^LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.! # # J UNITED STATES UF AMERICA, f rUr REPORT SPECIAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, RELATIVE TO THE CATASTROPHE I HAGUE STREET, ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4th, 1850. PRESENTED BY ALDERMAN GRIFFIN. NEW YORK: McSpedon & Baker, Printers to the Common Council,, 1850. ~T3"5ol l-UNr (c- 3 309f -<■& REPORT CF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, RELATIVE TO THE CATASTROPHE IN HAGUE STREET, ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4th, 1850, On Monday, the 4lh day of February, 1850, a melan- choly and most deplorable calamity occurred in our city, caused by the explosion of a steam boiler in the build- ing known as Nos. 3 and 5 Hague street, whereby the building was instantaneously and wholly demolished ; sixty- seven persons at work at the time therein were killed, and fifty others either severely or slightly injured. The calamity, carrying, as it did, death and grief to up- wards of seventy families, excited the deepest sympathy among all classes of our citizens, and it being deemed an event eminently requiring the notice and action of the municipal authorities of New York, and both Boards being convened, his Honor the Mayor, submitted the fol- lowing message to the Common Council in relation thereto : Gentlemen: A most appalling disaster has occurred in our city, this morning at 8 o'clock. By the explosion of a steam boiler, it is believed, an immense building in Hague street was completely demolished, and about one hundred human beings buried beneath the ruins, of whom but a few have been rescued alive. The members of the Police and Fire Departments in- stantly repaired to the scene, who, aided b} 7 the magistrates and other authorities, together with the citizens employed for the purpose, have done all, and are still doing all that human efforts can accomplish. A strong force of police and laborers will be kept in con- stant activity at the scene, until the remains of the unfor- tunate persons, whose lives have been there lamentably sacrificed, shall have been recovered. This most heart-rending disaster has affected all classes of citizens with the most profound grief, and has carried into many families the severest of woes. Under this appalling calamity, I would respectfully re- commend, that the two Boards of the Common Council appoint Committees to take such measures as they may deem the emergencies of the case may require, and to re- port their action at a subsequent meeting; and out of res- pect for the grief of those afflicted by this event, that the Common Council adjourn without the transaction of any other business. My communication is necessarily brief, as I have been during the day at the scene of the disaster. C. S. WOODHULL, Mayor. Aldermen Griffin, Dodge, Franklin, Cook, Chapman and Oakley, together with Morgan Morgans, Esq., Presi- dent, were appointed the Committee on the part of the Board of Aldermen. And Assistant Aldermen Ward, Alvord and McCarthy, together with the President, Oscar W. Sturtevant, Esq., were appointed the Committee, on behalf of the Board of Assistant Aldermen. And both Boards thereafter, without the transaction of further business, adjourned. The Committees, soon after their appointment, proceed- ed, in a body, to the scene of the disaster, and found every effort being made under the direction of the Chief of Po- lice, the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, and others of our citizens, to clear away the ruins, and to re- cover from them, those who might still survive, as well as the bodies of the killed. The Fire and Police Departments were most active ; numbers of their members labored incessantly in their work of mercy during the whole day and the succeeding night, which was intensely cold, and until every hope of rescuing alive a fellow-being had entirely vanished. The Committee gave such directions as they deemed to be necessary, in order to furnish refreshments during the night to those engaged at the riling as well as to provide for the comfort of those who might be taken out alive. A number of bodies having been taken out on Monday, and the following day, they were conveyed to the Fourth Ward Station house, and the following notice was pub- lished in the several papers of the city, so that the friends of the deceased might have every information as to where their remains could be found : NOTICE Is hereby given to the friends of those unfortunate individuals, whose lives were sacrificed by the explo- sion of a steam engine in the manufactory in Hague street, on the morning of the 4th inst., to call at the Fourth Ward Station house, (where the bodies now lay,) for the purpose of identifying them. By order of the Committee. EDMUND GRIFFIN, DANIEL DODGE, JAMES H. COOK, JACOB F. OAKLEY, GEORGE H. FRANKLIN, WARREN CHAPMAN, MORGAN MORGANS, S. L. H. WARD, FLORENCE McCARTHY, ALONZO A. ALVORD, OSCAR W. STURTEVANT, Committee of the Board of Aldermen. Committee of the Board of Assistant Aldermen. It being evident, from the appearance of several of the bodies, that they could not be identified, arrangements were made by the Committee for the burial of the same under their especial direction, and a sub-Committee, consist- ing of Aldermen Franklin, Cook *and Morgans was ap- pointed to make the necessary arrangements therefor. A communication was subsequently received from the President and Directors of the " Cypress Hills Cemetery," generously offering a plot of ground in said cemetery, for the interment of these remains. Which was accepted by the Committee, and their thanks directed to be tendered to them for the liberal offer. A communication was also received from Moses May- nard, Esq., on the part of the Long Island Railroad Com- pany, offering the gratuitous use of a train of cars on the day of the funeral to the grounds of the cemetery. The offer was accepted, and the thanks of the Commit- tee directed to be tendered to the Company, through Mr. Maynard, for the generous proposal. By Saturday the 9th of February, the ruins had been entirely removed, the locality closely searched, and every body reclaimed that could be found. The sub-Committee accordingly proceeded to make the final arrangements for the sepulture of those unfortunate persons. Tuesday, the 12th, having been fixed upon as the day, the following programme of arrangements for the funeral, was published in the several city papers : FUNERAL OF THE UNRECOGNIZED. The funeral of the unfortunate persons who lost their lives by the explosion in Hague street, and whose remains have not been identified or claimed by their friends, will take place from the Broadway Tabernacle, on Tuesday, the 12th inst., at 11 o'clock, a. m. The ceremonies will be opened with a prayer by Rev. J. P. Thompson. Af- ter which, a hymn will be read by the Rev. Henry Chase, and sung" by the choir. On the conclusion of which, Rev. E. F. Hatfield will read a portion of the Scripture. An address will then be delivered by Rev. S. H. Tyng. The ceremonies will be concluded with a prayer by Rev. S. H. Cone. The procession will then form in Broadway, right on Anthony street, and proceed down Broadway and White- hall street to the South Ferry, and thence cross to Brook- lyn, where a train of cars (which has been generously tendered for the occasion by the Long Island Railroad Company,) will be in readiness to convey the remains, and those accompanying them, to the Cypress Hills Cemetery. Further suitable ceremonies will there take place. The survivors employed in the building at the time of the disaster, are requested to attend as mourners. The societies of Hatters and Machinists especially, and the public generally, are respectfully invited to attend. GEORGE H. FRANKLIN, JAMES H. COOK, MORGAN MORGANS, Committee of Arrangements. The ceremonies at the Tabernacle were of a most inter- esting and melancholy nature. They were opened with prayer by the Rev. J. P. Thompson, pastor of the congregation worshipping in that building. A hymn was then read by the Rev. Henry Chase, of the Mariners' church, and sung by the choir, under the direction of Mr. George Loder. Upon the conclusion of which, a portion of the scrip- tures was read by the Rev. E. F. Hatfield, of the Seventh Presbyterian church. An address was then delivered by the Rev. Thomas Ar- mitage,of the Norfolk street Baptist church, (Rev. Dr. Tyng being necessarily absent in consequence of indisposition,) in which he alluded, in feeling and eloquent language, to the occasion. The benediction having been pronounced by the Rev. S. H. Cone, of the First Baptist church, The procession was formed in the following order : Committee of Arrangements. Special Committee for Relief of the Sufferers. Members of the Common Council of the city of New York. 2 10 The Rev. the Clergy in attendance. Pall Bearers. HEARSE. Pall Bearers. Pall Bearers. HEARSE. Pall Bearers, Pall Bearers. HEARSE Pall Bearers Pall Bearers. HEARSE. Pall Bearers. Workmen in the building at the time of the disaster, who escaped. Societies of Hatters and Machinists. Citizens generally. The procession moved down Broadway to Whitehall street, and through the same to the South Ferry, whence it crossed to Brooklyn, where a train of cars was in readi- ness to convey the remains of the four unfortunate indi viduals to their last resting place in the beautiful ground of the Cypress Hills Cemetery. On arriving at the Cemetery, after further suitable cere- monies, the bodies were all deposited in one grave . 11 In the meantime, the Committee had taken measures for the reception of the contributions of the citizens toward the relief of the families of the deceased and the sufferers by the calamity ; and (he following notice was published in the papers of the 7th of February : NOTICE. City Hall, New York, ) February 6th, 1850. ) At a meeting of the Special Committee appointed by the Common Council of this city, in relation to the late melan- choly catastrophe in Hague street, held at the City Hall this day, it was, on motion, Ordered — That Alderman Jacob F. Oakley be appointed Treasurer of this Committee, for the purpose of receiving the contributions of the citizens of New York, toward the relief of the families of the deceased and the sufferers by the said calamity. It was also ordered that Aldermen Oakley, Morgans and Sturtevant be appointed a Committee for the distribution of the funds that may be received by the said Treasurer. By order, EDMUND GRIFFIN, Chairman. Notice. — The Treasurer of the Special Committee of the Common Council, has the pleasure to acknowledge the re- ceipt of a donation of fifty dollars from " a Friend." N. B. Contributions may be left with the Treasurer, No. 8 City Hall. Jacob F. Oakley, Treasurer. 12 At a subsequent meeting of the Committee, on the 7th of February, it being evident to the members that the contri- butions would amount to a large sum, it was deemed proper to increase the number of the Special Committee on the distribution of the funds so received, and also that several well known citizens, not members of the Common Council, should constitute a portion of such Committee. Accordingly, the following notice was published in the several papers of the 8th of February : NOTICE. City Hall, Feb. 7, 1850. At a meeting of the Special Committee, appointed by the Common Council, in relation to the late melancholy catastrophe in Hague street, held at the City Hall this day, the following gentlemen were constituted a sub-Commit- tee for the collection and distribution of the funds for the relief of the sufferers by the calamity. Jacob F. Oakley, Treasurer. Morgan Morgans, Oscar W. Sturtevant, Sylvanus S. Ward, President, and Richard E. Mount, Treasurer of the Gen- eral Society of Mechanics and Trades- men of the city of New York. Henry T. Ingalls, Isaac Fryer, John P. Moore, James Van Norden, Edmund Griffin, 13 George H. Franklin, Daniel Dodge, Myndert Van Schaick, Alonzo A. Alvord, Florence McCarthy. The Committee will be in session in room No. 6, City Hall, daily, from 10 a. m., to 7 p. m., until further notice, for the purpose of receiving information relative to those requiring relief. By order of the Committee, EDMUND GRIFFIN, Chairman. Richard Scott, Secretary, At subsequent meetings of said sub-Committee, the fol- lowing named gentlemen were added thereto : John H. Swift, Robert M, Bruce, George A. Buckingham. A list of the names of the persons injured, and of the families who lost their head or support by the calamity, was obtained immediately after the organization of the sub-Committee on the distribution of the funds, in order that relief might, without delay, be administered to those requiring it. The families thus bereaved, as well as the parties wounded, were assigned among the several members of the Committee, as follows : The families and parties residing in Brooklyn, to Messrs. Van Norden and S. S. Ward. 14 The families of James S. Crissy, Leonard S. Brooks, Lorin King, James Brooks, Daniel Dougherty, William K. Bartlett, Francis P. Bartlett, killed, And cases of William Zuill, James Gilday, Lewis Dahy, wounded, To Jacob F. Oakley. The families of Alexander Huggins, Seneca Lake, George F. Worrall, killed, And cases of Elias Gregg, Alexander Aldrich, wounded, To Henry T. Ingalls. The families of Robert Ross, Stephen C. Osborn, Samuel F. Crissy, James Kearney, killed, To Morgan Morgans. 15 The family of Adam Neely, killed, To A. A. Alvord. The families of Isaac H. B. Osborn, Henry N. Reed, George Harvest, Abraham 0. Kelsey, William E. Townsend^ Charles Knowlton, killed, To George H. Franklin. of Eli Hull, John Rogers, Thomas Brooks, killed, To James Van Norden. of George H. Davis, Joseph Hampson, killed, To Isaac Fryer. of Peter Donohue, Lawrence Chrystal, killed, To Richard E. Mount. of George Ford, Rufus C. Whiting, Halsey King, Robert Anable, Thomas Farrall, Terrence Farrall, killed, 16 And cases of John J. Thompson, William De Lander, Jr., John C. King, Joseph An able, John Ward, Charles O. Jessup, Thomas Wood, wounded, To George A. Buckingham. The families of Thomas S. Vanderbilt, Robert H. Stremmell, Owen Brady, Samuel Tindale, killed, William S. Merritt — badly wounded— since died, And cases of Charles Dougherty, Alonzo Scofield, Marshall Vought, Clark Vought, Wesley S. Rowland, George H. Rowland, Thomas McKeever, William Forgan, wounded, To Robert M. Bruce. The families of Joseph Lockwood, Jesse Huestiss, Robert Hyslop, killed, To Daniel Dodge. 17 Michael Murphy, killed, To Sylvanus S. Ward. Matthew McLaughlin, killed, To Oscar W. Sturtevant. William Boardevine, killed, To John P. Moore. Joseph Eininger, Richard Egbert, Isaiah Marks, William Collins, killed, And cases of Stephen H. Smith, Henry W. Smith, Francis Lynch, Edwin Lambert, Patrick McPhillips, Luke Johnson, Norris N. Canfleld, James Hyatt, wounded, To John H. Swift. The family of Hamilton Houghton, killed, And case of James Kendall, wounded, To Edmund Griffin, 18 At a subsequent meeting of the Committee, Messrs. Seth Low, George Hall, Thos. J. Gerald, of Brooklyn, were added to the Committee, to represent the interests of that city in the funds being collected, and all the cases there, previously referred to Messrs. Van Norden and Ward, were transferred to them. These cases were as follows : George Noel, James Gullarfar, Peter Hyde, Alexander Dixon, John Dougherty, Cornelius Dougherty, James Granger, George Hyde, William Collins, James Collins, Lemuel B. Whitney, Edgar P. Hurd, Patrick Burns, Robert Mclntyre, killed. James Odell, Henry Gerrodett, William Quig, James Powers, John Mills, Peter Campbell, John Flood, John Thurston, wounded. 19 Messrs. Timothy Coffin, Daniel Mauger, George E. Baker, were also constituted members of the Committee on the part of the village of Williamsburgh. Immediate temporary relief was thus afforded, through the above named members of the Committee, to all of the families who had lost their support, and the parties who had suffered by the catastrophe. The liberality of our citizens seemed unbounded, as their contributions poured in from day to day, at the office of the Treasurer. Communications were received from several gentlemen, tendering a benefit of their respective places of amusement or exhibition, in aid of the funds being raised. Of the Astor Place Opera House, through Max Maretzek, its proprietor. Of the Association " German Liederkrans " concert, at Broadway Tabernacle, through Herman E. Ludwig, its President. Of the exhibition of " Panorama of the Nile," through George R. Gliddon, proprietor thereof. Of the Melodeon, through C. White, its proprietor. Which were accepted, and the proceeds therefrom will be seen by referring to the list of contributions in appendix. 20 The funds having reached a large amount, the Com- mittee, with a view of closing the receipt of contributions, ordered the following notice to be published in the several papers of the city : City Hall, New York, > February 23, 1850. $ RELIEF NOTICE. All persons intending to contribute to the fund being raised for the relief of the sufferers by the late deplorable calamity in Hague street, are respectfully requested to do so, on or before Friday, the 1st day of March, as the Com- mittee charged with the said fund will, after that period, proceed to a distribution of the same among the several families and parties who have claims thereon, according to the circumstances attending their respective cases. By order of the Committee, RICHARD E. MOUNT, Chairman, pro tern. Richard Scott, Secretary, At a meeting of the Committee, on the same day, the following resolutions, presented by Mr. Van Schaick, were adopted : Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to examine and report upon the state of the Treasurer's accounts ; the contributions which have been received, and their aggre- gate amount ; also, the total sum paid for temporary relief, the amount paid for expenses, and exhibiting the balance of moneys in the hands of the Treasurer. 21 Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to report the names of the widows and other persons to whom temporary relief has been granted, and the amount paid to each for that purpose ; the circumstances of the widows, if any dis- crimination be judged necessary, and the number of chil- dren belonging to each family to whom it is desirable to afford further aid, and the most advantageous form which can be devised therefor ; the names of the sufferers who are permanently maimed and rendered unable to work, as well as the names and condition of parents and relatives who have been involved in this calamity by loss of support by death of, or injury to their children or relatives ; and such other persons as have received bodily damage, who, in the judgment of the Committee, may be entitled to more aid than has already been extended to them ; and that the Committee carefully examine each class of cases, and re- port such an apportionment of the balance of the money, which they may ascertain to be on hand, as they may deem to be suitable for each widow or other sufferer. Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to make an arrangement with one or more Savings' banks, which are most conveniently located for the accommodation of the parties interested, to receive the funds which this General Committee shall deposit, in the name and for the gradual use of the widows, and the maimed, or other sufferers, ac- cording to the apportionment which may be sanctioned by this General Committee ; the bank to agree to pay to the widow or other person dollars per month, under such regulations or arrangements as may suit the convenience of the bank, so long as the deposits respec- tively, and the interest which may accrue thereon, shall 22 last ; and to make an arrangement for a meeting of all the parties at the bank, for the purpose of being identified in the usual form. Resolved, That the widows and other beneficiaries of the noble sympathy which our fellow citizens have exhibited on this occasion, be informed by the General Committee, that whatever part of the sum deposited to their credit they may be able to save, will, after their decease, become the property of their children or next of kin. The widows, especially, have therefore every inducement which can operate on the mind of a good mother, by their industry and economy, while in health, to save, each one, her little fund in the bank, as long as may be possible ; and if, by their good management, a portion of it only shall descend to their well-trained and educated children, it may be to them an important assistance in the commencement or progress of their journey through life. Messrs. Sturtevant, Ingalls and Fryer were appointed the Committee on the Treasurer's accounts. And Messrs. Van Schaick, Low, Van Norden, Franklin, Moore, Griffin and Scott, the Committee on the two last resolutions. Mr. S. S. Ward was subsequently added to the last named Committee. At the meeting of the 1st of March, the sub-Committee being desirous of closing the temporary cases, in order that the Committee appointed on the final distribution of the 23 funds might be enabled to perform the work assigned to it, the following resolutions, submitted by Mr. Van Schaick, were adopted : Resolved, That the gentlemen engaged in administering temporary relief, be requested to terminate their duties, and make their final reports at the next meeting of this Committee, and that they furnish such reasonable assistance in temporary cases, not already settled, as they may deem to be suitable. Resolved, That this Committee, when it adjourns, do ad- journ to Wednesday next, at 4 o'clock, p. m. ; that the Secretary send notice to every member of the Committee not now present, with a copy of the resolution which this Committee has passed, for the purpose of closing the tem- porary cases by the next meeting, and that the Temporary Committees report the names in full, street numbers and residences of the widows ; their ages and the number of their children, with their ages ; and the names of the per- manently maimed or wounded, or disabled from work, with their places of residence ; and also such circumstances as ought to influence the final distribution of the fund for permanent relief; also, that the said Committees report all cases of children who have lost a parent or parents, and for whom the Committee desire to recommend, with the consent of the surviving parent, if any, that places should be obtained in an orphan asylum, or other suitable institu- tion, in which they will be protected and educated, until they respectively come of age. Copies thereof were, in accordance with the last resolu- tion, served on the several gentlemen having cases in s barge. 24 The reports not having been all made to the Committee, in accordance with the previous resolutions of the 1st of March, Mr. Van Schaick, at the meeting- of the 7th of March, presented the following preamble and resolution in relation to that subject, with a view of enabling the Spe- cial Committee on Distribution to complete the same. Whereas, All of the visitors appointed to examine and settle temporary cases have not entirely finished the same, and have not reported in all cases the names and ages of the widows, and the names and ages of their children, with their places of residence and street numbers, and the names, ages and residences of the permanently maimed, as required by the resolution passed by the Committee on the 28th of February last, therefore, Resolved, That the Secretary notify the several members who have cases in charge, not yet reported in full, in ac- cordance with said resolution, so to report, on or before the next meeting of the Committee. At the meeting of the 15th of March, the several Com- mittees in charge of temporary cases had completed and made their respective reports in full, and in order to obtain every information relative to the sufferers, as well as to close the receipt of contributions, the following notice was published in the papers of the day : City Hall, New York, ) March 16, 1850. $ RELIEF NOTICE. Those who have suffered by the recent calamity in Hague street, and whose cases have not been fully report- 25 ed to the Relief Committee, are requested to communicate with the Secretary thereof, 6 City Hall, on or before Tues- day, 19th inst., as a final distribution of the funds collect- ed will be made among- the several sufferers after that day. And all persons having funds in their possession collected for the above object, are requested to hand the same to the Treasurer of the said Committee, at the same place, on or before the said day. By order of the Committee, RICHARD E. MOUNT, Chairman pro tern. Richard Scott, Secretary, The Special Committee had, in the meantime, proceeded with the duty of completing the plan of final distribution, and on the 19th of March, they submitted the following re- port, detailing not only the apportionment made by them, but also the distributions for immediate relief afforded and paid out by the Visiting Committees. The Special Committee, appointed to arrange a plan for the distribution of such portions of the funds as have not been paid out by the Visiting Committee, respectfully REPORT : That they have bestowed the greatest care and attention to the subject, which the delicacy and difficulty with which it is naturally surrounded appeared to require. They have investigated the cases of the widows with children, with the intention of furnishing to that class of sufferers the 4 26. largest amount which the balance of the funds on hand, and the justice due to other sufferers, would permit. They have revised some of the other most interesting cases of loss and injury, and have endeavored to create an equality of relief between all the sufferers of this class, according to the merits of each case, generally, by adding a suitable sum to that which each one had before received from the Visiting Committees, excepting in cases of slight injuries and losses of clothing and tools, which they have left un- touched, because these cases had been settled and dis- charged by the General Committee. These two subjects comprehended the whole of the du- ties with which they were charged by the General Com- mittee, as they relate to the distribution of the fund ; and the manner in which they have made the distribution is exhib- ited in a sheet accompanying this report, which details not only the apportionment made by this Committee, but also the distributions for immediate relief afforded and paid out by the Visiting Committees. The Committee, in pursuance of their duties under an- other resolution, have made an arrangement with the Bowery Savings Bank, for the reception of the portions assigned to the widows residing in this city, for whom it is desirable to provide a more permanent support than can be afforded in other cases . The character of this arrangement will be seen by the papers herewith submitted. When it takes effect, the Mayors of New York and Brooklyn and the President of the Mechanics' Society of New York, and their successors in office, will be constituted the trustees of the fund depos- i ted for each widow and her children, and to simplify the business of the trustees, they will execute a short power of attorney, authorizing the widow to draw her monthly al- lowance. This arrangement will, it is believed, prevent the too free use and the misapplication of any portion of the funds. The Brooklyn gentlemen belonging to the Committee, have agreed to make a similar arrangement witli the Savings Bank of that city, in favor of the widows and children residing therein, as they are arranged on the sheet to which your Committee have referred. M. VAN SCHAICK,] J. VAN NORDEN, J. P. MOORE, SETH LOW, G. H. FRANKLIN, E. GRIFFIN, J Special Committee. The report was accepted, and the sums recommended to be paid adopted The several sums thus awarded and paid out, will be seen by reference to schedule B. The following resolutions, presented by Mr. Van Schaick, were then also adopted :• Resolved, That the Mayor of the city of New York, the Mayor of the city of Brooklyn, and the President of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the city of New York, and their successors in office, be the trustees of the widows and children for whom sums may be depos- ited in the Bowery Savings Bank and the Bank for Savings in Brooklyn. Resolved, That the total amount awarded to the sufferers residing in the city of Brooklyn, be paid to the gentlemen 28 from that city who are members of this Committee, to be distributed by them to the sufferers, or deposited in the Savings Bank of Brooklyn, as the case of the beneficiaries respectively may require, according" to the list of appor- tionment authorized by this General Committee. Resolved, That the Special Committee pay the sums for temporary relief awarded to the other sufferers named in the list, and that they deposit the sums apportioned to the widows and children, and all others for permanent relief, not disposed of by this Committee., in the Bowery Savings Bank, and that the Committee have liberty to pay a part of the apportionment made to any individual widow, who may be able to use the same discreetly. Resolved, That the deposits to be made in the Savings Banks, under the preceding resolutions, are to be made so that the widow may draw monthly allowances, in confor- mity to the arrangement made with the Bowery Savings Bank, and under a power of attorney from the trustees who have been appointed. Resolved, That the rate of monthly allowance be settled by the Special Committee. Resolved, That the Treasurer draw the checks which may be required by the sub-Committee to carry out the resolutions of the Committee. And the said Special Committee was, in addition there- to, authorized to apportion such surplus funds as might be subsequently received among the sufferers as they should deem proper, and also directed to report their proceedings to the General Committee at a future meeting thereof. 29 At the said meeting of the 19th of March, the Commit- tee appointed toexamine the Treasurer's accounts, also pre- sented a report detailing' the various sums received as con- tributions to the fund, as well as those paid out to parties for temporary relief. By reference to the list of contributions, it will be seen that the workmen in the following named establishments and shops contributed liberally to the fund, the gross amount thereof being $3385 89, viz : Book bindery of Charles Jenkins. Workmen in employ of Messrs. C. A. Alvord, G. W. Wight, Leonard & Wendt, and R. Hoe & Co., occupying " Hoe's buildings," Gold street. Workmen employed by Messrs. R. Hoe & Co., in their Broome street works. Gold beaters in the employ of Mr. Dean, 88 Chatham street. Workmen in Pianoforte manufactory of Messrs. Bacon & Raven. Persons in employ of Henry Spear, printer, corner Wall and Pearl streets. Workmen employed by Walworth, Nason & Guild, and Pudney & Russell, 79 John street. Workmen in employ of F. F. Austin, Press manufactu- rers and machinists, 23 Centre street. Proprietors and workmen in Columbian foundry, 45 Duane street. 30 Plate printing- office of Robert Miller, 81 Cliff street. Printers in the employment of John R. McGown, 57 Ann street. Sailmakers, through Mr. Putnam. Pianoforte manufactory of A. H. Gale & Co., Third avenue, corner of Thirteenth street. Workmen employed in Lamp manufactory of Dietz, Brother & Co. Persons in employ of Messrs. Rich & Loutrel. Goldbeaters in employment of F. W. Waller, in Spruce and William streets. Workmen and apprentices in employ of S. B. Althause & Co. Workmen in employ of Daniel Adee, printer, 107 Ful- ton street. Men in employ of G. F. Nesbitt, corner of Wall and Water streets. Press establishment, 16 Spruce street. Isaac Smith's steam Umbrella manufactory, 257 Pearl street. Workmen in the employ of Messrs. Norris, Gregg & Norn's. Workmen in Phenix Foundry, West street. Workmen in the employ of Manhattan Gas Works, foot of Eighteenth street, North river. 31 Men and boys in the factory of Messrs. Blunt & Syms. Workmen in the establishment of H. R. Dunham & Co., 98 North Moore street. Workmen employed in the establishment of Secor & Co., foot of Ninth street, East river. Richard's and Johnson's Printing establishment, 44 Ann street. Persons employed in Genin's hat store. Workmen of Firth, Pond & Co., No. 1 Franklin square. Workmen in the employ of H. P. Kennedy & Co., No. 17 John street. Establishment of William E. Burton, Chambers street. Workmen in the employ of Messrs. Peckham & Rum- rill, 17 John street. Thomas Bloomer's Phenix packing box manufactory, 40 Gold street. Lamp-lighters and others in the Bureau of Lamps and Gas, city of New York. Worrall & Co.'s establishment, on Elm and Duane streets. Printing department of American Bible Society. Men employed in New York Tribune office. Establishment of Wells & Webb, No. 18 Dutch street. Mechanics and operatives of the Novelty Iron Works, Hands employed in the " Hope Mills," Workmen employed in Croton Aqueduct Department. Establishment of Firth & Hall. " A small workshop." New York Post Office. Lrook'yn Flint Glass Company, and workmen in their employ. Machine shop of Worthington & Baker, Brooklyn. Union White Lead Company, Brooklyn. Spring Garden Foundry, Philadelphia. Establishment of Wright, Brothers & Co., Philadelphia. Establishment of Seth Adams & Co., Boston. Also 7 the following named societies, associations, compa- nies, orders and schools, contributed the sum of $1918 64: Young Men's Hebrew Benevolent Fund Association. Bachelors' Hebrew Benevolent Loan Association. " Club for the promotion of pure and practical Whist." Twenty-nine members of the First Ward Police. Members of the German Hebrew Benevolent Society. " New York Club." Temperance meeting, Union Congregational church. "Union Club." Hook and ladder company No. 7, Harlem. Hoboken Fire company No. 1, of Hoboken, N. J. 33 Hudson hose company No, 1, Jersey City. Hook and ladder company No. 4, Brooklyn. Hose company, No. 24, New York. Ladies' Relief Fair, Brooklyn. St. John's Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York. Howard Lodge, No. 60, I. 0. of 0. F. Excelsior Lodge, No. 126, 1. 0. of 0. F. Ocean Lodge, No. 321, 1. 0. of 0. F. Stranger's Refuge Lodge, No. 4, I. 0. of 0. F. Pilgrim Lodge, No. 243, I. 0. of 0. F. General Society of Mechanics' and Tradesmen's School, male and female departments. " The cheerfulness with which it was given, both by the pupils and teachers, makes it the donation of the cheerful giver." Sunday School of Reformed Dutch Church, corner of Lafayette place. Scholars of Ward School No. 23, of the Eighth Ward- male, female and primary departments. Youth's Bible Class, connected with the Greene street M. E. Church. Sabbath School Baptist Berean church, corner Houston and Macdougal streets. Pupils of Mr. L. Brooks' Dancing academy. Scholars and teachers of the Brooklyn Grammar S 5 34 Sunday School of Methodist Episcopal Church, in Jersey City. Proprietors of Seamen's boarding" houses, masters, mates and seamen . The various churches and congregations of our city, as well as those of Brooklyn and Williamsburg, and other places, also contributed liberally towards the fund. Of these there were ninety-five, and the total amount paid in to the Treasurer, from them, was, In New York, $8,514 54 " Brooklyn, 1,851 90 " Williamsburg, 344 52 " Jersey City, 61 35 " Newtown, L. I., 40 56 " New Haven, Ct., 20 50 Total, $10,732 37 The churches are as follows : IN NEW YORK. Calvary P. E. Church, Fourth avenue ; St. Thomas P. E. Church, Broadway ; Christ P. E. Church, Anthony street; Church of Holy Apostles, P. E., Ninth avenue ; Grace P. E. Church, Broadway ; Church of Ascension, P. E. Fifth avenue ; Church of Holy Comforter, P. E. (floating) foot of Dey street ; 35 St. Mark's P. E. Church ; St. Bartholomew's P. E. Church, Lafayette place; St. Paul's Chapel, P. E., Broadway: Ziou P. E. Church, Mott street; Church of Annunciation, P. E., Fourteenth street; St. Clement's P. E. Church, Amity street; French P. E. Church, " Holy Spirit," Franklin street ; Trinity P. E, Church, Broadway; St. John's P. E. Chapel, Varick street; St. George's P. E. Church ; First Presbyterian Church, in Fifth avenue; Presbyterian Church in Mercer street ; West Twentieth street Pres. Church ; Pearl street " " Brick Church, Pres., Dr. Spring ; Seventh Presbyterian Church, Broome street ; Duane street Presbyterian Church ; Spring " " " Chelsea " " Presbyterian Church in University place ; Eleventh Presbyterian Church, corner Avenue C and Fourth street ; Thirteenth street Pres. Church ; Harlem " " Reformed Prot. Dutch Church, in Ninth street; " " " " cr. Greene and Broome ; " " " " Washington square ; 36 Reformed Prot. Dutch Church, Market street ; " " " " cor. Amos and Bleec u er; " " " " in Twenty-first street; " " " " cor. Broome and Grand ; Reformed Prot. North Dutch Church, corner William and Fulton ; Reformed Prot. Dutch Church, Harlem ; Providence Baptist Church, Constitutional Hall ; Norfolk street Baptist Church ; Oliver " " " Sixth " " Amity " " " Baptist Berean Church, cor. Houston and Macdougal ; First Baptist Church, Broome street; Hebrew Congregation, u Chaar Hashomaen ;" " " " Gates of Prayer," Wooster st. ; " " " Anshi Chesed," Henry street; " " " Rodolph Sholom," Attorney st, Madison street Meth. Epis. Church; Allen " " '" " Ninth " " " " South " " « " 37 Bethel ship, (Meth.), foot of Carlisle street. Hammond street Congregational Church ; Broadway Tabernacle ; Second Universalist Church, Orchard street; Fourth Universalist Church, Murray street; Church of Messiah, Broadway ; Third Associate Pres. Church, in Charles street; Associate Pres. Church, cor. Grand and Mercer; Moravian Church, cor. Houston and Mott streets ; St. Matthew's Church, Lutheran, Walker street ; True Reformed Dutch Church, in King street; First Meth. ± rot. Church, Attorney street. IN BROOKLYN. Grace P. E. Church ; Church of our Saviour, P. E. ; St. Luke's P. E. Church; St. Ann's P. E. Church ; Christ P. E. Church ; Christ P. E. Church, North Brooklyn ; Meth. Epis. Church, York street ; " " " Rev. Mr. Norri?; Centennary M. E. Church; First Pres. Church ; Second " " Central Reformed Prot. Dutch Church , 38 Reformed Prot. Dutch Church, Rev. Dr. D wight; Middle Dutch Church ; Pierpont street Baptist Church ; First Baptist Church ; St. James Roman Catholic Church; St. Paul's " " " First Universalist Church ; Congregational Church, Dr. Lansings. IN WILLIAMSBURGH. First Meth. Epis. Church ; Congregational Church , Dutch Reformed Church ; Roman Catholic Church ; Universalist Church ; First Baptist Church. IN JERSEY CITY. Methodist Episcopal Church. IN NEWTOWN, L. I. Reformed Prot. Dutch Church. IN NEW HAVEN, CT. St. -Paul's P. E. Church. The Special Committee, having completed the duty assigned to them, report finally at a meeting of the Gen- eral Committee on the 2d of April, as follows : 39 City Hall, New York, ) March, 1850. J The Special Committee who were directed by the six resolutions of the General Committee, passed at their last meeting", to close up the business of distributing the funds, and to deposit the sums apportioned to the widows and children in Savings Banks, and to report on the con- clusion of all the business of the several committees, RESPECTFULLY REPRESENT : That the General Committee for the relief of the sufferers by the explosion of a steam engine in Hague street, com- posed of members of the Common Council and other citi- zen , whose names are recorded in the book of minutes kept by the Committee, commenced the execution of their duties on the 4th of February, by taking the most prompt and resolute measures to furnish aid and comfort to those individuals and families whom that most painful disaster had injured, or had suddenly thrown, in many instances, into a condition of destitution and despair. To visit the persons and families who were involved in the calamity, as frequently as circumstances required, and to examine into each case with suitable care and attention, was a labor of considerable difficulty and great importance occupying several weeks of the time of the Committee. The zeal and fidelity with which the requisite and proper assistance was in all cases immediately afforded, and the 40 prudence with which the investigations were conducted by the gentlemen composing the Visiting Committees, and the minute and discriminating character of their reports, are characteristic traits of an educated and commercial community, which may be dwelt on with the highest satisfaction. The General Committee having, in their various meet- ings, decided upon the cases for temporary relief, and ex- hibited in the settlement of them the greatest attention and assiduity, finally imposed upon the Special Committee the duty of adjusting such particular cases as the General Com- mittee had not examined and decided ; and especially the cases of the widows and children of those persons who had been destroyed by the explosion. This duty the members of the Special Committee have performed with all the solicitude which the delicacy and difficulty of making a final and satisfactory apportionment among the most important and interesting class of the beneficiaries appeared to require ; and for that purpose, have attended at the Committee room almost every day since the last meeting of the General Committee. The General Committee, having determined that the funds apportioned to each widow with children should be deposited in Savings Banks, under a restriction to draw out a limited monthly allowance, with some latitude of discre- tion as to the shares of the widows without children, and having appointed the Mayor of the city of New York, the Mayor of the city of Brooklyn, and the President of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the city of New York, and their successors in office, the Trustees 41 of said widows and children, an arrangement was made by your Committee with the Bowery Savings' Bank, and by the gentlemen of the Committee from Brooklyn, with the Savings' Bank in Brooklyn, for that purpose. On Friday, the 29th instant, the widows were assem- bled, under the care of the Visiting Committee, at the Bowery Savings' Bank, and were met by the Trustees of the Widows' Fund, and by the Special Committee, and a Committee of the Board of Direction of the bank. The widows occupied the seats around the bank parlor, and presented the appearance of a most respectable company. Habited in mourning garbs, and connected with an event of unusual and exciting interest, a more interesting and af- fecting sight could not be described. Sacred be the sor- rows of the wounded in heart ! The silence of the open- ing scene was deeply impressive ; but the business of the meeting soon commenced, and was conducted by the offi- cers of the bank and the Committee, with the most respect- ful and considerate attention to the feelings and the situa- tion of these unfortunate ladies. The funds were then deposited, in the name of the official Trustees, in sep- arate books, for each family or widow, under the special arrangements which had been made ; the Trustees, at the same time confirming, by powers of attorney, (printed to conform to the peculiar and novel circumstances of the business,) the right to each widow to draw a monthly al- lowance, according to the following scale : To each widow with 5 children, $9 a month. 3 a 7 2 a 6 ] it 5 42 These rates were adopted by the Special Committee on the consideration that if a family has the means secured, be- yond a peradventure, of paying for its rent and fuel, with a little surplus, it will most probably be within the ability of a mother, with perhaps the aid of a grown child, to earn what may be necessary for their food and clothing. Under this view of the progress of its absorption, the sum deposited, and the interest which may grow due thereon, will be a sure reliance for the beneficiaries for several years ; and in all cases, where the family is united by one heart and one interest, and its head is possessed of the higher qualities which belong to the domestic character of the sex — those of industry, frugality and devotion to the welfare of their children — the fund may be preserved en- tire, or at least the greater portion of it, for the advance- ment of the children when they become of age. In several of these families, some of the young people will soon be competent to earn a little money ; and if it shall, at first, be only enough to enable them to purchase the books and materials necessary to employ their time and attention at home, so as to keep them out of the streets, and from the seductions of places of amusement at night, the foundation may be laid, in their ductile minds, for such views of the advantages to be derived from the practices of private duty, and such habits of gentle and rational domestic conduct may be acquired, as will conduce to their preservation from the temptations of a great city, in their youth, and from the delinquencies of vicious thoughts and manners in after life. 43 A similar form of proceedings was arranged by the gen- tlemen of the Committee from Brooklyn with the Savings' Bank in that city, for the benefit of the widows and chil- dren residing therein, and the money deposited in the name of the Trustees, subject to a scale of monthly allow- ances to the widows, by virtue of their powers of attorney, in the manner before described. Lists of the names of the widows, and the sums deposi- ted for each, are annexed to this report. An exhibit in detail, of the donors and their gifts, amounting to the sum of $27,240 68, will be found in schedule A, And the disposition which has been made of this large sum of monev, will be found in schedule B. The contributions were received as follows : From the city of New York, $23,548 12 " " " Brooklyn, 2,718 17 " « " Philadelphia, 267 52 " Williamsburgh, 317 78 Jersey City, 106 35 Hoboken, 50 00 Other places, 192 74 u $27,200 68 44 The sums paid out are as follows : To and on acc'i of sufferers in New York, $16,137 13 " " " Brooklyn, 6,164 25 " " " Williamsburgh,... 1,899 75 " " " Westport, Ct.,... 725 00 " " " Norwalk, Ct., 313 75 " " " Belvedere, N. J.,. 300 00 " " " Newark, N. J.,.. 129 75 " " " Albany, N. Y.,.. 130 00 " " " Manayunk, Pa.„. 150 00 Paid to Messrs. Brown, Brothers & Co., to be remitted to Mrs. Ann Zuill, widow of James Zuill, machinist, aged 33, No. 21, Campbell's terrace, Davis street, Boughton road, Salford, near Manchester, England, » 603 00 Paid to the same, to be remitted to Madame Bar- bara Eininger, mother of Joseph Eininger, aged 19, demeuraut dans le grand rue a Thaun, departement du haut Rhin en France, chez monsieur Hollvwag, 100 00 $26,652 63 Paid expenses as follows : Newspapers in this city, for publication,$286 55 Newspapers in Brooklyn, messengers, postage, discount on money, &c.,. . 89 66 Bad money, 16 00 Doorkeeper, 20 00 Secretary, 135 84 548 05 $27,200 68 45 The papers which contributed the whole amount of their bills for printing' : Courier and Enquirer, Evening Post, Commercial Advertiser, Journal of Commerce, Herald, Sun. There has been paid for temparory relief, $3,754 17 For more permanent aid for widows and for widows and children, . . 6,236 45 In New York, 11,300 00 " Brooklyn, 2,988 00 " Manchester, England 603 00 " Williamsburgh, 1,100 00 " Westport, Conn., 671 00 16,662 00 $26,652 62 Deposits have been made in the Bowery Savings' bank for the following persons and families, in the name of the Mayor of the city of New York, the Mayor of the city of Brooklyn, and the President of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, as Trustees. Mrs. Mary F. Osborn, widow of Stephen C.,... $931 00 Mrs. Jane Neely, widow of Adam, 980 00 Mrs. Nancy Ross, widow of Robert, 795 00 Mrs. Angeline M. Crissy, widow of Samuel F. v 785 00 Mrs. Rebecca Osborn, widow of Isaac H. B...... 786 00 Forward . . .$4,277 00 46 Brought forward $4,277 00 Mrs. Sarah Ann Kearney, widow of James,. . . * 945 00 Mrs. Orpah Harvest, widow of George, 696 00 Mrs. Mary L. Hull, widow of Eli, 561 00 Mrs. Caroline Elizabeth Reed, wid. of Henry N. 610 00 Mrs. Mary E. Kelsey, widow of Abraham O.,.. 615 00 Mrs. Catharine Ann Huggins, widow of Alex- ander, 566 00 Mrs. Sarah Ann Lake, widow of Seneca, 463 00 Mrs. Sarah R. Whiting, widow of Rufus C, 695 00 Mrs. Fidelia Davis, widow of George H 671 00 Mrs. Jane E. Brooks, widow of Leonard, 400 00 Mary Jane Rogers, orphan daughter of John,. . . 300 00 Mary Ann Rix, sister of Isaiah Marks, 125 00 Total, , $10,924 00 Deposits were also made in the same bank, on account of the following named persons : Mrs. Harriet Crissy, widow of James S Crissy, . . $380 00 Mrs. Hester Knowlton, widow of Charles, 290 00 Mrs. Ann Hampson, widow of Joseph, 268 00 Mrs. Phebe Egbert, widow of Richard, 275 00 Mrs. Mary Houghton, widow of Hamilton,.. .. 320 00 Mrs. Sarah Jane Lockwood, widow of Joseph,.. 271 00 Mrs. Osborn, mother of Isaac H. B. and Ste- phen C, 100 00 Mrs. Abigail Hull, mother of Eli, 50 00 $1,954 00 Deposits were made in the Brooklyn Savings' Bank, as follows : 47 Mrs. Ann Maria Granger, widow of James, $600 00 Mrs. Angeline H. Hurd, widow of Edgar P 550 00 Mrs. Mary Dixon, widow of Alexander, 550 00 Mrs. Mary Hyde, widow of George, 400 00 Mrs. Frederika Burns, widow of Patrick, 450 00 Mrs. Rebecca Gullifar, mother of James 300 00 Mrs. Charlotte Dougherty, mother of John and Cornelius, 375 00 Mrs. Ellen Mclntyre, mother of Robert, 350 00 Mrs. Lavinia Whitney, mother of Lemuel B... 123 00 Mr. Joseph Collins, father of William and James, 200 00 Francis Hyde, 200 00 William Quig, 110 00 James Powers, . 100 00 Bennet Hyde and wife, parents of Peter and Francis, 130 00 Orphan sister of John Thurston, 200 00 Mrs . Hyde, mother of George, 50 00 $4,688 00 The number of persons to whom aid and comfort, and permanent assistance has been furnished, are as follows : Widows of workmen killed, 28 The children of 22 of these widows 61 Men permanently maimed by the explosion,. ....*... 2 Men and boys severely and slightly wounded, 29 Men, for loss of clothes and tools, 19 Boys, with mothers and other relatives dependent,. ... 10 Funeral expenses paid for families, . . . . . 10 Forward. . 159 48 Brought forward, 159 Fathers, with young- children, whose sons were killed,. 2 Aged mothers, who lost sons in the calamity,. ....... 12 Mothers, dependent on their sons who were killed,. ... 3 Young children of said mothers, 10 Fathers and mothers, with children, who lost sons,. .. 10 Sisters who lost brothers, on whom they were partially dependent, 4 The young orphan daughter of a man who was killed, 1 The young orphan sister of a boy who was killed,. , . . 1 202 The Committee are sensible that no business of a public nature can be transacted, which may not be liable to erro- neous animadversions. They, therefore, deem it expedi- ent to explain, with some degree of minuteness, those fea- tures in the mode of distribution by the Committee which may be most easy of misconception. During the commencement of their labors, the General Committee adopted the resolution of paying for the loss of clothes and tools to a limited extent. In some cases the loss to poor workmen was quite as great as if they had been slightly injured. If, under these circumstances, there should be any diversity of opinion as to the propriety of the decision which was made, by the General Committee, it may be answered, that as the amount distributed in that form was only $449 75, to nineteen persons, and as the fund has been ample for all reasonable puposes of relief, the error, if any has been committed, is not of serious im- portance. In all cases of severe injury to persons, and in regard to orphans and widows with children, the utmost solicitude 49 has been evinced by the Committee, that the largest share of the contributions should be awarded which their cases required, and a fair consideration of the claims of the less unfortunate sufferers would permit. The schedule of the distribution, which is appended to this report, contains a comprehensive view of the particu- lar circumstances of each case; but it is scarcely possible to arrange all the points of comparison which have entered into the settlement of the different cases without encount- ering a greater elaboration of detail, from the reports of the visitors, than the enquiry would appear to require, or the additional expense of printing nearly the whole of the reports of the Visiting Committees, would justify. In apportioning the amounts for the widows, and the widows with children, the Special Committee have care- fully discriminated in favor of those who would probably require the greatest amount of assistance ; and to the three widows with children, whose domestic circumstances were most unfortunate, they have added, to the amounts confirmed by the General Committee at its last meeting, seventy-five dollars each, from the surplus on hand, having voted the the balance of that surplus, about thirty dollars, to Mr. Scott, subject to the payment of two small bills which have not been tendered. That the Committee have had some difficulty in satisfy- ing their own minds in every case, may be illustrated by the following instance : Two widows, each having five children — one of them has a boy seventeen years old, but two of her other children will probably never be able to 7 50 work. The eldest in the other family is eight and a half years old, but the children are all sound. On these premi- ses, which family is entitled to the largest apportionment? Thus, in every classification, the various circumstances of the several cases, have influenced the decision of the Committee, and always in favor of those families which appeared to be most helpless and dependent. The General Committee have now the agreeable duty to perform, of returning the thanks of the sufferers to the lonors of the fund collected for their relief. Schedule B contains the names of the persons destroyed or injured, the nature of the losses sustained, and the amount awarded to each beneficiary. The citizens who have contributed to the fund, will be gratified with the pe- rusal of that document ; for while it constitutes a memorial of their benificence, it exhibits numerous cases of loss and injury which must have resulted in extreme suffering with- out the interposition of their prompt and liberal aid. Frequent as have been the demands on this community for pecuniary means to relieve distress, on no former occa- sion has the response of the philanthropist and the Christian been made with more freedom and good will. This heart- cheering feature in the character of the movement in favor of the sufferers, may be attributed, in a great degree to the reputation for good and respectable conduct, which the boys and young men, and middle aged men enjoyed, who perished in the disaster. They were a body of workmen remarkable for their moral worth ; and accordingly the 51 best feelings of our humane and generous follow-citi- zens were enlisted in favor of the widows and children, and the mothers and other relatives who were dependent on the fruits of their industry for support. The Committee have been induced, by a sense of justice to their fellow-citizens in New York and Brooklyn, and other places, to allude in terms of uncommon satisfaction to the ample aid which they promptly furnished for the relief of the sufferers by this calamity, and while they cel- ebrate the benevolence of the donors to the funds in gen- eral, they feel great pleasure in the acknowledgment that the proprietors of the public press have, in proportion to their ability, relinquished the whole or a part of their bills for printing. It is proper also to speak of the services of their secretary Mr. Scott. The exact information acquired by him in re- lation to the personal sufferers, and the widows, children, fathers, mothers and other relatives of the deceased and badly injured, and his patient labor of detail, were of in- dispensable utility to the Committee, and in awarding him the small sum of $135 84 cents for his services, subject to the payment before mentioned, they have scarcely remu- nerated a most indefatigable and attendant officer. M. VAN SCHAICK, JAS. VAN NORDEN, SETH LOW, SYLVANUS S. WARD, JOHN P. MOORE, G. H. FRANKLIN, EDMUND GRIFFIN, Special Committee 52 The charirman of the Special Committee, Mr. Van Schaick, subsequently addressed a letter to Messrs. Brown, Brothers & Co., through whose house the money appro- priated to Mrs. Zuill and Mrs. Eininger, was transmitted, of which the following is a copy : Hague Street Committee Room, } No. 6 City Hall, March 26, 1850. $ Messrs. Brown, Brothers & Co. : Gentlemen : — Enclosed you will find two checks, drawn by Jacob F. Oakley, the Treasurer of the Hague street Committee, on the Seventh Ward Bank, in your favor. One for $603. One for $100. I am instructed by the Committee, to request that you will be so good as to order, through your bankers or cor- respondents in England and France, the payment of the above sums of money, less the expenses, as follows : To Ann Zuill, with 2 children, widow of James Zuill, machinist, aged about thirty-three years, who perished by the explosion of the steam engine in Hague street, the sum of $603. To Madame Barbara Eininger, the mother of Joseph Eininger, aged about nineteen years, who perished in the same disaster, $100. Mrs. Zuill lives at No. 21, Campbell's Terrace, Davis street, Boughton road, Salford,near Manchester, England. 53 Madame Eininger, demeuraut dans le grand rue a Thaun, departmente du haul Rhin en Frances, chez Monsieur Hollvwag. This money is part of a contribution of about $27,000 given by the citizens of New York and vicinity, for the benefit of those who suffered by the disaster, being in all, direct and collateral, about 202 persons, and has been ap- portioned by the Committee, in pursuance of the best in- formation they could acquire, and the best judgment they could form of each case of suffering. With much respect, M. VAN SCHAICK, Chairman of Special Committee. A letter was also transmitted to Mrs. Eininger, advising her of the remittance, as follows : New York, March 27, 1850. Madame Barbara Eininger : The Committee appointed by the citizens of New York, to furnish aid to the sufferers by the explosion of a steam engine in Hague street, consider that your son was in the habit of sending you a small part of his earnings, and for that reason the Committee desire to contribute somewhat to your comfort, from the fund placed at their disposal, and accordingly you will receive one hundred dollars. The Committee do not suppose, that any money can be a remuneration for the loss of a dear and excellent boy of the good qualities which your son possessed ; but they 54 think, that in treating you as if you were a native of this country, they show towards you the greatest respect and pay a tribute to the memory of your beloved son. By order of the Committee. M. VAN SCHAICK, Chairman. A similar letter of advise was written to Mrs. Zuill. Messrs. Brown, Brothers & Co. subsequently addressed a letter to Mr. Van Schaick, informing him of the remittance of the sums, as follows : New York, 6th May, 1850. M. Van Schaick, Esq., Chairman of Committee for the sufferers by the Hague street explosion : Dear Sir : — Our Liverpool house, Brown, Shipley & Co., write us as follows, upon receipt of the amounts hand- ed us by you, to be transmitted to some of the relatives of the sufferers on the other side of the water : " The two drafts enclosed in yours, for the relief of the sufferers by the Hague street explosion, have been duly forwarded, the one for £124: 9s. bd., in favor of Ann Zuill, to Messrs. A. & S. Henry & Co., and the other to a party in France, who will see that they are handed to the parties for whom they are intended." We are, dear sir, yours truly, BROWN, BROTHERS & CO. 55 A letter was afterwards received from Mrs. Zuill, ad- dressed to Mr. Van Schaick, advising him of the receipt of the funds apportioned to her, of which the following- is a copy : 21 Campbell's Terrace, Davis street, / Boughton road, Salford, near Manchester, \ To M. Van Schaick, Esq. Dear Sir : — I received your kind letter of the 27th March, and beg to return my sincere thanks to you and to the Committee, for their kind and munificent gift to me and my children, by their directing Messrs. A. & S. Henry and Co., of this town, to pay me the handsome sum of six hundred and three dollars, and further, to express my feel- ings, although it pleased God to take from me my only support in this world, yet notwithstanding, I would have been entirely destitute, if it had not been through your kindness in enabling me to provide for my young family. I have the honor to be, sir, your most obt. servant, ANN ZUILL. The General Committee have thus reported their doings in the matter with which they were charged — the reception and distribution of funds for the relief of the sufferers by the terrible calamity in Hague street, on the 4th of Febru- ary, 1850. Before, however, closing their report, they cannot refrain from alluding, in terms of praise, to the several parties who, 56 on that occasion, aided in the noble and humane efforts to rescue the living, as well as to reclaim the dead from the ruins within which they were buried. His Honor the Mayor, the Chief of Police, the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, Zophar Mills and W. McKeller, Esqs., large bodies of the Police and Fire De- partments, and a number of others of our most respectable and honored citizens, together with the members of fire engine company No. 3, of Williamsburgh, were there, and labored incessantly the whole of Monday and the succeed- ing night, to clear away the ruins, and thereby to rescue all that might still survive the disaster. Dr. Traphagen and his estimable lady, exhibited, in their devoted attentions to the wounded, many of whom were taken to their residence, the liveliest sympathy for their sufferings. Their house was generously opened and prepared to receive these unfortunate persons, as well as to warm and refresh those who were working at the ruins. The Common Council, impressed with the generous and noble exertions of the firemen of our city, passed com- plimentary resolutions, tendering their thanks to them, as well as to the members of fire engine No. 3, of Wil- liamsburgh, for their zealous services on the occasion. The resolutions alluded to are as follows : Resolved, That the thanks of the Common Council are eminently due, and the same are hereby tendered to the 57 " Fire Department of the city of New York," for the zeal- ous and untiring energies displayed by them in endeavor- ing to rescue the unfortunate persons who were buried in the ruins of the fire and explosion in Hague street, on the 4th day of February, 1850. Resolved, That the thanks of the Common Council of New York are hereby tendered to the members of fire engine company No. 3, of Williamsburgh, for the efficient services rendered by them in endeavoring to rescue the unfortunate persons who were buried in the ruins of the fire and explosion in Hague street, on the 4th day of Feb- ruary, 1850. Resolved, That the Clerk of the Common Council cause a copy of the above resolutions to be duly authenticated, and transmitted to the " Fire Department of New York," and to engine company No. 3, of Williamsburgh. Copies of the foregoing resolutions were, in accordance with the last one, transmitted by the Clerk of the Common Council to the Fire Department of this city, as well as to the Williamsburgh engine company No. 3. The Committee have not deemed it necessary, nor as a part of their duties, to inquire into the probable causes of the explosion — this has been done by the proper and legal party. Their duty has been to provide for those who have suffered by the calamity — for the wounded and the maimed, the widow and the orphan ; and in the result of this duty, which their report exhibits, they have cause to congratulate their fellow citizens that the stream of liberality has flown so 58 bountifully ; and although it may not heal the broken heart, or restore to the widow her husband, yet it may save from want the afflicted family, and aid in the proper rear- ing and education of the children who have been made orphans by the calamity. EDMUND GRIFFIN, DANIEL DODGE, WARREN CHAPMAN, JAMES H. COOK, GEO. H. FRANKLIN, JACOB F. OAKLEY, MORGAN MORGANS, President, Committee on the part of the Board of Aldermen . S, L. H. WARD, FLORENCE McCARTHY, ALONZO A. ALVORD, OSCAR W. STURTEVANT, President, Committee on part of Board of Assistant Aldermen , M. VAN SCHAICK, SYLVANUS S. WARD, RICHARD E. MOUNT, JAMES VAN NORDEN, HENRY T. INGALLS, JOHN P. MOORE, ISAAC FRYER, ROBERT BRUCE, JOHN H. SWIFT, GEORGE A. BUCKINGHAM, Committee on part of the citizens of New York. 59 SETH LOW, GEORGE HALL, THOMAS J. GERALD, Committee on the part of Brooklyn , TIMOTHY COFFIN, DANIEL MAUGER, GEORGE E. BAKER, Committee on the part of William sburgh. APPENDIX, (A) LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY THE TREASURER OF THE RELIEF COMMITTEE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SUF- FERERS BY THE HAGUE STREET CALAMITY Feb. 6. From " A Friend $50 00 Cash 5 00 Cash 5 00 Cash 5 00 74 Broadway. 25 00 $90 00 Feb. 7. Archibald Hall, Esq 10 00 39 Nassau street 20 00 James Derickson 10 00 Boookbindery of Chas. Jenkins 58 00 Cash 5 00 Myndert Van Schaick, Esq. . . 50 00 Silas Bronson, Esq 50 00 Samuel I. Engle 10 00 Forward $90 00 61 Brought forward $90 00 N.M.Slidell 5 00 By the hands of Hon. C. S. Wooohull:— Frorn P. R. U. $20; T. S. Faxton, $100; J. A. E., Philadelphia, $5.. 125 00 By A. Taylor &Co— from Wal- worth, Nason & Guild, $25 ; Jos. L. Dejonge, $15 , Beach Brothers, $100 ; R. Hoe & Co. $100; New York Post Office, per Wm. V. Brady, Esq. $205 445 00 From "C." 250 00 From " A Friend " 1 00 From William Mackay 20 00 From the " Club for the pro- motion of pure and practical Whist," 30 00 From D. Willets 10 00 From S. B. Chittenden 250 00 From Peter Gianorian, (collec- tion made by him) 72 00 From Hon. Charles P. Daly . . 25 00 From Messrs. Greeley & McEl- rath 100 00 From Charles Abel r 10 00 From John Colby, being the amount contributed by work- men in the employ of Messrs. C. A*. Alvord, G. W. Wight, Forward $90 00 6> Brought forward $90 00 Leonard & Wendt, and R. Hoe & Co., occupying "Hoe's Buildings," Gold street 60 00 1616 00 * Feb. 8. From a young lady in the Fif- teenth Ward $10 00 By Gerard Hallock, Esq., being the sums left at the Office of Journal of Commerce 238 00 From Messrs Hitchcock and Leadbeater 25 00 From Silas C. Herring, Esq. . . 50 00 From Messrs. G. G. Gunther & Sons, 25 00 From Messrs. Syz, Irminger & Co 10 00 From Messrs. J. R. Jaffray & Sons 50 00 Cash 5 00 From Messrs. Williamson & Burns 25 00 From Jacob Harsen, Esq 25 00 From Messrs. Wm. P. Miller & Co 25 00 From A. A. Hardman, Esq. . . 5 00 Cash 5 00 From Miss M. Livingston.. .. 2 00 From "Sympathising Friend" 100 00 Forward $1,706 00 63 Brought forward $1,706 00 From Howard Lodge, No. 60, I. 0. ofO. E.-.. r 61 00 From H. J. Sandford, Esq*, per Hon. C. S. Woodhull 100 00 From workmen employed by Messrs. R. Hoe & Co., in their Broome street works, per A. J. Bowen, Esq.,. . . . 78 00 From gold beaters in the em- ploy of Mr. Dean, 88 Chat- ham street 6 31 From "R." 1 00 From "R. W." per R. E. Mount 5 00 From Messrs. C. & L. Denison & Co 25 00 Cash placed in hands of Capt. James Leonard, of Second District Police 25 00 901 31 Feb. 9. FromC. G. H 10 00 John Johnston, Esq 50 00 Workmen in pianoforte man- ufactory of Messrs Bacon & Raven 57 50 C. Coles 5 00 Gerard Hallock, Esq., being the sums left at the office of Journal of Commerce 45 00 Wm. D. Abbott & Co 25 00 Forward $2,607 31 64 Brought forward .$2,607 31 Cash .. 5 00 " 15 Murray street," per Hon. C. S. Woodhull.... 5 00 Messrs. Vyse & Sons 50 00 Messrs. Woodward & Ryberg, per Harper & Brothers. .... 5 00 S. M. &L.,per A. P. H... 30 00 Cash, per Harper & Brothers. 5 00 Cash, per J. P. Moore, Esq.. . 22 00 Francis Burrett 20 00 A.... 5 00 J. C 25 00 Seth Fish, Esq 10 00 A. G. Badger, Esq 5 00 Four Boys, 106 Amity street. . 4 00 Jas. Barrow, Esq. per M. Van Schaick, Esq 5 00 Jas. S. Libby, Esq. Lovejoy's Hotel. 50 00 J . H . Coster, Esq . , per 0. W . Sturte vant, Esq , 25 00 John Oothout, Esq., per A. A. Alvord, Esq 20 00 Hudson Hose Co., No. 1, Jer- sey City 25 00 Isaac Fryer, Esq 5 00 Excelsior Lodge, No. 126, I. O. of 0. F 100 00 C. E. B 10 00 C. M. Newville 5 00 Forward $2,607 31 65 Brought forward $2,607 31 A. Leaman 10 00 "Relief," 2 00 R. B. Clark, being amount of collection made by him in Washington Market 6150 S. Draper, Esq 50 00 E. P. Christy,Esq 100 00 D. B. Campbell, per Hon. C. S. Woodhull 20 00 E. B. Clayton & Son, per Hon. C. S. Woodhull.... 25 00 "Louis"..., 1 00 Henry Spear, printer, corner Wall and Pearl streets, in behalf of those in his employ 15 00 Wm. T. Cresson & Co. Phil- adelphia, being amount col- lected in Spring Garden Foun- dry, per J. G. Bennett, Esq., 42 03 Wm. Howland, Esq 5 00 Philip Hone, Esq 25 00 Workmen employed by Wal- worth, Nason & Guild, and Pudney & Russell, 79 John street, per T. M. L 46 50 R. &S 20 00 Workmen in the employ of F. J. Austin, Press Man- ufacturer and Machinist, 23 Centre street 34 00 Forward $2,607 31 9 66 Brought forward $2,607 31 Mrs. A. M. Bruen 25 00 By Robert M. Bruce, Esq., be- ing collections made by him from the following named gentlemen, to wit : Corlies, Haydock & Co $50 00 Austen & Spicer 50 00 Wilmerdings & Mount 50 00 Anderson, Starr & Co 50 00 J. &R. Bruce & Co 50 00 Wight, Sturges & Shaw 50 00 Zophar Mills 50 00 F. Cottenet & Co 50 00 Fosters & Livingston 20 00 Lawrence, Trimble & Co 25 00 Moran & Iselin 25 00 Fearing &Hall... 25 00 Allen, Hazen & Co 25 00 Russ, Brothers & Co 25 00 C. F. Harris 25 00 . Arnold & Co 25 00 T. Donnelly & Co 25 00 Lord & Taylor 25 00 John Rudderow & Co 25 00 Ashton & Giliilan, 25 00 McCall & Strong 25 00 Robert Bruce 20 00 R. McCoskry 25 00 Henrys, Smith & Townsend. . 25 00 Geo. T. Adee 20 00 Forward $2,607 31 67 Brought forward $2,607 31 Wolfe & Gillespie 20 00 Paton & Stewart 25 00 John Gihon & Co 25 00 Marsh, Booth & Co 25 00 Beals, Bush & Co 25 00 H. Auchincloss & Sons 25 00 John M. Bruce's Sons 25 00 W. C. Langley & Co 25 00 Hoyt & Tillinghast 25 00 Willard & Wood 25 00 J. & J. Stuart & Co 25 00 Bock, Swan & Inglis 25 00 H. A. Smythe 20 00 Stanton, Barnes & Hamilton. 20 00 Kessler & Co 20 00 P. &T. Hayden 25 00 Walsh & Mallory 10 00 Churchill & Wetmore 10 00 Hutchinson & Tiffany 10 00 Hart, Morehouse & Merritt. . . 10 00 R. Barrows 10 00 Wood, Merritt & Co 10 00 Geo. Hastings & Co 10 00 E. Carter & Co... 10 00 John J, Smith. 10 00 Olcott, McKesson & Co 10 00 T. W. Reimer 10 00 Woodward & Connor 10 00 Tread well & Gould 10 00 J. G. W. S. & Co 10 00 T. B 10 00 Forward $2,607 3 1 68 Brought forward $2,607 31 S. G 10 00 H 10 00 R. S. B 10 00 Cash 10 00 G. B. Waldo 10 00 D. Rell 5 00 Townsend 5 00 M. 5 00 Mr.T 5 00 F* & D 5 00 H, &S 5 00 Waters 5 00 V.N 5 00 Cash from many persons ..... 43 00 1473 00 2,583 53 Feb. 11. Collection in Harlem Presby- terian Church 23 00 Collection in Christ Prot. E. Church, North Brooklyn ... 30 00 "A." 1 00 M. Morgan, Esq., per H.Mor- gan, Esq 25 00 John Colville 10 00 St. John's Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York. . . * 100 00 Charles N. Talbot, Esq 25 00 Girard Hallock, Esq., sums left at the office of Journal of Commerce 1 15 00 Forward $5, 190 84 69 Brought forward $5,190 84 Collection in Fourth Universa- lis! church, in Murray street 180 00 George W. Powers, Esq 25 00 Bartlett Smith, Esq 25 00 Collection in Sunday school Reformed Dutch church, La- fayette place 20 34 "A Friend" 10 00 Messrs. Norris, Gregg & Norris 30 00 J. B. Miller, Canal street 5 00 Collection in Dutch Reformed church in Twenty-first street per Wm. Allison, treasurer. 63 65 Messrs. E. Fabreguettes, Fils & Morra 10 00 Messrs. Benj. De Forrest & Co. per R. E. Mount .. 50 00 From several persons in Zion church, Mott street, per J. Van Norden 20 00 W. M. Titus, Esq., per W. Chapman, Esq 25 00 Burr Schuchardt, Esq 25 00 John Leveridge, Esq 25 00 By D. A. Alvord, Esq., from D. & A. Kingsland, $10; Mr. Moffat, $10; E. Hol- brook, $10; M. H. Grin- nell, $10; G. Cleland, $5. 45 00 Messrs. Coman, Hopkins & Co. 25 00 James C. Wetmore 5 00 Forward $5,190 84 ,i 70 Brought forward $5,190 84 Proprietors and workmen in Columbian Foundry, 45 Du- ane street 150 00 From Plate printing office of Robert Miller, 81 Cliff st. . . 11 75 Collection in Dutch Reformed church, corner of Broome and Greene streets, per L. W. Kip, treasurer 100 97 Collection in Presby. church in Mercer street 377 47 Charles Mingo, Esq 20 00 A.H. C 10 0O From dealers in hats, caps and hatters' goods, 500 00 Collection in Calvary church, Fourth avenue, per D. H. Hoyt, Esq., treasurer 305 25 Printers in the employ of John R. McGown, 57 Ann St.. . 15 25 From Sail-makers, per Mr. Putnam 11175 Brother and Sister 2 18 Messrs. J. & A. Petrie 25 00 John Nicholson, Esq 30 00 Young Men's Hebrew Benevo- lent Fund Association, per H. B. Herts, Jr., President, 25 00 Messrs. Wilson G. Hunt & Co., per Hon. C. S. Woodhull, 25 00 Forward $5,190 84 71 Brought forward $5,190 84 Messrs. A. H. Gale & Co., and those engaged in their Piano Forte factory, Third avenue, corner of Thirteenth street. . 67 25 J. E. Poisseau, Esq., per Hon. C. S. Wooduhll 50 00 Collection in Saint Thomas's church, Broadway, per Rev. Dr . Whitehouse 150 00 Messrs. Dietz, Brother & Co., 50 00 Workmen employed in lamp manufactory of Dietz, Bro. & Co., per H. Merrill 51 00 Messrs. Rich &Loutrel and per- sons in their employ 38 50 Lewis Adams 5 00 Goldbeaters in employ of F. W. Waller, in Spruce and William streets 8 50 Dr. Henry G. Dunnell . 10 00 Wm. Taylor, Esq., Philadel- phia, per Phelps, Dodge & Co. 100 00 L. Bradley, Lockport, Niagara county, N. Y., being amount contributed on board ship Glen more, on passage from San Francisco to Panama, for publication of certain re- solutions, which have been lost....c 11 50 Forward $5,190 84 72 Brought forward $5,190 84 Collection in Norfolk st. Bap- tist church 160 00 Messrs. Pells & Co 30 00 From S. B. Althouse & Co., for themselves, workmen and apprentices in their employ, 67 91 Collection in West Twentieth street Presbyterian church.. 19 45 Collection in Pearl st. Presby- terian church, per A. P. H., 150 00 Messrs. Lottimer & Large. ... 50 06 Cash 10 00 Messrs. Bangs, Piatt & Co., per J. P. Moore, Esq 25 00 James Clark, builder, 134 Lau- rens street * . 5 00 From the hands of James Mc- Lean, per A. A. Alvord. . . . 94 50 Collection in Brick church, Dr. Spring's, per R. E. Mount.. 216 00 C. and F., per H. T. Ingalls. 10 00 Collection in Seventh Presby. church, Rev. E. F. Hatfield, 80 00 Lispenard Steward, Esq 50 00 Mrs. Coffin 10 00 Jacob Brombacker and others, 8 00 E 1 00 Daniel Adee, printer, 107 Ful- ton street, and those in his employ 11 00 Forward $5,190 84 J 73 Brought forward $5,190 84 H. M 5 00 By the hands of George W. Browne and Gilbert Hopkins, from Secor & Co., $15; Wm, Waters, $5 ; W. H. Brown, $25; Wm. Decker, $5; C.H. Tupper, $5 ; Capt. M. Sant- ford, $10; Stillman, Allen & Co., $50; Joseph New- ton Scott, $5; Charles M. Simonson, $10; C. Brown, $5 ; Robert Laton, $15 ; B., $5 ; Cash, $4 ; Rodman & Co., $25; George Berbeck, Jr., $10; W. H. Webb, $25; J. A. Westervelt, $10; J. McGrath, $1 ; R. L. & A. Stuart, $10; A. H. & Co., $10; Brown & Herder, $5; Lyon, $2; Cash, $3 260 00 Collection made by John S. Bussing, from merchants in Cliff' street, between John and Beekman streets, to wit; Phelps, Dodge & Co 100 00 William Partridge & Son 25 00 C. W. Field &Co 25 00 Sanders, Brothers & Co 25 00 E. & J. Bussing & Co 25 00 Stokes, Gilbert & Co 25 00 E. Peck & Son .. 25 00 Forward $5,190 84 74 Brought forward $5,190 84 Naylor & Co 25 00 Hermann Boker 25 00 Bleecker & Outhout 25 00 W. H. Cary & Co 25 00 L. S. Phipps & Co 25 00 John T. White 25 00 Davids & Black 25 00 Septimus Crooks 25 00 C. Poppenhusen 15 00 H.&F. W.Meyer 10 00 Clark & Wilson 10 00 George D. Phelps 10 00 Culver & Co 10 00 Barton, Brothers 10 W. Stanton & Son 10 00 Frederick Liese 10 00 J. Russell & Co 10 00 Morgan, Walker & Smith 10 00 John H. Keyser 5 00 "A clerk" 5 00 565 00 4,997 22 Feb. 12. From men in the employ of G. F. Nesbitt, corner Wall and Water streets 33 00 Henry L. Axell 5 00 Charles H. Marshall 50 00 Collection in |Duane st Pres- byterian church, per C Beers 190 94 From Gerard Hallock, left at office of Jour. Commerce. . . 2 00 Forward $10,188 06 ro Brought forward $10,188 06 Collection in St. Paul's church, New Haven, Conn., by Rev. Mr. Cook 20 00 Collection in Oliver st. Baptist church, per -R. Pegg, treas. 134 18 C. R. S. per S. L. H. Ward . . 3 00 P 1 00 From the Press establishment, 16 Spruce street 11 00 From a little girl, M. A. B. . . 1 00 Collection in Spring st. Pres- byterian church, per S. Stiles, treasurer 56 40 Friends of sufferers 25 00 John Roach 5 00 From Isaac Smith & Co.'s steam umbrella factory, 257 Pearl street 109 04 From the scholars and teachers of the Brooklyn Grammar School 15 14 Collection in Christ P. E. church, in Anthony street, per Rev. Mr. Halsey 174 76 From H. S 2 00 From Messrs. Conkling and Shepherd 10 00 From hook and ladder compa- ny No. 7, Harlem, per James Gordon Bennett, Esq 50 00 Forward ,*$ 10,188 06 76 Brought forward....... $10,188 06 Collection in Orchard st. Uni- versalist church, per J. Y. Watkins, treasurer 112 00 From Messrs. Sneden, Schenck • and Co 25 00 From W. J. O'Brien 20 00 Collection in church of Holy Apostles, Ninth avenue and Twenty-seventh street.. . ., 35 50 Messrs. Cushman & Co 20 00 J. H. B... 22 25 Messrs. Woodward & Ryberg, being the amount collected by them from proprietors sea- men 's boarding houses, mas- ters, mates, seamen and oth. 105 69 1,238 90 Feb. 13. Balance of collection in Duane street Presbyterian church . . b 00 Donation of trustees of con- gregation " Chaar Hasho- maem" 20 00 From Gerard Hallock, Esq., being sum left at office of Journal of Commerce 40 00 Workmen in the employ of Messrs. Norris, Gregg and Norris 12 25 N. H. C. and P. D. C. and others 14 00 Forward... $11,426 96 77 Brought forward $11,426 96 Collection in the Universalist church, Williamsburgh, per G. C. Demarest 50 50 Messrs. J. H. Abeel & Co... 25 00 " Estelle," per Myndert Van Schaick, Esq 2 00 From Thos. Fleming, 71 Mai- den lane 10 00 From Messrs. T. Otis, Le Roy &Co 25 00 From Messrs. Thos. Kensett & Co., per M . Morgans 50 00 From the workmen in Phenix foundry, per S. S. Ward, Esq 125 00 By the hands of James Van Norden, Esq., to wit: from Messrs. Rankin & Ray,$25; a lady, $2; a lady, $1 28 00 From a lady, " one that has suffered and can sympathize with the sufferers," per R. E. Mount, Esq 10 00 By the hands of John P. Moore, Esq., from the General So- ciety of Mechan. & Trades- men's School, to wit, Fe- male department, $50 31 ; Male department, $57 32... 107 63 "The cheerfulness with which Forward $11,426 96 78 Brought forward $11,426 96 it was given, both by the pu- pils and teachers, makes it the donation of the ' cheer- ful giver.'" By the hands of John P. Moore, Esq., from Messrs. Blunt & Syms, $50 ; and from the men and boys in their facto- ry, $110 160 00 From " Friends" 10 00 From passengers of the steam- ship Europa, being one half of collection made on board thereof, 11th inst., for char- itable purposes, together with ten shillings sterling from the transmittor 17 68 From workmen employed at Manhattan Gas Works, foot of Eighteenth street, North river, per Chas. Roome, Esq 90 50 Collection in Grace church, Broadway, 10th inst., per Rev. Dr. Taylor 680 00 From Lawrence S. Willets... 5 00 Balance of collection in Brick Church 1 00 From B. Hunt, Jr., editor of the Metropolis 10 00 Forward $11,426 96 79 Brought forward $11,426 96 Collection in Chelsea Presby- terian church, 10th instant, Rev. Dr. Smith 108 39 Collection in Hammond street Congregational church, Rev. Dr. Patten 102 17 Collection made by Capt. M. M. Van Dyke, from persons in Catharine market and vi- cinity 167 00 Collection made by congre- gations of the " Gates of Prayer," Wooster street, per J. J. Hart, Esq 122 70 Collection made in Sixteenth street Baptist church, per James Gordon Bennett, Esq. 32 75 By Wright, Brothers & Co., Philadelphia, being the pro- ceeds of a collection among the operatives and others (in- cluding themselves) connect- ed with their establishment, both gentlemen and ladies, per Hon. C. S. Woodhull.. 155 75 From workmen in the estab- lishment of H. R. Dunham & Co,,perHon.C. S. Wood- hull 102 50 From S. T. W 5 00 Forward $11,426 96 80 Brought forward $11,426 96 From Messrs. H. R. Dunham & Co., 98 North Moore street, 100 00 Collection made in Sunday School of Methodist Episco- pal church, in Jersey City.. 20 00 Collection made in Methodist Episcopal church, Jersey City 61 35 From a small workshop 5 50 Messrs. Patteson and Dortie... 10 00 Collection made in N. Dutch church, corner of William and Fulton streets, 10th inst. per Charles Little, Esq 68 14 From scholars of Ward School] No. 23, of the Eighth Ward, male, female and primary departments, per J. Elias Whitehead, Principal 105 76 From A. B 10 00 From the Misses Andrew and R. C 55 00 From Messrs. Strang, Adriance & Co., per W. Chapman ... 25 00 From the establishment of W. E. Burton, Esq., Chambers street, to wit: W. E. Bur- ton $50; others, $89 75... 139 75 From Messrs. Saml. Thompson & Nephew 25 00 Forward $11,426 96 81 Brought forward $11,426 96 From workmen employed in the establishment of Secor & Co., foot of Ninth street, E. River, per Messrs. Rhodes, Brooks & Kennedy, Com- mittee, &c 83 00 From Dan. Steinnitz, Philadel- phia, through Wolf & Gilles- pie, per R. M. Bruce, Esq.,. 10 00 From Mrs. J. L., per Morgan Morgans, Esq 10 00 From Geo. W. Brown, per R. M. Bruce, Esq 10 00 3,043 32 Feb. 14. By the hands of Morgan Morgans, as follows : From William Allen 5 00 From Dow D . Williamson ... 5 00 Messrs. Alfred & Dash 15 00 From Gerard Hallock, being sums left at the office of Journal of Commerce 22 50 From twenty-nine members of the First Ward Police 30 50 H. W. Field.... 25 00 By the hands of Augustus Bleecker 3 00 H. R 7 00 Forward $14,470 28 10 82 Brought forward $14,470 28 Hoboken Fire Co., No. 1, of Hoboken, N. J 50 00 Collection in Madison street Meth. Epis. Ch,, per Har- per & Brothers 59 68 J. P. Waldron 8 00 R. Moody, Philadelphia, per Hon.'C. S. Woodhull 10 00 H.P.G 2 50 Richardson and Johnson's Printing establishment, 44 Ann street 19 00 From those who sympathise with the sufferers, employed in Genin's hat store, per Jas. Gordon Bennett, Esq 13 00 From the workmen of Firth, Pond & Co., No. 1 Frank- lin Square, perR. E. Mount, Esq , 35 25 From Messrs. T. G. & A. L. Rowe 10 00 320 43 Feb. 15. From Ocean Lodge No. 321, I. O. of 0. F 35 00 From Mrs. S. F. N., Phila... 5 00 From Gerard Hallock, Esq., left at office of Journal of Commerce 1 00 Forward $14,790 71 83 Brought forward $14,790 71 Collection in First Methodist Protestant Church, in Attor- ney street, per Rev. W. H. Johnson, pastor thereof. .... 20 00 From Geo. Smelzer, Esq 10 00 From Messrs. Kipp & Brown. 100 00 Collection in the Church of Ascension, Fifth av., N. Y. 10th inst 405 00 From Edwin Forrest, Esq. ... 50 00 Collection in Reformed Dutch Church, in Ninth street, on the 10th inst 91 25 From Messrs. John Durand & Co 25 00 From two little Girls 2 00 From members of the German Hebrew Benevolent Society, per I. D. Walter and H. Bernheimer 210 00 From P 2 00 From Matthias Bloodgood, per S. S. Ward, Esq 5 00 From Francis W. Edmonds, Esq., per James Van Nor- den, Esq 10 00 From George A. Buckingham, Esq., being collections made from the following named gentlemen, to wit : Forward $14,790 71 84 Brought forward $14,790 71 Babcock, Milnor & Co 50 00 Cash, B....... 25 00 C. F. Dambmann 25 00 John W. Jung 25 00 Richard Warren . 50 00 Per H. W. T. and H.Mali... 25 00 A. and E. S. Higgins & Co. . . 30 00 Guillaume, Hemnerling and Mayet 25 00 Lverschigk, Wessendorf & Co. 25 00 Butierfield Brothers 25 00 Cash, A. M. H 25 00 Wolcott & Slade 25 00 Fauschawe, Milliken & Co. . . 25 00 Cameron & Brand 25 00 James F. Frazer & Co 25 00 Thomas Hunt & Co 25 00 Cash 5 00 Buckingham, Ward & Co 25 00 Stone& Co... 25 00 Richards & Cronkhite 25 00 J. W. Schulton & Hurd 25 00 Spies, Christ & Co 25 00 Cash 5 00 Cash, H. &S 25 00 Halsted & Brokaw 25 00 C. Payen & Co 25 00 G. Pattison & Co 25 00 Bramhall,Abernethy & Collins 25 00 Chambers & Heiser 25 00 Forward $14,790 71 85 Brought forward $14,790 71 L. & V. Kirby & Co 25 00 Cash 10 00 Cash 10 00 Cash 10 00 BlackwelI,Whittemore&Carhart 15 00 Barclay & Livingston 30 00 W. M. Sammis & Co 10 00 Cash 10 00 $860 00 FromR. M. V. & L. F. V.... 2 00 From Nicholas Seagrist, Esq.. 4 00 1,837 25 Feb. 16. From " a friend " 5 00 From a lady, per H. C 5 00 From Messrs. Burnap & Bab- cock., 25 00 From Messrs. Wm. H. Smith & Co 25 00 From workmen in the employ of H. P. Kennedy & Co., 17 John street , 20 00 From workmen in the employ of Messrs. Peckham & Rum- rill, 17 John street 75 00 Collection in Floating Church, " Holy Comforter," foot of Dey street, on the 10th inst. 17 00 Cash 5 00 u For the relief fund of the Hague street catastrophe ". . 5 00 Forward $16,627 96 Brought forward . .$16,627 96 From " Cameo " 5 00 FromW. & T. C. C, per R. E. Mount 5 00 From Mrs. Chesbrough, per R. E. Mount , 20 00 From Mrs. H., per R.E.Mount 1 00 Feb. 18. From Youth's Bible Class con- nected with Greene street M. E Church, by the hands ofWm. Rowe, jr 25 00 Collection in Church of Mes- siah, 17th inst, per Richard Warren, Esq... 240 00 From Edward Minturn, Esq., per C. S. Woodhull 20 00 Collection in Ref. Prot. Dutch Ch., Wash, sq., 17th inst,., 200 75 Collection made by congrega- tion " Anshi Chesed," 38 and 40 Henry street, per Rev. Mr. Sternberger, and Rev. Jonas Hecht 75 00 Collection in St. Mark's Ch., in the Bowery, 17th inst. per Henry E. Davies, Esq.. 234 63 From Capt. H. W. Ogden, U. S. Navy 10 00 From Thomas Bloomer's Phoe- nix Packing Box Manufac- tory, 40 Gold street 51 00 213 00 Forward $16,840 96 87 Brought forward $16,840 96 From C. White of the " Melo- deon," 41 00 Sums left at the office of the Commercial Advertiser.... 10 00 Collection in the Presbyterian Church, University place, 10th inst 325 00 Collection in the Reformed Protestant Dutch Ch., New- town, Queens Co., L. I... 40 06 From Messrs. A. Journeay, jr., & Co 25 00 From lamp-lighters and others in the Bureau of Lamps and Gas, per S. D. Bellows 50 00 Collection in Third Associate Pres. Ch., Charles street... 92 72 Collection in Amity street Bap- tist Ch., (Dr. Williams)... 74 35 " For the sufferers by the Hague street calamity " 3 00 "For the Hague street sufferers" 1 00 Do. do. do. ..1 00 Collection in 11th Presbyterian church, corner of Avenue C and Fourth street 20 00 Collection in 1st Presbyterian church, in Fifth avenue, (Dr. Phillips) 348 17 From Joseph Gillott, Esq 25 00 Forward . .$16,840 96 Brought forward $16,840 96 From H. O 10 00 From William Jessop & Sons. 25 00 From Mrs. J. Sherrerd.. . . . . . 10 00 From T. R. Kenney, 42 Yan- dewater street 2 00 From Adam and John Fer- guson. 10 00 Amount subscribed in the New York Club, per Geo. J. Cor- nell, Esq., secretary thereof. 200 00 Collection in Baptist Berean Church, corner Houston and Macdougal streets, to wit : Sabbath School, $55 ; Con- gregation, $45 100 00 From Worrall & Co., Elm and Duane streets, for them- selves and persons em- ployed in their establish- ment 100 00 By the hands of Joseph Britton, Esq., to wit : from Jas. L. Jones, $5,00; from A. H. Ward, $5,00 ; from A. Garr, $1,00 11 00 2,380 68 Feb. 19. From Bernard McGuire 5 00 From Miss Wells, per Isaac Fryer, Esq., 1 00 Forward $19,221 64 89 Brought forward $19,221 64 From printing department of American Bible Society, per Hon. C. S. Wood hull 50 00 Collection in St. Bartholo- mew's Church, Lafayette place, on the 17th inst...... 279 54 Collection in Allen street M. Epis. Church, on the 10th inst., per Schureman Hal- stead, Esq., 106 00 Donation of men employed in New York Tribune office, per Thos. N. Rooker, Esq.,. 46 00 From Messrs. Wells & Webb, 18 Dutch street, and persons in their employ 45 25 From C. H 7 50 From H. Worcester, Esq., per H. T. Ingalls, Esq., 10 00 Collection in St. Paul's chapel, on the 17th inst., per R. E. Mount, Esq., 256 67 Collection in First Baptist Church 3 (Dr. Cone's) per R. E. Mount, Esq., 223 50 From members of congregation of Zion Protestant Episcopal Church, (additional,) per James Van Norden, Esq.,.. 10 25 Forward $19,221 64 90 Brought forward $19,221 64 Contributions by worshippers on board Bethel Ship, foot of Carlisle street, N. River, (Rev. 0. G. Hedstrom, pas- tor,) per S. S. Ward, Esq.,. 35 07 From mechanics and operatives of the Novelty Iron Works, by S. S. Ward, Esq., presi- dent of General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen.. 328 10 Balance of collection of Church of Messiah 5 00 From hands employed in the Hope Mills, 26 50 Collection in the Moravian Church, corner Houston and Mott streets, on the 17th inst. (D. Bigler, pastor,) 147 38 1,572 76 Feb. 20. Collection in St. Matthew's Church, Walker street 144 84 " Toward the fund for the re- lief of the sufferers by the Hague street explosion,". . . 1 00 Collection in Ninth street M. E. Church, per S. P. Patter- son, Esq., 38 00 Cash, 5 00 Donation from Hose Company No. 24 42 00 230 84 Forward $21,025 24 91 Brought forward, $21,025 24 Feb. 21. Collection in True Reformed Dutch Church in King st.,. 30 00 From J. Mariott, 41 Murray st. 5 00 From pupils in Mr. L. Brooks' dancing academy, who have not previously contributed.. 14 21 From L. S. Suarez 25 00 Collection in Associate Pres. Church, corner of Grand and Mercer streets 94 00 Collection in Church of An- nunciation, Fourteenth str., (Rev. Dr. Seabury's) 227 51 Collection in Reformed Dutch Church, Harlem 13 71 Cash, per Harper and Brothers from F. S 4 00 Amount collected from sundry persons, by Paul T. Mondon 45 75 Proceeds of the benefit for the sufferers by the calamity, at the Astor Place Opera House, on the 19th inst 433 75 Collection in St. Clement's Church, Amity street, per Rev. Dr. Henry 42 60 Proceeds of concert given by the German Liederkrans, at Broadway Tabernacle 112 00 From William Forgey, per Morgan Morgans ...... 20 00 1067 53 Forward $22,092 77 92 Brought forward $22,092 77 Feb. 22. Collection in Market street Church, on the 17th inst 142 60 From Captain D. M. Bunker, N. O. packet ship, St. Louis 5 00 From H. E. K 1 00 Proceeds of the exhibition of the u Panorama of the Nile," on the 21st inst 46 25 194 85 Feb. 23, Collection in Reformed Dutch Church, corner Amos and Bleecker streets ...... 50 14 From R. W. Ropes 5 00 From A. V. S 3 00 From Geo. A. Buckingham, Esq., being collections from the following named persons, to wit : Richardson, Watson & Co. . . . 25 00 Cash, L. S. N 10 00 Francis & Loutrel 10 00 Cash 10 00 Cash, D, W. R 10 00 65 00 123 14 Feb. 25. From F. E. B 1 00 From James Bergen, Esq., on behalf of Strangers' Refuge Lodge No. 4, I. 0. of 0. F.. 44 75 45 75 Forward $22,456 51 93 Brought forward $22,456 51 Feb. 26. From " Union Club," per Jas. Sanderson, Esq 140 00 From Pilgrim Lodge, No. 243, I. 0. of O. F., per William A. Ransom, Esq 97 00 Collection at a Temperance meeting, at the Union Con- gregational church in Fourth street, n^ar Avenue D, per Peter Squires, Esq 14 70 From Charles S. Little, Esq... 11 51 263 21 Feb. 27. From Hebrew congregation, " Rodolph Sholon, " per Hon. C. S. Woodhull 25 00 _ 25 00 Feb. 28. From Brooklyn Flint Glass Company, per Hon. C. S. Woodhull 100 00 From workmen in employ of Brooklyn Flint Glass Com- pany, per Hon. C. S. Wood- hull 35 50 From the Bachelors' Hebrew Benevolent Loan Association, by the hands of the treasurer thereof, Geo. J. Levy, Esq. 20 00 From Messrs. Aymar & Co., per Hon. C. S. Woodhull.. 25 00 Forward $22,744 72 94 Brought forward $22,744 72 Collection in French Episcopal church Holy Spirit, by Lewis Loutrel and P. Delaplaine, Esqs., per Hon. C. S. Wood- hull 37 50 Collection in Trinity church, perR. E. Mount 116 26 Collection in St. John's chapel, per R. E. Mount, Esq 199 17 — 563 43 Mar. 1. Collection in Providence Bap- tist church (meeting in Con- stitutional Hall, in this city) 11 55 From 6 a friend,' Appalachicola 10 00 Subscriptions from workmen employed by the Croton Aqueduct Department, by John P. Flender, Esq 41 75 From Mr. Sprague, per S. L. Waldo 10 00 73 30 Mar. 2. Collection in First Baptist Church, Williamsburgh. . .. 45 08 45 08 Mar. 4, Collection in St. George's Church, per Hon. C. S. Woodhnll 128 78 From C. Mapother, Esq., per Isaac Fryer, Esq., 4 00 8132 78 Forward $23,559 31 95 Brought forward $23,559 31 Mar. 5. Collection by Broadway Ta- bernacle Society, per Hon. C. S. Woodhuil 96 00 From "A family who wish to contribute their mite," per J. A.Bali, Esq., 4 00 . 100 00 Mar. 6. Amount collected by W. H. Hoople, Esq., 38 Ferry street, from persons doing business in his immediate neighbor- hood 600 00 From the Hon. Edward Cop- land, Mayor of the city of Brooklyn, and treasurer of the fund for the relief of the sufferers, collected in said city, the following sums, to wit : E. P. Christy, Esq 100 00 Cash, $1; J. E. jr., $2; Hamblin Blake, $25; (sub- scribed at public meeting,).. 28 00 Collection in Central Reformed Dutch Church, (Rev. D. Be- thune,) per G. P. Knapp, Esq., 102 00 Collection in Congregational Church, (Dr. Lansing,) 27 00 Forward $23,659 31 96 Brought forward . .$23,659 31 Collection in Methodist Epis- copal Church, York street, per J. G. Gatee 42 37 From a juror, per F. B. Striker, Esq., 1 00 Collection in Grace Church, (Rev. Dr. Vinton) per Tun- nis Craven, Esq., 75 00 Hook and Ladder company, No, 4, per J. Phillips, Esq., 50 00 Collection in Reformed Dutch Church, per Rev. Dr. Dwight 93 89 From Dr. M. W. Dwight 10 00 Collection in Pierpoint street Baptist Church, (Rev. Dr. Walsh) 86 00 Collection in First Presbyterian Church, (Rev. Mr. Jacobus,) per W. S.Dunham 60 81 From sundry persons, per Ma- jor A. Towsey 31 00 Collection in M. E. Church, (Rev. Mr. Norris) 48 78 Collection in First Baptist Church 71 40 Collection in Second Presbyte- rian Church, (Rev. Dr. Spencer,) per B. W. Dela- mater, Esq 158 97 Forward $23,659 31 : 97 Brought forward, $23,659 31 Collection in Middle Dutch Church, (Rev. Mr. Oakley). 35 50 Collection in Centenary M. E. Church, (Rev. Mr. Law,). . . 22 00 Collection in " Church of our Saviour," (Rev. Mr. Farley) per S. Low, Esq., ..$419 72 Less appropriated 50 00 369 72 Collection in St. Luke's Church, per Rev. J Dillon 49 05 Second Ward Relief Fund, per T. J. Gerald, Esq. (balance) 221 99 From Chas. Locket. 4 00 Collection in St. Ann's Church, (Rev. Dr. Cutler,) 200 00 Collection in Christ Church, (Rev. Dr. Stone) 212 35 Collection by First Universalist Society, (Rev. Mr. Thayer). 73 88 Union White Lead Co., per J. B. Graham 50 00 Machine shop of Worthing & Baker 63 00 Cash, per Rev. R. H. Bowne.. 1 00 Proceeds of Ladies' Relief Fair, per Mrs. M. M. Doughty and Mrs, R. Pellibran 125 92 From "A Lady," per J. D. Lawrence, Esq., 10 00 $2,425 13 Forward $23,659 31 11 98 Brought forward $23,659 31 Less discount paid on uncurrent money. . . $8 83 Less paid printing- no- tices in L. I. Star. . . 1 25 10 08 $2,415 05 Mar. 8. Collection in Thirteenth street Presbyterian church, per W. Dunning, treasurer thereof . . 69 00 Balance of fund of Relief Com- mittee, Second Ward, Brook- lyn, per T. J. Gerald, Esq. 5 00 3,015 05 Mar. 11. From Rev. James Douglass, Bovinia, Delaware county, N. Y , 5 00 Mar. 12. From the establishment of Firth & Hall, per R. E. Mount. .. 50 00 Mar. 13. From James Bogart, Brooklyn, per S . Low, Esq 5 00 Mar. 16. By the hands of Timothy Cof- fin, Esq., Pres't of Trustees, Williamsburgh, as follows : Collection in M. E. church 38 00 " Congregational " 9 03 " Dutch Reformed " 51 91 74 00 5 00 50 00 5 00 Forward $26,808 36 99 Brought forward $26,808 36 From George Cox, M. D. . . 5 00 James C. G 1 00 Edgar Rogers 1 00 Roman Catholic church. ... 50 00 Sundry individuals 13 00 168 94 Mar. 18. From Hon. Edward Copland, Mayor of Brooklyn, as fol- lows : Collection St. James' church, per Rev. James Mc- Donough., 76 68 Collection St. Paul's church, per Rev. J. A. Schitter.... 37 43 114 11 Less discount 1 63 112 48 Mar. 19. Members of Calvary church, Fourth avenue, after collec- lection, per D . H. Hoyt, Esq. 15 00 Collection through Mr. Reed. . 7 90 22 90 Mar. 22. From Curtis Judson, Esq., be- ing amount collected from the boarders in Judson's hotel 85 00 85 00 Mar. 28. Contribution from Philadel- phia, per Jas. 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Paid in cases of slight injuries and losses of clothing and tools $1,168 50 Paid in cases of pretty severe injuries 388 00 " " of severe injuries 2,274 50 " " of supposed permanent injuries. 686 00 " " of killed, where funeral expenses have been paid 154 63 " " of killed, leaving mothers and other relatives who depended on them, wholly or partially, for support 4,105 00 " " of killed, leaving orphans who depended on them 573 38 " " of killed, leaving widows with children 15,082 62 " " of killed, leaving widows 1,990 00 u " of killed, not comprised in forego- ing table, to wit : In case of Patrick Donohue, to landlady 5 00 Forward $26,422 63 12 114 Brought forward 26,422 63 Mrs. Ellen Bent, 82 Frank- fort street, for damage to furniture on the occa- sion 25 00 Mrs. Mary Osborn, mother of Stephen C. and Isaac H. B. Osborn 100 00 Mrs. Hull, mother of Eli Hull 50 00 Mrs. Hyde, mother of Geo. Hyde 50 00 230 00 $26,652 63 A contribution of eighty dollars has since been received from Messrs. Seth Adams & Co., of Boston, Mass., which has been distributed, as follows : To brother of Luther Thompson, killed, Dover, N. J 50 00 To Mrs. Osborn, mother of I. H. B. and Ste- phen Osborn 30 00 $80 00 115 TREASURER'S ACCOUNT. Jacob F. Oakley, Treasurer, in account with Relief Fund in the matter of the Hague street Calamity. To amount of contributions, as per list, schedule A $27,200 68 To amount since received from Setli Adams & Co., Boston, Mass 80 00 $27,280 68 By amount paid to the several suf- ferers by the calamity, as per list, schedule B $26,652 63 By amounts paid to brother of Lu- ther Thompson and to Mrs. Osborn, 80 00 By amount paid expenses, as follows : Newspapers in this city, for publication 286 55 Newspapers in Brooklyn, messengers, '"postage, dis- count on money, &c 89 66 Carried forward 26,732 63 116 Forward 26,732 63 Bad money 16 00 Doorkeeper 20 00 Secretary 135 84 548 05 $27,280 68 JACOB F. OAKLEY, Treasurer. New York, July 1st, 1850.