New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-16
The Buffalo Calamity. .

Ne eut the following particulars Of the recent destruc
A. accident at Buffalo from The Buffalo Courier of Sat
tayi
Var some time past workmen have been engaged in re-
ag the large four story granite front building the
va fde Of Main recently purchased by w. H. Glenny
he sonio To remove partition walls and to substi-
tue pixrbr the support Of the roof and upper stories
LssfaeniDg, little before o'clock, while from twenty
btFeDJfv men, carpenters masOns and ab0rers were
s,redn various parts Of the building il was observed 10
I've say and the roof the inner and walls came down
yhihemendous crash buryng nearly all withnthe build
s hthe ruins few, however, who near the street
nAelOwer story escaped The conclusion was so grelt
An shook u surrounding buildings and was felt at a
easiderable distance.
We are indebted to Mr. H. s Campbell Clerk for Mr..
Ten for the following list of persons in his employ who
ygs in the the building:
Naoas-George ~ johnson 9Th ST. Conrad Deal Pearl.
4: Michael Hadley, boards with Tilden.
ia6OrYs -lOrenz Fuiner John Raesch, Geo Nicholaus
Dos McCiunn, John Beachau, Gayst; Henry Dexter
rsd alive Henry Stenhofler Geo. Hawk Warren
sEyer, saved uninjured.
There were also at work in the building:
Florence Iause, pratt-t who got ont by saving off
tnbers severely bruised, but will recover
aeob Colbrennr corner Michigan and Upper sts bad
bhIned but viii recover.
John HefIord of the firm Of T. & j. III 9lord build
w. Thomas Heford had been engaged in the budding all
y until within two hours Of the accident when he left for
Sack Rock 20 procure timber.
The man named Deal was in the cellar and got out
srough the window, little injured
Mr. Glenny's book keeper was going up stars-hear1 n
sh and has recollection Of anything else until he
tv taken from thu building, not much injured.
The Sawyer who escaped, was standing in thu cen
h of the lover floor talking with Mr. Johnson Tldens
kreman. On looking up, he something giving way
nd Jumped for the front part of the store leaving Johnson
vhe must have been crushed
Michael Richardson, boy employed by Tlden, was in
" building, and escaped without much injury
4aa fba ain HsfA
lrsed but safe.
Geo Knsky, boy in the employ of Mr. Geuny, was in
NJ Of the upper rooms and came down with the whole
ms lie was got cut with considerable labor and is not
ssAinured. He is thirteen years old
nsbody Of MIR. Heford was found about o'clock
himmediae cause of the giving way Of the building
Mhown. The supports had undoubtedly been rendered
h weak for the superintendent pressure and a slight
hg in point cuff oien to produce the oatastro.
~ The center gave way first when the roof came crush.
although until il reached the lower floor carrying every
geelore IT, and it is almost miracle that any one in
elglding escaped alive amid the perfect wreck
hmpt measures were taken 10 remove the rims but
Avprk necessarily slow from the large gu nifty of
az tmbers which lay crossed in every direction
nstreets were thronged until late hour By large
Ntitited crowd mingled with which were the friends
esnhtives Of those thus buried in living iomb7
nsnposSible 10 tell how many have been killed until
1smbbsh is removed as the number in the building
wsot definitely known.
qio 10 o'clock four bodies had been recovered II is
He,y possible that any Of those remaining under the
@sko1ld be alive
" isOne Of the most heartrendng am fatal catasro
shat ever occurred in our city.
Buffalo evening papers of saturday give the follow.
Sk<of
DEAD AND MISSING
Ne powir is far have been able 10 learn the
Eethcse dead and missing
,seE-John Heaord, Carpenter and Joiner; George n.
sss,son Foreman Lawrence Fulner Laborer; Anthony
A,s,np Lab, rer Michael Hadley. Mason
A''ag-Ihomss McGurn, Mason James Beachan, La
- Henry Dexter, Laborer; Henry Steinhoifsn La
~ George Hoad, LabOrer.
use are certainly FIVE more bodies yet to be exhumed
sisSred, however that this number may be increased
oaers are supposed to have been working in the build
whose names We have been unable 10 ascertain