The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-12
Coroners' lAquests.
THE PALACE GARDEN CASUALTY.

Gamble held Inquest 1t Palace Gardea yester
day upon tho body OF Augustus n Conner the asrooaa
who killed Thursday afternoon By the accident
70 The balloon Venus The evidence simply recspfsu
Ation Of the facss previously published Professor
Love- the seronsus present during the investigates
and gave hin opinion that the accident was caused
through lack of gas the balloon and too heavy ballast
in the basket mo jury rendered verdict OF death
"from compression Of tho BRAIN" without attaching
age, and was Q nstvs Of Washington, d.
The friends Of Mr. Conner seem disposed 70 cas- oensurs
Prof WISE for having been present on the OCCASION
OF bis pupils second ascension, but informed that
the ooiebrated veteran aerooaut was not In the
c = al On oSuS Ds Ss
attendance at Palace Garden, though had he bceu the
newspapers would not, In al proosoisy, have had 70
which Mr.. attempted 70 ascend, was constructed
by M Wise expressly for the former, and there was
mssr SSoS rs SOaSs oocssoasa good deal OF shs
bard feeling the friends Of the decreased
Mr. WISE me opinion o. me cuk q TIE peop,e IN,
rashness and oosunacy 10 ascending, contrary 70 tne
wishes Of almost every one present. we're the scs causes
OF ~ sad fate Tue wind was blowing furousy ~ tno
s,me md there vss not the susbtess prospect Of lu
The swaypg and violent trembling OF the balloon
i,eef were enough 70 sppal the souess heart NJ Goa
else forssaw chose 10 commit himself TO the mercy
OF the elements regardless OF the Consequences snga
larry enough the last words he uiteref In reply 70 tne
question Of . friend, who asked him whittier he va.
bound, were an going 70 Heaven" They we're said
in careless and Payf. manner but DO. csr .s my
but reckless whirtsd In his balloon against
hard BRICK wall and shattered panes OF glass, and az
Iaie Yesterday afternoon The body was removed from
where lay Palace Garden, 70 the house o. MI wnn
lock In hou street, from which place the funers WI
take plAce.
ca, on IxyAyr1cpl -Csrossr Gamble held inquss,
a the Nmesseoh precinct ssaon house, upon the body
Of an infant found buried IN The gutter in Second avenue
between Forty scooud and Forty third strce The 20
Ice arrested woman named Mary webstsr on suspoaos
Of being the mother Of he child, and being taken be
fore hc Coreaer abe admitted her guht Coroeer Gamble
psl unit, she could recover ron effects Of hss con
nnement when she viii be transferred 70 the Iomcs 10
TRIAL charge Of iAfAntcade.
YAru AoeDrnL-oaiharine Duffy, native OK Ireland
aged any years. died n No LIS EAs Eleventh sroes yes
to-day from The eeecu Of injuries received By fain
down stairs on Sunday night Coroner schrmer held
INQUEST oAlharine Moore "a .chid two yeaS old, do
| ii No IT'S Elizabeth street, from the effects OF burr
| accidentally received by her CLONES cAscnns M
| al the ssove during tho temporary Aoeeos
| BODY Of an unknown man found nostps In the EN
river Il the OF Twenty rxth street under orcau
stances which m doubt Of the case being one OF acc
deutal dea1h. From marks on deceassdB ciosnin
| his name n supposed 10 be Henry Burton
FaRyvI IxAr.-oorouer oKeefe held an inquest
Hsok wells Island upon the body OF Alexander hcKsnz
native Of Scotland aged thirty eight years, who dc
| under somewhat singular Circumstances DeoeAse<,
appeared was on the third floor Of the Aimshouss COZ
aped 70 hs bed with nfam nausn Of The lungs whes
uousai Of delrium, caused by his Illness, he opess
his bedroom window and Jumped 70 she ground eeness
a,stanoe OF nearly nty feet Strange 70 say deceAst
wss entirely unnjured, and picking himself up ne vAxs
| on a. though nothing unusual had hsppened ~
day following, however TuesdAy), he sank unn~ :.
de~sss with which he afflicted, and died 20 SUDDEN
,Aat The physicians completely taken aosck and
oonpellcd 70 call upon the services o. The Coroner
ros mort<m examinaiiou OF body showed that dca
hsA bern csused by Inflammation q the brain, the fa
having any way contributed 70 the umediase cause
| dossh me Jury In rendering verdcs, recommend
the Commissioners Of the Aims House 70 hsve the vi
,cwv III the different buildings Baokwens lsAnd pr
per guarded with iron rAhnss 90 a. 70 prevent reps
l tou OF such accidents