The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-08
Wnliamsbur g CITY news.

EXTENSIVE FIRE In DsmIRy. Yesterday HDeynoeo,
about two O'clock IRE broke out In the diss,lsry Of
hessrs Il Brundsge Co., in First street, South
Seventh, Eastern District II caused By Ne acci-
dental boiling Of pot OF pitch and spread TO the
adjoining premises with astonishing rnpidity The entire
nre department OF the Eastern District u The
tpot and the utmost efforts used TO prevent the
City .a V and u sSs ferry housss :. =:
loot South Seventh street in great danger Save
raj Of the ferry boats attempted to play Of water
into the stream, for lear of os,ching fire. oW-
ing 70 the great s1srtoDs Of the nremen NE flames
were confined 70 the premises 10 which they broke
out, and finally extingushed with much smailsr
loss than was n first anticipated Messrs Brundaes
folows-Mecbapcs'. Of Brooklyn, 81 800 Adrtaaio Of
New YORK. % 6lo Park, 8, 600; EnA 81 500 Humboldt
S9bo0 Thomas Betis and John 0'Rourke employe e Il
the distllery fell from exhaustion They were iAEss 70
: house near By, and properly cared for ms ID The
fourth fire upon these pre- misses
FOUND DRowsD.-Coroner Murphy held IN inquest
yesterday afternoon upon the body OF unknown
found floating in the river the foot Of South Tenth
street, Z. D. The body much deoompossd, and
could probably not be denuned. Deceased was about
i've feet eight inches in height and hsa on blue overa,
striped ehiIt and cotton neck handkerchief.
TIE ONE Gent FERRY. The cent ferry from South
First street, williamsburg 70 Cs,hArne slip, New York,
which was projected by Mr.. Iinsky commenced opera
lions yesterday morning at sir o'clock. The boats used
the j. Chase and Q. p Smith, which tilted up with
The only protection from the weather, however,
ipgs They left que regularly every ton m,nuss, mp
nine O'Clock and about three hundred
gers each trip After that time the rush being over tho
boats less frequently until about Eve W. Tho
time 10 either averages about eight minutes with
the tide they In about SIX minutes, passing
Seventh and South Eehtp street poais the way On
TIT the centers very exuan cheer
ing Justify, making other demonstrations OF Joy me
projectors think the cent ferry Will become perma-
pent Institution.
NEW SOUND STEAMER --MessTs. Snecden l. % Of
reenpont have just laid the keel for large steAnbost
for the New Haven Steamboat Company, night
boat bet seep New York and New Raven. She "a To 70
mate OF the Elm City, finished tho same style, but
little shorter Her 9Th will be 276 feet width 80 feet,
and depth about IL feet The machiDery tho plans Of
which not yet entirely completed, will be constructed
At the Morgan Iron Works She will BE- launched
time this fall, and will be completed In about year
SUPPOSED SUICIDE or A CoSvrcr.-Coroner Murphy held
inquest the body Of found floating In the
ter at the foot OF Tenth street. Green Point From
and other circumstances he supposed have
been convict belonging 10 Blsckwell's Island.
ATTTMfT TO OoMMH SUICIDE A man by the Of
John Goodman Saturday stie np,ed to suicide by
jumping from Green Point ferry bost lie rescued
with much difficulty, and taken 10 the Seventh precinct
staiion house Extreme poverty was alleged the
Of the rash act.