New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-02
-BROOKL YN ITEMS.


at the Atheneum, IN Atlantic street, on Wednesday.
The room was handsomely fitted up and on the plat
form WEIR q sied $50 children, boys and girls, about
oDe-half of whom are attached to School No. in Con-
cord street, and the remainder to School No. 2 in Nell
Sc street The Institution is under the charge Of
board OF lady manager who, in circular to the pub
lie state that in these Schools there sre daily instructed
and provided with dinner about 80 ragged children,
every one Of whom is unable to get into the public
schools.
They have had committed TO their care by parents,
and by the Mayor and Surrogate, IA children. They
have hired small house IN Concord street, but have
neither furniture nor room for their prese number,
and they are compelled 10 board portion Of the
children away from the Home. The aid of the public
Is solicited to enable them to purchase land and erect
building thereon for the purpose Of establishing
Home for Destitute Children. The sum Of s5,oooi
guaranteed for this object as coon as $500 is
raised by the Association The festival continued YES
tertiay. and evening Donations amounting to a con-
siderable sum have been made since the opening of
the festival.
DEATH IRON Young man named
Joseph Hudson, residing in Van Brunt street, was
found by his mother yesterday morning, lying dead at
in the habit of returning home intoxicated every aht
for some time past. An inquest was held and YER
dict of death from congestion of the brain" was
rendered. ado
THF PRoJEcrrD BRooKIYN PARKs.-Mayor Powell,
Ex-Msyors' Tsllmadge and Berry, Messrs. Thomas II.
Rodman, W. ii. Peck and Thomas W. Field, paid
visit TO the proposed sites for the Parks, yesterday
afternoon with view of examining the peculiar fea-
lures as location and facilities for beaayng them
They first visited Prospect Hill, where the Coums-
sion has recommended $50 sores for park They
find that go acres can be had for from 900 10 81 500
per acre. and the remainder nearest MIR. Ltchhelds
residencel for 5000 per acre. They propose 10
recommend the purchase OF an equal portion OF land
In some less expensive locality, instead of Mr. Ieh-
fields property The gentlemen further estimate that
an expenditure of $25 OOO year for i've years VIII
put this park in better condition than the Central
Park will be in at that time. After examining the adj
yanages of the country with view to the eonstruc-
ton OF Macadamized road, they came to the concln-
sion that an avenue two hundred feet wide, with two
rows of trees, and two foot-paths in the center,
and two carriage drives passing up Flatbush ave-
enue to the crown of the hill and thence along the
crown OF that and neighboring hills TO Rldgewood,
would make q drive unsurpassed for beauty OF near
and remote scenery. The construction OF this drive,
however, Is to be of secondary consideration They
next visited Rdgewood, in the vicinity Of which it
was proposed TO iucloss 400 acres, which, with the
Reservoir and Cemetery of 300 more, will make
park of 600 acres, combining every advantage and
every variety of landscape that be desired. The
paradeground comprising forty acres will be located
Immediately at the foot OF the Reservoir and extend
to the EIankroad giving the advantage of the elevated
ground formed by the embankment OF the Reservoir,
where Thousands Of persons can have ul view OF the
military evoutons. Five thousand dollars expended
in building fence and laying out drives, VIII make
this park available in one season. owing to the natural
advantages of the location. For million dollars
these parks can be purchased and adorned, giving to
the people Of Brooklyn two magnificent parks OF un-
surpassed beauty.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT GREESPoIST-BURSISG OF
TIE PHESIx TMBER-BESDIsG WORKSHOPS TEs
TanUsAsD DoLLaRs.--About 81 O'Clock last evening
fire broke out in frame building situated near the
river, between Madison and Washington streets,
Greenpont owned and occupied by Mr.. Ariel Patter-
son as a ship-smiths and repairing shop. The fire
originated among some oakum, and from the combust
BILE nature of the material, quickly enveoped the
whole building in flames, and spread TO the adjoining
buildings until recently occupied by the Phenix Tim
ber-Bending Company. These we're soon wrapped in
flames and before the fire department could be ofany
avail the whole premises were mass OF flame, and
were soon destroyed.
The shop Of Mr. Patterson, where the fire originated
was used principally for the storage of oakum and treo
nails used Tor shp-buiding; there wac also large
quantity of tools in there, and some shaftng and pues
which had been taken from the Bending MILL Nothing
was saved. The loss is estimated at about $1,000 on
which there is no insurance. The buildings of the
Timber Bending Company were Of wood, about three
stories high one Of them being ~ by 100 feet and t
other 25 by 100 covering nearly half block of ground
They were erected six years ago for the Ship Tim
ber-Bending Company, who put in heavy machinery
and made extensive preparations for bending timber Of
almost any size required in ship building. This Com
pany did not succeed as well was anticipated and
after time another Company was formed under the
name of the American er-liendng Company.
This Company, after carrying the works for time,
merged into that Of the Phenx TimbeFB Bending Com
pany, but they did not meet with success, and some
four months since gave up business. Mr. Samuel
Sneeden, neighboring ship builder purchased the
greater part of the heavy machinery, which he re-
moved to his own yard. The remainder Of the ma
ehinery has feen removed from time 10 time, until at
the time of the fire the building entirely unOccu-
pied
Ever since its abandonment, no watehman has been
employed in the building, and fears have been euter
tanned Of ncendiarism As was known TO haze
been in the shop of Mr.. Patterson since o'clock yea
terday morning. there is doubt but that the origin
of the fire was the work Of an ineendary. There
being but one frc-eDginc in Greenpoint and no water
to be obtained except from the river il was impossi-
bic 10 get "A stream upon the fire in time to be Of any
service. stesm-pump in the timber bending mid
was after come delay, got in operation but, before II
could be of any service that building caught and the
flames compelled those in charge Of the hose 10 leave
the building.
The Understanding mill was owned by Mr. Edgar
Washburn Of Albany n. Y, and cost $1,000, which is
probably s full value. II was insured for ~ 900 in
the following Companies: Williamsburgh City,
81 ,OOci American Exchange, New-York, 81 300; Pa