New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-27
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
Falling Of the Roof Of a Foundry in the Town
Of Yonkers, Westchestor County.
ONE MAN KILLED.
SEVEN H7EN BADLY INJURED.

Yesterday morning about 81 o'cAk the roof Of an
iron foundry situated on SPuytendayTel Creek, in tic
town Of Yonhers Westcheser Comfy fell to the earth
with tremendous crash instantly killing man named
Michael brown and mutlatipg seven others in shock
ing msnlcr The building was one Of very large di-
nensiom-l51 feet square. and between % and 40
feet liqh-ard was being erected by Messrs. Blanch,
ard & Fellows Of Troy, for Nessrs. johnson, Cox u
Fuller, Of tie same place
THE BUILDING THE CRASH.
The rcoi of this building was covered with slate,
and was supported by cost.iron trescelwork in the
form OF 20 arch underwhich for the purpose Of adding
to it's strength, were placed iron pillars at distance
Of about fifty feet apart The roof had been finished only
two weeks and the rest Of the building in course Of
completion.
At the time this sad took place there were
tenortwolye e inside Of the budng-mosty masan and
their attendants who lad been at work adjoining
Luild1 Gid had taken shelter there from the storm,
which Was theD prevailing Snow had fallen in the morn
Ing to the doph Of about inch, and was followed by
rain which completely saturated the snow with which the
roof was covered and it is the general opinion of those
Who are acquainted with the crunstances that this boly
Of snow and wafer added The already too great we}b.
of tie root sef which weighed some IS or 20 uns over
lowered The slender iron framework which supported It,
end caused he melancholy accident which called
upon to record.
The roof came down with crash that distinctly
hsard for miles around burJn the unfortunate beings
who wore under it beneath ragged wreck Of mbef iron
bars and rails and broken slabs of slate Tie noise
stoned BY tho 81 soon brought large number Of persons
- the spot and notwithstanding they al went TO work
with an industry which tho occasion demand d. 1t was
nearly an hour before all extracted from tho rains
The scene at this time descr bed by those who pres
hoo vdi in "a ~
sbrels and grosns of the suffering mOrtas who were b.
ing slowly crushed TO death beneath this Of material
would have wrung sympathy from the most caou heart
and while noryed the arms Of to qlckenel e1oT
tons in aid Of the sufferers it almost paralyzed oher and
rendered them powerless for labor At last however, all
were got out
THE KILLED.
When MICHAEL BRoWN found life was extinct, he
having probably been instantly killed. His skull was
broken ill., his limbs terribly broken and the body bruised
in q shocking manner lie was young man, Of Irish
birth and WITHOUT family His body taken 10 The resi-
dence of Ar Cudhce few rods from the foundry where
at about II O'Clock tie investigation Of tho Coroner took
place The evidence and The verdict Of the Jury give
below
THE wCoNDED.
ALEXANDER FERGUSON, mason had the skin and por
tons Of the flesh of bis face from the torch ad down. al
most completely torn off and Otherwise seriously brus
3D. Some doubts were entertained for his recovery He
was taon 10 lis residence two miles distant from the
scene Of the occurrence.
JOIN FILMING, laborer received fracture OF the
skull through which the brain proruded in shocking
marncr He very seriously injured but was thought
not fatally.
JOHN COSTELLO latorer sustained several severe bat
not dangerous and bruises about the head and body
lie was in quite comfortable condition at o'clock last
night
BARNES FpRHAM q brcklaycr, had one leg broken be-
low the knee ard his lett just above The elbow DO
side several bad bruises the body His limbs were se'
by Dr. Wm A Varan OF Kingsbrdse, after which 10
was carried to Yonkers in carriage Re was heTo pat
on the udscn River Railroad cars and lakn to the New
York Hospital
JouN Gov laborer was severely CT on the head, aad
had several of lis teeth knocked out lie was not how
ever Dangerously hurt.
AyDREw RATION, a brickloyer badly bruised in
different parts of bis body and severely strained in the
chest and back by the heavy weight which fell upon him
alhous he IS not considered dangerously injured
MATHEW MoFFArr a mgsou received heavy blo@ on
ie back and it is feared sustained serious injury OF the
spire He was also badly about tbe face and head and
Lad one Of his nearly cut Of lie was IN critical 81
uation last nigh; at dark.
Mofatt and Rnyon were both conveyed 70 the house OF
Mr. Ferry where they attended by Drs Varian aud
Robinson and received the kirdesi attention from the
family
Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon the various
families residing In the vicinity Of the occurrence for the
noble manner in which they laborcd 10 relieve the suar
iDrs OF the injured Dr. Ndrian Of hng5brage anu Df
Robnson OF Yonker also deserve much credit for their
promp; and Efficient aid
REMARKABLY ESCAPE
Although Tie "details OF this occurrence rs It Is are suii
cently msrc y almost MIRACULOUS that We are
not called MON 20 record still greater destruction oil hu
life hsd !. been fai weather there would und0uo!
edly have been hurdred mere persons under the
roof There had been about tia. number employed
in The building for several dsys and must have been there
at tie tine Of lie accident bad th suspended work
on account o the rain thus e,sapng severe IN aes ii not
q sudden and violent death TAsrc is ancshor almost nj
raculovs incdsnt in connection ifh this ssr which is
,be fact That not more than two minutes before tho s ing
Of the roof thirty men who had been in & building warm
10 tbr,elvoe went ont and nOt twenty 70 Is
from the Mace whom the accident occurred
coroxrEs INVESTIGATIONS AND VERDICT OF rns IU'G,
Coroner Lawrence Of Youkers was innsdia'eg ap
- re occurrence and arrived there about II cox
l.. ,~r,peci Jury ara proceeded 70 Invest ea'e To-
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