The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-28
CITY lntelllgenGe.


Tny WEArsKR-rhe continued rain. Of Friday increas-
ed as the night advanced and from midnight to early
morning yesterday poured in perfect torrent
From twelve O'Clock at night, Friday three oclosk
Yesterday morning there thick heavy fog and At
ful gusty wind After daybreak the streets COM
pletely and thoroughly washed. AS the morning ma
tursd the effects OF the storm visible In every dec
tion The suburban lands were In many places complete
y flooded by the unexpected oeugc and every stream
within twenty miles OF this city had overlooked its banks
The streets in the upper part OF Brooklyn overflow
ed and the foundations Of many buildings In that
city seriously damaged. The low lands at Brunswick,
we're entirely submerged and some fiat portions of
county prevented the appearance Of fresh
vacant lots 4ere converted nlo cv. and
We nave heard ths. Messengers who erived in this city
d,1nr the day had T. reach the ra. by means Of
boats at many places particularly in parts Of Ne@
the MOI ming to late hour Of the night There was 40
even temperature during the day. the ut tbs
Hn..s sgdps Esss ssy .h bright and
clear sky. Prospect of p'easant morning.
MELANCHOLY DEAN Prom IsTEMPEsAsor : Coroner
Ives held inquest yesterday afternoon OF the mouse
No 81 Roosevelt street, the body OF man named
Richardson J. Duffy who died The ame morning., under
the melancholy circumstances detailed in the following
testimony Anne j. Duffy sworn am the wife Of the
deceased be WAS a cutter in the employ Of Mr. Bethany,
OF Cortandt and Greenwich streets he vel
usual Thursday, and remained ct home during the
afternoon went The Friday ut ten O'Clock;
returned in the afternoon and then went into liquor
in Roosevelt street. at IN the evening he
taken home by the bsrkeeper he was then nsensi
BILE from liquor Ibid him upon the floor be did not
speak until three O'Clock this Saturday morning when
he complained Of being cold; wrapped him in com.
Portable and batned his feet in water; then
tced that there was blue mark around his eyes, went
for doctor, who pronounced him dead Doctor Liddel
made post mortem examination OF the body found the
lungs largely congested the heart large and fatty liver
rather soft coDgested the kidneys, stomach and in
tsnes we're ccngestsd the stomach contained several
dened; the brain was coDgested In my opinion tho
death resulted from intemperence Verdict accordingly
Deceased forywo years old md was native OF Ire
land.
SUDDEN DEArH.-The Coroner held an inquest yester-
day afternoon at No % Thames street. thc body Of
the man Hho die there suddenly on Friday evening"
as reported in the HERALD OF yesterday morning The
testimony Of Robert Hurst showed reported in the
paper that deceased was aing for time and when re.
moving from the heuse Friday afternoon he dropped
dead Doctor Lddell made past m0rfem examination
Of the body found twothrds of the right lung solicited
from pneumonia passing into the third stage; the efs
lung congested the heart large and fatty; the right
aurcle was full Of coted blood the liver large ard fatty
the mucus membrane OF the stomach Redeemed aud
scitened the body pale and emacated the dissection
revealed rf nation OF the lungs. which was the cause
Of death VERDICT in accordance with the medical tes
mony. Deceasec's name was found TO be William Wills,
wsles; he native of England, and agsd about
forty eight sears.
FATAL ACCIDENT Yesterday afternoon a man named
John Hefsrin. who was employed at the new building
Trinity church at the u twenty sixth street and
Broadway accidentally fell from the top of high ws to
the ground and Immediately killed. The body was
others. The Coroner was notified and will hold an in
quest.
MAD OK A MAppENiNG DIsPUrE.-0n Friday
evening" mad of from the Park and bound
through of the streets to the imminent danger
Of the passengers both yourg ana old. lie brought
to q stand IN Elm street. by officer OHara, of tho Four
tenth ward. Immediately after. two men ran up in hot
haste from opposite points Of the street The first who
approached the officer, immediately claimed the OK,
whilst his painting competitor bawled out stay Of pro
ceedDgs and said that the tuant animal his proper
ty wordy ensned towards the close Of which the
now quiet demeanor Of the appeared in very respec
table aspect xhen compared with the excited conduct OF
his pursuers Officer O'Hara began to suspect that the
beast did not belong to either of tho begerents and i'm
ediatey drove to the Pound where it stood yester
day. awaiting it's final disposition at the hands Of the Cap
tain Of the Fourteenth ward
A NOVEL MODE OF RAISING THE WISD-On Monday
last ofrespectabe called at the board
ing house No l6l Grand street and board Civ
ing the lady Of the house twenty cents to pay the
caItage his trunk which, it is needless to say
arrived lie that evening asked and obtained leave to
advertise from there for grocery clerk which appeared
in the Sur of Friday AND Saturday. There were great
many applicants when he by seeing them separately an
under petence of requiring security managed to extract
from FIVE OF them the sum OF S54 and silver watch.
sixth party refused to say Low much he lost not wishing
to be considered green Upon coming together In the
evening TO meet him by appointments they discovered
the cheat. What next will these rsscsls attempt The
police should look out for the rogue and endeavor &c
curtai his operations.