The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-23
BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE.

PRospfcr PARK.-rhat portion Of Prospect Park which
has been opened to the public is favorte resort
and Is filed every afternoon with pedestrians and
RACES On Sunday the gatckeepers kept account OF
the number of carriages which entered the park and
they reported ga The total number Of pedestrians
was 1872. The completed part OF the east drive
and the east woodlands will now remain
open to the public use, and will be con-
pected by temporary roads at one end with
the plaza at the junction OF Flabush with Vanderbilt
avenue, and at the other with the Copey Island
the corner OF Ninth street fair view OF the north
part OF the park may be lad at point about ty feet
west OF the first fork OF the road after entering the
park at the plaza and Of the south part OF the park in
cudins the lake district from the bell tower on Lookout
Hlll near tho COney Island road. There number
OF Keepers at the park whose duty is to give the
visitors all the information In regard to the localities
THE FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. Yesterday afternoon
Coroner smith commenced the inquest the body
explosion OF the boiler connected with the engine used
for pumping out the Erie dock a, Red Hook. William
d. Rich, contractor at the Erie Basin Dry Dock. tcs.
tiled that the boiler OF peculiar make and designed
by him for the dock, and was about half the size OF
thirty horse power For the past three weeks they bad
been running thirty forty pounds Of steam. The most
reasonable conclusion that the explosion was caused
BY shurtness OF water aud 1t evident that ut the
time OF the explosion the pump which supplied the
boiler closed The force OF the explosion must have
been tremendous, the boiler thrown two hundred
feet, and tho noise great that IL awoke witness,
who was sleeping mile and half distant The explo-
son occurred about Eve minutes before five O'Clock
In the morning. The deceased, stated by
OF the witnesses, was perfectly sober a
few hours previous 10 the explosion and had been
running the engine about three months Jacob NJ Post
testified that he acquainted with the deceased but
did know be engineer; deceased had been
taken from the position Of night Waterman aud put on
engineer Mr.. j. +. Pieheld testified To having APP
pointed the deceased engineer OF the pump en-
Kno, without knowing anything OF his capabilities;
thought he knew well what quantity OF steam safe
10 upon the boiler deceased not asleep twenty
before the explosion. The further investigation
OF The adjourned to Friday evening.
FRxNxs's EXCURSION PHmApELrHia.-Ths morn
ing Constitution Engine Company No. will take their
departure frsm this city for Philadelphia to accept an
invitation extended 10 them by Warren Hose and Hiber
MA Engine Companies, OF the latter city They will be
absent until Saturday next The boys, eignty-h i've IN
nnmbar will take with them their steamer, which has
recently been rebuilt Tho Chief Engineer OF the West
ern District Department will accompany tho excursion
lets their tour.
CAsuaLuss-At early hour yesterday morning
Newton BUR- aged three years of William H. Burr
OF No 1872 Grand street. L. D., accidentally fell from
third story window TO tho but escaped serious In
Juries.
child ,anlcd Hail. whose parents reside at No 273
South First. street f. D. fell from third story window
and sustain fracture Of OF bis legs and other In
Jures.
THIS REc> EASTERN DISTRICT TRaGEpy.-The bodies OF
The suicide rd murderer Thomas Nuane and his wife,
remain at the, wiougbby Morguc II friends
Apply for he ~ they will b. inferred by the Coroner.
III belief ~ erals that Muiane was insane when be
committed tho seribc tragedy, aud thai he las ben 50