The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-02
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This, evidently intended TO you may find me in
here written in chalk the doors which light
y Opening these doors two similar inner doors,
they behed the body Of Mr. Kern lying stretched some
boxes, covered with the bed clothes, which he had EVIL
IDENTIFY brought from his bed he had handkerchief bound
around his head, and stone cold. furnace of par
TALLY burned charcoal in Of the vault plainly
denoted that he had died from the fumes Of the char
coal Az the Of the suicide the cook says she
count Of the hard times and the depressed state OF bust
The police soon called in TO take possession oil
the remains and the Coroner sent for to hold an in
quest
SAD ACCIDENT UP TOWN. CHILD SHOT BY HER
FATHER.
About 10h O'Clock yesterday morning. q sad accident
occurred which has plunged respectable family deep in
grief Mr. Michael Rgley residing l76 East Thirty fourth
street. intending 10 take part in the election at the Sixth
district Twenty first ward, preparing his revolver
for any defence of his person which he might be called
upon to make during the day. lie had finished loading,
had capped and turning round the chamber of the
pistol to assure himself that the caps were all right At
that moment his little girl, about six years of age,
the table where he thus engaged and stood right
before his hand. hammer accdently fell, barrel
discharged the shot entered her forehead and she fell
tally wounded The unfortunate father became almost dis
raced and his cries drew crowd to the house Drs
Harris Brooks and Johnston were soon attendance
their skill and best will unavailing. The shot had
penetrated the frontal bone and lodged deep in the
substance Of the brain The medical gentlemen entertain
hope Of recovery could only sympathse with the
afflicted parents and relatives who crowded the house.
BROADWAY RAILROAD, PERHAps.-Certan parties, who
do give their names, have put the following notice in
obscure part of one of the Wall street Journals:
Notice hereby given that application will be made
the Legislature the State of New York at its next session.
authorize the extension and widening of streets in the city of
New York. foowsTo extend Green street, northery,
Eighth Fourteenth Church south
ery from Fulton street to Liberty street, and Lumber street.
southerly to Greenwich street; and to widen the
width exceeding hundred feet Also TO widen Green
witch street. the easerly SIDE from its intersection
one hundred feet; and street westerly
westerly Battery side and Whitehall street the west
ery Battery side from State street street twenty
FIVE feet And the assessment and collection of
portion of the entire the taxable real estate OF
said city generally.
As this matter Of considerable interest to cti
zens give the advertisement gratis 1t will be noticed
that this has very much the appearance Of the covert
Broadway Railroad scheme that before the last Legs
lature wonld be well for tax payers to keep sharp
lookout on this scheme.
FATAL ACCIDENT THE BAY-A Boat UPSET AND ONE PER
SON DRowSED.-A serious accident occurred off Castle
Garden yesterday, while emigrants being landed
from the emigrant ship Fidela. It seems boat
started from the ship with ten persons board five of
whom men, four. children, and one woman. When
the boat the stream through mIsmanagemcnt
upset. and the ten persons precpitated into the
river The utmost excitement prevailed among the spec
tators Of the disaster and boats Immediately sent
for the relief OF the drowning emigran.s Through
the active exertions of the boamen all saved with
the exception of one man-name unknown-who Is miss
ing. Thomas Lynch, Battery boatman, particularly dis
tingushed himself by saving the lives Of six persons The
body Of the missing man had not been discovered to
Late hour last night