New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-12
BROOKLYN ITEMS.

Boiler EXPLOSION At THE NAVY YtRD-A frightfu ac-
cdent occurred at the Navy Yard Monday morning About
O'Clock the boiler dredging machine used in clearing
out the docks exploded and Patrick McNay the engineer
and James Smith the fireman. were killed The Captain
of the craft Mr. James McSpa was blown into the water
but sustained such slight injuries that he enabled to
swim 10 the dock. and aided shore boy named
William koutan was blown upon the dock. and strange 10
say he was but slightly hurt The machine torn into
fragments which were scattered all about in every drec
ton II wa, owned by Me,srs. Morrison 4 Cumming of
New DIRK The boiler manufactured in Jersey Citvand
was Just put into operation Ii evidently defective
Along side of the machine upon which the mud
wa, dumped. which contained five or six men, none
of whomwere injured. AIr McNaly the engineer was a
single man. Hcrcsdcd in Albany Mr. Smith was man
Of family and lived in Wilam~burgh
During the afternoon the Navy Yard workmen exerted
thoy to raise the hull of the drege which has sunk
in ten feet of water but without The bodies
of the missing men, j. supposed under the deck and
to-day derrick will be brought into requsiton hoist up
the vessel The machine did not belong to the L. s. Gov
eminent
QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF PoLIcE.-The
Chief of the Brooklyn Police submitted his quarterly report
OF the transactions of the Department under his control to
the Common Council last evening, from which il appears
atom stJanuary to the ls instant 20 persons have been
reported to the Corporation Attorney tor prosecution for
violating the city ordinances Independent of the arrests
made Interference to which the Chief states would here
beg represent your honorable body that the rules
and regulations for the government of the Police make
obligatory them under pain of dismissal from Office to
report for prosecution all persons violating of the city
ordinances whore arrests cannot be made Reports for VIC
ationS of ordinances almost daily made to the Corpora
ton Attorney for prosecution and but small proportion of
reported presented to judgmenpartes being
allowed in most to settle the same by merely paying
the of thereby escaping the penalty prescribed
in the ordinance thus v3ted Why this course is pursued
am unable to answer but long it is it cannot be
pected that the ordinances of city will be observed
The following is list of the offences and arrests made
during the quarter Assault and battery 334 assault and
attempt To KILL II assault with threats l. arson,
abandonment attempt to rescue prisoners, burglary,
T. di,ordery conduct 3i disorrly apprentices, de-
sercrs drunk and dsordegy. 223; embezzlcmcnt,
fighting in public streets &C: false pretences furious
driving gross ntoxicaton lo' grandlarceny 10; gamb
ling Z highway robbery > habtual drunklrds, : nde
cent exposure Of person. insulting females in public
streets insanity keeping disorierly house . murder,
g. malicious mischief % petit larceny 100; passing coun
terc money pickpockets, , receiving stolen goods,
riot 10 rape scou Of grand larceny, B. suspicious
persons, suspicion of arson, B. Migrants s. violation
of city ordinances. s7 Total, ll92.
There were during the quarter ll3j persons accOmmo-
dated with lodgings tine several Station Houses ls' lost
children found by the police and rtuncdto their parents
fires cx,ncuishodby the police stores found open and
SOC taken from lodgcr, and drunken persons and
stored To them; persons rescued from drowning Dur
ing The same period 3l2 day, have been lost by policemen
IN consequence of sickness ana disability. being average
los, To the Department OF nerarly 3 per men day.