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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1853
Page
2
In a dim room a dying mother asks the stranger to take her child home and promise care. The man reassures her with a blessing and quotes scripture as the woman prays and finds peace. The scene ends with the soul departing as a soft hymn of mercy echoes.
A pedestrian on Kneeland Street was knocked down and run over by a heavy team after gripping the reins to avoid a collision. The driver urged him to release the horses and whipped them when he refused. The injured man, believed to be a stranger, was carried to the hospital by Officer Towle. his chances of survival were thought poor.
Deacon Allen Coffin, fishing off the south side of the Island Thursday, caught a large shark that appeared lifeless after being harpooned. A knife was used to remove its back fin throat and entrails, six scuppangs, and the fish was cast overboard yet swam away as if nothing had occurred.
The ongoing friction between factory operatives and management remains unsettled and unlikely to resolve before the state manufacturers gather in Providence on Monday. It is claimed workers previously logged over thirteen hours daily, while a careful study shows the year’s average workday was about twelve hours and ten minutes.
Former United States Marshal for the District of Rhode Island Bonawooton Anthony died at his home after months of illness. Appointed in 1824 and again in 1845, he served until 1841 and after the Taylorship left office. He later served briefly as Sheriff of Providence in 1851, honored for his public service.
European intelligence notes the Russian emperor ordered the army to cross the Danube after Turkey rejected his ultimatum. English press speculates the force may stay in the Danubian Principalities unless Turkey yields or war is declared. The next dispatch is awaited with keen interest.
The New York Tribune reports Professor Faraday’s experimental finding that table moving arises from mechanical power, not spiritual or magnetical forces. It credits Mr. Fanaway for the full account and urges philosophers to ground such phenomena in reason and common sense. The piece ends by asking who will remove the ghosts now that the tables are turned outside.
The Crystal Palace in New York opened on Thursday with a large audience present. The program included opening prayer by Bishop Wainwright, an anthem by the New York Sacred Harmonic Society with the National Guard Band, remarks by the association president and the U S president, and a Hallelujulah Chorus to close.
Governor Phil Allen announces statewide returns from June town and ward meetings on a proposed constitutional convention. Of 10852 voters, 4570 supported convening, 6282 opposed, per clerks' transmitted counts recorded July 13, 1853.
President Pierce was received with enthusiasm in principal cities on his Washington to New York journey. In New York on Thursday he was greeted by the Mayor and Aldermen and led by a large procession to the Crystal Palace.
The governor designated seven commissioners for the Crystal Palace project in the state. Americus V. Potter George B. Holmes James F. Simmons James B. M. Potter Henry Howard Cyril Babbock Hosea Ballou Jr named to the panel.
The state law restricting issuance of Fraction Bills takes effect September first. It excludes circulation of any already issued before that date and only bars banks from issuing new fractions or reissuing redeemable ones.
The Atlantic from Liverpool reached New York on July 10 with 145 passengers. The City of Manchester also arrived after leaving on the 27th ult. European dispatches report rising funds in Paris then a fall amid rumors of Russian plans. Russia now seeks only a note guaranteeing terms with Turkey.
The Royal Mail Steamship Arabia, Capt. Jud king, arrived at New York after leaving Liverpool. Reports from Paris say Russia rejects the Turkish ultimatum and may cross the Danube by July 1. The Russian force near the Black Sea totals about 160,000, with tensions impacting securities and British diplomacy.
Putaverrain July 11 report says the Committee of Reception sails to Washington aboard the John Stevens to meet the President. After arriving at the Navy Yard the President will be escorted to Independence Hall by the military for formal reception by Mayor Gilpin and the City Council. He will stay at the Merchant's Hotel where a grand entertainment is planned. Officials complain that office holders control the arrangements excluding the President and his disinterested friends.
The Washington column notes Charles Gratiot, once a general and engineer corps commander, now a clerk in the land office, illustrating a dramatic career reversal from high rank to daily drudgery.
Eyewitnesses report a building under construction at Hicks and M streets demolished leaving likely no fatalities. In Tarrytown a large tenement housing poor families collapsed during the storm, burying inmates and prompting a rescue that found six survivors. Five dead reported in Haverstraw after a separate collapse, with six injured and several others hurt. Foreign workers among the victims. The town’s steeple and a wharf sloop also damaged. Loss of lives feared as wires were down and reports scarce.
A blaze at Ripley & Co.'s steam planing mill and lumber yard spread rapidly to nearby facilities including Heeler's packing box factory Burnet's trunk establishment and Poinier's lumber yard. Total losses run from 130,000 to 160,000 with Horace Poinier reporting about 20,000 and Ripley & Co. claiming about 100,000 in damage supported by limited insurance.
Halifax Recorder reports that Newburyport and nearby American harbors are arming to defend fisheries from British forces. The townsmen vow vengeance on Colonial cruisers, and the paper believes the news may be authentic.
The new Attleborough cotton mill owned by B B Knight R Knight of Providence burned Saturday night, believed struck by lightning. Loss estimated 40 000 to 50 000 with partial insurance at American Commercial Mutual Merchants and Roger Williams offices. Mill and machinery were new. occupancy by current owners recent.
The President landed at Castle Garden after a bay excursion. Mayor Westervelt welcomed him in New York and the President delivered a complimentary speech to the city. General Cushing added remarks as the reception concluded with a Battery review.
Sentence list from the Court of Sessions shows Charles O'Brien 12 months penitentiary Francis Kelley 9 months James Hadden 6 months Hugh Flannigan 6 months Jas Hannigan fined 100 dollars and James Walt 6 months penitentiary for rioting at Dr Wheeler's drug store on 17th Street and First Avenue where a human skeleton was found.
A bizarre exchange near the canal basin ends when a protective gander grapples a rooster and drags it into the water. The fight lasts briefly before the gander subdues and drowns the cock, as reported by a New York paper.
The New York Assembly twice rejected the liquor law on the 11th by denying leave for the Committee of the Whole to sit again and by denying a third reading. It later revived as a motion to postpone indefinitely was debated and lost. A third reading motion was renewed and discussed until adjournment.
Laura Shields of Broadway unseen by her caller was found dead in her room after preparing for a July 4 ball at Union Hall. Her mother, after hearing no reply, forced the door to discover her lying on the floor nearly dressed. she had appeared healthy at tea. Laura was buried in the gown she wore.
At four in the afternoon a crowd assembled near the canal bridge when the masonry gave way and a mass fell about fourteen feet into the water. Many women and children were involved but escaped serious injury despite the fall.
The Rev Dr Kg Anes notes in a letter dated April 20 that observers expect revolution in China as provinces fall to insurrectionists. He cites 30,000 revolutionaries, potential fall of the Manchu government, and looming government formation. He mentions Shanghai anxieties, Commodore Perry in a possible opening with Japan, and travel plans to the North.
A Albany Atlas reader recalls a man who three years earlier purchased one third of John Brown's Tract for $5000 and recently sold his interest for $37000.
E Morrell of Delaware is appointed United States Consul at Matanzas, replacing Thos M Rodney. The move surprised many as it had been among the late Vice President Kings final requests that Mr Rodney not be removed.
A mother on a New York steamboat peered over the edge with her baby in her arms when the infant sprang into the water and was drowned despite efforts to rescue it.
Data shows 36 000 houses of public worship in the United States able to seat 33 849 896 people and valued at 86 416 639 dollars. Methodists lead with about 1200 churches followed by Baptists around 900 and Swedenborgians with 15.
The British government employs four inspectors assigned to districts to investigate every coal mine accident or disaster, aiming to determine causes and improve safety.
The New Orleans Bee notes yellow fever has not appeared in six years, non epidemic, while acknowledging filthy streets and strong odors yet praising the city’s sanitary condition as a subject of special congratulation.
During a Saturday evening shower a bolt struck Dr. Harris's cotton mill in Warwick and Elisha Lamphear's mill in Coventry. Fires were quickly extinguished with no significant damage reported to either facility.
Mr Barney Gould known as the Presdestination Man walked from this city to Boston 62 miles arriving at 11 PM. He left Boston at 4 PM and returned to Parker House this city at 4 45 PM after 22 hours 45 minutes with 6 hours rest. The wager to Salem and back in 28 hours was not met due to heat and poor roads.
Lieut W C Pease of the U S Revenue Service arrived in New York from California aboard the Illinois with a cargo from a Japanese junk rescued near the Society Islands. The goods include manufactured items pictures printed documents and about two hundred coins of various values. They are to be exhibited at the World's Fair per the Boston Journal.
Last week saw 538 deaths in New York, up 133 from the prior week. Severe heat and the use of aoripe fruits are blamed for the spike. Cholera claimed two lives and numerous others died from various intestinal diseases.
A London witness described himself as a penman and was asked which department of lit Secs to wet find his pen as he recounted where he penned sheep in the Smithfield market.
Admission for the New York exhibition is ten dollars for season tickets. Single entry is fifty cents, with reduced pricing for children.
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