The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-12

MAN CRUSHED TO PIECES ON TIE HUDSON RIVER
RAILROAD.
man, supposed to have been pediar, whose at
present is unknown, by locomotive and
train Of tho Hudson River Railroad Monday
evening, and literally cut and crushed into fragments
1t appears that the emigrant train, which leaves
Thirty first street at thirty minutes past six O'CLOCK
nearing the of SEVENTEEN street, dis
covered the track but before the engineer could hold
the train had passed over the unfortunate Mr.
could find only shattered portions of the limbs and body
which collected, deposited in box, and placed in
the care OF officers Bowey and sebasn Of the Twenty
broken window shades scattered near the track
from which circumstance it is believed the deceased
change spread about the track, evidently from the
pockets of the deceased The body much mutiated
and cut up into pieces that it is very doubtful II the
friends of the deceased could recognise him. unless by
some fragment Of his wearing apparel.
HEALTH OF THE CITY-INDIGEATIoN MEETING IN The
FIFTH WARD.
The Commissioners OF Emigration having ntely leased
the Old Schoolhouse in Franklin street. the purpose
of converting into emgrant lodging house the cit
gems of the Fifth ward are much alarmed at the
Of the introduction Of infectious diseases amongst them
in consequence during the summer. An indignation
meeting was held on Monday night, at the Museum
Hotel, in order to arrange for regular opposition to
the action Of the Commissioners
The meeting organized by the appointment Of the
Vice Presidents-Alder man Hoffmre, Gen. VIM. Hall,
ex-Alderman Adams, p NJ Schenck, Esq, Joel Purdy,
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Knight
chairman stated briefly the object of the meeting
In. Hosack, Mr. G. Shafer, and other gentlemen, ad
dressed the citizens after which the following resolu
lions were adopted
Whereas, the Commissioners Of Emigration for tho city
81 M y Ing s Il $ # The
:1 sSss would + 81 Ss e IL
ty but OF the whole ward and its Therefore
m tiv md
honestly protest against such .e.Sn taken b such Com
i will s5sa
M snd '1ssfas
pledge ourselves every means pre-,
vent said cemmissi9psrs Their unho ar
tribunal for Gower to annul their acts. :, ...,
quested to desis from their intended above
and that all 1wa II Of their
On motion of Dr. Hosack, Messrs Blankman and Park
Court Of the State for immediate injunction against
this nuisance.
Other meetings will be held.
A LITTLE Touch AT THE wEArHER.-Among the EDITORIALS
of the last number of the Pick two illustrating this
g March winds and April showers
Bring forth May flowers"
We have had the winds of March, everybody well
remembers. On Monday we had very fair specimen OF
the showers Of April, and may look for the May
flowers time after the Carnival of general
ing day. What wide distinction between the ancient
celebration Of the first Of May upon the village green
dance around the May pole wreated with flowers and the
if the city under siege and the inhabitants were
packing up and packing off, But present subject
not the first Of May-it is the opening of April. The
long shower Of Monday which remarkably fine
shower for the umbrella merchants, continued through
the night till Tuesday morning. when, the wind chopping
round to the northwest, very soon
GAN the clouds that loWer,d upon Our houao