New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-05

Tux ENPLosIos AT PENNY BRID6E.-Cor0ner Sneu
Yesterday proceeded TO hold inquest on the body OF
Luke McGavery, who wss instantly killed by the
expIosiop of a steam boiler on pie-driying machine
q. Penny Bridge on Wednesday last The folio wing
Jury were impanneled: Gilbert Stocthof, Bernard
Kinney John Delaney, John Garland, S8nue u. ~
con, Frank Payer, John O'Donneu, and AnkfeI rage.
Carl Wheeler was the first witness called te tes.
tfsd to being the string piece of the DOCK aoou'
80 feet distant from the machine. at the time OF the
explosion the only person he board Thos Henry
him Struggling n the water and being injured the him
SELF he left and went TO have his hand dressed
the had m the machine just beors witness got there
opinion that the explosion was oy want OF water
in the boiler body of deceased aer the accident
Joseph o Neil was next examined, ano testlhed 10
bns contractor for the construction Of the dock He
poyed Mr. Moody drive the piles he was around The works
e distant in small boat; his back toward the machine
the accident or any person on board about
getting around the achne had been there but few days
John Hanlon next testified to being foreman OF the
work and the s =, o. tT n sns
the boiler had been built about three years aud built BY Mr.
OF Red Point svery eating his dinner board
tb Al the time OF the explosion the engineer absent
The engine had been at work. save for the purpose
va. Intended to .Hss diving SiSs .H
early in the morning the pumps worked badly and two hogs
the boiler considered the engineer to be perfectly competent
An Amboy Railroad and before being psced on the work
boiler had been blown out and thoroughly examined did not
On the conclusion Of this testimony the case was
given to the JuIy, who returned verdict that de-
ceased came to his death by the explosion of boiler
at the Penny bridge, board pilcdrving machine,
and they further John May the engineer, for
neglect of duty in leaving his machine.
FIRE.-A large frame house in the village OF Wood
haven l.. L. belonging TO John Wyckoff, was entirely
destroyed by fire about o'clock yesterday morning.
The building contained all the Summer crops OF large
| farm embracing wheat, rye, hay, &c beside about
three hundred bushels OF potatoes just ready for tue
| New-York market, all of which were consumed. The
| dwelling house and remaining out buildings We're
saved with much difficulty by the active eXerions OF
the beighbors Mr.. w. being absent from home We
learn that the fire probably communicated acc-
dentally from tobacco-ppe IN the hands OF one oil
the farm laborers The building was insured but the
crops were not, and the loss falls heavily on Mr. W.,
who is one of the most extensive and enterprlsing
youpg farmers in Queens County supplying the New
York MAJ ket daily with large quantities OF the choc'
| est early vegetables
| CHARGE OF R,PE.-Henry Gascoyne was arrested
last night by Officer Evans of the Fourth Precinct,
| on charge preferred BY Mary Elizabeth Lawrence,
Of having forcibly violated her person at place
called the Barracks on Park avenue, near Portland
avenue Held for examination by Justice MoiehOuse'
| IseCEsT-C Corner Smell held an inquest yesterday
mornnr on the body Of q child about month old,
| ramed Margaret Clnch, at No. IA Hudson avenue,
who was accdently overlad by its mother and smoth