The New York Herald Newspaper, November 16, 1871, Page 3

een _- WIND, RAIN AND FLOOD. ‘ ‘Disastrous Effects of the Storm of “Tuesday and Wednesday. * GALAMITOUS LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY Houses Blown Down, Piers De- molished and Vessels in the Harbor Damaged. A BRAKEMAN BLOWN FROM A TRAIN. Markets Inundated, Cellars Flooded, Trees Uprooted, Signs Scattered to the Winds and Buildings Shattered in New York and Environs, MARINE DISASTERS ON THE COAST. Great Damage to Property in New Jersey—The ‘Hurricane’ at Long Branch—The Embank- ment Washed Away — Precautionary Measures to Prevent Further Damage. “What a fearfal night! How I pity those exposed to tunis tempest of angry elements!’ were ulterances ‘that came spontaneously from the hearts of hun- @reds on Tuesday night, who sat before thelr cosey Brea in gowns and slippers and gazed out ito the impenetrable darkness, where the enraged elements poured out their liquid wrath apon the city and its exposed pedestrians. It was A NIGHT OF TERROR, OF TRIAL, OF TEMPEST. When early in the day the Aitting clouds, scattered about the eavens like battalions of warriors at rest, began their grand concentration ava marched themselves at one common front, few were they who suspected that the short spurts ef rain wat sprinkled the streets, housetops and window panes and people, were more than a dem- enstration of a threatening character, and an adver- Usement for the umbrella dealer, tiat would give ‘Way again to the glorious sunshine. Few believed for a moment that the angry storm that threatened Would Jash itself into a hurricane and charge down upon earth and ihings earthly with the impetuosity of an assaulting foe vent upon the annihilation of Ma opponent, Even later in the aay, when the rain played Tis soft, pleasant tune Fitfully om the skyhgbt and the shade, there were few to prophesy a tempest near. But about the piers where the seafarers most do congre- gato there were old salts who snuffed the gathering Storm, and many a noble stip lying serenely in the harbor dropped an additional anchor in expecta- von of A BUFFET WITH THE WILD TORNADO of the wind and wave, ‘The storm came. By dark the gutters were eboked witb the water, miniature rivers sprung dato hurrying activity and bubbied and murmured as they rushed down the stone-lined streets, carry- Sng in their wild race the Uny lakes that snc rain had tormed upon the cobbie stones unt they jomed and commingled with the tronbicd brine of the At- fantic that an increasing southeast wind was forcing inJand, . Rats that pridea themselves, upon their vencravie veors and THRIR HOMESTEAD RIGHTS fo the cellars and sewers were struck dumb with astonishment at the audacious Invasion of the tide, retreated before it to elevated points, from which they could witness the desolation of their homes, or when overtaken by the muady liquid were forced to the alternative of a cooling bath or drowning, HUMAN RATS, equally as sagacious and alarmed, hurried from their cellars in the Fourth, First and Seventh wards, aud with their little oncs, their beds and their bundles beat a retreat before the advance of the rushing torrents of water and wind, and irem a mear point of view walled for the water to subside as the chilarcn of Noah of old waited, by dark the wiud aad rain nad increased to a bur- Ficane, and swept the streets irrespective of per- sons; umbrellas that bad never belore failed to re- gist a storm were no longer serviceable, anu the few owners, who at eight o'clock still defled the wrath of the clements, found their silk, guanaco and cam. bric proteciors snapping aud rending asunder, Buried violently from their grasps upon solid walls, towering housetops or awnings, or strewn hike wrecked sbips upon the gutters and streets of tne metropolis, Hats followed mmprelias, aud @ poor wight, who had ven- tured to defy the storm, tileless and arenched to the skin, sought protection from the pelting rain and chiliy wind 1n saloons, shops and street cars. At ten and a hall o'clock the gale had worked itself up to its “level Lest,” It had unrooted sheds, hurled brick and mortar tuto chavs, revelled in shade trees, sent buge signs upon UNPLEASANT =©PRUARIMAGES = TO | | . UNWELCOME ._ NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, ee work whose cellars were flooded, on Water was quite la) ana tng lohmooy deetetenpectaly sure, "= oveter on the lower part of Beekman neighborhood of Fultun Market Planks were laid across, and the unlucky owners were engaged all the yd in out with buckew, Most of them bore the inconvenience good humorediy and laughed a9 pesemay 8 any one else when some unlucky wight ofa Les and measured his feel Wat ngton Satie “a "ite ie 5 barlisle strect were fooded also, NO ACTUAL LOSSES of apy account, however, have been reported. On this side the cellar keepers, provaoly having more experience, are more provident than the people on tue east side, Patent hydrants were being used all the morning to bail out the cellars, and most of them were dry tn @ short time. No losses along the eee have been reported by the police boat as et. A portion.or the chimney of the sugar house cor- ner of Desbrosses aud West streets was blown down, breaking several soleeraph wires, Tae large glass wign at the Union Square Theatre was ere wow ab gnrset BROOK and Butler, the ro pr ry r prop! $ poet killed. i Outside, narrowly A large tree was blown down in front of No, 11 hla place, breaking a window in the opposite use, At midnight the new five story building No. 533 West Thirty-second street was blown dows, & por- tion of the wall falling upon the two story building No, 551 West Tnitty-secont street. Luckily no one ‘Was injored, as tne LS gid aud twenty boarders, fearing the fal! Of the’ building, early vacatea the house, Pier No. 54 East River, of which Mr. Quimby 1s the lesgee, and also the adjouning Deen were gee Tlously damaged. The rip-rap stone ana earth were Washed out from under tt, causing it to sink con- siderably, prosipitating a nile of brick into the river, pier, bver, Was 5 the fault of the storm ub of the pier liselne et It 18 one of those jobs that cost the city for its construction more than aprivate person would have Dullt s¢ for, and had to be propped up with piles ce- fore it was completed, which was only three months o, Mr. Quimby warned the Dock Commissioners its worthiessness, ‘The waves dashed over the bulkhead at Bellevue Hospital, carrying @ quantity of drift wood up on the grounds, 4 plunger belouging to the institution was swam) d. * The Noureas lifted up from a new four story brick butiding at No, 309 Water street and tarown bodily inside che building, breaking down an upper floor. A few chimneys in other places in the vicinity of {ue oer were blown down, but no scriows damage 0 ‘he sbutiers cf the stores at Nos. 806 and 80% Broadway were blow 10 apa the turniture slightly damaged. Hotel was demolished. Two shutters of the store of K. 1’, Dutton & Co, m3 Promiwar, Were torn irom their fasienings. At nine P, M, a-poruion of the tower of St. Thomas? Church, corner Fifty-third street and Fifth avenue, Ve) blown down. In falling it demolished a street amp. An occupant of 3 cellar in Water street reports that while ber family was at breakfast yesterday it down to prevent 1 from walking off, severe anid the damage ts Very slight. When the tide roze seas were entertained that the newly male ground on the Hariein flats would be subluerged, The work of filling 1n these fiats Was begun some tiue last summer, and the ma- terial used was the wsnes and geucral debris of te chy. From tnese facts iw will be scen that the ground 1s infirm and has net had time to settle, and 1b was owing to this Uwe the Jears of the parties in charge Were awakeneds but the tide receded with- out doing any material damage to the works, Yesterday moruing their worst fears were real- ized. ‘The rain and wind of ‘Tucsday night swelled the tide to such an extent t it completely sub- merged the ground and of the newly bullt docks, leaving the canal beats and schooners moored at its sides Nouting like vessels at anchor in the stream. If the tide continues to rise to this ‘upusual height fora day or two great damage will be done, as most of the loose ground wii) be washed into the chanugel, and the weather will neces- tee the needed repatse until the return of spring. THE DAMAGE IN BROOKLYN, The storm in Brooklyn on Tyesday night was one of the most viotent that has eecurred in # long time, avd in some sections of the city caused cousideradle damage.. The bigh winds torc tin roofs off of a number of buildings, blew down two In course of erection at the corner of Sixth avenue and Sixth sirect, uprovted trees, biew down signboarids, topplea over chimneys apd scattered things about the streets” im the, mogt promiscuous manner. Pedestrians who, were ‘compelled to ve out were im comstant terror of being struck jome missile which was being tossed about by sy the trees Which were blown across the car !racks travel was lunpeded for several hours on the diferent car routes, ‘The (clegraph Wires connecting the Police Head- The fire telegraph wire in front of the New York | wag completely tipped over, Loss $1,500 morning the table floated so that they had to hold | 4, quarters with the Tnird, Eighto and Tenth precincts were broken down by falling trees, TIL STORM CAUSES A FIRE. The arenching rain snaked through tho large shed at the joot of ‘I'wenty-ffth strect, belonging to Mr. Jonn Lb. Tigoao, and sincked a quantity of lime stored in the place. This lime sct tire to the bare rels and the sh and ateck were destroyed. The loss 18 abont $12,000; msnred for $2,000 each in te Etna, Hartford, Continental, North America and New York. A great amount of damage was also done to pro- Perty throughout the city, The following tucidents | are reporter Aires, falling in Court street, came very near demolishing @ horse car which was passing at the ume. A Jarge tree, decayed at tne roots, fell at tne corner of Schermerhorn aud Siuith strects. ‘The frame shanties around Gowanus Bay were abaudoned by their occupants, and leit to the mer- cies of the storm. A row of unfinished buildings in South Brooklyn was biown down, Several trees and shrabb:ry were uprooted and destroyed 1n Prospect Park. atone o'clock A.M. an unfinished building in Penn street, belonging to Mrs, Little, was demol- ished by the wind, A number of trees in the City Park, on Flushing SHRINKS, sbaken smokestaks ani lint bad paid its ca- resses to churc® steeples, and lashed the land and water in its mad desire to be felt and heard. But it seemed to have satiated Itself by two o'clock, and ually tt abated its violence until four, wien tls terror was no longer fearea. ‘Those Who were exposed to the tornado of wind rain describe it as grandly terrific, aud one that wr years has not had a paraticl on this coast. gale continued from the southeast, and con- sequepily hurled the waters of the Atlantic with reat (orce Inland against the veach and piers that ine onr Harbor. Along the entire river fronts the piers and the stipping were lashed by the angry ‘waves, that gathered strength and fury as THEY CAME TEARING UP THE HARROR, Dent upon their mission of destruction. Vessels that Jay of the piers at anchor were Iificd and buried about at the mercy of the roaring waves, and were only saved from being driven ashore by the grasp 0} their sturdy anchors, that had many a violent tussle with tne tide, Ships at tne docks. well as the frail coaster and fratler bumboats, aued and cracked as they were lifted up and fried with such violence against each other and Wa Wie test the lear Sand with digiculty re- tan thelr feet. ary Win ee a th Meanwhile in the rigging, and used smokestacks as speaking (trumpets, through which he hissed li) Kees breath at those down below and notified {he Wat he was ar ween pee ise" OUP By wre AUTUMNAL SAMbORRE, As the muddy watcrs in their headiong rash trough the Inclined streets reached the waters CL the bay and rivers they lost their identity tn ine angry swells that ¢ Mowent met them, and gur- gied and seethed mn certsive detiance of the thou- wands of craft that attempted to prow-beat them as Uncy lay restlessly at anchor, head on. The water at the pters along the river front came ap five Tect above high tide mark, and in many in- stances submerged the pters entirely. Along Water street, about Peck Sitp, Front and South streets, on the cast side and aiong the lower end of West strect end near the Lattery celiars were flooded to the depth of from six Inches to a foot and analf. in the cellar o! the new building corner of Peck sip and Water street, at noon yesterday, there ‘was two fect of water, while PULTON MARKET ‘Wwas—what shall we say’—aftoat All the basements of this rickety old hucksters’ dive were flooded, and upon the surface of the water the wind had cast tbe ore of industry that the dealers had leit avout their Ghelves the night before. As late as yester- day alternoon the water lad not receded from the market, and the tenants of all the lower ters were either erecting rafts, wading about their counters mm top boots or storing their goods upon hign shelves DAMNING THE We INTRUDER, Some, more anxious thau their neigobors. resorted to ihe epperument of pumping, but this was a fail- are. From the appearance of the cvilars visited by the reporters yesterday it 19 very certain there has been a feariul loss of lile in the rat community, but What is one’s joss is another's gain, and AN SCHEIN & CO., OF DAXTER STRERT, Rave the golden opportunity offered of securing a Winter's supply of meat free of charge, if they will only go sown ead harvest whe crop. “ DAMAGE IN THE CITY. ‘The fvod seoms to have treated some of our busi- mess men gene: : v ores severely. Generously, while others bave sudered In South stroep i hate oll und 4s the water was about two feet, Well & Go, No. 70, Was com barrel kerosene and avenue, were considerably damaged, and the inmates of houses near the Park on Navy street were almost constantly alarmed &t the way in which their habl- tauions were shaken. THY STORM IN NEW JERS In Jersoy City. The storm of Tuesday night cansed more damage toproperty in Jersey City and the vicinity than any that has occurred during the ten years past, At midnight the tide had risen so high that cellars and basements In the First, Fourth and Sixth wards were flooded. Tne Morris Canal overflowed its | banks and flooded basements along the line to the depth of two or-three feet, Boats and boathouses alixe parted from thetr moorings and set-o ona soutnward journey. The loss inflicted on property owners plong, ine line of the canal does not Jail short ot $l: x The ere ee * Yachts were capsized and sunk. Uoildings —- on piles iy the neighvorhood of the cove swayed ti and fro, threatening destruction to all who reniares toremain in them. The water swept over the La- iayellé meadows, carrying off large piles of lumber. i The fauing of les and gracking of shutters in the strects tie e ova bs destrians to ven- tre abroad. In Grove street two houses, Nos. 106 and 198, were Unrooled, a3 was @ bakery at the corner of Grove and Wayne streets. Large trees were blown down “im South Fifth street. The basement of every house in Monmouth street was fooded, ‘On thé Heights, the Methoutst charch ner of Belmont and Bergen avenues was di and the lecture toom was completely viown down, entailing @ loss of $2,000. The roof of Messrs. Rus- sel & Monat’s Louse, on Bramhall avenue, was car- Tied away. A coal yard in Essex street presented the appearance of a reef ping a00ve Wa ‘at | daylight. A Honit kept bya famed Egan, in Pavonia avénhe 4 resting on a remnant of an oid canal oat, parted company with the mainland and drifted out, Egan aod one of his customers, who were carousing, narrowly escaped, tn Hoboken all the houses on the meadows were fooded, the cellars being filled so taat a large amount of coal, vegetables, &c., was destroyed. The families nad to repair to the upper stories of their dwellings, and even then were in constant dread lest the houses should drift away. Ferry passengers had to walk on elevated planks going tu and coming from the boats. Ditmar’s dance house, in West Hobokeu, was demolished. The heaviest loss was suffered by” the North Hudson County Railroad Company, whose $5,000 depot in Union Hiil was blown to pieces, smashing six horse cars besides, This company has had plenty of il! luck recently, In Newark great damage waa done to the sewers in course of construction, The joss altogether must be littie short OF $50,000, A three story irame house in course of erection on James street, near Boyden street, was biown down and compietely demolished, fon, Was moved from its foundations. The siaes then fell in and the roof fel! upon the ruins, but re- intact. Policeman Prout was injared by some falling pres and ex-Alderman Rowe had a very narrow The Storm in Paterson. The great storm on Tuesday night was the most severe that has visited Paterson In many years, although, fortunately, no serious damage was done and no person was badly injured. The major por- tion of the city ig situated in a valley, surrounded on all sides by high hills, Yet, notwithstanding it 1s thus protected, the wind view such @ gale that several people were blown off their fect. Many were unable to make their way home in the suburbs, and quite a number, after several an- successiul attempts, were obliged to give up the eifort of crossing the bridges. ‘The wind seemed to 1orm @ sort of eddy and in some parts of the city moved in an exactly contrary direction to the great main current of the gale, In all parts of the city chimneys were blown down and demolished, awni were torn “to shreds and signs scattered im splinters through the streets, Several large and old trees were torn out by the roots, One of these was located in the Valley of the Rocks, at Passaic Falls, where it was au let by & perenne rock, sixty feet in height, anne to the top of the tree. Yet the gale here was fear! enough io tear out the big tree by the roots, Ala frame buliding in ing to Van Kiver, was blown out of a per- pendicular over toan angle of forty-five degrees, 4» which condition it now stands, threatening to fall ut any moment, It was unoccupied, A temporary roof over tne stonework of the unfiuished steeple of the new Catholic Cathedral, was lifted bodily into the air and came down with @ fearful crash through the main slate roof of the church, tearing away & portion of perhaps ten or twelve fect square. The river rose in height as if by a freshet, while at the Dundee Lake the turbulence of the water Would have done justice to Long 'sland sound. The horse cars became useless, tor the animals could not draw the vehicles against the wind, and they became wild and unmanageable, The con- ductor of one of the cars—Louls Hines- had his hand badly lacerated while assisting the driver in Managing the raDlic (eam, which had got tantgled up tn the harness, Iu Elizabeth. The damage done by the hurricane is estimated at $20,000, ‘The following 18 a list of the principal dam- Munson & Thompson's extensive one story prick foundry, in’ course of erection, wus damaged to the extent of $1,000. ‘The two story Frencitroofed building now erect- ing near the Enzabeunport depot for Mr, Schipler ‘ained by Jolin Milburn, the builder, henry Brittin’s three story frame butlding, in rear of the Ehzabeth avenue Methodist church, was razed to the grouna, aa $1,500, ‘The skeleton building in Grier avenue, and one near the North Elizabeth depot were swept away. An old, dilapidated barn in Rahway avenue, be- longing to Amos Clark, Jr., tumbled down, The roof of the new St. Michael’s church was jamaged to vhe extent of $390, The schooner Native, from Greenwich, Conn., was On the north side of the city the flood Was not so hurled bigh and dry upon the Jand at Gallagher’s dock, Another schoener was thrown irom the creck upon the land near the brickyard at the Port, and knocked down a barn. Seventy-five tons of moulding sand and 20,000 bricks were swept away from Worrall & Co.'s foundry. A house in Roselle Crs @ church in Plainfleld, now erecting, were blown own. AT LONG BRANCH. The ed and Partially De- molished—Damage to the United States Hotel=Precautions Against Farther Injury. LONG BRANCH, Nov. 15, 1871. The storm that raged here last night did great havoc to the beach. The embankment along Ocean avenue, commencing at the intersection of Chelsea aveuue and termmating about half a mile in a southerly direction, has been partly demolished, ana at nigh water this morning the tide reached the main drive, At about eleven o’clock yesterday morning the wind became very fresh from the eastward, and, as it hauled round to the southeast, mereased tn violence until nine o'clock, when 1t blew a perfect gale. ‘The roof of the northern end of the United states Hote! and a portion of the upper piazza were car- viet away, the iragmenis fying in alt directions, No personal injuries were sustained in consequence of ths atsaster, The proprietor came uown from New York tits evening, and repairs will be com- Menced immediately. ‘The s:orm gradually mereased, and the roar of the sea lashing agaiugt the embankinent Is described as having teen fearfully boisterous. Opposite Cheisea avenue the brow o1 the embankment is about twenty eet high, and the water commenced to sweep away the clay at the : ase and cat to the road, Farther down the blatt was not sosteep, and it merely yielded to the sweeping waves. ‘The damage was greatest opposite Chelsea avenue, but alter ail is not so seri- OUS as’ Was generally anticipated, it wil be remembered that last year a storm some- thing simiar in character to that of last night swept aR a coasideravle portion of the embankment. Noting, however, was done ta remedy it. Since the tide bas gone down fo-day, however, gangs of men were busily engaged in spiling and planking he cmbankment, $0 a3 to make the beach extend further out, The work, itis expected, will be fn. shed in a few days. ‘Tho # fair created little or no excitement, as the disaster Was generally auticipated, but the shore was lined by several parties during the day ex- ouuning the passages forcea in by the sea. No other damage ls reported. Jn the vicinity of Ocean avenne traihe was carried on as usual all day, and, with the exception that the drive Is muddy after the rain storm, it does not appear to have suffered by the amar. Long Branch ts very dreary at present. I may arid that the railroad ‘track near Seabright, wich ‘Was washed away last night, was repaired to-day, and the evening train passed over as dsaal. The weather has moderated to a considerable extent, and no turther daniage 18 !ookK@ lor. The embank- ment, when properly repaired, will successfully re- sist the breakers, us it does.in the west end. ‘There are very few visitors lere, the Pavilion e+ ing, the only hotel still open. jad the Ude continued to force its way it is dim. cult Lo say where the danger would have ended: as itis, however, the injury is comparatively trifling. THE STORM ALONG THE COAST. The Wrecks on the Scaboard—An Unknown Brig Asbore at Long Bench—Sinking of a Government jing Barge—’ Vessel Ashore en the Sourd—Cimuaities at Boston and Portsmouth, The reports from the coast, both south and east, imdicate that our shipping interests were seriously jeopardized, and that careful seamanship and the prediction of the coming storm by the United States Signal Corps prevenicd the loss to the merchant marine being greater than it really ts. ‘the follow. ing marine disasters have been reported up to the hour of goiug to press, A Wreck off Long Beach, Captain Crowell, of the steamehip Huntsville thatarrived from Savannah yesterday, reports that be passed a brig ashore on Long Begch. She is sup- d to have gone ashore during the storm. she everything standing, but her name could not made out, The coast wrecking company has sent the steamer Lackawanna to her assistance. A Government Coal Barge Sank. ‘The government coal varge loska, while coaling the United States frigate Wabash, sunk curing the storm, while lying alongside ihe frigate. She was ladened with between 300 aga 400 tons of coal, The Caroline Grey Ashore. A despatch from Riverhead, Long Island, states that the mame of the vessel asiore at Moricies 1s the Caroline Grey, of Rockland, Me, Captain Thorndike. She lies In a favorable position and may be floated without sustaining mua damage to ship or cargo. Disaster Of Marbich: Boston, Nov. 15, 1871. The ship Amity, of Boston, which left Boston on Monday for Savannah, was caught in the gale to-day off Marbienead, and anchoring in the channel below that port, she commenced to drag her anchors, when the masts were cut away to pregent her going ashore. No other damage Was sustained. ‘the steamer Charles Pearson will ow her to boston for repairs, Severlty of the Storm tn Portsmouth, PorTsMOUTA, N. H., Nov. 15 The storm has raged bere very heavily al! day, with the wind mainly from the east add southeast, ‘The de has been the highest for many years, and muck damage has been done tO Wharves, &o, at the south end. barber, of which one schooner, hame unknown, was artven ashore, States steamer Speedweil. The brig Aston, Captain Coombs, from Boston for A four story brick buLding on the corner of | Bangor,.10-ashore on Marvin's isiand, close to tie ¢ Bleecker and Summit streets, which tad been en- closed and was about being finished up, was seri- onsly damaged, A portion of it Jeil with a loud wor business, T bles kept in store by the Mauch injured by the weight thereby. The harrooms. Were: nostra ‘the votaries of Bacchus were cor ankie and sometimes calf deep i hes artes step along rickety planks to reach ‘Where tue rot-gut was dispensed, ‘On Fulton street the dealers, antclvaung @ foo, crash. The roof of a three story house, located on the he Eastern Railroad track on Hampton marshes asned ined, 80 that no trains have passed either Way since noon ‘and travel and mails between Boston’ and Portiand coruer of Brvad and Astor streets, and known ag we “haunted house,” was blown olf last nignt. The house, which at present is unoccupied, was Tormerly.owned by Francis Mackin. ‘The tall hiberty pole at the southern end of Military ‘The two story srame building m course of erection for Nuchard Barnet. on Niviy.s siiccl, Rear veifers counters | Park was also shaiiered. are interrupted, Heavy Gale on the Northeast € PORTLAND, Me., Nov. The storm has peen yery severe here, blowing down chimneys, signs, &c, The wharves have been submerwed and somewhat hjnane te | chair. A jarge feet of coasters are anchored in the jower | but was towed of by the United | | Judge return 7 MUNICIPAL MATTERS, The Public Official Caldron Still Seething. Tammany Ruins After the Late Popular “Chicago.” The Board of Apportionment and the “Ragged Schools.” The Aldermen Ordering a Reduc- tion in Vanderbilt’s Speed. CONTINUING THE CANVASS. The Committee .of Seventy and the Repeaters. REMOVALS AND RUMORS OF REMOVALS, AROUND THE CITY HALL. The fever of excitement consequent on the recent election seems to be about subsiaing. The people have settled down tn their ruts again, but the oMice-holders, leaders and would-be leaders of all parties are still actively engaged studying the situa- tion, hoping, no doubt, to pick something of value out of the oMicial d¢bris, or speculating as to some favorable spot on which to erect a new structure, temporary or otherwise. Tammany is much mm the condition of Chicago. It was prosperous, prond and profligate, The great flery wave of re- form swept over it and reduced It to a shapeless mass, exposing the weakness of its pretended fire- proof edifices aud leaving its lately so proud mana- gers beggars for public pap and pardon. Around the City Hal: yesterday there was fully as much life as there has been any day during the past week. Hundreds of people of all sorts and sizes called on Senator-elect O'Brien, and “interviewed” him on all sorts of subjects. Members of the “re- form” party were around in goodly number, and all chatting good naturedly, as victors well may, and exemplifying the old adage—‘He who wins moy laugh.” Shortly after one o'clock the doors of the Mayor's office were thrown open, anu the crowds admitted to the meeting of ‘THE BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT. Mayor Hall sat in the presidential chair at the table. In the dark corner of the room, in hig favorite seat, sat Deputy Comptroller Green, next to him the “Boss,” and behind or beside the Boss’? was Presi- dent Sweeny, of the Department of Parks. There Was quite ® crowd of claimants present. Coroner Young was there, ready to care for any dead men. Colonel Billy Wilson and Captain Jack Wildey were there, ready to kill off any number of men that might be required. Superintendent Macgregor, of the Department for the Survey and Inspection of Buildings, was preseut, and he showed to all near him that not more than 1,0v0 brick fell on the Hale piano factory, in Thirty- sixth street, and that it was no fault of hs depart- ment nor the material used 1u the building, but was simply. owing to the way in which the fre barned the beams of the roof. This explanation havin: veen heard and approved of by several who stou around, the gaersl atvention was called to the fact that the bi had met by hearing the Secretary reasllug the minutes. ‘fhe routine having been completed, Mayor Hall presented & resolution providing that several sehools mentioned by lim, such as are knowa i other countries by the name of RAGGED SCHOOLS, should be granted $7 per head for each scholar actually taught in the schoois free of charge. The resolution was founded on a report made by Mr. Nathaniel Jarvis, who has had cuarge of the distri- bution of moneys in the past to those institutions, and by him those believed to be tue most wortny were recommended to the Consideration of the Board. Mayor Hall stated that there were some 15,000 oF 20,000 children, many without parents and others whose parents are Incapabie of caring for them, taken charge of in these schvols, and it was emimently proper that they should have a share of the excise moneys, as the money would come from a source to wiich, no doubt, many of the children attending those schools are imdebted for thelr pre- sent conditio: President Sweeny leaned over toward the Mayor and gave him @ whisper, alter which the Mayor said he bad been reminded by the President of Parks that the Board had been subjected to a great deal of criticism jast year lu regard to the distribution of the excise moneys, and they did not wish to leave themselves open to similar criticisms now. Last ery these Schools were provided for by taxatian, but this year the Money would come trom the re- ceipts of licenses lor liquor stores and theatres, The Deputy Comptroller ieancd forward in his chair, and sunk his leit hand in tne inside poeset in the right side of his overcoat, at the same ume si ing something which was inaudible to the reporiers. Finally he drew out a documeat, which be handed to the Mayor, saying that he offered it as A SUBSTITUTE for the resolution proposed by Mayor Hall, Mayor Hall took the document and read it through jo good dramatic style, lying back easily in his chair, holding the paper out from him in his right hand and keeping his ieft hand sunk deep in his trousers pocket. The suvstituie overed by Mr, Green was providing thatthe following named in- stitutions be awarded the sums set opposite their respective names:— New York Juveniie Asylum. Founding Aaylum Sisters of 6 Mouse of the Good Shepherd 13,377 New York Catholic Protectory. 44,308 Children’s Ais Societ) 20,000 Nursery and Choidren's Hospital 7,085 ew York Institution for Insiru Domb 16,925 few Yo ayinin, State Lunatic Asylum, Aubhra Sogiety for the Improvement . ee ae ‘Votal..... ee Mayor HALL objected i rounds as he had objected at a previous meeting. ‘he sustitutions named by the Comptroller were very worthy institutions, no doubt, bat they were provided jor by taxation. If there is no money in the treasury 1¢ can be put in and providea for by 4 deficiency vill, (At this jancture ‘Boss’ Tweed jumped up and asked the Mayor If be would permit nim to pull down the window shade, as the prighs light hurt his eyes. He could not stand the glare.) The Mayor had no objections, Mr. Tweed ac- cordingly did pull down the shade and shutout the clear light of heaven. Le hoped that did not make it too dark. He was assured by the Mayor that it did nok ‘The Mayof and the ‘‘Boss”” then bowed to ach Offier, altar which the Mayor proceeded. In nis pecuitar off-hand style ne stated that deficiency bills were quite common. He remembered that the park Commissioners under the old réyime bad very frequently brought deficiency pills to Albany year after year, to cover up some unexpected expendi- ture. At this - HIT AT THE OLD PARK COMMISSION there was an evident sensation, Mayor Hall pursed up his mustache, raised his eyebrows and dropped his head over on bis left shoulder. Mr. Green closed his eyes, knit his brows aud tapped nervously With a sinail pencil on the arm of bis Mr. Tweed drew his head back so a8 to take aside glance at his neighbor, Mr. Green, and turned nls eyes up and gazed at the wonderful frescoes on the cetling. ir. Sweeny pursed up nis lips, then looked quietly around to see if the re- porters and others took notice of the cut. Judge Dowling had entered the room, and the “Boss in gazing at the decorations nact espied tne top of the seat of Wonderful memory. The REEN al) had been calied on repeatediy by parties representing those institutions, he knew they need- ed the money, and he thought it was only his duty to present the resolution, ‘tive question Was put and the substitute vored down by a vote of 3 to 1, and the origina! resolution adopted by a similar vote. A bill, OF claim, had been received from the Coro- ners, but the Mayor could not teli where it was. ‘The claim, however, wus finaily reterred to the Com ptroi' Mr. SWEBNY presented a resolution directin that after Ure provisions of tne resointion adopter in relation to the excise Kinds had been compited ued to him quite familiarly. el we Dod with his usaal dignity breeze Blew over, and then Mr, Judge's eye nod | with the residue, if any, should be applied to tne tn- stiiuttous, or any of them, nameu by the Comp. trolicr 1 the resolution offered by him. ‘This Was adopted, d the Bourd then adjourned, PAYMENTS BY THE DRPUTY COMPIROLLER. Deputy Comptroller Green paid on Monday to the Department of Docks $50,000, aud yesteraay $109,000 to the Department of Pubiic Instruction on account o ew DUlidings, and $50,000 to the Lepariment of Pa ‘ PAYMENT OF LABORERS ON CROTON AQUEDUCT. Mr. A. 8. Cady, of the Comptroiier’s oMice, paid ‘caterdas, On the line of Lhe work, about 1,500 of the vorers employed On wiberations of the Oreten ¢ 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET. The Boss"? | lifted himself = in his cliair and catching the | Aqneduct, Tenth avenne, E > 1 street, the wages due to ootober tele fe THE OFFICIAL CANVASS, Protests Agninst Assowd}yman Blair sistant Alderman Robinsons. ‘The Board of Canvassers reassembled yesterday Morn ng and continued the official canvass, The usual humdrum of the routine was varied but Ane little except bv the introduction of a pro- vest inst counting the votes cast for John J. ir in the Fourth district, on the ground of frauds 16 the canvass, The protest 1s made by William McMahon, and was referred to the Com- mitvee on Protests, Shortly after one o'clock the Bonrd took # recess until tree o'clock. On reas sembling Mr. reter Mitchell arose and presented ® protest on behalf of William Wisser avatinst counting the votes cast jor Isaac Rvybdinson for Assistant Alderman. He asked that he shonid bave @ chance to be heard. Tne protest was re- ceived and referred to tne committee. A resolution was adopted repealing the resolution adopted at the first session of the Board making the canvass of votes for Aldermen and Assistant Aklermen the special order for Monday next, and providing that the votes for those officers be canvassed on the com- pletion oi the canvass of the general, Senatorial and Assembly retarns, BOARD OF ALDERMEN, A Check on the Speed of road Trains Running Within the City Limite. Pursuant to adjournment the members of the Board of Aldermen assembled yesterday in their cheeriess chamber. It will be remem- berea that Alderman Woltman at, the last meeting appealed to tne members of the Board to try induce their fellows to attend so that some of the immense numbers of general orders on the file could be disposed of, ‘here were jasé nine mem- bers present atthe time tor opening the meeting, and alter the roll had been called Sergeant-at-Arms Smith read the minutes of the last meeting in snort order, A Jew general orders were called Lad but nothing involving any expenditure could be adopted, A resolution was carried permitting the occupant of 832 fgehabe la Place an ornamental lamp 1 front of his premises, A resolution was in- troduced providing for the paving of Portieth street from Madison avenue to Sixth avenue with Belgtan pavement, This was lau over uniler the rale, as was also an ordinance presented by Alderman Charlock in relation to the ruining of RAILROAD TRAINS IN THE CITY. The ordinance provides that trains must not be ran on apy of the streets or aveuues within the city Limits ata higher rate cf speed than seven miles an hour, and for every violation of this provision a fine of $100 to be imp . ‘the Votice Commissioners Were requested to place policemen aiong the rail- road route in the upper part of tie city to see tat the provisions of the ordinance are carriea out, The Board, on motion, then adjourned ull fucs- day next, ‘2ist inst., at two I. M. THE WAR ON THE REPEATE mittee af Seventy Are Do'ng— ny Assembly men “ile? In Danger—the Why aud the Wheretore. If any person has an idea that the Commitice of Seventy are resting upon (heir laurels, now that the the taxpayers, te ought to pay a visit to the rooms of the committee at Union square and see tow the good work to bring to justice the repeating frater- nity and the ballot box stuffers goes bravely on. The Sun-Committee on Elections are working pignt and aay UNRARTHING TILE FRAUDS that were committed in certain election districts onthe 7th lust, Yesterday quite a number of vol- untecr witnesses called at the office ia Union square to give information as to) 6OWwhat they knew aboat the operations of the repeat- ersin their respective wards. The committee are unwilling as yet to divulge the exact condition of their discoveries, but Commissioner Davenport, who was all day yesterday putting together in pre- sentable shape the “dimmapie” facts elicited from. the watchers aua others, gives it out that before the end of next week the prosecations in the Conrts will begin in dead — earnest. So far, he says, but little, if any, fraud has veen aiscovered im the uptown wards, al- though here and there an isolated case has been unearthed, bat the proofsin relation to each are said not to be of a convineing charac Nothing Nas as yet been gol hold of to prove tbat any repeat- | ing or jaise counting was indulged ta tn Tota Frelds? | district, so that his prospects up to the present on on the strength of some evidence give Youug Men’s Municipal Reform Associauon. most flagrant frauds, both in the matter of repeat ing and ie 5 FALBE COUNTING, have been discovered in many Second, ‘third, Fourth, Fith, venth, Fagnth and Thirteeuth wards, It is said that suiicient proof exists of frand in the seventu and fhirteenth wards to justly the supposition that the Tammany. delegation from this city will be less by two mem- bers than appearances have so far shown, and that the victims wil be John J. Biar aud Timothy J, Campbell. The committee were waited upon yes- terday by a delegation of citizens irom these wards. who not only made statements as to what they had observed of the fraudulent operations in these wards, but submitted aMdavits, In which each particular operation was minutely detailed, cts of the First, The peculiar methods adopted on election day and since Lo ferret out fraud the commitice are unwilling wo make public until they have SHOWN THEM HANDS in the conrts, It is prounsed taat the exposé will be @ rich one, and that the returm network to catch the repeaters and false counters was so sKilful laid that not a single repeater or false counter wiil escape. It is sald that # great exodus of the fraternity has taken place from (he Seventh and Thirteenth wards during the past Jew days; but the commntttee are Keeping a ‘ook out for them and will doubtless know where ww reach them when they are wanted. The Apotlo Ln!l Commitiee, which holds its sessions in Nassau street, are working har- montously with the sub-committee of the seventy folks, and are not, as bas been reported, zealously working cach on its own hovk to outdo what the other has done in order to gain ihe credit for itself. The Young Men’s Municipal Relorm Association wili bold @ mass meeting at Stcinway Mallon Fri- day evening, at half-past seven o'clock. atessrs, Evarts, O'Conor, Tilden and Judge Barrett will be the speakers, The latter is to deliver an adiress reviewing what has been done by the association and advising what ought 10 be done by it at future municipal elections. . NEW MARKET OFFICIALS. Bx-Assemblyman Michael Madigan was yesicr- day appointed Clerk of Wastington Market, ju place of Juhn 1, Whitton. It was rumored also that Jeremian Feore, Superintendeot of Markets, nad been removed and M. B, Costello appointed in his stead, Several minor offictals in various departments were removed and many others are in a most fever- jen state, anticipating the fall of the fearful guit- jotine. oh MURDER ON A CANAL BOAT. A Boy Defonding His Father—Shot Through the Heart. Men so seldom count upon the conseqneices of their shghtest actions that they can never estimate even the probable result of some minor matter. To & Word a blow succeeds, and to the olow very often death. One of these jamentabie cases that so ire- quently end fatally took place last evening on board @ canal boat, at pier No. 6 East River. Two boats were lying close together—the Helen and the A. \, Clark. The captain of the Helen, Mr. James Mular- ney, thinking the other boat was too close to his own, undertook TO CAST HBR OFF, and was in the act of slacking off her lines wheu the ‘commander of the craft, Mr, Wiliam Munger, undertook to stop him. They then got Into an alter- } cation, which resuited in a struggle. Mularney took up # windlass bar to strike his opponent with, but | just at that moment the son of the threatened mai r. Andrew D. Muvger, seeing Ue danger t | father was 1p, rap ivto the cabin of the vessel and | soon returned with @ revolver to deal with { the assailant tn a summary manner. Molarney, seeing the young man about to bre upon lim, for- sok the father and rushed upon the son. He swag. | gies bravely for a moment, but the strength of the | han was too powertul for him, a | Malarney on the deck of the boat. As the boy stumbied the pistol went of, the ball taking effect im the heart of Mularney and instanuy killing pim. Young Manger was arrested by the police of the First preciact and 1 now he'd to await vhe action of the Coroner's inquest, TENNESSEE STATE BONDS, Nasnvu. Tenn., Nov. 15, 1871. ‘Lhe Legislature bas appointed a committee to In- vestigate the turning over of $72,000 worth of State bonds by the Chancery Court of Davison county to the Attorney for the State, The matter grows out of the delinquent railroad cases, ‘The three attorneys claim each a tee of $15,000, Chancellor Kast would not allow the clauus, but turned over ihe honds to Mem ad custodiaus of the State. grand victory nas been gained over the enemies of | 1 dhe fell beneath | | THE SOUTH CAROLINA TROUBLES The Reign of Terror in York County. Wanton Outrages Proved Upon the Ku Klux~ Wholesale Arrests by Government Troops— Negro Incendiarisms—Tammany Said To Be Implicated. YORKVILLE, S. C., Nov. 15, 1871. The evidence in this county of the political ebar- acter of the Ku Klux organization is more abun- dant than in any other county. From the pumber \ of men Who have surrendered anu contessions, It Seems certain that the Klang here were formida- ble m sivengti, MOST WANTON OUTRAG were perpetrated, but the total of these reported by the authorities is grossly exaggerated, unless the ex parte statement of negroes ve accepted as snMcient evidence of their truth. The statements made concerning the murders o* certain negroes ana published in the New York papers are entirely on -sided and partial. The negro Williams, who was bung by the Klan, was captain of a negro militia company and a notoriously had mao. Iris stated thathe vir tuafiy declare! marttal 1aw In his district, picketing the roads and arresting white men, He repeatedly Ubreatened the whites, and his murder 1s attrrbutea to his havitty ‘made the threat to KILL THE WHITE PEOPLE, from the cradle to the grave. In the case of thw Negro Anderson Brown, who was shot by the Ku Klux, Tam assured by parties whose names I can- not make public, but whose knowledge of the affair 18 unquestionable, that the negro was killed because he was one of the leaders of the incendiaries of this county, and that the evidence against him was overwhelming. In the other murders charges of equal gravity are alleged against the inurdered men. or THE MINOR OUTRAGES many were purely political and: very brutal; very many others, the citizens claim, were perpetrated as punishment for crimes committed by the ne- groes, While the Ku Kux of this connty were organized, before the lasteleetion, few or no out- rages were perpetrated until Governor Scott armed the negro militia, whea their raids vegan at once, and very soon a reign of terror existed in the county, The trouble was aggravated by the sys- } tematized inccndiarism on the part of tne negroes, A white man named M. Rose, County Treasurer, ‘who has since ‘led with $12,000 of the pubiie funds, Was suspected of being the chief of the incendia- ries. fe would fire off signal guns froin the top of his house, and immediately After some planters barn or gin house woull be in flames. ‘ne miltary authorities here adwit having evidence in thetr possession tending to prove 5 Rose was the ringleader in tnese burnings, ‘They state, however, that they will not take any steps against ese men, because tcy were uot cone splrators. ey also assert that the incendtarism was in retaiiation for outrages by the Ka Kinx; but it is certain that the principal murders were com- mitted in Vebrnary and March, while on the night of January 25 three gin houses, one mill and a large barn, all within sight of this town, were sct on fire by negroes and totally consumed, and INCENDIARY FIRES had been numerous before. ‘Thus far there have been some hundred and fifty persons arrested, uding some of she most respectable citizens of Le county, and nearly three hundved others, all of the lowest classes, ave voluntarily surrendered themscives and made confessions. Nearly i all of these have been «ismissed and returned bome om their own recoynizance. In this connection very grave charges are brouznt azainst the authorities. It ts alleged that when the peniteat does not implicate others, and | expecially promment citizens, he ts promptly ors | dererl to jail. Not one of the better classes Nas con- | fessed, but ail assert their tunveeace. Tbe prisons era, though treatea with the utmost kindness, Come plain lonvly at their not being allowed to know the charges brought against them. Cam mormed by some of their lawyers that they bave repeatedly lied to the federal officials for a statement of thé charges, $o (hat they might prepare defence of their chents, but without success, It is thought the pris- oners Will be tarned over to the United States civil authoriics next Week, and that ther preliminary | examination will begin the weck after, No war: ‘) rants whatever were exhibited to the prisoners when arrested, and some cases of decided hard- that score are nob so vad as they might | giips have ocenrred. A druggist of Yorkville, be if the ramor tarus out to be true | named Allison, was summarily arrested at midnight, tat one of ‘the inspectors of elec! kept in jatt nine days, and then released on M3 district Will be arrested in a giving bail to appear for trial in Columbia, although to this bour be has been kept in igne- ranee of the clarge against hua, mothe? Case & Jawyer, vamed Chambers, Was imprisoned eight days and then released because he waa the wro man. Several similar cases have, | ai mformed, occurred. Iregret to report that, with one exception, tne authortites here are displaying entirely too much partisansiip. ‘rhe Uaited States Comunmssioner of Pensions seems disposed to act iairly and impar- tlaliy, but with the oluer official P simple amrcm- ation of w negro is of more weight than the soiema oath of a white zentleman. ‘ihe severity of the government has THOROUGHLY COoWnD THE WHITES. Tt has been intimited to me by an o'lcial that there 18 evidence to show that the Ku Klux were supplied with money by the Tammany politicians of New Yo I give this for what it is worth, | { | FIENDISH OUTRAGES IN NORTH CAROLINA, A Mother Vreadfully Beaten ond Hor Babe ‘Torn from Ucr Arms and Flang Across the Ke — Whipping 2 Blind Mau—Arrest and Indictment of the Gailiy Villnins, RALB1an, N. C., Nov. 14, 1871. Colone! V. 8. Luskan, Agent of the Departinent of Justice and Assistant United States District Attore ney lor the Western district of this State, bas just succeeded in effecting the arrest of a band of Ku Klux in Yancey county, who are charged with one of the most horrible outrages ever perpetrated in g civilized community, ‘The prisoncrs—named rev spectively Harriys, Havey, Wilsou, Price, Higgins and = = Mec'ntosh—are accused of cominitting highway robbery, burglary, murder and | rape, the two latter pamel men beng those charged with the crime of rape. Tiecy were brought to Asheville, m Buncombe county, heavily ironed, the jail of Yancey being insecure. From the evidence it appears that wile on one of their recent midnight raids this band of disguised Ku Kiux visited the house of aman named Hensley, took bin and his son out, whipped and ran thent oi, aud, after frightening several peacvable citl zens and fauilics, they called at W, ©. Srakinsy who saw them coming and, anti ipating ‘meu design, nea *IN IIS NIGHT CLOTHES to the friendly shelter of a neighdoring wood for proteciion. They, however, entered bi use, Ins quired of his wite for the camned radi threae ened nim with vengeauce, and ordered the family tw leave the county within ten days, saying Wo they did not they would retara and kil) ‘hem. They then pillaged the house, taking many articles of value, insulted Mrs, Hrakins, and, to comple {heir work of infamy, set Gre to the dweiling. on ailer they appeared in the yard of Alfred Hrakins, who 18 KnoWa in the coimmuuity where he lives 48 @ hard-working, peaceabie citizen, alinost blind front the efit of an accident which befcil him years ago. T raitians demanded of hy to open bis doors, 1nd on being refased they commenced tring on thé house from both sides and hurhog stoves against the doors, which gave Way, and immed. ately tnerealter they rasbed in, seized Braxins and dragged hun out inte the yard vy the hair of the head, stripped cif his clotning ani beat him upom his naked back and over the head with pistols nous he was COVERED WITH BLOOD from head to foot. They let him go Snaily aud told him to run for his ilfe, or they whould shoot hin, Brakins, bleeding and sore frou ie beat ing he received, though blind as was, staggered of and concealed —himsel ina cold, damp meadow clove w cweiling. After ranning Brakins off they re-eut the house, where they jound Mis. Braking prostrate | upon the bed, faint and bieeding from a wound 1m the lace caused bya blow from a pis‘ol, with ag infant clasped in her arus. The babe was ruth. lessly torn from the mother’s embrace aud hurled across the room, the mother throttled and vrataily outraged by threc of these devils incarnate, mflici- ing such injuries Upon their poor heipiess victim ag wit Ju all prov ability send ber Wo a prematare grave. Brakins and his lay have not sid In the house at night since the outr ‘age upon them, preferriug the inclement weather to the tender mercies of the ipbunan Ku Klux, These parties w: arrested by the Deputy Sheri of the county upon a veuch war- rant issneu by Judge Henry duriug the past werk. ‘The Grand Jury belag in sésston & oll of indictment Was 10un against them, and ‘hey were sent to Bincombe, Where they are now, for saic keeping. | NEW ORLEANS ITSM. ] New On-gANS, Nov. 15, 1871. | The Grant parish Ka Kinx case, before vomunl sioner Weller, was conomded (his morning, and @ decision rendered, sending the accused before the mis Spired States District Court, though the Cor’ i Cate ned that he nad grave doubts lg their grill. An application for bait 1s being argue \ dl the ‘The oily Aduumistration have rescruded : ution Mutnoriang. the orgAnIZALON OL ® paul Ste department, A contract with the Piremen’s (nar ‘able Assocladion Will probably be uiade at $140,000 oer avnum for ten Years