New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-27

other centletnen addressed the committee. IL Wss
stated the side that the city reqared this ins
P'ovecett-,tat o:widenins Isurrss Ia Posnk
sipeS-snd it Va. ,hc only true propo-it,os III 81 had
| ever bNp introduced 10 give Broadway relieS. T.
ccn,er6ed hist 90 COZ 90 Of property were req
re'en'sd among the properly owners % Lanuns
street aad tha; Sixth avenue sufficiently sn,oa-
n dated at pr, sent The old tune OF relieving Broad
wsy Nss sung by the projectors Of,bc scheme Taere
VS. fair ,piitkrg prop ~ holders frVm pih ave-
rue ard vicinity pee nj. several of whom opposed ,hs
p-cect Of ~dsnn aud extending l.,ureos stree, 70
Fou,th. They oid not want cabs and al sorts Of
" h,ces rumbrg rsst their doors snd the, cOn,c<dd
that the uept - called Dot required ssd
showed ,os, the property on LaareSs street. would b.
uurste 70 ray TIE ,s1sron and that il would n'olve
the city IN IN INN. use gu lay. The Common Cou'es
had Do ~ to descuse Washington square, As thss
belonged to the privs,e clzcns,. and the night vas
vested N them These gentlemen argued tina. IL
would be better 70 extend the Sixth avenue ~ pro-
ct,d. al stated tia, al Of the property holders
the avenue w,re in favor Of such an improvement
The Comm tee viii pnbsbly hold smother meeting
On The subject before making rcpor. =.
TEX Yor>s MFS> CpRISrrtN AS~ocr,rIoS held
Their sunusl e,c,ou cr officers for the ensuing ycsx.
- ,h,irntv rooms IN the University building, WsgoHey
Il-ce. lat everrg The rrsnlt vas a. follows:
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c.y,.'.s,,s s.c,ta,sR,oh,rd 6 NcGo. Tess.
vr'-kcssid BrwA bt'ect-'- espos' - 'u'saa "ls'e.
ro''n al b. sh Neermsa6h L'ue'ie, A. Raven 80
coz. -thn Baie. X q scot Ne,bsi,,' -" God
TEREIpIy ENrLo>IoN or srT'N BoIrrN Yes
tcldss, between | sod p. IN. the seventh Ward
Il this city was The Of Of the uo,t ,crn6s
explosions caused by the bursting OF a steam bslee
of fifteen horse power attached OF the balance
dock, of tic New York Balance Dock Company NJ
the foot .f Pike slip ard used for the purpose OF tax
pg pp vessels for repair large piece o. the boiler
wr,c = about 500 h. blown from the dock mp
P.kc street distance of thscc hundred feet the
sNetv valve being found some distance beyond. while
ue regulator ball Of about 20 10 weight. VI"
thrown over tao whole blocks of buldingS fall
my with a fearful crash through the ROOT OF
house and lodgug in bed where man and child lsys
n. i,Aer of whom were hurt. notwithstanding the mae
w.. forced cut Of the bed sud the fcoboaod brokes
away. Another huge piece weighing about 90 ib's
struck tire ccrnice Of FIVE story building occupied o.
Tn, mas & Branch tearing away the coping, rohog up
the tin and f.cipg its way through the root msknss
hole a. hig a. hog-he 3D. and sha'tencg neatly an
The window. Of the establishment. Another five story
building in the vicinity, occupied by I. 4 X. L'vis,
being stove IN, aad nearly every window Lrokra.
Many other buiJingr in the ntighborhood were MON
or hes injured, and all for nearys quarter OF mil"
were shaken TO their foundations by the Tremendous
shok. A canal boat lying between the dock and thu
pier is almost total wreck, every timber sbove the
water being forced out Of its place. Other serious
damage WAS toue to vessels ia the vicinity 10 oSS
instance a sloop had one entire side OF her rigging
carried AWAY aud % boat stove, the captain
p,rrn~l, ..aping with hs wife, having but
a few -c"ud, lcf the spot upoa the deck
where the mes.. niger of death passed with lightning
e., % 10 search Of prey. The floating church 10 the
N. :, ,hp C.ived tie blow with great forttude bat
tot without pdss every sash being st"ve 10 o"
the side nearest the explosions. Had Il nj beea Tor
the frct that few moments before the explosion, Az
the wokuen were called from the dock 10 make taut
q rope there must have been a i.at'ul drsuuc"'n
of human lite. But ~ the matter nov
Stands so far a. we can learn only two persons
werc niur, q, and that slightly, by dying frng-
m,nts Of timber; one upon the arm, and another
,nue Leg The cause of the explosion u attributed.
~ we are il formed to u deficiency Of ~ater IN ths
boiler, the Engineer being oa duty in another spost
The rtsporsby Of the engines and boilers OF both the
docks Of tn. Company devolvipg upon him sone.
But from whatever cause, we trnst the matter WI
receive bat searching In'esuRh"n "hich hs ''nPSN-
| .pce demands. We undo rstaod hat measures have
teep some time On foot these docks ltheTo
being no ss than of them in the seventh Wa ~ 70
some other locely that several apo 'afions to tho
nuDcp pal auiho is 10 effect this Ohj'ct having failed,
he Courts have recently been appealed 10 for judi
cal Sttiem, Mt Of the question, IDjuncions having
been obtained against DO less than (,nr. Two u
TIES have been already argued before judge Davies
Of the Supreme Court, including the one connect-A
with this explosion but the decision has not yct bees
rendered.