, 1866-12-24

ANOTHER PnEsESrA11ox.-ons Saturday evening
Sergeant Adam MelHeuthaler, formerly IN charge
Of the Archer Road 6nh-statIon, was presented
by the clh1ens Of the Third. Fou1th md Flfth
Watds, south oF Twelfth street.. with 4 naAgutd-
cent gold gta:, valued at flto The ple,-an at4Ir
avenne, where about iwo Hundred Of The ses.
geanl'a friends had assembled to do him honor
ihr presentation was made oy ex.A1dermaa Nc
hoy. Who introduced Sergeant Aergenthaler 10
he nudescc. and, p:ac1nR The elegant star upon
hts coat. in behalf Of the donors made
bftei and appropriate address, highly c3mpli-
lhe star Ea1 presented - token OF thelr spprc-
eiastoa OF the Se4Reaa,s oaHciA1 conduct, caafac-
tsstse9 . It 6ad pnifeFniy been By courtesy and
VIC t'.<ss ess xsts es.' n;ehey! L s.!
dt1ens were siumbestae In 1hrir eouches.
At The snsrertiou Of c1-Aidelman Peter S1imp,
tLrce rousnr cl,cers were .iven for the patYo,nen
briefly TO The address. H. thanled h,e friends for
theis kindncsp, hts eiucsre gratitude
for their grateful Remembrance. Captain H. G.
past sequsIo.ance with he sesgcaus, from tne
date Of bis tEft entering upon ldt dules
as psnolma9: and cordially endorsing the
u,4lted II presenting the testimonial. Ex-Alder-
man leaac spear tcing called ont, replied very
lively and entertaining rein4 after witch The en-
prepared by Mf. Colhat mud Lis lady. Aller ne.
i:e: :hmcnta there was music, cigars, and copu
lime generally until eleven or Twelve o'clock.
"nen the citizens .iapened 10 their several homes.
Acc.DETrro TIE WAsu1ssTox s1IEt TUsau.
On Saturdsy 1igbt ve:y serious accident occur
red 10 The Washington street tunnel excavation
on the cast side Of the river. The work Of remov-
Ing The ear.h for distance Of one hnndred xnd
twrnty feet OF more had thus far been accomplish
ed wltLout any extraordinary oe}ay. The more
eastern portion of the soil had only been removed
70 the depth Of fifteen OR twcnty feel, the sides
being 1atteued wiih boards, the Intervening space
whieE prevented my casIng 1n About any feet
sqna1ee1leodinE TO wiihtnEwclse oz ntleeu {ee. Of
hs , river, s, w.s occupied I =. ey s.n.l; eusioe
other supports necessary 70 property carry On the
work. Tits entire pa.sc.IneInaiia wus supported
on rollers = either h1dc that it might be moved
osS slads 'Ss *. s.s IT,, ~o MSs ~
and complicated brxcdng Of light timbery filed
tap rs ehntre tut the excavation had been made
t UNDERWOOD, thnt It wns intended 10 carr Ihe
work In order TO prosecute THAR l2bors enccesa-
fully. the CONTRACTORS had obtained permission to
of about one hundred feet. enhtttuting TWO
brauch plGss Of wood, ex1eudia, north and
so1tb to the side Of the street and thence
the eouth side OF the etfeet'was insufficient for
The purpose. At late hour on Saturday night q
loud aash vas head b soms who were y he
spot ii vas asce,1alned that 1t point about
Thirty d,e feet from the river, the sewer on rhe
south eide lad broken, and it, contents had
etlently undermined the whole Of the lower c1ca.
WALTON. p1ee'pitat!pg tic cnctce derrick, staging
urncipr. eyerythipg Into d nsss Of ruins Ut tLe
bottom. II Is moi believed that anY person waa
trron the work q, the time Of the catastrophe
snd It lie time our reporter Visited it there was
dss1eh of twenty OF tweniy-nve feet Of water. Be
s3se d. serious delay occafloncd IN the cnntlnu'
ance q shs important HoTG g a. he y !ess 81 con