New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-07

Aid SruE1KvAs1-I do not think there is legal ms
| jOriiy
The CHrRSAs-Tbe Chair decides the vote legal and
| you appeal against it IL you wish
A resolution was then passed that the Char appoint
Committee Of FIVE to receive the President and among tbs
| Committee be PANIED Aid. Sturtsvsnt
AID STURTEvIST-I would be very happy 10 act the
Committee but desire again TO ask the Chair how the
expenses TO be met that will be incurred. would
have objection pay my reasonable sam but my pro-
portion Of $1,000 ong FIVE would be too heavy and do
not think the Controller would pay the bill under the pres
ent vote and that the Committee would have TO do
AID DT,xAs moved a consideration Of the vote. The
motion was carried and after conversation as to
whether would not be better pospons the question for
another occasion vote on again taken when there
three votes sgsnst and twelve for the resolution
The Chairman decided the resolution carried From this
decision Aid Ward appealed and the names were called
| ever.
AID MooRR-I wish to explain my vote and am ready
If the Controller does not pay the BILL to bear my proper
ton Of the expenses vote Aye to sustain the Presi
| dent
Aid HALEY-No.
AID sTURTByAsT-I voted Aye the original resou.
ton, and would vote the way now, if thought BY
doing so could make the resolution legal but could
| not-I therefore vote No.
Aid OAKLEr-I am not willing to incur any responsibility
for what the people large therefore vote No
AID BoroE-I vote No, as go reform "up to the hub
Ala BARR-EO Aid. PKARsALL-NO.
Aid. BRsLEr-Aye Aid. WARD-No.
| AID. FRAscIs-No. Aid BARD-NO.
AID DrsNAs should ike 10 sustain the decision of the
Chair if could but it was legal one therefore
vote No.
AID CoRsELL-I consider the decision OF the Chair
legal and will sustain him and If he is not will
nav my psrt say it s disgrace 10 this City that
should be found who would do and ungraefa An
act as 10 vote sganst this resolution Their constituents
will not sustain them 1t disgrace to the City. Such
thing as this never occurred to the Chief Magistrate Of
nation in this or any other country i vote Aye.
AID ALvoRD-No
The CnnnnAs-The decision of the Chair is no.
tanned, and the resolution is lost.
Some attempts made to bring the question again
but the Chairman decided they out Of order and after
some further business the meeting adjourned.
TIE ALLEGED RAcr-We find the following 10 The
US,tch0kr Penn RccOrd:
On Thursday evening two Of the most respectable cit
ens Of this borough were at Albany. AZ thai place IN
c5nversaton with various per'oDs on or near the wharf
they heard that the following morning there would ~
race between the Francis Skiddy and the New World
two first steamboats, running on the llufson RIVER
The New World left Albany on Thursday evening IA.
our informant preferred day beat On Friday morning
thew left Albany in the George Washington. Among tbs
HANDS aud by others board this boat was we'll under
stood and the subject Of much thai trial Of
ned rouId cons off between the New World aud the
Francis Skddy en- that morning and consequently there
were J made the result ano tbs greatest excitement
Geors Washington nesred the point in the
Shortly before reaching PJughkeepse, boa. was an-
nounoed all tip toe TO ascertain who was the vic
tor At first the steam pipe only visible ever eye
WAS strained and at length proved to be the Francis
| Skiddy She was viotonous-her h.ckers were TRAM
phsn,l But wbere was the New World AtPoushkeep-
Sic the c. orge Washington touched the ghsrf for pssen
gers Here informant heard that the New World had
blown up and killed several people llenceioth AL vas
gloom with the passengers and crew the scedsu Was
| unpermost On arriving at New York City inform ant
made inquiry the cause of the accident lie was told
The old story nat noJody ras bi1nl. The accident
y | Had II connection with
; | the contemplated race above alluded to
If TnE LArE F.r.L AccIDENT At THE lIIPPoDRoNE.-
An iroust was held yesterday afternoon by Coroner HI
ton At the New ork Hospital upon the body Of Charlotte
GIflin who died Wednesday evening, from the If
feet Of burns which she received week ago last Friday
her clothes having tab fire while performing at the Hip
! podrome.
the following evidence was sdduced before the Cor
9 oner
seth Howes being swOrn-Says reside in this City aud
am one OF the proprietors Of the HPpodrome he other
p propretors M Avery Smith of this City VIM Hove,
Of North salem n Y Richard Sands, OF tins City, and is
red Crane of Lsuens y. u Charlotte A. Glilin TIA de-
ce ssed vas in our employ ballet girl week ago last
Friday night she performing piece called Fe,es
al Versailles" there underground passage leading
from the Twenty hirds eide Of the Hppodron ne about
feet long Terminating at scene representing tree
through which person pass ou' toto the open
within the BUILDING have never been through pl ace,
4 Mr. Charles Howe superIended the construction OF the
passage and Mr. George Smith directed the ballet girls to
pass through il aud ont az the figure of tree
above referred 10 NJ the time OF the &C ndeut while DE-
CEASED regularly performing III the pay ~ oxen o. ana
he passing through SAID passage her Dress caught ire
burning her body in manner which have since learned
| her death.
Geo W smith sworn-Says reside a. the North Ame-
rcsn Hotel and been employed over Amsnth bal
let master Al the lippodome tne evening spoken OF
the deceased PEI forming IN piece called Versailles
there underground passage on the 23fst side soOdt
100 feet long terminating opening into tbs AZ n
where there is figure representing tree the ,ssge
about 81 feet wide and fse high, that the
passage was lighted with candles placed the sides,
about three feet from the floor the ermngton Of the
massage short ladder to enabs the performers - get
nm INFO the figure OF the tree there light behiGd the
IdSr about three feet distance from the 3D. the
rpse If preventing accidents the night IN question
the deceased hAd gauzs dress she proceeded through
the passase and came into the with her clothes
! on hre She was employed under the name Of Augusta
TAYLOR and was only five days previous TO ths Sc
dent on the night in question tbs candies we're not pro
tected their places not supplied by laaterns this is
the only accident that has taken place IN the psgs
Margaret Merry, otherwise Margaret Osborne, b-ng
sworn avs: | reside in Avenue b near Twelfth st
have bee engaged the lppOdroms week previous
to the time If accident danced in the ballet; passed
through the passage spoken Of the night iu question in
cnmpSpy with ana Immediately aheSd OF the deceased
bad passed ND the ladder the termination Of the
Going into the tree and on looking around the dress Of
The deceased on fire her under clothes fire they
caught from the candle Immediately under the Ladder she
had lace scarf her hand the back part Of her dressw
6rt ON fire she soppt to putihe fire out when the flames
nassed over her head infer that her clothes fren
tbe csDdl. uuder the ladder; the lights the night ia
Question were not protected when she got out into tbs
Sreps her clothes all inss blaze; some gentlemen
jumped ont OF the boxes TOOK her 10 'hs ounAn ana e4
uneushed the FIRE.
HsYrj.t Sesor sworn, ssys-The deceased per
forming in my part the Hppodrome beng at the Bow
v Theatre on the night in question: have been through
the passage every night since the place was hnishsd
think tie deceased had used ordinary the accident
.ovld NO, have hammered; can how she could