The New York Herald Newspaper, November 25, 1851, Page 8

THE CORONER'S INVESTIGATION CONTINUED—FLARE- UP BRTWEEN ALDERMAN BALL AND JUSTICE BLEAK- LEX, ON A DISPUTED POINT UF ETIQUETTE—EX- CITEMENT IN COURT—INCIDENTS, ETC., ETC. At the appointed hour, cleven o’slock, yesterday the jury im the above case assembled at the court room of Justiee Meech, (to whom, by the by, ‘the press are indebted for excelient accommodations fur- misbed to the reporters). After calling the names of the Jurors (all being in attendance) Alderman Ball, of the Ninth ward, who had been sitting with Justice Bleakley, rose and remarked that in future the jury would sit fromeleven A. M. to two P. M., and then adjourn for one hour. Justice Bleakley immediately remarked to the jury that he was the acting Coroner during the ill- ness of Dr. Geer, who bad directed him to hold the in- quest, and that be weuld give directions as to when the jury would adjourn when be saw proper, and that the jury must wait for instructions from him. Alderman Ball rose and addressed the jury, saying—I em en Alderman of this city, and an associate judge in the highets courst Known to our law, amd, as such, I shall preside as Coroner ia this case. That, that man (meaning Justice Bleakley.) had been merely requested Lo asset me in the investigation, and, by arrangement between us, I permitted him to sit; and | cannot allow myself, in this matter, to play a second part. The Alderman then took his seat, somewhat excited. ‘The court room was much crowded, and every ear listen- ing with deep interest to ascertain the point of disoom- ftvure between the two worthy " . this matter | wish to be perfectly Jury are aware that | sccompenied them sround to all the dead, and have given certificates of burial in each case. I have summoned and sworn the jury, and the witnesses, and took their points (The Justioe here referred to the statute law, which gives power to a te or a Justice of the Peace to hold inquests ai the illness of the Coroner, or his absence from county) Wherefore, said the Justice, I con- nider that I am duly constituted as the acting Coroner, and ss such I am prepared to act. At the commencement of the investigation, [ certainly asecciated Alderman Ball with me, for the purpose only of conferring together, shouid I want any assistance; but mot to interfere in the proceedings. I shall. there fore. proceed with the investigation; and if Alderman Ball persiats in this course of iaterruption, I shall feel it my duty to commit him for contempt. I have no earth- ly interest im these proceedings any more than @ public duty Lhaveto neglect my legitimate business in my own court to attend to this 1 cannot receive or take a for the services I render, were | inclined to do so. 1 om not allowed to take a dollar by my oath of office. ‘Therefore, gentlemen, you will see that no pecuniary matter induces me to sustain the position I have taken. But | am now the ecting Coroner, and feel determined to 1G my duty, and em determined not to be interfered bh. lmow calltne next witness. The Justice then took his seat. ‘At this unexpected flare-up between the two acting quite & seneation was manifested in court; some , and others appsared serious. The pretty girls viewed each other with « look of astonishment, and the jury at with open eyes awaiting the further action of the court. TESTIMONY. Avgusta Woodruff being sworn, said—I belong to Miss Marrwon’s class; 1 was in the class room at the time of ‘the alarm; the children were very much alarmed at the time; Idid not get cut easy; I tell in getting out of the building: on tarrs (be bauisters were broken; the next re tion , 1 found myself om the out. side of the building Questions by the Jury—I was standing in the room with the clase; I was one of the scholars; bat I cannot tell | ; 1 did not see that time; she was ng wt the desk. Malina Quackenbush sworn said —I was present at thi school om Thursday last; { belong to Miss Van Viec! class; Mies Harrison is principal; the screaming took ye in Our room ; it was the Grst moise thet I heard ; ies Harrison was im the room ; I did not see Miss Har- risom when she was attacked with the fit; [ was not far | from the Gesk at the time | I saw her afterwards ; it was | im the room where | saw ber afterwards; she was very sick when [raw her, | dou’t kuow of any ome who was hear her at (he time | Foreman of the Jury —Now, tell the jury all that ec- curred at the tiwe you heard the alarm—not what you | ave beard, but aii that you raw and know. All we want is the facts—teli us a# if you were going totell your mother } Witners—I saw Mice Van Vieck jump up and go to the door, I heard her say she was going t> send the girts beck into the room: | followed ber out to nelp her; I don't remember anything ele, until I found myselfin | the frost entry om the second tiocr—the same floor I was | on; J sew a great crowa of giris and boysat thetime; I was carried with the crowd down stairs—this was the front stairs; 1 got fastened in the corner of the stairs, between the primary and temale department, and could MOU get oUt and We railing of the staiss gave way; nest T caw was the girls falling over the stairs, | remained iu ‘the corner wntil the girls made wey for me to g> back; 1 them went to section A; I there saw Miss Harrison; the was very pale. ixdeed; she was reeliniog. I think, nothing further particular emeued; the first scream was given by @ scholar; I caneot say for certai who it was; it was simply @ scream; I do not re member avy exclamation ‘no particular being mad by the other scholars; I do not remembor wha frghiened me—I cannot say; I did mot see aay gen tleman in the rocm af the tiae of the oocarrence, Mis was in Miss Van Vieck's room at the time; did not hear any alarm of Gre wt ali, I was not advised nor recommended to make my ewape from the room; was advieed to remain ia the rou, by Miss Vieck (he banister commenced to give way at the bottom some of tbe girls had left the room when Miss Ven Vieck went out to get them back ; the children rushed into the adjoining room; I could pot see if the it door was open from where I stood, it was Miss Van Vieck’s class; at the time of the alarm the girls were all standing around the room; I was standing On tbe second lanaing of the stairs, in the cor- ner, I Know which it is, but [ cannot readily explain. (One of he jurors proposed to read the evidence before the witmess subscribed to it; the evidence was read by the msaistrate’s clerk Rachael Munson, being sworn, says—She resides at No. 128 Bixth avenue; Iam twenty one years of age; I ‘am only @ pupil im the school. io Miss Van Vieck’s class; i saw nothing that transpired outside the room on Thursday last; the scholars were stwnding round the room: they ‘were resiting their ing lessons, I *o in the room all the time; did pot leave until the bodies were ali tuken uway from below; et the time of the alarm I was lookag on my book. 426 did wot observe anythiog until I beard « uni verral vam from all the girls together; I noticed, when I tons my eye off my book, that the girls were rumpizg out of thé ;0om, one efter the other; I cannot * they all went out or net; Miss 00 did not go out of the I did Vew Virck go out of the room, bu: I did no the girls weat, Mise Vam Vieck was sitting down, writing. at the time of the alarm, and co ot get to the dovr as soon os the girls, who were zs. = Mine Harrison eniere+ tat we ur room, she observed to the atmosphere of the room was chilly, and ndows and opened toe register, and warm, Mise Harrison looked as usval, we went om reciting our lessons; we were all very meeb interested in our lessons, | «a Miss Harrison Sanding up, she made an effort to «peak. to call the children back; I looked at ber countenance, and raw nothing frightful, she epoke, but it was not audible; she then wae standing up: I could not think what was the matter, I went up to ber and cenght her in my arms; I saw she was faint, | walked her to the window, and some one put the window up, the air somewhat revived ber, abe was comecious all the time of what wae going on, Loowld understend what she «aid; I obeerved « difi- culty im her epeech By the Coromer—Could she bave porsi\ly prevented the children from going out, in the condition she was in” A —No. the could not She said to me at the window. \ Whets the matter’ What's become of my poor children’ (or my dear chiidren,) | think « short time after, rome M P.s came imto the room. and I think some other ho had no busipess there, I don't know what they did, but I gave orders to the two pclicemen to Keep ihe doors closed, as the poise witbeut only Tet to inoreas the rtate of feelings of Mine Harrison, { heard the bell ring; I @id not hear apy ory of fire Justion Bieakiey /uggested to have Mies Harrison on the stand. to make ber statement to the jury Mies Abby Harrison being «worn, said —I reside at 217 Green street; I beard no noise. no al: before my alek ees, I was much engaged in my class up to the momen of the ettack: I was very well, I felt « stiffeming of the Cong ue and a contraction of the of the face; I tried ask to have the w' that something fearful was ecourring, | was by two prlice officers some time after, I believe the chil drem bad been removed; I had never remarked to any one abeut the construciion of the stairease, or other parts of the building Ye ply to the Jury—I heard the alarm of fire gi the scholars, i think, there was po alarm at ¢ fome of the scholars were calling for water for me. I think gneve rise to the alarm ot fire; I heard the alarm of fire given after thie, I never bad any attack before of hor nothing like it; my bealth is not to say very Bo Question by the Jury—Do you know the name of the Gir! Whogave the firet alarm’ On consideration the foreman ¢nid the jury would withdraw the juestion, as no good could possilly reeult from it Margaret Arnot being sworn, says: she resides at 176 est Twenty-cighth street—I am twenty years of age ; 1am teacher of section 0. in Ward Sehool No 26: in reboel at the time of the slarm, | was in my room at the time two of my children were injured; when! first Beard the alarm 1 thought it ware litte girl in the ad Joining room who was snbject to te I opened the door supposing she d to be takem out, several of the girl of my class and the adjoining clase rushed out: I went ut and endeavored to se in T remained come time in the bail the girls, and then @ar carried down the front stairs to the seoond piat form the crowd, I wae on the corner of the platform I beard the noise of the breaking of (hy railing and then maw it; ali om the ph just after | heard the anise fell off; T don't know we way 1 one on the ple: orm between ow Leviee Boott, berg Rivington street; I» ane'e deers men! B wee cot ot al warmed 4 Ue ene ous & yh vidree ring the whole of the Um in clase A alan mene of them knew what it war; in my class, there were obous Sfty saholons, Le Bien the rame number; I saw several of the - Ceapasing to hese Wie. phttions Naek ‘tate 31 saw Mr Zabriskie calling to the girls to I 8, think mano ieapeseibie Sieany,. ons, orall of the tenshen to have kept the children back. Two o'cLock —The court now took ® recess for ome hour. AFTERNOON RECESS. The first witness called was William Carhart —Sworn says—I em policeman of the Ninth ward; I fizet heard the alarm at the station house; I ran to the school and eaw the children out quicker than usual, fi and as it was not time the children to come out sean Scene, aemnenee oovah children story railing gave way, ands mumber more children came falling down, but not so many as the first floor; Shane agguaned 0b Se tones gicte than Panes Taften wards went around to see if I could get the on the play ground side but both the doors hunted about to,fiod as axe, but not fi them open; we took the panels out of the door, as we could pot it open, from the pressure of persons: it; I did net hear the fire bell; the firemen were their ladder in the yard, at the windows on the rear side; all the shouting that I heard was the parents im search of their children; from what I saw, I do not believe that any of the teachers could have prevented the oecurreace the Jury —When I first got to the school, some dc zen of children were on the floor, but did not appear injured; I removed one child that was the - panels of the yard door, it was a little girl; opinion is that if the banister had been a reaped ten thousand children, the lose of life would ba be lest. Julia E. Van Vieck, being sworn, suis of class section A; I was in the school calamity, on Thursday last; I was in the reom when the diffoulty occurred; I was emgaged in the room where the principal eat writing; the first intimation I had was « Scream apparertiy from wer in the room; then I arose and proceeded to door; by the time I got to the docr nearly sil the children bad left ; I do not think that more than three or four were left in the room; I turned round, calling to ‘Miss Harrison, “what is the matter’’’ she made me no an- swer, and supporing roth was the matter with her, I then went into the join! room, section B, amd no- ticing the confusion », I jumped upom the desks, ‘and ran on the desks to the door, whioh Miss Boott was holding; I said to Miss Scott. “let me pass and I will stop the children on the outside;” I passed out and ‘went very easily through the baized doors; there is no communication to cur department but the front way, or, at least, I ehould bave qualified that by saying no other entrance that is used; 1 theme $n ote as our department standing on lobby screaming; while standing there I saw class of boys coming down very quietly from the male department, mot ‘at ail said to a yenticman who was standing there, “stop them, send them back,” (meaning the boys.) bat from ti uproar, 1 suppose I was not ; I also mo- tioned ‘to that effect; I then turned around, and gave the signal of a to stand still and ge back; it had no effect—it could not be beard; then # child caught me by the dress and drew me im the current, I bad before, with great difficulty, kept out of the current; I was dragged by the current to the ment; while I was going down, I recognized the coun- temances of several, one in particular, who was push- ing up against the current; 1 told her, as well as others, not to be frightened, but to keep steady with the crowd, | or they might fall over the banisters; at this time I had bold of the bannister, when it broke away, and I let go of the banister, fearful thet I might pull the children with me; I fell firet on a loore banister that gave way, aud I landed on my head and bands; there was, I think, about one layer of ebiidren on the bettom when I feil; [ saw the baniser when it first gave way; it was below, and Went off in detached pieces, until it came to where Iwas; my impression was, en looking down, that the children would suffocate; 1 saw a number on the bottom together; I thouglit myself I should suffocate from the rowd. Question by the Jury—Has Mies Harrison been at tacked with indisposition like the one om that day’ Justice Bleakley here objected to the question as net evidence according to rules of law, and said the was improper in itself; it was endeavoring to theif own Witness, when che (Mise Ilarrisop) had eworn poritively hat she never bed been attacked with any illness cf the kivd before Some ofthe jory thought the question wee proper, and others were io favor of withdrawing it. Ome of the Ts remarked that they were not to Le goverael by the Coroner said was the rule of iaw, but by what e WikbeRee The ques ion was put in another form by Mr. Leonard. the very intelligent foreman of the jury, and answered as folic I do not know of any teachers who were attacked by fite before in the school; L have been in the sehool since its organization, when I feil L believed { was lost forever. yet Lbad a kind of bewildered sensation of eomething bat bad happened; | wag getsied ve 3 som> porvons; 1 was yngob*tious. and yet I think I undereiord 6 great deal; I felt a :umber on me, and felt some ing Over wee; I felt the increase of pressure; my opinion was that I was lost; I did not feel any more. ef eeill thought I bad some indisticct rece m of something terribie, yet my ideas were so confused that 1 canmot say that (recollect anything atter Lfell, auy more than, that I felt I was suffocating This witness w: of abont 18 years ot from the jury, and persons inthe court room, marked admiration. Bhe gave her evidence: clear and audi ble. She is yet laboring under the injury received on tbat awful end try Samuel Holden ‘Twelfth street; lam last, I was ti ery genteel, pretty young weman, butober by trade, on Thursday within twen ty ‘eet of the school house him, “ What's thac!’’ We heard a noise in theschool; I «aw a boy running out, who looked frightened and said, * the school’s on fire;’’ then ran to the school door, and saw several children down om the floor; the little toads looked up at me and said, “man, belp me up;”’ there "as « number rushing down stairs, and I hailooed to | them to go beck or they would all perish; we labored very bard,1 and Mr Hogan, in getting the children out, and would have got more out but forthe banister falling over, op the banisters giving way. I caw at least a huodred children fall over. one p of the other; at the sight [ | was completely paralyzed for several seconds; I said co several men who were nosr me, “Catch bold of this | door,” and if ever had strength, it was then, now [tell | YOR (larghter); them i mn yaletgke in that (conewed weughter); 1 was mighty strong about that time, now I | til'you (laughter). and with one big pull off came the oor, and I carried her off. and no mist finding (hat [could do no more there, I went to the back door, and with one bang wang (the witnes slapping his bands) in weet the panel ot the door (laughter); and | we took reveral children out that way; I took out one ‘ttle boy whose leg was a little cramped. but after he got apretty smart, I took ou! several dead To the Jury.—I don’t think aoy one could have stopped them comiog down, I looked up, snd told them to go back, but the little toads looked at me; some laughed, and seme didn’t; they came sliding down the baniaters until they all came down together ‘On the conclusion of this witness, the Foreman pro- posed to take the statements cf the primary children without administering the oath ‘Amelia Goulding, # pretty, imteiligent child, stated I heard = kind of crash: Mix Whitney w: rde the front door her room ; the chil told them to be still up come little children, and pu gen’s room ; the front door of our room was open ; children rusbed out. and Miss Whitney gave the signs , and told them to be still, I then went te the door, end » gentleman took me away. and gave me to another gen tleman totake into the street ; just then a crowd came fell on him, and be was forced to let go of me, and I fel and was buried among other ehiideen ; I did not escap unhurt. [ got my ankle sprained. Susannah Whitney, sworn, said-I reside at No. 80 Bedford street; | am principal of the primary depart ment of the Werd ¢chool No 26; | was present at the school on Thurrday last; when fist I heard the alacm I was in the main room of my department, with the two highest classes aod their teachers; the other children were in their respective roome with their teachers; when I heard the noise the first impression was that the walls had fallen off of part of the building— I mean the pias tering; I listened and the sound \nereased, and ® did appear as if every child in the primary department was on ite feet, rushing for the eee) I then turned round and raid.’ be juiet,” and I went outside to see what was the matter, when I was taken with the rush of girls from the upper depart jt until I was carried to the iron to the etree: that moment. I looked up and saw the banisters falling and the children tumbling down; I then looked at the bnilding to see if I could see any fire, there was none; my attention was then directed to some men putting up ladders to t! odows: | then | saw the teachers handieg out the children to the men on | the ladders; I called to Mise Higgins to keep the children | in, ae I saw there was no fire, and they would only bein jured, she amawered me that she could not keep them ‘ae the men were telling ber to hand them out to ea | their lives: the mob was so great, and t jremen came I was obliged to get out of the way, end followed the children aerons the way; some of the children were dead I remained until the dectors came; they took charge of the bodies, and | went over to the school again, I got in | by the way of the beya’ entrance; I remained until the po en came and feeling quite feeble, I was advised ly to the Jury=1 begin to discharge the primary schor! at 15 minutes before three o'clock, im order childrem may get out before the others do iment have seven hundred and sixty one T did wot hear an alarm of fire, [ have never n opinion as to the safety of the id —{ pootde wt No 158 ander Mun Whicory eine ewore tem on whem ale iajured alarmed, having been dismissed as I supposed; I then | | middle of the second Sight of stairs, from our depart- | | gr and very intelligent. and drew | ‘ing cccarion belag aw orm, sald—I reside at No 5 | the alarm; I bad « friend with me, and {said to | that she resides at No. 43 her street—I au | eleven years of I was at school on Tharsda: last; I wae in The fourth siste, about the centr I was sitting at the time of th I heard « great nolee. and vaw the childre ing down stairs | ancther. Miss Whitney's An edjeurpment wes now and Justice Bleak- ter as that already would be unmecasary, and he therefore to up tbe testimony of several builders, in to the construction of staircase cad vibes varie ce Shocensel Bouse, vussb she Jasnes sald would be short. He remarked that it had been to him that several of the parents of the deceased children would like to be present and propound £38 FUNERAL SERMON. On Sunday lxst sermons were preached is many of the churches. from texts which made the subject of the dis- acter pertinent to the discourse. feeling and +loquence on the sad event. He said his y hearers must have heard of it, and he knew their te for death, whenever it might come; for, be suddenly called, it would be well for them to be thus prepared, and if they should ever live to oldege, this same preparation would still be useful to them, as it would be the surest way of securing peace ee happiness here, and making preparation for the life reafter. ‘The Kev. Mr Lord preached ® sermon in his church, at Harlem, The diecourse was addressed to the children eighteenth verse of the second ima was there @ voice heard, t mourning; Rachael weeping for her children.’ He ke « iter by Herod, as referred to in the text, and of the ap that must have been endured by the parents friends. The whole discourse was sted by the acber to the sion of children, and was ened to, by old and young, with great interest. Beve- ral times, durirg the delivery of it, the whole audience were ip tears. The Rev. Mr. Chambers preached a sermon from the rame textes chosen by Mr Lord. at Hariem. The ser- mon of Mr. Chambers is said to have beeo an elegant composition, and ently discoursed, and yet 10 framed as to suit all minds. Ali could read the iessons the reverend orator endeavored to impart, and all were impressed by their morals. ev. J Lachus, preached in the McDougal street Beptist chureh, on the absorbing topic ot the day. He chose for his text Ecclesiastes, chap ix, verses li and returned. aud saw under the sun, that the race is not r the battle to the e*rong, neither yet bi ise, nor yet riches to men of undcrstand'ng, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time end chance happeacth to them all “Forman also kroweth pot his time; the es that are taker in the birds ‘that are caught in the snare; 80 are the f mom snased ia an evil timo, sons of when it falleth sudderly upon the: ‘The preacher followed his text rather closely, and commented on each portion of it, seutence by sentence, always bringing his conclusions to apply to the case ofthe death of the forty-two children who were killed on Thursday last. He said that their case showed knew that » until the snare fell su denly upon them. They had left their homes, piantin; the last kiss upon the cheeks of their parents, and brothers and sisters, for their peaceful and prosperous school.— ‘Their fushers and brothers left for various of the city to perform the duties of their avocations. Their mothers and sisters were left at home, pursuing their domestic calling, and awaiting the arrival of the children whose returp, as in a hundred previous cases, was ex- pected ; but “man knoweth not his time; as the fishes taken in an evil net, end a# the birds that are caught in the spare.” Man is L = ay~- of his future. A cer. tain time is allotted to him, some have more, others je who made us appointed uuto man once t mud also set apart the t: of thet event. wh to occur, as is written Je bh ‘Sth verse Thou hast appointed | cannot pass.” To this Job and ever ligent replies : “Ail the days time wil! I wait, until my ehange come understand distinctly that God has viv. us a certaw time, a certain vumber of days to live upon (his earth, Perhaps many of the congregation are now upon the last gear, the laet month, week or day of their existence here. Well may we look to God say,‘ My time ore in thy hand,” and it is not for us to know it. It may be pro- fitable to consider that these appointments were made in righteousness, aa there is no unrighteousness in God; therefore be was incapable of ordainming an unrighteous sppointment. Whether we have many days er few, whether days of poverty or pain, the allotment is just. Not less just is he in having fixed the bounds of these forty-two children to Thursday last, which bounds they oe not pass, and giving the children that did escape (of whom the son of the her was one) more time; but how much no one can tell except God alone. Hach different allounent is made in wisdom the ‘only wise > whore understanding is infinite; for known unto Him were oll His works of Providence’ from the begin. ning. We were stunned, and (he city moved with the melancholy intelsigence of this calamity; but God was unmovebie, for it was His appointed time to remove thos+ dear bite oues to the © it World.” His wistom ap- pointed axd directed it, and we must console ourselves De etill, aud know that He ts God, however dark ‘iv ways may be to us, Rvery appol to each per & mercifol one~ made by & God, who ix le to comprebend the lepgth and breadth cf hums existence. Having perfeet knowledge of all the relation: of mankind, He mercifully prolongs the lives of some apd 6s mercifully shortens the lives of others, Some Be gives more bealth more sickness. To soa Ue gives more of one kind of talent—to others more ot We cannot see the evil there children are reseued from, we cannot see what restraining influence this yigitwtion of Providence may have upon others ©The jgnoraré? @f mam gongerning bis time” is illus- trated in this event. Mam knowe== "noi Ss time ; he kooweth. or may know, that it is . that the Lounds of it be cannot pass; but he knoweth not the amount of it—for who can tell the number of his days. The net of Providence is around him, drawing him to the shore. The certainty of all things in this life, n unkuown ; be is in health to-day, but to-mor- be im sickness Nature can a9 for us except what the “ God of nature ‘sanctions Trials often come when we are least able to bear (hem, as th the case of the afflicted parents of these deceased childfem: This great truth should bumbie us, lead us to impiote it iu every part, and be ready at any hour to meet our joa.” Mr Bachue wound up bis diseourse saying that no oe could come of biaming trustees or builders, or the men, who rushed to the building, and by their shouts to thore within to flee, caused greater consternation than bad before prevailed. We must take the liberty here of correcting, 60 far as porrible, the im plied censure upon the firemen, contained in Mr. B's remarks. The firemen did not act as this would lead his audience to suppose. On the contrary, they acted with marked discretion and humanity. and by their efforts aided greatly im relieving the little inno- cents who were left alive. from their perilous situation. We hear of sermons in other churches all o city. Rev. Dr Parks preached at 8t. Paul's, from Coria- thians, Tth chapter. 20th verve—- Brethren, the time is rhort’ It was a solemn aod impresrive sermon. Death be raid. bad been so near us of late. now nipping the tender buds of premise, mow gathering into his garner | the shocks fully ripe for the Veet. and for ‘tack many of the shining marks of the age, that it owt prebabie that mot only in this congregation jery other in the city. the tone of feeting was my with the rentiment of the text. The preacher proceeded, taking up inorder each of the warnings and | couneels of the Apostic which follow the text, and urging them upon the heartsof hie hearers: —* It remainetD Ubet both they that ives be a« though they had nope; and they that weep. a though they wept mot, and those that rejoice. as though they rejoiced not; ead they that buy as though they possessed not; and they that use this world as not using it, forthe fashion of this world passeth away '’ It is said to have been # discourse of remarkable power aod Oxed and enchained (he at- tention of a deeply impressed and numerous sudience. At the Berean Baptist Church. corner of Downing and Bedford streets, the Rev J It. Stone presebed from Amos, third chapter. sixth weise—~ Shall there be evil na city ond the Lord bath mot done it’ In accord- ance with the rpitit of bis text, the Rev. gentleman con- demned the habit indulged io by men in rpeaking as if they were the architects of their owm fortunes and des tinier; and il luck sod want of capacity were often attributed aa thr causes for ill succes. Nay, said he even if bealth fail \\ le ascribed to indulging our appe- tite, How many the dream of asking are who God as to the couse [t may be that we. who are brought up tthe bury humm of the city. think that God hime time to wer us; but thie is wrong, and whenever this subject comes up im our thoughts we should be reminded of the words of our ~~" By + n all row sbali net fall without He knoweth It. ings by which we imagin should be consoled by ¢ nothing for evil. The prophet teat I have krew cf the troub’ hat offiet ue no knew of the am t ng of their have chosen this text with speci rence to the late dreadful calamity which hes 0 from among us perhaps fifty or sixty children of whem were members of cur Sabbath school li there be euch great .evil among us, and and Ged hath not i ¥e hot look about us and ack, what was the real cause ’ That there is evil in the world none will deny Yet God go our actions as uneeasingly as the attraction of gravitation does the earth, in the strict semee there ts no such thing a- chance, fortune, or fate Who can tell for q morning bet the noon sball be. or at evening what shall be the morning’ And yet.on euch changes depend our most important interests. Afog may make an entire change in a season 4 crops or may cause a vessel's wreck. Man mey tame the beast, but he cannot tame are; he may imagine that he has tamed the electric flued that rune alc ae the telegraph wires and tells him cf hie or loas but how easily does it show his impotence when it choores to leap beyond kis centrol. What ie mind to the foreseeing such calainities as the one to which we have referred ’ 0, what account is mind, health, etrergth, or action, in euch scare as this’ There are stromg men among Us aod yet if we should havea similar alarm. the vase. | etropgest of us would probably ect ae those little children acted, and with like reeult Now. what should these things teach us’ Dora it not show us © he thet builds beneath the #kies puildsteo low There are evils and wisfortunes in 4 thourand forms recounted a# much of the trans- spoke in terms of high praive of concerned in preventing ing children. te feeling tbe Bebboth schoo attache taketh There of case. It has been said that it was a calamity which no human rye could foresee. Now, [ be por eae wise and right to put over ween hundred child. four story building? Was it right to havea Seven cf the children killed belonged to the Sabbath school connected with the Jane street Methodist Epis- copal Church. The Rev. R OC, Pudney, tor of the congregation worshiping there, preac! @ sermon, on Bundey, from Esekiel, 24th chapter, 16th verse. “Son of man, behold I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke.” It wase feeling ‘and eloquent direourse. The preacher seemed to feel as ove of the bereaved, and his feeling lent pathos to his otherwise well delivered discourse A collection was taken up for the benefit of the sufferers. The Rev Geo. L. Prentis preached a sermon in the Mercer street church, which, although not expressly concocted with reference to the sad affair, was never- theless enhanced in value by beautiful and forcible al Iie have thue alluded to a number of 'e have thus @ bumber of pulpits where the deaths of the children at ward soboo No. 26 were made the topic of discourse. We suppose, however, that we have not epumerated half of those preacher who ac- tuaUy addressed their congregations on the sad event. In fact, there probably was hardly « sermon preached on Sunday last, in our city, in which allusion was not made to the deaths of these children In fact, it was the ab sorbing subject ¢f convertation; and a congregation's at- tention was mcre easily won by this than anything else to which preachers could allude. Many and many are the aad tales that are recounted in the neighborhood of the disaster. We have already iven many incidents. Here is another that we find float- about :--Mrs. Quackenbush, residing at 703 Green- wich street, suid that she walked out to meet ber son ashe should return from the school in Greenwich avenue, of which he was a member. Failing to meet him, after having walked some distance, she concluded that been detained, and turned back to g> home A: neared the door, she observed two men carrying den. a7 sang OF the bell, and bore in, just aa she ar- rived, the "body of her son. Will the benevolent bear it in mind that many of the little euffers, who are yet alive, are the children of | ey) and that they need assistance at this time. ere is no want of jent in gi John W. Latson, tee, ack! os the receipt of $67 57 from Mesers. Harpei. Marshal & (Jerson, in behalf of the butchers of Washington market. The Trustees have provided medical assistance, medi cines, Kc , for the injured. They have also given orders for the payment of the funeral expenses for eighteen of the deceased Dr Franklin states that he is fearful that his little jent, Jeremiah Edwards, who resides at 189 Twenty- treet, whose riba and leg were injured, will not ¢ eurvive, as inflammation of the luogs has set in. The following letter, enclosing a ten dollar bill, was yesterda eived by the Trustees:— Onecor MacDona: pv, Erq., Trustee, &o Dran Sin-—Will you oblige me by disposing of this in come family that has a child severely injured soit may contribute to relieve its sufferings. I do not wish it empleyed in any other way, aa I do not hold to comfort- ing those who have lost s ehild by the offer of money Ot course, between equal claims, I should prefer relieving alittle girl, but you will have the beat opportuzities of discriminating where it will be most needed. I leave it to your personal judgment. Yours, truly, November 24, 1851. JAMES N—— Mr. Thorp, ® magician, offers to give,on Wednesday evening, 26th inst. # benefit to the sufferers by the late calamity at the Ninth ward school Baltimore Correspondente, Bartitone, Nov. 24, 1861 The Christiana Trials»Commerce—Rescued from Infamy Kinderhook Cabbages, §o Much interest is manifested here as to the result of che Christiena treason riots, which commence at Phila- Jelpbia to-day. Attorney General Brent, aasigned the post of senior counsel by Mr Wobster, i# @ sound oner- setic, and able lawyer, The Hon. John Nelson, the pounsel fer the friends and relatives of Mr. Gorsuch, is + perfect sledge hammer at law, speaking but little, and vhat with powerfal and stunning effect ‘The number of vessels im the port of Baltimore on Sa- urday, exclusive of bay craft, wae 14 ships, 19 barks, 23 brigs, and 37 schooners, being 93 in all ‘The aggregate value of the exports from Baltimore for the week ending om Thursday last, was $81,837. The prin- cipal article exported was floar, of which 3,018 barrels were shipped. An old gentleman from the West Indies, whilst riding ap Baitigicre etreet in am omnibus, on Saturday even- ing, Was relieved of & package of double eagles, to the «mount of $260. ‘A young girl, an orphan, from Columbia county, Pa was found, om Saturday. at one of our most houses of prostitution. where she had been left by the man who had victimized her She was taken away by Mayor, and sent back to her friends, to her great joy and thankfulness ‘A vessel, loaded with Kinderhook cabtages, from Albany, New York, bas arrived here. amd is considered quite @ novel importation, but from the fact that there has been a pretty general failure of the cabbage crop in this vicinity, it ie a most acceptable one Our Philadelphia Correspondence, Puaneuenia, Nov, 24, 1851 New Mail Arrangements between New York and Washing to The Lash in Delaware Mint Operations. The winter arrangement of the mails between this city and Washington goes into effect on Monday next. The steambcat line for Baltimore will then be discontinued, and an express mail train substituted, starting at two velock P.M, with the passengers leaving New York at nine, and reaching Baltimore in four hours anda half, connecting with the Washington train, which isto start at seven o'clock instead of five as at present. Travellers ceming North will leave Washington at nine o'clock A M., the return express train from Baltimore at eleven o'clock A. M Teach this city in time to con- ect with the four o'clock train for New York. Taevive hours only will be required to make the trip between the two metropolises Two white and two colored men. convicted of larceny under thi f Delaware, rece twenty-one lashes «ach at the whipping post, at New Castie, on Saturday. One of the white men has sixty odd lashes to receive yet. which he will get by instalments, as rapidly as bis back beals rufficiently The business of the United States Mint, for the week ending on Seturdag was as follows — + vosite. Payments . . $2.080.000 $796,500 4.500 6511 $2,085 100 $03 411 MAMIPINE INTELLIGENCE. New York, November 25, 18 iad wl « T | moon sere, 434) mon ware Cleared. core Peter. Chagres, M O Roberts. iladelphis, Foulke, Liverpool, Duabam & Dimon. lia Howard, Buiniey, Chariwyrn, F Ward re rie hove, Philsdelpits, Surges, Clentm wars shevwett (Dan), Bpson, Buovcs Ayres, Fanch & eine he. Brig Billow (ie), Stephens: Newark, J 8 Whitney & © Bett Richard Cobden (Dr), Chsnolin, St John. WB. Vent Mary (Br), Tyrrel, Halifax, 1 Dosivag, Behe Cot Batverly, Biwood, Chatieston, NL MoCready & 4 Marks, &e, Cos, Anderson & Co. ‘e burs, J Rewsira, NG, Ri Bisck well. , Wilmington, NO, Dolner & woot morn 106 Rinee, “ ore Steamship G Bh ih Wolfe. Pr ‘sone Py & Samuel, Wal it sete nom, Cols, Bal timers, Jghaeet 4 foster & loop Vi oes? Thos loop Ai rye 7 ea fit Fie. lita, Beebs, Waronam. Arrivea 21 Bi Wibod ah, 69 hours, with 23, 7 o'clook, P 0 be which are to there, om Thure- | t Hateeras, passed amship, ou aver nah. bit (Br), Morris, Dublin, $5 days, in ballast and ee core, to K levin. |, Ship 8w or (Ow), Gideaiter, » | days, with fruit, to Punch & | “Nisek Chiettain, Oxnaed, Roo! jorrey. oe avaanas 6 days, cotton, &o, , Now 5. with logwood, &o, 5 das vie mera == | pti rg od ng: Sere ns ay Below. Three ships, names unknown. led. Salil Stesmebip Georgia, Porter, Chi ships Fi anciaco; For i ret Evans, Pere oan ck ¥i ASO PM vectestag, sshe BAe while Ground the Battery vo the North River, came in contact wi sloop Bait which t*' atanchor. The coht wasin te et of Naoki by striking the end of the slooo’s boom her fore or j: ere a nde airs deck, carrying sails, ri Bo, over loop sastained no material 5 Nov 24—Wind at sunrise, WSW; at moridian, NW; atsun- wot, NNW. Telegraphic Marine Reports Arrived a a Ge runneth n Nera ived—I r, and Gem, Re i lina, do, sobre Messenger, Frederichsb site Ligne F M'Dyor; anc BE Lewis; Fongler, Ver J Gusst, Philadelphia; Bay State, and A Lawrence, NYork. ‘also arr, Selah, Philadelphia; b oF te bathers Selah se ce and CGHope: A H Kim. Purinonsar Matauaas; Houlton, : Pacinenga, Wilmington, NC; F Nickerson, Baltimore; echt Alnerioan Bolle, NYork. Horxes's Hove, Nov 2. Arrived—A brig from Philadelphia ‘or Boston, with loss of boa 1k load of coal; brig Flora, do do, leaky; sohr A L By. Haptien (Nov 6) for Boston. ‘Left sehr CH waite str sterner Ontario, from NYork for Boston, shot 0 srr, stesmer Onte: m NYork for m, sho 4 will preoeed to Kdgartown to procure it. iL; ov ingo City, with \e seaman. of coal, am 4 = eo me Cap) Anderson, who died Wth inst of ore St loss of sails, short of provi- jons, am ew Onteans, Nov 21. ‘Capt Town, Bo: a Ni Arrived—Ship Peter Hoff, and brig 5 Ni Nov 2. eWRURYPORT, Bailed—Ship Inet (new), Savannah. Herald Marine Certeapennence. rows, Nov 18. ived—Irig E Hinds, P: a ft Schre Tivane, Le NVock for Cena Tork for Weston: pen, Horvert donngeny ge ome, Maxoun. lo for Calais; Wm hell, riyigrd Ga, for Portland, with loss of fore yard in a tq’ Ali bs . fe ; “a hg Abeons (Bei NYork for 8t John, NB; Mar Sy . 20th—Arr echr Signal (of this port), Doan port the'vesssis above reported. PutLapecrua, Nov 4—4 PM. Arrived—Schrs Isabella ama Dosen, eaten; Jos Rusling, Rice, NYork. Cleared: Provincialist (Br), Quinn, NOrleaas; G: (gs Le oye — berg 3 Bostoi i ortiand: sobre "Bayard, coer, Hoblason, ao; Joseph ualing, Bice, Miscellaneous. went. before reported ashore and arrived at Key West, went on the shoal the lst inst, at9 Pa. |The wreckere got her off om she took ber into Key West the next day. She had beer ho 15th, and was taking in her ballast. Shi Ath f¢ Orleans, to be thoroughly F req) Weot on this versel. am “wy! to $1500, the Court at Ke: cree of the Judge being to the effect services dered were me: those of pilotage, and did not merit salvage compensation, Loss or Brio L Batpwiw—The brig L Baldwin, Caps Geo Share, from Charleston bound to this with a of 448 bales cotton and 104 ose! bel packets, was 272 tons yerisnes, and baile in Vos- rgo insured in Wall B: 1G Pracip—A loan of about $5000 is advertised at Charleston, om bottomry and bypothecetion of Br Pile cid, her frieght and cargo, to pay for suppl ice cessary to opable hor to conténue her voyage from Havana to Falmouth, Eng. om, destroyed by fire at Florids, was only wait ‘to ssn wha the igerae disesvered. She hich put into Key ‘the 15sb about ike without fur en the next week. ' had discharged Trostutede of Fr vg ther diearging Piro Exta Hatiart, of ‘with “shicined A Be Bris, name Middle Beash, known, is said to have gone ashore 0 Nahant: ofew caved. 2) Scum Sanax Euizanetm, from Onslow county for Wil- mington, NC, laden with corn and tatoos, is reed Ba ore near Topeail Sound’on the loth last; vessel Scwn Saran EMenni1, before reported wroe! way to Baltimore, bad on'20th "her decks Tevet witht the Eiiorbatahantsal Be taa'hah Siitea tae The sea wae makings complete breach roe left, rendering it impossi very valuable oni captain, was tol vor to Scum AbvertoRER, Haskell, a imrsport, bound to Pcrtland, laden with onions, parted te ase the wharf, injured her bows, da- ged her carg: ‘must discharge for repsirs. There was & heavy sea in the harbor, and vessels at the whart wore cbafed Sobr Grand Island, from Vorto Kico, slipped her cables in the bay ani town THe Giowoel Friday, there were abou Oread, Pike, of and Its stated abat ane ‘ter, of Long mast ‘we visible, up} to be a eli if which was carrie Mary Levine, from for Boston, Oot 23, no Foreign Ports. Burson Avera, Reps l4—agr bark ¥ ¥ 27; brigs Ocean Bride (Br, 16; 17th, Chicksaaw (ot Boston , Patagonia Bopt (The tark Rainbow was erronsously stated as ald 17th; she ip port 200b). AGUAVRA, Now 10—No Am vessels in port. ONTO CAPELLO, Novy 10—Sid bark St Lawrence, Prince, Win Jantino, fept BeoBhip Macuuticook, Paisbaaks, for N to Janaine, Orleans, lé ica, A Phaisiol lems, for do; rier, (not ship © Danish sobr), de do; Oscar, do do; sbip Maria, Smith, from N York). Home Ports. ALEXANDRIA, Nov 22—Arr brig Round, Pond. Pieree, pang Ty he Warren, Lyon, NYork. Sid sehr Green- " 1 POSTON, Nevo Fei dpirhia. Signal tor « re heldes, I’! Morton, lond for Nar F-3 ‘k Ind T ‘gtr Stan Hacsing. Bow Gayle, Windies; Frances Jans, 9 Posrel, Fitagorald, Port Spain. ¥ bari Miles, Ram Ke: Cla si , Bostor best, Li RT Novieepla sehr Huron, NY ork. brig Indian Queen, Varney, Bar- PORT, Nov does. OT MACHIAS, Nov lt—Arr soht H B Foster, Kellar iN bhon ate whe WB perl Bastin ath Oph de for Porlands ure & PORT fev ‘Bae 0 = Lam] frWork” Towpe ons tie Mer toeeiavane Fy Y¥ WEST, Nov 4—Arr soht Gov Anderson, N 12 days. ‘Sid 16sh, bark Ocilla, Stark, teoia NOx) ot Austin, Moss, for and others before York. NEW ORLE. Kurope, 8! 15—Arr ships Raia, J N ban bu am: Bich Fidel low, re, NYVork; giana, Forhae, Ga oton Harte; te Gecege (BE gic ya Soule, ich, Havana; Alders (Pros), i WBERW, Nov 13—Cld brig T , PBILADELY joy 1A na. Borvre Figeshichon, Leek, S Grieg, Jewitt, Verp oqeri Louisa, Urani ae, nge! ‘Matthias, Boston. Cid brig Au- ~ rancia, Wore: Ya trie ‘atte, rs Arrived. Passe Ba ‘Alabeme—Capt George 1g, W'H Boston, Mise Kastie, Mise & Howsatear Bk hast renoullo— in the steerage. Passenge: Havana anv New ORLeane—! Ps 7 ‘or e—G yay, ire Dell y and chili E’Bealee Wa F Reeve, obi berMre Crandall yh le Bia Prater pan CTpten, lady and child, C ‘1d, 3 Wataon i ear at Mre and ol taisova Teagan aangeter, C. augnter, ‘and lady, W Beet, lady and da ‘Mir Seward, Mr Li lady. Jo Ww in the 5: art—to attend py = sents ol a4 and settle ote ents ogainet the te and ot ure patonts at home and abroad ta obtain \da—to collect debts, dividends, of the United States, and 1 vestments of fundsin en tp p¥ any State eo, coming po the United tates Supreme Cours, oases, coming v 4 Commui tious, pre paid, nddrensed ve ¥. en, No. 8 Capitol Hil, Washingso; tion. SHIPPING. orice. on Wednesd: street. Consi ard attend to G. sNETH: SSTBAMSEIP, ATLANTIC, FROM LIV! peel, will commence tecsoerns mn = ‘Dith instant, at ees Sin ot an fap \@ receipt of sien imme BD . Ke Ramsay, foré, J San Ws © Nicoll, J @ Stew te BB fare ie Ng vache etat nn I OR SOUTHAMPTON 4ND HAVRE —THE UNITED . States mail steamship ZUMBOLDT, Sa ont North River, mander, will some teu mails an atl? o'clock, from periet will D for Bi ler sed targeon is at z aia atvae re ive on board after WOwhwen hi VINGsrON, taco thet ahip. today, Agent, &) Broadway. dD. Lines, Southam MEDICAL, _ R. ROGERH SYRUP OF LIVERWORT, TAR AND We TH Cc. NCHALAGUA, G as an we Poet Orica. ‘No merehan Booumber 11 Lot all who outer, ther, from Cough or Colt, Por tale b nd nee tatu dapat, oo Hau, ‘or le by iJ 116 Broadway, Now York. abl nuke United States aud the Cassie, Peles, tndenge betdien, Gly on cts Dostian foe § cl Bis A bottl ly is known tl arly april ot * oe! ‘Cknal je te onl Le. R. cooren, 1 4 DU, ment of mercurial rhe ree a surgery ths eounsty bas ever medicine ai perfect cure 01 Disiennren, No. 17 DUAN assem onables bo cure oy exception, the only own Gass, wish asroottls Aen 8 Aww rn ie, that. B be careful to be secret of PRACTIVAL 14 who a “#ith certain i ediee, th with WOULD INFORM for the cure of di obarre. 1 in re not lo Pa ie street, corner of Broadway. No foe required until poatanons ho apply to bin aud ng deiveive hope thee be will 0.1 MOTT diseases. os8 ‘fine. and ounsequences maa: po] 7 or jodae t pilates: pr! ahreen and by +4 ig socnrs am valepes, by addccssag (pot pai=) 9 yoe Ite. we ' 2 ad