The New York Herald Newspaper, November 10, 1865, Page 9

8 THE Further Particulars of the Disasters on the Florida Coast. THE HEEFS STREWN WITH WRECKS. Wames of Some of the Lost Vessels. THE GALE AT THE BERMUDAS, GALES. OFHBR VESSELS ASHORE AND DISABLED. do, &e. ae. ‘The Gale on the Florida Coast. OUR HEY WEST CORRESPONDENCE. Key Weer, Oct, 25, 1865. Agale'commertted here on Sunday night, the 224. ‘The wind commenced ‘blowing from the northeast and continued some four hours, when it changed to the southwest and continued about six hours. It blew ‘hard all:through the balance of Monday, and great dam- age on-iand was dono to houses and fences, the former being unroofed and the latter blown down. The bridge Yeathng to the fort was'earried away entirely, and nearly ‘every shade and fruit tree on the inhabited part of the ieiand was blown down. ‘Every one of the buildings in ‘ghe United States barracks was injured. The lighthouse ‘barracks were ifted from the under pinning, but not severturned, and the Observatory at the United States barracks was toppled over. One of the wharves ‘was carried away, and two schooners which were on the ways at the ship yard were lifted up and driven broadside on upon the beach. Another pri- yate wharf was cartied away entirely. All the wrecking vessels except two, as far as heard from, are high and dry on the reefs, Several brigs amd schooners are driven ashore in the harbor, and several areon Craw Fish Key. ‘A large English ship, coal laden, from Liverpool for Havana, is on the South beach, about halfe mile from Fort Taylor. We bave heard nothing positive yet from the Florida reef, though there are plenty ‘of reports of eimilar disasters, Nothing has been heard of the Honduras or the Nor- wich. The Oriental is on Craw Fish Key, ut uninjured. Ber crew came in ew morning, and reported everything going wel General Afewion and staff.are in porton the tug Perry, ‘which was severely handled by the gale and was almost humped to pieces against the wharf. About a dozen wrecking vessels eame in this morning from the reefs heavily loaded. * THR WRECKS as far as reported are as follows: An American bark at Indian Cargo one thousand bales cotton and five hundred bags of wool. ‘A echooner at same place, bottom upward. Cargo un- known. Crew supposed to have perished. ‘A brig above Indian Key, Notoverhauled yet. ‘Two vessels above Bahia Honda. Cargoes unknown. A Spanish brig, near Sai Bunehes. Cargo of flour, saz- &e. ‘A British ship, on Nouth Beach. Coal laden. ‘The schooner R. Hill, with goods to Albury & Rawsorrs. A large brig, laden with coal, for Benner’s steamers. A schooner with cedar, ‘A brig ladem with molasses, bilged. Salvage already ‘amounts to two thousand dollars. ‘A schooner, bound to Galveston with general cargo. A veasel on leeward side of Craw Fish Key, Five of these vessels.are in the harbor. The effect of all these disasters has been ruinous to ‘Desiness. Trade is ata standstill, and the merchants and people are in a high state of excitement. P. 8 —An arrival from Fort Jefferson gives us mtelti- gence of the effect of the storm there. All the trees ‘were blown down as well as one of the brick duildi which in its fai killed Quartermaster Sterling, of y-second United States (colored) troops. ¢ emack Welcome went to pleces in the gale at ‘Charlotte's Harbor. Her crew have arrived, Key Wrst, Nov. 1, 1965, Reports are in from Key Largo and Caesar's Creek. A ship with 2,500 bales of cotton bad gone asbore, and her argo is now carrying out. ‘There are also there a brig with four hundred bales of @otton and a lot-of hides, and a large new French steam- ship, with mahogany and i About thirty miles above Key Largoa Spanish brig, in was wrecked. Her captain and crew have arrived. She is the most east wreck hearé from. ‘The Delia, which left here for Clear Water harbor, was = «put back. Her crew were obliged to cut . "ue Gov. to prevent her from going, ashore. Marvin arrived on the 271 e-outrode three gales but was nearly lost at one time on the shoals off 5 are four more veseels ashore between Cape Cana veral and Florida. A vermeil bound to Galveston went asbore.on the Sam- eee this morning and will be a total toes. TT Gale at the Bermud OUR BERMUDA CORRESPONDENCE. Bunuvpa, Oet. 30, 1865. Our imands were visited with one of the heaviest gales, mn the 25th instant, which they have experienced for many yearn. ‘The bark St. James, which had completed repairs aud ‘was tying in harbor, amply moored, dragged and went ov bere, and is injured so badly as to require discharging Before mhe can proceed on her voyage. ‘The brigantine Frank W., of Halifax, N. &., Smith master, arrived on the morning of the 25th inst., from ‘Barvedes to Halitax, enking badly and in want of sails. ‘The brigantine Torrid Zone, of Shelwurne, N. 8., from i ' I ao, NP, arrived at this port on Wednesday. Keene makes the following report — Monday, 23d, im latitude 29 15, iongude 79 30, bad « pele frome wortheast, 4th the gale increased. At four M thee woneet wae hove on her beam ends, filling deck eed cabin with water, and aplit the foresail, lay to under tare poles, with lee rail im the water, At half-past nine an struck by s beavy sea abaft the main riguing, car- away three stanchions sad «plitting four others Gienk shear, broke rai! aod swept the Ouiwarks Jeaking 200 sivokee per hour, which increased at a s a came on and iy t rs 5 [ i unshipped the men wiz A i ‘The Storm at Havanese and Matanzas. Naw Onvaawe, Nov. #, 1865, Marans dates of the 25h and Matanaae of the Zid of Petober are rere ved ‘There had been & great storm at hath plecen Several sommele wore bent, many injured and » number driven Je the harbor of Havana much damage was done, und tty bowses were blown down and otherwiee ip AV Matansas s paniber of houses sere biown down the Lr Yersels Cipde, Worra, Bile, Adela, ¥. Pevere Aptolope were damanes sim Ue Atwericnd — ~<a RRR brig Croton, from Bristol, R. 1, also the American ae Converdia, also the steamer Columbia, from New York. The Steamship George Cromwelt im the SHE PARKES WRECKS AND FLOATING MERCHAN- DISR—A STEAMER BEACHED—VESSELS ASHORE, BTC. “The George Cromwell sailed from New York Octo- ber 21, at three PF M. On Sanday, 224. at half-past eleven’ A. M., exchanged pais with steamship nah; at half past one . Boardman, both bound north "At midnight on the 28d encountered # heavy gal which increased to @ barricane, Om the 24th, hove to thirty-two hourt At eight A M on the 25th Kept on our course; passed large quantities of sugar, broken hatches and other pieces ing ‘avan boxes, trunks, verck, “On the 26th, half-past one P.M, of Olin’s Shoal, passed a sunken of about one hundred schooner tone; half past two P. M., «poke brig Fair Haven, from Galveston to Liverpool, at aneher, about ten miles south of Canaveral, having been distnasted during the gale, The steamer Catherine Whiting was ade, and would tow her into Key West. The Catherine Whiling reported having taken two men off the sehooner, which was bound from Matanzas for New York. Five of the crew 0! the sebouner had been drowned. At nine P. M,, brig Fannie id Annie) frou having lost mainmast, jilbeom topgallant mast, mmintance about five miles fore. passed a all gone and full of minates before two P. passed a veasel Py, -dry, inside the reef, alongside, Five P. ‘passed a brig ashore ‘The Steamshi, {From the New Bitocsnempes in the Geile. (Evening) Times, Oct 38. , The steamship Mi Samnner, left New York on the morning of instant, “strong gales from the northwest; om the 21st she encountered a wrrific storm, with ‘the wind varying from ‘orth to manne mee eh saree, with a oe sea on, = sea boarding ip im every direct! sweeping decks, the water descending Into the cabla. "The. whee! gear parted at midnigl causing in res trough of the sea, the On the’ morning “of the Jarge vessel sunk off Cape Canaveral. woasts, the sea was running 6o high. At this time it was breaking all along the coast in eight fathoms of water, Bome of the passengers saw horses afloat and a large quantity of wrecked stuff. ‘The purser lest his cargo books, sixty bills of lading find the officegnail bag. ‘The passengers, especially the ladies, behaved with great coolness throughout the storm. The Gale on the Lak Buvvaro, Nov. 9, 1865. The bark Great West No. 1, which was on Colchemtor reef, has been got off without serious injury and been towed to Detroit. The propeller Mayflower, of the New York Gontral line, 18 sunk in Detroit river. Wreek of a Propeller on Lake Michig: Durnorr, Mich., Nov. 9, 1865. The Canadian propeller Brockville, with a -cargo of flour from Milwaukee t@ Montreal, was wrecked at Big Sable, Lake Michigan. ‘The first mate and one wheels- ‘man were drowned. The boat and cargo wore a total oss. i) ———— New York Female Assistance Society. FIFTY-BECOND ANNUAL MEETING—ADDRESS OF THE REV. DR. TRUE. The fifty-second annual meeting of the New York Fe- male Assistance Society, for the relief of sick and aged poor, was held yesterday at noon, im the lecture room of the Reformed Dutch church, corner of Fourth street and Lafayete place. There was a good attendance of be nevolent and philanthropic ladies, whe appeared to have at heart their self-imposed task. The meeting was opened by a short prayer by the Rev. Dr. C. K. True, of Sheffield, Maas., in place of the Rev. Cyrus Foss, as was expected, but who was detained at home by illness. ‘The report of the society was read, which showed a very encouraging future. This society is one of the ear- liest and one of the noblest societies of its description im this city, and on ite rolls may be found names of ladies of the best families in the State. The society has for its object the relief of religious and sick and deserving .poor, irrespective of color or nationality. In many cases ihe recipients of the charity are of the better class poor, who wilt not make known their wante and who must necessarily be visited by the lady mem bers. The rej mentioned a number of cases of dest tution which come under the notice of its member, and who were now receiving aid. In anticipation of tle winter, which it is expected will be one of great distras to the poor of this city, about three times as much money as formerly will be required to meet the object for which the society is Intended. ‘The Treasurer's report showed a balance of $20,000, deing an increase of $4,000 on last report, which was very cheering. A legacy bad been received from the estate of John Roe, , Of $5,000. About welve dbundred garments avd a number of blankets which had been donated have Seen distributed w deserving poor, as well as $3,246 in cash, and in coal to the exteot $3,074 have been given away during the last year. vious to the election of general officers forthe en- year was given the ad ‘by the Rev. ¢. K. the substance of whose remarks was as fol! — The Tunisian Embeeoec7. THRIR RETURN TO NEW TORK—IMPRESSIONS ON VISITING WASHINGTON AND PUILADRLPHIA. The Tunisian embassy arrived at the Astor House at eight o'clock last evening, on their réurn from a visit to Washington and Philadelphia. They are accompanied by Consul Perry, and will leave this cty for Boston on Sat- urday. On the 22d of the present nonth the eptire party ‘will leave the United States for heme. The visit to Washington anc Philadelphia was ex- tremely agreeable to the Tunwians, and they exprese themselves much gratified wib the attentions shown them. Their reception by Prmident Johneon, Mr. Sew. ard and General Grant was exceedingly cordial. The Jatier presented the embasay with several of his photo- graphs, both large and small, which they look upon with uch interest. In Philadetphia Mr. George W. Childs entertained them witha — nt banquet, at which were present Major General Meade, Major Gereral Patterson, Commodore Hall, the Mayor of the city. and several judges and offi. cers of the aavy, ther with representativer from the moat influer wealthy civilians of the locality. For these marked attentons the members of the em- bassy feel 'very grateful. While in both cities the thea. tres and other public places of amusement were throws open to them, and every facility afforded for their com fort and entertainment. They mingled repeatedly in Private circles, and cultivated intimate acquaintance with several prominent families. Their impressions of our social usages have been decidedly heightened by the exercise of these social familiarities. To-morrow they will bid farewell to New York. Let the remaining portion of their stay among us be aa ox- pressive of hospitality as has hitherto been exhibited. A New Steamship Lime for Havana. The steamship Cubs, built at Fairhaven, Connecticut in 1963, hae been placed by Mesere, James KE. Ward & Cc in their line of Havana packets, to which port she wil ‘Dow sail regularly, She has excellent accommodations for one bundred cabin passengers, and ie very nealy fitted up for the comfort of travellers, The cabine md stateroome are largo eo and are furnished withal) the modern jnpeovemen The Cuba te 220 feet in length, if LI 36 feet breadth o' engines wore built at lamater are of 380 horse xis re power. Captain John P. Sundber; fence inthe Havana trade, hy ti+4 ‘The D. Overton, and hin dent ealst- ir A , Cube will xait to. morrow (Bata , mm pier No. 17 Bart river, Yor Bavaas mer 2 NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER tu, 1865. THE CHOLERA. No New Cases Reported—Letter from Pas- wengers of the Atalanta, dic. ‘There wasan informa! meeting of the Health Com- missioners yesterday, at which, there being no quorum, po business was done. The following communication ‘was received from the physieians at present on board the Alalanla — On Boarp Tae ATALANTA, Nov. 7, 1865. ‘To Tue Hoy, THe Mayor ov THe Crry on New York :— Youn Hoxon—In hastening to acknowledge the receipt of your kind and prompt answer to our petition, we, the undersigned, in behalf of the other passengers, beg leave to thank you most cordially for the great interest you manifest in our welfare, and the cheering promise you make to do sli in yous power to alleviate ths hardship of our condition, to shorten the duration of our detention in quarantine. Your letter has shown us that we are not entirely abandoned, and that men of iniluence are working for our good, and although our situation is bv. no means pleasant, yet It is @ consolation to know "aa, our sufferings are not indifferent © a man of your d- ing, and iuflvence, bee Ailow us, your Honor, once more to expres sincore thabks, and while we promies ne .<® “arate our kindness, we respectiully sign 4&8 to forge your ble Kervants, Y eTORNE fons JON 5 A letter was received from D:, Beton ‘Ausiatant Quar- antine Commissioner, stating thar the rig Chil ton had ron the Quarantine, * -_ Poly her pelare toed examinao be Mayor gave orders for Dr. Murphy, one of M% ‘time since severe ts of She received red arising large quantities of half putroned dikios and damaged about Whe rung of a farge store lately destroyed by fire 4%, tho immediate vicunity of the ‘Grand, street ferry, He panier he way h6 spot, und found the complaints re well \, @-the stench arising from them was Yue thom eo bo th ofinsicmmantorare. d e erty of the insuranos company. He commucated ‘with he directors several Sime | but up to mornimg when we visited they still re- fated teres and, ‘if anything, more augerun than Murphy 4s determined to have them carted ‘away at once. This ws not the only instance of pest Wreeding garhage which {t would be well for the Compmis- sioners to pay attention to, THE OLD NORTH CAROLINA TO BE SOLD TO THE STATE. It is stated that the'old receiving ship North Carolina, now lying ¢dle at the Brooklya Navy Yard, will be offered forwale to the State of New York at a nominal price by #he federal authorities, the vessel to be used as &permament hospital ship fer cholera patients in the Lower Bay. Tho North Carolina has great capacity ; dur- ing Une late war she had upwards of three thousand sailors on board of her at ome time. Report of Dr. Walser, in Charge of the Hospital Ship Falcon. Hoserran Sup Faicon, Nov. 8, 1885. My Dear Doctor—My time has been so much occu- ‘pied that my daily reports were necessarily limited to momentary impressions and the names of the sick and deceased on board the Atalanta. The history of the dis- ease, Ms cause and development, and the measures adopted to arrest its progress, could only be made the subject of a communication after days of observation and investigation. Cholera prevailed in Paris to a limited extent in Sep- tember. Emigrants from Switzerland and the soutbern part of Germany, who constituted the majority of the Atalanta’s passengers, came by way of Paris to Havre, and, while in the several emigrant boarding houses, per- sons died after a few days’ or hours’ sickness. attended by @ consultation of government physicians, Unusual facilities were offered for the shipment of passengers, and the anxiety of government officials to place them on board was so marked as to cause inquiries on the part of the officers of the ship. The day after sailing from Havre the first case of cholera occurred, and, as already slated, some sixty out of five bundred and twenty-five steerage passengers took i, of whom sixteen died, while the cabins on deck re- mained exempt from the visitation of the disease. Since her arrival at quarantine thirty-six more of her passen- gers sickened, and four died, swelling the total number of cases to ninety-six and twenty’ deaths, with patients still remaining under treatment. From the first the disease presented the uniform symptoms pathognostic of cholera Asiatica, and although in but fow cases terminating fatally, the same virus pro- duced the milder forsas of the disease, which destroyed abn some instances in twenty-four, or even in twelve re, if we take into consideration that all on board were perfectly healthy previous to the embarkation ef the ngers from wre; that cases already occurred in re, and from the firat day these passengers came on Doard the ship, we necessarily must hook to these persons: ‘as the carriers of the malady on board the Atalanta; and to Eavre or (as they all came te Saf of Puris) to Paris— officially d a8 suffering from the visitation of the disease—as the source of infection, In this connection I would call your attention to the fact that while merely passing through Paris these pas- sengers contracted and “i the disease, Thou- sands of boxes of merchandise not Rend came from Paris, but from Marseilles, Toulon and pierre lona, Lhe an Wasprevailiag as an epidemic, without producing the disease in a single instance; and our single endeavor in quarantine apust therefore be the quarantine of persons, and not ships or merchandise, To look for the cause of the disease, or even its devel- opment, in the construction of the Atalanta, or the want Of attentéon.on the part of the officers of the ship, is unwarranted. The vessel is built for passen- | stocrage is eight feet six inches to nine feet four ipohes high, divided in three apartments, each pro- vided with four ventilators and ten side and con- taining adouble tler of berths on each side of an open space ased ae a dining room. The provisions were good in’s kindness spoken of in lerdea, of Berlin, by his strict vo the internal hygiene, enforcing cleaniness and order, and nae rg | silence and secrecy on the natureof the prevailing disease, incurredfthe ill will of passengers. Boaides cholera, cases of variola occurred, all of whom ‘and the advanced by some, that the dis- ease could not have been cholera because so few sickened and died, is equally applicable to smallpox. May we not rather attribute the mild character of the disease to the s' Several Questions to Answer. TO THE MDITOR OF THE HERA! I would like to have the following questions answered Dy the Board of Health Commissioners :— How do they know it is the Asiatic cholera on board of she Atalanta when they have not seen any of the sick? Why ave the well passengers kept on board of an in- fected veawel? Are they trying to see whether the die this city take the matter in Coroners’ Inqueste. Fata, Acowart iv ms Pank—A Lavy Taxown rnom 4 CanaiaGe Axo K1iigp.—Coroner Gover yesterday held ‘an inquest at No. 101 West Fortieth street, over the re- mains of Mra. Mary J. McLean, who died from the effects of injuries. From the testimony addeced " appears that the deceased, with a friend, employed Mr. Charles K. Denket, Resping & rery stable at the corner of Thirty. Binth street Broadway, to take them out riding in the Park on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Denket had a jirited team, and when near the large pond the bit im the mouth of the near side horse broke, when the horses became uni je and started of ona run The car. riage coming in contact with another jcle, Mr. Deo ket was thrown from his seat. The wheels of the car riage passed over one of his legs, after which the horses run away. He was placed in another carriage and started in pursuit; but after proceeding a short distance he found the carriage upset and badly broken; the horses having freed themselves from it, Mra. Mclean and companion were thrown violently to the ground, and she was badly injured about the head. She reached home in another carriage in about twenty minutes after leaving, soon after which rhe became insensible and died at ten o'clock in the evening, medical aid being of no avail, When the doctor called the deseased was suffor. ing from concussion of the brain. The jury rendered a verdict of accidental death, Deceased was a native of Massachusetts, and twenty-six of age. She has left a husband and one child, net of whom were with her at the time of her death. The evidence showed that the same team had run away with deceased on a previous occasion, " Ron Oven ay 4 Ratt Can axp Kitten.—Coroner Collin was yesterday notified to hold an inquest at Bellevue Hospital on the body of John Conkling, late of No, 294 Bast Twentieth street, whone death was the result of in- passed over his thi gach & manner that death enaued soon , driver and conductor of the ear were taken to the station Bouse to await the reaplt of an investigation. THE EXPLOSION ON THE ST. JOHW. Conclusion of the Investigation—The Verdict of the Jury: Good Advice and No Cemsure. The investigation into the details of the catastrophe, the opening incidents of which were fully reported inv ¢5. terday’s HukaLD, was brought to » close last nigh’, afer a number of witnesses had been examined. yy Jobn McKeon was present durimg the entire + sesnigation, and, beside Mr. Theall, of the Orr, 6 Growbanks & TheAll, in whose shop the boilers v ‘allt, occasion- ally suggested to the Coroner qv —_ 4 sartions to be asked of the witnesses, The testimony ‘e@daved failed to develop Apy new feature in the case o eidence of Prof, Has ‘well being that which pr Jota tne greatest interest. The proceeding? 'W’ ory waugurated at one o'clock pre- cisely, Whed “or,aer Wildey called the first witness ‘Wheeler Miius, ing duly sworn, deposed and said: — I reside in Albany and am a clerk in a post office; I was ‘1B passenger dm the St. John on the day of the accident, and had « berth in stateroom No. 216; I was aft of the gangway atthe time of the &plosion; 1 was walking up and ¢own, in sight of the engine room, for about three- quarters of an hour previous to the occurrence of the dis- aster; there were then two men. in the engine room, ‘seated in chairs; Igaw one of them busy with the ma- chinery fifteen minutes before the explosion occurred, but had no conversation with either; the man I saw examining the machinery was the younger of the two; shortly afterwards I met a gentleman, a Mr. King, who has since made a statement in the Heratp, and with whom I had considerable conversa- tion; I do not think I saw the elder of the two men rise from his seat in the engine room; I was pacing to and fro, and had he left the place at all I think I would have seen him take his departure; I saw the fireman put coal in the fires about fifteen minttes before the noise of the explosion was heard; when I last saw the fires 1 did not think they were hotter than when I saw them first. Alexander C. Durbin, being duly sworn, deposed and said:—I live at 43 West Twenty-fourth street, and am a manufacturer of boiler plate iron; I cannot eay whether or not I furnished the iron of which the boilers of the St. John were built; 1 furnish iron daily, however, for the use of the firm of Crowbanks & Theall, and make iron of different qualities; I cannot tell which quality I fur- nished the firm; Crowbanks & Theall always take care to send back all defective plates. D. F. Secor, being duly sworn, deposed and said:—I live at No. 110 East Twelfth street, and am one of the proprietors of the Allaire Iron Works; I was on board the St. John subsequent to the explosion; I made a cas- ual examination of the boilers; in the part of the boiler which gave way the braces were not put together as closely as is usually the case; itis customary with my firm to put braces more closely together in that particu- lar of the boiler; I saw the iron cut from the boiler at the Inspectors’ office, and believe it to be good iron; itis my opinion that ‘the boiler was not very closely braced and that it had been overtested by thé hydros- tatic pressure; these, I think, were the causes of the ex- plosion; the sheets were rolled lengthwise and subse- quently bent against the grain of the iron, as it were, when hyaig Dae in the construction of the bo:ler; the braces on the boilers of the St. John were placed about fourteen or fifteen inches apart; I think the hydraulic pressure put-on to test the strength of the boilers was too great; after such a severe test had been applied it could not be ascertained how much pressure the boilers would sustain; the fracture probably commenced about the middle of the sheet; had the sheet of iron which gave way been properly braced I certainly think it would not have been fractured; I further think that the plate was weakened at the frac- tured point by caulking; we use for that sized boiler iron ros ™. man Seong ‘bv. XA ee pat, Mov. 9—Sweepstakes $350, mile heats, ore Wasi elke tive, r ou Mr. Bristol entered b. g. Honest John, to , sercteesccesecsse 9 B32 1B’ the me Sree ae ae ee | s we Se ee ee owners took full, utions to pros vide the best of materials and erekueacsias Ido not and cannot attach a particle of ceusure to them; I know the builders of the boilers; have known them profession- ally for a long period; have given them work and would give them more; they are now building a very large marine boiler under my direction and superintendence ; I do not hold them responsible for the rupturing of the flange if it existed and could not be detected by the or- dinary vigual examination in the shop; such occurrences, amounting even to visible fractures, are of common oc- eur ‘and as to the character of the bracing of the boilers, it is alike to that of other builders for like de- pigns of boilers; I have no connection of interest or em- ployment with either of the parties affected by the occa- sion of the investigation. To the Jury—I do not think that the expansion or con- traction, being homogeneous, contributes to weaken a boiler; I think the weakening effect of the chisel cut was so small as to be inappreciable;I have no doubt that the rent would have taken the same course had the chisel cut not existed, as that spot was undoubtedly the weakest of the boiler. Edw B. Curtie, being duly sworn, deposed and said:—I live at No. 1 ‘engineer Appear rien an 3 we ha rs, without braces, Cleven feet in diameter; I did not see any point on which the aes of the bon wate cut, y La gay wees tion le by the caulking iron; saw an im] fection in the ‘lange, but think the flange was the last part to out. being duly sworn, deposed and said:—I tive at No. 260 West Twelfth ‘and'am a boiler maker by trade; I have examined the boiler on board the St. John, and think the fractured part of it was in- sufficiently stayed; I once made the remark that if the boiler gave out it would give out at that very place. Collins, being duly sworn, deposed and said :—I reside at No. 48 Navy Brooklyn; I examined the exploded boiler twice since the occurrence, and could not see anything that I should consider a defect; I think the boiler was sufficiently well braced; I think the pul- sation of the boiler anda defect in the shell were the coPalmer Crary, being duly deposed and sald:—1 mer Crat ing duly sworn, de; and said :—1 reside at No. 313 Weet ‘Twenty-fourth street, and. have been an engineer since 1863; I consider the boiler to have been properly braced; I have carried ninety pounds of steam in a onde ore ty the same ve G. H, Reynol ing ly sworn, deposed and said:—I live in Mystic, Conn., and’ am a boiler inspector by trade; I think the boilers of the St. John were properly braced, and that the accident was caused by a fracture in the flange-piece, which frac- ture was acted upon by the pulsation of the boiler; in my opinion, boilers should be examined by the inspectors at least twice or three times during the “running season” of the boats, It was determined at the close of this evidence to dis- penee with further testimony. Coroner Wildey pro- ceeded to make a brief charge to the jury, subsequent to which the ors and reporters withdrew from the room, to give them fall freedom of deliberation. Having discussed the subject for nearly four hours, they ren dered the following VERDICT. “That at the time of the explosion the boiler was in a weakened condition from the effects of the force of the hydrostatic pressure brought to bear in testing its capaci- ty by the United States inspector; by the use of cold water; by insufficient bracing on the circular part, above the flat surface; by the effects of chipping and caulking, and by corrosion of the boiler on the inside, at the high water mark; but from the diverse views and opinions of the many witnesses who have testified ,before us, the jury are unable to say from which of the causes the ex- plosion occurred, or whether from one or more combined, The jury find that this boiler was made No, 0 or No. 1, full 5-16 of an inch in thickness; for the fractured part I think we should have used No. 0; the part into which the chisel had cut would be more par- ucularly weakened by the expansion and contraction caused by cold and heat; if there were two small leaks in the centre of the fractured part, and, moreover, a groove cut into the iron,+a pressure ef twenty-eight pounds of steam might suffice to burst the boiler; had these defects not existed I think the boiler would have been safe to carry thirty-two pounds of steam ;I thought, for new boilers, that those of the St. John were un- pee ees from the examination I have made I opine that the explosion was caused by improper bracing, by the chisel cut into the plate, and the.overtesting of the boilers by hydrostatic pressure. J. W. eri qed bemg duly sworn, deposed .and said :— I live at 100 Seventh street, Williamsburg, and am one of the United States Inspectors of steamboats and boilers; I was appointed, as usual, by theSecretary of the ‘Treasury, after having undergone no examination, but on st a recommendation from Hiram Barney, then ollector of the Port, Thomas B, Stillman, and a judge of the United States Circuit Court; these gentlemen formed @ board convened to nominate p candidates for the position; it is my duty once a year, and oftener, if I think it necessary, to examine all boilers of steam! navigating between Lake Champlain and Cape May, and 1 have to ascertain whether bape | can safely carry a cer- tain pressure of steam; after the boilers were piaced on the St. John I examined them by putting on a hydraulic pressure of about forty-seven pounds; that was not an unusually heavy pressure to put on the boiler; four days after the test I went through the boilers with Mr, Crowbanks, Mr, Andrews, and, 1 think, Mr. James Hook ; we examined the bracing very thoroughly ; I found the braces fect, and thought the boilers were properly braced; the braces on the flat surfaces were about eight inches apart; I think the fractured part was ‘as well braced as in any other boiler I ever saw; I have examined all of Mr. Secor’s boilers during the past two ears, and have never seen any of his braced differently ; noticed the chisel cut on the fractured plate after but not fore the occurrence of the explosion; the @ magnifying and ‘saw weams with cuts upon them; the hydraulic pressure to be put on when testing boilers is regulated by a clause in the act of Ceo gos, according to the thickness of the iron whereof the boiler is built. (producing the fractured piece of the boiler, with the chisel cut in the you say you exam- imed the bviler seams with a ‘ing glass, and failed to detect a chisel cut one-third of an inch deep, which I discovered when standing several feet off? The witness (contiouing)—I do; I think that such a cut would weaken the ler according to the thickness it took out of the plate; the expansion and contraction of heat and cold would, of course, be more likely to fracture in ny part of the boiler which had i me g Z g 2 & it ES i E il fs | i { reir ideerest tail [tell 1 i Zz = i 8? _f% if a58?3 5 elasticity i 5 : I i + f i i 2 ij < F 2 f : H i i | i : of the best material, and braced in the usual man- ner of constructing such boilers by the best boiler makers, and approved by scientific and practical men; bat the jury recommend that hereafter boilers be braced above the surface, on the circular part. The jury recommend that steamboat boilers be inspected ‘oftener than the practice now is, by competent inspectors, and that said inspections be made as often as once in three months; also that the hydrostatic test with cold water be abandoned, and that warm water be used in ite stead, The jury also strongly recommend and urgently adjure all boiler makers to extraordinary care in constructinj steam boilers, and that especial pains be taken to avoi breaking the fibre of the iron, in caulking or by other means. Police Intelligence. ALLEGED THEFT OF BONDS. Detective Wooldridge, of the Sixth precinct, yesterday returned from Freebold, N. J., having in custody John D. Bainbridge, whom he had arrested on a requisition issued by Governor Fenton, of this State, on Governor Parker, of New Jersey. The prisoner stands charged with having several months since stolen nearly five thousand yp Ao in geven-thirty United States bonds from Mra. Adclaide E. Foster, residing at No, 169 West Twenty-fifth street, and a the same to his own use. The accused, who has a ily Freehold, N. J., is thirty-five years of age, and says innocent. Justice Dowling committed Bainbridge to the Tombs. A SERIES OF BOLD THEFTS. Theodore F. Rockwell, a young dentist, twenty-one yeare of age, living at 27 South Fighth street, Williams. burg, was yesterday arrested by Captain Jourdan, of the Sixth precinct, on the charge of stealing three overcoats, valued at $120, from the store of Peter C. Barnum & Co., 196 Chatham street, The prisoner confessed to Captain Jourdan that about three nights each week for the last seven months he had secreted himself in the store before it was closed, and during the night he would pack up id be conveniently carried, would walk out with bis clerks, who had no suspicion of him. Rockwell, bic) wae — wo the was committed by Justice ing in default of $1,000 dail. It is thought that the accused has stolen a to the amount of many thousands of dollars from Mr. Barnum’s store, moet of which he has sold and pledged for small amounte. CHARGE OF FORGING A CHECK. Officer Burne, of the Fourth precinct, yesterday ar- THEPT OF COUPON BONDS. George W. Hilliard, of No. 42 Walker street, yesterday appeared before Justice Dowling and entered a complaint him ARRBST OF AN ALLEGED FUGITIVE. On the let instant Joha Wilkinson was stopping with bis friend James Farley, at No. 63 Baxter street, Wit- op erates two whither was arrested DBPRAUDING A SOLDIER. On the 26th of January last Richard Dillon, residing at 279 Elizabeth street, was induced by James Greenwood to goto Gosben, Orange county, for the purpose of en- listing asa substitute for William B, Sankey, of New. burg. Dillon agreed to go for $750, which money he Teodived and wept $900 of i. The remainder, 430° Dil lon to Greenwood for the pu of giving it to his (Dillon's) mother, which he falted. to do, and, as charged, it to his own use. Dillon recently returned, and, demanding his money, failed to obtain any satisfaction in the matter. Henoe the complaint. Jus- tice Manafield held Greenwood for exammation. The Balloon Wedding. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. The statement with regard to the balloon wedding, in many of the morning papers, is a fiction. I told no one that I would perform the ceremony above the clouds, nor had I any intention of doing 8». I simply did m; professional duty and united the cone at the Fiftl Avenue Hotel. T. DEW! TALMAGE, Pmaveiruta, Nov. 9. acuenatinnanenpectomsmtsaasecaerns Brooklyn City News. ALLeorD Homcipe—Cononen’s Investicarion, —Coro- ner Lynch commenced an investigation day before yes- terday into the circumstances attending the death of Henry Underwood, drummer lately stationed in the garrison at Fort Hamilton. From the evidence thus far the following facts were elicited:—The deceased met his death on the Ist inst. at the hands of James Leake, a shoemaker, who resides in the vicinity of the fort, The corps is composed entirely of boys, and those tA which was #0 great Tho boys, at the head fil B upon when he was compeli the ked. up a club and commenced them indiscriminately, in which deceased war wounder. Leake was soon after arrested and — Tho investigation will be con- fi A s Aanival ov Ons Hoxpasp Frempuen vaom Ricamonn, Va.—The latter part of thie week, or the beginning of one hundred colored men, women end children arrive in this eity’from Richmond, Va. They are in being destitute. Subsori and all Sito sympathize with ‘hese or money to the office of the Bociety, inthe M. E. church ue, Brooklyn, of which Hs i j i | L § ¥ ; : throughout. Lightning had the call im the betting previous to the start; but the mage winning the first heat she went into favor, and sold highest in the pools between heats. She won the second by al , and then one hundred to thirty was wagered on her winning the race. Honest John won the third heat cleverly, and the betting set in favor of him at ten to eight. won the fourth heat, and then’ any amount of odds was offered that he would win. ‘The fifth heat he also won very cleverly, although done in the dark. Three trots are announced to come off to-day at the Fashion Course. The first is a matoh for $1, five miles out, between the stallions Young Woful' and Ab- dallah Chief; the second a match between Up and Up and Raid, and a match between two colts. ‘The first trot will take place at one,o’clock P.M. Riot at Paterson. FIREARMS, BAYONETS AND OTHER WEATONS FREELY USED--ABOUT A DOZEN WOUNDED PER- SONS CARRIED OFF THE GROUND. Between nine and ten o’clock on Wednesday night a | riot occurred at the New York and Erie Railroad depot, at Paterson, between some thirty roughs on one side and some railroad hands and soldiers on the other, which re- sulted in serious injury to a dozen or more persons. It appears that for some time past a party of Paterson roughs have been in the habit of riding on the half-past eight o'clock emigrant train from J City, and when the conductor came around to collect the fare would re- fuse to pay it, and use abusive and insulting language. Conductor David Doremus, together with the men em- ployed on the emigrant train, have, on a number of oc- casions, ejected these men, and for so doing have their enmity, which finally culminated in a serious riot. ‘As the train arrived at Paterson on Wednesday night, upon which there was a regiment of eels Capac Doremus stepped out upon the platform, when a man, packed by about thirty of these rowdies, stepped up and arrested him. Conductor Doremus demanded his autho- rity, which, as is alleged, was refused, when the man, who, it was subsequently ‘learned, was constable, was knocked down by some person. ‘A general melee then commenced between the rowdies Cy a hale belonging to the train, in which the gol- diers, who were on their way to Dunkirk, joined in ainst the rowdies. Bayonets, knives, pistols, stones, clubs and other weapons were freely used, and the battle raged flercely for about ten minut when the rowdies ‘were worsted and driven away, carrying with them about adozen injured men. One man was stabbed in the tem- le with a bayonet, and another had @ railroad lantern Pokaan to pieces over his head and was badly cut with pieces of glass. None of the railroad men were badly in- jured. Further trouble is anticipated. Fires in New York. FIRE IN ATTORNEY 8TREET—BURNING OF A CASI NET MAKER'S FACTORY—LO88 BSTIMATEBD AT ABOUT TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. Shortly before one o’clock on Thureday morning a fre broke out inthe fourth story of the five story brick building No. 102 Attorney street. The flames spread with considerable vigor, and before the firemen could subdue them the four upper stories were completely burned out, The rear part of the building fell, crushing in a portion of a smoke house rear of Rivington street. ‘The four upper stories were occupied by Alexander Stein, manufacturer of sofas and chairs. “He estimates his stock and materials to be worth $15,000, on which he only had an insurance of $4,000, divided in the Grocers? and Morris Insurance Companies. ‘The first floor of the building was occupied by Anthony Waechter as a lager beer saloon. The potice, assisted by some citizens, carried out pretty much all the goods and fixtures. His loss will be about $300; insured for $700 in the Lenox Insurance Company. The building was worth about $10,000 ; it is dang about $8,000. How the fire occurred is a matter of conjecture at present. Mr. Stein informed the Fire Marshal that he was through his premises at about nine o’clock, as it was his custom to do at that time, He says there was no sign of fre. No. 100—A two story dwelling, occupied by William Seers, Mr. Rosenbaum and Mr. Win. E. Thorne. There was great danger of the wall of the factory ag he it, and the occupsures removed all thelr furniture. Somaot ‘nd it er : fo. 104—The tenants of this house ‘also hurried crush them. Maeir Driefus, shit er; insured for fearing the north wall of the might fall $1,000 in the Brooklyn Insurance Company. Louis Bernstein, on first floor, insured for . Second floor, Mr. Benson and G. Cohn; insured for $400 in Central Park Insurance Company. On third floor, Wm. Tchute and Herman Cohn; insurance $300, in Ceutra! Park In- surance rar No. 106—-First floor, occupied by Meyer Ernstein, im the Mechanics & he most part of the Com; . TI Captain Lacour and his men, of é 1 Seta aey Ses sete rare spreading beyond the building in which st originated. FIRE IN EAST THIRTEENTH STREBT—ONE HORSE BURNED TO DEATH. About two o'clock, on Wednesday morning, a fire broke out in a stable in the rear of No. 628 East Thir- teenth street, occupied by James Fagan, James Ward and Wm, Sullivan, One horse, owned by ‘ar. Fagan and valued at $150, was burned to death; no insurance. The loss of Ward and Sullivan will be about $100; no insur- ance. The fire is supposed to have been caused by ap ’ FIRE IN WATER STREET. Between twelve and one o'clock, en Wednesday nignt,. a fire was discovered by Officer Nealis, of the First pre- cinet, on the second floor of the building No. 14 Water street, occupied oy F. P. Woodbury, juce commission merchant. The w the floors and ‘the entire upper part of building was destroyed be- fore the fire was extinguished. to stock about £= Insured for $1,000 on stock and fixtures in the Insurance Com; . Isaac Stickney & Co. occu+ L Ls 22 floor; their will be about $400; no in- building is owned by the estate of Ate- Whitney. It is about $8,000, and is in- ‘The origin of the fire is unknown at present. FOURTH STREET—ARRERT ON SUBrICIOW OF AnSON. Wednesday night, between nine and ten o'clock, @ iy if i i i F i E ent H} ee MACPHERSON AND DONALD SMITH (Late style Smith & Brother), New Ye Brewers 0! Fine PALE ALES, PORTER and EXTRA STOUT, for city and Southern use. These Ales, Porter and Stout are of superior quality, brewed with great utritive and strengthe: dng, and can on q ” West th a . John D, Mi , for Corporation Cou ‘a committer wag appsated wait on the candigates and loform then of ei nomination, ARPET BUYERS WILL FIN fall styles of tka Ai IVORCES LEGALLY PROCUR! vice free. |. HOW Attorney and Counsellor, 78 Nassau street. © yh 4 ont, a a ge yt od Sapna Rae, + Be supra, ars Te boors Wet oe vf the ‘vance. YO TO THOMAS Ty bla ‘3, Ges corner Murray, aa ee oc aageenae WS BANK ures HiGciee ot Dabonit, bearing inter d wow « achign, _—_