The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-11

City Intelligence.

FRE-Early yesterday morning fire broke ont in the
stables No. 26 Pell street owned by Mrs Hamilton which
we're completely DESTROYED Her estimated
$780, Three horses burned TO death valued at 500
each-one belonging to Mr. H,nley, another to Mr. Voss
and third TO Mr. Boyle. The dwellings Nos. "a and %
each side considerably damaged Several horses
got out and taken to the station house. and after
wards restored to their There strong police
force on the ground from the Sixth Tenth Thirteenth
and Fourteenth wards under the command OF their re-
spectve captains.
MEETING OF THE SAN FRANCISCO FmEMEN-Iast evening
meeting of the San Francisco Fire Depa tment held in
the reception Of Hose Company No. 20 for the pur
pose of making arrangements for paradng with the New
York fremen the 14th instant Marcus ID. Boruck
chosen chairman the occasion After the meeting
organized the chairman offered series Of resolutions
highly complimentary to George H. Hosseross the Late
Chief Engineer of the San Francisco Fire Department
which unanimously adopted, with instruction to
The members of the California Fire Department now in this
city number about thirty persons and 1T Is their Intention
if the New York remen assign to them an honorable posi-
ton Join them the day of their annual parade After
the transaction of further business the meeting ad
journed until Wednesday evening at ~ O'Clock.
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR DUE In yesterdays account
of that took place early Sunday morning. at No
Trinity place the credit of extnguishng the same is given
to the police In this respect wrongly informed
1t appears it not the poice-who only looked on dur
ing the tmebu of the fire companies who perform
ed the hard work and put out the flames We haste there
fore correct this msrepor for is but just that honor
should be given to where il is due.
HAIL STORM AND THUNDER SHowER.-There was a very
hail storm and thunder shower on Sunday night
1t came up quietly and almost unawares About ten
lightning terrific, and for half an hour the hail
down tremendously Some of the hail stones were
large wanuts Tie previous day was warm and sultry.
The weather last night was beautifully clear, co1 and
crisp.
e CAPTURE OF A FUGITIVE CoNHCr-On Sunday afternoon
two of the police of the Eleventh ward Officers Cartne
and Stoughton received information of the whereabouts
of convict named Arthur Brown, who escaped from
Sing Sing Wednesday last They accordingly laid their
plans and in short time had the fugitive in custody
with whom they started yesterday morning to reconvey
him to his old quarters.
ATTEMPT SUICIDE WHILE ABoRISa UNDER DEIIuM
TREMSs.-James Mooney, q seaman belonging to the
steamship Arctic, Sunday attempted to cut his throat
with his ackknie in Chatham street opposite the Park
He was apparently laboring under deirm epcs at the
time He was conveyed to the New York Hospital by two
policemen of the Sixth ward The act was public that
large crowd collected which incrs ased as the
was being conveyed to the hospital He presented most
dreadful spectacle all his clothes being covered with
blood He statet, inquiry being made that he was
vic over, and has family He is native of Liverpool
England. He made dreadful cash in his throat, but
there no further danger beyond the loss
OF blood
ArrEMrr At sr1mE-Early on Sunday morning. a Ger
found lying insensble in Tweaty ninth
street Eighth from the effects of arsenic
which had been taken for the purpose of sefdestrucon
She taken by policeman to her residence No 1862
in the street. when Irs- Weber and Hanlin wore
called who administered the usual remedies 1t
not expected that she would recover.
SUDDEN DEAni.-Wiam Davis seaman, attached to
the British bark Fanny last Sunday found lying drunk
the entry OF the house No $40 Water street. by
quaintar of his named George Williams who took him
into the house where he died about three hours after
wards.
EIGHTH AVENUE RAILROAD ACCIDENT, night man
named John Rourke residing at the of Nineteenth
street and Tenth avenue had both his legs broken by
being by Of the cars Of the Eighth avenue
railroad He was taken into the drug store Of Dr. Rosen
muller 172 Eighth where he attended to, and
afterwards taken to the City Hospital by officer Willett
Smith, of the Sixteenth ward It appears that Rourke
going up town in the cars and when he got to Nine
tenth street he either jumped fell off, when both
wheels passed legs breaking them above stated
The car No. 3S was driven by named Philip Ere
mire who Immediately arrested by officer Smith, but
he did not appear to be guilty either of negligence or
carelessness he was discharged.
FAIL FROM CAR.--On Sunday afternoon Dennis Flynn
fell of of the Eighth Avenue Railroad cars, cutting
his head severely He taken to the Fifth ward station
house, where Dr. Kbourne dressed his wounds.
ACCIDENT IN BARCLAY SrRMT.-On Saturday morning a
aborng man. named Owen White, who employed lay
ing foundation stones for building in Barclay street.
very badly injured by the caving in of bank of
earth along side which had been shoveled account
of its ooseness He dreadfuly injured tho
oins and hips as well as the thighs, but fortunately no
the caving in of the EARTH appear to be very numerous
in the above neighborhood Greater precautions ought
to be taken by those in charae Of the works
GYMNASTICS AND MAN TRArs.-Ats O'Clock Saturday
evening while DR. w. NcDermott cantering along
the Fifth avenue to call in Fifty fourth street. he and
his horse performed summerse Off the end of the unn
ished embankment in the Fifth avenue above the Crystal
Palace Fortunately the escapade only resulted in ten
a dozen cuts less severe and many serious
stand the doctor was closely followed by lady and gen
teman in wagon who fortunately observed the plunge
in time to swing their horse around and thereby avoided
what might have been most serious catastrophe Sure
V the lives of citizens should not be thus wantonly rsked
by the gross negligence miserable that would
not place lamp and sixpence woth of oil such dan
gerous precpices in frequened thoroughfares.
LEG BRoKEy-Pat-ick Bamruk lad about ten years
Of had his leg broken Saturday night by stage
which him in Spring street 1t appears that the
boy walking along the sidewalk, when drunken
who passing by pushed him into the road where
he met with the accident as above mentioned.
TARGET ExcuRToy.--The Peterson Light Guard, COM
manded by Captain Henry Aker numbering so muskets,
attaches TO Engine Company No Is met yesterday for
target excursion when the prizes By the follow
ing personsJoseph Godry, lst prize John Pembroke,
Cd NJ. Mcmahon, 3d. H. Bradburn, 4th; T. Taylor, 9Th;
w. Ormsby, 9th; G. H. Wisey, 7th J. McCue, Sth; W..
Grant, 9th; A. Earle, 10th; D. Shaen 11th r. Fox 18TH
Shelton's Brass Band was in attendance
Destructive Fire In Chicago.
From the Chicago Advertiser October
Last evening fire broke out in the third story OF the
LIQUOR store of Messrs Thrill Haven