The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-08

FATAL ACCIDENT CENrEAL PARK.--As Mr. Bruneer
Of No So East Thirty street, driving through
Central Park accompanied by Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell
Of 11s Sullivan street. Friday evening his horse took
fright, and dashng Of at full speed upset the wagon
Mrs, Campbell, who quite aged woman received
such internal injuries that she died in short
time afterwards at the office Of the Keeper Of Reser
voir in Eighty fifth street The Central PARK police did
all in their power to assist Mr. Bruhgcr and aided him
in carrying the BODY of deceased to her late as
above Coroner Jackman held an inquest upon the body
yesterday afternoon when the rendered verdict in
accordance with the above facts
SCIcIDE BY SnoorING.-Wlliam Underwood, a resident
of 81 Spring street, committed suicide yesterday morn
ing by shooting himself through the head with pistol
Deceased. who formerly clothing merchant in Mil
wankec, had been stopping in this city for the past five
weeks. During the past week or days he had been
drinking rather freely and appea ed depressed spirits
and very nervous. Early yesterday morning he pur-
chased pistol together with some powder and balls,
and on his arrival home he showed tho pistol TO his wife,
Mrs Underwood did not pay my attention to deceased
and allowed him to load the weapon nothing serious
deceased went out into the hail. and after closing the
door, shot himself through the head The unfortunate
man fingered about two hours and then expired great
agony. Deceased was native O Massachusetts, and was
twenty eight years Of Coroner Schirmer held in
ques upon the body when the jury rendered verdict in
accordance with the abeve facts.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF AN OLp WoMAN-On Wednesday
afternoon an unknown woman, about fifty six years DID,
found lying in the gutter in Twenty street. be
tween Tenth and Eleventh On being picked up
by the police she proved to be sensibc, and after
manning in the station house for some hours she was
sent to Bellevue Hospital for medical treatment. The
physicians at the hospital We're unable rally the pa
tent however, and she died On Friday night post
mortem examination Of the body revealed extensive
fracture Of the SKULL which evidently the of
DEATH but how or in what manner the injury
ceived remains mystery Coroner Schrmer Iaborcd
the for several hours yesterday but he unable
10 elcdate nythpg further than what had already been
elected Thejury were, therefore, compelled to render
verdict Of "Deah from fracture Of the skull received
in some manner unknown On the person of deceased
found letter, signed by Michael II. Goodwin and
dated Rker's Island July 49, 1881 which may possibly
afford some clue 10 her identity,
BURNING FLUID CMuALry. VI oroner Schirmer held Nh
inquest at Bellevue Hospital yesterday upon the body Of
Catharine Cordes, native Of Germany, aged twenty.
eight years who died from the effects Of injuries accident
ally received by tho explosion of burning fluid lamp
Deceased, it appeared, domestic in the house Of
Mrs. III msson, OF Eighty third street and Third
avenue, anu was rcplenishing lighted lamp when tho
explosion took place. Verdict "Ascidental death"
FATAL Run OVER Ckg.---Bridget Bradley, native OF
Ireland aged eight years died at Bellevue Hospital
yesterday morning from the effects Of injuries received
on Friday, being by light wagon driven by
Cornelius Farley The accident occurred the
Of Forty,second' street and Eighth avenue Coroner
Schrmcr will hold inquest upon the remains to-day.