PhIIadelphia.

Correspondence OF the Herald.l
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PHILADELPHIA, March ~, l645


distressing accident occurred yesterday afternoon in
the western part of this city, which forcibly illustrated
the necessity Of parents having eye over their
children. At the brick yard of Msssrs Webster Pat
terson, the lower side Of South street. near Bchuyk
Third, workmen and wagon drivers have been In the
habit o throwing pennies to the little boys who play
about the to induce them open and hold
open tho large gate leading to the clay pits, while they
pass with their vehicles. While two lads between the
ages of and years performing this operation for
Ave hctse wagon which was passing through the lead
ing horse shy ed OF from the dec. ne drove the hub Of
the wheel against Of the children and crushed him TO
death against tho gatepost. Tho wheel then Knocked
down the other boy AND passed the upper part
has Thighs crushing them, snd 10 supposed iracturinG
the pelvm Tne first victim is named Thompson, deli
cate, irhsred babe and II witness
his mangied orm and listen TO the frantic shreks of his
mother, as she bent his body. The other lad ID
somewhat older and he lies at the hospital with no
prospect OF recovery.


There great curiosity in this direstion 10 know who
was the Andy McClsn Of Philadelphia, who figured as
second in the late eDgraceul prize fight nesr your city
The only MsCisin our people know Of ever connected
with ths fancy" Is the great gun of southw
notoriety. But 1t 10 said that he quit such work wears
ago-is reformed and decent man, and therefore, that
cannot be he Can some OF reporters corrsspon-
dents snlighten upon this snbjsct1


Henry Zell, who shot last night in tho Northern
Liberties, ny some person riding in wagon, he partcu
ls oil which have doubtless already
various tend x suspicion strongly upon
Jas Martin as the person who shot Zell am inform
ed that the wagon in which the murderer rode,
gong on before Mayor Belsterling OF the Northern
Liberties.