The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-06

EASTERN DEPENsARY.-It appears from the monthly
Apr report Of the above dspensary that the number
attended at the office, 241 at their dwellings,,
and 545 vaccnated The number of deaths 49, and
the daily average number Of prescriptions put mp 125.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH RvER.-At early hour
yesterday morning horrible accident occurred board
the sloop Velocity which resulted in the death Of of
the hands named VIM Petit man about forty Eve years
Of age 1t appears that the deceased in the act Of
getting out Ct his bed to FIRE a. BIRDS and in his
haste discharged the the contents Of which passed
shot with which it loaded lodged in the hand of the
captain, Mr. Leonard, who standing outside Of the
placed board of another vessel and conveyed to
the residence Of his family in Chelsea Staten Island Our
informant unable to tell whore the vessel lay but
thinks it in some part Of the North river,
Workers.
AccDESr-The following cases Of accidents occurred
in the Of yesterday Cary, knocked down
ven ~ named David Welsh The driver of an ON.
ubus, named Michael Ruath dangerously injured BY
comag in contact with another omnibus, down town, and
conveyed to the Hospital Thomas Dosdy, laborer
Frustrated by the falling Of brick wall belonging
to building which in process Of demolition, At IS
Cherry street child was burned death on wednes
day night during the absence OF the parents from their
place Of residence 26 Goerck street. It's clothes took fire
from being too near stove, and the burns were
that the child boy two years Of age named Isaac
Clark, died shortly after the accident.
ACCIDENT THE CRYSTAL PALAcE-A man named Fran
els Joseph while at work the Crystal Palace yesterday
was precpitated to the ground distance Of sixty feet
in consequence of the giving way of scsfoldng upon
which he was at work Both Of his legs we're broken
and one Of his lie picked up by his fellow
workmen, AID conveyed TO the New York Hospital
ACCIDENT SBRBoARD.-Yesterday afternoon q man
named Jones fell down the hold Of vessel lying in the
East river in consequence OF which he was severely in
jured. He was conveyed to the New York Hospital.
MAD Ox-Yesterday afternoon bullock, that was
being driven along the Bowery suddenly became infu
rated and running out of the road into the footway
made rush into small jewelry store kept by person
Of the of Fredander where broke psnes
Of glass. Much CONSERVATION excited among the
inmates by this unexpected visit and required consid
cradle pains to secure the nfurated animal After
several Intellectual attempts 10 get it away the animal
at last lashed to q cart and driven of TO q
slaughter house. crowd had early collected among
whom much damage might have been done although no
accident luckily occurred for the animal broke loose
several times from the cords with which he had been
secured.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD.
II is unusual and peculiar necessity which requires
to contradict the report OF his death but jus
tice 10 self and friends pes to say that
not drowned &C., In the Fast river reported BY you
and the other city papers yesterday .,,,,,
Respectfully yours, ISAAC A. Smith.
NEW YoeX, Nay s. 1858.