New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-06
NEW YORK.

Sufferers from the Long Island Flres'
New YORK, August 5.-Numerous fami
lies have been reduced to penury by the
recent Long Island fires, aud one family
was forced to go to the poorhouse.
An Unknown Rock in East River.
The British steamer Ersby, drawing
twenty-one feet water, struck a sunken rock
at the foot of Nineteenth street, East river,
Yesterday, and stove a hole in her bow.
She was brought into the dock with great
difficulty. The rock was unknown to mar-
iners.
kuns;rOke.
Three cases OF sunstroke reported yes
terday.
Yellow Fever at Quarantine.
The captain and part Of the crew of the
schooner Nellie j. Densmore died at Quar-
antine Station of yellow fever. The cap
tains wife died of the same disease on the
voyage from Havana.
Emigranfs.
Over 1000 emigrants arrived yesterday.
Marine.
Arrived-Adger, Europa, Wyoming and
MORO Castle. Arrived Quietly of Bristol,
Pennsylv ania, Vile de Paris and Hum
boldt.
Terrific Coal Oil Explosion.
Five tankboats filled with oil, moored to
the dock of Rockfellow's oil works. Hun
ter's Point, Long Island, exploded this eve
ming, and set fire to the barrels and tanks
of oil in the yard. The fire spread almost
instantly, and enveloped some three squares
occupied by the oil works Of various par
ties.
There was very light wind. and volume
| of smoke ascended to an immense height,
| and of density such as was never before
seen here. covering Brooklyn completely
| from sunlight, aad extending for miles over
| the bay and ont to sea. The tremen, who
were promptly on hand were unable to ap-
| proach the yards or docks, owing to the
| intense heat and sutfocating smoke. Pratt s
! oil works. the Long Island city oil works,
| Lowensteins varnish factory and other oil
| works were consumed, and several build
| ings in the vicinity.
Captain Myers, of one of the tank boats,
| is reported to have been killed by an explo-
sion, and a large number of Doatmen
| Jumped into the river to escape being
roasted alive. The fire burned from three
! o'clock all the evening, and is still burning
! tonight. Various rumors of large loss OF
| life are current.
Nlurphy's Sentence Committed.
| Governor Dix has cOmmuted the sem
tence of Daniel Murphy, convicted of the
| murder of David Barry and sentenced to
be hung mex: Friday. to Imprisonment for
! life.
A Disastrous Csnhagratisn.
| The fire at Hunters Point is on the same
| ground as the great fire there just year
| ago but the present one is more disastrous,
the damage reaching about $oOO,0Oo.
| A Fog Bell.
| A fog bell has been placed on Fort Lafa
yette on the east side of the NarrOws.
Vigorous Measures Of the Board OF
| Health.
The board Of health has ordered The
| seizure and destruction Of all unrpe fruit
and vegetables found In the city.
A Habeas Corpus Case.
The case of Annie C. Rosenburg, alleged
to be detained in the House of the Good
| Pratt to-day. She is stated to be married
| and a writ of certiOrari was issued at the
! request of her husband. Her uncle asserts
that he is her guardian; that she is bu
fifteen wears old; that she ran away. anC
admitted she had been living . bad life
that her alleged husband ia a bad character
and intended taking Annie and several
other girl. to Boston to establish there
bagnc. She was remanded. and the judge
reserved his decision.
Strike OF City Laborers.
Five hundred laborers on the city sewer
struck to-day and marched to the City Hall
where they waited .on the commissioner o
public works for pay for last month. H
promised to lay the case before the con
trole: aud the men returned to their work
! From Cuba.
| Mail adv:ces from Cuba state very sc
we're engagement had taken place at Bar
rancas, nine leagues from Manzaniila. ant
that the Spanish loss was severe.
Thirty seven wounded were taken &
ManzanilIo and thirty-tive more. severel,
wounded, were left at Vesueta. The Span
iarts axe very reticent.