The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-08-13
From the Cincinnati Commercial, Of Aug. s.
FEARFUL CALAMITY.
Eight men killed and several others badly Hurt

Eight men killed and several others badly Hurt.
About half past one o'clock yesterday afternoon
portion of the heavy stone cornice of the spen
did building being erected for the Ohio Life insu
rance and Trust Company, on the south west cor
ner Of Main and Third streets, gave way while the
workmen were in the act OF hosting stone, ant
fell upon the side walk with an awful crash. Tn,
building is FIVE lofty stories in height and the
of masonry which gave way about sixty feet in
length and immensely heavy, being more than two
thirds of the cornice on the Third street front
A suffocating cloud Of dust rolled up from tn,
rubbish of the fatal cornice the massive and grace
! ful appearance of which had been universally adj
mired, and in q few moments large crowd collect.
ed, and the msngled remains Of six men quite dead
two gaspng in their last agoDies, and two Others
badly injured, were speedily taken from the ruins.
! The names Of the dead are as follows:
| II. B. Cortis, the bulldog contractor. He resi-
ded on the West side of Elm street, near Seventh,
and leaves wife and three daughters. He was in.
stantly killed and most awfuy mutilated, being so
disfgured that it some time before his friends
recognized him.
Robert Cameron master builder, a well known
citizen. He resided on John street. between Hop
kins and Clark Streets aud leaves wife and iami-
ly.
Blazer Walden, resident of jamestown, Ky.,
doing business in Fulton, being of the firm of Wal.
den Vance, owners of steam saw mill He
leaves family.
John T. Chambers, Boss Carpenter, whose shop
is on the corner of Third and Western Row. He
resided on Perry street between Plum and Western
Row. He leaves wife and children.
Michael Donheen, an Irshman. a laborer, who
lived on Baker street between Walnut and Vine
with his mother and sister and brother.
James Gillian, an Irishmen who came to the city
on Monday evening last ana was stopping with
Donheen.
VIM. Grawson, a stone cutter who resided on
Richmond street below Raymiller, man OF family
Henry Tynmann, was dreadfully mangled aud
taken the Hospital where be died in the evening.
THE WOUNDED.
Jv. Burton. a carpenter of the 6rm Of Rurton
4 Conway, resident on Park street.
A German whose name we did not procure, was
severely injured and taken away by his friends 70
some point unknown 10 US.
Dr. Schmidt, of the German Republican news
paper was struck on the head 10y a small fragment
OF stone and slightly injured
Mr. Altering of the firm OF Altering 4 Brum.
mel; made a very narrow escape, and the confusion
lost his bank book with which he was proceeding
TO make deposit.
boy in the employ of W. W. Cones 4 Co.
Bankers, was slightly hart by ayieg fragment Of
stone.
A boy was seen passing at the moment Of the
calamity, carrying basket OF giass- The basket
and contents were found. crushed amid the stones
but though dligent search ~as made, nothing could
be learned regarding the boy, aud il Is presumed
that ey some miraculous means be escaped.
Curtis, Cameron aud Walden, were conversing
on the Sidewalk at th3moment they met their death.
| Donheen aud Gillian were passing along the side
walk. brother Of Donheen was on the opposite
side OF Third street. and his relative and friend
Gillian, crushed they saw the mass Of stoue de-
seendng, and siroEe TO make their escape, bat the
ruin was too swim. Tynmann, who died al the
HOSPITAL, was engaged on the cornice, and vas the
only person who fell wilbthe wreck The two men
engaged at the derrick planted tue iolce, escap
ed by falling back Mr.. Cameron fcll into the eel.