The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-28
Another Awful Catastrophe.

FALL or TWO HOUsEs-IrwO MBN KILLED AND sBvE-
RAJ SEVERELY INJURED-ExrENT or LOSS or LiFE
STILL UNKNOWN.
Another Of those fearfu occurrences, which shock
citizens from time to time occurred yesterday. Many
rife during the afternoon, and in the nlme
diate neghborheod 1t difficult IL not impossible. to
acertan the extent the calamity tho precise
and manner OF tho accident The following particulars
ascertained by reporter after careful invest
CATION -
1t may be well to give account Of the locality
That part Of Thirty second street Immediately the
side Of the Eighth il occupied either aide
by blocks of what termed colony hou,cs build
ings erected for the habitaion OF numerous humble
families On the side Of tho street where this awful
occurrence took place frame building stands within
few yards the avenue and just beyond eight brick
tenemcnts, such described 1t the intervening
space lots tho in the of
tion which yesterday fell with such disastrous results
Mr. Barton, boss carpenter tho owner and builder
of the above mentioned eight houses but 1t is said he
has since sold them and engaged, in connection
with Mr. Thomas Brooks who had also built portion OF
them in erecting two uniform ones in continuation
tho vacant lot The foundations have been in progress
time, but the supcrstrucuro only started in
the OF the week and up with such rap
di that yesterday Saturday they had raised tho third
story and laying the for tho roof party
wall had been built against the frame house but none
against the brick tho beams being Let into it, Be
tween the two eight inch wall and this
was which first gave way or To use the working mems
expression, doubled"
About twenty minutes past O'Clock shortly after
the had returned from dinner James Farrell of
those ho hns lcred fatally had just ascenod to the
top with hod Of bricks when the wall way aud
the whole including beams, walls and everything fell
towards the centre leaving only portion Of the party
wall against the frame house standing and prccip-
taing Fare, into the midst IL IL said that tho laborcr
following him turned and lcapod down to the sido
walk, sustaining little injury but reporter
could not ascertain who he wn'
Of lp md
quickly the spot and members of hook and
ladder companies lent efficient aid in removing the pilc
OF ruins. Five men quickly extrcatcd, viz john
Brady foreman of the masons who had sustained some
serious internal njurics James Farrell nborer wounded
about the head Peter Murray mason having his thigh
fractured and William Madison, very slightly
injured; and filth, (name unknown) supposed to be
unhurt
tarrcli conveyed TO the drug store of Mr. sami
Cro,y in the Eighth avenue. close by where he
promptly attended hy Drs Harmon and liardenbrook Of
the Ch.cfs depart mcn lie was totally unconscious and
arokc; he freely bcd but AL efforts in
VAN and il evident that he had sus,aincs
sion cf the brain His eccasc was nomcnary expected
when reporter left and long this reaches the eycs
Of the pubic he will doubtless have expired lie
Of good character and about TO take possession Of farm
purchased hy The fruits OF h' hard toi and industry in
this country during the past fifteen lie leaves
wife and two children to mourn the loss of their pro-
tCctor.
Grady and Murray conveyed to the City Hospital.
The former had suffered internal injuries the
nature of which was not aScortancd He was totally
nsensihc and died about hour after his admission
lie also leaves wife and two children,
Murray found to have received compound frac-
turc Of the thgn but other material injury The
limb set. and he appeared olerabiy comfortable
with every prospect of perfect recovery
The accounts OF the missing (f any such there be)
totally reconcicabc, afcer the most dill gent in.
| quiiy. Murray and Madison both state thlt thcre
eight nine and Murray says nine, and
Maddison -four nborors employed and at work Mt the
TINE ana Il so Their escape appears perfectly miracu-
ous but ut the time OF reporters leaving the scene
be assured they had penetrated to the bottom
and could remain buried aud unextricatcd
II is therefore to be hoped either that many had not
turned from dinner. that if they had they escaped
ana IN their terror Immediately sought their homes and
that we have stated the extent Of the calamity In the
Of the Hague street and Twenty street oatas
trophies this proved to be the cascmapy supposed to
have been destroyed coming forward some days after
wards.
To the last mentioned unhappy event this appears to
bear striking slmude and from what could be learned,
and from personal observation OF the promises tho
oa,ise or causes to be much the same The whole
affair viii however undergo. IL demands rigid enaui-
~ and the Coroner who has been duly notified has APP
lOintCl to mnrrnM MnndnYl for the nIlrnnsn