New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-12
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YESTERDAY was bright and warm, and decidedly
sulnmer'hke' me sooa'snops ana 'ee'cfeamenes are
beginning 70 10 h'ety pas'ness'
The LADIES' FAIR on Dryades street, between
Cailiope and Clio streets, progresses finely. band
in attendance discourses excellent music and crowds
Of ladies and gentlemen there assemble and pass the
evenings proh1aois ana p.easanty.
The CORONER was yesterday sent for to hold in
quests upon and bury the bodies Of two men, which
were reported to be ashore on the other SIDE OF tine
rver and TO have been festerng 10 sun and ram ior
,ofsn'su'' ahe eoioner 'onS'uefeo 'ae feq1.'s
.asne. .nouess, sue oou'.s .s'ns ~ -. pe.sn
iu'niines' anu % l1ouss'y aeelneu bo'ns 1o"n
''e.e'
MICHAEL SWEENEY commltted suicide on Iuesday
ngnt In MS room at the corner OF Giennle and An
noncaton streets, BY swallowing dose OF camphine
What prompted the act was not definitely known.
he was natVe OF ireland, 81 years OF age; quiet,
INDUSTRIOUS man. and printer BY trade. he was not
employed ID tne crescent ONCE as enormously stated
in yesterdays evening papers.
Miss ELIZA LINDSAY, whilst taking lesson in
equestriauism, yesterday afternoon at Dr. Delrieu's
riding school, was thrown from her horse and badly
hurt. She was carried away and pnt under medical
attendance, and then it was found that one of her
legs was broken in three places. Miss Lindsay, we
believe was recently an actress at one of the heaters
JOHN ROGERS has been scandalizinp a great name.
and getting himself into hot water if not roast at
the stake. He was arrested Yesterday by special
officers Boylan and Farrell. on charge Of having
plundered Of its loose yauables the room of lady
| at the Merchants' HOTEL
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don rctoa ,hon, nm .., corroon streot nm sa.rrd.v
n;rht 1ast Thev orc afs,be nolica ofce ond If not
os;rosa soon ,.i he Mood hefors ,ono in syvee,;ng
ont the citv Offices
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thas .he eap'a'a nau nna,v saeiAnoe0 10 lt.s' -
caused MS death 10 some indireet manner. sne
warrant being issued by Justice Duplantier, Bouosa
asste5 The accused and locked him mn in the Sec
n;s.r;ot ardhonsa .
Dissi''' sua'u'A'u7''
THE LIABILITY OF STEAMBOAT OWNERS for dam
ages resulting to individuals from explosions was il
lnstrotod lost xeat in the IT q Circnit r!ourt !,
Ns 1000
Whlch jury aWardeo Snooo damages 70 Jane
Sherron, cook of the steamer John Simonds, who ha
| a leo broken in consequence of the explosion n
~ o,,I;naarha,d ~ nna u Tho ann;na. 40 ~
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steamer Fails oity, tneh aiong siae the oimonas
being shown that Sherron's leg was broken, not b.
act in iumnino from the cook.shon tn The ,owe
ae', ~ Jumping 'om wy 'ooAsA'P w 'no Ao"e
deck, aiter seeing tne e1piosion' many people Won
der how jury could award him such heavy damage
against the owners of the Falls CITY. The awar
,os on, tbo resn,t of ro;d ann,;co,ion of Tho Isu
"a' oniJ ~ .pe -. W.. :" :"
OF congress IN reference 10 tae responsiveness
steamboat owners. 1t proven that Sherron brok
his leg in his momentary impulse to get out of thu
ssre, ,-h;ah ho ,o, ona tho daf.n5,nt, f,;,oa =,
uansei "nion ~ '""' Oh. ~ 1s0"u"D'' '",'.u "
prove tnat proper precauton naa peen used IN Sc
lectng the metal of which the exploded cylinder
! head was made hence the award of damages Al
,ator If ;,terest to steamhoatmen and the travel
na''ei VI 'n'eie'v w s'et.'o"'Su "De 'Ao ..".e'
ing public, we Will give the substance OF Jndg
Campbells charge to the jury in the Sherron case
Tho urv rnst he satisfied that the n1aintiH sufre
the ininry Complained Of as consequences Of the ey
l., noson al the boiler Of the Falls Cty and withou
bauing contributed IN II nv anv taut on his mart
tho uSv shonld find that The niajntiff was in secur
d nnsiion and rashy or inconsidentely abandoned i
and took nosition of ner and in consenuence re-
Il ceived the injury he could not recover But if tn
circumstances Of The explosion were such as to Great
NJ n reasonable immersion of Imminent danger. and III
abandonment of his position was reasonable precar
n tinn IN avoid IL and in the attemnt he received Al
l ininrv in consequences of the explosion his claim
condensation woud not be excluded, althourh
sbanId afterward appear that he would have receive
1t comnaratyey little injury had he not changed hi
e nositjon or that he had not adopted the most IL
dicious means of escape.
;s The owners of the Falls CITY were bound to us
10 active diligence in fitting and eauippjbp their yesse
1t so that if should be suitable for naygation witho
expospe the lives of passengers and others to hazart
In The selection of the materials for the machiuer
of the boat and in its manufacture they were boup
i to employ skill intelligence and care: and in il
ss management they were bound to provide competer
RS and faithful men, who should be actually engaged
attending to it. Upon the proof being made tha
the plaintiff had suffered from the injurious escape
steam the act of Congress has imposed upon the dt
PENDANTS the burden OF proving there had bee no nnee
gence; and II It should appear tnat the material
which the ihachinery was comPosso was a,l lh,ello
rs metal or thas tne th'ehness oi the uruu heao wa
nsufhcent 10 pear tne pressure 70 Whle IL was ~
q pieua'ly eApoeu, " .naS 'I ~ W" ys.s w II
nate and latent defects winch It's use lnsecur
t. and doubtful, and there was another metal IN con
mon use for That purpose not exposed 70 Inc obet
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