The New York Herald Newspaper, December 2, 1874, Page 4

4 HAVEMEYER. The Mayor's Body Lying in the Family Mansion. MUNICIPAL MEETINGS YESTERDAY. | Resolutions of Respect and Sympathy by the Several City Boards. POPULAR REGRET. | gies Action in the Commissions of Emigration and Education Upon the Public Loss. aah baile THE INQUEST. Death from Valvular Disease of the Heart. The body of the tate Mayor Havemeyer reposed in one of the principal parlors of the family resi- dence, in Fourteenth “street, yesterday. It had been placed on ice by the undertakers the pre- vious evening, and remained as they had left tt during the day. None but friends of the family were admitted into the presence of the dead, | although many prominent public citizens called | at the house. Mrs, Havemeyer continues se- cluded from all but the immediate members of the family. In the City Hall the work of draping the building in mourning was commenced at an early hour and carried on until dark. The bust of the ljate Mayor which stands on the mantel im the Mayor's office was cov ered with rape, and the ceilings and windows were hung heavily with black, Tne sheriff's, marshal’s and other offices in the build- | ing were appropriately dressed, and the row of pillars fronting the Park were wound round in graceful keeping with the general feeling. Owing to the uncertainty as to the ultimate de- cision of the family with regard to a puolic iupe- tal the draping or THE MAYOR'S OFFICE and some of the other departmental buildings Was retarded, but as s00n as it is ascertained ‘ney will yield to the general wish the work will | be pusted forward vigorously, so as to be com- pletely ready belore the day appointed for the obseqnies. It was decided by those in authority to make the remarkabie nature of the occasion more prominent at the Mayor’s office by a more complete covering of Mourning of the room in which Mr. Havemeyer died, but it was conceived advisavle yesterday to delay the work until the permission of tbe family had been obtained. Throughout the city a deep sentiment of regret for the sudden death of the Mayor and commisera- | tion for his distressed family pervaded the people. Thinking upon his sudden taking off brought into their minds an estimate of bis distinguished char- acter and long lie as a prominent citi- zen and = worthy merchant. ‘The gioom of his last hour buried the remembrance of all causes of complaint, and his virtues shone most brightly in the people’s esteem. Proiound respect and admiration tor the Mayor and man were everywhere visible, Ali the pubite buildings and the greater part of the large commercial Warehouses floated the national ensign at bali- mast, in public testimony on the part of the man- agers and owners of a share in the prevailing sorrow. Meetings were heid by the municipal bodies and the leads of public departments, and resolutions suitavie to the Jeeling called forth by the occasion passed. The Boards of Police, Education, Emigration, Importers and Grocers, Board of Trade and many of tue trade exchanges assembled and listened to eulo- gistic addresses on the Ue of the iate Mayor asa private citizen and public officer by members of these associations. Commit-ees were appointed by mfost of these bodies to attend tue funeral in the event the family consented to comply witn the general desire and the solicitations of the peopie’s representatives for a public ceremony. fhe street in front of the lauiily mansion was deserted irom the time the Coroner and his part leit it in the early morning, aud the house itself bore but tie usual piece of black crape banging on the door beli as a sign of death. A singie policeman waiking up and down the sidewalk, and the Carriage of an occasional visitor to the | bouse, Were the only breaks upon the long monot- | ony. At the Fire Department Commissioner | Perley and Chief Engineer Bates held a conierence and decided to send jour divisions of the force to | the fauerai if it 1s decided to make it a public one. | | for the purpose of making arrangements as to the THE EOARDS OF ALDZRMEN. | A joint meeting of the Board of Aldermen and | Assistant Aldermen took place in the rooms o/ the latver at one o'clock yesteraay, There was a full attendance of both Boards, The meeting was Calied for the special purposé of taking action on the death of Mayor Havemeyer. Among those who took sea's within the railing were Comptroller Green, Corporation Counsel Smith, Commissioner Van Nort, Fire Commissioner Perley, Police Com- missioner Matsell, Supermteudent of Buildings Adams, Colonel Clark, of the Seventh regiment, and others, Aiderman Morris was not present, as | he had to attend the Coroner’s inquest on the re- | mains. President Strack, of the Board of Assistant Al- Germen, called the meeting to order, He said:— By request of tne Joint Committee, I beg to nom- inate Aldermia Flanagan a8 Chairman of this | meeting. | Alderman Flanagan then took the chair and said—Gentlemen of the Board of Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen, regretting aslao the mel- a@ncholy event that has brought os together to-day for the purpose of discharging such ousiness as may be deemed necessary to | & COMMEMOKATE THR DEATH of Mayor Havemeyer, | thank you very sincerely for the honor you have extended in selecting me to preside. I await your pleasure, The communication from Mayor Vance, pub- lished in yesterday’s HERALD, was here read and ordered ou fie. Alderman Van Schaick, in behalf of the Joint Committee, asked permission to introduce @ se- ries of resolutions prepared by that body, remark- ing—It was wy privilege to have known Mayor Havemeyer for a great many years, and no one sympathises so much with his !amily in bis death. The Alderman was here so deeply affected that he took his seat without proceeding further. Alderman McCafferty spoke as follows :— Mr. CHAIRMAN—I sincerely and deeply regret the sad event that has cai us here vwgetier, The Mayor of this great city, in the fulness of years and enjoying (he confidence and esteem of our people, nas, while in the discharge of the duties of his bigh office, jaiien by the hand of death. A lew short hours ago William F, Have- meyer stood among us, an honored and respected member Of society in tiis the city Of Bis ueath, 1 the full possession of A VIGOROUS INTELLECT and robust health; now he is clothed in the gar- ments of the grav Our dead Chief Magistrate wv remarkabie man, Honest and taithiul in the performance of every duty, cléar in bis views of the obligations attaching to public offictals, he held ail to a strict accountability, Laborious in ‘The periormance of his own duties, he excused no neglect of otuers. As @ merchant, a financial cer and Mayor of our city he has leit @ proud record and one worthy of emulation, and may it | be the good foriune of our citizens that one less ‘Worthy may never fill tue position made vacant by his death, The resolutions, as presented, were then read | by the Clerk, and passed as follows:— Whereas Almighty God, Ruler of all things, has, in His wise providence, taken irom us our Clef Magis | trate, William f. Havemeyer, Mayor of this city; it | therefore becomes (he mourtiful duty of this Common Couneil, in jot meeting assembled, to give expression fo their sense of tue great loss which tue city, as weil as the ‘amily of the deceased, has sustained dy'this unex- | jected bereavement. Born in the city of New York. A. | Pas, when its copulation numbered Kearcely 67,000, | Mr. Havemeyer was elected Mayor in 1815, and again din when the population was less (han In 1872 when the city had a population of nearly 000, he was for the third time elected to th ‘oF nd at the time of his dearh was at iis post in the discharge of the duties of oi at |S HIGH OFFICE. riod of active life, Mr Havemeyer His ads | aif amount of public attention. | and I do not rise to make the atiempt. | passions, and troe manhood will stamp upon them | only when he must, | rowful occasions, | wentieman stated the particulars of the interview | NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, ‘vice Was repeatediy sougnt for tn moments of punile | troupe to mnocent people, as those familiar with peru, and he was thrice elevated by the preference of ss @llow townsmen to the highest toffice in their gift, He has filed other and numerous positions of public and private ust each of whicn he has discharged fotth- fully and well, He grew with the growth of his native | cily, and strengthened with its strength. He has died ful of years an of honors. Yed. AS a token of re Mayor Wiliam ¥. Havemeyer, Couneil will attend bis funeral in a body, and will badge of mourning tor the e Mayor's office the Common Council aud sceased, this Cominon | apect for the memory of 1 pertod of thirty | nd cham | various hat the of public offices be appropriately draped in mourning r the flags on the City Hall and other public buildings be | dispiaved at halt staff, trom sunrise fo sunset, from this | tine until after his funeral. Reso!ved, That the joint committee of five from each | branch of omuion Council, already appointed, be | and they a reby instructed to makes arrangements forthe obseqmes as in their jug; best express the sorrow of all Classes ot citizens by reason ot their sad bereavement. ditional mark of respect for th ration, followed. He said:— Mr, PkEstDgNT—The heads of the executive de- | pariments of the municipal government of New york have for two years enjoyed the privilege of seats in the Common Council, The pressure of puvlie busiuess intrusted to my care has led me jitherto to forego the honor of minghng in your counsels, The occasion 18 indeed solemn waich | calls) me among you now. Warm eulo- have been pronounced upon tue late of the city government. Nothing Substance coud be adued them, The oc- casion imparts a lesson to us ail. Words of kind. hess may be uttered now, and they may tend to comiort those who mourn, but they are nothing, absoiutely nothing, to the dead, We believe us Christians that the departed spirit stti! lives, a | scious, reflecting being. if at this moment his soul be glad or sorrowful for anytaing that | happens upon the earth {feel certain that he re- joices over every kind act and word which he has | ever done or. uttered and sorrows over everything that was harsh and unjust, if apy suca there was in bis dealings with bis fellow men, The Latin 5 = g = & 2 9 x & F ° s & — s 5 & $ 3 . head in to | maxim thac nothing but good should be spoken of | | the dead is the houoravle impuise OL every Numan heart. It we could establish another rule that ex- cept ior the HIGHEST PUBLIC PURPOSES nothing of evil should be spoken of the living we would attain a higher clviization and a broader | Christian brotherhood, Who can doubt that at | this moment William F. Havemeyer would be glad to blot out ali that led to those dramatic incidents io the Supreme Court wnico occurred during the jast gasps of his frame, and which terminated when the breath forever left his body. It is | thought by mauy that the decay ot party spirit be- tokens good te the public wellare, I have never been of this opinion, A warm and healchful rivalry between political parties !s, in my judgment, the only hope of republican government. It must have been noted by | thinking men that the warm political contests of | former years were contemporaneous with the best administration of public affairs. It must be ob- served further that, as party spirit sinks, personal rancor arises. To vituperate men in office and to | malign the leaders of public opinion and the chiels of party organizations have too far usurped the place Of fair anu earnest discussion UPON POLITICAL PRINCIPLES and measures. A high accountability can be en- | Joreed as (o public Servants without induiging in indiscriminate denunciation, The press nas per. | termed great services to tne purity of poolic administration, and the country 1s to be cougratuiated that it is developing a juster estimate of the public importance, as well | as the private and social propriety of-measuring the weight of public censure, and the absolute wickedness of either wickedly or carelessly de- nouncing those who seek the honorable distinc. ion Ol Serving their fellow men in positions of trust, Let us go irom this place determined to relax no effort to fulfil the just demands of our Tespective posts ol Quty and ‘at the same time to make the brave endeavor to be as carelul of the reputations and feelings of our fellow officials as we are of our own. Our public obligations stand first. Where it is possible to observe those and at the same time to stand, like our late Mayor, faithfully and firmly by our irtends, we are bound to be true and steadfast; but the pursuit of resentments, the desire of re- venge, the indulgence of envy, the delight in puil- ing aown instead of he/ptng ap—these are ignobie | to the end, It is a pitiable spectacle to see a man tender of his own feelings and regardiess of the | leelings Of his tellow-men. This, a8 1 conceive, is the most impressive lesson of death. If a man is to be harsh let it be with himself and with his own shortcomings. Let every pubiic officer be watch- ful over himself. With regard to others let uim commend and encourage when he can; CONDEMN AND PUNISH It is of equal public tmport- ance to-day that Integrity and fidelity tn public Stations saould be recognized and applauded, as that dishonesty and negiigence should be lerreted | out, exposed and stopped. One vy one they de- | part, whose useiuiness and happiness we, who | survive, may depress or promose. Many still are leit, Other persons advance to the stations which the dead desert. Here are new opportuuities for justice, kindness, manly friendships and generous support, Let us take heed that we improve them. Our duties ue not m the past out in the present. The faces which our words suall brighten in life will never reproach us 8s we gaze upon them in death, A comparative stranger to nim whose funeral honors we Lave met to commemorate, I heartily unite in | the tributes which those who Were near to him are placing as an offering upon his bier. Death 1s aw- | ful. Sudden death, thougn not perhaps to the de- | parted, but certamly to those who are leit behind, | 1s still more verribie; but it wou.d be sadder yet if | such things could come to us and pass forever by | Without an elevating and broadening influence. Thanking you for your kind attention I resume the seat to which I hope to return upon jess sor- Remarks were also made by Assistant Alderman Clancy, Health Commissioner Chandler and others, aiter Which the meeting adjourned. The Joint Committee. The joint committee of the Board of Aldermen | and Assistant Aldermen met yesterday afternoon obsequies. Alderman Van Schaick presided. The with the family of deceased and their request j that no lying in state should take place at the | Governor’s Room. It was probable that the fune- rai might not occur before Friday or saturday. The resolutions to be presented at the joint meeting of the two Boards were then arranged. Assistant Alderman Healy and Alderman Mon- heimer were adaed to the sub-committee of three to make final arrangements for the iuneral. A | resolution was passed that the members, if the | weather be flue, walk from the house to the churen, and thence to the ferry; if stormy, then carriages will be provided. Mr. George W. McClean senta communication offering the services of the “Old | Guard” to act as funeral escort. Ali further definite action was postponed until | the wishes of the lamily of the late Mayor were | ascertained, COMMISSIONERS OF FMIGRATION. | ——>+ A special meeting of the Commissioners of Eml- gration was held at the ofice of the Commission, Castie Garden, yesterday, for the purpose of taking | action in reference to the death of Mayor Have- | meyer. President Hurlbut occupied the chair | and called the meeting to order. He said:— GeNTLEMEN—You have been called together to : ction in regard to the sudaen deatn of | jociate and esteemed member, the Hon, | emeyer, As] understand it, the forma- te Ha’ W. F. tion of this Board 18 In a great measure owing to his personal efforts and influence, and he was its first President, ana continued to hold that position unti! called by the partiality of his iellow citizens to the Mayoralty of this, his | Dative city. We mourn the loss of one who has filled many tmportant trusts, an active member of society, just in all bis dealings, of strict integrity, | of true worth and who enjoyed the confidence of his | Jellow citizens in an eminent degree. We tender | ourceep and hearvielt sympathies to his bereaved | family and friends, and may the sad lesson taught be improved by each one of us jor cur temporal | and spiritual good. | Commissioner Lynch moved that a committee of three be appointed to draitresolutions. ‘The Ohair | named as tuis committee Commissioners Lynch, | Forrest and Starr. These gentiemen retired and shortly afterwards returned with the foliowing resolutions :— Whereas the Uommissioners of Emigration have | with deep regret of the sudden death ot the villiam F, Mavemeyer, Mayor of the city of New ‘& member of this Boaru, and whereas the de- ed gentleman Was one ot the originators and chief promoters in the establishment Im the years 1M6 and | is47 of wis commission, and was the first President of the Board, ana serviny in that capacity antil his duties as Mayor’ necessitated the resigning of the office, but uiways continuing to aid and forward the interests of | the ission , therefore That the Board of Commissioners of Emi r testimony to the great services rendered to ( emigeation by thelr late associate, in whose ome the emigrants lave lost a kind ana zealous | Irlend. Resolved, That the Board Join the general voice of | sorow in which the, citizens of New York mourn the | Joss of their honored Chiet Magistrate, Resolved, hat this Board tender to the family deceased their protouna sympathy in the great ber: ment which has beialien them. Resolved, That the Commissioners, out of respect to the memory of the deceased, attend his funeral in a veteolved, That these resolutions, suitably engrossed, be transuilted to the irrends ot the deceased and be en tered in full om the minutes, Commissioner Lynch said:—It is unfortunate for the Board that they have not in their num- ber one who is biessed with the gift of eloquence, 1 will, however, not allow the occasion to pass without eaying & word in testimony of the Ja bors for the benefit of this commission of the late Mayor. It is hardly a month since tbat after our regular meeting he entertained us for certainly | two hours with a history of this Board during its early days. He said that im 1846 and 1847 the immigrants assembeld and CAUSED GREAT TROUBLE around the City Hall. At that time tne Mayor had control of the emigration, and the shipping men claimed control The shipping men estab- lished shanties and hospitals over in what ts now te city of Williamsburg, then nothing but a vacant country, These shanties caused great York. vy h other | B. | sioners’ ts | again. | and unite in bearing tribute | nue; Dr. Levi Jewett, of No, 367 West Fourteenth | tuose past days know, They had to bs orokeo up. Peopié coming to the country came tn contact with sharpers and thieves, Mr. Havemeyer, AD- drew Carrigan, Gregory Dilion afd Rovert ii, Min- turn went earnestly at work at this thing, and | Mey were determined that immigrants shouid be cared for and keot away from these scoundre!s, They drafted a bill and went to A.bany, aud got the bill passed. That established this Board of Commissioners, On looking over the names of the origina! Commissioners | find the last of them de- Ez this life yesterday, ‘The list reads as follow: iiliam 'F, Havemeyer, Guiitan ©. Ver- lanck, James Boorman, Jacob Harvey, Robert B. inturn, David ©. Colden, Leopold Blevurt Gregory Dillon, William V, Brady ana Franc tryker. The last of the original Commis. dead. Their record is a govd record. They were all good men. They were nodela for us to follow. ‘@ may well hope that we shall be as good in our w: they were in tne! Whiie Mr, avemeyer bad his own pecullaritics, he was a goog and kind sort of man. He loved justice and he bated iniquity, The resolutions which have just been passed give expression to our opinion a8 to what he has done. 1t.s our duty to speak well of him, a8 We cannot well do other- wise. We have now to tender our coudolence to his family, Commissioner Storrs, who in his speech was fre- quently interrupted by his emotions, sald :—Prob- ably there is no member of this Board whose mem- ory goes so lar back a8 mine does in reiation to Mr. Havemeyer, I have known him {rom a Dey up to the present time. He was always my iriend. [ have received much encouragement (rom that man. He was aimost daily at my side. He gave me s0cn advice as a@ young man should have. To be brief, Mr. President, 1 would oniy say that at the time of the establishment of this cumumission he called upon me to MAKE A REQUEST that I should take a subordinate position under the Commissioners, I accepted the position with many thanks, I knew tiat be intended to better my condition by overing me such a position. | remained as long as the Commissioners thought my services were needed, 1 then retired {rom the position I held, in 1847, After some months had passed he asked that I should take the position I should very gladly have avatied myseif of the opportunity, but a few days before | had made arrangements to go into business, and hud so far committed myseil that I could not well get out of it. I declined to take the position. Alter enter- | ing into this position he was again my friend. Datly he was with me giving me advice. Probably | I knew the good characteristics of that man as well as any other man living to-day. He was good to all men. He was a good adviser to y.ung men and trequently gave them advice, as to how they should go on in busines: how they should proceed to make a sale eusily; and how they should make themselves respected. I tnink it was the last occasion that he Was present with this Commission, which was ou the occasion of the visit of His Honor the Lord Mayor of Dublin, that he spoke of my early con- nection with this body. I feel proud of the char- acter that le gave me on that occasion. I have no doubt that he felt that L deserved it, Tnis was | one of the many acts of kindness he showed | toward me. I ieel his loss greatiy. In connec. | tion with this Board { feel his !oss deeply. I am glad to be present to-day to give my voice of con- | sent in the passage of these resolutions, which speak so highly of his character. Commissioners Maujer and Forrest both spoke very favorabiy, but briefly, o! the reputation oi the late Mayor. The resolutions were passed and the Board ad- journed, with instructions to the Secretary to notily them of the day and hour of the tuneral. THE POLICE BOARD. At a special meeting of the Board of Police Com- missioners , yesterday morning, General Duryee | oMclaily announced the death of Mayor Have- | meyer, and presented the following preamble and | resolutions, which were immediately adoptea:— Whereas the decease of the Hon. W. F. Havemeyer, | Mayor of this city, Is publicly announced as having sud: denly occurred yesterday noon, while in the active dis- charge of his duties; and whereas it is fit and proper that this Board should give expression to its feelings and sentiments on so sad and momentous an occurrence, | to the memory and worth | ot the departed Chief Magistrate of this city; theretore | i Resolved, That while we bow in humble submission | | | | | to the will of an ali-wise Providence in removing #0 | suddenly trom our midat, tall of honor and years, W. | Havemeyer, Mayor of the city of New York, we feel that | this city "has lost one of its most eminent ‘and virtnous public servants and the community one of its most self | aucrifleing and public-spirited citizens. | Resolved, That this Board deeply sympathizes with the bereaved family, relatives and friends of the de- ceased in their irreparable loss of an affectionate hus band, devoted parent. kind relative and faithful friend. | Resolved, Ag a token of respect, that the buuiding aud | ubiic rooms of the Central Office be appropriately raped in mourning for a period of thirty days, and that the Board of Police attend the funeral of the deceased in ys Resoived, That the foregoing preamble and resolutions be entered at length on the minutes ot the Board, anda copy thereof be suitably engrossed and forwarded to the family of the deceased. After the resolutions were adopted, Commission- | ers Disbecker and Voornis made some remarks ex- } pressive of the veneration in which they bad always heid the late Mayor. THE HEALTH BOARD. » ci The Board of Health at their meeting yesterday afternoon adopted the following resolutions rela- tive to the death of Mayor Havemeyer:— Whereas the Board of Health has been officially in- formed of the sudden death of the Hon. Willian F. Havemeyer. Mayor of the city of New York, while in | the discharge of the duties of his office, Resolved, That in the death of Mr. Havemeyer, the city has lost one of its most public spirited citizens, who through along and active eareer has exhibited the highest virtue of citizenship, the most commendable and ugeful interest in the public’ welfare, the most inaomita- fe zeal in the performance of duty and unswerving dis- charge of the trusts pertaining to the high offices which he has been called upon to fill, | Resolved, That we hereby tender our sincere sym- | Pathies to the family of the deceased, and in accord- ance with official request and personal sense of our obli- gations and respect to the memory ofthe late Mayor, the offices of the Department will be appropriately draped in mourning and closed on the day of the obsequies, and the members will atten the funeral ina Body: | Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be suitably Ge tea and forwarded to the family of the deceased (ay or. DEPARTMENT OF PARKS. A meeting of the Board of the Department of Public Parks, specially convened by the President, | was held on the Ist inst, when the following action was unanimously adopted: — ‘The Mayor of the city of New York, the Hon. William F. Havemeyer, having died suddenly, on the 3th uit., while in the discharge of lus public dates, the Commis- fioners of this department ot the city government are deeply moved by the unexpected event, and hasten to record their willing testimony to the general Jadzment oftheir fellow citizens that his private and. public. life | have alike been governed by the principles of high honor and unswerving integrity. The department orders that the offices of the Commissioners be draped | in mourning ; that the department be closed on the day | of the funeral, that the Commissioners attend tho | solemnities, and that these words of regret and con- | dolence ve engrossed and sent to the family of the deceased. THE INQUEST. Coroner Kickhoff held yesterday the inquest in | the case of our late Mayor at the mansion, in Four- | teenth street. The foliowing citizens were impanelled as jory- | men:—Dr. Charles T. Jewett, of No, 91 Eighth ave- | street; Dr. Maurice A. Miller, of No, 362 West | Eighteenth street: Alexander Cash and Samuel | D, Styles, of No, 356 West Fourteenth street, and | Owen Murphy, of No. 79 Second avenue, | HENRY HAVEMBYER'S STATEMENT. Henry Havemeyer, son of the deceased, sald he | resided at No. 15 West Seventeenth street. He Jast saw his father alive on Saturday morning, when he was in apparently good health. How- | ever, he had been suffering for some time with dyspepsia and flatulency, and at times he com. | plained of oppression at bis chest, woich would | be relieved by belouing of wind, The witness said | be knew nothing of the circumstances of the death except from hearsay, ALDERMAN MORRIS’ RECITAL. Alderman Morria, of No, 117 West Twenty-first street, said the deceased walked into the Mayor’ office at about twenty minutes to twelve; ne was standing in the outer office when the deceased | passed in; he appeared to be suffering from a | eniliand as though he were cold; bis overcoat was buttoned up closely and his collar turned up; | he nad been abont stx minutes in the inner office when I walked tn and found him pacing the floor; | he showed signs of distress, beat his chest several times and Was belching wind; witness asked what was the matter and he ssid he had been to Fiush- ing, and in consequence of the train breaking down he had walked between two and three miles to the city; ne thougnt the cold air which he had “sucked in” had produced the wind in his stomach; witness offered to take him home, but deceased said it was nothing but wind and that it would be all overin a iew minutes; then she Alderman wanted to fete physician, but he ridiculed the idea and said he could “get over it shortly; the Alderman as weil ag the deceased thought it was wind colic that he Was suffering from; alter a while he appeared to be relieved of the belching and took @ tumbler full of brandy; he appeared to be reiieved alter that, and remarked that 1B FELT AS WELL AS EVER. and he looked so; then ne sat down in his chair to Prepare for his work; he ruobed his glesses with hts Bandkerchiel and talked to the Alderman about Matters in weneral; when asked how he he said first rate; he promised that if he felt worse he would go home and have his age dae | called; he spoke in cheerful voice, and the witness thought all waa richt; witness | bis physique; he was of the opinion tnat death | | limited ; in the evening. | ard seemea to make particular efforts in his 9 * DECEMBER walked into the outer office just as the deceased began opening bis letters; he had only been out a moment or two when the messenger, Halloran, or some one else called out “Help! and Mr, Wendell and witness rushed into the room where they saw the Mayor sitting in the centre of the Muor; he a peared to be in & sort of spasm, and four of us picked him up and laid him on the lounge; | sent for a doctor, blunkets and quilts, and ip the mean- time we were rubbing his hands and feet; the surgeon arrived, felt bis pulse and pronounced him dead; when T first saw the deceased tis 1a¢ was slightly flushed, but only for a short tin subsequently he looked fatigued and appeared to feel great oppressiou in the upyer part of bi chest; be looked as a stout man would look when fatigued; when we found him on the Moor he did not recognige any of us. THR MESSENGER'S TESTIMONY. Jono J. Halloran, messenger at the Mayor's omMce, said the late Mayor appeared tired and lan- ‘uid When he came in; he brought him some randy and peppermint, thinking that 1b might relieve his belchtn, oj wind; the Mayor pro- ceeded with the ordinary routine business of the office, and at that time Was apparently recovered ; alier Mr, Benneville came tn we carried htm to the Inver room and laid him on the sola, and while some persons were rubbing his hands and feet, as | Stated by Alderman Morris, | went tor a doctor, who said that he was sull alive and gave me a | prescription; when I returned trom the druggist’s the Mayor was dead, THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN'S STORY. Dr. Robert L. Newton, of No, 137 West Forty- seventh street, the lamily physician, said he had neve: veard him compiain of any trouble about the head; in fact he had not heard bim complun in any way; be had never suttered trom rheuma- | tism, as far as he was aware of; & ew days ago, when the witness saw him, he remarked that his health was very good; he was always proud of Was caused by valvular disease of tne heart, Dr. Marsn, the Deputy Coroner, testified that he had examined the body, and trom the history of the case he had come to the saine conclusion. With this the testimony closed, and tne pondeveniavorr of death from disease o1 ear, RESOLUTIONS OF REGRET. ary the Resolutions of respect for the memory and ad- miration for the virtues of the deceased were passed by the Directors of the Pennsylvania Coal Company, of which Board he was a member, and by several ovher corporate bodies of the city, ‘The Board of Education yesterday passed reso-: lutions of regret at the death of the Mayor, who bad been the faithful {riend of the ree school sys- tem, and ordered that the schools be closed on tae day o! the :uneral. THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. It was generally understood that the relatives of the deceased Mayor were averse to any public | demonstration in connection with his ob- | sequies, although many were anxtous to honor the occasion with ceremonies befitting the funeral of the Chief Magistrate of the city, and while the civic authorities would naturally yield to any request made by the immediate iriends of the deceased it seems that & general desire prevailed to render the last sad | rites as imposing as possible, so far as official par- ticipation therein could make them. The sub- committee of the committee of arrangements, consisting of Aldermen Morris, Van Schnaick and Wade, were accordingly deputed wo | confer with the relatives of the deceased, and last evening Alderman Morris waited un them a@t the house of the late Mayor in Fourteenth street to represent the views of the corporate bodies. In view of the pressure brought to bear be at the friends of the deceased gentleman and of the representations mude to the eifect that he | had died while occupying one of the most im- portant offices in the gift of the citizens, tt was finally agreed, alter consultation, that tne | request of the civic authorities should be acceeded to, The funeral services wiil take plave on Satur- day morning, first at the residence of the late Mayor's relatives, after which the remains will be conveyed to St. Paul’s Methodist church, corner of Twenty-second street and Fourth avenue, | At the conclusion of the ceremomes in the church the body will be intrusted | to the charge of the civic authorities, when a pro- cession will be formed enroute to Greenwood Cemetery. The heads of departments and other city officials will be invited to artict. pate. Bishops Janes and Crawiord will robably officiate on the occasion, and tne ‘uneral oration will be preached by the Rev. Mr. Bottome. The funeral services would have taken place iu his cburch in Seventh avenue, near Fourteenth street, where the deceased Mayor aioe worshipped, but owing to its somewnat imensions it was deemed necessary to | have them performed tn St. Paul’s, which accom. | modates 2,000 persons. It may be mentioned that owing to the wish of the family the remains will not be exposed to public view. The Seventh and Twenty-second regiments have volunteered their services, and the Oid Guard will act asa guard of honor on the occasion. The line of march will be from the church on Fourth avenue down Broadway, thence to the South ferry and to | Greenwood, THE VISIT TO CHARLICK. On Sunday evening Mayor Havemeyer visited Mr. Oliver Charlick at his country residence, about two mules from Flushing. The visit was | connected with @ proposed sale of the Long | island Railroad, of which Mr. Charlick is the Prest- dent, and of which Mayor Havemeyer was a large | Stockholder. Mr. Charlick had expected the Mayor, and for the purpose had sent his own carriage to Hunter’s Point to convey his friend out, The Mayor was exact according to appoint- ment and arrived at Mr. Charlick’s house late He was received by Mra. Ohar- lick, a8 her husband was sicg in bed and very low. He was, indeed, so sick that he received the | 1874.-TRIPLE SHEET. ' o’clock yesterday. | in substance that his course for the short period | during which he was called to administer the office | Tax Commissioner Wheeler, Comptroller Green | Vance can boid over until January 1, 1876. Here | | which a Mayor can be chosen, but not within ten di when a representative of the HERALD called to see Mr, Charlick at the bleak, cold residence out on Long , Said that it Was impossible for Mr. Cnarlick to be seen ag Ms condition was very criti- cal, and they bad oot dared to inform him of the death of Mayor Havemeyer, “Indeed,” said Mrs, Charlick, who looked very much affected, “I pe- lieve the shock oi such news mignt kill im, We don’t know how to break it to him, as to-morrow we shall pave to let him see the papers, Mayor Havemeyer was in very good heaith | when he left here, apd I don’t think the walk he took can have been the cause of bis death. He said ¢uat he slept very well last night, and certainly ate avery hearty breakfast, ir. lick saw him on business, but there was nothing said or done that coulda have annoyed him, [have known Mr. Havemeyer for years, and I don’t know that Tever saw lim looking better than he did tois morning.” Miss Charlick coug§rmed what her mother said, id aisy Seamed much distressed that ner father should learn the news too suddenly. The whole family were in a state of excitement that can easily be conceived and the impression among them was too evident that tne head of their own household was himseif in @ condition of the great- est danger, MORE MUNICIPAL COMPLICATIONS. Mayor Vance at Work—He Will Make No Removals at Present=The New President of the Board of Aldermen, &e. Mayor Vance arrived at his office at eleven Our new Mayor ad interim 18 the personification of courtesy and good breeding and received his visitors during the day with agreeable and frank address. The unfinished routine business leit by his predecessor demanded almost his entire attentiun. Numerous warrants were signea for the payment of officials, yesterday being the first of the month, The sudden demise of Mayor Havemeyer necessarily left much embar- Tassing work to be attended to. Mr. Vance was therefore busily occupied, and for hours compellea to remain secluded from all visitors, giving di- rections to that effect to his attendant, Previous to the death of Mayor Havemeyer rumors were current among politicians generally that he intended to make several removals before the 1st of January. Comptroller Green, Corpora- tion Counsel Smith, Commissioner of Public Works Van Nort, Police Commissioner Disbecker and Others were to feel the axe of decapitation. Of course these removals became contingent upon charges to ve regularly preferred and the action ofthe Governor. Now, that the hand of death has swept away the man said to have contemplated those movements, speculation is again rife as to the probable action of Mayor Vance. Ava late hour yesterday afternoon a HERALD representative called upon that gentleman to as- certain his views upon this point. He remarked of Mayor would be strictly conservative. He did not intena to remove anybody, but if tt became necessary tor the public service and charges came beiore Lim 1p a iegal manner, he would, of eourse, take the proper steps made incumbent upon lum by tne charter of the city. THE PRESIDENCY OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Several candidates were taiked of yesterday around the City Hall for the position of President of the Board of Aldermen, made vacant by the ele- | vation of Mr. Vance to the Mayoralty. Aldermen Ottendorfer, BfMlings, Flanagan and Gilon have been mentioued. It seems to be a settled fact, however, that Alderman Flana- gan 16 the winning man tn the race. As this Position carries with tt membership in the Board of Apportionment there may be yet a lively con- test. The estimates for 1575 have not been com- pleted. Tue Board of Apportionment, as last constituted, passed them over to the Aldermen, who increased the appropriation some $207,000. The law makes itincumbent that this whole mat- ter shall be arranged belore the 1st of January, so that listle time remains. Comptroller Green Will, it is sald, press the claimsof Alderman Gtion. and Mayor Vance now compose the Board, and the jourth member is yet to be elected. A VACANCY IN THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, The chapter, a8 amended by section 1, enapter 75, laws of 1873, specifies as follow:—Any va- cancy now existing, or which may hereafter oc- cur, 1n either the Board of Aldermen or Board of Assistant Aldermen, by reason ol the death or resignation, or of any ocher cause of a member of eituer Of said boards, shall ve filled by election b; the Board in which such vacancy exists or shail arrive, by a vote of a majority of all the members elected to said Board, and the person so elected to fill any such vacancy shall serve until the 1st day of January, at noon, nexc succeeding the first gene- ral election occurring not less than thirty days after the happening of such vacancy, but not be- yond the expiration of the term in which the Vacancy shall occur, and at such election a person shall be elected to serve the remainder, i! any, of | such unexpired term, Under this clause an alderman js to be elected by that Board to fill the vacancy until the Ist of January created by the change in Mayor Vance’s | position, The name of the lucky gentleman thus to be selected to serve the city for some thirty days has not yet transpired. A “MAYOR'S”? NEST, Certain lawyers proclaimed yesterday that they had found a clause in the charter by which Mayor | it 1s, section 21 of article 3:— In case of a vacaney he (the Mayor) the first Monday of January succeedin| election, and at the general election next to be shail so act until the next general at held, atter the occurrence of any such vacancy, a Mayor ali be chosen tor the unexpired term for witch such officer was chosen, and no special election shall be held to fill | such vacancy. It this construction of the law holds good, and Mayor Vance wishes to avail himseif of it, Mr. Wickham will be compelled to remain some time ake before taking possessiun of the executive oltice, SKETCH OF THE NEW MAYOR, Mayor in.bed. The laiter sat by the bedside of his fiend for some hours in an easy chair, and the conversation was a long, and, it is fair to presume, an interesting one to both parties. What was decided upon during this conversation about the sale of the Long Island Railroad is not known, as the friends were left alone during nearly all the time. Itis said, however, that the Mayor was in favor of sell- ing immediately, while Mr. Charlick proposed to wait some time yet, Late in the evening the wile and daughters of Mr. Charitck entered the room and the conversation became general and ran upon general topics. It was very late when the Mayor bid Mr. Charlick “good niguw” and retired to the room waich had been prepared for him, It is stated by those who were present that during the evening the Mayor was in the best of spirits blunt, hearty way to cheer up nis sick friend, who was despondent in his demeanor and conversation. After the ladies had enterea the room there was much laughter and joliity irom the Mayor and when he leit for the night ail felt very bappy, and even Mr, Charlick himself could not resist the influence oi the scene. Mayor Havemeyer upon going up stairs went imme- diately to bed and the people in the house noticea that his lignt was out fifteen minutes after he leit Mr. Charlick’s bedside. At seven o’clock yester- day morning he was called by the servant girl and about half ap hour afterward he was dressed and down stairs and again called in upon Mr. Charlick, Who was no better than the night before. Mr. Havemeyer was in the same good spirits and by | those who KNEW HIM WELL and for many years it 1s said that he never looked better in nis ilie or showed more elasticity of | spirit, He again sat by the bedside, in his seat of the night beiore, and @ sort conversation took place between the two gentiemen. Tie Mayor said jocularly, that alter bis term was over he'd pass Many & pleasant evening with Charlick in the city during the coming winter. The conversation was interrupted by breakfast being announced, and the Mayor went into the dining room, which adjoius the room in which Mr, Charlick Jay. At the oreaktast table were Mayor Havemeyer, Mrs. Charlick, the two Misses Charlick and a younger brother of the latrer. The meal was, 0! course, a very plentiful one, and the |Mayor ate very heartily. Hie parwok of some steak, potatoes, bread and butter and coffee, | and ate with an appetite that did credit to a good digestion. The company present thought nothing Ol It, however, as they knew the Mayor to be & very hearty eater at all times when in heaith. Alter breakfast the Mayor, as the train was near! due at the depot, bid a hasty “goodby” to Mr, Chat ick and to the family, and walked to the depot, only about an eighth of a mile off. The train was due here at hall-past eignt and the Mayor had five minutes to spare. This was tne depot of what is known aé the Central ang North Side Ratiroad ana this particular depot is Known as Flushing. The Mayor had been waiting ior afew moments when in- teiligence came that the train due from Great Neck had broken down and would not de along for some time. This seemed to annoy the Mayor very mach, as he wanted to be in the city at an early hour, having much business to attend to. He therefore determined to walk to the depot ot the Long Island Ratiroad tn Piushing itsell, and about two miles away, as a train was to leave there at nine o'clock. ‘It was very cold, and the Mayor set out at a good pace along the track of the North Side Railroad, as the two miles had to be done in less than half an hour. The walkin; was very dificult, as the sleepers were 4 constant annoyaiice, and ruts happen every few paces of the way. How lar this affected the deceased gentleman 1t is impossibie to say, but such quick Walking im- mediately alter a heavy breakiast must necessarily have affected the heart somewhat, The Mayor, how- ever, succeeded in reaching Flushing in time, and threw himself into the car on the Long Jsland road very much exhausted. Three-quarters of an hour afterward he was in New York, and two hours efter he was dead, On Monday Mrs. Qharlick, | ers. The detectives, therefore, pounced upon the | Mr. Vance was born in Bucks county, Pennsyl- | Vania, and was subsequently educated in Piilladel- | phia. He was engaged in business in that city on the breaking out of the Mexican war, and was appointed to &@ captaincy in a cavalry regiment, in which capacity he served until tie ena ot the war. Soon after he entered into business in this city and became asenior partner in the house of Mitchell, Vance & Co., @ posttion that he still holds. He early interested himself in our educa- tional system, and at various times held the oilices of Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Board of Education and President of the Execu- tive Committee oi the College of the City of New York. In 1871 he was elected on the reform ticket to the Board of Aldermen, representing in that body the Sixteenth ward. He was re-elected in 1872 and 18 at present President of the Board. As | such he is designated by law to succeed Mayor Havemeyer, und to act as Mayor until Mr. Wick- | ham enters into office on the Ist of January next. He is about fity-five years of age and is a repub- lican in politics. IMMIGRANT SWINDLERS. Arrest of Three Suspected Men on Broad- way. Yesterday afternoon Detectives Walling and Woolsey had a lively encounter with some Italian immigrant swindlers om Broadway, near Wall street. The officers were on duty down town early in the morning and about nine o’clock they saw three men, two of whom they recognized as confidence operators, who have impoverished numerous unsuspecting foreigners, mainly Italians, They watched the swindlers ior several hours and saw them make five or six attempts to wheedle ‘“greennorns” out of their money. Tne persons whom they selected, every one, refused to be victimized. Walling and Woolsey waited patiently jor them to catch @ gadgeon, but they falled to do so, and, ag the officers vad to report at the Central OMice at four o'clock, they determined to take the inde- fatigable confidence men with them so as to pre- venta victim from being practised upon, They | | of compellin; were also prompted to do this by the fact that there have been numerous complaints made to Superintendent Waliing by persons who nave been swindled by such men as the detectives were | watching, and in the hope that these men would be recognized by the swindled people as their victim. | confidence men. ‘The latter, however, made a | desperate resistance, One of tiem, a tall, strong. | framed man, who calls himself Charies Mille fought Detective Woolsey, and in the struggle b tween them the latter had his coat aimost torn from his person, Otner officers went to the aid of tne detectives, and the Swindlers were forced to Latah arrest, They were taken to the Central om here their pictures aiready adorned the Rogues’ Gallery, and where they were locked up. Their names are Charles Miller, a Canadian; Emanuel Gonzaio, a Spaniard, and Gustavus Iche, an Italian. It 18 believed that they will be speedily identified by some of the duped immigrants. “POLICE AFFAIRS, The Police Commissioners held their regular semi-weekly meeting yesterday aiternoon. Their doings were not of great interest. They referred the citizens’ petition on the subject of Sunday evening theatrical amusements to Superintendent Walling, whom they instructed to act in accord- ance with law against all managers Who have not procured injunctions to restrain the police. atroimen A. Kenny, of the Nineteenth, and Jonn F. Carroll, of the Twenty-first precinct, were dis- missed from the police force, and the followin: named men were appointed as members o1 t:—J. Good, J. J. Kane, James Fisher, G. EB. Bickwell, H. Hammond, John O’Hourke, T. H. Reid, B. Hackett and W. Simms, Nine men were cited to appear beiore the Commissioners preliminasy to appointment as vatroimene Tyr THE DRAGON DISEASE. Death Route Through New York—Ag Examination of the Pest-Maps of th Board of Health—Diphtheria ana Smallpox the Scourges—Important Re- port of the Sanitary Committee. Many citizens believe the reports of deaths by diphtheria and smallpox have been greatly exag- gerated, but the health oficers of the city know that the warnings of the press, and their recom- Mendations in regard to the above diseases have sought to prepare tne public mind to deal hon- estly and intelligently with the grave subject of the scourges, rather than to create unnecessary alarm. The danger is actual, as any one may dis- cover for himself 1 he will take the trouble to vinit the ofices of’ the Board of Health and exam- ine THE PEST MAPS which ve been prepared under the orders of that body. There are two of them and they have the sombre headings of “Diphtheria” and “Smale pox.” Blue snd red spots are marked tn nearly every block on Manhattan Island, and sometimes they are so close that they almost make a sinister” blot in designating the ravages of the dreaded destroyers of human life. On the diphtheria map are to be found about four hundred of sbese terribie blood marks, all of which have occurred during the months of Octo- ber ana November. Upon analyzing tnis frightial record yesterday @ HERALD representative dis- covered that the bulk of deaths seemed to be marked from Dover and Frankfort streets to the East River, extending tn crooked lines to the’ Nortn River, with varying virulence on both sides of the island up to Central Park. From Roosevelt street and the New Bowery to the East River these olue and red marks are thiok. Espe- cially is this so in Madison and Henry streets and in East Broadway. In the neighborhood of tomp- kins square they occur with sinister regularity, and are mournfully suggestive. Crossing over to the west side—still following the dragon's trail— from Hudson and Greenwich, and through such a group of cross streets as Charles, Onristopher, Grove, Barrow, Commerce, Coynelta and Carmine, the death blotches are painfully frequent. In ‘Twelfth street, both east and west, up to Central Park, they are clearly traced; but through Secona Third, Lexingion and Fourth avenues, on the easp side, they almost cover the outlines of the blocks, The destroyer pauses after Fifty-fourth street ts reached on the west side, as if strangled by the keen, sweet alr of our lovely park, but gathering strength among the hollows beyond its fair bor- ders, the hideous spots appear again on the block bounded by 128th and 129th streets, Fifth and Sixth avenues; 170th street is especially scourgea in the netghbornood of the Kingsbridge road, and the deaths there have been really alarming. The old plague smallpox—to which jalso a map 1s agevoted—shows the cases, not deaths, to be about 350 in the two months of October and No- vember, I'he west side of the island is nearly free, THE DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM, and from 156th to 16lat streets, where numerous the map, such as Filty-third anda Fifty-ninth Streets, on the west side also, the blue and red ta- the east side, {rom Stanton and Houston streets to Etghtieth street, ranging through all the smallpox marks distigure the fair city map, Citi- zens Who would know the truth would do well to Mittee in connection wito this visitation of qisease and death submitted to the Board yester- Haaurn Derantuene ov tue City or New Yorn, New Yous, Dec. 1 lowing propositions concerning diphtheria, which em- boay deductions from the investigations of the lavest MODE OF ATTACK. Diphtheria is caused by the inoculation of the air pas- infects the whole system: the local inflammation is attended with the formation of membrane (exudation) ; local int HOW IT SPREADS. Diphtheria is therefore a contagious disease (not act with objects and persons intected: itu fused by the exbalations of the d_ the air sur- act of Kissing, cougiing, spitting, sneezing, of by the in- fected articles used, as towels, napkins, handkerchiefs, places, rooms and houses, where it may occasion cases after the lapse of months. ment It lodges upon the tissue, but, like a vaccinath Causes but slight sensible effects in trom two to tive pricking pain in swallowing; the throat becomes red, und patches of white exudation appear, and the glands except at cases have been marked. In isolated portions of dications of disease and death are frequent. Ou blocks, and from avenue D to Fourth avenue, study the following report of the Sanitary Com- day by the Sanitary Committee :— The Sanitary Committee respecttully er by and most competent medical authorities: sages with the diptnoritic poison, which from this point the fever and general symptoms are the result of erhaps ag marked as scarlet fever). \nduced by con Foundigg them, or directly bythe exudation, as in the &c. The poison clings with great tenacity to certain In ordinary attacks the poison. becins to act the mo-" days; then is marked prostration, dryness of throat and of the neck swell In mild cases these symptom: side on the third or fourth day from their appearances if more severe these symptoms may be prolonged; if an+ favorable the er increases, the iocal inflammation spreads and exhaustion rapidly follows, RKDISPOSING CONDITIONS, The Person.—Diphtheria attacks by preference chil- dren between the ages of one and ten years, the great- est mortality being in the second, thira and fourth years; children of feeble constitution, and those weak- ened by previous sickness, and those suffering from catarrh, croup and other forms of ubroat atlectious. Social Kelations.—All classes are liable to diphtheria where tt is prevailing, but those suffer most severely who live in low, wet grounds: in houses with imperfect drains, or surrounded by offensive matters, as pri decaying animal and vegetable retuse; in damp rooms, as cellars; in overcrowded and unventilated apart: Seasons. —Diphrheria is hot affected by either heat or cold, drought or rain, ‘PRECAUTIONS. (a) The Dwelling or Apartment—Cieanliness in ana around the dwelling and pure air in living and sleeping rooms are of the utmost Importance wherever any con- tagious disease is prevailing, as cleanliness tends both to prevent aud mitigate it Every kind and source of Hith around and in the house showid be thoroughly re- : and foul areas should be cleaned fe drains should be pee In, per. repair; dirty walls ceilings should lime-washed, “and every | occupied room id be thoroughly ventilated. Apartments which have been occupied by persons sick with diphtheria should be cleansed with disinfectants, ceilings lime washed and woodwork painted. the carpots, bedclothes, upholstered turniture, &c., exposed many days to fresh air and the sunlight (ull articles which may be boiled or subjected to nigh degrees of heat should be thus disin- fected); such rooms should be exposed to currents of fresh air for at least one week before reoccupation. () Well Children.—When diphtheria is prevailing no child should be aliowed to kiss strange children, nor those suflering from sore throat (th eet custom children to kiss every visitot is a well contrived inethod of propagating other graver than diphtheria); nor should it sleep with or be confined to rooms occupied by, or use, articles, as toys, taken 1m the mouth; handkerchiets, “&c., beldnging to children having sore throat, croup or catarrh. If the weather is Cold the child should be warmly clad with flannels, (© When diphtheria is in the house or in the family the’ well children should be scrupalously kept apart from the sick in dry, weil-aired rooms, and every possible source: of infection through the air, by personal contact with the sick and by articles used about them or in thelr rooms, should be rigidly guarded. Every attack of sore throat, croup and catarrh should be at once attenied to. The feeble should have invigorating food and treatment. (@ Sick Children.—The sick should b@ rigidly isolated in well aired (the air being entirely changed at least hourly), unlighted rooms, the outtlow of air being as far As possible through the external windows by depressing the upper and elevating the lower sash, or a chim heated by a fire in an open fire place: ‘all discharge from the mouth and nose should be received into vessels containing disinfectants, as solutions of carbolic acid sulphate of zino, or upon cloths which are immedi urned or, if not burned, thoroughly boiled or pt under a diintecting fluid. ect submitied, iced STEPHEN SMITH, Chairman, THE FIRST WARD HOMICIDE, Deputy Coroner Marsh will make to-day a post- mortem examination of the body of Henry Brown, & night watchman, of No. 66 Mott street, who died yesterday at the Park Hospital from injurtes 1 flicted by P. Mahoney, of No. 117 Cherry street, Both were watchmen at pter 2 North River, and on the 26th of November Brown, who had bee! drinking very freely, got intoxicated. Mahoney, tt appears, twitted him with his drunken condition, upon which Brown ferocious!y assaulted him with aclub, Mahoney used his club also, and a desper- ate fight ensued in which Brown drew a istol and in which both combatants were Caaiy however, got the worst of had to =be—s sent to the Park Hospital, while Mahoney was sent to the ‘Tombs to await the result of Brown’a | ments 4 Brown, and | injuries, Brown’s body was yesterday removed opt street, by permission of Coroner Ficxhoft, and the inquest will be held some time this week. Brown was fifty-one years old, and jeaves a Widow to mourn his death, Mahoney's bruises are also very severe, OHICAGO FIRE RISKS, A meeting was held yesterday afternoon of the National Board of Fire Underwriters to consider the report of the committee that had been sent to} Chicago to examine into the condition of that city in regard to risks, Mr. Stephen Crowell, chatr- man of the Executive Committee of the National Board, presided, and the report, a somewhat Vole umtinous document, was read by Mr. Oakley. Om motion, the following resolution was unaniM adopted Resolved, That in view of the report of the com: Appointed “to visit Chicago, and of the aa of the 8 to No. 66 already made and of those now in progress. and Assurances given said committee by the ‘authoritie: Chicago that the recommendations of General Shaler in regard to the Fire Department will be carried out the earliest practicable date, the companies belong! ‘d be advised that the questiot t Chicago 1s referred to the sev uch acuion as they Wi, ind) vidi deem wise and prudent in view of the rmavon sented by the report of said committee. ‘The meeting then adjourned, after ordering Feport to be printed,