The Portland daily press., 1868-12-09
NE w YORK
a SHOCKING CATASTROPHE - TWO WOMEN
BURNED TO DEATH.

A SHOCKING CATASTROPHE - TWO WOMEN
BURNED TO DEATH.
New YORK, Dec. ga fire broke out this
morning at a quarter past one on the first floor
of tenement house, Nc. % Delaney street, IN
room occupied by two sisters named Mrs.
Crawley and Mrs. McEuin. The fire when
discovered was raging with great violence, and
before the firemen could extinguish the flames
in the room the two unfortunate women were
burned to q crisp. The bodies were recovered
from the debris and taken to the station house.
The greatest excitement prevailed at the time
of writing Quarter past two) In the neI9hb0r-
hood. The other persons in the building were
reached by the firemen just in time to save
them from an awful death. The loss on the
building is $1,000. The two unfortunate women
who came to such fearful end were employed
as sewers OF carpet rags, and their nelgh6ors
state that they were partially Intoxicated dur
ing the evening, and had probably through
carelessness allowed the rags they had in the
room to catch fire at the stove.
MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL GRANT.
General Grant this afternoon attended the
wedding of daughter Of Ex-Governor Fish to
Professor Benjamin, of West Point Academy.
CITY AND VICINITY.
Commodore Meade was produced in court
this afternoon under a writ of habeas corpus,
and DR.. Halsted, who was appointed by Judge
Sutherland to examine his condition, testified
The Erie cases were before Judge Cardoza
to-day, and were set for hearing on Thurs
day.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOSS OF THE HIBERNIA.
dispatch to Henderson Brothers, agents of
the Anchor Line in this city, from Handyside
& Henderson, of Glasgow, under date of Dec.
9Th. says:-The Hibernia. in heavy gale,
broke her shaft and steam pipe, sprung a des-
perate leak, and foundered ON the 25th ult., in
lat. 50, Ion. 20. The passengers and crew be-
haved admirably and were embarked in an Or
derby manner in five boats, duly provisioned.
The captains and boatswain's boats, containing
hfty-tw0 persons and including all the cabin
passengers excepting Nelson A. Olds and G.
Mason, have arrived safely. Three boats, under
the first, second and third officers, containing
the remainder of the passengers and crew,
elghty-one persons in all, are still missing, but
their safety is hoped for.
REMARKS OF GENERAL GRANT AT THE UNION
LEAGUE.
Gen. Grant was entertained by the Union
League Club tonight with grand dinner and
reception, at which Admiral Farragut was also
an honore guest. In reply to toast to sour
guest, the General of the army and the Presi-
dent elect" the General who was received
with loud and long continued applause, said:
Gentlemen of the Union League:-Itis with
entire regret that find myself unable to re-
spond in appropriate language to the warmth
of feeling with which this toast has been re-
CelNeu. lou all KNOW now unaccuSUOmeQ L
am to public speaking, (hearty laughter and
applause) how undesirable talent think it
is to possess, how little good it generally does,
(renewed laughter and cheers) and how det
siri0us l am to see more of our public
men follow the good example which believe
in this particular, if in no other, I have set
them. tremendous applause) l must, how
ever, express my acknowledgements to the
Union Leagues of this city as well as to the
Union Leagues of other cities for the great
benefits they conferred on the government DUR
ing the rebellion through which we have pass.
ed of late years. l wish to acknowledge their
liberality toward myself and toward the SOL
diers serving against the rebellion, ard to
thank them for it.
Gen. Grants speech was followed by uproar-
GUS applause, which continued for several min
utes.
Admiral Farragut responded in appropriate
terms to the toast, "Our Navy and its great
Admiral"
Various other toasts were given and speeches
made, and the proceedings did not terminate
until a late hour.
ATTEMPT AT BANK ROBBERY.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Dec. 8.-A second unsuc-
cessful attempt was made last night to rob the
Peekskill Savings Bank,