The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-10
Terrible Accident In Cincinnati,

ranys bank building the of Main and Thirt
the pavement below
The following are the names of the persons killed.
Cameron, contractor; John T. Chambers Baser Waldan
Michael Lonnehenn, James Gillian, and John lehman
The bodies were dug out from the ruins speedily al
buildings awaiting the arrival Of the Coroner While Tn,
maneed bodies remained there a number of females who
had relatives at work at the building made their way
through the crowd and arriving at the dead bodies lifted
with an expression Of intense agony the papers that
been hastily thrown over them from the face Of first on,
On that very SPOT covered hastily with newspapers il
the same lay but short time since the bodie.
OF those who were killed by the giving way Of the pave
ment from the weight Of an iron SAFE
Coroner Mcnzes, Immediately his arrival had the
dead removed to Chases building and from there they
were delivered TO their friends They were SO horribly
manged that it is impossible to describe fully their in
juries.
Aessrs. Cameron Curtis and Walden we're sitting on
stone or piece OF timber on the sidewalk and engaged
IN conversation at the time Of the accident The other
three happened accidentally to be passing
NOTICE OF THE DEAD.
a. Curtis the superintendent Of the building, lived
on The west side Of Elm street. Seventh He leaves
wife and three daughters two Of them grown. One OF
his daughters has been sick for sometime with consump.
ton. She had been that morning but as he left
her after dinner she raid she felt that she should be
better before he returned
He was about 45 years of agc-was a member Of
the seventh street Congregational mr. Storrs Church
Mr. Curss had lived in this city about twenty years
had been partner of Mr.. William Walter He built the
was diaector Of the House of Refuge When his BODY
was taken out Of the ruins it horribly mutated and
was moi Tor some time recognized His skull was crushed
and part OF his brains remained in his hat
Robert Cameron was n carpenter and master builder
and was contractor for the work the building
lie came TO this city from Maryland about twenty-five
years age and Of best builders The House
OF Refuge built by him. and he his brother erect
ed the First Presbyterian Church, DR. fisher's) on
Fourth street He lived John street north of Clark
and leaves large family He about Al years old.
when rst taken up he was still alive, and lived for
There large wound u the left side of his head and
his LEFT shender and breast were crushed
John J. Chambers was also carpenter and master
builder and lived on Perry street. He leaves wife and
Two daghterf-0ne seven and the other nine years Of
age. The city buildngs-the Eagle Engine house, the
earl street market house and the Western Engine
house--were all built by him. Among other injuries We
noticed that one side Of his head crushed and both
his legs broken.
mont 10 The building Of Crafts j. Wright. on Fourth
street opposite the No Engine house. Some difficulty
han arisen between him and Mr. Wright about the work
and he went down at that moment TO get Mr. Curtis to
act n an arbitrator in its adjustment.
EaSer Walden Of the firm Of Walden 4 Vance, pro-
pretors OF the steam mill and marine railway in Full
ton. Mr. Walden lived in jamestown KY. where he had
recently erected fine house and gathered around him
many things to make life comfortable He was about
forty years Of age, and leaves large family. He
dead when taken up and carried into h. NJ. Gregory
Co.'S banking house, hut expired almost he
arrived there.
Three men have been carried into that hank just in
time 20 die within The last year laborcr in the
Ifnst company Eank who died from the effect OF
stroke. and the other of the injured by the
breaking Of the pavement in moving safe and to which
alluded above.
M. Waldon's body was horribly crushed from the
breast down.
Michael Ionnehenn Wa iaborer, and lived at No q
Baker street, between Vine and Walnut. He not
married man but leaves mother, brother and sister,
He MAS accidentally passing
jaime. Gillian came to the city the night previous to
see The Ionnehenns and then visiting the curioei
ties and seeing the sights OF Cincinnati in company with
Michael Pennebenn.
John lehman, laborer in the buildings he was
Sistant 70 the stone cutter. He the projection
whom II Tell and Is supposed his weight started It, He
tell from the top 10 the pavement and dreadnlly
innnge He was taken to the hospital. and lived about
three hours.
WIN. Grawson, a stone cutter, Who resided on Rich
inond street, helo. Raymier, man 81 family.
THE woUNpEp
J. Y. Burton, of the firm Of Burton Conway resident
German, whose name We did not procure, was Sc
veiey injured and taken away by his friends to
DR.. Schmidt, Of the German Rpuavicun newspaper
was srnck on the head BY small fragment Of stone and
slightly injured.
Mr. Altering, of the firm Of Altering & Brummel made
very marrow escape and in 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 hurt by flying fragment of stone
boy was passing at the moment of the calamity,
TyDg basket Of GLARS. The basket and contents
ouDd crushed amid the stones, but though dgent
earch made nothing could be learned riding the
boy and is presumed that by miraculous means
le escaped
From the Cincinnati Commercial August 81
curtis cameron and Walden, were conversng on the
sidewalk at the moment they met their death Donheen
md Gillnn passing along the sidewalk. brother
J, Eenheen the opposite side Of Third street and
Jaw his relative and friend Gillcn. crushed They saw
he mass Of stone descending and 70 make their
'scape, but the ruin too swift. Tynmann who died
4 the hospital, engaged the corpce and the
ry person who fell with the wreck The two men en-
ragged at the derrick planted the oce, escaped by
aiing back He lived for half hour after the catas
rophe but insenhle and did not speak. All of the
instantly killed. sudden this calamity that they
could not have had the slightest consciousness Of its
coming.
Jhe noise and shock Of the masonry when it fell
The broad heavy stones shivered into
hundreds Of fragments each, and there not any por
tion Of tho eornice however small but what broken
As the bodies Of the mastered dragged from
the debris they presented most fearful and sckcnDe
spectacle several Of them resembling hapeess heaps OF
Dusty ragr through which blood brains, enrsils and
broken boucs oogcd and protruded During the afternoon
q large stone to he in front Of the building
quantity Of hair. Cameron and Walden but slight
" mutiaej in tho face but the heads of two or three
we're crushed out of all manner Of sfrSrc
The bodies OF three Of the victims at first removed
Ia the vest side ii Main street just above Third, and
there covered with newspapers, which we're lifted when
ersons would press forward IL they could recog
nse friend There bodies had been ,resdully mu,iia
ted. One mans foot had been battered, and his legs
crushed fiat The face Of another bad been mashed on
eide while the other side shockingy distorted.
The when the children wives, mothers and other
relations OF the unfortunate men, recognized in the
blocdy vestigeS OF
that remained Of those short time before in the iul1
Sgor OF manhood and with whose fortunes bound M
all that hopeful in this world, heartrending be-
yond all power If description.
Dr. Menzics, Coroner the ground and in
strueted the Constable to pick jury at buders- very
suitable idea The bodies, extended on the sidewalk,
moved 10 the first story Of Chase's building,
Third street. where the rst session Of the coroners in
quest held. Most Of the victims woully mu
atcd that II impossible to wash and dress them,
and they placed in collins in the clothes they
when the ruin Tell
Ike Of mutiaton oC of the persons may be
Judged from the fact that the liver OF separated
from the body and carried 10 the Coroner's Office in
hat The description Of the dead the battle ground
before Sebastopol gives correct idea OF the
Third and Main streets yesterday. During the after
noon thousands Of persons visited the place Of disaster
and the most intense fteiny manifested.
The town is Allied with stories of marvellous escapes.
The corner IL so public that 1t great wonder
tina, SO few we're Killed by the accident. The
escape We heard That Of DR. schmidt, 81 ihr German
yeoaH lie was passing that side Of the street and
had Just reached the point where the cornice fell when
nee the way arrested his attention and
he rese his hand to touch hs hat stopping instant
IN deitg 80 At that moment brick struck his raised
hand Had IN. been step Iarther he would