The New York Herald Newspaper, February 4, 1860, Page 8

8 THE EXECUTION OF JAM’cg STEPHENS, ‘Fhe Mgt Before the F seeution — Deseription of the Gallows—HOv' mg of the Precession— The Prioner’? pedre to be Hanged Early—Part’ gg whb Bis Relatives— Courag’ ous Bearing of the Culprit— Bi, Speceh om the Gibbet— The Bangling Work of the Hangman, ae. ae. we. James Stephens, ibe wife poisoner,Waose case hay ‘ween from time to time called to tbe auention of our weaders from the enumeration of the peculiar circum- etauees that led'to his arrest, the exbv mation of the body ‘ef bie wife, the chemica) analys®, D's triaf aud conviction, ‘expiated ‘his crime on the gallo'ws yesterday morning. ‘We.do mot propose to enter agio into the merits of the ware, a6 we gave CY yee’erday’s HERALD & com. pendious ami succinct repor: of the whole case; suffice R° Ww Bay that the extreme penalty of the law was mbted out to the culprit by his executioner, which event tk piuce yeeterday forenoon, at twenty-three minutes before ten o’clock, in the jail yard of the Tombs prison, Centre street, under the direction of stigh Sheriff Jebn Fielly, assisted in this delicate duty by Under Sherif Vultee and a numerous corps of regular and special pk Sheritfs; among the latter were the reporters for press. PARTING WITH HIS RELATIVES. ‘The immediate relatives of the decensed were Mrs. ‘Hannah, hie-sister, and two nieces. They visited hie cel) “Sor the last time on Thursday morning, under strict sur- sveillance of the Deputy Wardens of the prison. The tenor Sooners ks ip teen was purely of are! character, his innocence of the charge resulted in his @emviction, and expressing bis conviction of a new bap- ‘eam, bis Of his enemies and desire to depart from ‘earth. He entreated them in the most urgent Mianner to prepare for death, stating that although he was de them to another world, the time was, at the longest, comparatively short, and be Roped to meet them in glory. They then parted, after ‘taking a last embrace, amidet cobs and tears from ai! par- er SUE PRISONER'S DESIRE TO BE HANGED EARLY. ‘During Thursday Sheriff Kelly bad frequent interviews swith the prisoner, with a view (o get, if possible, not only ‘® confession ot his crime, but to obtain a clue, if possible, ‘to the murderous plot to kill the keeper of the prigon. All ‘hese measures met with ill success, and he requested ‘Sheriff Kelly t hang him atgix o'clock in the morning. The Sherift replied, that while he was willing and anxious to grant every request within Bis power, the law specified ‘the time as between the bours of nine and twelve, and he should be compelled to carry out its provisions. He ‘would, however, execute the sentence very soon afier mine o'clock. TRE ¥ TRE EXECUTION. At eleven 0” urecay night Rev. Mesers. Knapp and Skinver, ) advisers of Stephens, were ad- emitted to his cell, when, after a short interview with the «prisoner and performing religious ceremonies, the keepers ‘of tbe prison, by order of the Sheriff, allowed him to leave ‘hie cell and walk up anc down the lower corridor of the privon, attended by deputy wardens Finley and Kellock. At intervals Ube prisoner and bis attendants returned to the cell of the former, where prayer and singing were eonducted at intervals throughout the entire night, making the prison yooa) with the sound of the exercises. About two o'clock on Friday morning the prisoner took cup of tea, but refused to eat any food. At one time be “was confronted with ay now under sentence of @eath for arson, to whom addressed g few remarks “relative to their peculiar situations; hoped Shepard could Be able to prove his innocence; hi he would reform ‘m his ways, take warning by his sad fave, and hoped to meet him in a better world. Shepard was then allowed to leave his cell, and in company with Stephens went to ‘abe cel) of the latter, where they engaged in prayer. ‘HIS LAST DAY—BEFORE THE EXECUTION, On Deing reconveyed to bis cell, prayer and singing were reeumed till 7 o’clock, when he partook of breakfast, con- sisting of cakes and tea, of which he ate quite heartily. Om being asked how he felt, he said, ‘First rate; never ‘Detter in my life.” The reverend gentlemen then re- ®umed the religious exercises, which they continued til) the hour arrived for the procession to move off towards she place of execution. Between eight and nine o’clock yesterday morning, the Sheriff, with his deputies, with their badges and maces of office, arrived at the Tombs. A Deputy Sheriff was paced at the gate of the prison yard, and no persons sree re ‘but those mae eae a8 special deputies, reporters atten physicians. ‘The Sherif’'s posse not other wise ordered for ‘special du- ‘took their positions in the prieon on the Elm street }, Close by the ce}! of the doomed man. Among oth- ere present were Postmaster Fowler, Alderman le, Almabouse Governors Oliver, Pinckney, Gunther, and Coroners Gamble, Schirmer, Jackman and O'Keefe. DESCRIPTION OF THE GALLOWS. The gallows used on this occasion was the old time- worn lookmg apparatus which has already served to fwunch into eternity thirteen other criminals, including Coleman, Donnelly, the negro D’Oreay and the youthful culprit James Rodgers, who, it will be remembered, was convicted of taking the life of Mr. Jobn Swanston while the latter was quietly walking in Tenth avenue in compa- wy with his wise. is instrument of death was stationed wm the usual quarter of the prison yard, running along Elm street, and sbct off from the rest of the open space inside the walls of the Tombs by a large iron railing, which, Goring the execotion yesterday, was clogely guarded by a strong body of policemen. A jittle more than half way from the entrance to this “ hanging court” two up- right posts, about twenty feet bigh, were nailed frmly to the beayy walls; and resting oa the tops of these posts was a strong cross beam, from the centre of which dan- gied the murderous hemp, swinging to and froin the sharp wind, as if impatient for ite work. Along the ender surface of this cross beam the rope paeeed through small iron hooke, until it reached a short distance from the western end of the gal- lowe, where it went downwards intoa little enclosure of boards, in which the hangman waited hidden from ‘view, in readinees to cut the cord at the Sheriffs signal. A mass of iron, weighing 306 pounds, was fastened to this end of the rope,so as to have sufficient force to pul! the body of the culprit up with «@ sudden and Jerking violence. This simple contrivance is thought to most effective in its operations; but we believe few of those who have been hanged in this way have had their necks dislocated with the jerk, and haye consequently died in great agony. It was built about twelve years ago, aad first put in use on the occasion of the hanging of Cole- wan, another wife murderer. MOVING OF THE PROCESSION. At balf pest nine precisely the procession formed in the Murderer’s corridor, and commenced to move cut slowly gmto the yard. First came Judges Connolly, Kelly and Steers; next the prisoner himself, with the black cap on his head and a sable cloak thrown over his shoulders, supported on either side by bis spiritual advisers, the Rev. ‘Messrs. Kuapp and Skinner; and following these were the Sheriff, his uties, the jury, surgeons, , and others summoned to attend in accordance with the statute. ‘The procession passed through the gate of the enclosure about twenty-eight minutes to ten o'clock, in the following order:— Judges Connolly, Kelly and Steers. ‘The prisoner, witn the Rev. Mesars. Knapp and Skinner. me meet Kelly and Deputy Vultee. pereons summoned as de) eberifis. ‘Doctors beens 4 — and Simmons. jury. porters ‘and owners. The culprit walked with a firm and determined step head downward, with his eyes intently fixe: nm the ground. There seemed to be in his look, while this position, a singular vacancy and want of ex, - eion, or feeling of any kind whatever, which the physi- @gnomis: would in vain seek to fathom. His face was Jaie and bloodless; but the most scrutinizing eye could not detect in it the faintest trace of faltering cr appreben- sion, neither could there be observed in his limbs that ‘slight quivering and tremor which have been known to - @verpower the stoutest criminals while aj ing the gallows. The instant the procession came in view every ‘Bead was uncovered, and the buzzing sound occasioned by this movement,-er probably the instinct of the mo- ment, seemed to rouse the prisoner from his reverie, for he suddenly elevated his head and stared straight be- fore him at the gaiows. Even then, when for the first . time, it may be supposed dreadful instrument of death met Bis view, be cid’ udder. Bat there was wa sudden fiaeh in the eres and an increased face as be drew it bastily away, that ehowed all was not ‘Within as it seemed without, and that a more yenement smternal struggle was going on than he w zhed to ackaow- . In fact, at that moment it appeared to all who noticed the move, that the extraordinary calmness was the result of a desperate physical etiort, “and not of the resignation ef the man conscious of his innocence, who bad been prepared with the consolations of religion to meet bis fate like a hero. THE EXECUTION. ‘AVben this procession had all entered the enclosure, and Frepa ene wae placed in the fatal position beveath the gal ows, -® Geathly silence prevailed, and every oye was turn. ‘ed to th '¢ man who in a few seconds was to be sentinto the presence’ Of his Maker. There were tears in the eyes 0° ‘the minim ers who stood by the side of the prisover, and ‘even many Of those who looked on and felt that only « Jvet act was «bout to be performed in the death of a bard- e@xed criminal, betray emotion. But he who , the not lor in the ly promace my duty to sap agecbgge Soar you. re you thing to res ‘the of this coy ried : culprit, raging his head and gazing i“0 the face t . re ima low aes —_ . ttand ‘8 poor sinner, saved tY grace, nd J rely on the Redeemer for saivation. My kin. spirit. wal advisers there {poins to Rev. Meeszs. yp, Sk"inner Pelee aneyes yon ali I bave had to say. gow (ulb~everything, in fact—and is ¢ ceewess for we, & 10 fave Us ebed for r Saw gj, ete tegen nt bave to say tbat } am jonocent. ‘These words ngs ney haste, and created a Profound sensation on the hearers, who al) expected that the prisoner would @t the last moment give out, and con- Stephens merely ** Be quick—be we riff and Mr. George W. lenace, who adjuet the noose with the utmost care. Jength being in readiness, Mr. Kelly retreated steps, and exactly at thirty-nine minutes efter nine o’clock gave the signal to the bangman. Up went the culprit high into the air, DOLWitb a sudden violent jerk as usual, but slowly, as if by the strength of a man’s arms, instead of & powerful ‘weight of seme 300 pounds. It became evident immedi- ately that something was wrong, and soon ® rumor went round that the rope bad been unwound instead of cut by the hangman. It Sopeared. that the executioner, who was. iuexpericoced, got frightened, and thus the barbarous manner of hanging the culprit was explained, It was extraordinary that wl circumstances: the unfortunate wretch, suspended between heaven and earth, did not exbibit indications of violent si . The moment the rope tightened around his neck, and he was elevated wbout balf way up, a elight twitching of the fingers and kicking of ‘Were perceptible. Then a few moments intervened without the slightest indication of suffering, except the , Which was fear- ful to listem to, After two minutes in this way, another convuleive throe the veesels in the neck seemed to be swelled alt arte. the 8 and wrists assumed a bluish hue, and the Swrksod once or twice apasmodically. Three minutes with ita feeble tremor showed iteelf in the whole body; bu® it lasted only a few seconds, when al) further motion ceased, and life seemed to be completely extinct. ‘The surgeons, Dre. Woodward, Simmons and Covell, view- ed the body afte uspecsion of &ve minutes, and gave ites their opinion that animation was cer! goue; but the body was not lowered until minutes had expired. surgeons then fourd uo pulse, and the fleeh 3 circumstances, the culprit died a remarkably easy death, which was owing, doubtless, to the feeble condition of hig constitution. Had he been in good strength at the time of bis execution there is no queetion but that he would have etruggied in the moet frightful agony for balf an hour. REMOVING THE BODY. ‘When the body had been suspended for some forty minutes, two large sheets of canvass were spread under the gallows, and the corpse was slowly lowered to the ground. At this pointtbe physicians closely examined the pulse and beart, and the black cap was removed from the face. The features were purple, but not 80 much discolored as might have been expected. The mouth was distended, and ‘His eyeball farther out than when he lived, ‘Staring full ghastly, like a strangled man, His bair upreared, his nostrils stretched with struggling, And big hands clenched like one ‘That grasped And tugged for life, and was by strength subdued. The mark around the neck where the rope bad been Ughtened was algo perceptible. ‘The body was taken to an adjoining shed, where the Sheriff's jury held am inqueston the body. The foliow- ing i8 a Copy of the official document, signed by the gen- tlemen summoned on the jury :— State of New York, City and County of New York, 8.— ‘We, the Sheriff of the city and county of New York, and the other public officers and whose names are hereto subscribed, do certify that James Stephens, who ‘wag sentenced by the Court of Oyer and Terminer, beld in and for the city and county of New York, to be exe- cuted on this day, was, in pursuance of the said sentence, executed, by banging by the peck unti) he was dead, in the jail yard of the in the said city and county; and we, the undersigned, do certify that we witnessed the said execution, and that the same was conducted and per- formed in conformity to the provisions of the law of this ‘State concerning capital puniahment and of the said sen- tence. In witness whereof we bave, at the said jail, subscribed our names hereto, this third day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and 4 JOHN KELLY, Sheriff. ‘M.T. Brennan, Police Justice. J 5 John Quackenbush, Police Justice. James R. steers, Police Justice. Police Justice. J. Sherman Bell, Police Justice. Michael Connelty , Potice Jusuce. John Clancy, County Clerk. David A. Fowler, bg © County Cie Theodore J. Fonda, Civil Justice, Jobn C. Covel, M. D. Henry N. Fisher, M. D., House Surgeon New York Hospital. Angas F. Weir, M. D., Bouse Surgeon New York Hos- pital. F. B. O'Keefe, Coroner. C. Godfrey Gunther, Governor of Almehouse. James Lynch, Governor of Almshouse. Benjamin F. Pinckney, Governor of Almshouse. ‘Washington Smith, Governor of Almshouse. Charles Brueninghaugen, Governor of Almabouse. F. 1. A. Boole, Alderman Twelfth district. Robert L. Darragh, Alderman Ninth district. Isaac V. Fowler, George W. Warner, Gerebon Cohen, ‘Stephen R. Pinckney, George W. Rocme, P. M. Horslee, W. Tryon, Samuel McBride, W. W. Waleb, T. H. Walsh, Moecs Cummige, C, A. Waterbury, Andrew L. Savage, J. B. Gore. At the conclusion of the inquest the Sheriff handed the body over to Mr. Bennett, a nephew of Stephens, and Merers. Fee, Smith and Piano, formerly ee er of the deceaged at Stephenson's coach factory. hortly after these gentlemen laid the corpse in a neat mahogany cofllp, containing the following inscription :— SOCEIOLELLLE DOLE LOLODOLEIOLELE LE LEEDS 3 JAMES STEPHENS, Dusp Frervary 3, 1860, AGgD 30 Yxars. seceoeoeooee te. OLIN IE NOEL EDOLEEE While the execution was going on several of the prison- ers in the upper celis were observed to thrust small look- ing glagses out of their windows, witha view to catch a gimapee ‘of the proceedings. THE SCENE OUTSIDE THE PRISON. As early as eight o’clock in the morning vast numbers of people agsembled outside the prison, notwithstanding the impression which most people entertained that the execution would not take place until about noon, the time at which former executions have generally taken place. So general, indeed, wae this impression that several ap- plications were made for admittance to witness the exe- cution two or three houre after it had taken place, and even when the hearse had dep: ted with the dead body. The entrance to the prise Franklin street was guarded by a posee of po the whole length of Franklin street, between Cex 4 Sim, was kept per- fectly clear by files of policemen stationed at either end, through whom no one was ye to pass except offi- cials, pereons connected with the prison, or those provided with passes by Sheriff Kelly. Itis thought that, if it had been generally known that the execution was to have taken place at so early an bour, the number of police stationed in this locality would not bave been sufficient to preserve order and prevent the crowd from preseing in to the prison gates. The windows an‘ roofe of the neigh- boring how and manufactories were jieged by an eager throng, who, however, found to their dieappoint- ment that the bigh walls of the prison obstructed ail view of the jail- yard, and consequently of the execution. The gate-way for vehicles near Eim etreet was for atime algo besieged by a crowd of urchins, who, on hands apd feet, or lying flat on the ground, were endeav: to ob- tain a view of the proceedings Inside by peeping throngh the chinke. ‘Various were the surmises made by the crowd as to the manner in which the cu! ‘would meet bis fate, how be would ac! beneath the and, above all, whether he would make a dying confeasion of ‘hie guilt. Most of ‘bem teemed to think, from what bad been stated in the es that be-would not die firmly, and others vice versa. deed, when our reporter emer; from the prison he was surrocnded by the crowd, and inte: by such questions as ‘* Did he die game ”’ How he take it?” * Did be make apy confession ?”’ &e., &e, ‘Various opinions were also expressed as to the guilt or innocence of the prisoner. The etery of the murder was repeated over and over again by some posted individual to knots = eager and bg epee Hgteners. One individual in particular expressed ons very decidedly and | in @ manner much more forcible than polite or pe 3 © Tt wae al) along of them d— gals,” esid he. “He got oped into the ecrape by them d— Beil gala.” hen the bapgliog manner in which the execution had been performed Hectme known to the crowd outeide, ex- ree of sympathy passed from mouth to mouth, and ad the unfortunate bangman made bis appearance and been recognized, be would. pe , have met witha | woree fato than bis victim. Great credit is due for the admirable manner in which the police arrangements were | carried cut. A posse of 160 men from the ten lower | warde was epeciaily cetailed for the occasion, sixty of | whom were stationed ieice, and the remainder oniside | the prison walls, | TRE SCENE IN THE JAIL YARD. ‘The jai: yard of the prison, in which the exocution took Place, is eituated on the north side, running paralle) with Em tireet. 1: ig separated from the mai jai! yard by an iron gate and raihng at its northern extremity. 11 is used ordinary ag quarters for those prisoners who are com- mitted for drupkennes® or Mg ee and who, for the time being, were cieposed of where. The way bere. as wel) ag the angular entrance to it from main ja) yard, wae guarded by the police, who had received ORONO NE EOLOE 3 3 TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN A HAT FACTORY. THE BUILDING DEMOLISHED. SIX PERSONS KILLED AND ABOUT FIFTEEN INJURED, Bey — Btey Yesterday morning, about baif-past seven o'clock, the boiler in Ames & Moulton’s hat factory, in Brooklyn, exploded with a tremendous noise, resulting in the demo- lition of a great portion of the building, and in the death of six persons engaged at work there. As near as could be ascertained, about fifteen persons were injured—some of them 20 badly that their recovery cannot be hoped for. ‘The buildings extend trom Nostrand avenue, near Myr- tle, to Sanford street. The main strucure is 200 feet long and 25 feet wide, with a building adjoining on the east cide, 30 feet equare—both buildings ef brick, and three stories high, The boiler was on the ground floor of the latter building. ‘The precise cause of the oxplosion cannot be definitely ascertained, as the engineer is killed. It ia supposed, how- ever, that the Water pipes were frozen, and, a large firo being built, steam generated £0 quickly as to cause the ca- tastrophe. The engine room and the centre of the main etructure are a mags of ruing. ‘The noise of the explosion was heard a mile distant, and such the force that the houses in the neighborhood shook to their foundations. A portion of the boiler was impelled a distance of 250 feet. A general fire alarm was rung, and the firemen and police were promptly on the ground and commenced tear- ing away the rubbish. They succeeded in extricating all who were supposed to be underneath, The dead were taken into the sizing department, where all were recog- nized up to noon, except one. The injured were taken to their residences or to,the Hospital. One of the injured men stated that two men were near him when the explosion took place, whereupon the Deputy Superintendent of Police directed those present to clear away the rubbish over the boiler. On reaching the floor some clothes were found, which it is supposed had been hanging in the engine room, but no bodies were discover- ed, Two men are missing, however. The name of one is Pickings; the name of the other is not known. The bodies of the five men who were killed were laid together in the planing room, where they were identified by their friends. The body of one was not claimed for fome time, but it was subsequently ascertained to be that of Patrick McNally, steam pipe and gas fitter, in the em- ploy of Mr. Moree, Maiden lane, New York. The deceased and two athers were engaged in fitting the pipe. One of his companions was injured, and the other bas not since been seen. * ‘The exact time the explosion eccurred was ascer- tained by the watches of Mr. Rastman and Mr. McCracken. The hands of both pointed to seven o'clock and forty minutes. The crystals were broken and the faces bat- tered. Mr. McCracken had his life insured for $5,000, and Mr. Eastman for $2,000. About two hundred persons were employed in the build- ing, of whieh from fifty to seventy-five were females. It being some time before the hour to commence work, but few, comparatively, were there when the catastrophe oc- curred. Five girls only had entered, and perbaps thirty men and boys. Had the explosion taken place one hour Jater the loss of life would have been frightful. Dozens ‘were approaching the building from different directions, and gome were just entering. ‘The young man John Higbee (killed) had applied for work gome days before, and was told to come this (Friday) morning. According to engagement he reported himself ‘atl sat down before the boiler to warm his feet. He was lsunched into eternity a moment afverWard. The body ‘was bruised into an indiatinguishable mass, and his father ‘was only able to recognise him by a defect in one of his feet. Aman named James Wilson had been in the boiler room, where be eaw Higbee, Eastman and McCracken. Having occasion to leave the room for an instant, he walk- ed towards the fence, about twenty-five feet distant, when he was startled by the explosien, and while he saw the duildings fall, and portions of the rubbiah thrown several ‘hundred feet in the air, he himself escaped uninjured. A portion of the boiler was impelled a distance of 250 teet, and alighted vpona shed, breaking in the roof by its force. Shorthly after noon the proprietors of the establishment employea men to clear out the rubbish preparatory to re- erecting the buildings. There was no fire, the flames having been completely smothered by the immense pile of rubbish. The buildings, which were new, cost $12,000; the machinery and fixtures, exclusive of engine, $10,000; stock, $15,000—all insured against fire. The boilers, engine, &c., were manufacturod by Wood- roff & Beach, Hartfort, Conn. , of the pest material. They ‘were put in position, and tried by Mr. William Eastman, who was inthe employ of the above frm. They had ‘deen in operation only two weeks, and worked eo satisfac- torily that the engineer was about transferring them to the exclusive charge of the superintendent of the factory, Mr. McOracken. A boy, named Lyons, son of policeman Lyons, of the Fourth precinct, was standing near the engine. The force of the explosion impelled him under the picking machine, where bia lege became fasiene:! in a piece of iron which was bent around them. His arms being free he made use of them, and, obtaining # piece of loose iron in his vicinity, gucceeded in extricating himself, He then ran off to his bome in Hudson avenue, near Myrtle, having sustained but slight injuries. Charles Schell was in the dyeing room, above the boiler. He felt the floor heave up, and the first he knew he found himself under a pile of broken machinery, some yards distant, He was bruised and cut about the head and face, but escaped serious injury. * The Coroner procured a portion of the boiler, which he intende to bave tested at Burden’s foundry. From a casual ingpection of the edges, it appears to be rotten in some parts, or at least the color is of a dark dirty brown, while other portions are bright. It appears that fire had been made in the boilers on Thursday evening, and the question is whether there was sufficient water in them next morning, or whether there was a defect. ‘The Coroner will investigate the circumstances on Mon- day, commencing at one o'clock, before the following -jory, which was empannelled yesterday by the Deputy, Mr. Hamilton Kent:— ae 1. Henry Jackson. 7. . 2 Ephrata Place. & pes AP ad £ Some re Gaver 10: Thomas Ee Wood werly. " a . Jonathan Cook. 5. H. F. Wing. 6. J. 8. Darcey. ‘The investigation will take place in the City Hall. Those Present in the boiler room, who could testify as to the cauee, are all dead. ‘With the exception of about thirty feet fronton Sanford street, with the sizing house adjoining, the factory is a perfect wreck. The following is a correct list of the killed and injured:— i KILLED. 1. William Eastman, engineer, of Hartford, Conn. 2 Joseph McCracken (superintendent, thirty-five years old; family resides at No. 24 Fort Greene place; moved there from New York three days since. 3. John Higbee, con of Thomas Highie, aged 20 years; parents reside corner of Willoughby avenue arid Spencer street. 4. Patrick McNally, gas and steam pipe fitter; resided in New York. 5. John Werner, foreman of the planing establishment, thirty years old; leaves a wife and three children, who reside at No. 35 Kent avenue. 6. John Farrell, twenty-three years old, a native of Ireland; died at the City Hospital. INJURED. 1, John Gallagher, born in Ireland, scalded, with & instructions to permit ro one to inside yt the OMficials or the representatives of Bie: preen The crowd ‘was consequently confined te the main jail yard. Many of were smoking eegars, ceage even when the mourtfu} procession Secale When the bad mates had considerable no! ibem f fe y Pitcauy ek from forcing an entrance. gate was & and they were barred bew difficulty now arcee m the crowd. Thoee who wake in the rear and consequently did not bave a favorable view of the Proceedings, preeved forward with a likelibood cf forcing away the — railings and everything in the way. Scene of confusion was promptly Pot an end to by the and, with the exception of a vlight disturb eboe when the body was lowerr for examication dy the pbysiciane, no further trouble took place. Exrexerve Sovrmmy Ewrerrrie —The Prisiol (Tee- nessee) Weve alates that reeponsibie drovers of Virgteia, Terressee and Kertc: Bave eet on focta project for cilstiabaeatex the eet tieek rep: hed see aot ei Gp D r a copenter 000 io tegen wih Twill require | compound fracture of the collar bone, through which thore is @ puncture leading to the tungs; ina doubtfal condition ; Hes at the City Hospital. 2% Jobn Mulholland, probably fatally scalded; at the Boepital. 8. Aaron Voorhis, carpenter, in the employ of Thomas Baylis, residing at No. 4 Bond street. Right Jeg ampu- tated. In as good condition as can be expected. Lies at the Hospital. 4. James W. Worthington, native of England, carpenter, residing in Green Jane. Bruised, but not dangerously in- jored. At the Hospital. 5. Abp Garrity, twenty years old. Fracture of ankle. Liee ip Lafayette avenue, opposite the jail. The following were more or jess injured, and were eather conveyed or walked to their bomes:— 1. Mr Kenmore, badly bruiged. Lies in Canton street. 2 Andrew Orf, cosmer of Court apd Atlentic streets, rhebty bert & Charlee Schell, onyared on hemd ape fae, ‘The Failure of Delmenice. ‘We announced the other day, in the money article, thas: Mesare. L. Detmonico and others, directors of the Kere- ‘The Elm Street le ‘We have littse to add to the account of the disastrous Gre and loss of life at the fire in Elm street on Thureday 4. Wm. McClusrey, boy, slightly injured. Ties in Myr. _ tle avenve, near Steuben street. H 5. —— Lyons, boy, Hudeon, near Myrile avenue. Stighy injared. ° evening. About five o'clock yesterday afternoon the re- } sepe Ol) Company, bad failed to meet their paper, and, 6. E. B. Sturges, alightly injured. Lies at 104 Comber- | mains of what was supposed to be a woman and two chil- | finding it impossible to obtain delay from their creditor®,, land treet. dren were taken out of the ruins. They were discovered | were contemplating an assignment. They have smo ‘Dear the front part of the and were burnt tea crisp, They are thought to be that of Mrs. Storck and her carried the step into effect; and the famous restenrants ab 1, Margaret and Bridget (sisters), slighty in- rages orn the corner of William street and the corner of Chambers Jered. Taken to their home in Eighth strect, N. Y., in a carriage. two childven. They were all lying together. A box was | and Broadway vo longer belong to Lorenzo ‘bee 8. Harriet Costigan, injored in the back. Lives in the | procured and what could be gathered was carefully placed | to his assignee, for the benefit of hie creditors. As he ob- neighborhood of the factory. in it and conveyed to the Fourteenth ward station house. served yesterday to a friend, he wasa mere guest now, in 9,Daniel Coleman, slightly injured. Lives in Kent ave- | ‘Miss Marshant, one of the injured persons, was last | the building which be bas rendered, by his goog manage- nue. evening in » very critical condition, and it is thought that | ment, more widely known than apy eating house in Ame- ene of bér legs will have to be amputated. ‘The others wore doing as well as could be expected. Coroner Jackman will hold an inquest this morning, at eleven o’clock, om the bodies of Frederika Boudner and others who have died during the night, ig not a widow, as stated in yesterday’s vag ec wpeaa eh poe eh both escaped from the Dames uninjured. They have no children. STATEMENT OF ONE OF THE TENANTS. ‘Benjamin de Young, who resided on the second floor of the house, in back room No. 1, states he thinks the fire did not originate im the bakery, for the reason that his wife assures him that the flames arese from the other 10. Avstin Burritt, formerly of Roxbury, Mass. rica, and a filting rival to Very’s or the Fréres Proyen- ‘There are » few others who have sustained elight hurts, but whose names were not ascertained. The Explostenm of the Boiler in Williams- barg. CORONER'S INQUEST axp YEspIcr OF THE JURY. ‘Yesterday morning Coroner Murphy and ajury proceed- ed to investigate the cirenmstances attending the death of George Beliand Thomas Shannon, who were killed by the explosion of a steam boiler in the distillery of Furman. & Polley on Thuraday morning. vobn W. Wood, chief enginer of the distillery, testified tbat the cause of the explosion was to be attributed to the want of water in the boiler; his theory was thatthe heat pagsing under the mate to the boiler that exploded caused steam to°arige in that which displaced the water in the emall boiler to such an extent that the flues were nearly, if not quite, bare, and that there flues being heated to = red heat, upon the sudden return of water upon them, from some cause unexplained, caused. the generation of renzo embarked in the business himself; it is ne diepa- ragement to his uncle to say that he has surpassed him. For a time he bad # hotel on Broadway, near tbe Bowling Green; but when the world began to move up tows, And: the magnificent caravanserais of our day began to be- raised, he abandoned his hotel, and confined himeelf to the: bya: hich caused the explosion; he Superintendent Delmonico’ have his wines” xo betler 40 be perfectly safe, and would be willing to. eit |. of De Fourteenth precinct police, also to Peter Marlon and | found in perfection at t,t Have bie ipa it with Be pounds of it. Jobn Canavan, members of Engine Company No. 40, for |. ond zegars been less worthy of praise. They have been freman in charge of ake bolers, James Sharkey, their gallant clbria in extricating is wife 4nd, two él oth good and moderate in price, When micst of the yp- testified that he tried the cocks fifteen dren srom the burning mass, Marion and Canavan | town restaurants raised their price to « shilling for @. fore the €: , and found water up to the highestoock | baving carried them out. deer or brandy, Delmonico kept his at ten {a'bot of hom. STATEMENT OF MB. NORTH, ONE OF THE TENANT. | #)8#9 0f wino, beer or brandy, Some other teotimony was taken, when the | home sbiei Kaitipaéé'stven ‘O'clock, and when I | Bl; hesold, for six cents, better segars-than many deal- {Cibat be: Brady bad told hin thatthe cause of the reeched the oonad Sider Iparoeived the euelof woke of sare tay cae vast food ond. reeens to aie va a cause of Bell was com) of the lungs, which had smothered | burning wood. I thought that some of the tenants had light- Brening ive dishes well vy '& Corps of attentive pc yet seat Dr pr thas the death was | o4 9 fire, and that the smoke having blown down the chim- | and civil waiters, and by making. it on all sccounts caused by the accidental exploison of the boiler, which aare, sant for men to dine at , he has won a could not be helped. He thought no one was to blame | ney, they had opened the door to let it out, I next went | uorivalled in this country. His house is the resors for it. It was one of those periodical occurrences which to the third floor and found the smoke still more dense. | of all our merchants, bankers, brokers and men of business; were frequently ing, and which were in the natural oP bet twelve and two o'clock it requires some 4 Order of things” He instructed the Jury to bring ina | I thenwent tomy spartments and looked at the clock, | between twelve an an ane mepege- verdict of death by accident. noticing that the time was halt-past soven. Being about | Tit !0.hhon co's may Seto ne eta be $00,000 i Fe ast yan pinnae gol aeleegellvy 199 to go out ina few minutes afterwards, I heard the cry of | a year. ‘ind “Seppe towgite upon arerdict. 4 fire. The family of Mr. Armstrong lived opposite our | 24 con Means Lette clover poopie undertaek $0 ae Shot Cuno te tho eats ue Puy scmatien rooms, on the same floor, in the rear. Some time since make oil out of coal, and formed a company for the ib, and examined severa) boiler makers and machinists. | we were saying that in the event of a fre in the house | pose, with stock, bonds, and so forth. At first they ieither of them had seen the boiler since the explosion. | we escape my windows to the roof of Mr. | ceeded. The ol! was ; the light was imiense; the: Py Oe Peri a Poo oe a ex! ‘. the displacement of the water in the small boiler, as stated a epee A hes i Se oF Fe ech alr anenped to Me. aswell as an iliwmipatiog oll, and, for the one as for the above. All the witnesses agreed that tuch might bave | Brown's house. The family of a tailor, overhead, whose , the demand was in excess of what they could - been the cause of the explosion. One witness, James | name I do not know, escaped by the same means, The | supply. could not get coal enough or Dolan, tesided that jstances of tbe daplacement of waler | Shisden of nome of the families were al the windows. | ‘wor cvongh to goat hells ag from one boiler other were of frequent occurrence; | stood them as gently possible on to to build contract Dut with all these facts im view he would not hesitate to Ree ee et er iz the other’ it scems almost incredible, but it is never- fel ase ar apie genuine | rom moon on mm aman. | Sires be or ate emia the boiler since the exploition, and was perfectly satisfied | 1 like oe one given oye aye a ¥ snd set up ‘works to melt this col, which as Brennan, Compan; 10. nearly halfa After this testimony the jury appeared yop ee park of tbe baa NP csavia ad pesiet ee ohteda ee ped » though not the most active of these: | after a few moments deliberation, returned the wing | sbout four poor hg gorge a not. people eee ro ycognn ee ae, “That the deceased came to their deaths by the acc. | Sand the fre and smoke tat were brasang: Hie of bim tell. “Like many rich men, he probably began dental explosion of a boiler in the distillery of Mesers. Fur- JOHN SULLIVAN, 104 Mott street. by taking ‘‘a fier,” and Cp lee mye and deeper man & Co., the explosion being the result of the displace. : into the concern, be ‘that he could not extri- ment of water from one boiler into the other and the con. HONOR TO WHOM HONOR I8 DUE. himself, e came a tine when ihe coal, which win vein te een’ a Saka en MEE RS eehate meer ly certificates given for the burial of the deceased. Hy Foes, EM B10. 8) as cn La ‘The company “had _Uttle ‘Their families have been provided for by Grahams Pol- Iperceive in your report of the fire in Elm street on | 5, , and no credit. So the directors manfully re- ley, Feq., one of the firm, and the widows pe ‘Thursday evening severa) errors, as far as regards the | solved to raise money on their individual signatures, | provides for casing hele Uistine, en) the ‘Seaton: Ww: ing of bi life, and it becomes me, as a member of | There were, we believe, four of them; but, without mean- | the familien of persons who die from accident in this es. a a Sogo pean in | 128 any dierespeot to the other three, it may be said that: Engine, to refute the statement reported ‘The verdict of the jury in this case to be 7 that a “Mra. Bord: wey nase eet rane gaan "ese, | ont atin ter. Tou wer ato, Beta E was badly burned, and was rescued by Detective Keefe, of opinion that a more rigid investigation should haye been bad, 4 Another Shoching Accident. THREE CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH—THE MOTHER AND THREE OTHERS FATALLY INJURED. Hyvx Park, Pa., Feb. 3, 1860. ‘The dwelling of Daniel Early, Sr., was burced last night and three children perished in the flames. The mother and three other children escaped from a second story window, but all badly burned. The father was ab- sent. The weather was intensely cold. This morning tho thermometer marks 16 degrees below zero. TeRRIBLE Exrrosion—One Man Ki,Lep—Nar- Row Excare oF Oxeure—Buunixa Dsmowsnen,—This morning at about balf-past tea o’clock, the boiler attached to the steam grist mill of Messrs. Ellis & Mitchell, on North ‘Water street, exploded with terrible effect, wounding tho fireman, negro, to such an extent that he died a short time after. Another man was slightly wounded. A horse ‘wag killed instantly. The buiiding was torn TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK UERALD. By inserting these few lines in your widely circulated the United States. to atoms, the | journal, as you are never bebind hand in denouncing the A crisis bas arrived in the of parties. Patrict- Toof ‘being entirely blo®n off, and the bricks scattered for | ‘isting evile which surround us, it might be the means of | ism demands that the. sober reestog men of all names Some distance around. A of the boiler, which would and associations should rally and unite to reecue our weigh 1,000 pounds or more, was thrown & distance of | ®&ving hundreds of lives, jeopardised by those “human | Country from dangers. Men of extreme views. thirty oF forty fect after baving passed through » brick | traps” in the ahape of badly built tenement houses, which | both forth and South, regardices. of the great bond Ticod is aso greatly snared, supposed by some to'be'aow | S®#digraceto the community: The Ameria people are | union and Teg {useoure. |The fire companies were q the spot | certainly ahead of Europe in many useful inventions, but | Eapitity of our toatitutions is threatened, and unless & to prevent a conflagration. We have been to learn | are wanting in one thing most needful, that is the useful | speedy arrest is made, it is to exaggerate tha fae, Caue Of tke explosion, but presume it was from & | snq simple method of a life saving machine for use in Clsaalere which toe republic wil sater. eee ara eount of Gamage cannot yet be | case of fires, as the one which Thappened. last, night in was formed in & spirit of concession agcertained.— Wilmington (NV. C.) Eim street.’ In every city of the Oud World, aaa forbearance. A number of sovereign and indepen- there ts persons ° ‘tates, common ori Fires in New York. vented escape ‘by the usual entrance can be mately ed, with diverse tious and internal e FIRE IN 1! GTON AVENUE—LOS8 ABOUT $40,000. | to the ground. Whose duty it is to provide such a ma. | With various climate, productions and Shortly after twelve o'clock on Thursday night a fire | chine 1am not able to determine, but J think you might soe OG et et ee form of a federal: call the attention of our philanthropio citizens to the fact, | Constitution, by whichethey became one people, one coun- broke out in the lower part of the brown stone dwelling iption for such a truly necessary try, with a national identity of interest and y. That house No. 258 Lexington avenue, occupied by Rey. Mr, raised, and the work might be done im. | constitution was framed to cach the enjoy~’ Hoge. The flames spread rapidly, and soon communi- 1B perpen: oh is sa, Was she knowieten. a pt peld f cated to Nos. 266 ana 260. All three buildings were con- MEANS OF ESCAPE FROM BURNING BUILDINGS. government, provided alway thst 5 dose a interfere. i siderably damaged before the fire was extinguished. The ‘TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORE HERALD, with the rights and principles of a sister State. But fo | fire originated from the hot air furnace. Mr. Hoge’s ose | The fearful-ealamity in Elm street has again aroused | ‘his, understanding, the confederacy, which ig now the 3. on his furniture will be about $2,000; not insured. The | public attention to the general insecurity of our dwelling | been formed,” When that principle gee see coe building is owned by Abner Ely. It is damaged about | houses, and their utter deficiency in appliances for aiding br gil nos ignored by the Uneesngnthneaeaeg or the people capacit, the ends $8,000, and fully covered by insurance. No. 256 mowned | the escape of the inmates in case of fire. It is to be hoped | P60Ple in thelr sovere —— ai and occupied by J. A. H, Hasbouck. The furniture and buil are damaged to the extent of about $20,000; fi ineure No. 260 se by Mrs. Moses bout $5,000, building is owned by Emma It is $6,000; fully insured. this terrible example will not be lost upon us, but that it councils; in alienating a le oat mt 4 3 the ‘Union gad ites FIRE IN BROADWAY, About one o’clock on Friday morning @ fire was disco- vered in the basement of the building No. 1,004 Broad- ‘way, occupied, together with the first floor, by N. B. Mc- Laughlin .as & meat market. The done to the stock will be about $200; insured. The by Mr. Branch; it is damaged about $300 and is insured. ¢ origin of the fire is unknown at present. FIRE IN CHATHAM STREET. Between three and four o’clock on Friday morning a fire was discovered in the variety goods store of Francis Priest, Jr., No. 133}¢ Chatham street. The fire originated underneath the flooring, but how it got there is unknown tae saad RE Sone ie wile Oy aud se Mark’s Insurance companies. iy — City Intelligence. Among the intrepid firemen who distinguished them- selves in saving human life on the cocasion of the dread- ful fire of Thursday night, we have pleasure in mention. Pelice Intelligence. AS as ing the name of R. W. Sutherland. This young man | "ARdE o# Arrmurran Bonatsny—Buaaxinc 1x10 4 St4- | love to be bound, 10 eubmil our rights and j saved four lives and was himself b burned. Hoe Sr cree Bemcorl ger eae kine aecnooe one spree. Gaur of the. eg confined from the severity. ‘wor. | was patrolling his beat on Thursday night, he discovered { States. Those decisions, as as they are upon records — thy efforta to deliver his suffering fellow creatures. two men, named Patrick Madden, alias Meade, and Abra- | £2 exposition of the’ constieauon, are BS I Coxvextiox or Inen Socrerma.—The delegates to the | ham McDonald, endeavoring to force an entrance into the Ea ee ee eee com convention of Irish societies beld a preliminary office attached to the lumber yard of Marshall B. Shaw, ‘With these a ‘ag the basis of our sction,. last evening at Hibernian Hall, 42 Prince street, for the we call upon all of the constitution and laws, a No. 92 Market street. On the approach of the officer, ‘all who love their country. more than party, upon Purpose of making arrangements wns Proper obsery- | McDenald ran away, but Madden was taken into custody | ali who would rescue the ¢¢-rrnmest from the hands lent societies and ‘military actcomedate lodged in the ststion house. Yesterday morning, | of and dangerots mc ad seve it from falling: After collecting the uruai fen from the dlogutes, the | Bouse, and cflcer Shepbensin om Going anton Renee | ihe poseasion of any teciiousl Party ‘hove fonda 5 ment oBt! —— ae until next Friday evening. James nald filing away at the bars of the windows, for the conaticoti + tye call upon all who tove Union for the sake: ; presided. E purpose of Madden to escape. He was at once | of the Union, and who would ree in the Presisential chair | Dean oy 4 New Your Vorvyregr.—Thomas J. Rodgers, arrested, and, with his companion, was held to answer by an incorruptible patriot, a man who will be supported - the distinguished and gallant standard bearer of the First | 7 nd, sprigh and tial hens i te Nort ARREST OF AN ALLEGED BCRGLAR—On Sunday morning with us around rf Regiment of New York Volunteers, died at the residence of bis sister, No. 36 North Moore street, yesterday at nine o’clock A. M. Mr. Rodgers entered the New York Regiment in November, 1846, asa member of Company Jast the saloon of Mr. Taylor, near Prince street, was broken into, and the safe lowered dowa into the sub-cel- lar, where it was broken open and about $200 in money MOORE, D. HENRY HAIGHT, 1, Captain Morton Fairchild, and was immediately raised | CM7I4 off: Tho fact of the robbery being made known | Mf BININGER,” CHESTER Diiooe to the raak of Sergennt.and sotively participated through. | * the Polipe headquarters, detectives Wities a Witla f¢ (Aerts TRIEOG a) JOSE B VARNOM, Jn. out the campaign, Cletingalshing himself for many daring | 0 took the matter in charge, and yesterday succeeded | Tyr'CMERTing? =} Tannen i and chivalrous feats of in that war, re- yy ores a apo ABRAM DURYEE, ” A. Z_HUGGINS, ceiving for such service, and hy for his conduct ot | mitted the lary. He was taken before Justice Kelly ‘AL READ, JAMES KIDD, 5 standard bearer of the tat the assault of Chapul- | at the upper police court, whore he confessed having | SIMEON BALDWIN WYLLIS BLat : tepee and the capure of the city of Mexico, the enco- | committed the robbery. It seems that he concealed him- Executive Commitice of the city and State of New Y 4 miums of his officers and the of Heutenant, which felt in the upper part of the builiing during the day, and he retained until the disbandment of his corps in 1848, | at night lowered down by means of the batchway Petvenal Intell: Toren tenon Tock Yohei ecco, ye et wad soimcsed tie tee vab-ooliey ‘ind opened ft with Hon. Chares Faulkner, our new inser t0 France.) Scott Life Guard—have taken measures to partugunnes a sledge hammer. About $87 of the stolen money was re. | WAS Gerenaded last evening at the Now York Hotel, the solemnities ef his funeral next Sunday, from the | covered by the officers, and identified as a portion of the In Boston on the 1st inst., between six and seven: above number, at twelve o’clock M. He will be buried | money that was in the safe, The accused was committed Siok the meeniag Father o— in Calvary Cemetery. Habs, Bev, Oke "Barnes and Mise Eizs ay ‘The members of the First Regiment New York Volun- tbe 3 Lape pe 8 north aca ieteciamarcomin east snow storm, and the juard, Broad) at eight were to make arrangements for the fneret of Licht EoTamaby state bow Rodgers. JAMES C. BURNHAM, Col areund him in ‘‘pleasant places, The members of the Scott Life Guard by he eee be present. ¢ members of Ss rior Court—Special Term ca promo note rela cootalaeds end ite the aaawere ed ivi 4 PY pelre Hea Epes gece Company. In this way. noe ot i ee fords parser in tse Fra. 3.— —Benje . 5 2 Begl Paees oC tae in eka Kes various times obiained oomn to he aout of 850 gell, and the fourth; Mrs, eupplemental complaint denied, without cests to either was up for examination. 20n is an oMcer on board the United Rates party. ie pa al Ewumertauest By 4 Curex.—Thomas J. Addi, formerly a ‘Witeh, now oraiting Josep) Creuse ve. Louis Figaniere, Bxecutor, at with 5 Hazara, Front street, oa The papers should be redrawn. The order heretofore be ‘eng Sears f ty yin made would seem not to have been complied with. reeted on Tuesday by Capt. Turnbull, on a charge of em dezzlipg various sums of money to the amount of $491 16, Commencat. Bosrvess or New Ontgaxs.—On the 25th ult. there were advertised, as loading in New Orleans, : Ps FF i 8 nine steamships, seventy-nine steamboats, and one hun. Pp dred and Shy pine ships and barks Oc the same day ‘iter compat twenty seven steamboais Jeft tbe port, and nineteen ar Prepared by Dr. W: rived. and acid by all druggists.