The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-05-08
Two Drsadru, Aselasnt !. IN new York--


Loss Of Life.
We take the following from the evening edition
Of the New York Tribune Of the 29th ult:
This morning, at a few minutes past 10 o'clock,
while number of lab0rers were at work in the
upper part Of the old Chemical Bank building,
removing the walls, and also a number Of carpen.
1ers engaged below in the work Of demolition,
some OF the props were cut or gave way and a
great portion Of the walls and ceilings came down,
ourying about dozen persons in the wreck. News
was instantly sent to the Chiefs office, the ada
cent Police stations and to the Mayor, and prompt
measures were taken to rescue the sufferers. A
large force Of men went to work. and in the course
OF an hour the following persons were got out:
John Trainer, James Hughes, James Hughes,
", iaborers; Charles o Conner, JameslBuchanan,
carpenters. All these persons are considerably
bruised, but no one dangerously hurt.
John Goulding, carpenter. Mr. Goulding is
very badly hurt and it is quite doubtful if he is
alive at this hour.
Martin Kehern, laborer. This man was badly
hurt; and, covered with blood and Dust presented
most appalling spectacle.
John M. Trimble Architect. Mr.. Trimble was
not IN the building, but being by, and hearing
OF the accident, he was seized with fit and
taken INTO Genin's hat-store, where he was prop
erly attended to. Mr.. Trmble was the Architect
under whose supervision the alterations and re-
building in the Museum and adjoining buildings
was being done. We may be sure that it was
through carelessness his part that the catas-
trophe occurred
Before the men above named had been extrica-
ted, news came that the walls Of No. 80 Water
street-one of the warehouses burnt on Wednes-
day night-had also fallen in. This report proved
but too true
On repairing to the spot, we found large con-
course already assembled and from various sources
hastily gathered the particulars which follow-all
that we can learn up to the period of going to
press:
A number of men-yariously estimated from
seven to eleven-had been engaged since an early
hour IN the morning in removing the burnt cotton,
and clearing away the ruins of the store, and had
made good Roadway in their work, when suddenly,
at about l0a o'clock, the gable of the building-
which had neither been removed braced-feil
over, instantly burying the unfortunate workmen
under many feet of brick and mortar. The en-
ployer OF the men states that there were II at
work but it is generally believed that at the time
oil the disaster, but 8 Of these among the
ruins. OF these three had been got out at 12
oclock-two are still living and one dead.
The names of tive of the buried men are John
Avery and = McShane One of the workmen,
named John Harvey, was not in the ruins at the
tune OF the disaster, and escaped injury Averyis
his cousin. The name Of the dead man is yet
unknown.
list of the names of those buried in the ruins
could not be obtained. Among them are William
Frat, John Hayes and Patrick Berry.
Ii is feared, that long ere this, the lives of all
VINO are buried beneath the immense mass of brick
have been yielded up. 1t was found impossible to
take any measures for their relief until the toterng
peak OF the adjoining storehopse had been secured
there being imminent danger of its falling upon the
other at any moment Under these circumstances, |
II would have been too hazardous to put other men
10 work to extricate the bodies. Great danger is
also apprehended from the insecure condition Of the
remaining front wall of the burnt store.
Active measures being taken to secure these |
dangerous places, and no exertion will be spared
by our vigilant Municipal authorities to recover as
soon as possible the bodies Of the sufferers There
is too much reason to fear that none of those who
have been thus suddenly engulfed viii be recovered
living. The general suppositon is that some half
dozen unfortunate beings still remaining in the