The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-19
City Intelligence.

intelligence
THE WRATHER--The storm OF Friday assisted much in
cooling the air. the thermometer at A. n. being ct SO
desrees at noon however, IT had risen to 49, two degrees
low than at the same hour the preceding day. (r
day.
THE CRYSTAL PAIAcE-The Sandman brig Chantal sailed
from Genoa the 25th ult for New York with Hfty
large packages the Crystal Palace Exposition This Is
the last shipment by the Turin commission Of the spsc
mems of Italian art and industry for the exhibition
An IxrosIR "A armed fellow, calling himself
Eleventh ward, representing himself to be "a Mexican
Volunteer" and soliciting aid from the "be nevoent
the pstriotc IS the might be. In furtherancs Of
his 6napc al schemes he In the habit Of reeounog
the most extraordinary deeds Of prowes back up his
thrilling appeal. BY the exhibition q his mutiiatsd
limb, and Of many other ''honorable scars On
last this warrior was DESTROYS Of going out
parade and wanted the best "hoss" in Conlin Cozens
hero having mounted rode off in gallant style. Night
came on but neither steed horseman returned and
Mr. Coer one of the proprieors Of the stables began
to chew the end Of reflection whether the of war
had fallen off his horse gone 10 pursuit Of the enemy
Piled 10 officer Arler Of the above district who ssing IAN
expert such difficult points took the. affair in hand
that lie horse had been for $780, half cash note
the basnce The rider had however disappeared and
moot probably viii never return to show his face.
Cry HosrTAL.-A carman Of the name Of Patrick
Musphy while unloading slabs of marble intended
for shipment 10 California during the storm OF Friday
afternoon, met with very serious accident. He had
cated four slabs from Ferries stone yard at the
OF Greenwich and Beach streets to wharf on The East
river de between the Roosevelt street and Peck slip fer
Of which they were to form part Of the cargo-ay.
Murphy in conjunction with another man. had un0aded
while arranging the fourth slab-which weighed about
GEO lbs by the side of the Others II slipped and fell
his leg, which was broken in two places, thus causing
compound fracture. The Injured was conveyed to
his home in East Seventeenth street. between Avenue
and First avenue and afterwards taken, 10 the
course OF yesterday, to the City Hospital where he
Yesterday afternoon bet five and six o'clock,
aborirg man named Jarres Delehanty Who resides At
ctured and
several Commissions about his body by cask of white
Lead weighing ever 100 lbs slipping from his hold while
store at the Of Front street and Maiden lane prior
to closing He was taken to the Hospital where his in
juries we're examined by DR. McComb.
boy PANIED Pat Dougherty while employed about .
printing press belonging to Messrs Hopkins h Jacobs,
time for printing labels got two Of his fingers the fore
finger and the cne next 10 it, caught in the teeth of
cogThesl ose5ghs the machine Which were 50 Sc
them which was performed yesterday at the Hospital,
whittier the boy had been conveyed by DR.; Derby.
man named Samuel Smith employed excava-
ter the unfinished no in progress in Thompson
street. near Houston street, suffered compound frac
ture Of the leg from the caving 10 Of the earth above
Yestel day the leg about the thigh was amputated by
DIR. Van Buren,, at the Hospital
FALSE AIARM-Last night at nearly nine o'clock,
alarm of fire in the Eighth district. There was imme
dately general issuing forth of the fire companies down
town, who appeared bsxdeed where to find the exact
spot Some rushed up Broadway and others down. while
few made detour round Chambers street, and
perceived from Office rushing post haste up Nassau
street but evidently not well determined which road to
take. At Ter 9Th sfer pyeat deal of hunting about and
feretpg into all sorts Of dark hooks and corners with
lighted lanterns the re-seekers upon the object Of
which they were search aud which turned out to be
bon y ut the end of Cedar street. the North
River side which blazing eIcey in the middle of the
road From the bright light it cast around it might
easily have been mistaken for house fire. and
evidently wa7 caused by some stronger material than
straw These fires that often made in the streets
likely to be dangerous when the latter very
and ought not to be allowed when Of other
materials than straw
FIRE-Iate on Friday night police officers Mott and
attic bedroom of house lat Essex street. occasoned by
children playing with lighted candle near their
bed The fire was e1tinguisbed by the officers. Damage
triADg
ANOTHER FIRE.-IAte on Friday night fire broke ont
in two story brick building situate in Fifty. eighth
street between Sixth and Seventh The building
tntirely CONSUMED
ANOTHER On Friday night fire occurred in gas fit
ting establishment at 43 Green street. which extin
guished without much lose.
FIRE CAUSED A CAaPHENE LAMP On Friday night a
csmphene lamp exploded at No 129 Wett street setting
fire TO the premises II was, however by
officer Sickes and others OF the Eleventh pobcs district
with trifing damage.
ACCIDENT TO A FIREMAN George Bowers. q member Of
Hose Company No. AZ, ~he going to q fire on Friday
night, in the Fourth district fell down IN Bond street.
near Broadway, and was by the carriage. He
seriously injured and conveyed home TO his resi-
der ce at No. 90 lie street by the members Of the
paDy.
Isaac McIarnee. while lying the track of the New
York and Erie hsilroad in Orange county, had his leg
cut OF below the knee He brought to the city,
the Jersey City ferry and delivered in charge to
officers Van wnkls and Reed who conveyed him to the
New York pitsl
ACCIDENT : On Friday last, man named Francis Dixor
while at work in the stone ya.d situated in Thirteenth
street bewee First and Second avenues had his thigh
badly crushed and 'he bore broken by the accidental
fall large piece OF granite He take0 to Bellevue
Hospital
DnIRIuM TREMEys A man named Edward Shelby, re-
sidr at No 81 Mulberry obliged to be taken
Friday last 10 the station house of the Sixth police
district while laboring under attack of derum ire
MEMS the effects Of which so violent that ii was
found to strap him down. This appeared
Of service, and as soon as sufficiently recovered he
sent sck home.
Run OvER-OD Friday afternoon a boy by the name OF
George savoy was at the corner of Grand
and Cannon streets b. horse and cart driven by John
GLASS; by which accident his leg broken. He was
tasen 10 his home No 80 Pitt street, by policeman
Michael Smith Of tbs Thirieenth ward.
Found DROWNED The body of an unknown female was
found drowned in the North river, opposite Goveraors
IlaDd by a boatnan named William Welsh by whom it
taken 10 pier No 9North river, and the police au-
thorities informed Of the circumstance.