The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-31
BROOKLYN CITY NEWS.

ME FURMAx STREET DISASTER -The body OF Michael
Martin, one of the three victims of the Ate Furman
street disaster recovered eight o'clock yesterday
morning, in advanced state Of decomposition. On
searching the body large cotton pure found
tanning pocketbook. in which fory-sx dollars
greenbacks foryH dollars and fifty in United
States postal currency, English sovereign, and
fifteen shillings in British silver The deceased
resided in Baxter street, New York, and leaves q
wife and two children entirely unprovided for, with
possession The body was taken TO the dead house by
order Of Coroner Lynch, and will be Inferred day.
The investigation into the of the accident will be
commenced at the Coroner's Office in the new Court
House, at two o'clock p. NJ to-day.
Dedication METHODIST CHURcH-A new Methodist
mission church dedicated yesterday afternoon The
church is frame building Of story, twenty five feet
by about nty-hvc and situated the corner Of
Graham and Devoe street, Brooklyn There was
large congregation. which filled the church and the
ascs. After appropriate exercises consisting OF PRAYER
singing and the reading OF the Scriptures, the Rev. VIM
McAllister preached OF considerable merit in
which he showed the necessity for spreading the gospel
the advantage OF Divine human law and the authen
ITCHY and inspiration OF the sacred volume The exer-
| cises we're concluded with prayer
SUDDEN DEAra.-A gentleman, named william r. Cla-
residing at No Al Claremont avenue died suddenly
at his residence Friday evening" of disease of the
heart Mr.. Cason had been complaining for about a
week OF pains in the chest and feeling oppression
about the heart On the day his he had just
turned from New York where electric shock had
administered TO him. He felt much that he was
telling his wife and friend that the threatening symp-
toms Of his malady had almost entirely subsded when
he fell from bis chair and expired almost instantly The
Coroner held inquest on the body Saturday and
verdict in accordance with the above facts rendered
by the jury
FOUND DROWNED Lynch held an inquest on
saturday last the body Of unknown man. supposed
TO be sailor which found floating In the water at
the foot Of Van Brun street He about forty years
nr 0x,n fact
sandy whiskcrs, and dressed in blue shirt white
flannel drawers, and had no boots nor hat Verdict
Pound drowned. !"
The body OF a found in the water yester-
day, Burts' ship yard, Red Hook II was taken TO
the dead house, and an inquest will be held today.
The SUICIDE GREENWOOD. body of Mr. Mat.
thews, who committed suicide in Greenwood Cemetery
Saturday night, conveyed from the Forty eighth
precinct station house the dead house. yesterday by
order Of Coroner Lynch The inquest will be held day
when all the facts IN relation 20 the matter will be dc.
veloped.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE ny YouSc wosAx.-shortly after
midnight Saturday officer Mcfarland of the Forty.
fth precinct found intelligent looking young woman
the foot Of South Seventh street. D. in stupcned
STATE. On taking her TO the station house halfounce
viJ labelled 'Julius Huphcld druggist and chemist "a
South Seventh Neutrality-suspicious. was found
upon her person. IL being evident that the girl had
attempted selfdestrucon Dr. North was sent for The
officers meanwhile using every effort TO keep her awake
When she doctor arrived he her emetics and used
his skill successfully In restoring her Consciousness
During the night the officers Of the precinct were unre
hitting in their attentions 10 the unfortunate girl and
her life Is probably out of danger Her name is
Henrietta Furman aged about eighteen and her parents
reside In LOrimer street, near Devoe.
RESCUED IRON DRowMNG.-A young man known by
the name Of Yank McGynn, yesterday morning acct
dentaly fell of the pier foot Of North Third street.
r. d. while attempting to 40 on board ship and was
rescued with difficulty by Deputy Sheriff Tucker and
Constable Millt One Of McGlynns hands was fearfuly
laceratcd while cinging to rope.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH MORPHINE On Satur.
day evening Mrs Albert Sage, residing Of South
First and Fourth streets, E. d., who has been in M
habit OF taking morphine came near her death in
quence Of an overdose of that powerful drur. nr
Brady, assisted by other physicians finally succeeded
saving the lady life The street report ntimang at
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