The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-24

IEATn OF AN EmGRASr Clnfn--0w ssRs OF rHE snr
CESsuRED BY THE JuEY Yesterday ,rning Coroner Hill
ton held an inquest at No Albany street the body
of Teresa Keifer native Of france agei me years
whore death caused by dysentery. The mother of
deceased said she was an ongrant board the ship
Onward from Havre, and twcdlys before the arrival
Of the vessel here the deceased taken with pnrgng
and fever There was doctor on boar the ship, and
the child died on the folio wing day after landing.
Joseph Keifer father OF the deceased corroborated
the evidence given by his wife above ed and
says they were SO days on the passage.
DR. Chasieney made eSsmip alton Of the body and
did not find any marks of violence and from the history
Of the and he appearance Of the BODY of the
opinion that her death was eansed by dysentegy.
The Jury rendered the following verdict That de
ceased came to her death BY dysontery. Further we
hold the owners of the ship Onward highly censurabe
for not having physician board of said ship and
specfuly request the uhores TO whose duty it may
belong, TO inquire into the case"
FATAL ACCIDENT By MACHINERY Hilton ycster-
day held an inquest at The New York Hospital on the
body OF George Miller aged 25 years. native of Ger
many, whose death was caused by coming In contact
with the walking beam steam engine in the Grocers
S.eam Refining Company, Of Laigh and Washing
ton streets The deceased 1t seems in the employ
| Of said company.
Charles Hatchcook sworn, said-I am employed in the
steam sugar lonery spoken of last Friday about
O'clock IN the afternoon the deceased in the act
scrapng the floor In the third story with shovel the
walking beam of the machinery below is in This story
oecenstd was walking backward at the time he walked
up TO the walking beam in question: the key Of the beam
struck him on the back was working at cleaning up
the with the deceased Mt the time of the accident
there other wormen on the same aoor at the
time; as sew deceased knocked down / ran to
his asstance he scceechcd out or twice and after
this seemed iDsensble he Immediately sent to the
New York Hospital.
Dr. Derby Of the Hospital saii-I attended the de-
ceased he was aboring under injuries Of the
peyis this followed by peritons and he died about
clock last evening" the post lnortem examination
showed that the bones of the pelvs we're fractured
two or three places.
Burton Thomas sworn said that the walking beam in
question projects into the hrd story and is about
feet above the level OF the floor there no railing
IN
sometimes run the machinery by ngnt the place il
lighted with gas
The Jury rendered the following verdict--GThat the
deceased came TO his death by injuries received from
coming in contact with the walking beam of the machn
cry of the GIocers steam Sugar Refining COMPANY corn
Of Laght and Washington streets, May 10, 1885, Fur.
ther, hoa said company cupaby censurabe for said
accident, which in opinion tho result of the
walking Team OF aid machinery not being properly pro-
teotCd BY railing or otherwise
MysTEEicrs IEaTn srrrosrD BE CAusEp ny FAIL.
Gamble esterdsy held an inquest at the City
prison, The body Of Patrick Mallory aged G2 years.
native Of Ireland, who died in prison from fracture of
the scu supposed to have been caused By falling the
cnrbs'one in Bay street Tuesday morning. about
three O'Clock while under tho influence of liauor The
deceased was iound ty policeman McGrath the side.
walk in state OF nsepsibilty and conveyed In hand
cart 10 the station house, then taken before the mags
rate, who committed him charge Of intoxication.
Prior TO being committed, DR.. Simmons dressed the
wound To. head Ct deceased and he was then taken
back 10 the prison. and in few hours after he expired
Drs uhl and Simmons made post mortes, examination
Of the body of deceased and found extensive
Of the scu 1t was impossible to whether this
fracture had been produced by fall by act Of
violence. The jury rendered the following verdict -
That death was Produced by fracture OF the scull by
blow or fall received in some unknown to the
jury"
DEAm OF CmD ny scAtDs-Coroner Gamble yester
day held inquest AZ No 43 Hammond street on the
body Of child two years Of age named William Frost
whose death was caused by being accidentally aided
by pulling over kettle Of boiling water which fell on
the poor child verdict Of accidental death rem
dered by the Jury.