The New York Herald Newspaper, January 18, 1873, Page 8

8 BUREAU OF COMBUSTIBLE. _€areful Inspections of Public and Private Buildings. ‘Phe Fire Department Working with a Will. Factories, Theatres, Schools, Tenement Houses ‘and Machine Shops Examined—What Was Found and What Is Lacking—en, ‘Women, Girls and Boys on Top Floors and No Safe Exits in Case of Fire—An Alarming Exhibit. ‘The Bureau of Combustibles of the Fire Depart- ‘ment, of which Commissioners Galway and ‘Blair ‘are the sctive spirits, together with Assistant Engi- meer Bates and Mr. McCosker, during the past few ays have continued their inspection of theatres ‘and other large buildings in the city. At the same tume the company commanders, by direction of ‘Ohier Engineer Perley, have made examinations of factories, schools and tenement houses. So far as these reporta were yesterday submitted to the proper officials at Headquarters on Mercer street, they will be found appended. Many show a ondition of neglect on the part of owners, landlords aud employers in the matter of the few necessary improvements and alterations essential to save Mfe in case of fire, that ia simply appalling. Where the Bureau of Combustibics have authority, orders to make the required changes have been given, ‘Which must be carried out, and no doubt the In- Spector of Buildings will also soon, if not already one, make his portion of the important work-com- Plete. Inspections of the character noted are right and to be heartily commended, but should they rest here and not be productive of that safety required and demanded, the whole matter will be- come afarce. 9 ~ OLYMPIO THEATRE. This place of amusement is 50 feet by 100 feet, the entrance from Broadway being sixteen feet in width. A gas stove is under rear of stage for the purpose of heating glue, which requires protection by tin or zinc, and the light wood around it should be cleared up. There is a large heater under the Stage, which is safe. The use of uncovered lights 4s forbidden in any part of the theatre. Smoking 1s also prohibited as well asthe use of matches. Eleven buckets of water are distributed under the stage. Two fire extinguishers are on the right ‘Wing of the stage floor, but are useless, though oharged, in consequence of the tubes and pipes be- img broken off, The footlights are covered with glass. There is a safety chain for the protection of ‘the members of the ballet. There are two outlets from the stage floor to Crosby street, one central five feet wide, and the other on the side three fect in width. Coal stoves are in the dressing Fooms, but they are seldom used. Five sets of movable border lights, of tin and iron, are in Place. As a stove is used in the scene-painter’s zoom, which i too close to a wooden shelf, the lat- ter will be removed. An open fireplace isin the rear ‘wall. This will be bricked up at once. In the car- Penter’s shop glue is heated by a gas stove. Shavings in considerable quantity were found lying around, and the windows are demolished in the skylight, Five buckets of water are in this de- partment. There is a large stove in the leit entrance to the parquet; also a furnace am the basement of No. 620 Broadway for the pur- pose of heating the front part of the theatre, There isan outlet from the parquet through a ceilar to Broadway. The entrance to the parquet is eight feet wide; main entrance to the theatre sixteen feet in width. Two doorways, six feet wide, lead from the dress circle. The stairway to the family circle is feur and a half feet wide. This is thought to be inadequate ior a crowded house. Ali the lights throughout the building are roperly covered, Two watchmen are on duty at night and one during the day. The house is emptied in seven munutes, and accommodates 2,000 persons. STEVENS BUILDING—THE “FRENCH FLATS," A fire occurred here on the 12th inst., caused by the mantelpiece and grate veing set out on the Boor without proper protection beneath, setting fire to timbers, Workinen are engaged in return- ing the grate to its original place over the brick arch. There are twoand @ half inch valve cocks on each floor, with hose attached; pipes are con- meocted with tanks on the upper flour; capacity of tank, 15,000 gallons, which 1s supplied by a pump in the basement, There are the loilowing lengths of hose in plac ‘wo hundred feet on eighth floor, two wrenches; 50 feet on seventh foor, two wrenches; 100 ieet on fifth Noor, two wrenches; 100 feet on fourth floor, two wrenches; 100 feet on third floor, two wrenches; 125 feet on the second floor, all in cases in main hails. The build- Ang is 2544¢ ieet on Twenty-seventh street, 96 feet on Broadway, and 284s on Filth avenue. One main Btaircase ot iron leads from first floor to the roof. ‘Two stairways of wood, jor the servants, lead rom firat foor to attic. There are one passenger elevator and three ser yp hed the building. No trapdoors, Three horizontal tubular boilers of sixty horse power each are in the lar, A No, 4 direct actin bay ol twelve inches stroke, with a capacity o! galions per minute, js in place; water is taken nk in the Choe holding 12,000 gallons, Lron nd iron arches support the fluor over the room. ‘he gas meter is in the basement ‘under the Twenty-seventh street sidewalk. Axes are required and ordered for each floor. NOS, 183-104 MOTT STREET, Foreman Rowe, of Hook and Ladder Company No. reports that this building 1s of brick, seven ies high, with iron front, and 60 feet by ioo feet. ts occupied by the Singer Manuiacturing Com- pany a8 a mactine shop, aud it is counected with Nos. 182 to 186 same street by arch- ‘ways cut ugh the walls on the first, second, third and fourth foors, The ingress and egress are ‘by winding iron stuirs tn the rear, enclosed by brick ‘walls. Should a fire occur on the fourth and tifth floors near the stairway, escape from the upper portion of the building would be attended with risk. The company employs 900 persons. ere are no fire escapes on the building. we weight of machinery and stock Om the several Moors is very great. NOS. 350, 354 BROOME STREET. Tne samé offiver reports that whis is a three story blue stone building, 100 feet by 80 feet, and eccupied by ihe congregation of the Lutheran chureh of st. Matthew. Two heaters are on tne ‘Qrst Nvor and stoves in the clas# rooms, which are gaie, Stairs on either side of building lead to the roof and the scutties can be reached by lauders, ‘The egress and ingress are very good, NO. 257 BROOME STREET isa five story brick structure, with brown stone ate feet by 100 feet. ‘The second, third, fourth nd fith foors are used as a4 cigar manulactory, ‘where 160 persons are employed. ‘The buildings on either side are oniy two — and attic high, with ked roois. Should a tire break out e first second floor escape from tue upper sours would be attended with great risk. No fire escapes on the building. NOS, 28-32 CENTRE STREET. ForemAn King, of Hook and Ladder Company No. reports that this building is of brick, six stories ‘and about 60 by 35 feet. The second, third and jourth floors are occupied by Kusseil’s steam rinting establisiment, and the balance by Wiliam Conner as & type foundry. The staircase in the Tear is of tron and circular, about three feet wide, ae from the basement to tne sixth floor, which fy surrounded with brick walls, with two doors and one window opening on each floor, ‘There is also a stairway or step-ladder from the second to third flour in the central part of the duliding. A tray r was ordered to be placed on this aud kept closed when mot in nse. Sixteen gaaces resses are on the third floor, and nzine f used to wash the rollers. ‘The floor is saturated with the benzine and oil. ‘The gas burners here were ordered to be removed from where the benzine is kept. On the fourth Aoor a turnace is used for melting metal fer type, the heat from which has caused the plaster on the ceiling above to fall off. Zinc or sheet iron was ordered to be placed over the furnace, leaving Space of two or three inches between it and the ceiling. There are a iarge number of girls em- ra ed on the third, fifth and sixth fuors. The ling is unsafe in case of fire occurring below, as there are no menns of escape by the stairway. There area scuttle and a ladder leading to the ropf, but the buud ‘tauds alone, and none of the employed could escape that way, A fire escape sol road onthe Duane and Centre street Side, Which (he owner says he has ordered and Will Ihave put up. lai chia frida HOUSE XO. 81, mi , of Engine Company No, sir is of brick, four stories, and 30 tect by leet; height, about 70 fect, with tour extensions, two in front and same in the rear, which are 1$ feet by 20 feet. The first floor is occupied by the Janitor and used as the play “ground.” bight Classroums are on the second for, which have ve exits—wooden stairways. These are not keptin order, and the doors leading from this Noor aliopen outward, On the third hoor are eight class roous, ‘with an assembly room. There are three exits (rom thie rin the rear, and entirely independent of the building. As @ party wail is here tt would act as a barrier th case O! fire, The other exit is of Wood leading to the front. The fourth floor has eight class rooms and an assembly room. Three exits are here, same as on the third Noor, The walls of wa arg 4 laches tluick to the Bret NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. beam ties and from there 16 inches to top. The extension walls are 16 inches Thirty-two old-iashioned wood stoves heat the structure. ‘The flues are safe and the buiiding Ithewise. It is asserted by Principal O'Neil that the children are so drilled in case of alarm that they can safely reach the street in from three to five minutes, 308 EAST HOUSTON STREET, Foreman Patten, of Engine Company No. 11, 88 is a four story brick building, 25 feet by 30 feet, an owned by a Mr. Magral. ‘The rear part, first oor and basement are occupied by a cabinet maker; the second floor is a tailor shop, where filteen girls are working; the third floor, also a tailor shop, where twenty-five girls are employed. The stairs are of wood and there ure no fire escapes on building. If a fire should originate down stairs the only means of escape would be the roof, and this avenue of supposed saiety is doubtful, as it would necessitate jumping twenty Jeet on either side to adjoining Too! Foreman Patten also reports the following un- safe tenement buildings and those having no fre escapes :— No, 482 East Houston stot, fonr stories, of brick; 8. M. Wright owner, nement, no fire eacal Noe ai East Houston eerees, three stories, of brick; A. Heidenham owner, Tenement, no No, 419 East Houston str 3 louston brick. Unsale. rf Street, three stories, of ‘3 louston street; three stories, of brick; Frederick Young owner.’ Tenemeut, no fre escape. No. 380 East Houston street, three stories, of brick; R. Dorson owner, Tneee no fire marke. No. 304 East Houston street, three stories, of brick; T. Alineimer owner, ‘enement, no fire escape, No, 400 East Houston street, three stories, of brick; J. G. Albris owner, nement, no fire escape and building unsafe. No, 398 East Houston pa i Wi stories, of brick; J. G. Albridge owner. nement, no fire escape and building unsafe. NO, 409 GRAND STREET. Foreman Erb, of Hook and Ladder Company No. 6, reports a three story brick structure, 25 feet by 60 feet; the first story Pon as a dry goods store, the second .as:the mee ing room of the Im- manuel Baptistccongregation, and the third a Ger- man school .poom, in'which there are daily assem- | bled about. ninety children. In case of fire on or near the staircase, there belng but one leading from the sidewalk to upper floor, it would be very dan- gerous. There is no exit to the roof. NO. 124 CHAMBRRS STREET, Foreman Wallon, of Hook and Ladder No. 10, says is occupied by Wm. Blythe, trunk manufac- turerer; there are ee here thirty-six men and women who work on the upper floor; the stairway leading irom fleor to floor is but two and a half feet wide; the ladder to scuttle is blocked up with wood and rubbish, which obstructions were ordered to be removed; the buildings on either side are fifteen fees higher than this, and in case of fire on lower floor the occupants could not possibly reach the adjoining roofs without ladders or fire escapes. ON THE BOWERY, Foreman Mc@il, of Engine Company No. 33, re- pore io, 294 Bowery, hoopskirt manufactory, cpl oe ymploved. There are no fire escapes on the building, nor proper means to reach the root in case of tre. No. 356 Bowery.—Forty persons employed on upper floors. No fire ii nor means to salely reach the roof. No, 358 Bowery.—Clothing: upper floor, cigars. Twenty-two persons employed. No fire escapes, and escape to the roof almost impracticable in case of conflagration. NOS. 204 AND 206 WEST HOUSTON STREET. Foreman McLaughlin, of Engine Company No. 24, reports:—Building 50 feet by 85 feet; no fire escapes nor ladders leading to root; heated by steam. On the fifth floor are about tnirty persons employed, twenty-five being girls. Should a fire occur there there is no means of escape excepting the main stairway. There are no iron shutters to back windows and only six to those in front; boiler and a fireproof bin for shavings are outside of building, in the rear, The basement, tirst and second floors, used as a packing box manufactory; third floor, cabinet iactory; fourth foor, paper col- lars, and the flith a8 a tassel manufacturing estab- lishment. The owner should be compelled to tur- nish fire ncaa iron shutters and iron ladder leading to root. Foreman McLaughiin also reports :—-388, 390 ana 392 Hudson street. Very good fire escapes, archways in building are such that a tire would spread rap- idly, and the exit, should this occur, is not of the best. Building of brick, five stories and 75 feet by 100 feet. . ON PEARL AND PINE STREETS, Foreman Donohue, of Engine Company No. 4, Says :—101, 163, 165, 167 and 169 Pearl street, and 73, 75 and 77 Pine street, eccupied by Messrs, George F, Nesbitt & Co. and George H. Reay. The latter employs 200 girls and thirty men in Pearl street buildings. Fire escape on No. 169, and ladders to scutties in good condition, Heavy machinery on third floor of No. 163, Forty men employed here, and. thirty-five men and boys on second floor. Sixty girls and thirty-six men are working in Pine street build- ings. These structures are old, and have been aitered and patched to meet the character of busi- ness. Should a fire get any headway they would not be safe, NO. 46 DEY STREET, Foreman Wilhelm, of Engine Company No. says, is a five story brown stone building, occupied by a dealer in rags. Work has to be done on the fourth and filth floors, where there are employed lorty-five girls. There is noiadder leading to the roof, and the stock on hand of rags amounts to about thirty-five tons, BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS. Meeting Yesterday—Gleanings from the Report of the Special Committce—Rates of Commission. The Board of Fire Underwriters held a mecting yesterday at No, 156 Broadway. The ordinary busi- ness of the meeting having been transacted a reso- Jution was proposed and adupted by vote that the rate of commission allowed on dwellings and their contents and on the tools of journeymen mechanics be fifteen per cent; but not more than ten per cent be allowed on other risks. The report of the special committee on standard rates states that the hazards of suring merchan- dise in a warehouse of the average class in this city is worth one per cent per annum. The rate for insuring a ‘standard building” is so low as to lead =occupants having large amounts of merchandise to seek such buildings and to pay such rents as will be ample im proportion to the increased cost of con- structing them, This, in effect, will demand the construction of standard buildings. Stockholders should be well paid for the hazard they incur, so as to be enabled promptly to repair or replace capital lost in cases of serious and sudden disaster; but the profits of years which do not include great conflagrations should never be regarded as a sate or just standard for divi- dends, The report of the committee also recom- mends the appointment of a suitable person to furnish the members of the Board with the rates upon any buildings (or the contents thereof) rated by the rules of the Board, it was also arranged that the regular rates jard private wareheuses, 35 a 40; on standard storage stores, 50 a 55, ‘tne following report, with’ its important pro- visions, was adopted and will take effect from January 15:— STANDARD BUILDING, 1. Walls of brick of the thickness required by the present Building laws (section 6), with projections to receive the beams and coped. 12 got of irom or copper upon tron rafters and without sl 8. r 4 rea—There shall not be more than 5,000 square fect of ground covered by the building, uniess it be subdivkled by one or more fire or party walls extending from the foundation to aud through the roof and coped. 4 Shutters of iron, hi substantial iron frames to all windows except the fir r front, to be placed either inside or outside, at least four inches from any wood work and trom the window frames and casings, unless they be of metal. Shutters on front of buildin ‘be so arranged sto be opened trom the oniside, middle row to be lett open and rear shutters to be closed at night. 5. Parapet wall to least five feet high above the roof, twelve inches thick, and coped, and to have openings are and a half feet above the root, suitable for fire de- ence, 6, Cornices and Hones of brick, or of metal if secured to the buiiding with metal fastenings only, ana without backing of Wood. 7. Floors to be openings. ‘Notk.—No charge to be made for skylight openings when closed with heavy rough plate glass, not less than threee-quarters of an inch in thickness, on iron frames, or with Iron shutters: nor for elevator or hatehway s if provided with substantial trap-doors. Stairways to be closed. 9, Height to be not over sixty feet. ‘The highest part of the front, from the top of ir to the level ot the sidewalk, in all cases to be taken, and when fronting ou two streets, the lowest front to be measured. 10, Width of street to be not less than fifty feet. ll. Mansara i—If constructed entirely of fron or other metal, and covered with slate or metal, having walls through the roof and coped, no woed whatever being used in {ts construc:ton, and having iron shutters to all openings, will be subject only to charge for height which from the main cornice to the top of the root shall be added to the height of the building below the main cornice in determining the entire height of the building. ‘subject to chargos and deductions now existing as per foot nutes, page 27, “Rate Book.” CHARGR FOR rf If of sone of lzon, or if wenn thie! niet without project * 2, Ifmetal, wiate ‘or tile on wooden rafters. ace “without skylight, elevator or hatchway to buildings covering an This it ap) area of not exceeding Il, $200 feet. All wuts covering a greater area than 11,000 square sect shall ally rated for the ex CO8S. . Lt without suitable shutters to rear windows. If without suitable shutters to front window: If without suitable shutters to side windows. -. 06 5. it Writhout five feet parapet wall separating heed pu djoining inp OY eis toecek tae —When a buildi Atleast the Dutiaing en sitter tile nes no charge to be made for want of parapet walls. 6 It gutter or cornices are of wood ........ 7, Skylight opening through one or more fleot Wu iron pune and vy plave glass not Jess 10 i three-quarters of ing Iron shutters, Elevator or hatehy trap-doors as descr 8 Stairways not enclosed.. 9% Ifover “ixty ‘eet, for each additional ten feet or fraction thereot.,...... 10. Buildings on streets less than ‘Aity feet in wi ap munices constructed q according to o thie standard r ‘O0f, var} in any particular, to ject, in addition to the churge for extra specific charge of... ........ 12, External expomres-additional rate to be charg: SCIENTISTS ON SUPERHEATED STEAM. oo A ai Meeting of the Polytechnic Branch of the American Institute—The Combus- tion of Buildings Disbussed on Both Sides—The Spontancoas Ignition of Wood—The Infammable Gases Created by Banking Fires and Shutting Fiues— ‘Where is the Fire Fiend? Hall No, 24 in the Cooper Institute was partly filled last evening by the members of the Polytech- nic Branch o! ‘the American Institute, The subject under consideration was the now very intricate one of “superheated steam,” which was discussed from the platform by Professor P. H. Van Der Weyde and Mr. Norman Wiard, with illustrative experi- ments, ach in thick: COMBUSTIBLE GASES IN FURNACES. Professor Van Der Weyde opened his lecture by saying that the condition of the question was at the present time the game as it had been when it was first introduced to the public. The theory of superheated steam had not been satistactorily proven by any one, while its opposite was 80 firmly founded on truisms that it really needed very little argument in its support. He referred briefly to the period when gas was first used to illuminate cities, and the great noise which was then made by alarmists in regard to the dangers by which it was attended. Now all those futile tears were obsolete and accounted silly. It was so with steam asa means of radiating heat through buildings. There was now raised a cry against it. When properly under- stood it would be found to be safer than any other medium, He deplored the fact that some persons were driven by preju- dice to ascribe every fire which occurred to the heat of steam itself. The number of build- ings has become immensely great throughont which the desirable temperature for comiort or other purposes is spread by means of coils of pipes, which are found on every floor in close contact with the wood. If this were so dangerous the whole city would have been burned up years ago! He granted-that the wood might be set on fire ii the pipes became charged snafficiently with dry heat to occasion a degree of temperature above that of ordinary combustion. But superheated steam, when there were no attachments to the boiler to make it dry, never did nor never could be heated so intensely as to originate flames at a distance from the furnace. In the case of the burning of the nippodrome in Fourteenth street there were several points overlooked 4 Mr. Wiard, viz. That the banking of fires or the shutting of flues or that ashpans give rise to the generation of un- burned hydro-carbonic gases and carbonic oxide which may fill the boiler room, take fire and so ignite the woodwork. EXPERIMENTS, The Professor here attached a rubber tube to the chandelier, and then to a eA light, which he ignited, continuing :—‘‘Now, If the door of the fur- nace is closed for a time and then suddtnly opened there is seen within a blue flame, different from the ordinary yellow flame caused by the burning of coal or wood.” This assertion he illustrated with the drop light by closing and opening the draught under the glass chimney which enclosed the Names. When the current of alr was shut off the as (carbonic oxide) was formed, and mounting rapidly upward caused a higher and distinct flame at the top of the chimney. In connection with a furnace the damper was in the fue and was supposed to be closed. The gas then might pour out of the open door and take fire; or if the door was closed, the fire banked and the damper open it might burn at a great distance from the turnace in 2 flue. THE OTHER SIDE, Professor Van Der Weyde here’ closed his ad- dress, and Mr. Wiard then took the floor in sup- port of his theory. He said nothing, however, dif- rent irom what has already been Publishes in the HERALD, or from those who think as ho does, except that be cited numerous incidents from the experience of various engineers of combustion supposed to have been caused by superheated steam. One of these had occurred on a Sound steamer, when the felting on the cylinder, thirty leet away from the boiler, burst into flames six times during one night. EXAMPLES FROM EXPERIENCE, A poorly dressed man, ppperently a fireman in some foundry, Saverrppred the speaker to relate an instance in his remembrance where the roof of a wooden shed in Wiiliamsburg was ignited by a steam pipe in contact with it. Fire Marshal McSpedon, who sat in a front posi- tion, said that since the discussion of superheated steam had begun an example of the truth of his theory had come in @ very apropos manner under his notice. In the Harlein Gas Works the roof had been set on fire by the contiguity of the steam whistle with the weod, Mr. Hewitt, @ young engineer, said that he “ran” a boiler up town and had kept matches in close contact with the steam tubes connected with for days together for the sake of experiment, and they had not yet been consumed. SPONTANEOUS IGNITION OF WOODS, MR. Osporn, another young engineer, related in- cidents of the spontaneous combustion of wood after having been charred at less than 120 degrees ¥ heat, and when removed from the vicinity of the ire. The CHAIRMAN stated that this was a subject which needed most of all to be investigated at the present time—the points of temperature at which various kinds of wood would ignite. After considerable jurther discussion of points not bearing dircctly on the subject under debate the meeting adjourned, WOMEN'S MISSIONARY LABOR. What Ame m Christian Women are Doing for the Heathen Women of india—Miss Brittan’s Interesting Nar- rative. Avery large number of the ladies attending the church of Dr, Rogers, corner of Fifth avenue and Twenty-first street, and others, composing the Women’s Union Missionary Society, assembied in the lecture room of the above church yesterday, to hear an address by Miss H. G. Brittan, one of the noble self-sacrificing women who are engaged under the auspices of the American Zenana Mission, and who has just returned to this country. Rev. Dr. Rogers opened the meeting by prayer, and introduced Miss Brittan, who gave @ graphic description of the benighted and degraded condition of the women of India. She stated tnat the condition of even the high caste ladies of India is even worse than the inmates of our prisons. In the province of Bengal also there are, she said, over three hundred thousand women secluded and deprived of all intercourse with friends, owing to the idolatry and superstition of the Beople. ‘The homes of tliese women, even of the high caste class, are miserable, They are isolated from the portions usea by the men in @ small room whose only furniture are a wooden bed with a piece of matting, a chair, tabie, and litue box to hold their eifects, They will sit there the year in and year out, never seeing any one but their husbands, and then only in the night tim and can never see a sister alter she is married, an rarely her mother, Ii sie be sick she can have no mother’s care, though hia in the same house, and in her room must remain during lie. The condl- tion of the children is even worse. A woman, when married, leaves her father’s house for the apartments of her husband, and that is the end. of her freedom and social relations with her parents and relatives. They are oiten married as young a8 three to ten years, and every child mast marry before ten. Then her imprisonment begins, She is permitted occasional! to visit her mother’s house, but her mother canno' visit her in sickness, and she instanced cases where sisters being within a block had not met in seventy jae. The picture she drew of the con- dition of widows was even worse; they are looked upon as drudges; they can never comb their hatt; must wear it down thelr backs; can never sieep on abed; must wear the coarsest material, and can never secure the sympathy of any one, The condl- tion of hundreds and thousands of females, old and young, is even worse than inmates of our prisons, and it is to fight the ignor- ance and superstition that makes woman & recluse and @ slave that these missions have been established in India, Miss Brittan gvae & history of the character of the work performed by the mission, stated that about eight hundred are taught by the society, and many have embraced re- ligion. sides the religious instruction imparted to them, they have established a foundling asy!um with about eighty inmates, and a child’s hospital. Gradually, she reports, the good lady missionaries are getting into houses and converting these women from idolatry and superstition, and bringing them to a knowledge of Jesus Christ. Miss Brittan con- cluded by a Jeeling appeal to the ladies for aid to carry On the labor of love in which these Christian women are engaged. MR, GREELEY'S WILL AND THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY, w YORK, Jan, 16, 1873. To THE EpiToR OF THE HERALD :— In view of the many ramors in regard to this society and Mr, Greeley’s will, permit me to gay that the Children’s Aid Society are not and e not been contesting Mr, Greeley's will, The contestants are the executors of the will of Your obedient servant, CHARLES & BRACE, Secretary, hay onl 187. THE CLEAN STREETS. A New Method of Removing the “Beautiful @) Snow.” . Roadways, Gutters and Sidewalks Still Filthy and Dangerous—The “Reform’’ Street Clean- ing Machine—Sons of “Sunny Italy” as Knights of the Pick and Shovel. Washed on all sides by running water, particu- larly blessed by Nature with all the aids to insure the health of those who “live and move and have their being in this great city,” with an exceedingly generous class of residents, who grumble but little at paying for needed improvements, it might naturally be supposed that the well-paid officials whose duty it is to keep the streets clean would at least make a respectable show of doing their duty. The anathemas of citizens, the strictures of the press, the-examples of the past, and even the assertions of the chiefs of the work themselves, seem to be entirely unavaitl- ing in arousing these officials to a sense of thelr duty to a proper appreciation of the wants Of the city or to a desire to contribute to the com- fort of the people by the means at their disposal. Two days ago the HERALD called attention to the fact that—aiter all the bluster and braggadoclo by the heads of the Street Cleaning Department about cleaning the dirt and snow from the streets—fully three weeks had elapsed after the fa)l of snow, and that the palmiest days of neglect under the City Inspector’s Department of years ago, or the Street Inspector's of the same era, or of the more recent Street Cleaning Contractor, were equalled, if not outdone, by THE SHOW OF SLUSH on “all the streets, avenues, lanes, alleys, gutters, wharves, piers and heads of slips’ throughout the entire city. ‘The law, which the same officials suc- ceeded in-‘having passed by the last “reform” Legis- lature, was given in full, so that the citizens might know what the Police Commissioners have under- taken to do, and what the venerable Judge in the Commission swore could be done at a less expense than was then incurred by the city under the Brown contract and the $200,000 extra which was allowed for cleaning the snow from Broadway. This pew department for cleaning the streets com- menced in @ manner which carried out the tradi- tional adage in relation to THE NEW BROOM. Now, however, aiter asking for and being con- ceded an appropriation of over one million dollars for cleaning the streets in 1873, the Street Cleaning Department has fallen into the old rut ol its predecessors and allowed the slush, ice, dirt and garbage to remain untouched, except in Broadway, apparently relying on the aid of rain and moderate weather to play the part of street scavengers extraordinary, * The exceedingly moderate weather of the past two days has had the effect of softening the heaps and hiilocks of snow and ice which encumbered the streets, avenues and lanes, and leit the ‘re- form’ department no excuse lor neslechink longer the duties incumbent on tt, Several squads, com- posed of recently arrived sons of sunny Italy, were posted in diferent sections of the city, and A NEW MODE OF CLEANING was inaugurated, ‘The children trom the “land of sung and sunny skies” picked and,shovelied most industriously at the filthy mounds thrown up at either side of the roadways, and threw the lumps out into the middle or the street, se that the pass- ing vehicles might crush into a proper condition for the thaw to act upon and melt into flowing streams of dirty water what was once ‘the beauti- Jul snow.” ‘The condition of all the side streets yesterday was positively disgracetul as wellas dangerous to Ife und limb of man and beast. Treacherous mounds, and, of course, immense valieys of pulpy slush, could be seen everywhere. Horses struggied, in many instances vainly, to drag the trucks or carts or stages over the more than corduroy roads that characterized all the streets down town. Drivers swere, and mWipbed and shouted, while the animals dived and splashed; pedestrians joined tue tumult and slipped and slid, and “blessed” the noble reiormers, who were to give them so much to be proud ofin the way of clean streets. Should the present moderate weather continue the people may hope for a passable con- Sat of the streets in the course of the coming week, A SERIOUS SOURCE OF COMPLAINT, that may be properly referred to here, 1s the gen- eral condition of the sidewalks. There is an ordi- nance which requires the occupants of premises to clear the snow from the side- walks in front of such premises within three hours aiter @ snow storm; but, with the same apparent apathy that has characterized Public oilciais, the private citizens have negiected to clean their sidewalks, and the number of acct- dents resuiting from such neglect have been some- thing extraordinary, True it is that during the present Winter the city, has been particularly afflicted with rain, which became congealed as soon as it touched the ground or any other object here below. These storms have tended much to the discomfort of pedestrians, but were not of such lasting character as toexempt the people gener- ally from doing their share to render the streets and sidewalks passable. As this is the age of “reform” it is to be hoped that this, one of the most needed reforms in the bey aa of securing clean streets, may be specdily secured, MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, ent—Must the Board of Aldermen Have All the “Business?” The newly elected “reform” Board of Assistant Aldermen assembied yesterday afternoon, pursu- ant to adjournment, and although a quorum of membéré was present the “honorable”? member from the Second district was conspicuous by his absence—more especially so because of a late heroic adventure in which he figured. The cham- ber of the Board has undergone some little needed repairs—but little—much the same as usual. On the wall at the rear of the chamber, near the door, hangs a full length portrait of Ex-Governor Young, which depicts the venerable gentleman gazing at the assembled magnates with a look asif inquiring, “Are these reformers?” From the wall near the northeast corner Millard Fillmore gazes at the Boara with a mild smile over his features, as saying, “Let me see you get it,” and having in his right hand. a roll of parchment, which he appears to be holding so that his body must be at all times between those ‘‘re- formers’ and the document. From the wall near the northwest corner Henry Clay appears to be beckoning to citizens and passers-by on Broadway to come ineand see the manner of men who Make their local laws, and at the oppo- site, or southeast, side, Governor Hamilton Fish stands, with his left fist planted firmly over his left hip, and the fingers of his ‘ht hand holding down to a table a number of oficial papers, and on his iace, which is airected toward the members of the Board, an expression of “Come and touch these, if you dare!” THE “BRFORM” STATESMEN seemed, however, to care little for the frowns of the statesmen Of the past, and proceeded to business with @ general appearance of surliness and general want of confidence on all sides. The business transacted yesterday was very slight, but enough to show that the whip was held over the heads of all who entered the com- bination of the republicans and Brennan- ites, ‘This was shown particularly when a paper from the Board of Aldermen was received, by which permission was to be granted to Augustin Daly to remove the show lamp from the corner of Twenty-fourth street and Broadway to 724 Broad- way (the new Filth Avenue Theatre). Mr. Simon- son, who acts as chief director of “the combina- tion” and cracks the whip, moved to refer the matter to the Committee on Lamps and Gas, aiter some “reformer” had suggested that the other Board was doing all the “business.” A motion was made by Assistant Alderman Healey to concur with the Aldermen, and atter a viva voce vote Mr. President Wade, immediately aecided tne motion carried, Mr. Simonson shook his head at the President most ominously and soon repaired to the President's desk as if to give the President a warning that he must mind his (Simonson’s) Jove- like nod in the future; but it was too late, and the President, who is a close business neighbor to the enterprising young manager of the Grand Opera House, had placed the latter young man under an obligation to him, FISHING FOR PINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Assistant Alderman Thornell, who seems to plunge into the business with a feryor which is de- cidedly refreshing (somewhat like Mr. Gets, of the last Board, who 1s said to be @ candidate for clerk in the Mayor’s office), introduced @ resolation call- ing upon the Mayor to transmit to the Board the statement in relation to the finances of the city, sent him by Comptroller Green, and that the same be printed as @ document of the Board. After some little discussion Mr. Thornell was permitted to acknowledge bis hasty zeal, withdraw his reso- lation and awalt the forwarding of the reports of the departments by the Mayor to the Common Council. Assistant Alderman Healey wanted to have the resolution in relation to salaries of attach(s of the Board of Aldermen taken from the list oi yeneral orders and Lab d nw hod the other Board, as it had by ‘ot been passed number of votes, ‘and called for some $5,900 more than allowed by the Board of Apportionment. The combination whip pate racked again and Mr. Healey’s motion was vol lown, The Board then adjourned until Monday next at three o'clock. Gotham’s Sewers. Commissioner Van Nort reports the length of Sewers and the cost of cleaning them during the —Showing a reduction of expeniiture on this ac- count for the past year of $30,277. The cost of cleaning the sewers last year under the direction of the Department of Public Works was $50 per mile, while in 1868, under the roton Board, it was $216 per mile. The engineer in charge of sewers states that the sewers were never in better repair or cleaner than at present, NEW YORK CITY. a Coroner Kessler yesterday held an inquest at the Centre Street Hospital on the body of Cornelius Bratt, a man forty years of age, who died from compound fracture of the leg and other injuries, the result of @ fall on the ice on the 13th inst., cor- ner of Water street andgMaiden lane. Coroner Herrman yesterday held an inquest at the Fourth ward station house over the remains of Eliza O'Neill, a woman about twenty-lour years of age, who died suddenly on Thursday evening at the Grant House, New Bowery. Deputy Coroner Cush- man made @ post-mortem examination on the body and found that death resulted from rupture of @ bloodvessel in the right lung, Commissioner Van Nort, of the Department of Public Works, to-day made the following appoint- ments :—Wm. H. Lockwood, Water Purveyor, vice John V. Gridley; Andrew J. Campbell, Superintend- ent of Repairs ana Supplies, vice Wilson Small; Wm, Gibbs, Superintendent of Street Improve- ments, vice Gilbert Palmer. The 167th anniversary of the birthday of Benjamin Franklin was commemorated last evening by the New York Typograpaical Society, at their rooms, No. 3 Chambers street. Interesting addresses were made by Messrs. C. O. BOvage, 1. McDevitt, BE, M. Skidmore, Rev. Dr. Prime, L, 0. Faulkner, William Oland Bourne, 8. F. Baxter, J. H. Easton and others. The memory of Rev. Joshua Leavitt was teolingty alluded to and appropriate resolutions adopted, David Birnbaum, a tailor by trade, is missing from his place of residence, 24 Orchard street, New York, since nine o’clock on Thursday morning last, when he left his house with the intention, as he stated, of returning in a few minutes, He was last seen about noon on aapraeay ene 16th instant, in the clothing store, corner-of Fulton and Pineapple streets, Brooklyn, and has not since been heard from. He was about five feet ten inches in height, heavily built, of dark complexion, having black beard and a black mustache, He’ wore & black cloth overcoat, Rep peiceed pants and black felt hat. He had in his possession $5. OOVERED WITH SLUSH. New York, Jan. 17, 1873, To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— DEAR Str—On crossing the Bowery, at Houston Street, last evening, at nine o'clock, my attention was attracted by the noise of what I supposed was a ireight car coming down the west side, and standing half way between the track and the side- walk I was in a moment covered with filth from a Third avenue car track scraper, which came at full speed, without any lights or token of warning. I would like to inquire if the privileges of. residents of this citv to the use of the streets are completely ignored by the sald company, Yours, COMPLAINANT. See MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. Married. ANDERSON—BOUKER.—At Jersey City, on Wednes- day evening, January 15, by the Rev. William An- derson, MARY, Only daughter of John A. Bouker, Esq., to Dr. CALVIN ANDERSON, of Madison, N. J. COLEMAN—CLARK.—On Wednesday, January 15, at the residence of M, M. French, Esq., Northampton, Mass., by the Rev. Dr. Leavitt, EpWwaRDs W. CoLE- MAN, of this city, to Miss CATHARINE M. CLARK, of Northampton, Davis—Levy.—On Wednesda} Lat 15, by the Rev. 8. M. Isaacs, DaNnieL S. Davis, of San Fran- cisco, Cal, to ESTHER, eldest daughter of John J. Levy, of this city. San Francisco papers please Co FERRY—HUMPHREY.—At Litchfleld, Conn. Thursday, January E. LEROY FERRY, of DEMING HUMPHREY, of Litchfield, Conn. HarreER—GaiR.—On Thursday, January 16, at the residence of William Beresford, [sq.. 1,416 Second avenue, by the Rev. F. 8. Di 5 ey JAMES HARPER, Of Kirkonnel, Dum{rieshire, Scot- land, to MAGGIE GILLES, second daughter of Mr. Alexander Gair, Greenock, Scotland, Sarru—Geek.—On Bi January 16, at six P. M., at the residence of the bride's father, Engie- wood, N. J,, by the Rev. Henry Booth, Mr. JuNiIus SMITH, of Bloomfleld, N. J., to Miss ExLa R., eldest daughter of D, W. Geer, Esq. Died. Baker.—At Orange, N, J.,on Fourth Day, 16th instant, DoBEL BAKER, in the 84th year ot his age. ‘The relatives and friends are invited to attend his tuneral on Seventh Day, 18th instant, at one o'clock P. M., from Friends’ Meeting House, Fif- teenth street and Rutherford place. BAYLIEs.—«At Astoria, L. I., on Friday, January 17, 1873, ANN BRADFORD BaY1igs, in the 80th year of her age. Notice of funeral hereafter. BENJAMIN.—At his residence, No. 112 West Thirty-second street, on Friday evening, January 17, Meias D. BENJAMIN, in the 78th year his age. Notice of tuneral hereafter. BIRNIE.—On the night of Wednesday, January 15, GEORGE, infant son of William and Isabeila Birnie, aged 2 months and 3 days. e friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, this day (Saturday), at three o’clock P. M., from the residence of Parents, 156 West Jersey street, Elizapeth, N. J. BLUM.—Our beloved father, husband and srother- in-law, Max BLUM, parted from us suddenly im the 57th year of his age, leaving us, Franziska Blam, wife: George Blum, son, and Bernhardt Hersteberg, ww, to mourn his loss. will take place on Sunday, Ji 19, at one o'clock, irom his late residence, 605 EK Fourteenth street, to which we respectiully invi'e the friends of the family, as also the Democratic Widows’ and Orphans’ Benevolent Society. BYxpex.—On Wednesday, January 15, LYDIA ANN, wite of James Byxbee, in the 50th year oi her age. Relatives and Iriends are respectiuily invited to attend the funeral, from her late resivence, 83 ‘Taylor street, Brook! &. D., Saturday, the 18th a aMPEREG-O6 Tumtadny, J 16, Mrs, 8, CAMPBELL. , January rs, SARAT 8., retict of G. Campbell, in her 75tti®year. ‘rhe relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, irom her late residence, 347 West Thirtieth street, on Monday morning, at eleven o'clock. ; - CARMAN.—OD Hedatinan January 16, 1873, at her daughter's residence, 235 West Thirty-ninth street, PHEDB CARMAN, aged 80 years, |«. ‘The funeral will take place from the residence of her gaughter, 235 West Thirty-ninth street, on Sat- urd@y moruing, January 18, at nine o'clock, the re- maius to be taken to Hempstead, L. I. Brooklyn papers please or. CLEARY.—On Wednesday, January 15, at her res- idence, 331 First street, Brooklyn, &. D., MARCELLA L. McCormIck, beloved wile oi John F. Cleary, None knew her but to love her, None named her but in praise. The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectfally invited to attend tae funeral, on satur- day, January 18, at two o'clock P. M. - CoLeY.—On Friday, January 17, Mrs, Desonan OLEY. The relatives and triends of the family are invited to attend the tunera, trom her late residence, oy Ase street, on Monday morning, at ten o'clock. CONTRELL.—At Columbusville, Long Island, on heey ee 15, GREGORY CONTRELL, inthe Sith year of his age. ‘The relatives and friends are invited to attend tne funeral, from bis residence, this day (Satur- jay), at two o'clock. Cokn--On Thaksday, sanoary 16, oner e inert but painiui iliness, ROBERT CORR, aged 34 years, ‘The relatives and friends of the family, also Court Robin Hood No. 4, A. 0. F., anu sister courts are invited to attend the funeral, irom his late resi- dence, 341 West Forty-first street, on Sunday, at . Me 2a bers ‘of Court Robin Hood No, 4,665 A. ‘by summoned to meet at the court Poona, 201 vest ‘Thirty-third eet: on Sunday, January 19, at one o'clock sharp, for the pui ‘a attending the funeral of = brother, rt Corr. GAYLEK, ©, R. + JouN H. Bonus, Secretary, Cox.—In Jersey City, on Thursday, January 16, 1873, SARAH JOSEPHINE, Wife of William H. Cox and daughter of James and Catharine Sheane, in the 26th year of ber Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services, this (Saturday) even- ing, at eight o'clock, at her late residence, 261 First street, Jersey City. ‘The remains will be taken to Woodiawn Cemetery on Sunday morning for inter- ment, Dox.—In Elizabeth, N. J., on Wednesda: 15, LILLIBNNE, youn; jaughter of U Lizzie Doe, in the 7th year of her age. Relatives and friends are respectiuily invited to attend her funeral, irom the residence of her parents, Jefferson avenue, Eizabeth, on Saturday, vie 18th, at three o'clock, Doscner.—On Thursday, January 16, OLAvs Rape ay after @ long illness, in the 4ist year of age. Relatives and friends god also the memperg of | and A. M., the United Brother Lodge, No. 356, F. ‘one are respectfully invited to attend the funers/, Hoaey Sas Slr Cla A ermal ty Grecndoon! welve 0’ C DUNNIN On Thi the 16th, instant, STEPHEN rs Buxunaron, aged ears wi bers of roi Ke 8 Gramercy Chapter, No.’ 1, R. ‘A. M., ana Commandery, K. T., alse members of the New York Masquerade Club, are respectfully invited to attend the juneral, from his late residence. 645 ave- nue, on Sunday, at half-past one o'clock. EYRE.—On Sunday, January 12, at Riverdale, Ggorarna, the beloved wife of Henry Eyre, ~ The friexds of her husband and are invited’ to attend the funeral, at poss Rnd rine oa ion, Madison avenue, wee! s Thtysixth. ats,, this’ (Saturday) morning, at ten Oeoer retin Wednesday, January 15, at his FONTANELLE.—On late. residence, Fd arene Sixteenth street, Donna FONTANELLE, 1D rear, Funeral services will take place on Sunday, at four P. M., at the above number. Friends are in- vited. The remains will be taken to Greenwood on Monday. seam gap! B wreanansens danusry 15, JOSEPD REMAN, eure, Relatives aad friends ‘of the family are invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, the 19th, at one Sveonves, Jeriey city eights (late gg vel raey C 5 . ‘The members ‘of Concord {ea No. 50, e ‘and A.M, of Morton Commandery, No. 4, K. T., of New York city, and members of the Grand Army of the RAT GANEn ig, ro. 7.wnd me! , Ma aronereby suminoned. 10 ieeet at thelr lodge rooms, corner of Morton and Bleecker streets, on Sunday, January 19, at half-past ten o'clock A. M.. sharp, for the nirpose of attending the funeral of our deceased ry Joseph Freeman. By order. W. %. HEMMina, Secretary. Fosoo. On Thursday. January 16 at 263 Grand avenue, Brooklyn, alter a ii ry ALICIA, wife of Augusta Fusco, in the 2d year of her age. The friends of her late father, Bernardo ro, and family are invited to attend the fune! her late residence, on Sunday aiternoon, uary 19, at two o'clock, ; 1 Cork (Ireland), baners please copy. Cont eo anal lenly, THOMAS GODWARD, S8r.,.. aged 69 years. jue notice of the funeral hereafter, GRIFFIN.—On Friday morning, January 17, Hane- lexan M., wife of Patrick Grifin, in the 40th year of: her age. The friends of the family are respectfully invited: to attend the funeral, .from her late residence, “255 - West Seventeenth street, on Sunday afternoon, January 19, at one o'clock. HaLt.—In Brooklyn, on Friday, January 17, at. his residence, Joun HALL, a native of Cappa White, county Tipperary, Ireland, in the 42d year of his ‘he friends and nommaintances 01 the family; also. those of his brothers Edward and James; also the members of the A. 0. Hibernians, and Company O, Second regiment N. Y. 5S. M., are reques! to attend his funeral, from his late residence, corner of Hudson avenue and Concord street, on Monday, January 20, at nine A. M., to St. James Cathedral, where @ solemn requiem mass will be offered for the repose of his soul, and thence direct to the Cemetery of Holy Cross. Hovston.—On Thursday, pili 16, Brrpoxr, wife of Edward Houston, aged 48 years and 6 months, The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectiully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 78 Lewis street, at -past nine’ o’clock this (Saturday) morning; thence to St. Rose of Lima’s church, Cannon street, where @ solemn requiem mass will be offered for the re} of her soul, at ten o'clock; thence to Calvary Cemetery at one o’ciock, s Londonderry and Ulster papers please copy. JonES.—in Brooklyn, on cheba Jamuary 16, 1873, MATILDA ANN JONES, in the’ 66th year of her re “tthe relatives and friends are respectfully invite® to attend the.iuneral, from the Eighteenth street wearer church, on Sunday, January 19, at two o'clock, JORDAN.—On Friday, January 17, after a short illness, PATRICK JORDAN, & native of the of Temple Boyd, county Sligo, Ireland, aged 31 years. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are re- ested to attend the funeral, from his ‘late resi- Fence, 123 Worth street, on Sunday, January 19, at’ half-past one o'clock; thence to Calvary Cemetery for interment, KELLY.—On Tharsday, January 16, EDWARD KELLY, @ native of the parish of Killucan, county Westmeath, Ireland, aged 54 years, The relatives and {riends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his: late residence, 419 East Tenth street, to the Church. of the Immaculate Conception, Fourteenth street, and avenue A, on Monday morning, at ten o'clock, where a solemn high mass of requiem wi:l be: of- fered up for the repose of his soul The funerad ‘will take place from the church in the afternoon, at. one o’clocl MaHON.—JANB, the beloved wife of John Mahon, in the 22d year of her age. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, this day, January 18, at one o'clock. Musser.—At Yonkers, on Thursday, January 16,’ HENRY, twin son of Thomas and Harriet E. Messer, aged 8 months. [cGowaN.—At Aiken, S. C., on Saturday, Janu~ ary 11, 1878, JoHN Y. MoGowaN, son of T. W. and Deborah McGowan, in his 23d year. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are inviteal to attend the funeral, on Sunday afternoon, Janu< ary 19, at one clare from his late residence, 372. Pearl street, Brooklyn. NiDLeR.Sudden iy on Thursday, January 16,, JULES NADLER, aged 82 years, +4 ‘The relatives and friends of the family, also the, members of Harlem Lodge, No. 457, F, and A. M.», are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, om Sunday, 19th inst. A special train will Jeave Forty< second street depot, at one o’clock, for Woodlawm Cemetery. The meinbers of Harlem Lodge, No. 467, F. and A., M., are requested to assemble at their rooms, cor~ ner 124tn street and Third avenue, on Sunday, 19t!n inst., at Ive o'clock M., for the par; ‘of at~ tending the funeral of our iste brother, Jules Nad-. ler. The “pot tear el eae respect~ fully inv! join with us on on. P : L. L. raerOvE iter. R, Masi O’Nertr.-—On Friday, January 17, JOHN O'NEILL, in the 35th year of his age, @ native of Shandrum,, county Cork, Ireland. ‘The friends of the family are respectfully same to attend his funeral, on Sunday, January 19, a! two o’clock P. M., from his late residence, No. 5& Monroe street, i O’REILLY.—On Friday, January 17, Parrrcx J. O'REILLY, 35 years, native of Blackwater, county we , Ireland. Relatives and friends are invited te attend tha: funeral, from his late residence, 837 West: Forty< first street, at one o'clock P. M., Sunday, Janu~ ary 10. Ponomt,—0n | Friday, January 17, CarazRnm: Porcett, a years. The Tiga of ‘the family are respectfully invited! to attend the funeral, irom her late residence, 433. East Seventeenth street, on Sunday, January 19, at ‘one o'clock, ‘ Busan Sadaeny, on Wednesday, January ELimaBerH, Wife of John J, Russe, aged 365 years, 4. months and 24 days. The relatives and friends of the family are re- Brea to wttend the funeral, from her late res lence, 904 Third avenue, on Satu , January 18, at half-past,twelve o'clock P. M. SawaRD.—On Wednesday, January 15, of mem~ Draneous croup, ARTUUR EDWARD, infant son of George F. and Clara Louise Saward, aged 11 months and 13 days. ; Funeral from the residence of his parents, 12% Cambridge place, Brooklyn, on Saturday afternoon, January 18, at three are respectfuil, SIBREK.—Su o'clock. Relatives and friends. invited. identy, on Friday, January 17, Carn~ ‘the 70th year of her age. take place irom the residence of her brether-in-law, John Whitaker, 300 West Forty« eivhth street, next Sunday, 19th inst., at hall-past. one P, M. 4 Canada papers please copy. Surrain this city, on Friday, Januaty 17, ALLEN SuitH, in the 25th year ol his age, ‘The ianeral services will be held at the residence. of his parents, 238 West Fitty-sixth street, on Mon-. day, 2uth inst., at eleven o'clock A.M, Sone. —On Friday, Junuary 17, Morris SORERy of disease 0! the heart, aged 38 years and 7 month Relatives and friends are invited to attend th Monday morning, at half-past te: o'clock, from his late residence, 56 West Forty— nth street, without (urther notice. agr.—Suddenty, at ail suemiels. Mass., om Monday morming, Janoary Mapua Wwifew of rArehibald a ed byhherty iNeed ~ icago ana Clevelan copy. TAYLOR.—On Thursday, sesuaty 16, Sern. a TAYLOR, @ veteran of 1812, in the 86th year of hiw *@raneral from his late residence, 829 West Forty= notice. aged § months and 12 days. the residence of her parents, 27 West 126th street. Relatives and itiends are 10@ lothn ingt., at two o'clock P. M. Bradford aaa ‘16, 1873, MARY EMMA CORNELL, Wile of ‘7, DeBokaAH A., wife of William Wilson, aged Curtiss Ackerly, 77 Division avenue, on Sundays ABNER WINANS, in the 78tn year of his ‘age, Charles A, Woll, aged 40 years, 3 months and 17 late residence, 344 West Fifty-third gtr at ont Megaay, January 20, "°° A 0nd 1%, Mary: M. iitus,, third street, on Sunday, 19th Inst., at one o'clock. Friends are invited to attend without further Tirvs.—At Harlem, on Ly ig Janu: B., iniant daughter of Thomas F, and riends of the family are invited to attend the, funeral, on Sunday aiternoon, at two.o’clock, from) TURNER.—OD Friday, January 17, Jonas TURNER, in the 51st year o1 lis Lag ag invitea toy attend the funeral, from his late resid 7 South Fiith street, Brooklyn, E. D., on Sunday, and Leeds (England) papers please copy. Vit.an-—addenty, at Cleveland, Ohio, on Thurs~ Vilas, of Brooklyn, N. Y. ‘Witson.—In Brovuklyn, E. D., on Friday morning, ears. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of her son-in-laws 19th inst., at one P, M. Winans.—At Troy, Ohio, on Sunday, January 12, New Jersey pape's please copy. Wo.r.—On Friday, January 17, the wife of days, he relatives and friends of the family are re- speottully invited to attend the funeral, from het o'clock P, M,,