The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-30
Brooklyn City News.

MORTALITY OF ras WKEK.-During the past week the
total number of deaths In this city 100 or these
there rs men IS women 10 boys and 81 girls The
principal diseases were Cholera inssnturn 81 oonvul
cholera morbus Natives of the United States, 1851
Ireland, 90 England, o. Germany, g. and Scotland, 1.
TIE MYmERIous DsowMSa CASE At THE ATLANTIC DOCK
Tho case of the night Waterman whose body found
the II the Atlantic DOCK turns out TO be case Of
accidental drowning on full investigation OF tho facts
BY the Coroner II concusvely shown that the de-
ceased accidentally fell overheard and certificate for
interment issued by the Health Oncer yesterday
Tms HIGHWAY RoBBsRY AT GowAsus.-The two mon,
James Morse and Barney Wiley who arrested few
nights SINCE for robbing old man named Bird Of Sill
YER watch and after the commission Of the robbery NAL
treating him in a shameful manner, brought
before Justice Buckley yesterday for They
defended by counsel, and tho first witness exam
ined Mr. Bird, who identified Morse as one OF the
parties who assaulted and robbed him. He could not
positively identify Wiley but the Justice, on hearing all
the evidence committed both parties TO await the scton
Of the Grand Jury.
The FuRnAS sryxEr CArAxnY.-The body Of Michael
Martin one of tho men who were buried beneath tho
ruins in Furman street Wednesday last, had not been
recovered at eight o'clock last evening" The work OF
clearing the ruins Is being prosecuted with all posi-
BILE despatch but owing 10 the mass Of broken timber
which IL wsdged in between the walls, Il Is most dif-
cult task 10 remove the debris. The Coroner has sum-
moned the ropYetor Mr. Merritt and the builder, TO-
gehcr with large number OF other witnesses, 70 DO
mt once ~ TWO O'CLOCK ON MOnoay
nj which hour the investigation into the Of the
calamity will DO commcpcod
70 THE EDrr0B OF rae HERALD.
Il has been suggested 10 mo that card, with such
comments might choose 70 mako upon your account
the disaster which occurred the 10th inst, Fur
man street. Brooklyn would be acceptable 10 you From
some remarks which have heard upon tho article In
for that In censorious; but cannot comment upon
understandingly, for have not read II, when
about 70 do this the paper withdrawn from me--my
friends perhaps deeming that blows not the appro
pirate applicant on for PROSTATE position my
The death OF three fellow laborers for working
together and had parted but for mement through my
agency and while engaged on my behalf, even II am
bamsless, will BE- continually casting is shadow upon
the remainder Of my pathway But this must say, that
whatever may have been the OF the disaster
not the result Of false economy The building being
erected under skilfui supcrvsonnot by contract bus
By days workand there other restriction 70 the
procurement Of the materials than that they should b
the beat believed the 70 be safe beyond ell
contingency and had probably passed more Of my own
time upon Il than hsd any other person living. was
building u not 70 ront out 10 Others but place OF
sor myself my children during leisure hou
and II h. perhaps, only through Providence In the form
OF the interest accident which for the moment withdrew
me from the spot that On, here 70 speak Of t. am,
respectfully, yours, JOHN J. MERRITT.
BRooKLrH 1th No. 2sth, 1885