The New York Herald Newspaper, August 10, 1856, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. t WHOLE NO. 7285, “TEBRIBLE BOILER EXPLOSION AT GOWANUS, ‘Partial Destruction of Wilder’s Safe Factory. IVE PERSONS KILLED AND FIFTEEN WOUNDED. FOUR BODIES STILL UNDER THE RUINS, &e., &., &. About half-past 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a ‘melancholy disaster occurred in the iron safe manu- factory of gMessrs. B. G. Wilter & Co., situated ‘on the corner of Third avenue and Thirteenth street, Brooklyn, the boiler of which exploded, destroying ‘that portion of the building in which it was situated, aud burying five persons under the ruins, The building was four stories high, built of brick, about two hundred feet deep, and baving an extent in front of fifty feet. It was used as a manufactory for Wilder's patent iron safes, The boiler and machinery were placed in the back part of the building, which was separated from the extreme rear Portion ofthe establishment by a partition woll of rica, ‘The explosion of the boiler demolished one half of the ‘main building, the southerly portion of the wall and the roof falling inward, and leaving about two-thirds of the ‘beliding standing, burying beneath its ruins, as we have ‘Stated, five persons and injuring a number of others. The portion of the building destroyed was used for the finish- ing of the safes, and contained about seventy-five heavy afes, nearly completed. ‘be expiosion was heard ata great distance, and shook the entire building to {ts foun. dation. The falling of the walls was almost simulta- neous, barely giving time for those who were so fortunate as to escape to do so at the imminent risk of ‘their lives, many jumping from the windows of the build- ing to the ground. ‘The fact of the disaster was communicated to the Third ‘district police station, and au alarm of fire sounded, which ‘was repeated throughout the city, and the fire ‘and police departments were soon at the scene ‘of the disaster. Their efforts were immediately directed to the assistance of the wounded and the re- Overy of the dead bodies trom the ruins. It was not -deemed safe to proceed to the removal of the ruins until “the northeriy wall of the building was removed, which vwwas at “length eifected, and the work was proceeded “with vigorously. One body, that of Obadiah Walling, Jr., ‘was taken from the ruins and conveyed to his father's residence in Seventeenth s:reet, near Fifth avenue, Two bodies were seen buried amid a mass of beams which ‘had fallen so as to leave portions of them exposed; but ‘it was (mpossible to recover them without much labor. ‘The work was conducted vigorously; but at the time our Teporte: left none but that of Walling had been extri- cated. Many persons were injured by jumping out of the win- dows aud by the falling of rafters and rubbish upon them. Many e also dreadfully injured by seald- jing. The following is a list of the kffled and wounded:— KILLED. Obadia Walling, Jr., safe maker, aged 19, residing ‘Corner of Seventeenth street and Fifth avenue. His father was employed in the manufactory, and was in the ‘front part of the buildimg at the time of the explosion. He escaped injury. Isaac Hicks, colored, employed as a driver, was crush- jed by the falling of the roof. His groans were distinctly for some moments, but the efforts to relieve him unavailing. He is supposed to be dead, as all sounds had ceased after he had been half an hour under ruins. John Heeny, a blacksmith, aged about 25 years, re- iding in Third avenue, near Kighteenth street,Qwas seen lying near the body of Hicks. His body is atill unde ruins Two other persons were known to be buried beneath ruins, but whose names cannot be ascertained ia con e of the excitement. WOUNDED. ‘William Contrell, sheet iron straightener, spine injured, bruised about the head, and recetved severs! | tojeries from the inhalation of steam. He is not to recover. He was attended by Dr. Buell, of Eighth ward, and Pr. McDonrell, of Court street, were promptly on the spot and rendered every ee ia their power. Jobn McCutcheon, grinder, severely injured by scald- exterval y and internally by the inbalatioa of steam. skull was fractured and his body almost literally . Recovery exceedingly doubtful. lie was taken the City Hospital. Wm. Wooton, safe maker, had his skull fractured— to bis residence in Third avenue, ear Fourteenth John Wood, engineer, scalded and cut about the bead, Albert Brockett, fireman, badly bruised, and severely He was taken to his residence in Fourteenth near Fourth avenue, James Allen, Jacob Hose and Joba Fitagerald, boys. injarod by jumping from a window, The injuries re very alight. Jobo Zull, safe maker, 20 years of age, scaldel and ly injured; taken to his revideace ia Third avenue. Sixteenth street. Frederick Galiube, safe maker, residing in Pssex street, Grand. this city, arm fractared, and head and body y bruised, Jacob Hess, residing corner of Third avenue and rteentl street, was severely injured by jumping out the second story window. fils head was cut and foot Edward Kracse, resiting at the same place. was io about the head ana bruised about the body, by from the window. Max Klaver, residing at tho same hours, was injured iy by jemping from the window. Several other men were injured, but not seriously, in voring to escape from the bu iding. ‘The wounded received every attention from the resi- im the vielnity, and the physicians who were called Administer to them. The police of the First, Third and districts, together with the fire department, wore oa the ground and labored energeticaily to remove ruins from those buried beneath them. The news of explosion spread rapidiy,and the loss of life and num- injured was greatly magnified. About cighty persons were employed in the entire (ding at the time of the occurrence, about forty of hom were in the portion destroyed. It is astonishing 80 many should bave escaped. ‘The building was nearly new, having been built but hteen months ago, and occupied about e year. was built in a very substantial maaner, with especial © to the business of the manafacture of safes. boiler was salito be a new one at the time of being placed in the ballding; bot it was it had been deemed some short time farecure. This, however, ismere rumor, and if it been eo, the fact will transpire, in al! probability, oa Coroner's investigation. The lors sustained to the owners and proprictors is imated by the proprietors to be not far trom $10,000, Il cover the damage to the building, the loss on '¥. stock, &e. Seventy five heavy axfes, which in process of manuftcture, were kept in the por- of the butiding demolished, and completely des ed. The property was fully insured. This catas ophe wil! cast a gloom over that portion of Brookiya, ‘om Which it will not soon recover FROM ANOTHER REPORTER. Wilder's extensive safe manufactory, sitaated on Third we, at the corner of Thirteenth street, Brooklyn, was scene of a most shocking disaster yesterday after. . The boiler exploded and shattered the entire ding. Four or five men were killed, while some fif- or twenty were severely, and many of them fatally, jured. Gur reporter visited tho scene of the disaster after the occurrence, when he learned the following im relation to the melancholy affair — About 4% O'clock, P. M., while about eighty m were busily engaged at their respective employments, boiler, which was situated in the centre of the bu ld- on the basement floor, burst with a terrific crash floors were all raised to the height of several feet, and iting back again the beams gave way, thus rendering entire building a compicte wreck. The scone that te explosion Was & mos melancholy one, The workmen might be seen making their escape from the tottering building by jumping out of the windows and climbing down the lightning rods which Were attached to the warehouse Several of the men were hanging to the window frames, and were only res- cued from death by the prompt arrival of a large ladder, Many were the hairbreadth escapes, aud many wonder- ful stories are told of the remarkable manner in which some of the fortunate ones escaped with their lives, Now we will turn the attention of the reader to the in terlor of the building, where the groans of the dying and wounded, mingled with the loud crashing of the timbers, a8 now and then tre weight of a heavy safe broke through the rubbish to find a more sabstantial founda- tion beneath, sent a thrill of horrer into the souls of the most callous, \ The cries of those who were not killed outright were painful indeed; but the citizens who flocked to the spot were not unmindful of their condition; for, fearless of the tottering walls, the most noble attempts were made to save the wounded and recover the bodies of those who had already died of their wounds. The work was performed with such a good will, that in less than half anghour some fifteen of the wounded were dug out of the ruins. Some of the unfortunate men were scalded severe- jy, while others had their legs and arms broken. The sufferers were promptly conveyed to their respective re- sidences, where medical trertment was afforded them, For several minutes after the explosion, the voice of ‘the colored man, Isaac Hicks, and John Heaney, could be distinctly heard calling for help. One of the rescued work- men says that he saw the latter some distance from him, and that he was caught underneath one of the beams, which preased heavily upon his body, At that time he ‘was crying for help, but aid did not reach him for some hours,afterwards, when he was found to be dead- Tho foreman of the establishment, Mr. Brockett, is, it fs feared, fatally injured. Jobn McCutchin received severe scalds, and will not survive his injuries. Mr. Wood, the engineer, was blewn out of the first story window and was picked up in the yard badly scalded. A man named Contrell will, it is supposed, dic from the eflects of scalds. Richard Moore jumped out of the fourth story window, and landed on the ground in comparative safety. Three boys made their escape down the lightning rod without receiving avy injury, J. Mehegan, a locksmith, was at work upon the thira floor when the crash took place. He luckily enough passed the window sill, and when the flooring gaye way got up on the sill, and was subsequently rescued by means of a ladder. One of the workmen bad a most miraculous escape. In the explosion the boiler came within a foot of bis person, and from the concussion alone he was prostrated, He received no injury, however, but was dreadfully fright- ened, The firemen were upon the ground soon after the alarm had been sent to the City Hall, and last evening did excellent service in removing the broken masz of timber, machinery, and safes from the inside of the building. The side walls of the building were pulled down by the hook and Iadder companics 80 as to enable the men to continue their task of rescuing the su‘ferers ‘without their lives being exposed to danger. At® o'clock last night the work of digging out the bodies of the victims was renewed with mcreased zeal, and up to the hour of midnight the @remen continued in their laudable efforts, The police of the Fighth district were algo in attendance, and did efficient service in maintaining order, The most exaggerated accounts of the accident were spread allover the city last evening, and rumors that some fifty or sixty persons had been killed were quite rife. Happily the loss of life in this case has been small. Indeed, it is surpri-ing that not double or quadruple the number of persons were sacriiiced, for the explosion made a com- plete wreck of the entire building and it contents. There was a large stock of goods on hand, and al; the workmen were bu«ily engaged in getting up safes for the fall trade when the melancholy occurrence took place. The scene of the calamity was visited by thousands last night, and the bonfires of the rabbish, made for the Purpose of euabhng the firemen to work more effectually. threw cvfficient light into the ruined building to give visitres an excellent opportunity of bebolding the terrible havoc made by the explosion, Arrival of the Star of the West. The Star of the West, Capt. J. W. Patterson, left her wharf at New Orleans on the 2d inst., at 8:20 A.M., and after a detention of one hour and twenty minutes at the quarantine station resumed her voyage, crossing the bar at S. W. Pass at half-past 5 P.M. She arrived at Havana on the 4th inst., at 12:40, noon, having made the voyage, running time, from the levee to Havana in fifty hours and thirty minutes, and therefore claims to have made the best passage on record between the two porta, The Star of the West left Havana for New York on the following morning, passing the Moro at 8:45, and arrived at Quarantine, Staten Island, at 64 o'clock P. M. yesterday, having made the run in four days and olne hours. She brings on freight from New Orleans $254,900, consigned as follows: — Depperman & Albartia, M. Morgan & Sons, Bank of America... . 151,000 G. 8. Robbins & Son, 3,200 Also, 99 passengers, among whom is W. Sidoey Smith, Esq., her British Majesty's Consul at Trini- dad de Cuba. The news by the Star of the West is unimportant. General Concha bad gone to reside at hia “Quinta,” afew miles from Haveua, having quite recovered from his late attack of yellow fever. The vessels of the late Spanish squadron sent to Vera Cruz had retarned to Havana. A rumor was prevalent in Havana to the effect that Winn and Chauncey, the two American seamen, sentenced to the chain gang at the Isle of Pines, for baving been engaged in the slave trade, had ex caped from the said island, It was known at Havana that vessels had sailed from New York for the coast of Africa, to engage in the slave trade, and the Captain General had de- termined to make severe examples of ail so engaged who might fall into his bands. No sickness whatever has occurred to the passen- gers or crew of the Star of the West since leaving her wharf at New Orleans. Our Miinots Correspondence. Decatur, Ils, Ang. 1, 1866. The Crops in Mlinoie--Prives of Produce Fuciliites of Tran pertation--Corhiding Afai+, de., de After a pleasant ride upon the prince of roads, the Tlinois Central, and also the Ohio and Mississippi, from St. Louis, I have beew strowing over the pral- ries in search of items for your valuable paper. After the long and parched up season that has passed, the crops ate looking uncommonly well, ind the yield in this section is abundant. Oats are small in the straw, and potatoes will not yield enoagh for seed again. They are worth at this place $2 per bushel; wheat, $1 10; cats, 2*.; corm (in the ear), 2s. The corn crop promises well here, and late tre- went raina have safely paseed it through fora good crop. Wheat harvest is entirely over, «nd the yield is very fine. The beef cattle look very fine indeed. Hay ts worth from $8 to $10 per ton, and short crop at that. Potatoes are transported here from Wisvonsin and Northern Hiinois. The railroad facilities are very fine now, and the Prairie State bas had avenues o; that will cause the settlement and tillage of all this side of the State, that before was unproductive. The rivers are low, but the country is reported healthy. There was a cowhiding affair before Townsley's Hotei, St. Louis, by two young bucks who had been out on Saturday last to dents duel, with blank cart- aa Not much damage done. Weather is very State’ Corps of West, died tee aicn of ;oulow fever wt ¢ ult. SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST 10, 1856. HEALTH OF THE CITY. Yellow Fever at Quarantine. THE EXCITEMENT ON THE ISLAND—BABRICADES OF THE HOSPITAL GATE. There continues to be great apparent excitement and fear among the inhabitants at Staten Island as to the spread of yellow fever over the island. At Castleton— the immediate locality of the Quarantine Marine Hospital— the apprehension is the greatest of impending danger. As previously announced through the Hxratp, there has been two or three special meetings of the Board of Health of this place, and pre liminary action taken to adopt measures to pre- vent the spread of the contagious disease beyond the Quarantine grounds. As the result of these meetings, the following rules and regulations have been prepared, and were yesterday placarded in large handbills in the mst conspicuous places about Castleton village:— REGULATIONS. —THE BOARD OF HEALTH IN AND FOR THE TOWN OF CASTLETON, IN THE COUNTY OF RICHMOND, DO MAKE THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS FORK THE PRESERVATION OF THE HEALTH OF SAID TOWN, 1 No person who has been, or w! work on any infectious vessel, or Health Officer at the Quarantins shall hereafter be, at ny vessel detained by the of said town during the time he is bar rork. iz ith Par teen days thereafter. en ee tt. No passengers or other persons who may be landed f any infectious or other veasel detained 4 the ‘Quarantine shall come anywhere into said town outside of the quarantine enclosure, no} shall auch passenger of persons lake passage r 0) fer, etween Stati sland and New York city. . wile ut No baggage, luggage, freight or articles of any desort; stall be Trout om "any infectious, or acaratiined teal at of the quarant lost said od led upoa said ferry boa ae ae ee iv, 1, No person shall throw overboard from any infectious or quarantined vessel within said town, any beds, bedding or refuse articles of any description, without the same are im- mediately burned or sunk, and no person or persons shall pick up, collect or draw from the water, beach or shore within said town any such beds, bedding or refuse articles, nor shall the same be brought into or pass through said ‘town om 3 a the quarantine enclosure or from any other place v. No person shall pass from within the quarantine enclosure into any other part of said town, nor upon the saii ferry boats, por at any bag gage, fre at, luggage or ger art oles be rought from within said enelosure into r part of said town, or carried upon said ferry boats “wiin ‘salt town, vie Neither the Health Officer, Deputy or acting Deputy Health Officer, “Physician of the Marine Hosptial, not any. person in their or either of their employments within the quarantine enclosure, or in visiting infectious or quarantined vessels, nor ine United States Bourding Ollicer, shall come. into any’ part of said town outside of such enclosure, and no person going into suich enclosure shall be permitted to come out until the further action of this Board. Nor shall there be any com- munication or intercourse with such encloaure without the written permission of the Health Officer of the said town, = ing that in his opinion it will not endanger the public health 80 to do. vit. Tt shall be the duty of ali persons having knowledge of the violations of any of these regulations to report the same forthwith to the Health Officer or to this Board, and it shall be the duty of the Health Officer, and of each member of this Board, to institute a criminal ‘prosecution, pusuuant to salute, against every oflender. violnting any of these regula. Uons, of whom they have know ledge or information. Vit. sthi powers and duties of the Health OMleer of this Board shall be~ 1. To provide a safe and suitable place to which all persons within the town, outside of the quarantine enclosure, hav! +d infections oY coptagious disorder, may be removed ented. 2. To take the custody and treatment of all such persons. 3. To make all necessary rules and regulations for the preservation of the health and the avoidange of contagious or Infectious diseases in said town, and forthwith to publish and post the same in his discretion. 4. To stop all intercourse between the inside and out- side of the ‘eareatne soneents. = if =" Ly i Purpose, to employ persons to fasten up, guard and keep Watch over ail tae Dikces of entrance to aadcait from euch en. closure. 5. Tomake complaint before some magistrate of the town of all violations of these regulations of which he shall have knowledge or information, and also to communicate the rd. Every person who shall wilfully violate the regu- tations oF either of them, are whe deme guity of a mis. demeanor, and onconviction thereof are subject to fine and inprisoument, or both, at the discretion of the Court, such fine not toexceed one thousand dollars, nor such imprisoament two years. The attention of the publie is respectfully ealied tothe fore- foine reguiations, and the observauee of the sume is earnest Wy enjoined and required la ‘and no tice ts hereby given that every vio imme diately proaéeuted with the uimost rigor of the law. BY order of the Board of Health. R. CHRISTOPHER, Chairman. A, WY, Rowen, Clerk. ate TLETON, August 7, 1866. Yesterday morning, at shortly after 8 o'clock, we were informed that a deputation of workmen began digginz postholes fronting the entrance to the Marine Hospital preparatory to placing a board barricade to prevent fur ther ingress and egress through the gate. There was said to be a large number of citizens present looking on at the workmers. After they had worked some two hours, they were told by Dr. Harris to desist from fur ther labor Upou this, operations were suspented for a time, til: consultation was haf with Dr. Lea, the Health Officer, and others. A conference took place, when the: were directed to resume their work of barricade, wh was dove, and the same proceeded with unioterruptedly to the close. This took till about 12 o'clock. The barricade raised was of boards, ten feet long, placed in perpendicular position, and were so placed as to make a temi-circular enclosure of the gate, reaching about twelve feet from the gate im tre centre, and built up to the wall some fifteen feet on either side. Our informant states bo opposition from the Quarantine officers was shown other than the injuuction of Dr. Harris. Atl fa citizens of Castle'on to protect themselves of the spread of yell» , by Dr. Thompson, the Quirantine Health (iticer, that not the slightest canse exists for the apparent alarm manifested. Not a wingle case, he says, of death by yellow fever bad cccurred within the village as tar as coald be ascertained, and pot a single instance of an epidemic form of the dis: ease bad ocurred within or without the jurisdiction of the Health office, He says turther, that no person coming from any vessel under quarantive has beea permitted to pass out of the quarantine enclosuro until he and his bag- gage has been made free trom infection or contagion by warhing and fumigation. Yor thie purpose the erews and parsengers of veseels under qvarantine are detained tor day®, and ecompelied to go through a process of thorough cleanliness and perfect freedom trom infectious poison. T! only place of the «lightest infection in the entire hospital is the warh-houre, woere al! the clothes of those having the disease are washed. All the deaths—that of the gate- keeper aud others—ensuing among parties committed, the Health OMcer traces to this cause The following is lst of deaths of persons connected with the Hospital, as far as have been ascertained. — Gatekeeper and wil Engineer o the washhouse, wife and two children, An emplo; é, named Miller A girl, name unknown ; her mother, employed as nurse within the quarantine boum Several nurses, names unknown. Wm Sraring employed es purse. Mr. Bowman, br nto the Hospital, ant died there. Patrick (Neal Jobn Markey Hichard tawso ‘The three m: mptoyed in dis ved within charging vesse! and qvarantine boun: ste stated to have been worth reveral thouraad dollars worked as stevedore for $3 per day At Long Island, opposite where the vessels anchored, rovth of the Quarantine buoys, if anything, more excite ment bas prevatied than at Staten Island One or two meet ings have been held here and stringent resolutions pass- od. Itis eald that regulation’ similar to the above, but more rigid, have been passed and publiciy posted The total numbor of vessels at present ly ng off Quaran- Hine ; is about 120, with 16 anchored at Gravesend bay Special Meeting of the Mayor and Commis stoners of Health, THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE BOARD OF STPRRVISORS OP KINGS COUNTY—COMMUNICATION THEREON PROM 1B NEALTU OF FICER—HIS ACTION APPROV- ED. Awpecial meeting of (he Mayor and Commissioners of Health was called yesterday, ehortiy after the ad urement of the stated meeting of the Commissioners of Henlth, Mr. Barker, as acting Mayor, presided, aod there wae a foll attendance of the Commissioners. The following communication was presented from tho Health Ofticer — Qanastiwe, Starey Janay, Aug. 9, 1958 AND Constissconmas oF Havcra ov tus Crry To mE Mayor or New You Therewith sobinit, for your consideration, a copy of « preamb'e and 'etolution which have heenjerved upon me, prrperting to emanate from the Hoard of Supervisors of Kings county, and relating to my official action. I am wanoed to lay them before you, because they relate to nets which ihe statute made 1 my Lmporative duy to perform, avd many of which bad my direct sanstion ant previous approval. Whilst I recognise the right of every in¢ividual to condemn of approve my oicial courte, 1 regret that so rogectable a bxly of men showld bave deemed it necessary to step side trom the ordipary line of their official duties, and ner color of offisial authority hays seen fit to accuse me thovt a full knowledge of ti ts, and, Tm Without am examination of { Ww which p my duties; for T cannot believe that these resolutions wiginate? in the mind of any person at ali acqasnted with the quarantine laws and regulations of this port. instituted tor @ wise and beneficent purpore. TY Out its object the Health (Meer le ne cessarily clothed ‘with large powers, and the commenity bas the right to demand that he shall so exercise te: that their lives and beaith may be protected. Thai T bs 80 exercise the trust imposed upon me by law as to fully accomplish this desirable result has been my tant aim during my oilicial career, The present ceagon thus far bas been one requiring Increased ¥i lence im the administration of the health laws of the port. Aware of the fact that the horrors at tending the fearful epidemic which prevailed at Norfolk rtemonth duriag the past year, were pot fresh in the gels a, 1 Daye taken gyery prevauiee & By —= power to Prevent a realization of the fears enter,tained by | infected vessels, we believe it the dul many that that terrible disease would make ite .\ppear- ance in our midst with the a) of warm we ‘ther. at tine of an “unusual number of vessels, for pu.”- poses of lon, The nuvnber finally increased to Sucl? an extent that the usual auehorage was insufficient for their a¢commodation without exposing vessels upon which ,"0 sickness existed, to danger, by contact with those upon which contagion’ prevailed. Under these cir cumstances, I deemed it mecersary to remove such ves- #els as were dangerous to the public heath down tbe bay, beyond the Qharausine buoys. In so doirgyl dirvoted them to be anthored at such a distaace’ fom shore that there coulé not be ewy possible dange.” of the spread of contagion except from unlawfet inter vourse with them, AD this was done upon a direct »quin ment of the statute. ‘The 12th section ef the Quarvstine avct of 1856 peoviies that among other things the Health (1.‘icer shall have power “to remove frova the Quarsnmtine @n- chorage ground any vessel he may deem dangtrous £0 the public health, (any ploce south of the Qusranti:\e buoys and inside of Gandy Hook’ ‘This language cleat and explicit, and I assume that’ it sound projeaition that when a public o:flcer is authorized to do an net for ie public Protection, and he omits to exercise ‘the er, he is properly’ charged’ with n ot tuty. IT regarded these vessels as “4 the pub- lic heath if allowed to rantine anchorage, manifestly —ré led by these resolutions. When I came to that conctusion my duy was plain. Had J omitted 30 remove therr I should have been justly chargeable with official neglect. Yet by per- formin, a duty thus explicitly imposed By law, I have falien under the censure of a respestablé Body of public officers in 8 neighboring county. They have character- ized the act as one which e histly caused’ great alarm among the inhabitants’ of their county. Iam aware that some of the censure implied in the resolutions is founded upon the assumption that the vesae’s have been #»chored in closer proximity to the shore than necessi- ty required, But I submit that this assumption is bot ‘unwarranted, and that any one who will take the tronble to examine the harbor will concede that no other locality could have been seleoted which would bave been as safe for incoming or outgoing vessels, and less liable to communicate the disease to the shore, while it would have afforded a safe anchorage for the shipping. And I awert that if any eases of infectious diseases*have oc- curred on either shore, the origin of which can be traced to these vessels, they have been thp direct result of a wilful infraction of quarantine laws and regulations, either by. Persons under quarantine or those on shore, for which @ wtatute has provided heavy penalties and punish- ments. In every instance where a violation of the health laws has fi\len under my observation or come to my no- tice, 1 have caused a complaint to be entered before the proper authorities. Indictments have been found upon several of these complaints, which are still pending. If any of the gentlemen comprising the honorable body to’ which I have referred will specify the parties who have been guilty of the acts which have led to the alarm alleged in the preamble, I shall be gm a in placing the matter before the proper tribunal. Embraced in the resolution in regard to these vessels is @ request of an extraordinary character, to which I de- sire specially to direct your attention. I am requested “to place a guard around the vessels which are anchored in the lower bay, to prevent intercourse with the neigh- boring shore."’ Under what provision of the statute I am authorized, and have the power and means to any with such a request, T am at a loss to determine, unless it 's be Seth a of 1850, ‘ f “4 ‘it shall special dut; all magistrates an civil officers, and of ali citizens of the State to ald to the utmost of their power the Board of Health and all the Health Officer’ mentioued ia this act, in the formance of their respective duties. If the Honorable d of Supervisors had reference to this provision of law, I respectfully call upon them, as a part of the “civil eMfcers’’ and ‘citizens of the State’? to aid me in per- forming my duty by guarding these vessels, and informing the proper authorities of any violation of ls w committed by persons on board of them, having intercourse with the neighboring shore. I ‘have too many official duties to perform to render it possible for me to witness personally any infraction of law com. mitted within ‘the extended limits of Quarantine, and 1 must t! look to the civil officers, magistrates and citiaens of the State to lend me that aid which the law makes it their imperative duty to render. If they will all co-Operate with me to the extent of their power in pun- ishing offenders the public health, the people will bave no caure to fear the spread of contagion among us. ‘There is another ground of complaint against me spec: fled ip the preambie which deserves a passing notice. The Board say* that it {s represented to tire that vessels from infected ports are anchored outside of the Quiran- une ‘@ designating the Querantine aachorege, near the ne Hospital, in violation of law. In reference to this it ts sufficient to say that on the arrival of these ves- sels. at Quarantine the anchorage ground was found al- ready occupied by as many vessels as could be ac commedated, and no room could be found for them elvewhere, except at too a distance to enable the Health (Officer to visit them. They have been Fao gl to remain there from the necessity of the case, the vessels thus detained are not classed as *in- ae but those of « bonnes bony ve deemed it proper to say much to you in re- gerd to these resolutions, Decause they relate to acts page, been. sanctioned by you a6 a branch of the ity of this port. T submit them for your consideration, and for such action ag you ma proper. R. H. THOMPSON, Health Officer, The following are the resolutions referred to in the previous communication, a copy of which was submitted in connection with the same by the Health Otticor, The pre amble and resolutions were unanimously adopted at a meeting, held the 5th inst., of the Board of Supervisors of Kings Coonty — Whereas, it has been represented to this Board that a number of vessels have been anchored and continue to be avcbored in the waters of this county, be:ween | te section provides that Island and Fort Hamilton (infected with malignant tuiectious diseases, to the great danger of the bealth,) by order of the Heath Officer of the port York ; and whereas it has beea represented that « large number of vessels, arriving from infected oven! are an- chored out-ide of the buoys designating the anchcrag> ground at the Quarantine, nea: where the Marine Hospital now is, some of which are aachored within the waters of ibis county, iu violation of the provisions of the Ist sec tion of the Act entitled, “ An Act relative to the public health aud Quarantine, and regulations in the nature of Quarantine at the portof New York and at the Marine Hospital,’ passed April ®, 1866, to the groat danger of the public health of the citizens of this co ~ ; and whereas the above recited measures of the Health Omteor of the port of New York have not only justly excited great alarm among the inhabitantsfof this county, but uve compelled the local authorities to organize Boards of Health to pre- vent intercourse from the infected vessels with the shore of this county, thus subjecting the inbabitants of this county to considerable expense; therefore Resolved. That the Health Officer of the port of New York be requested to piace a guard around the vessels which are auchored jn the lower bay to prevect inter. course with the neighboring shores, aud that he cause ali vesrels anchored there to be placed at such a distance from the shore as will prevent any danger of contagion from them, so as to quiet the minds of the inhabitants. Resolved, That sald Health Offer be requested not anchor any vessel — the Marine Hospital and Quar- antine grocnds, in the county of Richmond. within the waters of raid count, «i that be cause all vessels ia © beanchored within the (iar antine buoys as required by law. A. H. OSBORN, Clerk. Considerable discussion ensued as to the course to take upon the commupication ard resolutions submitted. Alderman Dancer (acting Mayor) said there could be no doubt of the law im the case. The interpretation ed upon the law by the Health Officer was, in his t. cases like the present it was greatly er, to prevent any misunderstanding when the question of the public health was concerned. A wt was expecially desirable to prevent any unjust He believed that unjust ex osted among the ie of King’s county, and he had no deabt they would allay themselves naturally. As it was, b d mainly directed the Health Orlicer in the course New in any quarter. en, ‘and it was their duty to approval upon bis acts as long as thomee!ves and this olfiorr were in accordance with the provisions of the ste inte laid down in the case. The Hearty Orriemr stated that the vessels anchored sooth of the Quarantine buoys, vow a mile and e-half from shore. He had given directions and seen to the fact that they were kept at thir distance. In the case a short time sinee of one of the vessels breaking ioose from her anchor and then be'ng driven to the shore, he dopu Ured a gang of mento go to where the vessel lay and prevent such thing happening He arded, that while the Kug's county peopte were inienaed at the proxmity of wearing because e trae (he vessels to their hore pilots were they were anchored at so great a distance out ptate of the cage, so far from there bein; rm, WAS every day growing more . ving vervels had Toss of divease, and there was lees of n went, Of Kings county, insisted that there was i canee Of alarm among the residents of Long I! ering the fhore at points where the vessels now ai with of the Quarantine buoys. If something was done to prevent the danger of infection, of stationing ground those vessrls, as asked for, the people would get up « Vigdance Committee, and take the law im thely own bande, Mr Barsex responded, to the effect that such intima. tions would have no weight, The law was explicit and would be epforeed. The following preamble and resolutions were now pre- sented and Unanimously passed — Whereas, the Board of Supervisors of the county o Kings have passed certain resolutions which imply af ceosure Of the official acts of the Health OMfoer | this port in removing veasels regaried by him as dancerons to the public health down the” bay beyond the Quarantine buoys, and which request him to place a guard aroun! such versels, to prevent intercourse with the neighboring shore ; apd tee ote these Sg? | the Health (Micer ro. coved our prev approval, ani were regarded by us as neceeary for the preservation of the public health therefore Fesolve!, That we commend the course pursuel by the Health Officer, (a removing infected vessels -outh of the Quarantine buoys, and disposition be made o; in thie port, as long pied by vessels upon which nosickness prevails Resolved, That t= the Iaw has not poset any means at thy dinporal of the Hiyqith Odiver to place a guard ground pproach ‘These precautionary measures have led to the detention | required b ‘Quarant ”, 1 rf } beth the police and City Board of Supervisors, a3 “civil cient Of the State, vessels and the neighbori: Resolved, That @ copy resolutions be for Warded to the ele1 of Supervisors, and before the said Board at their next mecting. Some conversation Cusued as to the movements during the marning at Castletor, Staten Island. but no definite Tt was stated, that not the slightest action was taken, ground existed for fear, as alleged. The whole move- ment was poensanees as ony a rerourse of interested ies desiring the removal vf Quagantine from Staten sland. The comments on “ig matier concluded, the Board adjourned til! cali of the Mayor. Meeting of the Commias%ners of Health. ‘The Commissioners of Health mo*tyeste Tday at noon, at the City Hall—the President, Isaac , Barker, Esq.; im the Chair, and George F, Concklin acting’ as sec."etary. ‘The following vessels were orderec \o be q@etained at Quarantine for three days duration: — Bark J. M. Hicks, arrived from New Orleans @n the 8th {ostant, with cargo of tobazeo, cotton ant molas ¥es. Ship Marmion, arrived from New Orleats on the’Sth in- si'ant, with cargo of cotton, tobacco and fi ner. Ship Liberty, from New Ovieans, arrived same da‘? as above, with general inercharvise. ship Nichgjas , Biddle, from Sew Orleans, with tobco0 and coMton, arrived same date. ‘ Schooaer Alla, from Savannal: ‘stant, with cotton, “ee and wheat) Schooner Aun and Susan, trom Cuarleston, with rice and cotton, arrived 3th inst. The crews of the dove vessels were reportos?all well, end the ports from wl teh they arrived announced healthy ad the time of’ their departure, witty tie exception ‘of New Ovicans. lowing vessels baying complied with the previour requisitions of the Comapissioners, were directed % be permitted to come to the city :— Brig Sagivaw arrived from JacksosviMe with lumber on the 8th inst. ogton, from same port with same c: rrived on Me Sth in Schooner Arliv Br Lamartins, from Savannah, wit'y hamber, ar ) inst. ‘The crews of the above vessels were tell. The following vessels wore detained tox observation, 30 wait further orders of the Commissioner»: — Schooner Kate Brigham, with a cargo of rice, arrive’ from Savannah. Schooner D. Davison, fronx Aux Cayes, arrived 8th inst., with coffee and logwood, Brig Empire, from same_port, arrived cerme date, with cotton and wheat. On the first schooner two cases were reported of doubt- ful fever. On the last vessel the mate was reported sick of doubtful fever, The brig Austin, from Ban Juan dio Los Remidios, ar- rived on the Sth inst., with a cargo of sugar and mo- lasses, and was directed to be permitted to come up tothe city after five days’ quarantine, if all the crow remained well. ‘The bark Reindeer, trom Rio, with coflee, arrived on the 8th inst., and was allowed to send ita cargo, en lighters, at once to the ciiy. The brig Albert Adams, from Mantanzas, with sugar, arrived on the 8th iust., and was permitted to send its cargo to the cily, after ten doys quarantine, if considered safe. At present cases of doubtful fever are om board, ‘The bark Pamphyla, from Cardenas, with sugar, arriy ed on the 8th inst., and was ordered to be detamed forten days observation. A petition to allow the Ooean Bird, previous'y reported, to come up to the city, was laid on the table. A communication was reoe'ved calling attention to the Janc — vessels at the deoks foot of Kighth, Thirty- seventh and Fifty fifth streets, North river, t0 receive dead avimals, offal, bones, otc. a following resolution ia relation thereto, was adopt- ed Resolved. That it be recommended to the Common Council that an ordinance be adopted for the prevention of any vessel being permitted to come to op lay at or near any dock or pier, or iu any slip, and to receive on board the carcage of any dead horse or other animal, the death of which occurred from accident or disease, or any refuse bones or offal, or other similar ofenaive sub. stance or thing, ons only at the docks im use, under the direction of the City Inspector, and set aside by ordi- nance for the above use The Commissioners beze adjourned from their stated sess.ou to Monday. Condition of the Streets. REPORTS OF CITIZENS ON THE NUISANCES-OF THE CITY. We are glad to perceive {rom the following communi cations that some of our citizens are becoming fully aroused tothe unhealthy condition of the sireets, and that they are determined that the City In: peetor shal! not remain in ignorance of the nuisance: which come under their observation. That officer says Le is do'ng all in his power te preserve the health of the city, and his wardens are busy every day in the inspection of the dirtiest lo calities, with the view of having them cleaned, All this is very well so far as it goes, but it does not go far enough: for in many instances, it is to be feared, the ia spection of the streets, houses and alleyways, is utterly useless for all beneticial purposes, Deal , eats ami otber nu‘sances have been suffered to lie in the gutters, festering in the hot sun forthree or four days, although Inspector bave been notified. ‘The Commsioner of Streets and Larapr, whose duty it also is to see to the Cleaning of the sarcets, has been applied to repeatedly, but without effect, and the police appear to have grown tired of reporting nuisances that re never removed. cartmen are very s¢idom to be found where they are most required; and they are So small ta pombers, or rather so few of them are em- ployed, that the cleaning of twenty or thirty streets in a day {sas much as they can accomplish heaps of dirt that are «wept up today may be scattered over the Streets to morrow, and remain in that state for two or three weeka, or until such time as they are carried olf by a drenching rain storm like that we had ou Tuesday. But the City Ins] must pot suey whatever energies he bas put forth to relax, as the streets will be in as bad a condition as ever in the course of a few days, Mean- tume, he would do well to read the following reports of ‘our eltizens, and sec that the nuisances complained of are removed — 70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Youk, Aug. 4, 1956, Om the 50th of July last I discovered the carcass of a dead cat lying in the gutter of the street, nearly opposite my residence, in a state of rapid decomposition. I tm mediately leit a written notice of the fact, in @ tin box provided for that purpose in the Twenty first ward sta- tion house, where I was informed the matter woul be attended to on the followin, Ly a these whose duty it was to remove dead animals mm the streets. No further notice was taken of my request, avd the potri tying mass was allowed to remain in front of my door Unt | the Saturday followmg, when another dead cat was added, by way ol a “sweetener,”’ in the gutter directly opposite. I again went to the station house, at the re- quest of some neighbors, and renewed my complaint; but was weeny he | an officer in attendance, that seve- re! compiainant” anticipated me, and that the matter would be prompt'y attended to. The intenee heat of four or five “dog days’ had superinduced pntrifaction, and the stench arteing from the two carcares was any tbing but pleasent. i@ time I believed that the cause would be removed, but [| was again doome:l to disap. ointment, and the same mass of putrifaction remains in ‘ont of my door, where it has been since the 29h of July. If disease or sickness shovli break out in my family, ou whom would the responsibility reat 750. Ted |. H.R. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MEPALD. As the health of this city coucerna even the homblest fwdividua! in the community, may I be allowed to make ® fewremarks. In the communications that have re cently appeared in your valuable vr there appears to be no remedy for the evi's complained of, at least there Are none sv d. The inbabitants are under the im selon that those who receive salaries from the Cuy Fitesury are the proper persons to see that the ordi- ances are carried out. , The yo! com hd Cy (aod act under the impression) that they baye only to receive the money and order the people to do the work The “Tt ig the duty of the police to en- against throwing into the streets, ne well as other ordinances.’” | be enlighten the poblic as to whose duty it (3 to see that those persons who are paid for removing the garbage, &c., do the werk assigned taem? If those blameless ovicials will take ad- vies tn retarn ior what & freely recommend to the taypayers and others, let the: take a trip to Boston and ece hew things are done there: there no barrels nor boxes: of garbage and filth on the sidewaiks ofead the senses of the passers by until their contents are scattered in the street for ap airing. The authorities there don’t find fault with the inhabitants for striving to get rid of the disagreeable stench arising from the beaps of decaying vegetables, but remove the cause, and the efeot is cleanliness. They consider it their bosiness to bave it done, and not the business of either the police of the landlords, or the occupants of the dwell vgs. There, instead of orderin; ie Sco pants to place the filth on the sidewalks, they are required to keep the barrels,&c., in their yards, when, on stated days, persons employed the purpose visit every house, carry the barrel or bcx into the street, where it is emptied (nto City Inspector says, forse the ordinances ber the street. If some such plan were defining the duties of the subordinates, and competling them to carry out the ordinances of the city, there be no compiainta made against the uncleanty habits of the inhabitants, or_remiseness on the part of police. Tf the heads of departments are in earnest to benefit the public, let them prove it by their acts, and issue no more proclamations without meaning ANEW YORKER, 70 ee caly att the atten of the fTeath 5 cal al T would respectfully a neni is cecupied by some six or eight families, and the sur Hounding houses contaluing many more tenants. 1s \ not only very disagreeable, but highly danger \sease in neighberhood, if allowed er Ry calling attention to the above the \nbab'tapts ONEAaT aS well as ah, you will ol jout aay of the said and “citi, "DS ” to aid him to the extent of their power a? Law in Breveoting intercourse between such shores, the, foregoing preamble and | ,CircumBtances of the deat hof Mary MoCormisidycaterday, rk of the said Board he be requested to lay the same vshe shen retursed to wand (Yen left lacy Wednesday morning: whieh is the last Gifting, —_— _———— PRICE TWO CENTS, Brooklyn City News, THE MYSTERIONS POISONING CASE—CONCLUSION OF THE CORONER'S INQUEST. Coroner Fianford concluded the investigation into the at tbe house of Reuben Powell, in Hudsomayoenve. Se- vera,’ Witnesses w'sre exagnined, but nothing wae elicited to show’ Positively whether the girl's statements were correct or not. The following is the evidence:—4 Patrick Curley sworn ~J reste at No. 285 Thirteenth ftreet, New York, near Avenue B; I kuew Mary McCor- micic; she wasat my homme sore day last week; sha stayed several days; she wos there Wednesday morning lasi when I went from home 7 work whcn T returned at night she was not there; I Lave not seen lity éince; ehe was well the evening previous’ mt tea; and thas morning, 80 far as I could see; I never sw her gick; saw nothi strange io her manner, ee alwege refused strony driae of apy kind; she was about 16 y tts of aa, bord im Ire- Jand; she has been in this country about sim years; the cars that pasa Roosevelt etreet pate withiu three blovics ef my house. Cathartne Corley, sworn.—The as” witness ia my hua- band; Mary McCormick, the decease”. dresse® hersett last Wednesday morning about 10 0 %ck, and started, as I thought, for ap intelligence office, 1 have ot seea Der since; rhe was well at the time; sa nothing in her manner; she only ate a bit of bread and drank ® eup of tea that morning; was as well as ever sa hor, white she was at our louse; she appested a strong, heeithy girl; 's a niece of mine; when she ‘eft our bouse she went towards First avenue. Martin McCormick, sworn.—I am 11 years old, born ia Ireland, and cartot read or write; I.ive with Mr. Curley, the previous witsess; deceased was my sister; saw her leave Carley’s abvut 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning; ‘Tbeard Mré. Curley tell ber to goto an office and try and get a place; I dave seem her standing at the door evenings, talking wth young mer: these young men livea in the ne ghborhooa and drove horses; "I slept Ath ber last Tues: night; eSe went to bed @ about hal! past 10 gelock; ppeared to be wel; had no conycrsation with her; “fr. Curley" has lived Where he nov lives since last wimter; my sister first came there abcut one month ago; ehe came from Eleventh avenue, where she has hive ‘beat one year and six izenths; she stayed as Cutey’s about four week; she thea get sequaint with these young meng when she left Curley» she came to Brooklyn, whe foggy oe bang: tevo and» half montha ; Tutey’s and staid about a wi have aren of her she used to work at Curley’s. Brivmet Curley, sworn.—I reside ab 203 Pirst avenue, New Sork, between Twelf.& and Tiirteeath streety, Patricl: Curley is my father: have net seen deceased since ete e (* Brooklyn # live Lat ones; saw her her ofiv2 when she lived Eleventh street and Sixtir avenue; abe was cousin; s.® lived here sex months; she hveJat my father’s about three weeks; she always staid at amy father’s until she could ge* o plac mained there this time until she got 2 ee ro Brooklyn’ staid im Brooklyw three tao she returned to my father’s abcet five deys ago; « have not geen her myself for a month——the lest time wae at 202 1st svenue ; never saw hor’keep company gwith apy man, don't believe she ever ; she was rather « soit, easy cir), but not easily peronaded ; she was not what might be called green; any person’ partially ac- qvainted w.th her could not have induced her te go into @ piace to drius; she had good commen sense, but was pot very bright. R. W. Crafjaworn.--Am a policeman of the Setond Dia- ict, Brooklys. I saw deceased between 1 and,2 o’clock at the Bridge street ferry, Wi ; the “deck hand brought called me to (ake charge of her; it wasa Roseveit street boat ; he was supporting her ; she caught Lold of a post to prevent being:earried out ; seemed °o want to stay there ; she appeared ce be intoxicated ; sliowalked with me to the station house, but I had to support her ; could not #me)! any liquor on her breath ; said she lived on Hud- son ave., near York sircet, first, bubaferwards near De Kalb ave; tho Assistant captain seat she had better be taken home as roon as possible; whom I took her from the Ddoat charged Ler with being drunk; oe replied that she had not been drinking at all; the girl further said that she ot out of the cars on the New-York side within a of the ferry in Roosevelt street; saw a lot of men standing on the sidewalk who apjeared to be colored sailors: the said that the sidewalk was blocked up and she aked thers to let her pass; they said she could noc pass until she drank the contents of aavalone of them produced. [‘lhestatement made to Mrs. Powe!l by de- ceaged was in the main corroborated by this witness.| She said that they offered her no insuit cider pushing her into the gutter; sno. thought that she croased the river in the boat more than once: she told me thesehe was an Amert- can girl, born in Troy, New York, and that ber father waa ap Engilshman; she salt that she bad come from hee in Thirty-s1xth street; said that her brother rode part of the way down to the ferry and got cut just before she did; she said thas she two brothers living in Troy ; I told her that she need not be afraid of telling me if she bat taken the poison herrelf; sbe said thet she did not; on suffered during the past year, having lost bet sui uring the rear, by. " eat of her breath iit diMteulty that we could keep bor awake; freer , because folks would think tnat and arrested; I saw nothing that led me what she knew what she was about Mrs. Powe" re-cailed.—Have heard she had two brothers and an uncle living ia Troy. ‘This concluded the evidence, and the jury, alter « brief deliberation, rendered the following verdict That the said Mary McCormick came to ber death from the effects of parcotic polson, adminiatered by herself or by some person or person to the jury uuknown Police Intelligence. CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENCES—LIEUT. COl, GZ000R MARMADUKE RSEVES, H. B. M., LX CLOSE EUSTODE— CURIOUS CASE. Lieut. Col. George Marmaduke Reeves, H. 8. M., alias J. W. McAlpine, was taken into cus‘ody yesterday, by sergeant Smith and oficer Webb of the Lower Police Court, on charge of false pretences preferred against him by Mr. Frederick Gifflag, of Clinton avenue, Brooxlyn. The complainant alleges that on the Sth uitimo the accused called upon him and stated that be was a British offleer, deputized by the English goveramoat te make extensive purchases of arms; that he had been in the Crimean war, and had letters from Lord Raglan in his possession, show- ing how bravely be bad distinguished himself before tha Russian fortress. He showed Mr. Gifting fletitious docu- ments purporting to bave been signed and sealed by Queen Vict ria, and wibout much moretrouble he succeeded im ingratiating himself into the affections of Mr. who was « partner in am extensive rife manufacturing company. Some days after the complainant visited Mealpine at the Clarendon Hotel, when the latter said he hed just lost £190 sterling, and would fee! deeply obtiged to Mr. Giffing if he would recruit his purse, Mr. G. banded him a check for $100, without the slightest suspicion. Some daya after this the Colone! examined the rides, and expressed himeeif highly sati:ied. He concluded to contract for two bund red thousand of the rifles, at £4 each, and thea raid he would give $100,006 for the patent. On the 20m of July the Coione! said he was goimg to Halifax, in order te bave an interview with Sir Gaspard Le Marchant. He did not express himself eatised to sign the contract unt! be came back from Halifax, and ly he de- termined to go thither, but he was short of funds. Ag eppeal to Mr. Giffing soon replenished more the Colonel was ac! onee iver S accused, | w then Cpartere, and) was not seen uot! be was brought up all standing oy the policemen. MeAlpine was maki preparations to eal iverpool when be was capt by the officers. During the progress of the m between Col Mar- maduke Reeves and the riflie manufacturer the former told many wild am improbable stories of his wonderful adventures before Sebastopol. Mr. Giffing swallowed the bait in the most innocent manger, and even went so far 48 to feast the impostor for days and weeks upon all the eainties the market could aitord, while oars amt Burgundy flowed a* (reeiy as Croton wat fare coold not be too grand for a Lieut Colene! in the service of lier Most Gracious Majesty, ond one too, who = commissioned to purchase 200,000 stand of arms, at apiece, Marmaduke Reever, alias J. W. Mea'piar, tas been before the police magistrates about balla times for varions of'encee within the last two years. was locked up in the Tombs Aturcro Rowwery at ax Berets Orpen Yesterday morning » young man gamed Bradley S. Osborne war brought before Justice Connelly, at the Lower Potier Court, on acharge of having stolen $2,000 in gold coin, from the office of Wells, Fargo & Co., where he had been employed as aclerk. On Monday last the money and the accused were miseivg, and the conclusion arrived at on was, that the clerk and the companions. * The accured was traced to Philadel officer Stokely, of the Independent police, where captured at the Girard House. The greater stolen gold was found in the possession of the prisoner, aleo, a roll of worthless Wills to the extent of 5.000 bills, he said, he too’ from the safe, supporing them to His employers did not mise the Sere money all. The accused went as far as Balti , for a day at Wilmi |, Delaware was ox) the arrival of ‘hen the officers hire He did not deny the charge preferred against bim, but oo wet Com the contrary, admitted ene ‘Ost mitted to the Tombs for trial Naval The following is a list of the Minnesota, now at Philadelphia —Cay ? manding, Surgeon, Charies I), Maxwell; First 1) Roger N. Stembel, Second Titevtenant B Hi George Third Lieutenant, Clark H. Wells; Fourth Lieutenant, Wiliam C. West, h Chiat, Tewiel (Marti, Keersted: Jobn Rainbow, Ac George Bevo, Captaa’s O ork, Freleng Dug