New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-14

n The steamship Africa will not leave
her dock until o'clock, owing to the tide.
SEA WATER IN THE STREETs.-Mr.
Editor: 1t is n suggestion Of a friend Of mine,
that il would be magnificent benefit TO a city
could sea water be brought through its streets ia
sufficient quantity to water them, and cleanse
them Of hlthiness, lnasmuch as my friend sup
poses salt water would neutraze the putrefactiye
tendency Of various stufs, pitched into the gut
tiers, particularly Of our city. Our atmosphere, in
warm weather, takes up in its sponginess vast
volumes of the most pestlent stencil ever breath
ed and if salt water roAid correct this, | say
treasure could not be better spent than in throw
ing rivers of it through New-York. Also: Sea
water bathing is said to be far preferable to fresh
water and could sea waterbe brought to use all over
the city as plentifully as Crotonis salt water baths
would be abundant, and contribute greatly to
our health. Also: Salt water is said to be
much better for quenchng fires than fresh;
and if so, would be an additional safeguard
against the destruction of property by that ele-
ment. Also Seawater is said to be an excellent
medicine in some cases, and could our citizens be
as conveniently supplied with it as they are with
"P. Quirk's" brandy, rum and gin, it would be
worth a great deal as a medical substitute for
those 'yillanous compounds. Gold fresh water
is well known to have been heretofore an almost
entire failure inv this latitude as substitute for
those mixtures. Perhaps the Main Law and sea
water together would do away with our pestilent
alcoholic drug shops. And would not a flow Of
sea-water through the city be needed relief to
the Croton, of which the supply is already def
cient ? The CrOtOn now scarcely reaches the
third stories of buildings down town, and as it's
use is constantly and rapidly increasing, the de-
mand " soon fall far short of the present
supply.
Now let me inquire # all caculahle benefits de-
rivab'e from its use would warrant going to the
expense of introducing sea-water through most
of our streets 1t would of course require an
elevated reservoir or reservoirs, with the necessa-
~ forcing apparatus, and pipes of a considerable
less size than those for the CrotOn. Would the
cost exceed the power of repayment in sea.water
rents and a moderate tax on property In short,
s the project suggested by any friend practicable
and expedient? W.
THE LATE EXPLOSION on THE EAST RIy-
ER.-The Coroner, Yesterday, held an inquest at
the New-lork Hospital, upon the body of John
Wioughby, n deck hand on board the steamboat
Chas. Deylin, who died yesterday from the effects
Of scads received on Tuesday last, at which time
the steam chimney of the boat burst. The testi-
mony of Mr.. Renaud, pilot Of the vessel, was Ia.
ken, who SAYS: "The fireman. John Lewis, began
at o'clock, on the morning of the 9th inst, to
get up steam, contrary to the order Of the engi-
ncer. who distinctly stated to him that he did not
want the steam up until o'clock. A short time
after he had commenced to get up steam, found
the fireman, who | believe was in liquor, fast
asleep. awoke him, he got up and went into the
engine room and shut down the safety valve
The engineer was not aboard the boiler was an
old one it axes about one hour and half to raise
steam on that boat" The Jury rendered a verdict
that the deceased, John Wilioughby, came to his
death by scalding by the bursting of the steam
chimney of the steamboat Chas. Deylin, on the
9Th inst, arising from the criminal neglect Of the
fireman, John Lewis. Lewis has not been ar
rested.
FIRE.-The alarm of fire on Monday
evening, about IL o'clock was caused by the burning
of an old shed at the corner Of Twenty sixth't and
Eeventh-av No other damage the destruction Of
the shed occurred.
CoUP DE SOLEIL.- An unknown man
was yesterday taken to the Newly ork Hospital,
he having been SUM- struck at O'Clock while in
the street
Patrick Mclaughlin, while working on build
ing at the corner Of Seventh-av. and Twenty first
St.. was sun-struck and conveyed to his residence
in Thirty second-st where he partially recovered.
The Coroner yesterday held an inquest at the
New-York Hospital upon the body of Herman
IIandertsmork a native of Germany, IS years of
age who died in consequence Of stroke Of the
sun received on Monday afternoon, while on the
dock foot of Chambers-st.
BURNED TO DEATH.-A lad named
John Stephens, whose parents reside at No. l73
East Twentieth-st., died yesterday from burns
received about two weeks since, while in or about
a mstch factory in Twenty-slx hist. The Coro-
ner was notified to hold an inquest.
CHARGED WITH CARRYING A SLUNG
SHor.-A young man named Michael Feeny was
yesterday arrested. charged with attempting to
strike en- individual with sung shot. On search
ing him, pistol and slung shot were found on
his person. CARY ing slung shot the law makes
a felony, which may be punished by imprisonment
in the State Prison. lie was committed by JUS
tce Bogart for trial.
FOUND DRowNED.-The Coroner held
an inquest, yesterday, at the foot of Eightysxth-
st., Z. r., upon the body of a lad named Sanger,
whose parents reside in Fifty-ffth-st near Sec
ond-av., who was accidentally drowned on the
10Th nit. Verdict accOr iingly.
HEAVY FORGERY AND ARREsT.-Geo.
E. Hamilton, Of California ticket notoriety, was
Yesterday arrested by Officers bigger and DAVE,