The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-14
CITY MTRLLA'ENcE.


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nected with this end Of tho American VS.
pany's lines running to Canada has been No. the Roar
the managershp OF this company o office AZ
OF Brokers, So Beaver street
DROWNED WaIE BArH,NG-Aa unknown ma -
drowned on Saturday evening while bathing in the
foot OF Gmnd street. East river The body was not
covered The clothing Of deceased, which consisted q
Drown coat and pants striped with black dras felt nat
shirt and boots was conveyed the Thirteenth precinct
station house, where 1t remains for Identification.
EXCURSION OF raE FIRST COMPANY CosrNKsrAL GUARD
The picnic excursion Of the First Company Washington
Continental Guard will take place 1t Leerts
Park corner Of Gates and Tompkins avenues Brooklyn
opening at ten O'Clock in the morning and holding over
until the evening Cars will leave Fulton Catharine
and Bridge street ferries every five minutes during the
day. AT night the Park will be brilliantly Illuminated,
and w % be s o the
vision OF competent committee Of well known gen.
tlemen.
ADVENTURE WITH SHARE. notwithstanding the re-
peated admontons given through the press Of the a-
pearance of sharks in large numbers in the rivers arounu
the city, the boys still continue to indulge in bathing ut
the docks, and often in most dangerous localities In
the neighborhood Of the o DOCK foot Of Thirty ninth
street. East river sharks have caught within
three weeks past One evening last week young lad,
named Brce, swimming in this vicinity when his
attention directed to of these monsters which
was evidently bent on attacking him. The lad was
quite distance from the dock at the time and seeing his
on the end Of the wharf he was good swimmer but
this would have availed HIM but little had the Conforms
ton Of shark been different as shark to bite any
thing is obliged to turn its back and it can only do
when not in motion. This gave the swimmer little
advantage and he reached the boat with but two three
not be out OF place to mention again that there are
evidences OF large numbers Of sharks being in the harbor
and the adjacent rivers and bahcrs cannot be too care
FIRE CENTRE srREEr.-About half past last
night fire broke out the premises of Messrs Simms
Co., frearm manufacturers, Of Franklin and
Centre streets caused by the overheating of stove in
the upper story, which set one Of the beams on fire.
Engine companies Sixty and Twenty-one were immed
aey the spot and succeeded in arrestng the further
progress OF the flames The loss only trihng except
ing the damage caused by the water Two watchmen
regularly employed to look after the upper part Of
this building and there have been negligence
on their part, the fire would have occurred,
they having access to all the rooms in the upper story
FIRE IN LEWIS srRExr-THREE HORSES BURNED TO
DEATH Shortly after three o'clock Sunday morning
fire broke out in the hay loft of frame stable, No At
Lewis street, occupied by James Hines The fire spread
to the adjoining stables, and they were all de-
stroyed. They occupied by John Mundigan Robt.
Murray John Hines, John Farrell. Robert Patterson,
Daniel Patterson and Thomas Block Farrell Patterson
and Hines each lost horse The police managed to
pershed in the Are The loss Is estimated at about $500
on the buildings no insurance The loss on horses ana
harness is about $780, insurance. The dwelling
house the of Delaney and Lewis streets was
on fire in the roof damage about 500; insurance.
The fire supposed by the occupants to have been the
work Of some malicious person.
FOUND DROWNED Coroner Heslewood yesterday held
inquest on the body Of young which found
floating of Staten Island. Was about twenty years OF
age five feet inches high had been in the water
four five days. Had light candy hair no beard or
whiskers, medium build. No marks upon the body by
which he could be identified. Had marks Of violence
about head and face Drs Swinburn and Burdeu held
post mortem examination. Had white muslin shirt,
dark twed vest dark plaid pants linen duste buckled
gaiter boots cotton socks linen collar attached to shirt
On his person found Brooklyn ferry tickets
Union Ferry Companysl ten cent novel, called Oid
Hall Williams, " and numerous other small articles Any
Robert Hesewood, Tompkinsville Quarantine Landing,
Staten Island The jury rendered verdict that 'sDe.
ceased came to his death by violence at the hands Of
some person or persons unknown"