The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-13

ing the bead Of the Sound yesterday morning about
Der f0rsd.cI. and vas killed By stroke Of
the paddle wheel The Kpickerbocker stoppod and low
erso boat With oomusndAsls dity In the sndsavor
b seen, though upwards Of half hour expended
in the search Deceased Of party Of ten and
the victim. Mr. Waller the conductor of the steam
boat train ria Norwich and Worcester to Bottom, pro-
posed subscription in behalf Of the widow and orphan,
to which prompt and generous response was given
ArTxxPr TO COMMIT SuIcIDB-On Thursday night, about
quarter to twelve O'Clock officer Bower OF the Ninth
ward discovered wsoIessed fem ale in the sixth avenue
Foarteenth street, wandering about In singular
manner He immediately esdessored to ascertain her
name and residence bur without effect. She taken
assistance of citizen vh, stated that she had givea
him empty pbial labelled laudAnum Upon arriving
there she seized with ,iosot spssms when Drs Car
ter and Hunter for who succeeded Ia restoring
her but not without the assistance of Capt Alderman
and the officers Who csmesed her by main force TO walk
without ntsrmssion until daylight She then gave the
of Margaret Mitchell residing at No. 1853 twenty
ninth street and acknowledged taking laudAnum
count OF severe trials and affections
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE ~ DRowYTSG -Yesterdsy
morning. about half past four O'Clock officer wershs
nsn patrcllipR his beat No North River, he OBJ
served strange looking man coming do IN the pier,
who, when he got to the end threw himself into the
water, with the intention Of committing suicide The
aboveDamed officer with tine assstancs OF tho River Pc
lice, re- cned him from . wAtsry grave Officers Werths
man and Cooksrn took him TO his riead, IN Green wioh
street, who say that they believe him TO be insane
FIRE Last night between ten and eleven O'Clock,
IRE broke Opt the trict AT luS corI9r OF
Houston street and Frat Avenue .hich was however,
euished in very short time not amounting to any
thing ct consequence
VISIT OF A FIRE COMPANY FROM WASHINGTON -Celumba
Fire Company, No / of the ciry OF Washogton win
in this city Monday next at A. NJ and during
their soourn viii be the guests OF Columbian Eogine
Company, No. IA. They leave Washington on sunday
night by railroad via Baltimore ana Philadelphia and
Will be received their arrival by the above named
street During their STAY tss,r heasausrars viii be AZ
rsmmaDy Hal where preparations have been made for
ths comfort On their arrival breakfast will be rea iy
for them At Loyeoy Hoel provided BY the Columbian
Fire Company OF this city, who will do the hoaors the
occasion.
FELL BUILDING AT THE CORNER OF NASSAU AND
BREKMAN STREETS morning, about IL O'Clock,
laoorirg man. German, whose name is not known,
prscipated from the top OF building at the corner Of
Beei man ard Nassau streets lately occupied by James
Casie as clothing store. and very severely injured
both his thighs having been broken and other external
injuries received II appears that the
po,ed with hers in taking down the bulldog which is
lofty houses in Nassau street. being At the
Of the intersection Of that street with BseSman
street. and demolition is required for the iening of
the latter which has been for time in
active progress. The individual who with the acct
don't was employed in the upper or fth story helping to
lower down the rafters and other materials Of the h)ors
the roof having been already taken off and ewse part
Of The side walls below it. While employed in doing,
be laid hold IF the which he supposed to be fast
but 1t happened otherwise for having novhiog steady
himself with-,he rope being loose-he fell through
open wiTdSw frame behind fronsisg Nassau street from
cpitated the height Of five floors to the ground His
fail however somewhat broken BY the irsn awning
in front OF the store, the rods Of which bent
adersbly by the violence with which he dowa.
otherwise the accident must have been fatal A 1t IT,
the dresdfully injured, already mentioned,
and conveyed in great suffering, but senble to the
City Hospital on shuttsr by tour OF his fellow work
men. where surgical attendance was Immediately af.
forded.
FALL FROM BUILDING Thomas Koran. while at work
building the Of Thirty fifth street and
First fell from the third atury to the ground
which he received internal INJURIES He was
yeyed to Bellevue HOspitL BY officer HaddHp. of the
Eighteenth ward.
DEATH FALLING Spite DRIVER Yesterday,
street, ON the body Of boy. twelve years Of age,
named Michael Cofey, who came to his death BY &C.
cidentaly falling from a spite driver, causing his
death in few minutes after. verdict rendered
of accidental death.
FATAL ACCIDENT Yesterday afternoon, two children,
named, respectively, Thomas Flood and Edward Riley,
among pile of lumber at the foot of fhrrish strees
North river when by chance the lumber gave way
Flood was 20 evere, cut abOu. the head that he died a.
the Hospital whittier they were both Immediately TAKEN
and the other Edward Riley, received compound frac
seventh street. between the Ninth and Tenth ayenue
end employed in the foundry in Thirteenth street.
the North river.
cart ran away yesterday morning from the of
Greenwich and Murray streets, and. in turning the
corner Of College place the shaft about foot
the side Of valuable horse attached TO an wagon
dragging The wagon and horse far Warren street.
where 1t was stopped, when the shaft taken from
the side Of the horse which died Immediately.
ACCIDENT HopsE AND GAIT RUNNING AWAY On
Thursday morning, about O'clock horse and cart
away from the corner OF Seventh avenue and Twsnty
sixth street. knocking down boy who severely To-
juied about the head The boys wounds dressed
by Dr. Hs denbrook after which was sent houe His
name is David Sullivan and about twelve years of age
RATHER QETER The folio wing return made yester
day. from down town police tric to the Chief OF Po
lice" Michael Rey nolds P NJ. struck, taken
TO the police court and committed We have not aince
h.a nf tho al
tho crime Of being struck Considering how fatally
those thus attacked have been punished BY the hand Of
death, should have thought II unnecessary for po
lice commit them. Tie really guilty party ia
the excessively warm weather, end should % very
clad If vgilant police would arrest IL, and commit
it TO DURANGO vie in some cool cell in the Tombs.