The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-03
City In teuigence.

ACCIDENT ON TIE BUpsoN RIVER 1kILRoAD.
Yesterday tie dow train from Albany was thrown 90
the track about Ave miles from peekskil halt PAss
twelve O'Clock P. by wbi III accident several pssssa-
gers met with miraculous scape. The sccioent ~
tributAbs to the gross csreissness or gnorAa's OF
Waterman In charge Of ROAD At the spot of sae csa
tophe He should have switched for the down train In
sted OF which he s~ithed for the In thus leopard
Using the vss of uan When tbs oars came
TO this spot tho locomotive thrown Of the track with
fuch violence thEt the Two forward were hssrAy
smashed 10 pieces Ties. filed win rs and
sleep, numbers Of which killed No human lives
wre iost though many received sewers bruises.
The epgne was destroyed bnx soked In pieces
and me sollsr bsns stove 10 The tender tnrosn
some feet rem tbs cars high ledge of rocks The
conductor Of the hAio lam sdis ely 70 Psehsk for
An engine to convey the passengers TO New York.
The os strArf iucideu IA this whos a0.ir Ia th,t
tho engine for At Pat sk assist the disabled
train It's from Peekssil itself also, thro ~r
dent and Likewise from the misikr a2emsnt OF SWITCH
1t sppears there switch bwesn Peskskill and tho
place the essstrophe aud after the regular rain has
PASSED. down, arranged Tor train The switch
man. not he rr II the Iscdsst did not 1t
the extra engine Gown feom Pc ksiil, which also
thrown the track, thor gh with serious Injury At
the tine Of the catastrophe there was the grsstest
fusion among thu psssDgers The shock being very vio
lent Is supposed ~ hrst that nambers had beer,
killed Each had narrow escape
CRY RAILROAD CoIIIsIoS-A CAR OFF THE TRACE.
day after Occurrences WAS Witnessed upsr
CT the city rsilroaes whic1 collision and
III the track Tbs NJ, rs of the Eighth avenue line
was coming do Cham street ana approached the
curve ~ 0lrAsd HouBo vetOoty thAt
IN the track and plunged iso the Of car No. 81 Of
the Sixth avenue ne which co,sed it In trout It's
downward trip The rear platform Of the Sixth avenue
car was entirely carried ASay and Its conductor, Mr.
Robert Mitchell who stan log upon the platform ut
the time was jam ned through rhs window side
OF the eoor itlurug him severely though not danger
ously Notwithstanding there some confusion yet
We are happy TO STATE lives lost Several Of the
car windows were smAshed but All his be easily
paired There appeared to be- blame on the part Of
either Of the conductors the collision being purely soc
dental 70 far AZ could be observed.
Eec rpOM npOU -.
AZ ola nAmed Joha CAsAusgh fell Off the stern Of
Of the South ferry b,sts, while entering the slip on
dangerous situation, ,hs had paddle his way
houeh tho water and fragments Of floating ics until he
reached the cock ut whitehall Hero he held on BY \
large Lail, driven into of the spilss for twenty
minuteR, crying he whole tPi FOR help; but one Ar
her II o'clock Trip ens cd the sp and the deck hands,
heAipg the cries OF The drowning repaired with ali
possible speed to the indvdua Who this
time WAS well nigh exhsured. William Henry Kelly
OF the desk hands, i'm nedisely let msef down 10
the waters edge hsldrg by the string piece Of the
dock AID Fling the drown ing to catch hold Of his
feet until boat from VIII ehil slip arrived. There
being delsy OF some three minutes Nj Ksy's position
very euviable on FIR declared to us he VAS
had not the boat arrived he woni have been Obliged to
let go his hold on the string p'scs, and share the
fats VITA Hr Cavauasb. 20 cd he that when
the boat cid arrive he s down ioto the bottom of 1t like
log OF WOOD The sufferer terg then rescued, was
lyn, In chSge II Mr Kelly The next day the con OF Mr.
pressCtd the gallant Of his father with
SoV OF ne 10 Jolu the ether
| hal d the ferry boat 80 the pilot Robert
Geod,sy who s assited In rescurg ar Cavausgh from
| watery gave
TIE SUFFERERS BY THE PEARL s-nrEr YRE-It ia ula,ny
to tie sympathy excited behalf Of the sufferers BY
the lste fire. IL Pesl Toe police resurns yes.
tsroay s,yA serllemaa giving lw name as s,Sai.or
called Lieutenant Snodgra,s Of the FIRST ward DO
lice, with whom he deposited Eve Collar bill for the
Hf y tn meet needy q those turned from their
homes BIZ the GEs in Pearl street. tae Battery
sunday DiDg lset Many eli raOse poor people are
still nhsbt,iug the burned p5emses which of,red tho
tions Of money clothing proyisious &C. left with Lieu
| tepsnt Suodgtsss, will be openly distributed,
PRESENTATION 10 TX ALDERMAN WESLEY SMITH Ex Alder
Wesley Smith. Of the Eleventh. ~srd while in the
act OF entering he ont door Of his residence ew days
fince vas mst by Capt squi,e' and two of his Lsue
Dspts Of Police requested his stendaucs ct the sta
tion house The ex Aoeru al vas somsw what surprise
at Hrst but complied With ttes rslusst and arriving
u the alton vas met BY number Of his fsuds at
tSchsd to Tie polite department and presented By
Cap. 8, in their behalf, With magnificent silver
pitcher, ugon which ~sstasf ii,wIas insc,ipa,n:-
polo: q
ssns ever ,'rens in rating US for
The tx Adermsp on receiving the gift thanked bis late
MS and invited them hs house, hich they
yisited last evening" snd haut someiy easrtsued
er star to Lieut. W D. CAT If the Eleyentn Sar6 A.
token Of his esteem fer thst OTHER.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION The thru lecture or
the present hefo th worthy institution will DO
dlysrsd to nj H. at Hoe Cha Del ~ ths Hon Frederic
= shsnton Q: ternessse Tbetubisct Ia The Navy OF
very sr havirg It ecisl study f,ou the
position ct chsfrr1aa OF TIE Committee on Naval Az
va o. Place be has filed Tor four years past in tho
tee'sot the san body Be has loog sborsd
our or nsTs ana sfs the atrog right arm Of o., 1a
speaker ard NJ doubt bis lecture TO night will be we
worth hearing
Tine NORTHERN DKPENsAHY The following ia the report
OF tbis cspersary fer the r1ontb Of January 1851
Whole Of patients $780, .ttendrd 1t their houseo
424 At this eiPesssry s5 5b OF which wers males a.i
ststes ti5 Eng had, ST. Scotland, IL; Germany a. aud
otter eountres IL There cured relieved 9IS,
ing So The N2ls numss, Of prsscriot,ans
pnt up curing the month wa sos; greatest number IL,
one Coy lo7, The least e4-avsrasDg los per day.
FRrs.A f. VAS discovered yesterday naorn,pe In tho
back basement Of house so Marion street ocouSied oy
Ms. GTsJ ass boarding house. The dAmsgs was tn
Another ere occurred Yesterday morning. At ,ss atto
rey street IN cabinet makers shop the Easement
fuppoeed to have caught from the stove. The oes vs
Wednesday night Are brole cut In the basemeut OF SO
Nassau street occupied by Francis Alexander vhasbone
faotnry D,msss 500. covered by Insurance.
About haltpast ten O'Clock ast night, the Ave story
building No 29s BoweIy, betsse Houston aud FIRST
Hsalev Brooke, provision dealers and the third fourth
AMI hitn stories by Ferrs manufacturer Of church
AID Iaror orsacr, and Importer and utactarsr OF
organ pipes, discovered Are The are or ri.
mated 10 The third story AID although the remen vere
prom ply on the spot ano in sroDg FORCE o.iog to
conbnsube nature OF the serials the thrso upper
stories wtre foon envelopec In smes whah all
hopes OF fayirg tho bulldog oirected the
Of the fIemen to saving those adjoining rhe amount OF
MI ferss iois we could ascertain but 1t must have
been considerable, as there large quantity Of work
In the factory rncompeted
ACCIDENTS -Nahael Hating att vears Of ar. ,ss.sr.
cay while intoxicated, fell throsgh the unfinished
buiicing IN Va'rsn street down the cellar He vas
severely Injured and it is sup posed fractured his spiue
He was taken TO the New York Hospital
hrJan esnley lad vas severely injured while q play
.ne oot OF Harson street North river, by um.
Der filling upon him BE was AIKEN to the New York
Hospital
DESERVING An 1SrAN May Murphy, an I1sh girl,
tine.en yea q sse was Arrested for attempt &c
avenue stasss, by ooncealng under stray az the
bottom OF the stage. She taken before Iusti % Boz
CART and held tor exauiin stion
Marine Affairs.
CoMMIsCE or BoSToy-Tte following table exhihits tim
number OF arrivals aud elssrances 1t Boston, fn tho
month Of January