The New York herald., 1868-02-25

side Of the building and letting in ns
room, and also throwing out the entire
Of the building the street, two story tone
ment in the Of $50, occupied by four families was
also nearly demolished One entire side was drYen m,
Ing there Mere Upward Of ten IL the rooms a.
the time great portion Of the household snecis OF
@ sIs was es soosge rp,sd ana wss soos
In blaze. The prompt arrival Of the nrsmsn,
however, enabled them to stti,gulsh the dames.
The damage 20 the stock and machinery VIII be Abous
8, 500, and to The building ST. 900 Mr. Copeland has
IS 600 insurance his machinery and fixtures, which
tenement building Is ~ned oy Charles McCarty; Il -
da nased 10 the extent OF 800. IL is insured n the
Peter Cooper Insurance Company The engineer James
Shaw, Mr. Thompson and another person wh1 vera In
the dsery when tho plug blew ran for the street
pIosion occurred they had nelr hair and beard
singed by the heat. but otherwise escaped injury.
SINGULAR AsD FATAL BURNING CAsu,lrY---Coroner
Schrmer yesterday called TO ST. Lukes Hospital 10
hold inquest the body OF Frederick w. Elberlng,
whose death was the result of burns and scalds De-
ceased vas assistant engineer In the Gramercy Park
House. and on the 18th instant received ordsrs 10 thAw
out the rozen gas in sn iron pipe by enveop'ng u in
cloths which had been dipped IN boiling water. Instead
OF dong as directed however, he took cAodle In one
hand and can OF alcohol in the other, and poured
the liquid over the pipe and set the alcoro on hre Az
that moment the can OF alcohol exploded setting tho
clothes OF Mr.. Eberiirg hre which sought 70 ex-
ting uish by thr0wiag himself into a tub aud mmesing
mself in cold Instead how ver II turning on
the cold water he by mistake, tIrnri the hot water
faucet and was terribly scalded addition % tsng
burned BY the explosion. Elb,rng was taken TO the
b spita whore he died. TIE jurv rendered verdict
"Dcath IRON burns and scads acc 'enai received
Deceased was twenty nne years OF age aud native OF
the East Indies.
One HUNDRED GUNa-By order OF the Iammany
Hall General Consmttee = salute OF one hundred gsns
was nrod In the City Hall Park yesterday at noon, 10
honor OF the announcement tnat the Democratic
Nat suA General Committee To meet IN ms city on
the Fourth OF July next While tue nrinS WAS ia pro
many persons assembled In the Park and snxiousy
inquired the salute any reference 10 the dculty
between the President and Congress-
occurred Of the Sixth Avenue Railroad conduc
tors yesterday morning about ten O'Clock 1t appears
the unfortunate man in the act of collecting his
iares his trip down, between E'ghtn street and
Wa erley place. and having occasion to to The front
part OF the he jumped from the rear palf ,rn and
the Of getting on the 'front.' when MS f0ob
slipped aud he fell. tho wheels passing his foot
crushing and mangling 1t Ia a most horrible manner
The injured man was conveyed to bellevue HOSPITAL,
where he gave his name Micnael Sumpter, fortytwo
years or age, Prussian by birth, residing at ITO Mott
street
ACCIDENT TO A THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD CAR.--Yeser.
day afternoon one Of tho THIRD Avenue Railroad cars
had almost arrived At Its destination, opposite the new
HERALD pulldng, when II camo contact with wagon
belonging TO q farmer from Flushing, which tore away
all tho windows an broke the slsiles completely Tho
car had 10 driven up the depot minus passengers,
much TO Tho disgust of the unfortuna Conductor.
ROBBERY DIAMOND JgwEIRY.-The room Of Mr. W.
f. Corwn, residing a, the Metropola an Hotel. was en-
tered on Thursdav night by tneve who succeeded
In stealing diamond jeweiry OF the yaiue Of 500