The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-10

JoeEPu p. BRnavoRD, TRAGEDIAs Mr.. Brelsfurd did
the Ocean House Consy Island Tuesday morning last.
On Sunday evening, while bathing the house, hs
accidentally 70 With head down. frasturng thu
cervical vertebre. He Isngs led until Tuesday, When
death relieved him from his acute sufsrings Mr. Brs-
ford thirty years age, ard native q Phia
delphn lie had fine, manly Azure, bsing Above tAe
average physical ssrensh Of and Sunday hs was
In the most perfect health He had lad sppor-
tunity to appear the New York boards but In Pha
depha Pt,sburs Cincinpatt and other sitiss he had
hgh reputation, personally and professionally. Hav-
Ing been engaged by Me-srs Wizard Et,pge the mana
gers Of the New York the.trss being erected In
Broadway, near Bond STREET, ii vas the hsps Of his
friends that he would wis laures metropolis:
but bis sudden dsath has plugged fond e, her - an
afec,ionAte wife in the deepest slistoa Durinx he
illness he received the unremitng kiadness All at
tentiop from Mes.rs Rogers The propeters q tn
themsel and their by their to alleviate
the pain Of the sufferer Mr. Brelsords remains have
inferred yesterday.
Welast week briefly noticed the death Of 61EPHN
FIELD, Of Southeast, In this county ct the age Of
eightyfour years. Mr.. Field was DO On the farm
where he always lived, and died, and was noted In
his life time for certain personal peculiatiss, which
were az remarkable as thsy were Unaffected. He
possessed great mental and bodily vig0r, with capa-
bilities equal to almost any pursuit In life. From
his birth u his death he exhibited unoonquerable
aversion to the t,ucn Of the precious meta and of
oil descriptions OF monev. He Was equally averso
to calling persons by name and never did 20 We BE-
heve ex ept In cases Of legal ,Ompulsien, - wheD
speaking TO or Of his brother sister. He Wa o.
fluent and animated cnnversationist, and exhih1Ssl
extraordinary tact and ingenuity In describing per.
soBs without calling Names. This tie could 40 20
zen in equity his sSsoS tn Il. ssGsk =
Koney was in singular contrast with his desire for
the possession cf II. He . Of large wealth,
most 81 which he acquired; ard still, II would not
probably be too much 10 say that no coin or paper
money ever touched the palms Of hi, hands. ID
was fond Of polemicsl cs, utstions, and conducted
them with cor siderable ability. He was . coed
reighbor and the p nor never went unreiieved from
his door--Putnam County Courier, Asg.5.
DEATH OF THOMAS :. WASHINGTON
Thomas Blackman Washington (n0t ThomsS
Rnbrod as reported In the ninp papers) reached
this city at II o'clock Thursday morning from Nom
q great grand nephew Of General George Washing
ton. He waa accompanied by his wife and two
Children, and was on hts way home to Jeflerssn
county, Virginia. He was quite iii when he reached
this city, and although attended by three abe
physicians died about bafpass nina In the evening.
His remains were taken to the yesterday nsrn-
ing ~ some Of the members Of the nasesic isa.sr-
South, under the charge Of the Rev. NJ Syles-
albany Express, Aug.5.
DEATH OF CUBAN.
Mr.. Jose E. Tonga, of MataDzss, aged Al years,
disease was tyI hoid fever, which Terminated IN cen
gestion Of the brain. He was m amiahls young
man, and had made many friends, although Vt 9
short time in Boston. There arc quite . number e
young Cubans in Boston at the present time. TIE
Spanish authorities Of tho Island, II II said, are
drafting for the army in Spain all the young men
whom they suspect to BE- In the least hostile 10 their
continued rule In the island and hence large nunl-
bers Of these young men come TO the United 0Aates
to escape this mpressme0t. II 10 only necessary 70
converse with these Cubaas for short time 70 ne
how bitter and universal u their hostility = The
Spanish rule In their beautiful hland-Bostow Posi-,
Aug.5.