The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-26
City Intelligence.

The SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE WBATHER--ExTRAORDISARY
AND UsrREcEDEsrED bail STORM In FULTON COUNTY
The fluctuations In the temperature for the thirty hours
preceding 10 O'Clock as. night very great and
remarkable even in changeabe climate At noon
Saturday the mercury, in ths shade, at the HERALD
Office stood ct SO degrees and in the streets the
heat about 95 degrees The heat continued oppres
sve throughout ths day and evening, when, about A.
NJ Sunday the mercury fell, ani strong wind began
to blow from the wes, which did little damage to
awnings and other loose gear AID fouled many Of the
thips in the DOCKS well injured their rigging The
change In the temperature and the direction OF the wind
showed that violent rain storm must have taken
place not far from the city. Yesterday the Their
modoeter marked 10 degrees, and last night at ten
O'Clock the mercury had fallen to 40 degrsss-s
difference of 80 degrees in little thirty
change that must affect tie weak and sickly most
avorAby: There was young hurricane blowing from
cieu of pedestrian tide
streets could scarcely the houses the other side
The streets comparatively deserted and the churones
shiny attended, but then there fund of pious conso-
laton in The thought that the church members could
remember they were dust on such Cay, without be.
We earn that very violent storm visited central
New York Saturday. Fulton county was the OF
terrible havoc caused by hail storm the ext
oinary that fell upon that diric. Of country 1t
to thunder and Hight. ing about P. NJ, End
large tze asst urd and alright ell oehed it.
shower Of cobbe stones could not have done
tombstone,
wndow blind piece Of Lattice work in the town that
rot broken The window glass was ashei, sm AL
houses and bs were torn down large trees uprootsd,
and those that withstoOd the gale denuded Of their
branches and leaves. AL the fences lsveed and
rrepaIable damage done to the fruit trees and ~ing
crops Several men knocked senseess and IL is
ep5red that two killed. The cattle also
suffered severely The storm lasted bat half an hour,
some Of the hail stones that lay unmeed IA the sun
two hours after the storm WAS over ware four times the
size of Q hens egg.
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mot Ave miles in width from north SOUTH but
must have extended over large surface Of country from
be remembered In Fulton county.
OPENING LAuRgss STREET TRoUGH TO FIFTH AVENUE
There win be meeting TO day, ct O'Clock p NJ at the
CITY Hail. before the Committee Streets with reference
to opening Iaurers street through to Fourth street. and
then regulating thoroughfare through Washington
square to the Fifth The counter proposition to
the above Tor the efscual relief of Broadway and
avoid the DEF ecreon Incident the Of tie
Fifth into street stores is the following viz
to widen Iaurens street for the distance OF two blocks
the junction OF Carntne street and the Sixth
avenue thus aforcing thoroushare averaging ninety
This plan Also Win save washington parade ground from
being destroyed II could not be well spared from that
part Of the city, where it Is very yoriie resort for the
the City Hall. The relief Of Broadway below Barclay
street should ALEC be taken into consideration by the
same committee Is the press Of vehicrlar travel is great
est between the Park and Wall street.
FATAL RESULT OF STABBIsG AFpRAY.-WiliAm Potter
the person who was seriously stabbed ct the Of
Chatham and Doyer streets, the morning of the 9th
ut, while Engaged In 6sht with two brothers named
Timothy and Bernard Handey, died yesterday morning.
at the New York Hospital from the effects Of his ures
The accused arrested at the time OF the ARRAY
viii be brought before the Coroner charge OF
slaughter. The decessed, as will be renem bered re.
traed lungs Every medical aid was rendered the
unfortunate nan, bu. he gradually fingered until yeser
day morning. when he breathsd his last Coroner Con-
merry win hold An inquest upon the body to-day.
THE BRICK CHURCH DEAD.-The exhumaion of the Brick
church dead progresses slowly and at the present rate
It would take weeks before they all removed
but the City Inspector has determined TO quicken the
cn Of those who are most interested he has issued
notice that be will grant permits for the removal Of
bodies after the first of June ard the work viii
quenty have be completed before that time The sp
proscn weather ia the City Inspectors plea fer
this notice. and 1t il certainly satisfactory one.
Two BOYS PICKED ADRrT,-rhe pilot boat David
MITCHELL while bestng up the bay yesterday afternoon
at four O'Clock, picked up row boat below the tail OF
the West Bsns, containing two boys, named berry Pal
mer, OF New York, and Clsrencs Griffin, Of Brooklyn
from Staten Ialsnd whore they had hired the boat. and
vsny enoeayorpg TO regain the shore the wind
board the David Mitchell they completely exhausted
The Of the row boat have the by ealing
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| The report Of the New York Hospital for the week
| ending May 20. 1856, was follows
Surgical. Metical fonl.
| Remaining on May 16..........177 1ol 27s
Admitted to May 23............. "A II OF
Discharged cured or relieved. AZ % 80
1 IHed
Rem aiming ct date .. ..,........l82 "a 266
OF these there are males I'll, females 66.
| J. DARRACH, Superintendent.
| The First ASSISTANT ENGINEER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
A meeting Of the Assistant Engineers Of thu Fin De
par,msnt was held Friday evening last 10 (sn.se
The board for the ensuing Heretofore II has beer
the rule TO give the position Of First Assgant Engineer
20 the memper having the highest numb Of vo,es AZ thu
apnus election. This rule would have given that homo,
70 Coup Gilman Baulch, bat on Friday the Board mo