New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-10
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY, JANUARY 10. 1858.

their revolver, borrowed $50 O. ,scir clerk. an
ped for Norwich. stopped at the American Hose
in that city, IG'sing under the n,ns Of wn Pierce
nephew 70 Gen. Pierce whathcr b, bled sny o
the good citizens Of that place we DO no, know. H
then left for Hartford, arriving on THu-si,y ~ rout
for Eew-fogk, or his old quarters a, Chariestovn
Look out for him. He is five feet nine inches hgh
black hair, black eyes stout built wear. naval car
and Spanish cloak he is very fluent and free il
his conversation and quite gentlemany in his dress
and appearance.
The LATE FATAL BLAsrNG ACCIDENT
CoreneTs nqnisi'0H-Tcrdic a1cias, tAe Quarry Oca
es-on Saturday afternoon Coroner Hilton held au
inquest ct Bellevue Hospital. upon the body Of Cor
rehus CTtnnens, who was killed on Thursday after.
noon while in a small frame building in Tnrty 6rst-st
near First av by the falling upon him of stone
weighing between f:fy and sixty pounds which was
thrown from blast in the vicinity and fell through
the roof OF the building in which be was sitting eat
bis dinner. The following is summary Of the evil
dencc adduced:
Hanneh QConaor being sworn, says am ,ervan, in
the iny Of the deceased and reside in Fifty St
secorc-sv; OetWetn u and O'Clock ON ThurSiay !sst
took his dinner 20 him the corner Of Thirty and
tntsy where he was Al work digging out a cellar he
luneoatey went with me 10 tool shop nearb by and sat
down upon empty Wdei key snd began eating his din
ner sat upon the floor him. aboat 10 or u min
ues, stone, weighing between 50 snd so H. fell through
the roof and struck bin upon the ght arm and les he .
red4stely fell over and mOaned, aud said On on Col
help my poor children - several persons hen rushed pt1
person IN the teo house eating his dinner the time the
stone tell the deceased had three children
John Reilly being q, says reside at No go Thr-
tsentht and have followed blasting rocks for the last u
years believe the law requires Eve minutes be
qyeSbe IRE set 20 the use Of blast the
sists IN running out crying last. fire - b,iieve
the law also requires that such should red flags
Al fTrf NaFff -.
not know that there u prescribed distance from dwell
ing and that blasting forbid by law; would BE- unwilling
direction that the tgents VIII take It tar safer 20 stand
in the rear than IN font of bsst; do the char
scter Of the rock in question other than It whs. call
hard rock with short heads consider sdlnge0us kind Of
Toekto blast unless properly covered.
Jacob PaRdeypoo IT,, being reside At No.
10 heaisonaY the tooshop IN question scout 30 ieet
from the Tot where the blast Oft the deceased
in the employ OF Vanderpool, Smith Co; he very
worthy, sober and industrious the too. shop 10
feet square aud was erected 20 keep tools and to afford
shelter IN wet weather
Bernard he1ccE swosn-Ssys reside at No 80 Eighth
St Ihursday last was blasting rocks in trstay be-
tween Thiryrsr and Thirty secOnd-sts discharged five
blasts al that place between he hours of - and ocnc
Oh tat DAY; the last one discharged aud the which
suppose did the injury had about half pound of powder
in III II was dull blast; the hole from II to Ii inches
diameter; tie rock i Of dangerous character but
was not aware OF Il at the time preparing the blast:
examined portion Of the rock previously and found of
different allure from what this appears be- and thought 1t
alike in every part. this last covered; nave
beenin the habit OF covering blasts when thought there
any danger. them covered
quarry like that walked along the top the rock and cried
fire, ire my voice could have been heard 400 feet Oft
there person present except myset have steadily
followed blasting for the last years am employed by NJ
John Burns no lives Thry-thirdst between First and
Secondays his brother Thomas is foreman ne; he
present the time Of the accidents have been
the habit Of covering blasts az this place with stones a. large
two could roll ] believe the stones which fell
through the tool house from my blast never red
nass warning OF danger act under the instruction of
Robert Burns.
Jim Buyas sworn, says: | Of the Farmers
Loan end Trust Company they the properly ques.
ton: T. ID WiliasOn is President and Geo T. Fitch Sec
rotary OF the Company the Company told be par
tcuar and blasts this order he's been
and they have Away, carried them out given good
why such not necessary the Company II thnkl
thorzed get snything to protect against
damage from blasting year since bought some dock
logs for that purpose for the past months have used
stone 10 cover my blasts with
After taking come other testimony Of slight import
snce the case given to the Jury, and about an
hour afterward they rendered the following verdict;
That Cornelius Crimmeus came to his death by in
jury received from stone thrown from quarry
owned and worked by the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company and the Jury further say that the Company
is guilty Of culpable negligence in not seeing that their
work was carried on in more careful manner.
The deceased was native OF ireland, and 81 years
of age.