The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-31
ls-Awful accident on the New York and Erie Railroad

upon the bodies Of persons whoes deaths were caused
strokes casualiss .popsxy, inem psrancs, and
In New York city within forty eight hours.
SUNDAY. U-Largs fire in Pittsburg, Pa, which de-
itroyed property to the amount Of 100000
8-Ths question calling . conversations in Rhrds
the STATE having Sssn submitted to ths p.op sss rs
jsoted by about ], 500 v,tes
JULY
fuss at her dock In New York. killing six men, and
woundiDg seriously two others Tremendous hail storm
five inches thick and from two to three inches long
During the storm . number of buildings blown dows
one Of them oppote the Crystal Palace in Forty second
street. which killed three and severely injured
others And another at the foot Of street.
which killed one man The stsepls Of the Datch Re.
formed Church In Fourth street blown down, and
number Of buildings throughout the city unroofsd
one building was struck By lightning and German was
E-The cornerstone Of Q monument to DO erected In
else spot In Tay town. wsstchestsr county, N. T. where
and Isaac Van Wsrt hot occurred Il the Ninth ward
Of New York city between several Of the Hbernau socs
sisted by number Of oltisens and two are com panes
number OF persons were injured but none seriously,
and some forty Of the Hibernans arrested The dis
turbance arose In consequence Of span Of horses At
tsehed to An omnibus being frightened ct some fire
crackers broke into the line OF procession and the Irish
men thinking the had done Internationally dragged
BIN of the box, and nearly beat him to death The po-
lice attempted to arrest the perpetrators Of the deed
which the body Of Ishmen resste and this caused the
s-L.rss fire in osweso, N. Y, which destroyed two
hundred budinls amongst which great number of
-four mills, and property to the amount Of 81 500 000
"a violent torn vis ed the village OF Haverstraw
on the Hudson river which blew down large two story
wooden building killing Eve persons and severely wound
numbe of buildings.
S shs
BY vote Of bo64 to oSs. President Pierce left Wash
ington for New York.
M-President Pierce arrived in New York and wss no
ceived BY public demonstration The Crystal Palace Ex
hibon duly naugurated and the Pred lent OF the
cabinet General Scott and other distinguished indvidu
ais were present At the ceremonies and took part In the
IA grand banquet was given at the Metropolitan
Hotel to President Pierce and members Of his cabi
net by the Crystal Palace Associs tion Tho President
16.-The President left New York for Washington. The
steamboat Empire on her trip from Troy to New York,
~ ~ FnU. me snssfns me BOILER
were killed. and twelve wounded
SUNDAY 1.-Two distinct shocks Of IN earthquake were
lo.-Three men went OYER Niagara Falls One Of them,
In going down the rapids chung piece Of rock whore
he remained twenty hours, during which time the great
est efforts were made to him, but they of
avail and he followed his companions. The steam boiler
in the foundry Of John Pratt In Attorney street. New
YORK, exploded, killing one man, and injurng three
others.
2lThe extra session o, the Legislature Of New York
adjourned after passing three hundred and ninety three
laws which, added to two hundred ard sixty passed
at the regular session. makes the whole number Of
An to establish Central park and also the Jones
Wood park in the city Of New York. passed the Lgisa
ture.
s0-Yellow fever raging In New Orleans During the
week ending this day there $50 deaths In c
which 6o2 we're from yellow fever.
CURED IN New Orleans from yellow fever in day.
AUGUST
1.-The anniversary Of the departure Of the Pilgrims
2-An accident occurred on the Belvidsre and Dsla.
ware Railroad, nine miles from LAmbsr willie, NJ j. by
the Pennsylvspia canal were instantly killed. and four
teen wounded.
5-rhe deaths In New Orleans from yellow fsv.r, in
twenty four hours amounted to one hundred aud fty.
6.-The total number Of deaths from yellow fever In
New Orleans during the week past MAE hundred and
Atty.
8-Two hundred and four deaths occurred In one day
in New Orleans from elbow fever
An accident happened on the Cam den and Amboy
which four persons were killed. and twenty seriously in
jured
and Worcester Railroad by two passenger trains coming
in COLI ion Fourteen persons we're killed. and twenty
four seriously wounded.
l3-Ths thelmon eter In New York dnring the week
has ranged from 90 to s6 Upwards Of ons hundred
sons were sun struck and about sixty five Of the
proved fatal The number Of deaths in New Orleans,
during the past week from yellow fever was 500.
SUNDAY, IA i'm New York city ninety persons died
from stroke and thirty died in Brooklyn from
the same cause. violent thunderstorm oo,urred in
Massachusetts, number Of houses churches and barns
we're struck BY lightning some Of which we're desroyea
ard mum Der Of persons were killed
l6-The number Of deaf BY fellow fever in New Or
leans during twenty four hours, amounted to two hun
l6.-Yellow fever broke out in Mobile
lo-The cesths from yellow fever la New Orleans
a and
New York during seven days. Of which two hundred and
fourteen were from strokes.
SUNDAY 2l-The number OF deaths from yellow fever
bred and forty eight
PA comet was visible to the naked eye in all parts
A m fire In
Pehn Yam N T., destroying upwards Of 500 900 worth
23Papers received from San Francisco over the Ncsr
aqua route In twenty-five days and nine hours-the
quickest trip record. The Pearl Street House large
hotel stuated Pearl and Water streets, destroyed
24-Grsat battle between the Amercans, headed BY
General Lane, and the Rogue river Indians in Oregon
27.-fhs steamship Cherokee WA destroyed by fire
while lJirg at her dock in New York. She had al her
and New Orleans loss s46o, 900 The total number OF
deaths in New Orleans from yellow fever during seven
days, was thirteen hundred and sixty four.
SEPTEMBER
Slight hundred and fourteen deaths occurred In
seven days from yellow fever In New Orleans yellow
fever on the in Matches and Mobiles thirty deaths
THE shock of An earthquake was felt at New Bed
s.-Steamer Bay State on her passage to New York ON
Long leland Sound had hole burst in her boiler by the
falling of crank, which permitted the escape Of such
quantity OF steam a. to cause the death Of six persons
we're young girls, (ssters daughters Of Mr. De Wolf OF
Chicago. Ill.
SUNDAY, 1.-THE shock of earthquake was felt In
different parts of the State Of Louisiana
IA fire occurred At Amsterdam, N. Y, which de.
stoyed property to The value Of The democratic
State Convention Of New York held tSyracuse The
party split into two sections, held separate conventon
and nominated distinct tick cts.
TO- "A Court Of impeachment having been in session
one month"; At Albany in Canal Commissioner John
G. ather, acquitted the accused and closed their abors
PAN extensive ere broke out in TIE dc Aine print
works In Manchester NJ H., and totally destroyed them;
less $3.50, 900.
The yellow fever raging in all the river towns In
Louisiana sno Missstippi.
l7-During the hol ing VI = meeting in tho Park BIZ
~hst is termed The hurker section Of the ratc
party platform staging broke down. and hurled about
one hpnorsd people into mass. Some twelve or four
teen persons were seriously Injured, but fatally
30-secIetary William l. Marcy's letter in reply to
Cbevaier Hulsensnn the Austrian Minister about tbs
Kosata affair, published in the New YORK HKRALD.
OCTOBER
3-Tbe town OF Sonora California nearly destroyed by
fire; loss $500, COO
4-Severe gale on Lake Erie, during which . number
OF sells lost and me- IN n