New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-24

same phenceS have caused sght fall in the prices Of
real estate.
Aldermen 70 pay $4,000 for defending the clam Of the
city 10 land within her limits before the United states
and Comrnssion Other sumo have already been pad
An Ordinance ordering the immediate payment Of $4,000
The Hon Robert Greenhow rendered his resignation as
Associate Law Agent for the United States before the o.
Land Commission TO that body on the 25h. His res
iepnton IL subject Of regret and will probably not be
TIE Gollah started for San Diego the 26th having
l25 fllihustcrs on board
Mt Meagher has been lecturing TO large houses.
SHOOTING ATTRAY.-Yesterday afternoon. about 4
o'clock boatman named Thomas Palmer, was shot by
Young named Burrows son Of Slas Z. BuToTs, on
board the chip java at the foot Of CLARK n its inter
section with Drum. The circumstances as near al we
could learn them follows Palmer and his brother
lad gone on board the Java for the purpose Of removing
her to make for piles to be driven upon when
was intended to make steps for the use OF the
boatmon. Silas f. Burrows, TO whom the Java belongs
came down with revolving rifle, and also with reYol
YER and said that he should shoot the ri MAJ wac ct
the chains adrft war Of words ensued between the
two boatmen and the old man. and soon aterWard te 0h
came down armed with revolver and went on board the
chip end ordered John The brother OF ihe wounded nan'
Of lie started 60, when Thomas said he would not 60
and told Burrows to shoot Burrows tcid nm II ne cid
not leave the vessel he would shoot him. o. sure a. tlere
"was God above Palmer made some reply "hen
Rnrrows fred two shots at him. taking effect just
above the stomach and the other as he turned on the right
side Burrows who Standing near The Stern OF the
shin the down mo DotI anu was
ateiy arrested by officer, who rowed him out some dis
tance in the harbor before landing him. as there was iuch
an excitement among the boatmen about the wharf tnat
thew would probably have killed him II they c0ui1 nave
taken him Palmer taken to his ROOM where the bail
in the ride extracted by Dr. Paneoast lie IS IN
very critical condition, and tie wounds WIZ PROBABLY
rroye fatal Palmer il from Boston and is about twenty
three wears OF age Officer Cornelius Holland who Ha1e
the arrest had very difficult time in bringing his pf'
foner to the police Office He was followed by about
dozen boats full of boatmen who tried every way to mead
him of At last he hched to launch that was under
rail and was towed up TO Mission Creek from whence ne
brought the prisoner whose name is Ogden HoIm9n blr
rows over the hills to the city The Recorder discharged
Mr. burrows Alta Cal, Feb l.
FPptosIoS OF TIE STEAMER HELEN HESsLEY-7iooM Men
Killed and Sereral ScaldedWe have to record another
Of those ghtfu disaster- which, although mo blame at
"taches 10 any person. is of character 10 require
strer investe than has yet been given to it, About
clock Yesterday morning, 10Th inst an alarm of fire
was given from Long Wharf and accompanying the alarm
was a rumOr that steamer had blown up. Everybody
rushed 10 the repued of the disaster to ascertain
The truth of the report The steamer proved TO be the
Helen Hensle!, new and elegant as the sdYersenshIs
had IT,
The Helen Hensley has been for ten days past ply
between this city and Benica and was advertised TO
leave Long Wharf yesterday morning at CLOCK Inc
mas eppers had assembled board including several
ladies and the boat was Just at the moment of departing
on the trip when the middle starboard boiler collapsed,
causing the death of the third assistant engineer and one
the remeD ard scaldng number OF the passengers
The names of the killed Thomas Norris of Louis
Vile Ky, aged 27 and Hugh FtzsimmOns, native OF
Ireland. ,.
verely scadod DR.. Wake Bryary is very much bruised,
being thrown distance Of ten or twelve feet by the force
of the extloon the Hon. VIM Whppc is also scaded, as
well as several Others whose names have not been asce
tanned Most Of the wounded were conveyed to the hos
pitel =. 49,.
simmons and Norris, it in evidence that the boiler
was made by Mr. Gluyas of the Suffer Iron orks and
both the captain and engineer testified that was made OF
rether light iron, certainly lighter than the materials OF
III, V'hot,h oth Mr Gluvna
iron was of sufficient thickness but he appears TO have
convinced them that the boiler of adequate strength
and it was accordingly put into the boat The engineer
had tried the gauge cocks few minutes before the acct
dent and found all to be right The engineer OF the Cor
ties examined the boiler and testified that in his opinion it
capable of sustaining leo pounds pressure to the
SQUARE inch previous the accident the
found be 1870 pounds. Two engineers testified that in
their opinion the accident produced by there being
too much FIRE under the boiler thereby forcing the water
into the other boilers These experts also gave their
OF inon that the boiler well made and OF good iron,
but incapable of carrying safely more than 2O pounds to
the inch. The Coroner's Jury rendered the following
verdict: THAT the death of Fitzsimmons and Morris
was produced by contusOns and the inhalation of hot
steam caused by the colapng of the ues OF toe star
" board middle boiler Of the steamer Helen Hensey; and
also find from evidence of experts after full examina'
california Chronicle.
A Nrw Posi- OFFICE DELWERY.-The Post Office
wagon drove down the of California and Davis
SITS Wednesday, and dumped a load Of paper rubbish
into hole at that spot Some spectators of this aPpa
reny unohectonable proceeding were prompted by Gu.
rosty TO overhaul the pile Of rubbish and were no doubt
very much astonibed TO find among number OF letters
and papers that should have been delivered somewhere
else We were shown one letter, post marked New York.
Dec IL 1853 and directed to Santa Clara, which, of
course by the Golden Gate mai also several east
ern newspapers which, from their dates must have also
arrived by the same mail. we we're informed Dy spec
also found This is certainly very singular occurrence
the result of very cupable caeessnes somewhere in the
Post Office department We trust the postmaster wa
nd Its Isan Fran. Herald
STRANDISG OF THE GOLDEN GATE-Ihe steamer Go
ah Capt Haley arrived Monday night the 23d January
three DAYS from San Diego and intermediate ports. She
brings intelligence of the stranding OF the long for
steamship Golden ate and the safety OF the passengers
She brought up also the mails which were on board the
Golden Safe and two hundred of the wrecked
The following the particulars of the accident TO the
Golden tate, furnished by Purser Field;
AT o'clock p. NJ, January IS, the steamer went on
shore on the reef outside of San Diego Harbor. Soon
after she struck she made signal of distress and the Gosah
made attempts to tow her off, but after parting two
hausers ore of the most terrible southeast gales hat ma,
been experienced for many years sang up and compelled
her. for her safety and that Of those on board 10 put
back and leave the Golden Gate and all on board TO the
fury of the gale and the mercy of an all wise PoyGenee
Had il been calm Usually is at that place the Goiah
could without doubt have hauled her OIL AS II s It Is
thought she may be got off without much damage, after
discharging her coal and stores.
The sea piled up by the gale was so heavy that it in
ured her decks very much, and literally bent up her
wheels which Of wrought iron, in consequence OF
her rolling violently She is lying IN eight feet
water at low tide and four times her length on the
reef With all her pumps working they are unable to
keep her clear of water Sand TO some extent forcing
its way into her hold. The 7. NJ steamer Columbia,
which left San Francisco TO 10 the assistance of the
Golden Gate reached the of the disaster about
eleven hours previous to the sailing Of the Gosah and
remains to aid the wrecked steamer. The Golden Gate
had between eco and 200 passengers On board all Of whom
were saved The Goliah brings up 200, and the South
which called about nine hours before the GSlah
about as many more The remainder are az san Dieso,
awaiting other eonyeyances. San. Fran. Herald
THI GOLDEN GATE SAvED-The Columbia left San