The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-09
CODONeRS' IROuESTs.

Boy KILLED by BOURBON WHIsKEY-Coroner
schirmer held an inquest yesterday upon the body of
boy named John Kane, four years and six months
old, who died suddenly on Sunday evening at No FOG
East Twenty sixth street. The testimony adduced
showed that the deceased had drank some whskey
on Sunday morning from q bottle that was standing
on q table In his parents bedroom, from which he
had seen his father drink ana afterwards seized
death ensued. The jury returned a verdict that
death resulted from exhaustion from commissions
brought ON by taking an overdose Of Bourbon
whiskey.
IMPLIED INFANTIcIDE.-The same Coroner held an
inquest at the Twentieth precinct police station on
the body OF an unknown infant found on the corner
OF Thiry-fourth street and Seventh avenue wrapped
in window curtain, on Monday evening" by officer
Holiday: The testimony of the policeman showed
that handkerchief was tied tightly around the
neck OF the child, and Deputy Coroner Cushman
who made post mortem examination, testified 10
finding the handkerchief "a described and that in
his opinion the child born alive and that death
was caused by strangulation from asphyyia where
upon the jury returned verdict in accordance with
these facts
A VERDICT WITH A RECOMMENDATION Coroner
Schrmer also held an inquest yesterday on the body
OF Terence +. Henry. who was Knocked overheard nj
tho foot OF Hubert street Friday afternoon last by
piece OF ice while he was loading his wagon there
from barge. II appeared by the testimony that the
deceased, In falling overheard went over backwards
and struck the dock I'm his descent Being taken out al
most ees he resustated by the cxertions of the
captain OF the barge anu taken nOinc Wnere lie was
attended by pr. Hogan until he died, on Monday
last AT ten O'Clock In the forenoon. Deputy Coroner
Cushman testified that he made n post norton ex.
ANIMATION OF the body, In the presence OF Drs. Ho-
gan, Savage, Fnnell and others, and that In his
opinion death was caused by pneumonia, resulting
from tie accident IL also appeared that the plat
form from which the ice Is unloaded IL unprotected
by railing, whereupon the Jury returned the fol-
lowing verdict:-"That the said Terence j. Henry
came 10 his death by pneumonia, from injuries acct
dentaly received on the 4th day OF September 1861
and the jury are unanimously Of opinion that for the
future protection Of human life railing should ne
permanently attached 10 the PLATFORM
DEEP SEA SouNDISGs.-L. y. Pourtales q gentle.
man engaged in the United States coast survey.
utedged along the course OF the Gulf Stream. start
ing nOrthoastery from Florida he found the bottom
LOT Tour OF i've miles made up OF the common coral
sanu o. mat ncighb0rhood, with very scany trees of
IRE. Inc next area from 90 TO 800 fathoms ana the
n n puIt OF the way forming q plateau Is rocky
noor Inaue OF n very hard limestone. de-
riNeu nom living shells. Life was abundant
CONSISTING OF lanp-shes, starnshos, crustaines
ana nolluss generally There were also many
Dones on tue inanateO, dolphinlike animal usually
the regular and common ocean bottom fiOm two
hundred and nfty 10 three hundred fathons covered
Dy the cnalky remains OF fOraminifera. He also
dredged the bottom OF the ocean OF the coast and
found, nrst extending from the north OF Florida 10
MOntauk Point near Block Island r. T. n bottom n!
siliceOus sand, perhaps hundred miles wide out
slde Of IL was oalcareous bottom occupying the
NnOle area south OF Georgia. Between the two Off
the Carolinas, ~ limited deposit OF green sand
containing the foraninifera His operations It is
salu, open new chapter In natural history dscios-
ing the various iilnjec at the bottom of the ocean
Among the animals obtained were some that had
been extinct since the cretaceous and tertiary
periods