The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-15
CITY INTELLIGENCE,

FATAL ACCIDENT.-AbOut three O'Clock yesterday
David Close, years OF age, residing at No.
90 Pitt street. killed in the lumber yard No. lO4
Norfolk street by the falling upon him OF pile OF
lumber. His body was removed to the Thirteenth
precinct station house and the Coroner notified.
DROWNING CAsUALTY.--About haf-past one O'Clock
yesterday afternoon sailor, belonging to the brig
@. I. Tompkins, Of St John, N. b., named Henry
Francis Styles, OF hopewel Hill, in the parish OF
Bopewell, N b. fell overheard from small boat Off
pier AZ, East river and was drowned. His body was
lot recovered.
ANOTHER TELEGRAPHIc ARREsT.-A man named
Joseph d. Webb arrested on Thursday by officer
Temann, Of the Central detectives upon information
received by telegraph from theChef Of Police OF San
Francisco by superintendent Kennedy that an in
dictment was pending against Webb in California for
Bwlndlng. He was locked up at police heado,ar.
tiers, and win be detained to await the proper form
OF rendition.
DRowNED.-An inquest was held yesterday nv
Coroner Schrner at 40 King street. over the remains
Of Robert Lindheim, aged nine years, who was
drowned on Thursday In the Park. The boy and his
sister were playing in the Park and the deceased
was trying the depth OF the small pond near the
Sixth avenue entrance with stick and fell into the
water, being drowned before aid could arrive. A
verdict In accordance with the facts was rendered
FATAL FALL.-At an early hour yesterday morning
Frederick Moninger, native OF Germany and thirty
years OF age, was found lying dead In the yard Of his
residence, No. 400 Fifth street. 1t appears that the
deceased was In the habit OF sleeping on the roof
since the hot weather. and 1t Ia presumed that he
rolled , on while asleep and was Instantly killed as
inquest.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THE ToMBs -Nathaniel W.
Swift, prisoner in the Tombs awaiting trial on q
charge Of grand larceny, attempted to commit sui
eide yesterday afternoon about two O'Clock by cutting
his throat in two places with o common PEN
knife. The attention OF Dr. Nealis and Dr.
Anderson, OF the prison, was called to the
case bv the keepers, and they dressed Swift's
wounds, who seemed determined to commit suicide.
that swift would probably tear the bssdases on and
30 complete his purpose, had him placed under re-
straint and his hands bandaged to prevent any such
attempt.
THE REPORTED DEATH OF YOUNG GIRL IN THE
TooMBs.-The story Of the death of girl In the
Toombs published in Of the papers yesterday is
untrue. The particulars of her arrest and mprison-
ment except that the child taken to Essex Mar
ket station and not to the Toombs correct. II
appears that one Walters (who IL seems 10 attache
or the Essex Market police etatiOn) cOncOcted the
the family in which the girl was q servant. 90 as to
The members OF Mr.. Floyds family and the boarters
In the house No. 10 West Broadway were greatly
Walters and one of them communiested the nsr,cny,
lars or the case as reported.
THE BLASTING CAsUALTy.-An inquest was CON-
menced yesterday by Coroner Flynn In the case of
Patrick Roman, who was 80 shockingiy injured on
the 18th ult. by the sudden and unexpected explo-
sion OF q blasting charge, In the excavation for
new church on the corner OF Fityfourth street and
Seventh aven ne. The details OF thus case as well ns
the death OF deceased have already been fully de-
scribed In the HERALD. IL appeared from the evil
dence taken yesterday that one Of the laborers,
under the direction OF the deceased, who was the
foreman, placed can full OF description OF
blasting powder, which Roman procesed to ram
down with swabs lex In very gentle and cautious
manner. While this tamping process was gong
Oh the charge exploded, shattertng Romans arms,
destroying his eyes and Otherwise injuring him.
Thomas Crimmins, the contractor, stated that the
powder had no name and had never led TO an acci-
dent before. The case was adjourned until Tuesday
IN order that further Information be procured nom
other witnesses. The powder was ut frst supposed
~ be nitro lycerine.