The New York Herald Newspaper, January 1, 1873, Page 3

tp (RE PESTROYING ANGEL. A F. ww of the Calamities 1872, Deceased. 0 THE WHEEL OF PROGRESS. rd of the Ravages of Fire, . Water and Ether Red. ms ie 1 ae Th ‘ DEAD BY AGM D* Property Destroyed in the, ‘Metropolis a nite Siates. +n STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. A Shocking Picture of Human Suffering and Inhuman Neglect, RAILROAD SLAUGHTERS OF THE YEAR. Melancholy Statistics for Lawmak- ers and Philanthropists. Butcherics and Accidents Ascribed to Providence. PHE ENGLISH RECORD. Explosions, Collisions, Deaths by Drowning, Street Car Accidents, Ordinary and Extra- ordinary Mishaps at Home and Abroad. ‘The year 1872, which has just gone out, will longz be remembered as one of the most remarkable for ‘the numerous and heavy disasters that have been @aused by the elements. Fire and water were ac- tive in the work of destruction; doleful shipwrecks a@t sea and vast conflagrations on land, attended with heavy loss of life, were of frequent occur- wence, and even convulsions of nature were not ‘wanting to swell the catalogue of calamities. The great fire in Boston perhaps stands forth as the heaviest destruction of property, and there have to be added the burning of the Escurial in Spain; the marrow escape of the olty of Marseilles through the kvl and daring of the sailors of the American feet; the National Palace, in the city of Mexico; Warwick Castle and Canterbury Cathedral; but the Gres in this city during the past month, resulting im the death of so many young women, are certainly the saddest part of the story of the yéar. To give B list of shipwrecks would occupy toolarge aspace; but there may be mentioned the Metis, the Bien- wilde ANd the Missouri, all of which were lost and a greater portion of their crews and passen- for 1d _Watery graves, The Sacramento, Fada Nevada ‘and &t. Louis were also lost @uring the past few months, but, fortunately, with- gat sacrifice of life. The Denmark—formerly the Great Republic, burned in New York in 1859— was also lost. The unexamipled heat of July ana August brought forth its crop of deaths by sun- stroke, and the equally unexampled severity of the present Winter has resulted in hundreds of marine @isasters that hardly find a parallel in years past. Abroad there have been storms and floods, The morth of Europe has suffered from both; but in {taly, France and India the latter have caused the greatest damage. MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION. Below will be found a list of fires, railroad acci- dente, explosions, &c., that have taken place during 1872 in the United States. It presents a shocking pic- ture of the sufferings inflicted on thousands of peo- ple and of the vast destruction of property. In @ost Of the instances there can hardly be a doubt Shat if ordinary prudence was observed they never would have taken place, and thelr number also argue negiect in the enforcement of the laws by those charged with the duty. Greed and reck- ‘tessness, likewise, have had much to de in enlarg- / amg these melancholy statistics, But, in any case, &t is time our lawmakers should most seriously turn their attention to providing for the better protection of the life and property of our citizens. Following the American catalogue is a statement showing the principal fires and railroad accidents that occurred in Great “Britain in 1872. There is Rothing to compare with the loss of life that has eccurred at confagrations in this country, where im the city of New York alone thirty human beings miserably perished in burning buildings during the past year. There must be a better description of Jaw in England, or, at least, the laws are better pat in force; but, at all events, the loss of life at sea and land, owing to criminal deficiency of boats and apologies for fire escapes, should meet the atten- tion of those entrusted by the people with their protection, in these respects, without any further delay. Fires in the City in 1872. ‘The table appended, courteously furnished at the @Mice of Chiet hingineer Perley, gives a summary of fires that occurred in this city during the year. In comparison with the total number of fires the num- ber totally destroyed is very insignificant, but the Joss of property amounts to millions. The sacrifice Of life is by far the most painful feature in the table, which will cause it to be considered with the most attention, Thirty persons were either smothered or burned, including two firemen. The principal wuildings destroyed during the year were Niblo’s Garden, Barnum’s Museum, Grace Chapel, Lina HAwin’s Theatre, Fiith Avenue Hotel (seriously damaged), printing establishment on Centre street ‘and Maillard’s confectionery. The following is the table :— A i Ahw | 33 q a] SS] a i 7) a] 111,100 3 a 5 227,100 s} ol 7 568164 3 OB 175,000 93} 5} 8) 887,800 i r 73514 iy. 1 , mY 528,500 Member] ‘oa 1} 8 Se000 4 e 2 | November. f 7 Decenber.| 172] 6] 61] 20 2,100,000 Total..... Keer] | asa 200 $10,351,412 Casualties at New York Fires in 1872, The following is a list of the principal casualties reported by the New York Fire Department dur- ing the year 1872:— January 12.—Man in charge of oil refinery, 106th strect and First avenue, badly burned. Janvary 12.—Lizzie Callahan, 124 Chariton street, fell upon stove in a fit and was badly burned. denuary 13.—Johanne Roach, No. 4Goerck street, urned. January 14.—Foreman John Castle, Engine No. 12, iell from fourth to third fluor aud sufered se- | vere injuries, January 22.—William Patten severely burned, 1,327 Broadway. January 24.—liremen Kelly and Campbell, En- Ine Company No. 20, fell from ladder and were a1 February 14—Remains of a man found at Nos. 9 and 11 Baxter street, while overirauling rubbish, February 20.—Joseph Mass fell thirty-five feet from ladder and sent to hospital. Febraary 20.—Dr. J. H. Vere badly burned at 407 West Twenty-third street. February 2i.—Mra, Margaret Weatherhed, eighty years old, found dead upon floor, suffocated. March (.—John McNamara, @ fireman, risa over at — peckman street. » ‘ cl — ol loses Jackson, a boy, soothered in mayloit, 421 West Thirticth street ‘ NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1873—WITH SUPPLEMENT. [ March 15.—Mre. Mary Coleman, 14 Roosevelt sti ————————————— ———————— aa e reet, badly burned by clothes taking fire. uarh *o_poreman’ Woods, Engine No. 38, fell Serena askylight and badly wjured, at 46 Marion re eet. April 27.—Isabel Ringsiey dangerously burned by clothes taking fire, 1 ooster street. ‘May 1.—William Kline, fireman, feli trom roof 14 and i6 Ann street and suffered severe injuries. May 1.—Joseph and James McSherry, taliors, burned to death in building 24 and 26 Wooster street, May 4.—Engineer George W. Wade injured severely; fireman McGinley fell and was run over, May 17.—Body 01 Mrs. Daly found lying dead at foot of stairs 54 Leonard street. May 26.—Fireman Jones, Engine No, 8, fell from ladder; severely injured. June 16.—Body of child of Herman Eilerman found after fire at Eighty-eighth street, between Bighth and Ninth avenues, ‘une 22,—When fire at 18 and 20 Liberty street was nearly extinguished a carboy of spirits of nitre exploded, severely injuring twenty-one men belonging to the Fire Department, one of whom, Edward Burke, subsequentiy dicd. June 24,—Three citizens badly burned while try- ing to extinguish fire at 36 Thompson street. ‘une 29,—Wall of building 58 Washington street fell and one woman and one child fatally injured. No fire. July 17.—A citizen severely injured at 49 Mont- gomery street by explosion of 4 kerosene lamp. September 8—During fre at foot of Sixty-sixth , North Riyer, Jacob Stilger, @ fireman, Engine No. 23, was fatally injured, October 4.--A woman severely burned at 1,046 Second avenue, October 9,—Remains of Nicholas Madson found in ruins 651 West Thirty-second street. November 9.—Remaine of man supposed to be Aaron Adyre were found alter fire at 257 West Twenty-seventh street, November 9.—Foreman MeQuigg fell from track going to fire 473 Firat avenue and was severely in- ures one bese mber 16. Hleven girle burned to death at th Avenue Hot December 15.—Mary Shaw barned to death at 149 Sixth avenue. December 24.—At fire in Centre atreet six girle and one boy buried in ruing Fires in Brooklyn in 197A, ‘The following 1s a ist of $h6 “principal fires that Occurred in Broo! 872 =~ King’s. dietuliery, Division avenue, , Lose $1 ry 16,—Loriltard’s tobacco factory, Sedg- wick street. Loss $30, February 25.—Lippman & Co.’s clothing establish- ment, Williamsburg, Loss $15,000, canoe bare Sugar Refinery, Gold street. Loss November 18.—Wooden grain elevator, Atlantic Docks; 100,000 bushels of grain destroyed. November 20,—Altenbrand & Co.’s malt house partially destroyed. Los# $30,000, November 23.—Barber’s stationary elevator, Pa- cifle street, Loss $15,000. December 22.—Tabernacie church. Loss $100,000, Witllamadu Febraal Fives in United States in 1872. A large number o/ disastrous fires have occarred thronghont the country during the year. The ap- pended is nearly a complete list of the principal conflagrations :— JANUARY. January 14.—Balley’s oilcloth factory, with ad- joining mill, Winthrop, Mass., destroyed. Loss $100,000, A watchman named Birdsall, after giv- ing alarm, entered works avd was burned to death, January i8.—Younglove & Co.'s extensive works; Cleveland, Ohio, destroyed, Loss $75,000. January 18.—City Flour Millis, Auburn, Me., de- stroyed. Loss $25,000, January 19.—Iron works, Natick, Mass. 5,000, . January 20,—Hotel at Hawe’s Wave, on line of Albany and Susquehanna Railroad, totally de- stroyed. Iwo persons burned to death and one fatally injured. Loss $20,000, January 28.—Bress Manufacturing Company's buildings, St. Louis, Mo., destroyed. Loss $150,000, January 28.—Bo;8’ House of Refuge, New Or- leans. L088 $20,000, January 28—Ice boat Maryland, at Baltimore. Robert Woolsey, engineer, burned to death, Loss $160,000, January 20.—Needham’s agricultural implement. warehouse, Jefferson, Texas, and a square of atin A. as i, Bloomingdale killed by tailing off uD! ng Wal 8. “ ane A am January 29.—Alarming fire in Hoboken, N. i, it heart of a block of cntive frame buildings. Though a gh wind was blowing the flames were checked, January 30,—House and barn of Zenas Cushman, Plymouth, Mass., burned and he himself perished in the Names, January 31.—Trinity Episcopal church, Coving- ton, Ky., was found on fire. A horse attached to a Hows cart ran away and fatally injured John. ithein- eliter, Loss PRBRUARY, February 2.—House of Geod Shepherd, Lonis- Mlk considerably damaged. The children saved. February 2.—Engine works, Newcastle, Pa. Loss 000, February 2.—Iron planing mills, Cincinnati. Loss 15,000, February 4.—Aldrich & Co.'s woollen mill, Gran- by, Mass. Loss $25,000. February 7.—Smith & Covert’s morocco factory, Albany, N. Y. Loss $10,000, February 7.—Kidder & Atkin’s hosiery mills, Sand Lake, near Troy, N.Y. Loss $10,000, February ational Hote), telegraph office and other buildings, Oil City, Pa. Loss $50,000, February 7.—Ten stores at Port Huron, Mich. Loss $60,000, February 14.—Union passemger depot, Normal, Ti, Loss $25,000, February 14.—Six stores in Chicago. Loss 330,000. February 14.—Methodist Book Concern, Nash- ville, Tenn. Loss $20,000, February 14.—Presbyterian church and five of the best buildings, Sharpsburg, Ky. February 14.—Glass works, Rock Island, Il. Loss $11,000, February 16.—Benedict & Co.’s hat manufactory, Bethel, Pa., one of the largest of the kind in the United States, Four hundred persons thrown out ef employment. February 16.—Waldo & Otto's steam forge, cover- ing @ quarter of an acre of ground, Locust Point, Mo. Loss $20,000, February 20.—Machine shops and engine house, Shakopee, Minn., belonging to St. Paul and Sioux Railroad, Loss $100,000, February 20.—Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids, Mich., the largest in that part of the State. One man lost his lie. Loss $25,000, February 20.—Ring’s Building, Cincinnati. February 20.—Green Hill Hotel, North Cohasset, %—) Mass. February 20.—Crosby’s steam sawmill, Charles- ton, N. H. Loss $10,000, February 22,—Baptist church and a number of valuable buildings, Selingsgrove, Pa. Loss $100,000. February 22.—Street’s cotton and knitting mill, Kenwood, near Albany, N. Y. Loss $50,000. Feprnary 22.—Destructive fire, Arkadelphia, Ark, Loss $15,000, February 22,—Bonel’s spoke factory, St. Mary's, Vhio, February 24.—Partial destruction of American Iron Works, Pittsburg, Pa., the mest extensive in United States. Over 2,500 men thrown out of em- ployment. 1.088 $100,000, February 24.—Bellefonte Mills, Cranston, R. 1. One of the buildings burned was the first manufac- tory of broadcloth in America, Loss $10,000, MARCH. March 3.—Sigourney House, school, Hartford, Conm. Loss $5, y March 20.—Ohio Falls Car Works, Jeffersonville, Ind. Employed 700 men, Had orders for 2,000 cars. Loss $500,000, March 20.—Simons’ Ethiopian Opera House, Phil- adelphia, Loss $50,000, March 20.—Logan House, Altoona, Pa. Loss $60,000, March 24.—Two blocks of buildings, including Limerick Bank, telegraph offices and other build- eS at Rockland, Me. larch 24.—Robson's saw mill, Biddeford, Me. March 24.—Daly’s farm buildings, Comac, L. I. Loss $6,000, March 24.—Farm buildings, near Theresa, N. Y. The occupant, while attempting to save his children’s lives, perished in the flames, March 24.—Robinson & Co.'s sash lactory, Balti- more. Loss $8u,000. March 24.—Hanway’s dye mills, Greenpoint, N.Y. Loss $30,000, larch 81.—City Laundry, Concord, N. H. $10,000, @ large boarding Loss APRIL. April 3.—Northern Central Railroad bridge at | Pittsburg, Loss $200,000. April 4.—Yeager’s extensive flou! Louis, Mo,, the largest im the city. April 15.—Business portion of Ayer, Mass., de- stroyed. Not a grocery or dry goods store escaped. Loss $200,000, P LA re, Orange, N.Y. Si 415,000, - a April 14.—Incendiai were SEE a i v1 .—Elevator, with 50,000 bushels of grain at Warre burg, Mo. Loss $100,000, ‘jes April 14.—Union block, Westborough, Mags, ‘en houses, Pittsville, Pa. Charles nye dd was run over by a wagon and killed, Loss Aprii 14, April 20.—A Bumber of stores, Shawbnarg, La. April 21.—Mount Vernon House, @ well known summer resort. MAY. May 5.—Standard Oil Works, Cleveland, Ohio. Oilescaped and caused destruction of snippin, house and platform, Over 6,000 barrels burned, Loss $80,000, May 6.—Six squares in Somerset, Pa., in heart of town and comprising one-third of its entire value. All charches and public buildings destroyed. Loss $1,000,000, May’ 6.—Tully Hotel and a number of buildings in Syracuse, N.Y. Loss $40,000, May 12.—Fahnestock’s lead works. Loss $500,000, May 12.—Disastrous fires raging on South Moun- tains, near Carlisle, Pa, May 12.—Workshops attached to Atkins’ iron rolling milla, Pottsville, Pa, Loss $16,0 May 28.—Jersey City silk factory, ‘ken! plank road, entirely destroyed. Loss $40,000, May 28. haw’s block, one of the largest in Bid- deford, Loss $30,000, aun June 25,--Gall & Co.'s large dry gopds establigh- ; halt distance extending to span. ment, MiNwaukee, Wis., struck by lightning and dostroyed, Loss $100,000. JULY. : Frnt ee am pemer Railroad depot, West any, N.Y. Lose $2 July'f,—~Reckerton’s railroad machine establish- ment, Philadelphia, Lox te say 18,—Indiana State Prison; no convicts ¢a- ca Lose . 50,000. paly 18.—Disastrous fres at Millville, N. J.5 strong wind prevailed. Loss $40,000, July 20,—Planing mills, lumber piles and oil re- finery destroyed, Loss $100,000, July 3, OD, & Cos boiler establishment, Portiand, Me. July 20.—Walker’s planing mill, Corning, N. Y. July 26,—Zinc works on Passaic River, near New- ark, N. J. Loss $20,000, July 28.—Twelve cars containing oil burned at Fimira (N. Y.) Station of Erie Ruilroad. Lose $16,000. AvGUST. August 3.—Dean Academy, Franklin, Mass; en- thre chemical and philoyopical apparatus destroyed, Loss $120,000, August 3.—Pottery works, Trenton, N.J. Loss 30, August 7.—Continental Sugar Refinery, South Boston. Loss $250, August 8,—Stabies and blacksmith shops, Olncin- Rati. Loss $10,000, SEPTEMBER. September 1.—Niagara Puper Mills, Middletown, Ohio, Loss $42, September 4.—Reed House, Erie, Pa. Loss $30,000. valitings at Wiabawakh, ate oss isto September 12.—Hoiler building on new bridge of New Jersey 120,000, J Railroad, Newark. $ pa. tember 15.—Large block of tenement houses lanchester, N. H., caused by explosion of a kero- gene ban September 20,—Condit & Sons’ paper mill, Shaw- Delaware and Lackawana Rallroad, neay Paverson. Two men killed, September 29,—fhree cars on Boston and Mon- treal Railroad thrown over embankment near Lan- caster, N. H, November 15.—Engineer and several persons killed by collision on Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, near Duvall’s Blam, Ark. November 19.—Thomas Northrop fell off train of Pennsylvania Railroad, at Monmouth Junction, and was killed, c DECEMBER, December .—Coliision on Pennsylvania Rail- road, near Milllin, Pa. Seven persons klilad, December 22.—Passenger train between Brock- ton and Maysville fell over q bridge. The cars commenced to burn. ‘Twenty persons killed, = Deoarber ¥-nfolligon on Aah ison and Santa Fé alload, e 1 lewton, 22, q auother inan Killed, y Gondugior. ape ecember 24.~-A train precipitate trellis over Goose Creek, near Corey Pa Te Persons killed and thirty-five woundea, December 26.—A stock train im rear car of Orange county express run over H. M. Hemmings, December 2#,—Collision of two ircight trains on Frie Railroad, near Bergen tunnel. Cars and con. tenis destroyed, Fires in Canada in 1872. January ~hertt e pongebnd cleven locomotives destroyed at Haltfax, N. Tanwary 27.—Beaufort Lunatic Asylum,Quebec, partially destroyed, The fire for a time raged with great , driving the firemen to shelter. The patients 1 in number, had to be removed from he building, rnary J.—Warereoms of Boucher & Co. chsh ddstroyed, 2 a daebes, A eee iron block, Toronto, occdpled by the heaviest merchants in the city, destroyed. 88 $600,000, July 11.—Eilott’s warehouses, Ontario. Loss. $60,000, é aprons in ihe United States im 1872. angunk, N.Y. Lose yemietes eptember 30.—ien buildings, Bridgeport, Conn. © Ostoner &—8t. Lou Taek ope” and bagel r er e and in, Pans OUuls a5.) rope an ageing ctobe a, NJ, Lo i H DnsGight stores, Plainfield, N.J. Loss Jc 10,—Extenaive business buildings, Ban- gor, Me. Tnia was the most disastrous tire that Occurred since June 1, 1869, in the city. Loss $100,000, October 12,—Fall River (Mass) Coal company’s stores, Loss $60,000, October 1: ling mills buildings, Cambria Works, Pittsburg, Pa. Loss $400,000, r 16,—Cowper’s rolling mills, Trenton, N. Loss $70,000, Oc a5 tially consumed, ddober YeccHootmartiin handle ‘works, San- dusky, Ohio. Over one hundred men thrown out of employment. October 20.—Prairle fires near Omaha, Neb. Soldiers at barracks called out to check spread and save government property. NOVEMBER, November 9.—St. James Hotel, Cooperstown, N. Y.. Loss $9, November 9,—Great fire in Boston. November 15,—Keystone Saw Works, Philadel- yes one of the largest of the kind in America. 833 $160,000, November 16.—United ftates Court House, Post uliice and other buildings at Fort Smith, Ark, Loss 100, 000, November 27.—Miller’s carriage and agricultu- ral impicment establishment, Maitoon, Il, Loss 50,000, DECEMBER, December 9.—Comstock’s furniture establish- ment, St. Louis, Mo. December 14.—Peterson’s saw and planing mill, Jamaica, L. J. Loss, $17,000, December 17,—Decker’s planing mill, Baltimore; troops were sent from Fort Metienry to preserve property. Loss $100,000. December 13.—Lamp and grocery store, Fiush- ing, L. J. The villace at one time was in imminent danger of being destroyed. Loss $50,000, December 20,—Haif the business portion of Dar- danelle, Ark., destroyed. December 22.—Collier’s roiling mill, Paterson, N. J. Loss $10,000. December 22,—Ilood ~mannfactory, block, Boston, Lor 0, December 23. buildings, Washington Btreet, Boston. Loss $75,000 December 23.—Disastrous fire in Helena, Ark, Loss $67,000, December 23.—Genera) confagration in Portiand, Oregon; fire originated in a Chinese wash house. Loss $350,000. cember 27,—Car shops, Adrian, Mich. Loss Durgin’s January 2.—Exptosion of kerosene at Oarr & Co.’s works, Blissville, Long Island, Loss $160,000, February 14.—A barrel of powder exploded in Pniladelphia and set fre vo several stores. J. Roedell jumped trom @ third story window and was fatally injured. Febroary 14.—At Susquehanna depot, Pa.,’an engine exploded, Patrick McCoy, a brakeman and several others killed, Several were missing. February 16,—A woollen mill at Peterboro, N, H., was destroyed by spontaneous combustion. Mrs, Ellen Upton, an operator, burned to death. March 25,—Nitro-glycerine explosion on Pough- Keepsie and Eastern Railroad, Several persons severely inju 4 April 10.—A kerosene lamp exploded in tne oil refinery, Delavan street, Brooklyn, caused by im- periect pipe leading to still. May 9.—Boiler of steamer Rotary, off Old Point Comfort. Chief Engineer William Walker, wife and child and sister-in-law killed, During month of August three persons lost their ne in Brooklyn by exploxion of kerosene oll amps, September 19.—Boller explosion at McOullogh’s ivon foundry, Northeast Maryland, October 9.—Boiler explosion at Suffolk Works, Lowell, Maxs. Dennis killed. November 16,—Koller explosion, at Bowlsburg, Ohio. ‘two men killed, Devember 22,--Hot water apparatus in house of Colonel Mouiton, Cincinnati, exploded. A servant girl fatally injured, COAL MINE ACCIDENTA, February 6.—Damp mine casualty in Mitchell's colliery, near Wilkesbarre, Pa, Three men killed, July 3.—Coal mine on fire on line of Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad, in mine when fire smothered to death. August 3.—Two brothers—Peter and Matthew George—smothered In Newcombe’s coal mine by choke damp, neav Evanaville, Ind. December 29—Hlenry Williams fell 600 feet down in the slope of Thomaston colliery, near Pottavalle, and was instantly killed, Fatal mining accidents are now a rare oceur- rence in California, Twenty men and one boy roke out. Lieven escaped; ten Ratlvoad Accidents in Great Britain, Accidents on English railroads are perhaps more fvequent than in the United States, “Kailway Accidents" meets the eye in nearly every paper that is taken np, but ip all cases the circumstances are afterwards fully investigated by a government officer, and any delinquency proved against officers or employés is certain to be severely punished, ‘The most serious disaster during 1872 occurred on MH December 2A targe number of business houses, bt. Louis, Mo, ron December 28.—OClark’s marble billings, Mem- phis, Teno. DecemBer 28,—Burke’s steam tannery, Spring- ville, Ky. Loss $25,000, December 29.—Skowhegan Hote) ana other build- ings, Augusta, Me. Loss $50,000. Street Rellronad Accidents in 187%, January 9,—Henry Jane, milkman, Killed, corner Easex and Grand streets, by car of ‘avenue ( line, January 9.—Christian Ratcher, killed by street car, corner Sixth avenue and Twenty-eighth street, January 26.—Isainh Lawrence, a colored man, ran over and killed on Thompson street, by a car of Seventh avenue line, April 4.—John W. Whittaker, ran over and killed by Graud street line of cars. May 26.—John Klein, kilied corner Houston and Suffolk streets by a Grand street line car, July 4.—A man rap over and killed instantly, corner Twenty-third street, by a Second avenue car. July 4.—Kate Wineson, aged eleven, killed cor- ner Eldridge strect by a car of Grand street | duly 4.—Nichoias Wealty died trom effec injuries received at corner of Twenty-sixtn atrect by being run over by a car of Seventh avenue line, june 15. Ratiroad Accidents in the United States in 1872. The following 1# a list of the principal railroad accidents that occurred in the United States in 1872 :— JANUARY, January 24,—The Newark train ran down a double team at West End, killing J. Van Wert, the driver, and two horses, January 24.—A passenger train on North Missourl Railroad, fourteen miles irom St. Louis, thrown down an embankment. Several severely injured, January 26.—Wiliam H. Whitney fatally injured, near Springfield, by a Boston and Albany Railroad train, January 29.—Couplings of a geome iieh train on Louisville Short Line kailroad broke at Eagle sta- tion, fifty miles from Cincinnati, and swept over passengers, severely injuring a large number. January 20.—Vouwr engines coming down hill at | Red Buttes, Wyoming Territory, on line of Union | Pacific Railroad, ran into a train of six cars, all of | which were wrecked, danuary 80.—Charies E, Marshall, run over and killed at West Springficid by a train of the Bostou and Albany Railroad, January 31.—A smasli-np on the New Jersey Rail- road, at Newark. Two trains collided. ‘The e# cape from a frightful catastrophe considered the most miraculous on record. FEBRUARY. February 1.—The train from Pittston to Phila- deiphia, while near Lockport, made a sudden jump over a chasm forty feet deep into Lehigh River. ‘The cars took fire. Seven passengers were In- stantly killed and four subsequently died. February 12.—Two trains, going at high 8 4 near Mitchell, Ind., collided. Six persons killed, February 12.—An unknown man found on cow- catcher on train from New York to Philadelphia, at Trenton, February 14.—Two freight trains came in colli- | sion on the Grand Trunk Kailroad at Stratiord, N. Locomotives badly injured, MARCH. | March &.—Passenger train from Springfield to | New York thrown off track. A number of passen- | gers seriously injured, including Admiral de Kohan, | of the French Navy. | March 8.—Seriows accident on the New York Central, between Buffalo and Rochester. Train thrown off track and several persons injured. March 22.—An express train wrecked at Cone- maugh Furnace, West Pennsylvania Railroad. ‘Two persons killed and fourteen wounded, APRIL TO JULY, April 10.—A_passengér train passing over Lodi Bridge, near Paterson, N.J., the structure snapped intwo. The train became a complete wi brakeman was killed and several persons danger- ously wounded ; not one on board escaped injury. May 19.—Join Linge, while trying to board a Yonkers train, was ron over and killed, ey 28.—A coal train and a gravel train collided on Newburg branch of Erie Railroad, Six cars smasned. June 4.—Explosion on engine of passenger train at Jackson, Fla, James Parker, freman, killed, avd others wounded, June 14.—Jacob Horn killed at Morrisania by loco- | motive of New Haven train. Jane 17.—A construction train on the Lafayette and ng! Railroad wrecked at Paxton, lil, Seven men killed, | June 17,.—An express train on Indianapolis and Cincinnati Ratlroad came in collision with passen- ger train containing a number of Germans return. | ne ee a singing feast at Cincinnati. One of the | art e July 4.—At Newtown Switch, Southside Railroad, three persyns killed. Conductor arr ted—usual where carelessness is supposed. July 6.—Henry Walke, engineer, and Joseph Eldridge, freman, killed by collision on Fairhaven (Mass.) Railroad, say 9.—Two or Jacob and William Miller, killed by Hudson River train, near Seventy-third street, duly 20.—Terribie accident on Kansas Pacific Railroad, 113 miles west of Denver. Five persons killed outright, yea Pp nb ag dl NOVEMBER, ai ust 13.—Nichol ‘aw run over on Erie Railroad and mortally injured. September 6.—Collisioa on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, near Independence, Ohio, Five killed and twenty-eight woundea, September 6.—Collision at Ingram Station, on the Caledonian Railroad, October 2, when eleven fives were los and a large amount of damage Gone, It would be Iniposalble to give a faii list, but & few Of the more im; ortant collisions, &c., are appended ;— January 4.—Locomotive on Highland Railroad exploded. Onc man instantly killed and many others wounded, Janvary 4.—Benjamin Graves run over and killed byatrain on the London and Southern Counties ne. in ats 17.—Night mail train from London to Mancheste tirely destroyed by fire. Februar, Charles Ready and four warons forced vver a steep deciivity by a train on Midland road, cbruary 9.—Inspector Williams, on same road, killed by a train, February 10,--Collision on Great Western road between two jus; several passengers wounded, February 21 ‘ollision, owing to gross careless- ness, on North Staffordshire road; trains smasbed up. February 23.—Joseph Smith killed by a collision between two drains on London road, near Bromley, Maren 12.—Driver killed by being run over on Northeastern line, April 16,—Jonn Jenkins killed by a train at South Bermondsey station. May 14.—A woman and child killed near Preston, on the Manchester and Liverpool line. May 14.—Cojlision on the midnight Scottish mail at Darlington. May 14.—Serious collision on the North British line near Preston; cars wrecked, | September 2,—William Bulmer crushed to death by two cars on Hockton and Darlington road, September 7.—Collision at the Raimbro Hill june- tion, hear Worcester, and scveral passengers seri- ously injured. September 27,—Edward Smith killed by @ train | passing over him at the Blackford station, London, Getober 1.—Train on Nortuwestern road run off track and narrowly escaped collision with Colwith train from London, October 2.—Collision om the Caledonia Railroad at Kirklesbridge. Engine driver and ten passen- gers killed, October 5.—Charles Pryer killed by a train on bird Eastern road passing over bim at Kittle- ridge, October 9.—Henry James Palmer killed on Metro- politan road. October 9,—A man killed at Brighton station by a passenger trai Noveiuber The Southeastern express train to London running at full speed, when three miles from the city, burst its engine and wrecked four cars, Same day, 4 train going north irom New- fp’ rau into an cugine and destroyed a number of vans, November 29.—A special train was thrown down an embankmerfi thirty feet deep at Nantygio, a | mining station, One man killed and all on board ured, ‘The train was a mags of ruins, November 30.—Francis Freeman was instantly killed on the Midland road, November 30.—A melancholy accident occurred at Mapeth to a young woman named Jane Wilson. She was on her way from Acton to be married, and on the arrival of the train one of the bridal party jumped off the car. She followed, was thrown down and crushed to death. November 30.—Two trains came in collision at Widney. Tne engine driver lost his life and two passengers were injured, December 1,—James Judge was run over and killed at Bolton by @ train on the Northeastern road, December 4.—Collision on the Lancashire and Yorkshire road at Helmabore. five cars broke to Pi pei and both engines damaged. Same night, fatthew Haworth, a signal man, was rua over and killed by a train ‘rom Manchester, December 4.—At Blisworth Junction @ passenger train on the London and Manchester line ran off the track and went down an embankment. Only one person injured. December 4.—Train from Gloucester ran into a van near Newpo ‘Ten cars were destroyed, December 6.—A wheel of a locomotive on Mid- senger cars ran off land road broke, and two track. One gentieman killed. Same ot two men were severely mjured by a collision on the Londo | and Midland road. Same day another céilisio! rare near Sheffield, One wan severely in- jured. December 11.—A train on the London and Man- | chester line, while at high speed, ran over a truck. December 12.—A collision occurred on the West- ern road. A passenger train run into a coal train | of thirty cars, completely wrecking It, December 13.—Fatal boiler explosion at Ber- monsby. Roof of building blown away. December 14.—On the Manchester and Lincoln. shire line a goods train followed by another laden with salt was run into by the latter, Traffic was interrupted during the entire day. December 15,—' driver of a train on the Great tan road while passing over a bridge was ied, December 18.—Three lives lost at Doicoath tin mine by rubble failing into shaft. Fires in Great Britain in 1872, Only a few large confagrations occurred in Eng- land during the year. Warwick Castile and Canter- bury Cathedral were those about which the most interest was awakened, owing to historical asso- clations, Small fires were numerous, and they were soon extinguished. During the harvest season fires in the provinces were quite prevalent. Inthe London Times of Septembef 20 it is stated, “a com- plete panic exists among the people of Stockton district on account of numerous acts of incen- diarism. The farmers have formed a vigilance committee to patrol the district.” A list of the Pan Handie Kailroad. Four persone killed, ptember 10.—Collision on New York Central Railroad, Ei e and six cars burned, September 10.—A train on Pennsylvania Railroad pn ae below Middletown. Thirteen persons in- jnred, September 29,—Collision on Boonton branch of most destructive fires is here given :— January 1.—Church in Manchester struck by lightning and entirely destroyed, April 19.—Laird’s steam saw milla, Birkenhead, May 28,—Public buildings in Drury jane entirely destroyed. Pf 29.—Several buildings on Gaston road burned Ww. in. May 30,—Extensive foundry and engine works at Devizes, May 30.—Bobbin and shuttle works, Fletcher road, Preston. é May 30.—Fielding’s extensive cotton mil!, Man- chester. June 3,—Torbane Hill Mineral Works, near Bath- gate. Ten thousand tons of minerals destroyed. September 27.—Fire in Thames street, Londen, causing great alarm. Floating engines were brought into operation. Great Lavoe was created by the faine ‘September 28.—Two fires on Kingsland road, de- stroying a large amount of property, ‘The people were in bed when it broke out, and had great diili- culty in escapi! November a Bire in Rain’s Mine, near Manches- ter; six men killed. November 10.—Great fire at the Hadley four mills, near Blackfriar’s Bridge, London, The foors, one by one, gave way with @ great crash; a fire: man was killed, November 12,—Carnbroe Iron Works, Coatbridge, destroyed. One of the inrnaces burst and killed one man, besides sere injaring five others, ahatember 12.—City Flocr Mills, London, de- December 7.—Post office buildin; large establishments at Maidenuend bi Explosions, Accidents, &., in Great Britain. It will be observed that nitro-glycerine accidents Occur from time to time in England. Mining acci- dente are less frequent, owing to preventive laws, than in former years, Yanuary 1.—) explosion at Hadewath; voveral pod i ‘ TUB ice ice ON Sant —Five Men drowned in ‘or ool It heat Lagan Rpchrnet March 22.—Two houses im Chelsea fell, killing Charles Ajo, i April 14.—T wo men killed by falling off a building at Chelsea, May 18.—Explosion at Hanworth Mills, One man anda Dumber of operatives Injured. Feprember 18.—A terrible accident occurred at British Cotton Works while in full operation. A shalt. weighing ten tons {ell to the ground floor, through ftoors on which a large number of women were employed. Qne of the girls was killed and about thirty were badly injured. September 20.. wall of a factory in Shields Save way and inflicted serious injury upon nine girls, one of whom died, ’ September 22.—Two men were fatally injured by a boiler pxpiesion, near Dewsbury. October 12.—A fatal explosion of dynamite oc- curred in @ quarry near Varnarvon. The agent and one of the workmen were killed, November 12.—A building in course of erection a ie op fell tothe ground, killing three men and yy. November 16.—Part of the flooring to the en- trance of the Odd Fellows’ Hall Concert Rooms, Halifax, gave way, precipitating one hundred boys to the room below. Eleven were injured. November 16.—A dreadful colliery accident oc- curred at Walsall by which twenty-two persons Jost their lives by carbonic acta gas, ‘Ten bodies were found upon the floor of the mine, seven were crowded together in a sitting posture and others Scattered arouna in different positions. December 4.—Gas Works at Newport exploded, kitling several men instantly. December 4,—The pinnacle of St. Thomas’ church, Exeter, blown down while people were attending service, All escaped, December 10.. fatal dynamite explosions near Fowey. A house blown away. A foreman took home some cartridges and put them on the and several urned down. stove todry. The house was destroyed and two men Killed, May 11,—At Gawthorpe, near Burnley, three men, all married, were killed while working in a mine by throwing a load of brick down the shatt. Deaths by Drowning. The English papers contain almost constantly accounts of fatal cases of drowning of parties while engaged in boating. During the Spring and Sum- mer seasons they occur very frequently, The fol- lowing are @ few cases during 1872 :— April 1.—Eliza Poole, a young woman, in com- pany with her afianced, while boating on the hames, was drowned. May. .—Alexander Nichola drowned by upset- ting a We ty Thavics. June 1.—Four young men drowned in the Thames while boating. September 14.—A young man drowned acci- den lly by upsetting of a boat in pak onyay mber 20—Captain Watts, R.N., and Cap- He in ne, ci drowned at Kadspool by upset- ng Of a beat September 28—Two men drowned in River Ribble, while on a beating excursion. October 1.—A Mr. Stevenson engaged a boat at Ragnor, and while on the water it upset and he was drowned, ‘The owner was fined £5 lor not sending more than one man to take care of it. October 2.—A small boat overturned in Thames River, and three boys were drowned, October 13.—A lady and gentleman were drowned in the Medway by the upsetting of a boat. November 15.—Two coast guardsmen drowned at Wulton-on-Naze, while in a boat going to supply water to a near station. 18 EMIGRATION A NATIONAL AFPAIR? | The Commissioners of Emigration held their reg- ular meeting yesterday afternoon, Mr. Richard | O'Gorman In the chair, The following report was submitted and approved :— N f ase: tived to December N cember 30, 1872, Total..... ‘To same date Ke Balance in bank Aggregate receipts to i meceved since to December 30 for commu- athOn. 2.6... 7 . Received for ext thercon...... ‘Total... ae Disbursements as December 16. Balance cash on hand Commissioner WALL, ought to take some action in regard to the bill hefore Congress proposing to remove the jurisdic- tion over ail matters appertaining to emigration trom the State to the nation. He said the bill was entitied “A Bill to Encourage Emigration to the United States,” but in his opinion its real title ought to be “A Bill to Prevent Emigration to the United States.’ Aiter a lengthy debate, in the course of which Commissioner Lynch expressed the opinion that the bill could be postponed until Congress adjourned, while Commissioners ©’Gorman, and Nichoison were in favor of immediate ac a committee of seven was ade and, if necessary, to Washington. ie committee is composed of the following mem- bers:—Commissioner O'Gorman, Chairman; Com- missioners Forrest, Wallach, Nicholson, Hart, Lynch and Kaufman. The committee will meet on Saturday next, at two o'clock P. M. jart tion, erga to prepare a FIGHTING THE MODOCS. Captain Jack and His Hundred War- rlors Not To Be Drawn Out of Their Stronghold—Shot ad Shell To Be Used By the Troops. SAN FRANCI800, Dec. 31, 1872. The military who were sent out to fight the In- dians have not yet succeeded in drawing the warriors out from their stronghold at Ben Wright Cave, Every stratagem to dislodge them has thus far faiied. Howitzers and bombshells, which have arrived from Fort Vancouver, will be used against hem, Additional troops have been stationed at Fort Klamath, Captain Jack's band has been increased and now numbers over one hundred warriers, wuo are all well armed and have the reputation of being good nghting men, BAILROAD CONTRACTORS IN TROUBLE, PORTLAND, Me., Dec. 81 1872. In the Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday Judge Virgin, on the petition of the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad Company, ordered that a writ of attachment Issue against certain contractors on the Boston and Maine extension restraining them from constructing any railroad track in or through the town of North Berwick within 160 feet of the depot of the complainants or running any con- struction train or cars upon such tracks ator near the time when passenger or freight trains of the complainants are due, Four of the parties—Messrs. Hilliard, Brown, Flow- ers and Ricker—have been once arrested on a writ of attachment, but have since disobeyed the de- cree; 80, if they are arrested again they cannot give ball. gl tlt. Posse 8 OPENING OF THE NEW PUBLIO LIBRARY oF CHICAGO, CHT0AG0, Il., Dec, 31, 1872. The new Public Library of Chicago was formaily opened to the public to-day. It contains 1,500 volumes and files of some two hundred pewspapere and gees but will be added to as rapidly as possible. amy, BAe ON NEW YORK STATZ MILITIA APPOINTMENTS, ALBANY, Dec, 31, 1872, Assistant Adjutant General Rathbone has made the following appointments :—Assistant Adjutant | General John B. Stonehouse; Chief Cierk, Alfred H, Taylor; Clerks, David M. Putnam, Joseph A, Stratton and John B. Sturtevant; Messenger, John THE CENTRE STRELT f0! en Another Day Spent Among the Ruins and No Rodies Fomid. H ) Boe The Recovery of the Remains Despaired Of The work of excavating the Centre strect ruing was commenced again yesterday morning, and, notwithstanding the disagreeable weather, wad proceeded with vigorously, Captain Kennedy superintended the proceedings, assisted by Ser-~ geants Douglass and Looney. At the start the men employed—seventy-five in number—were di- vided into two squads. One, under the command of Sergeant Douglass, was engaged in the central portion of the building, and the other, under the directions of Sergeant Looney, clearing the pas- Sage to the fire escape. <A drizzling rain, which continued to fail during the morning, thoroughly drenched the laborers before they had been long at work; but this drawback caused no diminution of the ardor with which the search was prose- guted, Notwithstanding the disagreeable weather there were A LARGE NUMLER OF SPECTATORS, ‘ but it was not considered necessary to keep up the cordon at the entrances of Leonard and Worth Btreets, and afew policemen were sufficient to keep the curious from pressing upon the ruins, The brother of the missing girl, Bridget Me- Grath, was present during the day and was, actively engaged at work. He has been working patiently in tke ruins since the night of the fire, and states (that he willnot relinquish the search until some trace of his sister isfound: * a ‘gt he and says that strony woman, and “had she gained ‘the ‘#eiiewey. boy Binns was also present. A companio who worked with him, says that young Binns and himself tried to escape through the building om Worth street when the fire first broke out. He was successful, but thinks that Binns must have fallen a victim to the falling beams, ' Notwithstanding the vigor with which the search was prosecuted there were no traces. of bodies found during the day until four o’clock in the ternoon. During the afternoon Sergeant Douglass found some spoons and pieces of chinaware, witha PHOTOGRAPIL OF A YOUNG WOMAN and baby. At one o’clock a human limb was foand. but the part of the body to which it belonged could. not be ascertained, as there were no pliysicians upon the ground, Like everything ‘ound, it was sent to the station house and is to be carefully pre- served. Some fragments of clothing were also discovered and sent along with the bone, The body of Jane Stewart, one of the victims, was interred yesterday afternoon, The fun took place at St. John’s chapel, Varick street, whither it had been removed forinterment Mon aiternoon. The charred and blackened fragmen' had been fully identified and placed in a han some rosewood casket, and when the time for hold- ing the services had arrived they were conveyed to the church. There was @ very large congrega- tion there, who wished to render every attention to the memory of the dead girl, who while living was, active m her attendance apon the duties and ser- vices of the Church, The solemn burial service was read by the Rev. A. Wiswell, assisted by ( Rey. Mr. Fora. At its conclusion tie remains we: removed to Marble Cemetery tor interment. It is now doubted by everyone who attended THE WORK OF EXHUMATION whether any bodies wiil really be recovered. They may be picked up in fragments, but they have lain 80 lo that even in this form they may be never heard of. Captain Kennedy is, however, de- termined to explore every portion of the ruins until they are thoroughly overhanied, so that no doubt ¢ t} exist that the work has been properly periormed. As the laborers were anxious to have some money for the New Year's festival they were paid oi by Captain Kennedy iu the station honse last evening. Work will be promptly resumed this morning, and something definite will probably be known about the remains beiore night, A Correction, New York, Dec. 51, 1872. To THE EprTor OF THE HERALD:— Srr—Under this heading in this morning's issue are some allusions to the Internationals which are incorrect and unjust. The Internationals went in squads to the ruins Sunday aiternoon with the intention of working, but saw paid men working at clearing the débris. Their services were not offered then, because it would have looked like bravado on their part. At a quarter before nine o'clock yesterday morn- ing [had already sent away thirty-seven of our members who had come singly to help recover the bodies, and before the safe had been carted away the number had increased to 107, to whom I made sign to go home. It was then about eleven o’clock. The only reason that you did not see them is that “none of us wore. red shirts.” Only one of us had a piece of red tape at his buttonhole. | We were all dressed like what we are—working- men. Yours truly, AN OFFICER OF THE FEDERAL COUNCIL. OARD FROM SUPERINTENDENT MACGREGOR, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HkRALD:— The writer of the anonymous slander upon the Department of Buildings, in the HgeRaLp of Tues- day, in which he skulks behind the title of “Archi tect,” to which he is probably not entitled, is not really deserving of respectful notice ; but the pub- He mind has been sufficiently abused and its senti- ment misled by just such persons heretofore, and, 4n order to avoid a perpetuation of the mischief, I will answer the malicious queries of your correspondent—malicious because implying facts which do not really exist. Were the writer an architect he would have known that the law in re- gard to the requirement of sixteen-inch walls in dwelling houses was strongly opposed by many builders and owners, who believed that tweive- inch walls, if corbelled out so as to admit of eight inches between beams, were sufficient in dwelling houses, and upon appealing from the decisions ot this department to the Supreme Court the diver- sioa Was allowed, and the matter so remains pend- ing the future action of Court or change in the law by legislation. In regard to the “amount have no knowledge whateve none, Architects and buil notice, that no fees or legally required by offic! of this department. ions made in Barnum’s building were improvements which rendered it more safe, and Barnum was not likely to pay un- necessarily. But, if the writer will come boldly out from tl honorable disguise of ‘An Archi- tect,” which he assumes for evil purposes and dis- graces by anonymous communications, | will cheerfully afford every assistance in my power to investigate that matter or any other. Very re- spectfully, JAMES M. MACGREGOR, Superintendent of Buildings. by Barnum,” rtainly received all know, by public ‘gea of any kind are FOR THE FIREMEN. a canny A Donation from Mr. A. T. Stewart to the Firem: 's Relief Fand. The following letter was read at the session of the Board of Fire Commissioners yesterday :— New Youn, Dec. 26, 1872. AM Hitcuman, President of the New York Fire Depa: nm My Dean Sin—As the Jagat is drawing to n clove I ieel that among the many claims upon us incident to the aea- son, we shou'd not forget the brave firemen of our élty, Who, om all ovegsions, by, might as well as by day, not ouly'protect us frou conflagrations, but frequently im- peril their lives in our service. knel find check for $1,000, a contribution to the relief fund of your Department, to be Applied in aid of thowe men who may become disabled in the performance of duty. With thanks to Mt and coll for the admirable manner in Jourtunees per AED) pourecwd while under our cl ye eve me sincerely you ALEXEY, STEWART, The following resolution was then read and the Board of Commissioners of tho wiedge with gratitude the cou- . Stowart, Keq., of $1,000 to tne reliet epartment, and that such evidence of oP pon the part of citizens, whom it is their juty to protect from the ravages of fire, are incentives to extra exertion, Which will not be forgotten in the hour of danger, Mr, Hitchman, President of the Board, also read the following, @ copy of which has been forwarded to Mr. Stewart :— Heapqcanrens Fiax Derartment Cire or New York, @, on Dehali of 1872, My Dean Sin—I hasten to acknow! arene colleagues and also of the officers and men o! this Department, the kind and aries comp teens 709 bestow on thelr efficiency an in the protection of the public, duty always Sere. so At this inclement season. I also to oan te compliment you pay to the management of the ment and your sopergas contribution of your cheek for $1 oro, our relief fun Will you allow me to suegest that perhaps the use of the money In the endowment of a gold medal, tobe be- towed ann on a meritorious member, and to be awn ae the Stewart medal, would, be. ® Thoro, tasting evidence ot ¢ kind appreciation you ress, use. ‘ i ‘Bie adition rhon of the mem Di ar Cooke; War Claim Acconnt: Assistant lnspector, General Office, Lieutenant Colonel I. M, Butler: Clerk, William H, Ferrill, i ' t nitive to hers of the" epartment in'saving il ae property, ‘ME, Rezganpen ', Seewans,