The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-14

Cur psper se-dsy presents o Startling onaptfr Oh
Ne sudden rnaing % the cords CT life, and the in
stability Of all earthly things. Hundreds, we may
ay Of human beings who commenced the week
nat past IN the full enjoyment of health, and with
prospects for the fature bright those of any
whe are now living, have been sent TO their fna,
homes beneath the sod, soEle with mutilated FORMS
soru by the terrible catastrophes Of railroad acct
dents and Others with CHASTITY countenances, caused
by the ovsrposering rays OF the upon the sensi
1--we brain. How many win reflect to day-and how
appropriate the day for serious reflection upon
the fact TIA, large number Of unfortunate persons
has been thus hastily and unexpectedly snatched
nom their respective walks Of life, and how slender
Che thread and weak the tie that bind to this
suhlunary sphere, and how short the step be-
tween time and eternity We commence usual
summary Of news with reference To the terrible
accident on the Providence and Worcester Railroad.
We publish full account Of the construction aud
management OF the Providence and Worcester Rail
road which has been the scene Of the late frighttu
sagesy. The letter Of our correspondent gives a
minute account Of the fearful collision, and its ter
nble effects. Our paper OF yesterday morning con-
saiaea corrected LIST of the dead and wounded but
the reports in the Boston journals received last
evening be correct we shall have TO add three more
names 10 the sad catalogue.
Our dates over the wires from New Orleans are
20 the 18th instant at which time there was no
abatement Of the epidemic, the victims during that
day from yellow fever numbering 200. On the
10th, 1876 died from the same disease. IL viii be
seen BY our dispatches that the President Of the
Board Of Trade q Baltimore hae authorized the
Mayor Of New Orleans 10 draw on him for SIS 900,
Cor the relief OF the sufferer and that the subscrp
tons in the city Of Boston for the same prisewor-
ny object have reached the sum of $1,000. The
subscriptions in Philadelphia nos reach $1,000.
Dates from Vera Cruz 10 the sth instant have been
received in New Orleans which state that the
governors Of all the Mexican States had been called
spon TO give list OF all foreigners who were re-
siding in their respective territories without licenses
from the government in order, If any such were
found that they might be fined or imprisoned
Things are fast coming 10 head.
One hundred and trenty-one men, seventy two
women, two hundred and twenty.six boys and one
hundred and sixty-six girls-making total of five
hundred and eighty.ive persons-died in this city
during the week which ended last night. This
shows increase Of fourteen cases upon the aggre-
gate mortality of the foregoing seven days, which
considered being very high. There is 10
epidemic, and the character Of the prevailing dig
remains unatered, the pre- disposing causes
eating of unrpe fruit, crowded lodging houses and
noxious exhalations from sundry collections OF filth
still continue unchecked and undated. The over
towering heat Of the last two days has swelled the
catalogue earfuy out the record will not show the
gross number of deaths from sun.stroke until next
Saturday. Forty.eight adults died Of diarrh1l,
thiry.fve Of dysentery fortyeight Of consumption,
twenty six Of the various fevers Of Chagre fever
and thirtyfye Of infammatory diseases. OF violent
and accidental deaths, we had two cases Of suicide,
four of drowning, three killed by sudden frac-
lures of the limbs, and fifteen by sun stroke;
eightysix children died Of cholera infantum, thirty
Eve of commissions thiry-one of dropsy in the head
nine of smallpox and thirtyf five Of marasnus. NO
hundred and nine Of the entire number were under
one year of age, and three hundred and seventy
seven had not attained to ten. Two hundred and
sixty nine persons died in the FIVE up town wards,
and eighty-fve in the FIVE down town wards.
The fifteen cases of sun stroke reported are those Of
persons who had been, or were about 10 be, buried
at two o'clock yesterday evening; but dread that
the next return will show a fearful amount Of deaths
from this cause as we heard that ae Corontrs Ind
hist Of ftfy fur deaths chich occurred during Friday
and up to t,co o'clock On Saturday erening. Forty
screen If these rere from the heat of The
By referring to our ship news report, It will be
seen that the ship r. c. Winthrop, from Boston,
bound to Baltimore, was spoken on the sth instant
of Nantucket shoal four days from port aud short Of
provisions. Articles Of consumption must be very
scarce in Boston, or the crew Of the Winthrop were
possessed with ravenous appeties to have 3eyoured
the necessary stores of ship for q sea voyage in
four days.