The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-28
City Intelligence.

FIRE TWENTY FIRST SrREEr.--About five O'Clock yes
terday morning. fluid lamp exploded in the front
Of the fourth oor Of 1856 East Twentyrst street
pied by Thomas Moorecrof. Before the flames could be
e1.inguished almost everything in the room de.
stroyed The loss will be about $3.50. Mr.. Moorecro
had insurance Of $40O in the Stuyvesant Insurance
Company, his furniture but it appears the policy is
void by his using burning fluid without having spe-
Cited in his policy The building Is owned by G. J..
Hamilton, and was damaged about $i0 1t is insured
for $4,000, in the Rutgers Insurance Company Under
the circumstances the President of the Stuyvesant Iu
surance Company paid Mr.. Mnorccrof $50 notwhstand
ing The company were not responsible for the loss
FIRE IN PEARL SrRIT-About half-past twelve O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon fire broke out in a build
ing at 326 Pearl street occupied by Ann Williams. 1t
appears that Mrs. Williams cooking her dinner upon
furnace, and during her temporary absence large pile
of cork soles fell upon the furnace and took Are.
discovered and exinguished with few pals Of
water. Loss about so, no insurance.
The BROOKLYN Police PROTECTION COMMISSIONING
Srs-The members of the Fourth district police Brook
iyn proct eded to Newark a target excursion Wed
nesday last. accompanied by well selected band. A
number of invited guests were with them among whom
were Captain Folk Chief Of Brooklyn Police, Aldermen
Walsh, Crowel Backhouse and Atwood, OF Brooklyn On
arriving at Newark the company proceeded to the shoot
ing ground and after wasting large quantity Of valuable
powder returned to Military Hall and sat down TO what
the host acetiousy called dinner but the policemen
too hungry to Apr scate the joke they became in
dignant the eagrc appearance the table and left
acconpa MED 10y the police Of Newark who took them
neghboiing hotel where they partook Of collation..
and swallowed their indignation and good liquor at
the same time Speeches were made and toass drank,
and private Brown sung divers patriotic and comic
TO the great eilcaion OF the company so late did these
agreeable exercises keep tnem that they we're unable TO
distribute the prizes, whereupon they returned to the
city. The Protection Guard mustered fifty muskets.
They fine looking body Of and have evidently
been well drilled
MILITARY yisT.-The Cadets of the Scientific Military
Institute at Danbury, Connecticut will visit thi. city to-
day They will arrive at Canal street depot at II A. NJ
where sheton's Band will meet them They will then
parade through the principal streets, arriving at the
Park at IL NJ they VIII be reviewed by the Mayor
Gen. Hall ana COL French, and at 7. NJ will proceed to
Governors Island by invitation They company
Of boys between the ages of IL and IT,
SERIOUS FERy CoILsloS.-Thc Williamsburg ferry boat
Niagara was much damaged yesterday morning, while
opposite the Hook in the Fast river The propeller Henry
Beach struck the Niagara and away o. the wheel
houses to tho terrar OF the passengers of which there
were nearly 100 board Fortunately ne one was hurt
and the boat go. Peck slip without much difficulty
PRfsfSTAroN.-Iast night, Col. Wing, of the Mayors
Office presented behalf Of the employees Of the Uni
ted States storehouse No. l. Broad street. their SUI
perintendent Col. George s. IIiekcox splendid gold
wat h and chain. The affair occurred at On ierdonk's
No 407 Grand street in the presence of number of the
friends Of Mr.. Hickcox.
SERIOUS AcCiDIyT.-A child yesterday at
pier No 6, North river and dreadfuy mangled. Child
in the habit Of congregating the pier for the
purpose committing depredations upon the sugar bar
res thereon located The police houd he careful
in preventing the crowds of juvenile scamps from n1ng
the place such n nuisance.
DEATH or A PoIlcE LErrry,Nr.- Lieutenant James W.
Pollard Of the sixth ward police died at his residence
"a White street. yesterday morning He was native of
the State of Virginia, and about 3S years OF age.
The disease he died Of consumption which nc had
contracted some time ago when attending a IRE