Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-08-10
The Catastrophe in ctnctnual--seven Men

in Cincinnati on Tuesday, the falling Of heavy
stone cornice from the new building Of the Trust
Company Bank, bywhich seyeamen were crushed
to death aud number of Others injured. The
Columbian of Monday gives The following par
ticulars:
fatal accident occurred yesterday afternoon,
at the new building now IN process Of erection,
on the corner OF Main and Third streets, for the
Trust Company Bank.
At about ten or fifteen minutes after two o'clock,
the busy crowd near that locality, startled p
by the sudden falling of a large potion of the
massive cornice of the building, fronting Third
street.
About forty feet of the cornice fell from an
opening near the corner OF the building, TO the
west end
These who witnessed the accident, say that the
maSS OF mason work tipped slowly over from the
break near the corner. That for moment 1t Seem
ed 10 hang upon the wall, aad then suddenly fell
with Tremendous crash 10 the pavement. Sew
eral persons We're engaged in conversation en- the
pavement beneath it, aud Others were passing
They all ran. All those who moved toward Main
street, except one, escaped, while those who ran
toward Walnut street, were crushed TO the earth.
The noise of the fall attracted large number
to the spot Immediately, who proceeded forthwith
10 extrlcate those beneath the mass OF masonry.
TIE manged bodies of the dead caused thrill of
horror TO run through those who witnessed them.
Tue font of the building is of brick, faced with
brown Stoue, and is Is inches thick. The pro-
lection of the cornice beyond the outer face OF the
wall was 8 feet. The capsione of the cornice up
on which he bahStrsde stood was four feet long.
The building four tall stories high. The an.
chorage of the courses Of stone lnthe cornice TO
the front wall was very slight, but each course was
anchored to the next below ali which seemed 10
insure all coming down together.
The of stone which fell, struck several
pasSers- by and crushed them to death. Their
names were:
II. B. Curtis, the contractor on the building. a
mddleaged and highly respected citizen, who re
sided on Elm, near Seventh street, aud leaves a
wife and three daughters to lament his death.
Robert Cameron, the master builder on the build
ing; also widely respected citizen, who reSIded
on John, between Hopkins aud Clark street; and
leaves a family laIherIesS.
AlichaelD onahoe and John Gillian. two Irish
men, who were passing along third street, neither
OF them were maEr ed, but both have relatives
depending npnn them for assistance.
John Chambers, master carpenter on the build
ing, worthy mar WHO, resided OH Perry, between
Plum and Western Row, and has u shop IN the
corner OF Third and Western Row; he leaves a
family (atherleSs.
B ltzer Walden, on active, industrious business
man, who is part owner OF a saw mill i'll the
Seventeenth Ward, and resides in Jamestown,
Campbell county, Ky.
Henry Tneman. German employed on the
building, was taken 10 the Hospitsl, and died in
few hours.
INJURED.
Lewis Dzernowsky. young man in the employ
of MessrS. Bare & West, was slightly hurt by the
falling stone.
]. B. Barton, of the firm of Barton & Conway,
builders and lumber merchants, was badly cut
on the head, had his shoulder fractured, and was
otherwise very much hurt Mr.. Barton saw the
stone descending, and tried to escape, but could
not.
Several other persons were slightly hurt.
DR.. Menzies, the Coroner, being called, on
the ground to investigate the immediate and re-
mote causes Of the accident.
The persons struck by the immense weight Of
Of stone that fell upon them were instantly killed.
Most OF them were struck on the head. Several
of them had theirSkulIs at crushed TO pieces.
The accident caused the most intense feeling
throughout the city, and an immense crowd was
collected.
The inciden is when the bodies of the deceased
were claimed by their friends, were heattrending.
The massive stone cocnlce was, by the fall,
broken TO pieces. 1t had, as will be seen from
the testimony, or from an examination OF the Trust
Company building, an observation-disclosures bear
ing upom the wall; to this alone may the accl-
dent be attributed by winch some of our best
citizens have been cut off from lives and usefulness.
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Bosrox LIQUOR TRIAL.-A man named Par
ker tried in Boston, few days ago. for viola
ting the Maine law, which witness testified to in
this wise:
Government. Have you drank anything at Mr..
Parker's within the last month?
Witness. Yes, water.
G. Have you drank anything else?
W. Yes.
G. Amy rum, or brandy, or gin!
w. NJ.
e. What did you drink?
w. don't know.