The New York Herald Newspaper, June 22, 1858, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 7963. TERRIFIC TORNADO THE METROPOLIS SUBMERGED. @hurches, Buildings, Awnings, Chimneys, Signs and Blinds Blown Down and Scattered about the Streets. Teed The Uprooting of Troes in Union Park and Tompkins Square. Carts and Carriages Blown Over im the Streets. Serious Calamity at Hunter's Point, Long Island. age SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IN THE CITY, a0, ae. &o, To metropolis was visived yesterday by a terrific tor- wade and thunder shower. It only lasted thirty minutes, ‘et im thas short space of time it did a great deal of @amsge. It began about ton minutes before four o'clock fm the afternoon. More houses were injured, moore troos ‘wprooted, and more awnings blown to strings than ever before by any one storm in this city. Ten or fifteen large wtze trees were torn up by the roots and prostrated in ‘Waion square alone, three or four of the largest ta Tompkins square blown down, a church in Fifty-fourth strect was nearly demolished, carta ‘end carriages, with their contents, wore actuaily sapsized in the streots by the force of the wind, @eimncys were blown down, blinds torn from their hinges, signs and awnings scattered in wild confusion in every direction; brick and wooden houses, in a aumber @f streets, were more or less damaged—some very seriously; vessels forced from their moorings and blown tato the river; the American Flint Glass walls partially @emolished at Hunter's Point, killing two m@ and wound- fag seven; shrubbery in hundreds of gardens utterly rostrated, and the strosts flooded with water so that they Jooked like runping rivers. New York was, in fact, ub- merged for about haif an hour. ‘What particulars our reporters covld gather last night of the efiect of this tornado are sunexed. The accounts wemind us of the hurricanes in the West Indies and the recent storms at the West. THE HURRICANE AT HUNTER'S POINT. ‘YHOU AMERICAN FLINT GLASS COMPANY'S FACTORY BLOWN DOWN—TWO PRRSONS KILLED AND SEVEN INSURED — $8,000 WORTH OF PROPERTY DBS- TROTED. ‘The effects of the etorm were fe't with particular vio- Yenee at Hunter's Point, Long Island, and all along the shore of the East river on the Williamsburg eide, and in ‘the neighborhood of Green Point. ‘The wind was first felt coming strongly from tie north. ‘west, accompanied by frequent peals of thander wad vivid Mghining ‘lashes. At Greenpoint and the vic'nity imme- Gately adove, the rain fell at one time as if K was water frem a fire engine hose, axd persons who were exposed fo ws fury could with diffionity keep their feet. Adoat half-past four o'clock in the afternoon the wost wing of the factory belonging to tho American Mint Glave Company, at Hunter’s Point fell, with a fwemendons crash, having yielded to the {fury of the gale. Two of the fifteen persons who were in the building were kille¢, and seven injured, and a woman 90 seriously that it is feared ahe will not survive. For- ‘tunately the main building in which there were nearly ene hundred workmon employed, withstood the gale, or else the lots of life would have been fearful. ‘The wivg which was blown down was properly a tong, narrow brigs shed, rather than a building, aud was used for cutting, finishing and’packing the glass which was ma- ufactared in the main building. There are usually over twenty persons employed tn tbis wing, but through some fortunate acccilent only fifleen persons were at work when % was blown down. ‘The wing was 153 feet long and 20 fect wide, and al- ough there wore three stories it was only 25 feet high. ‘Shere was barely room to stand up in each floor without he head touching the ceiling. Tho walls were only cight finches thick and built in so flimsy a manner tha! the ‘Deams did not reach fron wall ta{wall, but wore joined by girders at the partition that ran from one end of the wing ‘te the other. ‘Mee upper floor, throngh its whole length, was occupied Wy shafting to the weight of soveral tous, and this added 00 the insecurity of the structure. As the wing ran from east to west, it experienced (he fall (vry of the gale along the whole length, and, as might be expected, was toppied down in an instant, and now Mea and ondietinguishable heap of ruins. ‘The announcement that the weet wing had fallen filed ‘the workmen inthe main building with alarm, and the fas- tory was soon vacated. As soon as the workmen recover- ed from their terror they determined to roturn and 00 what could be done for the unfortunate persons who ‘wero buried in the rains. They accordingly did so, and ‘were reinforced by the workmen from al! the neighbor- ing factories to the number of avarly a thousand, besites scompany of firemen. The men went to work with a will, and in less than half an hour the ruins wore cleared, ‘and the dead and injured removed. Annerxed are their names: — Borvard Slane, one of the foremen, killed. ‘Thomas Gill, enginoer, killed. Mary Ann MoGuire, severely injured about the bead and boty, Not expected to live. ‘Thomas ©. MsMeighan, injaret on the bead and arms, Dut not teriously, Mary Ann Hopkins, injured slightly on the neck Filea Welah, injured on the head and body. Mary Cratick, injured slightly. Patrick O'Brien, slightly injured. James Harvey, shoulder dislocated ‘Edmund Slatteriy, hoad cut and foot crushed. Mr. Bernard Slane was 69 years ofage, fo wae the Sather of the Superintendent of the works, Mr. 1. Slane. ‘Be was killed while attempting to exrape. ‘Th omas (ill, the engineer, was taken out of tho ruins ‘by the members of Valley Forge Engine Company Com pany, No. 11, of Greenpoint. Among the wounded, who ‘were taken out of the ruins, were James Harvey, who had hie shoo lier dislocated ; one of his toca was #0 severe. ly crushed a8 to require amputation, which operation was ; Pémund Slatterly was taken ont of the ruins with bis head cut and foot crushed, but is not seriously injured; Thomas C. Meehan, the bookkeeper of the esta. Diiahment, was also severely injured, by being bruised about the back by the falling timbers. The above are all ‘that are known to be injured or killed, and it is probable ‘that there are no more. ‘Miss Mary Ano Hopkins had a very narrow cecapo with her life. When the walls began to fall she lay down on her hands and face, and gave herself up for lost. When ‘the deafening crash came eho was almost smothered with the dust, but found herself unburt. A of beama kept the timbors and brick away from Jor, and save alight pressure on her hips, her posi quite com- fortabio. Her only fear was that when the mon began to ‘work at the ruins the beam that protected her would be removed and she be crushed by the fallmg bricks. This, however, fortunately for ber, di not occur, and she was Fomoved almost uninjured. Mr. Meohan, tho clork of the factory, states that about the time the rain storm came ity), he observed the plaster. ‘ng Over bis desk to fall, and his attention was immodiate- ly directed to the falling of plaster im othor parts of the room, Immediately the building seemdl to have been track by @ violent storm of wind, and foll, burying thoee in it beneath the ruins, He states that there were but fifteen persons in that portion of the building mt tho time of the catastrophe, and is entisied that no more are andor the Unien. He describes the effect of the blow or harricane as boing « totter and then « crushing fall of the whole structiro. ‘The alarm was given to the Seventeenth ward station house, when the fire bells wero rung, and tho ongines of the Fastern district proceeded to the pet. Engine Go. No. TY, of Greempoint, rendored efficient service in assisting fo removing the wrodk of the building and extriomting the dend and wounted. Fortenately there way no fire, of more persons might have mict with thoir dean. Ag soon ag the fatal effects of the storm were knows hun’ dreds flocked to the spot to reader what sesictance could be rendered in the emergency. Tho police of the Fifth and Seventh precincts were aise presen: snd rendered o!° Aictont rervioe. The news of tho disaster excited the utmost alarm jo Greenpoint and the vicinity, as it was uaderstood that the entire factory bad fallen, and over fifty persons wero Killea and wounded. The wives and relatives of the workmen fiocked to the scene of the catastrophe, notwith- standing the storm, and many pleasent scenes occurred between husbands and wives who bai feared they would never see each other more. These buildings were erected in the winter of 1857, ‘The works arotonducted by a company, and aro under the management of Mr, P. F. Slane, Among the persons who witnessed the disaster waz Jonathan Crane, who stated that at the time the storm came up he was at his residence, which is about two han dred fcet from the glass factory. About twenty minutes past four the wind began to blow a perfect hurricane, and ‘ep going out into the yard ho noticed the clouds separating to the north, a portion blowing to the east, and the other to the wert. They seemed to run in the form of a circle. Be immediately called out bis son to look at it, when they noticed the clouds were running very low, and the storm appeared to be blowing northeast. Becoming somewhat’ alarmed, he thought it was best to remove his family to the cellar or basement. He immediately repaired to the reof of the house and closed tho scuttle. At this time there was every appearance of a perfect tornado. As Mr. Crane turned to go into the basement, his wife, who was in the front parior, exclaimed “Mr. Clain’s hoa» ia falling.” Mr. C. instantly ran back, and just az bo had gone out thedoor he heard the crash. The building fell towards the creek. He soon found, on repairing to the Place, that it was that portion of the building used as the packing department and cffice. Hverything was one mast of ruins, and for a time the scene was most terrific to be- hold. Hundreds hastened to the spot and set to work to got out the killed and injured. The first person taken out of the ruins was Mise McGuire; she was found com- pletely covered over with bricks and mortar, Mr. Craue first noticed her by her hand, which wat sticking ap out of the ruins, The side wall seemed to have completely buried ber, and her head was jemmed in under a door. In sbout ten minutes they got her safely out, and conveyed ber to her parents’ residence. Moat of those who were injured succeeded in extricating them- selves. In about an hour the engineer, Thomas Gill, and Bernard Slane, were taken out of the ruins, both dead, They were found near the wail of the main building. As regerds the building, Mr. Crane remarked that it was a mere shell, the walls being only eight inches thick, and were crected by piccomoal during the severe winter of 1856-7. The wall at one time bulged out to such an ox- tent that braces bad to be put up against it. It was one hundred and ifty-two feet long, by thirty feet wide, and three stories in height. The working of a shaft from the main engine on the third floor, he thought, was no doubt the cause of doing much injury to the building Previous to the storm. INQUEST ON TRE BODIES. As soon as the bodies were removed from the ruins, ‘Mr. Stephen Higbie, one of the Coroners of Queens coun ty was notified, and he proceeded to hold an inquest at the Railroad House, near the scene of the catastrophe, The following persons were sworn as jurors, viz.:— Jonathan Crane, Robert Frigh, Jason Girard, W. W. Starr, A. B. Chefaud, E. B, Crane. John Kelly, Thomas C. Meighan and John Hill wore first sworn, but merely testified to the fact that they were in the building and helped to remove the bedies from the ruins. James J. Jones testified that he saw the building when Wt was erected, aud did pot think it would stand. Its whole appearance was slight,and the walls were but eight inches thick. J. H. Whittier testified that he had erected the building by contract something over & year since, The foundation was of stone, ebout four fect in height and cighteen inches thick. He at the time notified Mr. Slane that the building ‘Was not strong enough for the work for which it was in tended ; but his remonatrances were unheeded by that gen. tleman, who, the witness testified, was in the habit o driving business, and not caring for the consequences. Witness suggested, after the building was erected, that cer” tam alteration should be made, but only one of his sug- gestions was attended to, The Superintendent was told that the building would not be strong enough even for tho slight machinery that was put into it. The building was @ elight one; he never bad built one that was so thin, None of the timbers reached across from wall to wall but were supported by the partition, and were secured by boards and carefully girded. Joba Smith testified that be was in the main butlding putting up the shutters, when the accident cecurred. He firat noticed the chimney rocking, and then heard a crash, He cried, “My God, boys, take care of yourselves.” The men then all rushed for the door and succeeded in gotting out safely, There were enough people immediately on the spot to give all possible assistance to the injured parties. The building was 20 slight thet a oouple of handrod weight thrown on the floor would make it trembic, lie saw the deceased (Mr. Slane) a few minotes before the fall. The man who was finishing the building said it wae dangerous to work in it, and whon a gale blew be left off work. Witneas’sformer employer said it “would kill some one yet.” The build- ing did not blow over, but rather settled, The machi- nery Dad pot much weight. The evidence here closed. The foliowing is the verdict of the Jury:— Wo, the undersicned, having sat on jury of inquest on the bodies of Bernard Slane and Thomas Gill, ater hearing the testimony taken by the Coroner, unanimously agree upon the following; verdict —‘First, that theabove named Berpard Slane and Thomas Gill came to their death by the falling of the west wing of the building known asthe American Flint Glass Company’s Works, during a violent blow of wind, resembling, toall appearance, @ hurricane; secondly, that the above named building was not con- structed with sufficient strength for the purposes for which it has been fised.’’ OTHER ACCIDENTS AT HUNTER'S POINT. The depot of the Flushing Railroad was also damaged to the extent of about $1,000. One end of the car house was blown down and one of the cars somewhat damaged. A shed near the depot was also destroyed. No one was in- jurod. The lightning operated extensively on the police telegraph wires In the Fastern district, Tho wire attach. ing the magnet to the battery of the Sixth precinct was completely burned off, Nearly the whole length of the line the telegraph poles showed evidences of the electric fuid, several of them being shivered into splinters. At the station housr of the Fifth precinct the wirce were moltod for the distance of about foot, and Sergeant Ben- nett, who on duty at the time,fand about twenty foot from the apparatus, was struck by the fluid in the right arm with euch force as to momentarily stun him. The ‘storm for ite short duration was singularly disastrous in its effects, The bark Vieory, which was moored at Hunt- er's Point, was careened over on her side by the force of the gale, but was righted soon after without sustaining any serious injury. ‘The factory of the American Voneoring and Varnish Company at Hunter's Point was also !njured to the amount of about $200. A ship which had lain at Hunter's Point for some time In process of repair, was driven from hor moorings, and at six o'clock in the evening we heard she had oapsived in the Fast river. This was probably the ship Aryum, which Inid at Hunter's Point last Saturday. EFFECTS OF THE STORM IN MEW YORK. ‘ TURLING OF A CHIMNEY IN MULBRRRY sTRERT—A* WOMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED, ‘The roofs of the houses in Mulberry street wore serious ly effected in many instances by the storm. Several of them were much damaged, and many of the tallest chim. neys were levelled with the ground, The most lamenta ble cocngrence In this strect, however, was the blowing down of the tall chimney of the Methodist book store, No, 200 Mulberry street. The chimney wae about 110 foot in height and built of brick, and it stood almost be. twoon the rear of the book store and the tenement house, No, 19%, adjoining it, A sudden gust of the storm passed up along the strect about five minutes to five o’clock, whirling people who chanced to be in te way at the time in every direction, and sweeping the chimney of which we have been speaking across the roof of the tenement bourse adjoining where & stood, Th % tg pot wae literally severed by the woight MORNING EDITION—TUESDAY, JUNE made which thus se eud¢esly descended apoa it, and (one ® ase Of rabddish, orick aud o.ber poederoas materiais Were presipiated doen through the house, weaning away everything and carrying terror to the inmates. O02. ‘the upper floor, near she roof, a Freoch woman, semed Roberte, was sleeping, having jast retired to rest for the night. She was one unfortunate victim ofthe storm. A huge lump of brick, after clearing ite passage through the roof and ceiling, came pounding down upon her, breaking her leg and inflicting other injuries which are sapposed to be Intel. She was removed to the City Hospital ina stme of utter prostration and intense suffering. DESTRUCTION OF A CHURCH IN FIFTY. FOURTH STREBT. Anew Episcepal church in Fi‘ty-fourth street, near Becond avenue, was totally destroyed by the storm. The building of the church was commenced about the first of May, and had been just completed. it was a large frame edifice, resting on @ brown etoue foundation, and oof its kind uid till be judged by the appearance of the rums to have baen very substantial in ite mode of construction. The painters had been at work on t previous to the bursting of the tempest, and doubtless no one at that time imagined that half an hour afterwards it would be nothing but a shepeless mass of lumber. At twenty minutes to five the building was heard, Dy parties who live in a house convenisnt, to creak end bend fearfully before the rush of the tempestacus whirl- wind. Then there was a tall in the hurricane for a fow moments, as though it was mustering «!1 the power of its violence. Another and most furious blast of the whirl- wind now swept pest, making the edifice creak again for @ moment more loudly than before, and finaly yield its form and crumble beneath the irresistible fury of the tempest. It now is nothing more than a mass of broken timber, crusbed to fragments by its own weight. The cost of this building was probably about $10,000, HOUSBS DAMAGED IN FIFTY-THIRD STREBT AND SE- COND AVENUE. The large brewery owned by Mr. Alice in Second ave- nue, near Forty-first street, was very much damaged. ‘The building is a new one, and @ considerable portion of the roof was blown off it amd scattered far in every di- rection. Fortunately, however, no one was injured by the materials falling in the streets, probably owing to the fact that they were deserted at the time the storm ‘was raging. A new house on the corner of Fifty-third street and Third avenue was also much damaged by hav- ing @ large portion of its roofing blown from it and scat, tered into the adjoining streets. The damege done to both these buildings may be estimated at $800 or $400. ‘No one was hurt by the showers of material from this roof either, and the streets were described as being left to ‘themselves. SOKNES ILLUSTRATIVE OF THB POWER STORM. In the Hquor store of Mr. Costello, on the corner of Forty-ith street and Third avenue, the storm produced no smali alarm. With a sudden how! It flung nearly half of the huge panes of glass of the large windows in showers of broken glaas into the store, blowing them everywhere, to the terror and astonishment of the pro- prietor. An instant of comparative quiet now ensued, and gave those who stood the first shock au opportunity of recovering possession of their thoughts, and an oppor- tunity of witnessing « second, and again relapsing uncon- aciously into a state of momentary bewilderment. The proprieter could hardly believe that his windows wére now smashed in the manner they were, and he immedi- ately determined to resist the further attempt of the de- stroyer by covering his windows with the shutters. The man who undertook to do this was « stout man, bub mot strong enough to resist the fury of the hurricane. without considerable Inoonvenience. He rushed out, with a shutéer in his hand, to commence his work, ‘but was caught by the gust of the whirlwind, which just then passed the eorner of the store and whirled to ‘the middle of the street with the most ruthless violence. By a desperate effort he regained the mastery of his feet for an instant, but no sooner had ho done so than the re- turning wave of the tempest drove bim with fury over towards the window, and possibly would pot have bestitated in blewing him through it, were it not for the strenuous efforta of the proprietor. The obstinate wind resisted many eiforts to close the window, but the work was (inally accomplished by united efforis, patience and perseverance. Many persoas were whirled off their feet altogether, and obliged to submit to pranks aad whims of the wind, in various parts of the city. TUMBLING OF WAGONS—SCRNES IN TH® BOWERY. Many wagons were tumbied! over in various streets, and in some instances their drivers put hors de combat. One ‘of these scenes took place in the Bowery, and is worthy ef more than ® mere notice of the fact, for it was abumorous affair. An advertising wagon was moving dowr the thoronghfare, near Proome street, in the most haughty manner, attracting more notice than its more dwartich companions, and its driver posted in imazined security in a conspicuous place {near the front of the vehicle. Down the street in hasty pursuit rushed also a detached biast of the impetuous tempest, roarmg with Tage and sweeping evsry obstacle cut of the way ofits approach. In another instant it caught the buge vehicle which would seom to have been tho especial object of its attentions, and flung !tforward a few paces more than it otherwise would have moved at te naturally deliberate pace, The driver bounced to his feet and looked anx- jourly round in amazement conjecture what giant or other monster made a sport of his business, and in the meantime the tempest gave an additional how!, aad thon returoed to the charge with increased violence. Thi# time it took the cumbroun traveller im the flank, and is stated to have literally raised driver and all into the air and then most treacherourly flung them beam end uppermost upon the pavement. To canctnde, the river was soon again st his post, and the wagon, hearing ‘most uamistakealle tokens of an affray o1 eome kind, ones more resamed its upright position and former metioa GENERAL EFFECTS OF THE HURRICANE. The storm wes most generally felt on the west side of he city, Dut the moet violent current of the storm paseed through the northwestern section. It was hero that tho new Fplecopal church snccumbed to Its violence, while on the #ide near the North river to serious damage was done to any particular building, while at the same time the chimneys of a large number of lofty houses were biown into the streets, The awnings of many ctores along Eighth, Ninth and Tenth avenues, wore rent to ribbons or furiously dashed from their places. The rain appears to have been heavier, too, in this port.on of the city than elro- where, for the streets were flooded more than any others. Many blinds were blown off windows, and insecurely fasteped signboards wore torn from their places and daehod against the ground. in the Bowe- Ty, Also, thore were many instances of these traces of the storm, and up along Second, Third and Fourth avenues many bouves were stripped of their ornamental anneoces. series, The Bible House, at Astor place, was stripped of its blinds and many of its windows shattered. Many roofs of houses were more or leas damaged, and -verything one could eee testified to tho presence of the blustering v siter. In all the upper part of the city trees have been tora wp by the roots or stripped of their boughe, and lef to testify hereafter to the violence of the hurricane MISCELLANEOUS. ‘The wind and rain boat with extreme fury around the corners of the Henry building, and the rain dashed down in such volume for some utes that Naasau aod Fulton streots looked aa if covered with snow, so white were the frothy bubbles thrown up by the force of the torrent. A large sign was blown from the roof of « house in Fulton streot nearly opposite, The chimney of Joseph Taylor's dying establishment, No. 119 Weet Seventecnth street, was struck by light- ‘ning, throwing it on some sheds adjoining, and breaking through the roof, burying three men and « horse beneath the ruins. The men wore soon got out by the police of the Sixteenth district, and two of thom, name! Wm. Tay jor and Jobn Boram, were seriously injured, and were taken to the Hospital. The other man's name is not known, be was injared but slightly, The horee war taken ot dead. ‘The roof of the malt house corner of Bethune and Woeet stroots blew across the stroet, landing on the roofs of Now, $5 and 57 Bethune street, Nobody was injured. A man named Wm. 0'Noil was badly injured by being gored by s steer, while driving a drove of cattle through Woat street, near Hammend, He wae thrown in the air ‘and landed on the back of the animal, He was taken to his residence, No. 127 West Tonth street, by the Ninth ward police. About four o'clock P. M. & man named Mulbolland was seriously Injured while endeavoring to stop a epan of horses, which had become frightenod [by the storm and ran away through Weat street, mear Troy, He wae tekon to the Hospital by tho Ninth ward polieg, OF THE The roof of the siage stables of the Seventh avenge lise wae Diown off, and @ portion of the etone coving injored John law. Thomas Ryan, the hostler in the seme mable, wae siracc by lightuing, Both men were taken wo the Mrs, Bridget Farrall, reaiticg in Dean street, near Flat- bush avenue, Willismaburg, was killed by being stracic Dy lightpiog during the storm yeaterdey afternoon, She ‘was fitting by the window et the time, and was killed in- stantapeourly. Daring the squall yesterday, the Greenpoint ferry boat Boston became disabled in the stream, and was towed into the dock by another boat of the same line, A row ‘boas, which plies between Thirty-afth street, Now Yorix, and Hunter's Point, capsized with three men on board, Dut no lives were lost, The men were rescued frova the New York shore. Severa) steamboats were forced into the middle of the East river, and bad to cast anchor there, as bad other smaller craft. Amongst the stosmboa's was the Rip Van Winkle and the Fmpire City. The evening wound up clear and cool, the bright meon- fight sud shining stars contrasting strangely with the pre- Viows digassrous havoo, ACCOUNTS BY 'THE FERRIES. ‘The erry boste which ply at stated intervals on the East and North rivers did not suffer any damage, bot tae paseergore on board of each during the storm enjoyed a five opportunity of witnessing the fury of the gale. On the Williameburg side of the Kast rivera little boy, about four anda half years oid, son of Mr. Babbiagion, pilot of one of the boats, sustained a pretty sharp ahock of lightning. He was taken intothe waiting roow ef the Peck slip boats, and recovered by the application of pro- per remedies. ‘The flag etaif of (he Pesk slip ferry house was shivered by lightning. ‘The Fulton ferry boats reported from Brooklyn thus:— ‘The storm which passed over Brooklyn did considera- bie damsge 0 awnings, fences, trees, shrubbery, Kc, It was particularly severe in Gowanus where many trees were torn up by the roote, fences demolished and roofs blown off. A number of boats along shore were smashed, and some larger vessels were forosd from their fastenings and blown upon land, or drifted into the bay. There was considerable imjury to the cropa as far down ag Bay Ridge. A woman named Farrell, residing on the corner of Flatbush avenue and Dean street, was killed by a stroke of lightning, which entered the room in which she was Nothing of note was heard by the Wall street boats, ‘The Hamilton avenue and South ferry boats brought news of revere rain, but that the storm was aot very vio- lent at or around the landing places on the Brooklyn side. Exceedingly heavy rain was experienced on Staten Island, but the storm, as reported, was not of particularly great violence nor of long duration. The Jersey City boats, from and to Cortlandt street, New York, were uninjured, but brought word that the storm raged violently as far as could be sean up the North river. ‘The steamboat South America, which runs on the North aiver to Kingston, from New York, lost ber smoke pipe during the gale, sa did another North river boat, the name of which the ferrymaster at Cortlandt street could not learn. The Hoboken boats on the Barclay, Canal and Chris- tophor street lines did not bring any news, nor was the gale spoken of by the passengers as belag very severe. The rain, they said, was tremendously heavy for the space of a fow minutes. All the double decked boats running on the East and North rivers had to haul down and reof their sammer awnings in double quick time, lest their upper works should be carried away; and the ferry boat passengers said that the ecene in the East river and along its shores was at one moment alarming. Brooklyn City News. Fatat Accipent ox tie Lox@ Istanp Rawroan.—r. Wm. G. Hammond, formerly of the firm of Johnson and Hammond, of this city, was run over by a train on the Long Island Railrpad, near the Brushvillo station, Saturday evening last. It appears he had just left the train from Brooklyn and was on his way to Farmingdale, where his family were. The engineer saw him on track and gave the usual alarm, but {t is probable he not hear it, and kept on. ‘The train had got so near that it was im ie to reverse the engine, and he run over and killed, Bis abortly BEERS Fs Kdewtde*. He was about thirty-live years of and leaves a wife and one child. ? td A Cash or Framucipat Stanstye.—A man named Mi- chael Fagas stabbed his brother John Fagan in « on Senday evening. They reside on maica plank road, in New Brooklyn, and i =f . ‘ery. ‘Sneed was takes Into custody and is held w await the re- eult of the injuries. Dero tt Aw Aportactic Prt.--Yesterday morning a Ger. man genioman, named Kitz, died suddenly while bathing im Cray’s bath, at the foot of Fulton street. It appearahe war subject to atiecks of apoplexy, and going into the wa- ter while heated, Coot first, was overtaken with giddiness, and sank. Dr. Cochran viewed the body, and is of opinion that death was in-tantanecus. The deceased was about 30 years of ago, an artist by profession, and leaver a wife and four small children, who reside en the corner of Fulton avenue and mtreets. An inquest was held by Coroner Redding, and # verdict im accordance with the facta was rendered. Sapreme Court—Spectal Term. Before Hon. Judge legrabam. JON D. HOLMRS AGAIN. Jese 21.—Johin B. Holmes ve. Ada Jemima Himes. — Divorce on application of plaintiff denied, and divorce ted on application of defendant, she to rel “he Enid and to Pecelve the costa, ! 'n thelr hands, and assign securities therefor. The cost of defendant to be paid out of the fund. John Bichu.—Motion for new tria ESET it Hf li if ie Fs He i a 3 fi ii if qi if es § li tH 5 l ‘Dut as yet we ars not aware of; buildiv © of any considerable repaired tm 8 Very short iu § Ay 22 HI : He FE jood as new. 2 g if 7 i i f t : ui z } < id H 5 HW 3 a ili j i : F t i i ai é h th Fete i i Derapraeyr, Arrorrrwner Orrick, Jane.17, 1 Deak Sine Yours of the 16th instant reachot Hi i ye i 333 i fe NEWS FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE PERS{A OFF CAPE RACE. SAILING OF THE TELEGRAPH FLEXT, Settlement of the Difficulties between England and Naples. THE NEW GALWAY LINE OF STEAMERS. INTERESTING FROM INDIA, Gen. Concha to Romain Governor of Cuba. Opposition of England to the French Free Labor Movement. STATE OF THE MARKBTS, he, &e., &e, Sr, Joum, Nu. F., June 21, 185, The royal mail steamship Peraia, Capt. Jadkine, from Liverpool on Saturday the 12th inst., was boarded of! Cape Race at eight o’clock on Saturday evening by the steamer Victoria, the newly employed news yacht of the Associated Press. ‘The news Is quite interusting, as will bo seen from the subjoined summary of its points:— The Atlantic telegraph ‘leet sailed on the 10th The affair of the steamer Cagliari, between England, Sardinia and Naples, had been sutisfactorily settled, Tho terms upon which the affair was settled are as followa:— Naples agrees to compensate the English engincer: with £3,000, to place the Cagliari at the «lisposal of Queen Vic- toria, and to liberate the Sardinian priaouors forthwith. A new weekly line of steamships, of which the ladian Empire (formerly tho United States) is the pioneer, was ready for operations. The Indian Empire, with the colo- nisland United States mails, would leave Galway for Halifax and New York on Friday last. She is expected runfrom Galway to Halifax in eight days. SAILING OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH FLEET. The Atlantic Telegraph ileet expected to reach mid ocean and commence the operation of laying the cavle about the 20th of June. They would proceed there under sail. The Agamemnon was towed ont of Plymouth Sound at 9 A. M. on the 10tb, and the Nisgara left under steam atll. The squadron subsequontly started under canvass, with a northerly breeze. ENGLAND. The warlike preparations going on in France had at- tracted the attention of the English prees and Parliament. In the House of Commons Mr. Disraeli repudiated all idea of danger of a war with France, and said the relations of the two Powers were of the most amicable nature, Mr. Fitzgerald had stated ia the House of Commons that Mr. Mason, the American Minister to Paria, labored under grave misapprehensions in representing Mngland as ‘acquieacing in the free labor movement. FRANCE. A misunderstanding between Austria and France was considered imminent, The Bank of France bad inoreased its specie nearly seventy millions of francs in a month. SPAIN. ‘The Spanish journals say that Concha remains Governor General of Cuba. INDIA. Dates from Bombay, received by telegraph from Malta, ‘are to the 2ist of May. The British had entire possession of the territory of Rohilonnd. The enemy deserted Bareilly as the Hritieh approached. An atiack on Calpeo was ex- pected in afew days, (ade was quieting down. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MONEY MARKET. The London money market was without change. Om- ‘sols in the street closed ai %& /{ a 6 for account, ex. uivi- dend. ‘The bailion in the Bank of England had docroased £123,000, AMERICAN FRCURITIRR, ‘The market for the American securities was dull, and the sales unimportant. LIVERPOOL COTTON MAREET. ‘The Brokers’ Cirociar states the sales of the week at 49,000 bales, of which 3,000 bales were on specalation. ‘The news from the United States by the Porsia was ro garded unfavorably, and caused a decine of ove quarter of a ponny in the lower qualities, and one-eighth of o penny in the fair and middling desertpt'ons. The sales of Friday, the 11th inst., were 7,000 bales, the market clos- ing dull at the following quotations — Mair. Middling. The stock in port was estimated at which 580,000 bales were American. STATE OF TRADE. ‘The advices from the manufacturing districts are un- favorable ; at Manchester there was but little imqulry for goods and yarns, and prices were weak, LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET. The market for breadstails was dull, but goneraily steady, Mensrs. Richardson, Spence & Co. state that the weather had been favorable for the crops. Flour was quiet. Western Canal, 208. a 21s. ; Philadelphia and Bal- tmore, 21s. a Zs. 6d. ; Ohio, 21s. 64.0 2a. Wheat war dull at the decline of Tuesday (reported per Vanderbilt). Red Western, 60. 64. a Se. Td. ; White Southern, Ta. a Ts. 34. Corn was quiet at S45. 6d. 9 S4e. Of. for yellow, and ‘32s, a 32e, 6d. for white. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. ‘The Liverpeol produce market was generally steaty; Mossrs. Bigland, Aytha & Co., Richardson, Speneo & Oo., James Mchenry and others, report beef yaiet but stoady | holders: their mocks freely, bus evinced Position to pred¥ sales, Pork was firm at last rates. Bacon also was firm. Lard was dull, and Gos. an extreme price in retail. Tallow was nominal. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. ‘The Brokers’ and other ¢irculars quote ashes quiet at ‘S78. a 98s. for both pote and pearls. Sugars were doll, and quotations barely maintained. Coffee was dull. Rice wae steady, Carolina, 188. 94, for middling. Tea was io iin. prove:l demand, but without change in rates. [torin was dull at 4s, for common, Spirits turpentine dull at 47s. Fish oll wore very dull, and sales unimportant. Linsood oll wae selling at Ms. a 228. 64. LONDON MARKETS. The circular Of Messrs. Baring Brothera reports bread stuils tending downwards, Wheat was 1s. to 2s. lower on the week. [ron was steady at £6 a £6 fy. for both rails and bars. Rico firm. Sugar was firm. Coffee steady. ‘Tea waa in but little demand and prices weak; Congon, 10)4d. Tallow dull at 208. 3d. Linseed oil, 928, 6d, Sperm Oo}, £98 10.8 £87. Spirits of turpentine are not mentioned in the circular. Our Looton Correspondence. Lowpom, June 1, 1868. ‘The Furopean Schemas in Central America— Departure of Mr. Manning, the Bngbith Coneul, to jotn Monsieur Bally, de Beyond the fact of the outcry among your people with regard to “British outrages’ against American veesels (which, by the way, is & subject to be oaxily settled by an explapation on the part of this goverment), there ia little or nethirg of importance to write upon save the subject all important to you and your readers—of Central American affaire—and apon that | am in 4 position to throw a great eal of light which {t ia scarcely posrible can have reached you through any other channe!. At ame of the peculiar institutions of this great metro. pot's—a ciub house—I have bad opportunities of meeting together in @rogial and quasi private circle both the agen of Meeers. Millaad & Co., of Paris, af which house M. Folix Belly @ a member, and at present the representattye and pews, in Central America, and « near relative of Mr, waning, an ogtiol merchant of opalemne | PRICE TWO CENTS. = = for many years her British Majesty's Conaul at Realajo, Nicwague. At # uot generally kuown that those interests are strongs ly connected, and, to use @ Romely but \preasrye phrase, are working together. By the mai! whieb conveys this lettor you will reeetva acopy of the grant for an interoceanio canal, made by Cosis Rica sud Nicaragua w Moos. Berly, a ta. tive of Mess tisud & Oo, together wish an official Gooiaration of the Presidents of thowe two repoblies of their sentiments with regard to the position taken by your goverpment and its 5 in fithoa- toring enterprises, which feeling (common turoughoas these States) has been made the protext for applying to $e Kuropean Powers. This feelg has, of course, been fostered and taken +d- vantage of by the parties before mentioned—ide Freach and Epglivh merchants—to forward their own Breyer 1. However abeurd you and | may sonsiaor the idea of Proat- dent Buchanan and bis Cabinet aiding or countenanciog anything like fuibustering, loan scarcely reoress a smile + the notion of your Wall street Commodores fighting and squabbling go obetivately over a mere shadow, while tbetr competitors in a more wary manner bave been so and quietly parsuing theu' object, They seem destined to realize the old fable of the wary bawk, taking the oppor- tunity while shorter sighted animala were coutending, pounce npon and Becure nis prey. Te covfirm what I have atated I need perhaps osty men- tion that by the last West India mail steamer Mr. Maa- ning left this country for Nicaragua, fully clothed with: suthority from his associates—men of wealth and eminenca ip this couatry—and, aa Tam informed, with assurances of countenance avd support from the Britian ment, to co-operate with M. Beily in his porations for sesaring the route and protectorate of the Anglo-Freach alliance. The tact of the Nicaraguan goverament beiog large! ipdebled to Mr. Wanuing upon an old score, together En 4 negotiations which have been lor some time geing on re- lative to Traneit mattors, is also a strong element of suc- cess, 80 far as he is concerned in the audertaxing. Tam quite certam that this government has no ides of abrogativg the Clayton- Bulwer (reaty, LT understand that the design is, concurrently with the construction of the canal, to open 3 temporary route na- der the same pro-ectorate with all posible despatch, tha points being Urey! >wa on the Atlantic and Salivuas Bay ea tha Pacific sige of tha Isthmus, the Communication to tha latter point being by way of the Sapoir river from Lake Nicaragua. Meetings of the Health Boards. THE STEAMER BLACK WARRIOR. The Commissioners of Healih met at noon yeaterday. the Mayor presiding, when the following communication was presented and read:— To His Honon, Taw Mayor, axy Cownrseosees ov Hoe vite , Un OF NEW YORK i= NeN~1 have to report that the steamship Black from New Orleans and Wavana, arrived at Qaaran~ saturday evening last, bringlag into port ibe usual New Orleans cargo, and a few packages from Savana, and about one hundred and eighty passengera one handred and siz of whom were from Havana, Qne of the Havana . gore wan iil on arrival with fever, and was sent into tie Me- rine Hospital. In view o! moe of thie cena of fever, and the teet thet the nase agers and luggsge came fiom Havana, at which port selow fever ie prevauing a4 an. tained tie pease tne o1 epidemic, 1 in ere and ship, and o tbat the former, with thar inggage' should be nent to the St’ Nichola, at Qnersnrine, or, ta other words, tothe quarters, for tbe accommo*ation of pee- sengere On chore a: Quarsnilae which re provided by tho Commissioners of Emigration. I prapase t) Your honorable Roar to detain tbe passengers of be Blank Warrior ov the Quarantine grounda ‘ll ti tear of the appsarimos of mora casen ct Tever sell have passe; and ir tho meaptine T shail elect that tie baggae, eepeelaily that {rot © gran, ahAll D6 Borourh's rentiefed Cwonid resommend that the ainari- ip be ane hor: the rabid'e of (be stream at Quarantine tnd at ube lower end of ihe fleet, abd that au soma es pemeting? mellameuntof cargo which he recelved from Awe vans be discharged on lighters at Quarantin % D. THOMPSON, Health OMicer. Quamartine, Jane 21, 1598, Tuk Boaxp ov Hxactu met, pursuant to adjournment, in the Councilmen's office at three o'clock yesterday after- noon, bis Honor the Mayor in the chair, The minutes of the last inveting having been read were daty confirmed. The Mavou stated that at the adjourmment of the Board At its Inet mecting it was resolved that the report of tha Committee on the Swill Milk question shoald be brought: up for preventation and discussion. If the committee wore then ready with their report the Board was ready to ra yepert. The chemiuts Wednesday next, Avy time that might be fixed by the ter that day, Would be quite convenient to we cenunitiee for ihe preseniation 4 their report. It was then resolved that, on its risiog, the Board should adjoorn to Monday next at four o'clock P. M., to receive the report. The Mayon said he held @ paper in the form of « ambie aud resolutions, re'nting to the 1% of Inspector of bleats nud Marketa, at a salary of $1,800 ear, and ten arsistants at $18 dey cach, bot as at § meeting the resolutions were pereaanentiy iaid on the table, it was not regular tuat it pbould be taken up in wo same form One of the membern dissentei from the Mayor's dee) son, and ht that as some new matter had been ia- troduced into the papur, it was compoteas to take it up. eid it Was virtually the semo », dnt it we ELBE The question was then put to the vote, but the Mayor was Bot supported, A motion waa then macie and alopted that the paper be read. it aet forth the A lepgthy discussion epened—several of the members arguing that there was no necessity for these offices, but bes they were sought to be created for the benstit of bowery diers. Aliorman Reed denounced « ae an tempt to lavish something like $13,000 @ year of og tk Money, WhAN there was DO DeeSRity whatever * The offices would bo purely sinecnres; for mamy of the suburdinates woud be mon who could not earn Hea day which it was proposed shonid be paid them. iderman Tic kkR indignantly opposed the renolutiona. Ho botieved that the whole ‘schome had beew out of the City Inspector's cifice, and was swindle on the people. Tle thougiit it was the Health Wardona to perform the duty of meats pold in the markets. Soe war a wwitary ope. rurtion baying proceeded to some Alder- men ‘Turns moved that the question be releried toa six. The Mayor then appointed Mosers. Tucker, Reed Genet nach committens to report at tho nox: mgeuing. The Mayor iaid « communication before the Board re- inting to the baidwg of s sewer from # to the public sewer. Tho petitionsrs to carry out this The petition was reterred to the Common Council. A motion to acjourn then led to & discunsion, reeultiag in the being carried in the ie Meet attra uotil Monday next at foar h 2 Among the ho Passengers wi yesterday celebrates actress, who has performed three or four timer here. A correspondent of the ee Soe following story Two or three years ago the Mines between Albany and Pulalo were consolMated, he tile of the New York Central. Thurlew Weed, of the pgp ben eg | i : ii i i fet H i i ¥ i H 8 Z § i 4 H Hi li i Ai erry ae eee, ts ae with ai Benen and ducighter, 3 Brenwo, > ney From Savanilia, in bart Sérah—Mre MR Mewes, A Hall Ravel Dagens. Orders bave been received at ard noumdpdiriaa ne Mg P Sorts Whe hee pad pee rerre Aaliiornia ai OR tune ‘i a Teak Tuorbare 4 navy yard, Mare Isiand. ie the offlonr by tho government to y the camel California inst fall, the mucoene of has been pul lished in the Flmatp, A better selection for ane ition requiring ability, zeal aod courage could not have made The |. & surveying steamer Viren arrived at Galveston previous toiAl inat. Avror@euewr.—ienry B. Smith, Collector of the Customs for the Distriet ef Champinis, N. 7°, resp. pomted