The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-15
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DREApruL ACCIDENT AT THE NOVELTY WoRKs-Yes-
terdav afterpoor n l;t.is .f.ar ON. o.,o.k r.r,,,
N' oA
accident LOOK ~ the Novelty WORKS. loot OF Ninth
street, East River The men in the employment Of
sscor q "a bod he.p bs;stiro thu had nI.tos ~ th.
~ ~ go s w 10" p'o' VI VIC
engine on board the new steamer Georgia, which Is
lying alongside the dock receive her from
tb,s estahlisbment A hoam da,rict for vb;.h Az
-. '
Bshop mas patent, was being used Tor the purpose,
when the upright post gave way about the mid
die, and the two also, fell with tremen-
dous crash, the end of them STR king Mr. Highly
the and after crushing him to went right
through the thick plank Of the dock, and into the
wnter IL is needless to say he was instantly
killed. His body presented most mangled appear
His left leg off, and his rig ut one broken
also his thigh and both his His head also
jured His bowels dashed out in a most shoe ing
manner, Seldom have seen such spectacle. Fran
els Miller had his skull fractured and Beverly Parkin
had his thigh badly broken Neither Of these NO men
were expected TO live An inquest was held about
o'clock in the evening, the house OF the deceased
Highly whittier the body bad been removed by the DO.
licsmen of the ward 1t was washed shrouded and
coifntd when the Coroner arrived; and wit ness
policeman having been examined who did not see the
accident but arrived the spot before the body
extrcnted, the jury returned verdict Of accden
tai DEATH
Two other men sish tly scratched. There was
considerable discussion the works to how the
accident occurred, the opinions rather con-
derrick that it was sufficiently strong for such
weight while Others asserted it was strong enough
but bad gone fuddenly of order as it had often
done before and the strain came suddenly on single
point and a smash was the CONSEQUENCE Mr. Bishop
who ted the derrick there. and affirmed
that the accident WAS occ ,ned by the FAULT of one of
the men who ran to the door 20 see the bed plates
hoisted, while the h.rses still kept going and the
ehain was last and nc aided mat the best proof OF
violence being done TO the derrick was the fact that the
Doits were iof.' out when iastened the booms The
supporting rods were Bent In all directions aud great
inny ~, -, , 1 ,1s 49, s.o $500 i, 1oao VI 'no
- H. roas 49,, NJ, hr $500 ,' ss,t
iy n,,msrons n ,trncE ms iL,s If ne mast bad 49,
What Is called niale one 1t might have resisted the
pressure There was one iinprudent thing done; the
weigh was lett hanging on tho derrick from clock
aud the tendency Of this no doubt WAS 10 strain and
weaken the mast This derrick WAS blown down in
.,t' Men ~ mas svsy u'meu nnS Nhen tne
sd Som.h"u or o,r.r ...,,an,s ,r .s
nrr;, arnn ,h ;vi 80 =, s % ~, . DC
late ocs,,rrencs sbona Is. ~ an ironasnt g., th;
construction future good may arise out of present oyi
It's alleged that il was not from want of strength I'm
the derrick the accident occurred for IL had often
raised greater weights there being but 40 tons ii
yesterday and that not placed further out on the boom
Than third OF It's length where as D! tons have been
fased oy IT, ana upon the very extremity, which would
more than douoie 'he leverage sun IL could not be
.xpect.d tbst the machine could be as strong yes
teriay a. when IL was erected, or even rs 1t WAS
twsv,mon'h ago Aod there Is no doubt 1t has been
~ " , az @ a, 49, u, - ot 70. osisr
t,s So - H. C.ra, IA ~ -, spr 20 i,op
ths sbocs thnn h ,bs scanned ~ vr H. strrs.
J.d N ,.,l.n on tbs esntrs ~ H. ACT ~ you'd ha,.
prohahlv gone ,;vht tbronoh ssr Thsrs wa, sno,hsr
st;Ii 49,. -. .ircunst.n.. Mt 80 ,ha -
baa Tho enc, xbe,e th hnon,s sii. and rone int
The Georgia otherwise great number vonli have hsen