The New York Herald Newspaper, May 26, 1869, Page 5

“GUPTER OF ACCIDENTS. | Great Conflagration at Hun- ter’s Point. The Devoe Oil Works, Seven Lighters and a Brig Destroyed. L088. ESTIMATED AT $850,000. | A Livery Stable in Brooklyn Burned---Loss $75,000. Collisions in the Bay and East River. An Austrian Ship Run Into and Sunk by the Steamship Russia. The Steamboat Norwalk Sunk Near Wall Mreet Ferry, Brooklyn. Explosion on a Tughoat in the East River— Three Persons Injured. CONFLAGRATION AT HUNTERS POINT. The Devoe Manufacturing Oi] Works, Coal Yards aud Houses Burned=Seven Lighters and the Brig Avance Destroyed=Terrific Exptosion=The River on Fire—Loss Esti- mated at $550,000—List of Insurances. Hunter's Point, Long Island, is a queer place. In fact, itis a nondescript. It isan offshoot from the more pretentious village of Greenpoint, which 1s, in taro, the child of the parent Brooklyn, the fourth eity of the Union. It lies on the broad breast of the Bast river, which folds its mighty waters within the greater arm of the Ocean, Long Island Sound. ‘Through it or beside it, on the south, silently winds a elivery sheen of water that seems to clasp fn its em- braee lovingly the tand it touches and which in part has made the place a name. This stream is called Newtown Creek. It has attained great significance from its commercial value, but perhaps the old stoop-shouldered resident of the peninsula, whose memory wanders to the century past, will also view 40 with kindly regards from the happy days that have slipped down the gallery of the past, but remain tingea with life in his memory when he and his sweethearts expended hours in the Lastorieral ‘business of fishing, catching | soft shell crabs, and pad- Ming, in moments of romance, thelr light ‘OW- ing boats. Hunter’s Point does not cover an area sctrmory, Dit the busy hum of trece pnaece inces- gantly from scores of factories and furnaces, that had made for it commercially, an importance that can beenvied. Though there are in this village scores of blacksmith shops, with brawny hands at the bellows, cabinet maker’s factories with artisans Of the saw and lathe, lumber yards with millions of feet of prepared timber, coal yards with thousands of tons of coal, this village is the refined petroleum centre of the country, the oil factory of the ‘world, the cheap illuminating fluid depot of mil- lions, Above, beyond and around the creek which also washes the shores of Greenpoint, dividing ‘these two ambitious places are immense buildings of wood and brick, covering in their extent acres of groand, giving employment to hundreds of the bronzed cheeked and sinewy exponents of labor there living, and constituting one portion of wealth, and employing millions of capital in profitable in- .Vestment, ‘These factories are under control of men whose reputations in business matters, industry and bonor, with’the genius to open new fields of commercial fmportance are second to none extant. This they ave accomplished, and now the little narrow terri- bound: the creek of Newtown is a vast manu- and place of sbipment of refined oils, knowo as eee, To all yey of the globe, to ail climes ie and all conditions of ple. t Pf these establishment creriockiag ‘witha try ness mien its neighbors, and thi Pon gte ny lete of their character for making, fliling the article named was, the works of A er DEVOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY. | pin. van of the most ature, to- —— uses hereafter to be of ground sre ee = yo = hey wae mdividea into insure utility of maguyee i. a demonst! mies the Fecaiata ‘prepared tor who, ata clear jared for any dent or ied in the van nses of mignt be fata busing ia Mawar tion easy The sites of these sections upon oj sides of the creek Aewto' embré upon the one hand ge of territory and upon the other eases acres; rmer is Ly “a the limits of Gi ‘and jreenpoin! the latter with! [asa a ifanta Point Tee face bullind ier, Ipon Epon each were modst"coun! - in their business, eath the dupli 7 3 * gdreenpétnt strnetures otth ig “reserve works,” ie, hig “Fuca for st Ar iene bes: . in operat jee 8 tal ie tater se the of the hundreds w! Seog the hours ‘of itbor See ts boundaries, a fi wis 2 he or en awa ings that rey Sak -) and machinery hat voli eet | pos shan backe ned ine “Gums ae Ck at hundred The coni jhe bold firemen rho iiied to stem teraay moraing. To moroup i; aan oat ny bout oe, 'o thorot le business of etre fend it and th contents, iTuey were divided as follows:— THR PACKING HoUsk. ‘This building, of Wood, was 100 feet 4, on feet deep, exes Road WA the re. nt ‘one story, bat mense machines nat ‘rom, vegies ‘tne “4 “A, wor! a ing An performed te u cans meets pas ra si if their 5 ed in wi jem ease pro ‘These machines mere oh Ne of disp five gallon cans dally. = time ol were red in this butidin "300 or in gallons of refined petro! THR TANK AND STORAGE SHE adjoining the ‘pact ouse” was a lai ining @ large iron tank, structed ith inch wrought ro, We olty 8,000 barrels of oll, or Feliene Tull, "One portion of his buniding wad ¥ Cases, 800N to be Wanted, as Well This liga, was wos 75 feet at rear an ie water's a ego. side of this were . ae sheds, i and @) feet dee; 160 barrels oll eac! Raa two oan at tional ‘anne of 728 barrels each, ere Was Con. nected with these sheds a steam pump, capable of 6,000 barrels in ten hours, There was here is in these tan! in a} ia . cages jacked, or 120,000 gall 40 barrel =, 200 ‘cases of turpentine snd tore cy y ned petroienm and turpentine barrels, At & od room in these was taken up in the storage of in barrels. “between these buildings, used for clarified ofie ex. Bay eds Was the petroleum refinery of Messrs, », disconnecting the works entirely. Then i oh a "! a 3 = Hy? TH BENZINE TANK. Here was one large puliding, sheds and tank. ‘The main enclosure was 126 feet wide by 250 feet deep. In this the wie ha Kf naphtha occurred. There ‘wore also here pate ling machines, with sapply and ground tau, ittete capacity being 62 barrel: each. in the rear of these rere two In je tanks o! poate J 1,460 barrels weae ce tively. In this a i there was at tae tans males rena of naphtha in ‘aud 13,000 pps oo ly for shipment, any’s tin e were id which machinery, boxes jorge nantities and other tools, an also about fr daet oo comp! sets of tinners’ ‘cars 29,000 cans every ten but resend the Piney have been making company, of brick, were re- wana from the across a side running to the East river. "They contained eight horses and seman trucks. These and the buildings were save THE COMPANY'S LIGHTERS AND TUGS. Lying in the creek were the following lighters of bul eben Tne sabise ot th the company, all all of whe were totally destroyed or nearly 60, y were the Star, capactty 825 barrels or 1,600 cases ies Caroline, capaci ry 8. 2,000 loaded to be sent mn Was mot “or these the Concent: was 4 in the mo The whol iy Sonaumed, value. fog ‘iiant the creek, but as there is & standing order to her captain never ; to allow her steam to run do’ but ways bein readiness to depart at a mol 8 notice, she ere aad naam ‘8 large i tr ie ity. r farefed ee oe i o3 In, had oaded, and if wi M oard 600 im ne ‘or ‘worth the ora go m $! 600 to Ce in currency. nas & & C0,'8 REFINERY. ‘This refinery, ap retorred to above, con- sisted ofa trame aes rg bp lice Wits. Bt i it deep and two stortes in height. It containe: im en ine, two small ogden i tal (red Snes: seam pump for ott and nd puma ter for water, ‘and all 1 the necessary appara tools to carry pnt jiness. It also conta! ed a — wooden tank nd two smaller ones, empty, and mes stock on ‘was about 350 of oll, ‘Thesé works had not very busy 7 for some time previous ei we fire. SURROUNDING PROPERTY. Surrounding the above works, totally consumed, there are A follo yards and factories, only one of beg is badly damaged, however:— oun Ee heen risa and, ae yard.—Portions of the sheds by plang amount of coal. aged, bat ow Quate! 2a, Sernish shone dam- nent danger, as WS: , coal and wood.—Not damage Son in H. Livingston’s lumber Sli meio but "eon Island Railroad depot and freight shed.—Not damaged, but in the greatest danger. Tenement house of Mr. Reed, a keeper on Bilack- well’s Island, occupied in lower story as a lager beer saloon, ‘but the upper unoccupled.—Almost totally destroyed BREAKING OUT OF THE FIRE. At ten minutes past three o’clock yesterday morn- ing, a clear, beautiful, If harming nent almost light enough to Moss ae objects several blocks dist tant, and with three burl ah watchmen guarding the premi- ses that no incendiary hand should approacn the building with motives akin to murderous, and while one ot them was winding up his watch as he stood at the foot of the “pac! house,” hear the Junction of the creek and river, and when about re- turning it to his pas having noted the above time, the sudden flashing skyward of two distinct, narrow shafts of flame from remote places of the property he was guarding startled him as if he were struck dumb. It was but for a moment, however. He sprung his rattle, cried the dread alarm, which his companions did Son ean beeny) the few tired laborers and their equally fat; ined households, living about the works, resting from the labors of the previous day, did Paden ee the first alarming cry; but in five minut and almost shunning the lurid glare of ne eanoreal light for fear of blindness, and, re’ roe Sa its in heat, sought safety; then they 20OK up caine ory and gent the wild alarm peona Sy every atreet and lane of Hunter’s Point eek int, and relled faster and more furiously as tl es oy ugher and higher, The concourse that gathered w: ge The police heard of it, and pants heir jon, Seer wires the alarm went to W! burg or Brooklyn, BE. D., and messen; ere fiapantes to the various engine, h and truck “steamboats on the river saw the shooting, grandly Rorseons, fell-aer devouring flames, and hastened to Tho thousands, of | brave hearts and brawny hands that stood abou! pee are wees powerless, They knew that the pales ‘were urated with an agent subtie as gunpowder, and os knew, many of them, that the immense tanks witl thousands of gallons were fastened with or plates, and eeore had taught them that the ‘Worst was to Col The flames reemed ne! boom ny They lea) sped ing over and hissed from roof from “bul to building, with aoatvanne Foplatty. Deep red, light ¢rimson, at times of and then white, they shot above, ‘around 6 and outward with ther forked angers, long before AID ARRIVED. At last the steamboats arrived, the police boat, some say; but this is not clear. She Minnehanouck, a ferryboat, and the Engines Nos. 1, 2, 8, 5, 7, 10, 12 and 13, and Hose Compaules Nos. 12,3," &, 6, 7 and 8 of the Eastern District, arrived, unde! Ohief Engineer Smita. Nopiy, ‘they ail went to work; but the mpany’s he J Brilliant, under bs har: of the Presfdent’s assistant, Greene, that ‘never is without Mr. E. 8, steamer” had taken hold of two lighters not enu- merated in the above list—Jefferson and Masters— and towed them to a place. She then directed her efforts to the Greenpoint yard of the company, then menaced, and there remained, throwing @ large oman of water upon its every portion, saving it sc Now across the THE LIGHTERS ON FIRE, at tongues o shot their livid creek, and one after one of the li tere took fire. Kin tke a spark at first, in seconds oats “conte wey, too, kK & econspic- out i) ge as ne by on te biel tah mas now peeing oe dec! we, yew tee rt beams and ianks, mien, with a hiss, the i it a roped to om eces oa Sonne rr? ral One of st the lost bri ng olor tiffoc ety | wondering, Up! mass, Avanc fete op thes ck bates bee hn tan eeret the Meching i ni rin o fre fend lay in. on the north the nd wae playing sad ae see sad hav onees Mp! adjoin! Nek ‘* Co.'s ve fa reached + C2 a tr Provbats fan eds, i toe 1c) a pe position tint mi en cy is which Painted oat slowly, erceyy, | f Gane “ie poesia tliat | 2s The large chap 1 Bile voe's took fire at last, 0 ind the wall against which it was rm ry—ewhere \- Ries Vere "OF vatnis ee his | Poag ead ee ale G te," nee yi se gromen od rain trallro: sip Worked with ae ie qui ri conning charcoal ile, whicl sven it — ® manner as % prevent momentary thi ly and until the oon volumes of sok ‘arove « em from thelt vor works were fast falling, sight io oll ihe consuntet tt of th pe the iat bi iit 8, or Hong ore i ae ‘hen there soos en et i Hoa, . ane rd Pc i iii uer frosaen by joulty prevented pass | me es Load quantities $xped: iisir ee and greater terror sais eR Explosions o ing ¥ haraoter, paresis g of bagrols Te’ score, And noe reater ohes of te bursting the per nds the man hole roe the seve he four lary San Lng of byrn- fried thee thousand snes” put p greater come, At twenty "fe + onary o" oe tne yan ee ie shure’ her contet fa hol dent in huge fin ae anal al conaped. to feng, expt ras eat te in shool ee, nt the few i aie rar as | Sa i vere fremen irate Toatied nel #01 er tige of ‘ne bo boat was left. THE SORNR BY DAYLIGHT. Yesterday the scene was one oi the greatest 44 tation. Huge sheelf of Les! tanks of oil threw up their eh flame fifty feet, and n ss Gould ‘spprosch toon, as they seemed ready to melt with Intense heat. The volume of stifing smoke, by the ee or a one. Bt. west wind, was wafted across nd. Crowds of men, women ohildren EC iked where they were allowed—some Leake among burning embers and heated iron on a tour of inspec- tion, or thievery—the J > y---4 that stood in the tin shop stood wrenched Warped in the midat of the ruins like grim spectres mourning the destruction. Small boats came in scores Ailed with river thieves oad to sot, pave- Ses Eat EL against cach one seriously. ing to venture near en. and carry away what of vaing they could, The firenien lot about and could do no nore The little Brilliant put abont, with scorched ai es, but yet brilliantly ac- tive, "The ‘‘reserve works” were in working order, Peay ee LY watching and waiting, the day ended was THIS INCENDIARISM? The answer comes at once atfirmatively, The fire broke ont simultaneously in two distinct places, 500 feet apart, and where no fire had been for a long Yume bp fote. The pretended reasons given by some shou hreatening to have revenge by some work aa never been heard of by the officers, INSURANCES OF THR SUFFERERS, The inaw of the sufferers of thia terrivie conflagration ate, as could be obtained yesterday, as follows:— The Devoe Manufacturing Company, in the an- nexed companies: United Biater, Merchants, Hi: City of Hartford. 2,500 Mi ica and Tri ammanle Tine Esreranuce and Fr 'D Fen # : ease SEE 92,000 Lennox. + 1,000 Becurity Day & Oo. are not at all insured. Mr. Reed rf only parually. ‘The loss by the Devoe ‘Manufacturing Company peed reach @ very large sum, not ascertainable for "tne officers of the company are:—George W. Devoe, president; F. W. Devoe, treasurer. The superintendents are:—Of the works, Gardner Van a president's assistant, J. E. Green; of tin shop, Parsons. LARGE FIRE IN BROOKLYN. Destruction of a Large Livery Stable in Brooklyn—Lose About $75,000. A fire was discovered about nine o'clock last night on one of the upper floors of the large livery stable of Mr. H. B. Witty, situated at Nos. 2 4, 6 8 and 10 Nevins street, near Fulton avenue. It communicated to the hay and spread with such fearful rapidity that the employés had barely time to save the horses, many of which were very valuable. The entire structure, which was a four story brick, erected about a year since on the most approved plang, was totally de- molished before the flre was subdued. The loss on building and stock, including a numner of carriages and velocipedes, will amount to $75,000. The eee of the fire ts not definitely known, An employé in the stable states that he first discovered it Teneath the stairway, in the hay lort, while another Bani asserts that it prigiiaies in’ an adjoining ing, occupied by Goo pong & Fronkel as a liquor store; but the latter statement 1s probably @ mistake, ag that butlding was only damaged to the amount of $600. It is owned by Mr, Criscollo. Mr. Witty’s stables were erected about a year since, at a cost of $40,000. He had $60,000 worth of rolling stock in it, but part of it was saved. There were $5,000 worth of sleighs in one of the upper ir lofts destroyed. He has an insurance on the bu ing a stock of $30,000 in twelve different com- panies, ‘The Sremen worked with great perseverance, and through thely exertions saved several buildings on Fulton avenue, ova by Mr. George P. Jarvis, The damage to these buildings will amount to $300. The familtes Occupying them wére considerably Pages and packed up their furnitare ready to move. COLLISION IN ne BAY. The Steamship Russia Rune Into and Sluks a Ship With a Valuable Cargo. About eleven o'clock pectin forenoon, ag the steamship Russia, of the Cuna: ie, Was coming up the pay, she ran into and sun! F 6 Austrian ship Figlia Maggiore, Posnanovich, captain, which was at the time lying anchored off Bedloe’s Island. It ap- pears that the Russia was under a full head of steam, and, when about 500 yards from the ship, got into an eddy which swung her directly in the way of the anchored vessel. The steamer’s engines were imme- diately backed, and every effort that could possibly pare under the circumstances was made to avoid en but the Russia had been going at ae pia rate ue Jest previous to her eagines very effort Fovedl mhaval ing and ine bow ‘of atenmiee struc! just abaft the forward rigaing ow went coneaine mronga | nee, [ea as tho had m made of the merest she! en had foreseen the aha he Russia was first discovered bearing on their vessel, were fortunate enoug! zit to get et into their small boats , with whatever fete erect ons they could snatch up at the moment, and put off before the ship went down, which she aid ‘in eight be a7 of water a few minutes after being struck. It is said that the collision was un- avoidable from the fact that on eitner side of the Russia vessels were passing down the pay, and that she would cleared the ig! Mag- iore without y accident had she not o swung somewhat out of her direct course by @ powerful ener. Tt is surmised, however, that on account of the tide being strongly against the steamship the tain thor fat that’ atter the en- ag were backed she would not reac) ny ship, ia tt sarin propability, he would have put thé helm ts Maggiore re was eg 2 190 re of tons bn belongs high by ac a. Trieste, ne feto) chelis, of city, ana att e ohowing wpe, ca conte of madder, 5,700 pigs owen § Ove faye a! of fipvcasks “an 9 tw Re and 1a oe, 50 poze of Pies wi sks tartar ‘ar, than Be ee 18 i at eae mM, fifteen bales of liqu went ere : es of wi ate, bales 01 ary i of wool, es Be) re} Rad aki lasé- ware and thirty-one bo: 9 entire % ales ir this ae ff Sd ee de be i ered th ne ja Sita, as sis ied a tie ng ae oot rut 6 idles NORWALK. She is Ran Into and Sunk near , the Brooklyn Bide. Yesterday morning, After ten o'clock, a# the steamboat Norwalk, a well known river boat—which daring the present season hag been runping to Petkskill—was proceeding up the chanpel destined for a New Yérk pier, there to embark for Bath, Tone isi, to @ttend the dag tt pied pect Park Fair) Grounds, she Was fin tn within four ie ae It saath be > o wpe te or es W, Wilson, and eis peoessding her crewato eee Sey at the without cies pt Law ~ Aad a vag atmo ‘was bro! clo; min on pie eg comer rene ty down, “stern “foremost an ra ea ttom wards within leas than five minutes Ly 4 the time she was struck. The seven and crew were a through the prompt assistance len! fags te and several smaller craft iying in shore that wi iraeweee the disaster, Rumor had it that a cabin bo; lost; but this is denied by Captain Wilsot Vessel that caused the damage kept on her morse down the river, and in the excitement of the occa- sion the oMcers talled to obtain her name. The Norwalk, formerly called Aurora, was an old vesee!, but was rebuilt about five years Last summer she drove a good business ‘in plying between New York, Brooklyn, Fort Hamiton’ and Coney _— aa A pleasure boat. ban | the past winter 6! der- Went a pret ay | overhauling, being “rer iphoistered and eer very generally in every part. | She was owned by Mosars. smith, ie of New York, whose loss amounts to about $46, and was not insured, ‘The Nor- walk now ties te 1m about seven fathome of water, and efforts to raise her are bd Drogress. EXPLOSION OV A TUGBOAT. Three Persons Injured. The immediate vicinity of Wail street ferry about | half-past ten o'clock yesterday morning was sud- | dunly throgn ont of the quiet groove of its peaceful | every day life by the loud report of an explosion, | and & moment afterwards the myriad of splinters | that were seen fying through the air anes | coluton of #team that ovxeenaed from the togvoat | lying at pier No. 15 Bast nver, pointed out the whereabouts of the accident and told ‘but too plainly that destruction, and perhaps death, were again on the wing. The shock was exceed- ingly heavy and caused considerable excitement among those who chanced to be tn the neighborhood. There wae a great hurry towarde the scene of the he, and in a very few moments 4 vast crowd had collected, but the noise of escaping steam for @ time seemed but to increase the confusion. The accident occurred near the head of pier No. 15, and by it three persons—the pilot, Thomas Rainey; the steward, James Jonnson, and @ deck hand, named Charles Powell—were severely, if not se riously, injured, It appears that the tngboat but a little while pre- ‘vious to the sad disaster which overtook her #0 sud- denly had entered the slip between plers Nos, 15 and 16 to wait for a tow, and lay with her bow made fast to spile on the latter pier, and her stern swung B toyante pier No, 15, At the sige ot foston, th é pilot, steward, and deck Veta! and to ware oh the deck eee the bow of aie ae he rear =4 of cular end was the cause trouble bese tas ¢ lower portion of the rear end of he boiler that was blown out, and = oe Rog wore but three or four feet in front and mediately over it at the time, they A a eastaly reoelved. the full force of the shook. pane seaman busily engaged in preparing Pa gee em) foved some work near him, when the! slightest warning, suddenly sent the air and into the water. ‘The pilot, perry Rainey, was blown into the wa- ter, and he was pretty badly stunned and sealaed by the explosion, would doubt- lesg have sank to the acorn na Om Mr. James Ooventry, @ ‘longshot witnessed ihe ecciseat heroically, aud 4 at athe =e of his own life, ea into the water after him, and after some difficulty succeeded in rescuing 1g from a watery grave. Captain Rainey, wlio rather severely eemided about the upper y portion of the body, was taked to his home in thiscity. It is sald ‘hat he had been in command of the boat but a few di Charles Powell, the deck hand, was thrown from tne boat on to pier 16, a distance of about twenty feet, and is badly sealded and bruised about the chest and arms. He was taken to Bellevue mgarr4 where his injuries were promptly attended to. was evidently suffering severe pain—so much ne indeed, that the doctor who attended to him was unable'to find out whether = not he had received any internal Injury, which, if he has not, will per- mit him to recover in a very short time. James Johnson, the steward, escaped with com- paratively slight Injury. He 43 burned about the arms and the upper portton of the body, but not Gharouey, Johnson was also taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he received medical attendance. The wounded men were conveyed to Bellevue by officers Ryan and Welch, John Harrigan, the engineer of the tugboat, had been away from the boiler about two minutes, and when the explosion occurred was standing on the dock. Another deck hand, whose name we could not ascertain, was near the stern of the boat and hkewise escaped uninjured. ‘The engineer states that ‘when he last examined the boiler, two minutes previous to the explosion, it hada pressure of fifty-five one of steam. He further states that ey were allowed by the inspect- or’s certificate to carry sixty pounds, and that the boiler was provided with a ‘lock valve,” which blew off at sixty-two pounds. He attributes the Cone of the accident to senge e and old age. The boat and boiler were both built in Philadelphia and ae er, five years old. The pilot house of the tug blown into the water, but In other respects the boat sustained but very little damage, One thousand dollars will probably put her again in Leet repair, She fs a trifle over sixty-one tons bur- jen, and is owned by Mr. Washington Duckett, of Philadelptia, which city she left about two weeks ago and came to this city to be fitted with new tanks, On Monday she made ber first trip down the bay, and yeatraay morning had come up from Sandy Hook wit ark in tow, which she had left safely alongside of an Cea wharf but a@ little time previous to being incapacitated by the explosion jrow doing further gervice. bigs cer cia na ‘The Atiantic National Bank or Brooklyn a Henvy Loser by Its Late President. No smali consternation was occasioned among the depositors of the Atiantic Nationa! Bank of Brook- lyn, to whom it was whispered for the first time on Monday that the late President of the institution, Mr.-William ©. Rushmore, who was killed by the recent accident on the Long Island Railroad, was Aiscovered to have been deficient in his accounts ‘with the dank to the amount of nearly $250,000. A slight rush on the bank was paturally the result of the report among tne uneasy depositors, who had heretofore reposed the utmost confidence theréin-- The uneasiness thus caused has now ceased, now- ever, in consequence of the action of the di- rectors, who met yesterday morning, and, after fully Leger ved the affairs of the bank, drew up an agreement between them, pledg- veo to carry it through the crisis and to ¢ business. It appears that a few days after the funeral of Mr. Rushmore, who was regard heretofore as one of the most strictly honorable au upright men in the community, and at whose obse- qules the most celebrated div! ines of the chy were proud to express their opinion of his worth, it was discovered by Mr. George S. Puffer, the ac ting pret dent of the bank, that discrepancies exist he accounts, and that there was ey er, in the securities of from $100,000 to $: Up to the tume of this elaring ealscovery it was bell eved pero the Perse he bank Was in @ sts ae jon; that the capital, gta hall 8 am E dollars, it Yad von i there wi hus 8,000 O8 ides ,000 of earned money | oe "the pay- ben yf the semi-anhuai dividend. Since then the au- thoriti¢s baye been ing the matter in secrét, jeal- oy doove gua, ita privecy, until It finally leaked atts abla iui tie’ deft roceods fr ym advances made t0 a aa on rit Whose account fea ag 80 from the purchase of a) Da et Rushmore in his own the vaults of the bank, tire the bi ok ste Peter C. CG. “Corneu, Wil- Kd ‘alentine, John Frenoh, hy, Henry K. Sheldon, mith, Seymour L. Husted Seas of this property jen George D. Pyffer, Bane & and Henry R. Pierson. A MERCHANT IN TROUBLE. ABank President Victimized of $35,000—Al- leged Frau mt Transfer of Lands. At Jeffervon Market yesterday, before Justice Dodge, was arraigned, by Sergeant John McDermott, Jenks Budlong, a cheese merchant, of Warren atrest, Brooklyn, who stands accused of a serious offence, which, even if not sustained in the criminal prose- cution now pending, will at least cause nim consid- erable ahnoyance And expense to defend. ‘be Complainant is Clinton Gilbert, Vice President of the Greenwich Sav’ Bank, and the charge is ‘thet Mr. iy with thejéonnivance and concur- reneé of diet ge ntieman named in the affidavit, who has not y thea Arrested, secured his éndorse- ts to promissory notes amounting to $35,000, by 189 Se ge which be had been compelled HOt forth {n the complaint on fie briefy these: by My oe OD the Jat of May, 1866, 10 him to enddree notes to the = to beh Apt arond ui Ee nied, ey ne estate owned ont geld e the ener as Bite es that Buaion ‘and an it caused a moi to ae Ky oinet Re jamed, ae all they eanked to i made ‘ wturiner of = ny nla of ni ue. ie om fo van, ke the ov er a al meee, factor Eatct chal t the prisoner | the pi named in the ap aint wit! nae cheat and defraud him out of the above Nn ol Lin which he hae mm Co ed presents that if tr these crit ntti hy caupert) 1 hié interest in the aal ortaage. ope Bfisoner he that i a resident of fy Beanie, aie a ras “ merchant, and BOs juilty of t ei alleged. ieee Ate aa see ? 4 sia eicicticgtne art allow an eee eae client to ,* shot there to rem: si iy ody i eee no f cel: cefl'in aederadn not oF angand it First Day of the Trotting Meeting—Two pect Park Fair Grounds was @ decided success. The weather was all that could be desired, and the at- tendance, if not very numerous, was decidedly select, The managers of the fair grounds showed that they had little to learn in the completeness of the arrangements which marked the day. A compe- tent force of police oMcers from Brooklyn, under led four lengths, Pfiter’s mane, 128 ES Tengthe and a helt in, front of Laser a four le ahead of Treuton, @ second time. Going aon ake Capital Contesie—The Fastest Team Trot on Record. ‘The first day of the trotting meeting at the Pros- ine AS ee the a ver) ted ine ete ae, rae led three lengths, but "Pte? was by Lyla Thompeste ihe oarca Pfifer’s mare second. three fengita i in. la, who was four lengths ahead ol Trenton Of the heat, 2:40%4. The following 1s 3 nT x str Dan 2a Gat a command of Inspector Folk, was present to €D- | for horses nat have never ‘been 345; $380 0 force order, but no occasion for their services arose | first, $100 to the second and $60 to the Vbronghout the day. The arrangements for visitors were about as perfect as could be reasonably ¢x- pected for an opening day, and a first opening at that. 4 stand was filled, but not crowded, It is admirably placed for the purpose of witnessing @ race, overlooking the entire course and command- ing many very picturesque views outside of itmgThe Upper foor of the grand stand was more especially patronized by the ladies, whose tollets lent a charm- ing feature to the scene and gave the course ite most brilliant attraction. The club house, a few hun- dred feet away, had a grand national flag flying from its summit, two of smaller dimensions fluttered over the main entrance, and three of the association flags, in blue and white, gave themselves to the breeze from the top of the grand stand. There were wealthy gentlemen present from all parts of the country, and a real interest appeared to be felt by all in the successful establishment of legitimate trotting. Without clubs of this character, sup- ported by gentlemen who take an interest in trotting, no real approach can be made to rendering the national horse sport of America Popular and permanent. The members of the association are gentlemen of wealth and stand- ing, and, numbering several hundred in strength, they combine an influence that cannot fail to popu- Jarize trotting and encourage the breeding and train- ingof a better class of horseflesh throughout the country. The public, too, are invited to witness trotting, pure and simple, divested of its many fe@- | on g rush and took a lead. ‘oer tures of fraud and collusion, and conducted in a ou ned eee . = ~~ Lacrpeed a ths waste manner that forbids the notion of unfairness, Any w instance of fraud or collusion that may ever happen tos jeng an mr oe Snes ae ong away to occur on the Prospect Park Fair Grounds will be _ pe the freak ne pas, Pci rag reached » in summarily dealt with, and those implicated will be forever prohibited, man and horse allke, from com- lea ‘ive engin ior re ee hav ts ing upon the course, The club house was consider- | again to their work, came rushing along ably thronged throughout yesterday, the whole force —_ strong. The time af ine pole eae s St, an eee nt vil yu hs of the association, with thelr families, being present. | Alloa and Old Fut haa font feng tier the jast varn Dodworth’s band played upon the upper piazza ana | the black stallion made a skip, but was caught after conay, deserved credit for the wonderful variety | two or three jumps, and a desperate finish ensued. ena operatic airs they poured forth fromtime | As the black team closed opposite the grand time. There was a goodly show of handsome pri- | Old Put broke up. He was not pulled down as soon vate vehicles on the ground, and a more than | ashe oughtto have been, and, in fact, he was allowed goodly show of beautiful women. Amon; to run over the score, Honest Allen’ trotting aa true those who promenaded the narter stretc as steel all the way. The blacks, however, came might be noticed Commodore Vanderbilt, Ca: tain J, Vanderbilt, Mayor Kalbslelsch, Commodo! with such @ rush up the stretch that oie gallant Edward Dodge, Sheridan Shook, John C. Ham, half a length, Herein he heat in 2: manner in which the blacks closed up and wen was was William Johnston, Barney Williams, E. Simmons, Cornelius Stagg, fp celttor nia yom Holkem, Dr, George hatled with cheers by the spectators. Thurd Heat.—The dlacks had rather the beat of ~ Gordon, Joseph Harker, Hall, am start and they took a lead of two Meet Parks, Edward 0, Read, Edward Morris, Colonel E. | turn, which they held to Ga au Sanford and Mr. Hamlin and friend from Buffalo, eight and a half seconds, Old Put here Po lere py y good deal of enjoyment characterized the day. The | but Honest Allen keeping up the B gh little ‘weather alone was a source of exquisite delight, and nee was lost by the tnishap. lacks —— e1 horse:— D, Mace entered b, m. Lyd! pson. Pfifer entered b. m. No —— Murpby entered b. . Manee entered b. ce m. Lady ‘Trenton (fo1 © ome Quarter. ae Three-quai Eth 126836 econ h rte 203, 1358 bie a4 tase 13514 sar apne TROT—TEAMS. First Heat.—After scoring once, in which the team showed a deal of foot, they got the xO di and her mate having nearly @ ener § the beat of it. They went away pace ant beets of di thel at Sree ee Fe je, which was 205, and on eat All ‘ive ie and it the close! of the last turn to the blacks could not be collared. 0! Allen, porippio came with a og and med to be cl stallion. “took hold i old, alo his Aer ‘Stand the ‘pressure, and the bi i it cat ty fe ir pe een 4 382%. nevvillam "Borat, eat foul . driver Of Old Put and Honest Allen, handied his horses also in a masterly manner, Second Ree —There was no betting now on this affair, as it appeared a foregone Sr the ban team must win, barring accident ‘pho start eas Nae ite with ee ‘as good. Picket a) Diackes for the ouner Borst pu na @ quarter teh. bel fee the scenery, as viewed from the upper piazza of the n fully Cstigee and they hs A ng hia. club house, presented the most varied and pictur- | mendous rate, opening a gap of five ofa enienguis & the esque features of rural beauty the eye could possibly | half-mile pole, orentcls they rest upon. along the lower end the; ‘never ser acged for THE TROTTING , but kept up a ate tial = ea distance like a single Ho horse, a le they were six I hs ee ‘onest Allen, the timer being 12 mi, ine ie ‘ oe ‘was capital. The track was in fine order for fast time, and it was made, the team race being the fastest that ever took place in any race in this coun- try. lt is true that Mr. Bonner drove his mares Flat- bush Maid ana Lady Palmer and John Lovett drove Bruno and Brunette in faster time by four seconds in publte, but not a race, The black stallion Dark- ness and the black mare Jessie Wales yesterday ing in the juarter at and ter team were now ut to their Ag paces the roa were fags K id not maintain, and 18 troke ep up and , and he again broke up on the ho stretch and ran, the little stallion trot and gaining rapidly on the blacks. came in winners of the heat and race by two lengths, making the heat in 2:30, the fastest ime ever made in a race byateam in this or any other country, The following tea SUMMARY. Premium No. No 3, 500, mile an Marrs made the best that has ever been made in a race. pee Bo trotted the third heat, without skip or break, Tne best Tecorded time previousiy was made on the Mystic Park, Boston, September 20, 1867, which was in 2:32, and was mace by the blaek mare Jessie Wales tnat trotted yesterday, with Ben eta) for a mate. The winners of the race on this occasion are the best | five, forall teams: 000 to the first, $350 to the mavened team that were ever hitched together, both | second and $150 to the third team. e precision | B.S. Wright entered black horse Darkness in size and color, and hee step with t of clockwork when up to the top of their speed. 7 mare has @ white heel ana the sation § Le. J forehead, which are the only aboul ein otharwiee they are as Black as ae rarens, ‘There hree teams entered for the purse, but only Tro came to the the blacks and Mr. Simmons’ team, of Old :- and Honest Allen. The other entry, Dan Mace’s Twang and Mack, did not show GP, ag one of them, Twang, was lame. The Diack team wie. owned in Boston. The mile heat racc Was a good ont i ur, borees engaged, and théy—iiadé-@ capital race of The entries were Dan ‘Mace's”. mare Eyata Thompson, Dan Pfifer’a bay mare bare name, John by’s bay mare Bua, and P. Mance’s bay gelding, Trenton, formerly known as Deflance. ‘The race was won by Lydia ‘Thompson tn three straight heats. The winner is a magnificent dark bay mare, 1534 hands high, with a square and fe npn trot. She does her work very promptly, ag she never made a skip in the race, The winner of the second premium in this race, Pfiifer's mare, is also a pretty bay mare,a trifle over Glteen hands, being sired by young Patchen. This was the first race she was ever en; in, and she behaved ba! throughout under the circumstances, cane will and black mare Jessie Mee : ait L, Simmons entered b. g. 01 Honest Allen,...... D. Mace entered a There was WharBe atte attendance at the Fashion Course on Sunday morning to #@¢.the trotting horses that are there In training take thelr mormmiig-Qtk. A number of horses have engagements at the Feenpess, Park Fair Grounds this week, D. Mace drove Mr. Humphrey’s biack mare Tempest, and afterwards another black mare that showed considerable speed. Mr. Rodin drove a very fast and fine looking sorrel horse, the property of Mr. De Jonge. He also drove ‘Mr. Messerole’s horse Littie Fred a mile in 2:43, robably make a fabt trotter in time. Ell id / tee him The winner of the third premium, ts a beau! canty and ante Bore jorst rove. George ge. Wilks a mile, which he trotted her race out in the gamest Tie alle, trotted very handily in in 373 Sne is a dark bay, handsom Mr. Ferguson drove Needie “Gun a mile — arun- Sie, terrae tetera at tint | See aetna © ae oe yw 8) company will make .a capital trocter. “hb as sina Mr, Champlin dro’ lacks, the property of Harker’s mare Brunette showed a great deal was sired by a son of Rysd ick’s Hi leton! st Fags Ay sn8 Seer Uo sbe can ony. be recognized as one of that ine ig 4 a George Palmer was rattled up and down the home- peed jut he was driven in the race by that Gator retch of the t + very fust t até individual, Potel nee, and had no chance we id "4 ee eee of winning. In ‘the hands of any popular profes- lin drove ree Perry a mile in 2:31 sional driver Trento’ ‘horse 18 matched to beat Duichman’s three would have been tle favorite Against the fleid, and would @ probably won the | saddle time. race, as he showed more &] at times than on Mr. Lovett drove a very handsome five year old the others in the race. Beyides the four mentioi Hambletonian mare, the property of N. it - there was another A the t bay ate Ellen Treo; veto r, WhO peveet d very nicely. but she did not ike her appearance the 4 bees Boy tr ‘otted & quarter of a mile the other The mile heat, best three in five, in harness, f the Union Gourse in thirty-one seconds was the first to take place, the betting on which mas Bruno and Dexter have also trot half; rather spirited at ge even foes on orartecs tn thie ‘Thompson inst the field, oa oe team ri blacks were tl Javorites af idee to $00. ee : Captain gore nd ano’ lowing are the oo - 4 ing:—_ seoaen LD h on oor tak her he First Heat.—Dab op ae rush longer ti any other horse in Lady Ella the secoi yar on" tied and top ly Bet on (pe Beby owns and drives on the road to a Lydia Thompson outelde, Pie tae tas the favor. te ite against the ficld. Trenton had the best of be my tion are a meen out oF gr bebsss3. the send off, closély followed by Lydia, Lai horse Pot , arked. fa, well a up, With Pfifer’s mare several my hs be Lasse mr Lexington last wren ns ld 1 imtaedi- d, m led around the turn, I omp- | ately after the race to James Contisk for $8,000, Pompey Payne ts uae years ld, a ele 7, Of fine style aud finish. jam Magneta by Maliomet “Bounpey Paya Payne was ten at two miie heats on Friday last by Versailles and ota second, Lady Mita clove up and ftor'e mare soveral k ind. When they reached the ae ea ray ert ne to 1¢ forty seconds, tl Berg iy nton Jon opened the Ay wince —-- at ‘A Ba ying at ro THE BUCKEYE RACES. ae they that potut nS ‘te CINCINNATI, May 25, 1869, Bes ewer, Lady Raye it tree zt it The racing over the Buckeye course commenced beh! fiter él iengtns in the rear. ‘Time, | to-day. The weather was fine, the attendance good ly ctapeto a eye x! - aut and the track somewhat heavy. The betting was e moderate. pling first race was a sweepstakes for three year old bey reas mile heats, = entrance, the club ‘he followiag is a SUMMARY. b. c Herzoy uree-quarter pole ag at his anouldery sadly la two le farther off, te le Pfifer ahd his were entirely out of the race, ‘Mine to the eek A beautiful neck and ce a an ; by Vandal, am 11 iho rob, bate rughands “i Kaigbais cli, ey, ‘isp dam Blonde, +22 ee = J hetgiapas of ‘the a ar carath's cb. ne ara St teat ae rg ia Thompson was now the fa- ¥ im; hide 4 D. Gy Chere a aie. ‘ Honnte Scotland, | ow. em ork araey Whiliama, by Pox # eer is iter in Vandal), by aout two to one; Insome S ‘ pees fast tpteecereses OB a fourth, Going around the ¥ th, by Donerail, feo na renion ‘were ead ay J. W. Ford's be i oro mf ni. ies yet aia latter broke ap adwallader's D. ty was second ‘ant dam Mag = Bs pai urd acta dys ne ianh He te ha ual Toston, dam Tusk ca etene The second race eines tor & Glu’ arse two om backs » 18 wii ae WB ae ely ncyret nile heats, for all ages on folio’ mich erat asia nah bef Jw Age 5 A. Buford’s b. c, Crossiand, by Lexington, a3 na feng anton. me nares, is pif Meeeea De | tratian, a rd he wer ea Trenton broke up agaln ‘dam by imp. Amby opps Pree Fa fell off #1x len, - Pffer’s mare was Oh, m. Phoenix ee Ds a 1g very steadily, and closing the daylight | “"h oi carter, by 1m| Sear vig fis af At the ' three-quarter pole-time, | y,o@ rora’g 'b. mW :68—Lydia Was two leng ahead, Pater | "ton, dam Amhnds Morel rtd! a two lengtns in, front of | Lady j ‘rime, 31 ah aoe ila, ‘who was ai lengths in advance of | anase reniton. Pfifer forced his mare around the lower KENTUCKY xe turn, and she responded Ferake to the call and le @ vigorou vertake the leader, Lydia | wa: 3 , a1 ous eo to dyer the heat by a lougth, | LBXINGTON, May 21.—Cltizens’ Stake for colts and “ re second, two lengtne in front of Lady | fillies \uree years old, two mile heats, $50 entrance, iattor being four or five lengths ahead of | p, p.; the associntion to add $250, eat, 2:57 46 nird on. tie ot te horapaon ‘was agreatfavor. | “eneral A. Buford’s b. aargarer ‘amount of odds were offered on | ,,.V#adal, dana by inp, Ha a Wer'wioniie Ge ps w bets, however, were Frank Hatpep's th, ¢. Du made. ne horses had a very even send-oif, Lydia | ¢, Nan, dam Lavend ead! a0 the turn, ¥ age tir ’ y ‘Trenton sccond, Phier’s | Go. Cadwatiador’s b. “ny fourth. At tio quarter pole Vandal, Cau May rd, : |psou ied wo. Satng wat Trenton second, ime, 3: aie In front of rn ea ora in 1 Pfifer’s mare, who was Ella. Trenton then bro’ tear, Time, thirty-nine nd J “My Fy Going dowa the t { sae ® commanding lead re of 4 to bor see Pilfer’s mare sec. | * play 1-9 of Lady Ella, who | jiero also es of reo AVthe bulge | The Pet /o- Batis 116%, Lydia Thomp- | Vion grows. \