Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-05-28
Correspondence.
NEw YORK, May, 81, 1858.

NEW YORK, May, ~, 1855.
The telegraphic despatch published in our city pa
pers yesterday morning announcing collision of the
steamer Robert l.. Stevens with schooner off Sandy
Hook and the total disabling Of the steamer created
the greatest excitement and persons having friends
board Of her continually hurrying to the tels
graph office and Staten Island Ferry TO learn partic
nlars. AT about O'Clock Monday morning it was
announced that the steamer was safe, and having
been taken in tow by steam tug, was then on her
way to the city. In the meantime, however, the pas
sengers two hundred in number were taken off by
some schooners and landed on the Jersey shore and
reached the city by the Staten Island Ferry.
terrible explosion took place yesterday afternoon
at the foot OF Pike street, East river. steam boil
or attached to one Of the balance docks In Pike street
exploded and a piece of the boiler, weighing about
fifteen hundred pounds, was blown some three hum
dred feet and the safety valve was found some dis
lance further off and other portions of the boiler
vicinity were considerably damaged, but there was
no personal injury OF any consequence. The cause
Of the explosion is said to have been owing to de-
fciency Of water in the boiler The matter will be
Immediately Investigated.
The equestrian statue Of Washington, on Union
Square, is progressing slowly The pedestal has been
completed and is ready for the statue which will 5000
be hoisted into its place The statue sfourteen feet
high and when finished will make an imposing up
pearance. The entire cost of the work will not be
Tar from $4,000 This entire weight of the statue is
about four and half tons. The body Of the horse
was cast in one piece at the Ames foundry, Spring
uelu, MASS, anu is SpOktuO VI uS UcnS IHOst
ished piece Of casting This statue will prove quite
an ornament to the court end of the town."
Preparations making for the purpose of giving
Mr. Fillmore reception his return from his Eu-
ropean tour which will probably surpass anything of
the kind attempted in this city. The great pop
ularity of the man, and the position which he has
held and is likely to again soon assume, WILL of
course add to the enthusiasm of the occasion, and
you may rest assured New York will not be wanting
in paying respect to her fayorite SON."
Notwithstanding it is fixed fact that Mr.. Cramp-
ton is to be dismissed there was better feeling in
Wall street to-day than there has been for time
and stocks advanced materially-say to per cent.
in nearly all descriptions.
There is an effort making among the churches and
banks in this city at present. to which build
the most superb and costly edifces. private bank
ing house, which has been about two years in build
ing and now nearly finished, will cost about $780,
900. This belongs to Duncan, Sherman, q Go. There
are several other banks nearly ready for occupation
which will cost quite much the above; and it
may be estimated that the real estate belonging to
the banks in the city alone is not far from 0O00
600. This layingout SO much money in building
banks may do very WELL but to see the extravaganza
in Of our uptown churches looks out of place,
and with many of our people their splender is not
considered in consonance with the Christian religion.
The Methodists heretofore have been very plain in
their edfces, but they have caught the contagion,
and their churches which are now building come
nearly up to those of other denominations in spen-
dor. So we go. OMIcRoN.