moved from the Hospital yesterday and conveyed his
there this mcInng at nine o'clock We understood at
late hour that Mr. Thomas Smith the baggage master
is said to have pushed the off the Mr. S. came
from New Haven yesterday entered into recognzance
before the Coroner appear at the inquest to-day Mr.
Smith denies the charSe in toto Much interest is at
tached to the inquiry.
ANOTHER RAupoAD AccrnrSr "A man uamad Joby
PossoDy, in the employ Of the Harlem Railroad Com
pany, was caught between two OF the Thurs
and sustained bad scalp wound, and some serious
internal injuries. He was taken up and conveyed to
Tenth avenue, by officer Wagensn Of the Twenti-
eth ward police
EXTRAORDINARY Fatal AccrpENT.-The Coroner
the City
injuries received upon Monday the 9Th inst in quarry
at Upper Costsr, in New jersey. Patrick McEvoy
jackson, Of that town. upon last Monday was at
work in quarry, with the deceased; between II and
tho top Of the mountain say It coming ana he
and sheltered behind large rock at the foot OF the
mountain the rolling rock moved down upon the he
went behind and Ppntsred to pieces; it, (the rock
st rolled and crushed the deceafed there
to be attached to he removed to this hosp
tall William kenyan corroborated this testimony. ver-
dct-death from injuries accidentally received at quar-
ry In Upper Closter NJ j. Deceased is native Of Ire
land aged twenty four years.
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B.del crossing Broome street. last Thursday
ing her head came accidentally in contact with cart
taken to her residence in Gosrck street by officer HAL
lick, Of the police.
SUDDEN DEATH CONGESTION OF THE BRAIN. in
quest held at Bellevue hospital Thursday evening
upon the body Of German named John Ekruauir, who
died suddenly the previous evening Augustus Schren
Retdes at Fourteenth street Tenth avenue;
deceased for two years and half he boarded with in
New York. he came to my house upon Saturday last,
Q3th inst) he complained Of illness he sober; he
denly ON wednesday evening at five clock he was Of
dssip Ated habit DR. Liddel-Made q most ,aortem ex-
animation Of the body; found the brain and its mem
bfanes copgested, and abundance Of beneath
the vscera Of the arachnod upon opening its lateral
ventrices quantity OF bloody serum flowed OUT the
consistence of the brain was good the lungs
gested think the man in the habit Of drinking
yerdict-Death from congestion and effusion Of serum
upon the brain.
yesterday SO Pitt street upon the body ofa
named Mary Kelagher, who died there, suddenly upon
the night Of last THURSDAY Anne Mcpermott sworn
tion Of mine she stayed with when she not at
service came to my house SICK Thursday, from her
place IN Allen street got her some medicine at twelve
O'Clock at night she appeared better at three O'clock
morning she got worse and went to her. she was then
morbid state Of the eum and other nestnes the jury
rendered a verdict Of death from cholera morbus
MELANCHOLY DEATH OF OHLp-CAuTIoN TO PARENTS
Coroner Ives held an inquest yesterday at No l73
West Twenty third street, upon the toiv of a child
named Pierce Lynch who died from the effect OF q scnld
which he received upon Wednesday afternoon Patrick
Lynch swornI sm father of the deceased came home
to dinner at twelve o'clock Wednesday last my wife
poured out bowl Of coffee for and placed upon the
edge table deceased reached and took hold OF
the and tilted the bowl over splitting its contents
upon his face and bosom stripped OF his clothes and
all tine skin rolled OF him with the clothes had two
doctors with him he fingered until yesterday, when he
died Anne Lynch the mother corroborated this teti
moDy. Verdict-Death from being accidentally scalded
by capsizipg bowl Of coffee upon himself the 18th
instant.
CHILD ExrosuRE-DEArH Coroner ives was notiHe a to
hold an inquest upon the body of infant which
found early Thursday morning floating in the Worth
river at pier 10 The body packed In box and thrown
into the water 1t recovered and reported by officer
McDougall Of the police force female child Of about
Fix weeks old found last wednesday night, In tho
Of the house No. Is Behune street whore it
posed at peril Of its life by person at present
known. It cared for at the Ninth ward station
house, and then taken to the Amshouse.
ANOTHER DEAD CHILD FouNp.-The body Of a dead in
FAINT found at early hour yesterday packed
in barrel, and lying in a building situated on the