The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-02

dition 10 the damage done by water, the wreck Of
mater vas appalling disointed tsbes chairs, and
soa', surrounded By their legs and arms, lay upon
the sde-wsks scarcely worth mendins In some In
s'snses an snu.e set Of paror furniture VS. conn
petel5 ruined by the sudden casting OIL Of iops that
p. itsd nearly tho whole load to tui4bic incont-
neatly 10 the rround. Gut VI era load that OF 20
porter saw down 10y the nm" nearly evory AZ
tlcie sus sineIN siwIj" Or compound fracture. An
other ca-tloas va' tumb'cd by the bTe ny of gu
a1le. Result. much damaged furniture aud
q great deal Of broken ereckeIy. Tbs
biitue ware came pOtl1ng out IN t-o streams foin.
some wash tubs pef he'd the top Of the oad. one
earInan In attempting to peas street car on sixth
svsnue, had his cart run into and knocked endwss
dlspncns portion OF hs load, and ln!uring some Of
the articles, before the man could stop to repair
damages. All daT long, even during the pourinf
rain, similar sccues were witnessed. Patience no
longer sat upon . monument Paternd heads Of
families we're provoked into profsne eIpresslcns.
Mothers looked upon their yet and broken furniture
With disnAy, tesriulIy counting up the cost Of re-
p,irs, With the elsculatcu that Peter could never
afford to get done" Housewives fretted and srold-
ed continually. Carmen swore, and declared they
Couldn't help IL" and the work vent on.
| until the day wsncd, bringing with It's Close
more rain, hut lees fof the hustle that
oharsc, e,ned the earlier hour. About this tins.
fosr o'clock. cf reporters noticed little man,
with blue umbrella rsshing up TO every esrman he
and sskins he could 60, load carried
Anor gIost many rehissls the countonsnce Of this
individual presented vosfu appearance that out
Of pity reporter approached him, Tor the purpcss
Of attrae Ing his attention and learning something Of
the misery Of moving. II must he promised that
| when reporter moves" his household good, can
be p.sked in single small trunk Nearing tho little
man, the reporter said "A " ct day this Sir. Fave
you heard the las. news from Grants army r. The
preston on the mans iace vas fairly ap-
pa,iint, he scanned the reporter. aud
msntally cursed bis lnpudence. Unabsshed, the
reporter steadily re,uIued tue gGze, until the man
finally asked " he knew vheie he could obtain
man. Tie eiepsrter thought tho .th tho blue
anbiels could hnd scMman by visiting tho Gown
town streets, where he thought there we've plenty Of
carmen unoesumed, that their bu ine.s
roArly over. with naah Of JOY, sntlrel, changing
his eoun,ensnce, the man seized hls hand, and shsk
Ing IL warmly closed his umbi ella, hailed nh
bus and started on his travels. Our reporter would
| be glad to hear the result as he believes the man
owes him five dollar bill for the suggestion.
Al dark some carts still continued to move, loadsd
| With furniture, which creAked and groaned alter
ns,ely. open door~ays continued TO receive and
discharge household soods, while more fortunate
oSnop arranged their lsres and penate& deploring
tAelr soaked condition, Dut DOUBTLESS grained
that the days work rD so nearly ended.
small chilren and babies came to the new homo.
fiVn abiding place, Whore they had been sent
| 10 be ont OF hsm's way and mothers wonder cd how
they should provide dry sleeping places
the children, whose peevi Increased their
| parents troubles multiplied. Husbe>4a, doubt,
congratulated wives ut the task being done. Wives
recounted to husband, the trials Of tho day, aad hus
bands chuesed a, Tie thought that by their
AT the counting room they had escaped ;hs annoy
auce, their better havos' endured. However, the
most OF these husbands doubtless shouldered their
share OF the domestic burden, sy laying down car
pets, making up res putting Ip bodsteads, and other
wi'e working maniully far into the night TO get ths
household goods into Kind Of order Useless re-
piniIls bpoken furniture does not mend It. aud
| business men were happy when they discovered bat
little injury, by the rnin or ,heI Wise, had seen done
TO their own. In one instance, gentleman Who had
hired, ae he reppossd competent man, glad to
hni not more than 800 worth Of damage.
explaining his eheer1ulnesN, by saying he had made
"thiee times IA much" by a shiewd bsrgain at his
store during the day. finslly tired tenants wsro
located In new dwelling places. Landlords we're no
longer CURED Sleep clotei weary eyelids, and Now
Yort may Be said 10 have parti lily moved. the re-
msinder having been compelled " remain undop
cover by the storm hst rsgcd durins the ate half
Of the day At least ten thousand tenn lies changed
houres Yesterday. Some removed more aSpen' iye
domciles than thsy ocrupie last year. Othei and
by iar the greater number, had located whe<e they
paid lower renta than teioo, hut probably thou h,
they paid moie rent than the premi.oa were worth
as habita,ions Yet all were as Stll sAtisfel an
could be expected under the clrcumstanco. 10 lev
ing that their turn coninr, md that next year
landlords would suher some, Ia consequence OF re-
turning peace, and thu subsequent helra aouthwa.d
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ling hou'e within the limits Of the metropolis
The NEW FIRE DEPARTMEST.-Tho head
quarters OF the paid Fine Department will O Ioc,,aa
at FTemens Hall In Mercer street. Tho lua.i will
organize In few days and clrc, officers. Thsct 20,
will be re-distrcted by street lines and unles
10 large fire. the bella will only be rung In ". lis,
trict In which the fire originates. The t.l.~,,,,,
lines will bo re-arrangsd. The Aaa aries VIII 3. g ,.
lows Chiof Engineer S5,0OO; AsAhatant Fn,.uen.s,
$3.50; Superintendent. Of Ayparr,vy, sAU1. Cniuf
Clerk 1900; two A-siFt.nt. pI ~ ench. { plaa..
sl,co each assistant Capt...5, 800; Priva o.. each
$50; Telegraph supe tendenL I2,OOO, Cya.L.o.a
$1,000 each Battery man 500 Br.l-Tngg q. e l. ~
each Messengers, STO0i each Hoatlcr, STIJ oica
two Surgeons sl,bOO Il IL stated that the men viii
be uniformed in heavy pilot cloth coat and p'uts, tho
lstter covered With rubber cloth running ali We tho
knees the FIRE esps to be The as those In,
Some Of the Hose Companies selling OH thor
furniture, It being presumed that al the Ile.e Lm-
panies will be dhbAndsd
MASTERING OUr or THE SOLDIEB5.-lre.
vel Lieut. Col. Dodge A. a. +. N. e., in accordnoa
with Instructions received from WaAaing,oa. .en,
four officers to Hsrs Island, yesterday norpin, it,
instructions TO muster out Of tho service all Iecu,,.
drafted men substitutes and voun!eer. for old .egi
ments remaining in rendezvous, and men te,o,.,in,
to ORGANIZATIONS not YET gone % the font the Han
cock Coips excepted