The New York Herald Newspaper, September 7, 1857, Page 1

. 78, WHOLE NO. 7676. 7” THE NEW YORK FERRIES, Wiens of inspection of Ose of the Herald Reporters to each Hoat und berry Landing, and what he saw there-Jondi- tem of Boats, and Meaos tamen for Lifts Raving—Astonnding Developements—tinn- gasration of Articles, dic, found om each Bost aud Bridge for faving Lite and Pro- perty—Age, Fonnage and Condition of each Berry Boat—Culpabie Reckicssness of some of me Compauice~isssitication of Condi, tton of Ferry Boats— he Laws in Helation te Ferry aud Mteambonts, and how they ase Executed—Improvements on Ferrics— - Sew Boats. &-. Wes foolivg ollie satitfed with the very Drief and to rent extens imperfect report made ihvoogh Genera @uyeriptendens Tallmsdge $0 the pudiio in regard to the eoodition of the various ferry boat, forry landings, &¢., 0 ft nevera) companioe cheriored by the Corporation o ‘Rew York wo ror hosw for the transportation of passed. gers, wagons, freight, &c., to and from this city, we Moone 16 OF buMiCCt LOpoTtancé % whe (ene Of ibouswoae @f pecple who are daily crowing these ferries, froma Polmt reaching o fer éast as Higbty sixth street on the Saat river, to Chrietopber street on the North river, to de- 2) one of our ciy reporters, with instruc.ons to pay a Personal viet to each ferry boat, ianding and bridge Whhin the scrisdiction of this and the sdjcining ities, und give an exact asccunt of the condi- em of each boai, cridge, slip, ferry house, &c, and Me arrangements provided theres snd thorest for ihe preservation of live, in cage of socident by fre or water. ‘Seis ievertigation bas led to the astonishing fact that nst- ‘wilbelanding the following Biale laws are in ful) force, and te thousands of men, women, chiltren, carriages and arte bourly crossing from cne pc!ai to ans; her, over these ftrvies, with the exception of cne—the ‘Uuion Ferry Com. pany”—vone of them have taker tbe heart precantion to paard sguinss Cre, acd but cue or two have made anything Ie Adequate provisions for saving iife. TUE Law. (Laws of 18:9, Ohap 4it, Bes. 1.) Bvory terry boat driven or propeicd by fro or steam, ‘any of the waters of this State aball be provided WEB Bt jeast one swall row dat or Life boat, at east itvern Heeb io Dengih gttacted 10 ihe ferry vos. in such & manner j ean be launched into the waver for imaediave use in case of peed or in care of accident. ‘Rec 2 Kvary stoam vesse) or steambost or vessel, or boat ed or driven by steam oF fre, DAvigaciog Auy Of “he of this State, of armsn', and oar stig ordinary aia, anebed into the wa er AL! a [Saeniet 3 section 3) re Brery meh eapinin or Perron having charge of ree! Steamboat, and every en ‘and fireman toereo!, wto shail Waleie be provisloor Of thie aot, aball de deemed guisy of & w@ledemeancr, pon con’ adall be punished by fre by imprisonment pot exceeding ‘bree and paperless r} Gamage Dy Lire cocasion . Bec 4 Hany penalty incurred by eat eeiein or master of y: pieamboal, or by any person having Gharge ihereo!, of "any engineer cr clher ving charge aller lawuh bean or of suy other apparatas tor the genareaon of end ihe pemalien of thie ge: oaninct De collected of sham Bhs dec cocred cf law, ‘he same ma) be rooove”ed io ite tbe ume 63: offence wae cummited, joint uch owners were auretion o! euch cap- her person. the master of every. a Biave to Keep e copy of the third, of tha oc: pasted 1a plosoud taspecuon pereots on tm case of Pegiect to © mply with this provi- Mable 10 the penalty by we nes art of he Revised Bia How for hese nwa are carried oct may be ecen from he Racie 66 Lorik 'a IL Tow ing report and en umeration af artiche, lonrih of boats, &c., f:und om each forry boat. % sWodid, however, be aided thas many improvewents Qave been made, and new artictes of li'e earing have besa [pinced on board co! teveral of ine lines of ferry bouts since ‘Be Md of July jag. in consecuence of the following order smrved aj thal ime Dy General Superintendent Tallmadge: — to approach ), ome by BAe & Tow host 18 fee! long at iD #xcD & menner thet % can be 1 check rowdyiem, and the fire one = or” © format “viene aeninet Passengers De Wertral Boperinvud-ct waswe wat thos serticular! ft 40 & great exient have been anil: fer, meambont owners will Immadiaiey And cheerfally bey. FP, & TALLMADON, General sop. of Folios. Another inoeniive jo improve the cond ition of the various: ‘Marries may be w © gret, Measure attributed to whe roport at Mr. Scper minders Tallmadge, above eluded i. BAST RIVER. DWHTT-OITTH KTRABT OR HELL GATEPERRY. ‘This ferry hae bui two bonis, the Astoris, of 119 toss. ulld in 1840, aod ihe Bune wick, of 129 sons, built in 1646 af liwer. There \s not even wo much an a doalbook to bo Spund on board of «ber of the boats Or a4 ibe Bridges, on bridges arc od rickety aMuirs, eupported solely by chains, and incapasie of sontain'tg a very hoary prem: cre. Wedneeday of every work this ferry ie simost entirely ‘Waveried cio 6 onttie ferry, a large Dumber croemiag om abort ¢° M Pine Synod Tenders % eny thing but plearant o 1@ for foot paasengore. py mall aad w oly un: revided with cushions, tho only Seats Deing @ plain plank around . Tuete are no ferry houses oa either aide of the Jerry for the scoommodation agers, notiraed on the Wrip norem ihe river. TRNTR AND YWEYTY-7HIAD @TRRET i. i 53 32 af 3 & ill Hi H i y i i af g H : 5 Sy & i, ret He i ferry bone excinelvoty, (that foto the Tenth street forry #ltp ging bridges, enpperted by inch aod ® quarter presen: om of the travel beiween tbat point ee Tao honse at Graenpvint le almost one feet long vy thirty feet wide, accomm dating 00 qe side of We sreh or ¢ 7 “J eo other side being 4 hoot 18 feet equare, wiih p: don, A0d Con goated am indies’ feems The house st (he foot of Tomth a) respects io he one & having so ofl ea, threot Je eimiler io dororibed, with the exsepiion no! boing atte so large vee fO;re. The company bare ‘ire bonts, three of which are kept ® Attive Perv ‘Wo on the Tenth, and one on the ‘Twenty thir rireet. ferries, while two are held in reserve mee Of poCIdeDe, The pemer of Wp boate aro. | gtreet nod D'vigion avence ferry #\'pe, bow oon NEW YORK HERALD. cau” 447 tons, sboui four years oid, valued a Greccpotnt, 375 tons, now, valued #i $25,000, Pe i tens, throe and 6 hall years cid, valued at jola, 226 tons, aenzenre old, valued a $15,000, Breton, 220 ions. Yours 01d, valued at $16,000, ‘The Boston was formerly owned and run oa the Oalvery , but war purchased by Sie someuny wie or ef Mr. Jouas ire, superintendent of the ferry, ab which timo she was thoroug! overhauled re Oop} There boaw are al supplied with one of Francie’ metallic life boats, each ten feet long, end capable of supporting in the water some fy persons; tn addition to which each boat bas two cork whb ropes eigtreen feet lone and frou, ose to two boat hooks These are in placed Convenient places on the iower deck. In addi:ion to which, @@ the upper deck are placed from one to t9o long cork Me ere covered wih canvass, each beviag ‘8 (ng laDyard attached capa nie of anppo Ung some twenty or thirty perrons tu the water copii] anaiebenoe conid be rendered. Bach bist is i 4 bie of sustaining we weight of one cr wore LJ weer. Wach of the ferry bridges sre from bey cong with one to two cork Dnoys, ® leider and @ hock, pisced so ‘that they can be brought into use, I required, ai » mo monte warning. et 4 @olook in the mornizg, no best rons, On the Lotte perp toapl Bee ranpipg from o’ciock im the morning at nighi, maxizg fifteen minute tr) vented frcm #0 doing by vessela of the alip at Twenty-third street. THE LIGHTE. 28 38g 28 3 5. H 2 Fi city from Long Triand taking. What ones. to the lower A very large number James M Wosnee ate wen or Thy deer ie§ Yue boats of the superintendence of J. BE. Brown, Haq, ibis ferry are the on, built by Messrs, Westervelt & Cc., Gerard Btuyy built by Lawrence & ig pnw pay style, wiih circular deck. ‘ornie & meialic Kieboss, in good order, about sixteen foot ? u ‘Mr. Brown Bes jusi completed the coustruction of « new on the Wily river on thelr boats for any comsideradie number of times uring the eigbt years which we company beve held the pure uy of ferry commucketion between New York and Wilttamebarg, for the omiversal lack of acoom mosations provided by im return fer the e ii SF: gst cy HH pal ih vin water te prevent th , Which of iteeif wou d prevent the y service to a drowning man in case & \t would require time to empty the water cut of ber before isunching. ihe Oneida, Tike the Gayuga, is provided with one cork buoy and one boat holt, both new —probably pat on board o’ her since the ia'e expomu through be pollos. These ibree articles oom, ihe mom total of {he life saving apparatus on board of thie boa}. The bridges and ing! on either sido of the river, at thie ferry app ted With one cork buoy (being aboot eighteen 4 ix inches thick, with « rope two jongth attacnod, thie being About the average dime netone of all cork bucy*) and one vont book, which, in addition to the articles enumerated above, comprieo the entire Ist rupplted the Grand strest ferty Cor raving the lives of the thourande who cross that forry dally om foot, to say nothing of the hundreds of carte, wecope and carriages, in cx80 of aniden accident, ‘The ferry hours on the New York side of this ferry ox (ends ncrana the entire distance of the foot of Grn. d etroet, being ppwards of 200 feet tn length by abont 30 |i and taking aocut two slips. Hore are conatrn ted th wih a bouse containing four roores, enod adout 1M by 16 fect, fer the acrommedasion of two ing to the bors est ard two to acy fi Theee a} dings would boar # gress doai of repairs aud cleanslD| witout! Deing & Whii the worse for | or rendering ieee. jess egreead'e for the comfort and safety of r 5 , Ine caore dijapide by cond! tion than that on the Now York sido There is Dut one F 0m for the accom medation of boih male and female paseen- fas it belmg abiné 2 fect long by 10 feet wide, with de arranged around the «ides for seals, while the fivor is ab ai times anything but clean, Ove end of the arch appeara to be in a very “angerous con- dition, it bav' nk cown so the: ‘Detween that ‘the building some five or width. The gas lights on niges of (he river are ao very deficient, the lights instead cf belng near or si the the end of th» bridge are same fifty feet back toward the entrence af (he gaic, so thas it is exceedirgiy aifficait of a dark or foggy night to see she end of the bridge, the same thing may be said with respect to the lights in the ‘abine of ihe boate at nighi, they being hardly snificent to moeke the darkrese viehiv. order Tho bridge on the Witliamsvurg aide ia supported Dy chalm, and the one on the New York side by a fost. The time Intended to be made by (he dont from five in the morping oBti) tep O’chuck at night on (hia ferry is ten mi nute ice, ae from tep at night unt!) fre in ihe morning one boat, twenty minale trips. DIVISION AvRNUS BRET. . ‘This ‘erry hae bot ‘one boas (| Canada) on!) from 6 o'clock ‘n ‘be morning «util eet ne sbout twemy minute iripe from each aide of the river, though the travel) over itis muob larger than over sowe ferries where two or even three boate are Kept constantly runsing Tis boni, Like the cihers siready clescribed, has 0 life boat 16 feet icng, noi a whit oats above spoxen c., one cork : bao in addiion to which are three poses; and five stoo'e, with and three to another, beat, like the Queida, bas no communication the two Pa cabin, 20 that C | one 4 bridge an the Willlamsbs: reo pets Tg 6 yo oD ea owing ) while thas cn the New York side iz a fi ene. There AN pe node he Eyed of the bridge on b th sides of the river. There a but ane roam at present used se & sid'og Foom for passengirs om this ferry on the Williameborg aide, which abcut 16 by 35 fect, PECK SLIP PERRY. The boss uséd bere we the Nisgare, eb! Mane- tote and Cualaske, a ‘sbout ten minute tripe from, five ¢’clock in the morning until twelve o'clock at non, when one Doai le Bauied off unti? three o'clock P. id.,and ing until twelve at midnight the tri nrennge aban Wrens tea each. From are to "ae oclook there fe Be @elock two boats are again on the ferry. The Seneca is au; wi b cne wooden: on deck, 16 ne pon eg ‘and caulked, one cork buoy, and # at ‘The Minnesota has an cid wsoden boet, 18 feet long, Jost repainted and caziked, one cork bucy , ono pike} Your fre buckets on the upperdeck The; seabine on this beat are similar to these on the Canada and Onci- de, bay connection with cach other. The custions Bo ‘m the ladies’ cabins are most Sithy 2 appearance, be: covered with a coane, striped, dirty Tong cote oer" iy gn ey a tod : jeet 5 ee rt very reo nuly, mente. ‘The Jease of this company expires on ihe frei ‘sy of May, 1859, — rest ‘want 0! The charter of ibis ferry wae originally granted by the rene & New York tc Geo ge Law, ex Mayor Perry of Wi lamabarg and of/iers, an was completea ana put tm active operatico about the second week in iar May, since ‘wDic Dfime the travel over ti Das gradvally bat» teadiy been on the (por ease, #0 thas the ferry has: all expenses from the fret day of its starting, wy Cwing to the fact that ottzens of Williameburg, baring be tmagemect cf the ni the (ret opportartty of win. drawing wetr peironege from tbat 9 year on, and George Wenningws 400 tone, we sams one year od, 2 tons, the same age, both of which are doubie decked, clean, commodions end well cosbioned, Each of these has ® metalic life oat 1b feet long, two cork buoys, two boat hoeks, and abort isdder, for saving life, in addition to twelye fire Duakete on the apper deotr, in SS order. ‘on cach aid of the river are forty foot long wide, on floats. The houses each have two fine eitting rooms for |e4.08 and uemen, the secia ‘no all of which are bendsomely cov id, the same ae the indies’ caine of tho boa. Hach house and bridge is a and every arrangement provided to pre- vent ‘The boate of thie company are valued at from $76,000 bo $82,000 cach. ee ae oe minates, from four o’cloo& ip the morning ont!) von at nigh ‘The compeny beve cortracted for the ballding of another boot for their ferry, of aboot 460 tons, acd to be completed by the Srsto! December. The plots empicyed om the bonis of this company are mite \oo careless and re Xleas of boman !'fo, and seem to Ave & prejadiee againes the Peck slip toes whieb they scrupie pot to carry out to the freqcent infnie port! of lives on the opposition bos. i) wae ouly Friday sami that one of tbolr boas ran fon! of DNION PERRY COMTANT. This 7 e ths Omberine streoi, Roweve't street, Ful on street, Well etreot, South and Haman eve nue ferries ; and own twenty boats, as follows — FULTON PEREY. Naseen, Doilt in 1864; tonnage 44) 9-6 new styin. Funon, built so 1662" townage 410 2b %, new sty 'e. Manbaltan, built !n 1849 0 98 90 , old niyte. Union, built im 1644; tonnage Ob, Old aty len vERn new ele. myie, Exebange, bot 1889, tonnage 4 0 +9 98, Metropolis, bulls |n 1862; wenage 410 60 9, new ATLANTIO, OR POUT BTRNEY PERRY. Brockiyn, built in 1869; 427 29 06, now atric. ‘Trapait, built in 1847: tonnage 404 10 95, new style ‘Wy andank, dullt in 1847, wnnago 309 60-06, new ripie. Bedford, builtin 168), toonege at aty . in 1°56], topnege sew ‘Whitehall, ovilt in 1860, tonnege 89) 44 26, old Gowanus, built ir 1848, tonnage 424 69 6, Montauk, ballt n 1848, tonnage 403 49 96, now oye. 8h i F tg Lowise, Dullt in 189, tonnage 1 43.96, cow style. Eien, bull in 1860, lonmage 041 45-96, hew aty . SPARE POAT. on, built in 1862, tonnage 289 Si 5, now siyie. Abbio, bellt {nm 1962, tonnage 299 88 95, vow ety ie. J die, Dadit in 196%, tonvage 209 88 06, now ety ie Hach of the large Union ferry boats have two of Francis” metalic 1'6 boauw, one 10 feet imme, and the other about half that length, placod on the upper deck, In addition to numerove lorg cork \ife preservers, from Cre io eight feet ph covered with painted canvass, one cork |l’e boat © jo lee atuached ready for service at 8 moment's warning, m five to ten life bucys, made of cork, with long ian yares attached; boa) hooks, ladders, &c., ‘n sddition to ‘one of Worthington’s steam fre pomp, and about 200 fect of bore in good order and ready for use &| @ moment's wars ing. Tho smal! bocia havo but ono host, whilo the'r other ap Se for fe saving aro preciee|y similar to the other a ‘Three of the larger class boats, and those ceed for night rorvicn, have two of the fro pempe on board, one large and ope smal! one. All of the boste have from 12 to 16 fro tuckete in good order, ¢n the upper decks Ame of ramming the bosis on the several ferries inne "0 = Bouth ferry ron three dosti tm the morning unt!! 10 o’olock twe up to 12 o’clook, afer witch there !# one antl 8 in tho morn ng. The Hamilton avenve ferry rope four bone durtmg the Cay ond one abt. ae fest aa they cen de ran. The Fulvon forry has four boats on all day and iwo on notes from 5 and Rossovelt wircet forrion have two jay, And ovo OM all Dgbt mb tho Catherine fer ry, and one cn up to nine o'clock on the Reoserett mireet ferry. The Wa)! street ferry nas two boas oa caring the aay, end one on from alx iu tne evening nti! tr ar pica, whe Doth 416 drew Off until % & in the morning, The forry hovsor at a}) the ‘errien of thie company Gro large, COmmodions, Clean, and weil lighied with gat, bo side being weil eupplied st the bridge» with cork beers, ‘post hooks, ladders and extra hese for ih as fre op pen, The 'nenrAn6e 60: panies have Dy eupy bed 6 Union Farry Company with 2,000 fe very beat bose, in Add'tion to pinning one of 1h largess plead HORMD pumps oe beard of ore of the Hamiiton avenue boats, ond wo on the Fulton ferry boets, from esoh of which hut chent water oan be supplind for two ord'nary fre engines. ‘These eng!nes bave seen brought !eto encoem fa) operation OD several Cocas ona. ‘This compsny havo & new bost, called the Atientic, much larger than apy other ferry post on the river, a) the Neptone lyon Works, roce:ving her engise. Sbe is 10 feck jong, wih ® 44 tox ogtinder enging end 12 fook siroke. ia designed for ihe iower ferries, and ie boiit expreasly for winter wear, being solid at both onde Ofir fees Crom the sterne, She will be ready for service by (ne fret of Desember pest. Gas will be introduced on thin ‘ont for lighiing the cabins, and i! |t le found to work suc- cenafully, will be introduced on board of ali the boats be i to the company, instead of the lights now used. mm bork of this company expire as follows —That of the Fullon, Hemiiton avenve,and Atlantic street ferries, 3861; Roorevelt street ferry in 1667; vireet ferries im 1863 ‘Oath erine and om the Orit of May, wet if é Hel bie of supporting tre Hugnenct a skiff somewhat each bare s wocden row boat. Besides Bave several cork buoys and & large cuamtt ervers. The cushions in the ladies’ ‘boats are filed with pulverized cork, besides the seitees Have i:fe pro:ervers atteched to their The excursion ferry Taig Gien z a pl = ° Bab 1. Lockwood, and Kew foria, Fivehing Rail:oad, Hariem and Yorkvilie, bury and Ocean Hose, Weehewren, Ball's Farry. Inland, and numerous cther places w:thin a short of the are all well enppited with fe boats, cork floats and cork life proservers, in additi whi them bave » iarge umber of life preeerver etocie and tee on board. TRE NORTH RIVER. seHeMY CPX PRBRY. Considering the lavish outlay of money which the New Jersey Eallroad and Transporiaion Company aré ma\ing for the improvement of their ferry alipt, hocsee and sccommodations on each side of tbe river, !t ia eomewa; WUr prising WAL Whey abouid be Bo deficiens in the necessary appendages on board of their boaia, ani al the brides and landings, ‘cr the eafety of tho lives of we thousands who cross those forries daiiy—the provisions made ‘or the safety of passengers extendin: oniy to one common wooden hfe bostabout sixteen fect long, placed on the upper deck of each ferry boas, which it would beexwemely GifPsolt to launch im case cf necessity, particularly tn besvy woather, without ewamping or Sling with water, or {p some ober manner greatly damagwg ‘heir useful. Ress, @ pike pole, and !n somo instances @ ladder, At FREELY “MPROVEMENTE. Within the past cighteen months it's company reve fied in ard made new trom Mon gomery street out into the river 320 foe:, by 100 feet wide, on which they bave paved with Br pavement « treet 60 feet , heaving a sidewalk on each side 20 feet wide, whic Own scoommodaiion as An woh bave beer coestrnst mate proun?, In sda) three sew ferry elipe, and a ‘erry howe 100 feet love by 100 feet wide, fied up in & princely myle with ladies and gentloman kealoons oflces Ao: the roate Seer being 01) riokly culshioned and .cr nished, One of theme Wipe (# set apart excioetvely fer re iroad accommodation, aad in nanoxed to the new relirosd ¢esot, which ie new in course of construction, extending from the slip being 180 fect ip longth On of the slip, tho entire length aro being houses row foot of the ferry bridge, for the Wrong! ; he cibers wi) lerminete About 160 or 200 fest from the ordge, for way tra.ne This depot i to be Culed op with commodiows passon ner A portion of the upper part of te each epi being approprisied to offices, entire coat of the whole improvement will be sbout and perbape thereby ea Nvee pot ope of tbe seven boss employed on * Canal siree., and Christopher sireet Sorries aro ary thing |ike ade. vately supplied witb Life raring in. pramente. ‘The wing are the names and ages of the boats cwned ov these ferries — vRaR’ iv James Walte, bailt im faage a2 5. Fewerron, buili 2 1864: tonnage 860 62 CANAL SPRERT PRANY. Jono PYWwob, butt tw 1845; tomnage 126 76 Ot CERIATOPHER STRERT FERRY. Phenix, registered ip the onsiom houre se “Fairy Queen,’ built in 1020, and enl ect in two, and Soest to feet aided to her middle. he in 141 61 love derden. SPARE BOATR, Chancellor Lvingvten, 00) t im 1852; tonnage Nevark, built in 1877; tonnage 176 17 96. Hoboben, buili (o 1887; tonmage 22 20-96. Theee boats are ai) Duilt im the primitive style, wilt but one carriage WAY, And BO separaie passage for “0% pas James Watta, Chaneetor Livingrion, Patierton, Pheonix, and Newark, are each supplied with a wooden }) Doms, about 16 feet lowg coverad Las o~- on the outside, to prevent leakage. John Mitch metalic life boat the proper length. Hono which i¢ used on the Christopher wircet ferry aa & cattle boat, le without any beat, cork boat hooks, Jadders, Coate, or any conveniencies whatever for saving life, # th the exception of ome old cork life pre orver, hang on the deck. f The boats on 1 ewark and Phenix ere miser concerns and unfit for use, tho seams drawn ih tome places suiliciently to adenit he ao ordinary kno througtrthe craoke, where the canvas hap. pene to be torn off, im addition to which, they are old and unsafe, J would bo a9 much we either of them were worth to undertake to launch them from the dect where they aro packed in stormy or h weather, to say mo: thing of filling them with people. Those on the other four boats are Detter, bet no: etch ag etould be provide!, with the single exception of the meialic boat. Bach of the eix bons, are otherwise supplied with from five tix cork baoy®, one only of whioh on either brat ie supplied with « lanyard, and one pike pole, a1 of which are kept tied to braces on the opper desks of the boat, and con-eq ontly woul! be of as little por; in deing goo! in cxse of & man of woman eudd falling overboard, oF tm the event of an umlooked for acciden!, af though not ome were on hoard or within « bun os yar! be beoes dome, Naw gi@ moveabie ar ae noche, are with! oh of he of the Denke, ‘Within the roach of the paenen. Nx ie sald by thore who should know to bo ot fafe, and entirely unfit for vee sae Corry best. So den gerour 2 she regerded by many whe are fem'ler with ole MORNING EDITION—MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1857. ber, thes they prefer walking v0 Cans) xireei, sod croening to Hoboken by that ferry io risking the'r ven on board Of this bows ab of ihe boats ere weil supplied with fre brebets, At rach ef the bridges, on both sides of the river, the only articles for iive enving are & boss book aud bg * mney nie. 10 ferry bridges sre for the most part ewing bridges, the only #ultahie ferry house being ines #6 Lhe foot of Bar clay street, Onthe Tobolken side carts aod wagons are driven {nm 6very direction ae bap beceed, — of - etoe promiscuousiy among ‘ho passengers, reuderiog Hs thing Dub egreéabdie or safe for foot pamsengert, eape- shally during the bury portiawe of the day. STAB LAXDING, KOBAVILLE, FEATS AMDOT, WOOD BULDOB AND TOPTEN'S CUCK’S "RERY. The steamer Thomas Bunt runs to these pices, and is pptiod wih three good sived yaw! hoais and @ larce ber Of cork iife-preseryers, a geod wim for carrying passengers, NEW BRUNAWICR FERRY. ‘The steamer Passaio rune on thie ronie reguier'y wopplied with one large meiailic life boat, which is #i\i she ite Dg epyaratue vieibie, nithovga w sign over a door under the sta: i to the apper deck informe he passengers thai thet ie & \ife-proserver room; the kind Quality, or namber of life proservere oostained in shal voor, however, our reporter wae unable © saceriain, from the feos thet the door to the room was relighoutly kcked and seonred, meno preven} passengers from too inquisitive, and urchins sjong the dock from in- terfering with yaloable property condition of ihe ferry boats, in .courdance with ihe | ‘The above ropert, may be ty CinsaiGed an foowe — ‘Giaas No. Le Weeup hoop teases, romoriaing the Ox therme sweet, Keoseveh street, iulion eect, Wal) erect, Aliantic street, and Hamixon ay ter ries, Ole No. 2 —. and Bocth Tenth sirces iorries. Clase No. &—Tenth Twenty-third atreet ierries to Greenpoin’, and varionn.excurtion ferry boau. . = No. 4.—Peok slip, Division avenue and Gren: seed err! Ciase No, 6.—Jerrey City ferries. Chass No 6 —Staten leiand “errige. Clase *o 7.—Barcley etreet, Canal eirecs, and (urimiopcer street ferries, + Claas No. #.—Rouston sires ferry. Cines Nc. 9,—~Heligace ferry. ABCAPITULATION. Tota} Dumber of \ncorporsted ferries ” ‘Total number of voais employe theream......... 88 Ld ben bed iG goed con.iiticn ‘or Life saving..20 “oo “ BAR “ ‘m bad condition for do.... 7 The prices charged on the various ferries ‘or foot pan- seni for each crossing, arc aa follows — Bellgate acd Biaien Irland ferries, each wey........ 60 Houston sires, Peck slip, Diviewn avenue, Grand ttrcet, Bouth Youth atracs, Jersey City, Davclay, Canal and Christopher srect ferries, eaoh way ..... . 30, Catherino street Roasevels street, Palton street, Wall siveot, Atlantic street, and Ham'lion averce ferrice, each way. sresere WB im medium condition for de from 6c. 0 260 , exch way. Police Entalligence. Recorma ArrRAY an Crmkiy Srrem.—Michac) O'Brien ‘was brourht before Alderman Griffiths, a: the | ower Police Dourt yesterday morning, op a charge of feloe'ous eseacit and dattery, preferred ageinst him by Timothy Eovan, of No, 3 Peck slip. The complainant alleges thal on the night Of the bth inet, the prisoner fired @ revolver ai a friend of bis, named Dennis leary, aud wounded him severely ‘a the aide. The affray took piace ai the porter bouse, No. 76 ped Ran where tne partion were congroguied ju the night in ceeetion. The wounded man wan coareyed to Tangerecs condiioa, sfering’ from the. © wo © wound in question. O’Brien wes beld to be!) of $300, to answer ibe charse egeines bi Tow, a5 uatal in sush cases, oriyinated from too free in- dulgence in drink. © Brien’s piste] wes found w bave been heavity loaded, and bad it not bean for the timely srrivel of Ofcer Quick, of the Fourth precinct, farther damege would have been dose, as 0’Ericn was sboat fring « second ume when tie poloeman graepec him by Dams Arrmot 47 AMUSHKATION.—AS AD Carly boot yenterday mornisg a daring end deliberate attempt at urder wat made by some urknown scoundrei, irmt of house No 17 Cannon street. Aboat iwco'cock 4. M. ‘My. Thomas Haley, of the above No., heard the criss of a female in distress, when he preceeded to ber assistance, and found bor strogg'ing with & stranger. . from (he grasp of the ruffian, when ihe and drewii Pinte!, Srod st Mr, 9 escape. 10 ent where 't eIroci, hie bfe would certainty have paid the forfet Paarusnencr Dirnictity—Altaeno Rovren’ —Ac exam!- sation is sow gcing on bofore Justice Connolly, at the Lower Police Court, whereir two mes, nimed larae) By. man aod Enrich Dymac, stanc charged with robbery. From tbe aifidevit of the compia nact, Naibar Meyer, of No. 3 Cedar street, 1s appears thai on the lai ina. the defvotente, tn company With a constabie and two others, called at bie store dering bie absence and informed the clerka there in cl thes they bed been sathorized to ey all every article of goods contalued io the store in «ceation. A drother of Mr M+ yer't ‘wae presons, protested against such ® proceeding, but defendants would not listen to him, and with ihe ad of amocntce in valine to nesrly $7,000. The com- ‘pent, in view of these "kote, made « charge of grand copy against she brothers Hyman. The defence aes iw that there bad exuied & partners p Deiween the corn plairast and iefendantr, and thes iher were levally enillled to the poasesaion of ho property, Tarskxe won 4 Wrwme.—Oftcer Bertho!!, on Gat ‘arcay, arrested & youne mar named Stewart Shenberd, op & warrant iesoe! by Justice Daywon, wheren the ao- cused stands charged with bribing ® witness named Crris- Nan Geyer, and endeavoring to perscade tho raid Geyer to leave the city for two er three menthe, in crdor not to appear ae @ witners ( & charge of arson now di sgaines James Shepherd, before Justce Deriace, Kewatt She; herd, 's seems, is & brother to ‘smes, and knowing thet Geyer wes an important witness fo* ike prosecu..on, ‘wont to bim om or abent the 2th of Sangeet, and Gres of- fered him $20 to leave the ri do refused to do it. Bhepherd then offered bim aad Coally $100 t> leave thee ty of New York fc or three montte, and gave jeyer $b Cowards tho amount, promisiog to come on the following Cay to pay the balance, Mr. Geyer sti) ro. faored to accede to the pi ition of Shepherd. The above facts a the knowlodge of Mire Marana) Paker, the necessary aMidavite were taxon, and Phephet waa duty and committed by Juase Derison for ox en. Teo Merrore: mus Poco © Trorms —On Seinrcay afternoon, two membere of the Metropotten Police, named Spiphtard Mackay, were suspended unt) Ceram cba gee preierred againet Gibem, be inyestigaied by the Poilce Comminsioners. The ‘oliewing t76 the crcometances at Dave ied othia inquiry, On Sunday, Angust 30, at haif paat eleven af nigh!, two counterfelters, named Jokm Adams and Johm Jac be, were arrested ar! sext morn og were conveyed by the above officers tothe Tomb fcr examins- tion by Pollee Just'ce Brennan, who was then presiding ov the bench. ANer bearing the cage, the Pe RG him committed for exam vation. Very «! ty sfler warts, Just co Brennan baving retired exd Juetion (wborne taken bia piace on the bench, the two prwonere were brooght out by the eame officers for exe: and stated to Jas. Wee Geborp that there wae po complaint inet wher) He, being In perfict ignorance thet they previously deen examined azd committed by his colleague, Justice Brenper, st er thoes oc rcummtances A\echarod Commeqnenes they wore ! Suspended ‘rom duty, unt!) a evict and searebing ‘nto tho matier sball be made by tbe ioe Commiasioners. It ie raid the: @ Tombe awyer and an ex member of the police force are implicated in the aieir. The inver y ¥ et a abors ume ago charged with having rece'ved Fi under similar oir Cumetances, bul the inquiry wee kept from she publio cnowiedge, Annaet Cy Goverearnrens.— Officer Silvey, of the Mret ward, arrested three man, hering cpem them « considera: ble amount of countorfel: money, which whey had ot tempted to pass, but owing to ihe promptness of ina! om. oor's they did aot moceed. The names givea by the sro Thomas Ackles, Thoman fis; an * mua Gibbe, and on thelr persone wore ccunterfelt £1 notes of the Hartford Bank, Conn, xchange Pank of iockpurt, New York, the People’s Bank of Providence, tI, ards great roll cf worth Flousaton.c aok notes, Maasech a totte, Warrants against the adovoare in the hands of ¢'t) cera from Newark, where the patiesare charyod with emir offences, Two o her parties, belonging to!ae emo eave, Bi }ed the oflicers up tc ihe proseai Une, Camry ot Orman or mam Ser Li mapoen.—A man dame | Wiliam Shephard engage! to ehip as seamen on bear! the sh p Liverpool, on Saturday, on c ndition of re. 1 the usual advance. fe went on board, bai the re ured to give km the fosed to commence work. He the firet and recon: mates, the former Joe on, ancl by them horrib'y beaten ea folly cutand bramed a overboard, and he #o ® cart ie for the arrowt of the frn and second bet before they cold be AD | the scoundrels seceped Fon:pava yor tae Lowaut Ormnaryas. The Cien and Veet way it has been Appieten Mills for one wr onth ett! night ti the 6th of and Prescott M!)) 1 operations in a fe y dove for & conple Of weeks or fo. The mille of theee thes corpo rations contain 77,429 epindier, and empicy 1,700 “omalor enc 62 maler o | PRICE TWO CENTS. The (olitsion en the Camden aud Adantio Batiroad, POUR MEM FILL#D—OTHERS BRUISED AND MAFOLED GROSS CABRLBSBKRAA OF A CONDUCTOR—WAR BAN? IESURD FOX HIS Akawer, OUb CanDAN COMeBONDEACE Caxwan, N J,, Sept, 6, 1807. A dresatal accident ocourred on the Camden and A\lan- ‘ic Ratwead between four asd Oyo o’clck last eveulng. ‘Tne express train which left here at 416 P.M. with three preeenger cars, when near Whito Houno station, 12 miles distant, came suddenly in coll.sion with a freight train from Atlantic @ty, Both trains were under full hoadway, bay. {ng discovered cach other #o short a me bufore ihey me as hardly to imposo ® check om their speed. The shook wae of course very great. Wm. Donpelty, oondnotor of the passenger train, waa killed, He was an Irishman, of good character, 38 years old, and bat been in the employ of tho road from the start. Ho survived tho accident but a short time, and ex- pired about six miles from tho place, in a carom the way to Camden, Jobn Fdwerds, freman oo the same train, was killed inatantty. 16 was about 22 yeare old, and belonged im Delaware. Wm. 4. Finor, leather dealer, of Philadelphia, of the firm of McNeely, Wallaco & Bidir, was injuved internally, fod died afier his arrival here on the ferry Doms, going ever to Philadelphia. ‘Qaite & large number of passougers wero injured. Aj) the reeponsibility of the accident fe at prosent ‘brown upon Mr, Tuttle, the conductor of the freighs train. Be is now under arres$. Coroner Badd has gum- moned ® jary of inquest. They met this morning and ad- Je nurses to afterseen, ¢ officrne company reply topifqueetions: Dave pebing eMvial about in” pte lad Mr. Beoadbea), the President of the road, lem careful Desiness man, but I have not been adio ta seo him, Coroner Budt aud Mr, Huagians, City Marshal, bavo taken pats.e to furnish all the information in their power. —Me. Wm. Wooldridge, of Philadeipbia, (nforms Mr. Ser was abie to walk to the f boas. After be got oa board the boat be suddenly exclaimed: My God, my (+04 |’ and lwatenily expired. . Mr. Wm. |. Lowe, of Chester county, who was taken to the hospital lust cvening, bas since died. This makes the four.b deaib up to (oie time, Passenger trains left here for the scene of the accident 843 ané 6 o’clotk this moraing, and 80 or 90 private car- Eye site nore Sane down. The a caused by mm ovcurrence, both in 1’ end Camsen, bas been very area eeskence) The Coroner and jury have started for the scene of the sorident to continue the inquisition. Mr. Brosdhead, the new president cf the wan at- fending to the injored at the hospital, which oxplains bis absence fromthe depot to day. Mr. Marshal, the superia- ftendens, waa at ihe scene of the accident. (Frora the Philsdeipbia Sunday Dispatch, Sept. 6 | FRIGBTYUL COLLISION ON THE CAMDEN AND ATUAN- TIO RAILMOAD—TBREE MEN KILLED—A NUMBER WOUNDED. About five o'clock yesterday afternoon a collision, which resuited i the killing and maiming of several tock place & short distance below White Horse, about 1d mile® from Camden, on tho Iino of the C:mden and Atlan- tic Railroad. The xpress traia started from Cooper's Point, with a Oo oar and three care, at quarter after four o’clook. The train was im time, and at about five o'clock, when a short dieance below White Horse, and while rounding » slight curve, the engineer discovered a freight train oomlvg in the posite direction. Both enginears attempted to obeck wpeed of their trains, but the distance was too short, end a frigbifus coll? sion was tho result. a by the cragh. Of course tho baggage car and the forward passenger car were broken to piecss. A number Of persove were in tho baggage car, and all of suf. Wm, A. Siner. nelly, Conductor of express train. Tre freman of exproes train, wornnwn, Richard B. Unborn, the engineer who built the road; badly Burt interpaily : eapposed fatally, Jobo E. Osborn, ex’ saperintendont of tho road, slight. George W. Rcbarde, late President of the road, thigh brokew, and ocherwwe ip \ured. A child of Mr. Frazor, Neoretary and Treasurer of the company wounded, William @, Lowe, of Chester ovunty, very badly injured. Ho © as taken to the |'eonsylvania Hospital, Wolfe, log broken. orden, badly burt. _— , badly hurt. Wii fans 8. ‘Smith, formerly a Tne only person much hurt op tho freight train was the engineer, who w “ene There was « oar, with Gfieon or saat LTRS Oe There wae a nomber of well known citizens upon the those scalded. [He continoed tw aid the trate whe essnped sobert, Ai Persone were ir. Charles Ingorsoll, Jobp Clayton, hei John Booms, and Joba Broadhead. Mr Broctiead w Piece Se sents be wan untiring bie exertions W assiet ihe There were shout one hundred and ffisen or twenty pas- senge son the exprona raia; among them wore several the officers and directors of the company. i ‘The scene ni the piace where the disaster onourred je descr: ae being most frightful. There waa « physician upon vein bat be ovwld do isle or nothing to rekere ry re were # great number of persons who received slight i tod pet encorinns, ght injuries, whoee names wo ROW THR COLLIETON nArPEeEn, Mr. Tattle, tha conduc the freght train, reema to be repenrabie for all the mischief done, Ho was rar. bis (rain bebing time very considerably, and bo #l have stoppea at Long eg wnt) the oxpew train came down Hin orders wero absolute, but ho ohose to tam ecunter to them Py! wae to have aor of rns company to Atiastic nat leved be was Rory bia Wale o aa tr rene Camndon BD time to partic) excursion Let bis object fe Owobeying orlers be whet it might, a fearfal responsi bihty rests cpon him. He was somewhat injured by tho collieion Tee excersion train did The exertion! te went to Cam mort, obmire ated by the wreck tire pe whl probably pot be inte ligence of the ¢ toien tone oy ane . Meer, one of the persens the alty, and among the wounded are severa) well knowa citizens.’ Quarantine Matters. TERNTY POLICKMAN ORDERED TO THR QUARANTINE @POUNTS TO RERP A WATCH OVER THE (LLINOLH PABBENGER?, The following communication was recetred by the Gene. rai Superintendent from R. H. Thompson, Health Officer, Warantine, requesting twenty policemen to be immoul!- Moly gent down to the Quarantine grooms to keep tho necessary guard over the passengers by the [Iisote both night ar lay, #0 that they can have no communication ‘* 1D partion outside the grouris so aa to en:langer s spread of the yellow fever, bh has prevailed among & portion of them. Deputy Saporintendent Carpenter accordingly despatched the required sumber of men from the Tenth and Fourteenth warde They went down about four 0 :look yesterday afternoon, and will act under the direc- tiene of the Healib Ofticr Qramistmre, Staten Ista, > Hi th Orgies. Sect 6 1g6r. '§ vino, eq, Saperindindent Metropolitan Vo pers from the steamer Illiaole are atill in Juarsatine grounds I: bas been ne. a f ealling om avail myseif of the adraa: of ten of t rey mtattion yor, phic An very moh i TAOE or Pst of whl premtly Perve toe interes of the p) oblige, reapoataly youre, x Bealia 0