The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-12

Eliza Webb, . lady thirty years OF age, ana tho
wife Of policeman Webb. OF the seventh prcsinct,
was seriously burned last night by the explosion a.
Kerosene lamp at her residence, 1875 Roosevelt
street. She was removing the lamp az the tlme
from the table 70 the mattel She was attended ~
her family physician.
About three weeks ago Alfred Dericux, lad
twelve years OF age whose parents live ~ t4H Sow
enth avenue, was wounded, as stated, BY being
Avenue Railroad Company. The boy fingered tln
Friday and died. Coroner keenan, was n0nned.
william Miller, forty years of age ana a nasivsof
Sweden, died yesterday In Bellevue Hospital De-
ceased lived at 800 West Twenty sixth street. and
the 7th ult., while In frenzied state Or mind,
placed the muzze OF pistol In his mouth and blew
his brains out Coroner Rollins VIII hold an nQucss
on the BODY. sf&
Coroner schirmer was yesterday called TO the
Nineteenth precinct police station TO hold inquest
on the body OF Christian Ebele, German, whose
death caused by injuries received late ON Sa.r-
day afternoon by falling RON the fourth door or
new building In Fiftynnth street, near Second ave-
nue., on which he was employed, TO the pavement
Deceased was Trainer and lived in sixty-seventh
street. Ebele had wife, with whom, however, no
did not live. Three men who saw the accident were
detained as Witnesses.
A policeman OF the Sixteenth precinct lost his
father by death a few days ago ana got leave 70
attend the funeral. Owing to circumstances wi,icn
he could foresee the policeman overstayed his
leave short time. He made an explanation on has
return to the station house; but the captain who
prldes himself his great love for discipline, pre-
erred charges against the man and ordered him for
trial before the Commissioners The idea OF
policeman being tried for oyersaying his leave of
| absence while attending his fathers funeral IL
| stretching discipline considerably.
| The report OF the Central Park Meteorological
| Department for the week ending December TO- 1870.
| shows the following condition OF the atmospheric
| Barometer-Aean, 29.s26 inches; maximum, at r.
| M. December a, 30l74 inches; minimum, at 8 A. M.
| December 9, 29.462 inches; range .7l2 inch.
Thermometer-Mean, 42.6 degrees; maximum, at )
7. M. December 4. 81 degrees; minimum. az IL T..
M. December 10, 80 degrees; range, II degrees
On December ram fell rom . p. NJ. to II p. M. to
the depth OF 90 Inch being The total amount OF
for the week. The distance travelled by the wind
during the week was l,6lS miles.
Ann Murray, an Irish woman, twenty.eght years
OF age, died yesterday In st. Luke's Hospital, to
which she was admitted on Friday last suffering
from a compound fracture OF the left thigh. De-
ceased over by train OF cars belonging to
| the Erie Railway Company, but where or under
| what circumstances did not appear 10 the hospital
| attendants. she was taken to the hospital by some
employees OF the railway company who, however,
left no history OF the case No friends appeared 10
| make inquiries concerning the injured woman. Her
| residence not ascertaned. An inquest will b0
held over tne remains al sooa as the Witnesses can
| be procured.
News reached the Coroner's ONCE yesterday after
noon that John Cronn, late assistant cook on DO I'd
the steamship MORO Castle, who had been Str uck
on the temple with heavy glass tumbler, the
particulars or which were printed In Satur-
| days HERALD, had died in Bellevue Hospital
from the effects OF the injuries received. DIR.
| McEwan, who saw deceased several times after re-
ceving his injuries and dressed the wound, did not
seem To think II OF serious character, bat doubt
less there was fracture OF the skull or COMPRESSION
OF the brain, but the precise Of the injuries
will be determined BY post-mortem examination.
Coroner collins Will hold an inquest In the case