New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-21
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
r,ICpT WITH AN OFFICER

po,,ceman McTully, of the Twenty-second ITO 0o
rinct. took Owen Flood age thirty-mve oi % ,n
s,rSay as prisoner According TO his story ne
nd been summoned TO Quell disturbance ~ 90,
enh-ave and Ftty-seeond-st,, anu IN ne dsorderly
manner Flood drew revolver anu aimee !. ~ S %i
ofcer but instead of running away OF orawils nS
own weapon McTully gave nm inc siioh, anu
thsn cIosed with HIM in a struggle for the posse s.
sion of the pistol In the scuine tne TnoS Let
discharged and the bullet lodged IN f Fooas ad
Leo That ended the fight, and FLOODS fleh9s neu
without waiting TO inqaire which man NAG oeea a
shot. The bone of Floods leg was fractured anu Anu
~ the hospital his wound u said TO be serious, ne
has not been allowed TO talk, and his story OF the
shooting has not been told. ,,oo
Several witnesses OF the fight went 10 the ponce
station and corroborated the officers account ~
Was said last night that Floods wounded leg "ouiu
prObaby have TO be amputated.
COMPLAINTS TO THE BOARD OF HEAL n'
Ahout fifty occupants of offices in W all Dloau,
pnc rim and Wlliiam-sts have signed petluoh 70
The Board of Health protesting agains' o 49,,
acids which come from the Chl.eu ~. b'" 1900 70
16ce in Wall-St IL is claimed that the FUMES aIe
CIieo =" aarrc as 10 cause an irritation or the
,b,oat and air passages of the lungs ana lhat 'no
of these fumes o is MOI sdT bSt IS the result of
patented or proprietary process USED III tie n'oIS
Office" Among the signefs OF the Pe'RR eImont
amos r. Emo Morton, Bliss ~ Co., August Relnion,
Drexel Morgan d Co., Brown Brothers, Villain nan
Dowd. ID. q. Mills, +. r. Olcott aud Mi ms
Ianier 4 Co. The Board OF Health yes,e'usy ~
gale the complaint. Similar complaints against VIC
Assay Office have been made heretofore WITHOUT
any result. ;aor4, Of Wes+
Twepty-ffthst. sigued petition 10 the boalu VI
HEALTH two weeks ago, asking interference WIN
tie limited states Electric Lighting Company, &C
cupyIng the building at twenty htIh-st ana olAIn-
ave IL WAS claimed that steam engines anu SieC-
trcsl machines were run every night until LOU u.
m producing constant JAR smoke ana nolse nion
kent the residents of the neighOOrihS HoueoS
oCake Inspector GoidsChmdt, VINO lhVeslSdtSu
the complaint, reported yeSteIIay 'nr.d moi
Vibrations IN adjacent dwelling houses coHld NOV
be prevented unless the residents procuieu al ~
junction 10 sicp the running of me machines: no
thought that the Board Of Healih cOuu not ihtJi-
1ere IL Was possible for the company 10 monty tuo
nuisance somewhat however, by Tie use OF ePpi'-
ances which would prevent inc ESCAPE ~. ~ Stno1o
ron the boilers and lessen the noise OF the steaiu
exhausts The Board directed that copy VI tAe
In.nector's report be sent 10 the company
netltion for the reopenlng OF a sewer az OHe
observation-disclosures and st. Nicholas ave mas
been sent 10 the board of Health. IL is signed oy d
number OF citizens. IL states 'ha' f 1no
Was closed recently by tie Department
nj Pubhc Works for no apparent
reason as II had given satisfaction Tor lour'een
wears Since 1t was closed, stagnant Water nag
covered parts of Observation-Disclosures anu
bad Odors have prevailed TO sucn an extent wa"
malaria and other forms OF sickness are common ~
the bouses III the street. Inspector Ewing VIII Ia
yestigate the complaint. , -,
Complaints having been made recently that inc
Tenth District CIVIL CouTt House, at One-huhdred-
anc-ffty-elgLth st and third ave, was unhealthy
on account of offensive o1ors Assistant SANITARY
Engineer johnson has examined the hulIdlng' ne
rep0rfed that the drainage defective, ana no
recommended extensive changes Ill the pluhl ping
liz report was erred 10 the Department OF fuD-
Lie