The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-27
City Intelligence.


The WEATHR.-New York is becoming in
toerable. We have had no rsiu worth mentioning
in month, and every foul place in the city-and
tehir name Is legion-is sending up noisome stencil,
grevous to be borne. The air is not only oppressive
ly warm, but has the appearance Of being baked
dry, until every particle Of cooling moisture is
evaporated out Of it. Yesterday, at the HERALD
Office, the thermometer stood, at 10 A. M, 80 deg
at IL NJ, 90 deg, and at 8 P. NJ, "a deg. These
figures however, give no idea of the parched, arid
appearace of the city. The streets filed with
fine dust which the slightest breeze converts into
young simeon; and the grass in park and square,
never very thrifty, looks like late In fall, after
sharp frost. Altogether, our city is hot, dusty,
noisome, nasty place, and all who can afford it had
better start for the county at once We cannot re-
commend New York to any but dealers in soda wa
ter and lager bier. They. together with the mosqui
los, have become an institution.
ACCIDENT TO THE FULToN-CoLLrsIoN ON THE
NoRTHiRIvER.-As the steamship'Fulton, for Havre,
was starting from her pier No. ST. at twelve O'clock
yesterday, she met with an accident, which, how
ever. did not retard her progress. At the time of
starting sloop was slowly advancing up the river
and in parallel line not more than twenty yards
from the extremity Of the pier. At the same mo-
ment the steamboat Corning, having in tow two
heavily laden canal boats, was going down the river
nearly in the same direction. The captain of the
Fulton was in the usual position between the Wheels
and an officer was stationed on the forecastle. 1t
must have appeared to the hundreds assembled on
the adjacent piers that these officers were aware of
their critical position but it appeared they not.
The whole attention Of the captain was directed to
the movements of the soop, which the Fulton sue
ceeded in clearing but Immediately after she came
in collision with Of the canal boats along side of
the Corning. The Fulton struck this boat about the
centre, but did nor sink it. The cable, however,
which attached it 10 the Corning parted, and the
machinery of the latter was completely disabled
for she could not move an inch after the collision.
The Fulton then backed short distance; but the
sloop mad not yet cleared her track, and in in
slant struck the iarboard side OF the Futons cabin
cracking the timbers but not perforatng them
After little manGuvring the Futon got rid
OF her embarrassment, and proceeded down
the river. But the Corning lay in the mid
die OF the stream, and was finally towed
in by boat which went to her assistance
The cause Of this accident obvious to every one
standing on the piers. The Fulton gave no proper
signal of her departure. On three occasions, indeed
previous thereto some person on the upper deck
sounded the steam whistle, which, from its low, weak
tones, seemed to be out OF order, and which act
struck the hearers merely for the purpose Of test
ing the condition of the whistle, but no bell was
lung and no further intimation given that vessel
was about to start so that the sloop and tow boat
was this the only mistake committed the occasion.
The captain and the other officer OF the Fulton were
evidently not OF accord as TO the moment when fhe ship
should leave, for while man stationed on Pier No
sc let 60 the cable, in obedience TO the command of
the captain. the other officer shouted to him in tones
Of oenuncaton for doing but he replied that the
captain had so ordered him II ~as My then that
this officer that the time for starting had
arrived. Had the captain been informed moment
before of the situation OF the Corning The had full
view Of the sloop) OF course he would not have run
into her. But from his position he could not possibly
see what was coming down the river Some blame,
however, rests upon the persons IN charge of the
Corning and sloop, for they were running too near
the piers, which is q very common and dangerous
practice with small vessels, exposing themselves
ard Others TO the greatest peril. The damage done
10 the steamboat must be considerable although
of the men On board Of her or the canal boats
injured.
The FESTIVAL or ST. JAMES THE GREAT was
celebrated in Trinity church on Friday morning.
DIR. Haipht read the Nicene Creed after which he
delivered an address narraiing the life and good
deeds OF James. This saint was closely related to
the Saviour Mary, called Salome, his mother being
sister or first cousin (Which Is doubNu) Of the Yir-
gin Mary. The epifhet Great" was applied to this
saint TO distinguish him from the son Of Alpheus,
called James the Less. The exercises, which were
interesting were closed with the benedicton.
CLOSE or THE PUBLIC ScRooLs.-Last Friday
the public schools closed for the summer vacation,
and the children viii have holiday until the first
Monday In September, when their studies will lie
resumed Thus vacation will be most grateful TO the
teachers; but II II question whether the mass Of
the children who mostly have poor parents, viii be
benefited by being let run loose through the city.
New York HosPITAL-The following ia the
weekly report Of the above institution. to July %.
1856