The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-21

showing within three days variation Of ten degrees
taking the hour Yesterday the hottest day since
the 9th instant, and the effect perceptibc through
out the stec,s Most people having laid their cooler gar
ment aside suffered from their precipitancy in rockon
ing without their hotn Old Sol coming out with uncx
pected intensity The mortality has been greater durng
the past week than in the previous hs viii be
by reference to the weekly report of deaths In another
column 1t appears that there have been 57deaths in
the fo while there but 430 in the latter II is
satisfactory however, to find that cholera is decreasing
there being but fourteen cases this week against fifteen
last week The same cannot be ad of dy sentery which
has increased by eight cases. OF diarrhea there are
three cages than during the preceding week The
,atbs from yphus fever are only five against eight of
the previous report.
FArL RAILROAD AccDENT--A Boz Kuirp ny THE
CaRs. srnSa sTnErr-yrnpror ruE ConosEa's J,,-
pY--On Sunday evening between six and O'clock
boy named John Murphy, in jumping on the platform
Of the railroad cars while they in motion fell and
tie Wheels of the carriage passing him. ascerated
both his legs in shocking manner and inflicted other
irures, Of which he died at o'clock yesterday Ills
parents reside at 4G3 Washington street The
being notified, held inquest the same afternoon IL
appeared by the evidence that at the time above named
two empty taken from the depot in Chambers
street to be conveyed TO the at Thirty first street
that after they had started several boys among
whom the deceased got the platform Of the
forward and also the front platform Of the other
car where they remained unmoesed, conductor be-
ing board On arriving at the corner Of West and
Spring Streets they all jumped of and unfortunately
the lad Murphy fell before Of the wheels, which
posed over his legs, cru hing them in dreadful
lie was Immediately taken to drug store and after
being attended, was removed to the hospital where he
died above stated The following verdict
by the jury That the deceased came to his death by
fracture OF both legs, caus cd by being by
Hudson River Railroad drawn by horses" The jury
attach no blame to the driver but do the
paDy for not placing conductor board Of said
TIE USroRruSATE srrFEkERs ~ THE REINDEER Ex-
rLosioN.-Me have to add TO the number Of deaths
caused by this terrible calamity those Of two Of the
suferers As will be seen by ordinary obituary Mr.
Thomas Qugley, OF st. Johns, Porto Rco died &C NAL
den on the 17th and Phoebe Anne Qugley, his daugh-
ter, ON the 10Th. OF the scen survivors mentioned in
expired namsls-,irs. Williamson, Hugh Lowers Miss
Lockwood, and Dir and Miss Quigey thus swelling the
fatal ft TO thirty six Up to that date full reports ap-
Feared from day to day in the HERALD, and readers
may thence conceive the surings Of those who fingered
IN tber frightfu condition The remains Of Mr.. aud
where the funeral will take place this day (Tuesday)
CoILrsiov AT rms YrLroS FERRy Yesterday morning
st about 10 A. Nj - tAe steamboat Thomas Hunt bound
for Shrewsbury going down the East river from her
dock at the foot OF Beekman street. or Peek slip and the
Fulton ferry boat Union coming from the Bro klyn
TO the New York side they into collision and the
latter sustained considerable damage. The pilot Of the
frry boat, which coming at almost full speed upon
the Thomas Hunt, endeavored to sheer her OIL but
/ did not succeed in time to prevent her striking
| with great force, In sidelong direction aganst
u how. the gang way. The passengers board
the IL naturally rcireatd to the lar or sarboari I'D
d their own vessel and this movement brought her
guard the oppoite side above that of the ferry boat
striking tbe laters upper works with gr~at forca aud
asblng all her rails aud stancheons from the
tnd 10 the hurricane deck together with her side houses
iathnlwetks, ~ fsy eft ~ the wheel The damage 4