The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-02
CITY Intelligence.
MNIeRArIoR ron JvHs-Tks fol,ovir~ tahls exhibits
the sunbsr Of immigrants arrived in this port during
the u0nth NJ II $3.50

This shows decrease the gross number as compared
with the previous month une) of twenty thousand
numbers ffom the ports of England and Ireland alone,
it is less than that Of June by ten thousand nine hun
dred and forty four.
RUNAWAY HoRsEs-On yesterday morning. between
ten eleven O'Clock, a horse with cart attached
but without any driver up Broadway to the great
danger Of passengers He made sharp turn round
the Of Grand street and many persons had mar
escape from injury In about half an hour
afterwards a spirited horse, owned and driven in q
light wagon, by Mr.. Bernard Duffy took fright In MUIR
ray street and became unmansgeabe Mr.. Duffy jumped
from the wagon and at the same moment the horse freed
himself detachng the shafts and bar with him He be-
came wild, and dashed at rapid pace through West
Broadway to Canal street. into and Centre aud down
Chatham and Nassau TO Fulton ferry, where he was &C.
cured The fortunate absence OF vehicles from the
streets enabled the pedestrians to escape without injury
Had this occurred upon week aay should have had
some frightful accident to record s
ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMER KNIcxKFRBocKER-rhe
steamer Knickerbocker met with accident by break
ing her walking beam, near New London on Saturday
morning The steamer Worcester supplied her place on
that night The pass epsers of the Kh.ckerbocker
taken 10 Anyns Point by the Chicopee. and reached
Boston at ten o'clock A. NJ yesterday morning
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE HUDsoN RIVER RAILROAD
The Coroner held inquest yesterday at the New York
Hospital. upon the BODY of lad named James Haley,
aged twelve years, who upon the 9th ut accidentally
fell from of the Of the Hudson River Railroad
He received internal injuries which resulted in
his death Saturday The jury returned verdict Of
accidental death.
SERIOUS AccIpEnTs.-A man named George Reid was
engaged IN saturday lne lrOnt Oh store III
East street Whss at work in the evening" the ladder
upon which he was standing suddenly broke and he fell
to the pavement, sustaining internal injury
He taken TO the City Hospital. Reid resided in
Sixth avenue.
man named James Clarke badly hurt in the legs
and body by spar falling upon him when at work
ship in the East liycr de was taken to the City
Hospital by officer ALISON of the First district.
A a girl named Mary OBrian, aged about fourteen
years going up Pearl street Saturday evening she
went to Cross behind cart laden with iron, when q
piece suddenly fell upon her and crushed her good deal
She taken home by Sergeant Mooney OF the Second
district.
A lad by the name of John Gibbons, residing at
No. 269 Sixth avenue severely injured, internally
yesterday. whit attempting to jump upon train OF
other he reached this city. and after found
lying ensible ct the streets, by officer Kitten
of the Fifth ward He taken TO the station house
and attended oby Dr. Ki.bourne, and then sent home
MARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING "A man named John
Hanley slipped and fell into the dock at the foot OF
Chambers street. at noon on Saturday He nearly
drowned when officer Phillips, Of the Third district
jumped in and rescued him.
ACCIDENTAL DRowSIyG--The Coroner, yesterday. held
inquest, at pier No 10 East River, the body OF
John Anderson. native Of ireland aged thirty years
who accidentally f. over board into the river from the
brig Clinton Grey ut that pier and before aid could be
rendered he drowned The deceased second
mate OF the said brig verdict rendered by the
jury, OF accidental drowning.
UNKNOWN CoLoREp MAN-The body of an unknown
coortd man found. yesterday, the beach mt Go
slard Coroner Ives held inquest upon the
body, and verdict recorded Of death by drowning
under circumstances unknown to the jury.