The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-09
City Intelligence.

THE WEATHER. Yesterday was a very gloomy day thu
ram that Threatened to fall the whole morning came
down about twelve and continued to DO until night
The temperature has been rather low the lat few days
but there has not been much variation in the rise aud
fall of the thermometer might be eypec ed it having
kept pretty steadily the same, within few degrees diff
ference, during the latter part If last week There
one circumstance however. noticeable in the state OF
the temperature yesterday, that the thermometer
Fix degrees lower at O'Clock r. ~ than som, hours
before it being at ten at STA degrees aod ut the
LIST men TONED hour 81 curious circumstance, con-
derDg that the greatest rise generally At or an hour
20 after the meridian.
FIRE-HERRISG's SAFE MANuFAcroRy BURNT DOWN.
Yesterday afternoon, about O'Clock fro burst cut in
HeIlngs saIan ander safe mandatory situated the
gore formed by Hudson street and ne Ninth and
which is nterseced by Thirteenth street. The fire,
which very destructive originated ia part of the
building cupied CABIN etmake r's shop and at the
ployed there Notwithstanding the exertions Of thu fe
men, aho worked the engioes most m anfuy. and did
their utmost 10 stop the ravages of the flames he fre
burnt most furiousy for at least three hours when
ii eventually extngushed The damage done is
great. the three upper floors aud the roof OF the
building being entirely des Dyed Engines "a aud %
NAMED after the fire had been put in order to be
ready hand If the fire should burst afreh there
appeared some uncertainty whether such an occu'
renee might not take place We not able 30 find
cut the Ct the FIRE it known how far the
building apd its contents were Insured
STREET IMPROVEMENTS The wretched looking tumble
down shantes of Centre street fast disappearing and
this street which forms the boundary line of the Five
Points will evidently 10 few years be the nucleus o.
large manufacturing district and thus dfuse comfort
and employment among the large of population
residing round about. 10 addition to the large factories
that have been built within the last in Centre street.
another large building for similar will be ect
&c on several lots commencing from the OF How
ard street The wooden and old brick building. occupy
pg about half the block between Howard Grand in
Centre street are now 10 progress of demolition and the
improvement will extend partly to the in Elm street.
In like several buildings have beea down in
the same street at the corner Of franklin nearly
site the Tombs and likewise fronting Franklin street,
where workshops will also be built
ACCIDENT Yesterday about noon boy named Pc.
rick Rooney fell off soop in Bayard street add broke
his above the elbow. He sent the New York
Hospital in charge OF officer Geraghty.
Hurt SToSE-Early Sunday morniog about
two O'clock A. NJ, man named Owen Scarlon WAS
struck the head by stone, in Walker street, which
had been thrown by some person unknown. He was
taken TO the Toombs police station where the wound
dressed by DR. Simmons .ad he sent home.
NEW IRON STORE Il very large building, of 100 feet
length and about the depth the ground floor OF
which is Of iron and the upper stories of bro tons is
NEARLY completed at the corer II Grand and Chry
occupied by Taylor Lord of Caharine street Possibly
this will be the urge.t retail dry goods store in the city,
with the exception of Stewards in Broadway.
GREEN POINT FERRY The pier at the foot of Tenth
street Fast river used for tue Of this ferry Is
only Iorary IL is inesdei TO have the ferry at The
foot Of Fourteenth street But not much has been
there little progss, having been made in constructing
the latter pier although such ange has be- for
tine determined upon The dock In Tenth feet /,
not in the best cond ton. Until recently the c,mmuni-
by diminuive steam erryboat ouy apted for pedcs
t,ian Let being large enough accommodate vehicles
the ordna route for such being by the Houston street
ferry, ard the penny bridge between william burg
ard Green Point But lately this place has been provided
with two large ferry boats which required
the increased traffic consequent upon the rapid develo
mept Cf that suburb, where and ship
yalds rapidly sprineing up