The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-06
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS.


FIRES, sTABBING, RowDYIsM, ETC.
AS is customary the celebration of the Fourth Of
July many accidents through the careless of
gun powder On visiting the hospital Monday evening
we gathered the following list Of mutaons laceratons
loss of limbs &c. Some lost fingers and others thumbs
and various other ways dHgured by gun powder explo
sions.
fire broke out at halfpast three o'clock on SUM-
day afternoon in the hospital attached to the house
of the friendess The remen quickly on the spot
and succeeded in extinguishiDg the flames before much
damage done. 1t caused by children play
ing with matches Loss about $780, which is coveredb by
insurance.
On Sunday night. the mourning drapery, suspended
In honor OF the memory of Henry Clay at the wg head
quarters of Grand street and Broadway caught
fire from roman candle and consumed together
with transparency Of General Scott The fire bells rang
the alarm but damage the destruction of the
drapery and the picture was done.
At twelve O'Clock Sunday. fire broke out in the
roof of the house No. 10 Mulberry street. which was
caused by defect in the chimney
The fire in the attic of the house SO Duane street was
caused by fire crackers being thrown the
II exnguished by the police before any materia
damage ives done.
At two O'Clock Sunday fire discovered in the
upper story of the house No II Mott street occupied by
hr Palmer as bakery By the prompt arrival of Hose
company No SO the fire confined the upper story
Damage about $1,000 Insured at the United States
and the Grocer's insurance Offices
The alarm Of FIRE about 81 o'clock ycstarday morning.
occasioned by the burning of carpenters shop be-
longing TO T. c. D. Knpatrck. situated in Thirty fifth
street. between Eighth and Ninth The build
ing together with its contents, was totally destroyed
Damage about $500 no Insurance. The public school
adjoining was damaged by the burning Of the face and
window binds to the amount of 500.
ACCIDENTS
Francis Handrety aged II years two fingers blown of
the lett hand.
Ogden Cummings aged Is years, thumb blown of.
Philip Lamar, 10 years left hand and fingers badly
lacelated thumb blown off.
Robert A. Hudson 16 years hand severely shatter-
ed thumb and two fingers badly laccrated
Edward Lloyd q years left hand and fingers very bad
ly injured.
Michael McCarty, 16 years accidentally shot by
drunken German in Spruce street The ball from the
pistol esered the right side and passed into the lung
The boil was extracted by DR. Suckley. The boy Is not
expected to recover.
Matthew Elliott, 80 years was act upon by lot of
rowoies ana beaten severely md when brought to the
hospital DR. suckley discovered that his right leg
broken.
Thomas Carroll boy years of age struck on the
head with stone and knocked into the dock, but
rescued from drowning and brought to the hospital
Likely to recover.
Thomas Hays aged 10 year left hand badly shattered
fingers laccrated Wounds dressed and conveyed to his
residence, No 40 Oak street. by officer McManus
scalp wounds sc also two cuts in the thigh The
injuries were received at a riot in Roosevelt street
Patrick Lavery aged 25 years residing at $50 Twenty.
Inth street and working in gas factory danger
ously stabbed in the abdomen during rotous distub-
ance AZ No 80 Roosevelt street The injured he
stabbed by named Con Hogan. who escaped
before the parties arrived In this learned
further particulars at the Fourth ward police station 1t
appesrs that general fight epsued at the above named
premises in Roosevelt street originating about the
tony lated wedding OF Of the parties. Tho Fourth
ward police hurried TO the OF trouble took into
custody some Of the participants who conducted
the station housetler Martin Hogan brother
OF Con Hogan (Who has not yet been arrested Patrick
Burke John Mucahey Morris Gleason and James Lynch
Con Hogan. who is said to be the that stabbed La
very, was seen to have sheath knife in his hand
young man named Murphy in order to prevent further
stabbilg seizod hold of the knife and after desperate
struggle succeeded In wrenchng IT from his grasp but in
so doing received severe cut the hand The knife is
in the possession of Assistant Captain Wiiston OF
the Fourth ward police Hogan escaped but the police
are after him, and will, no doubt, secure his arrest
On Sunday evening, three Germans, named Jacob
very badly burned about the head and face by pre-
mature explosion Of gunpowder IL appears they
engaged in basement at No 252 Eight avenue loading
an old gun and pair of pistols when the gun pre-
matuiely discharged which guited lot Of loose gun
powder, which lay table to them. The expio-
eon shattered the door and window knocked down the
three Germans ihscnsibe The occasoned by the
smoke caused acry of fire and several cugue companies
were soon ON the spot The injured men taken from
the terribly burned and blackened by the powder
They not much injured 1t Is supposed but what
they will recover
In the case Of Timothy 0'Laugblin, Of No 6S James
street, who accidentally shot Wihian Dunea while load
ing mushe al the above named premises. Sunday
afternoon The Coroner's jury acquitted 0Laughin by
the following rdict-Tiat the deceas ed william Dun
lea 10 his death by the accidental discharge of
musket in the hands of Timothy OLaughlin The jury
further exonerates o'Laughn from all blame" The
death was very terrible 1t seems that the iron
ramrod In the mubet. and the discharge drove IL
h oueb the head Of the deceased passing in at the fore
head and out ut The back passing out eight or ten
inches, and there remained In the brain. The deceased
al first not looing bis laid hold Of tho rod AMI
with the aid of another succeeded drawing the rod
fom the wound after the deceased became insen
bic and ded IN about hafan.hour apparently in great
agony. The deceased was eighteen years OF age AMI
native Of Ireland
Bridget McCthe, residing at the corner Of Navy and
Johrson streets r. ook severely injured in tha
leg hy the burs,fg OF pistol in Oliver street while II
Tie houds of yCutg man, named John johnson. john
en was alfetg by The police bus was subsequently 4
cltsstd ~ lhc magistrate, the injury shown 20
le aoc cidentsi,
A litie airl belonging 10 wr Ledwith No 405 Twelfth
ttcci vas killed hy the csrcless dasge o. gun. II