New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-26
BROOKL YN IIEMS.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT BY THE BREAKING
OF A SCAFFOLD.


dreadful &C cident occurred in the Second Corgre
gatona Church in Court street, Of President
street. yesterday afternoon, by the falling Of scat
fold Nine persons who were on it at the time were
precipitated to the floor benesth distance Of forty
feet One man was killed outright three were
fatally injured and the remainder less seriously
hurt. The building is new one and nearly ready for
occupation The scafolding erected the inside
where the workmen were engaged in plasteriug the
ceiling They had Just returned from dinner and
commencing their labors when a pole be srer
upon which the planks are laid, gave way and all
thereon were precpitsted to the floor beneath. Nne
persona were on the platform at the time Of whom
two only escaped with slight injuries; the one by
catching hold Of an upright pole and descending
thereby and the other By jumping into the recess for
the organ. The crash of the fall heard for seve-
raj blocks and the neghbors Ia to ascertain the
cause.
AssistaIt Capt MoLsne and men were promptly on
hand, AID the unfortuI ate extricated from
the pile of pankIg which had fallen upon them with
all practicable speed One man was taken out dead,
three others could not speak. Dr. Leach, McDo-
pald, Chapman, Burke and Frink were SUNNI ,ned,
and extended all the relief in their power. Some of
the injured were taken TO the drug stores and
others to the Hospital. The following are the
names:
JAMES WISE, plasterer, corner Of Columbia and
Congress streets, killed.
MICHAEL CosAGHAs, laborer, taken to- the hospi.
tai Supposed fatally injured.
PKTKR CoYLE, No. $40 Gold street, plssterer, Sc
riously injured. Taken home.
JANIS CURLY, lsborer, corner of Warren and New
ins Streets arm broken. Taken TO the hospital.
ALEXANDER Ross, plssterer, Court street, danger.
ously injured. Taken to the hospital.
PATRICK Lros, laborer, Warren street, near Bond;
recovery doubtful Conveyed to the hospital.
john McQUADE, laborer, corner OF Bergen and
Powers streets, seriously injured. Taken to hospital
JosrSn GoLDISe, lsborsr injuries slight saved
himself by descending one of the poles.
WILLIAM WATT, one Of the contractors, slightly in
jurtd; saved by jumping.
The contractors are Me.ns. Ws1cn & Watt The
latter was somewhat injured. The scaffjlding was
strongly made, but Of the poles was found to be
defective and upon this pole the whole weight rested
Whenit gave way the whole came down.
The occurrence created great excitement about the
pe. hborhood and large crowd gathered about.
Three Of tie men at the Hospital not eIpe,tei
to survive tit morning.
Corontr Rsdding paid visit TO the Of the dis
sstsr and nsp. cted the construction Of the scaf,d
He will bold an investigation to-day.
AyorBER FATAL AccrDEsT.-Yesierday man
named james Cor nelly. of No 50 Adams street, fell
from the third story window of his residence and was
instantly killed. Tie Coroner notified 10 hold an
investigation.
BRoOKLYs "PATHTSDERs. The Eleventh Ward
PathfDders of Brooklyn held enthusiastic meeting
on Thursoay evening, 2ith instant. Mr.. Ii. r. ualsey
in the chair. The meeting war addressed by Me-. A.
d. Gale, who, in humorous manner, related ho~ Nd.
ard Fillmore was initiated into the Know.Ncthins
Order in the private parOr Of Mr.. Adolphos Gas.avu,
Scroges, esq, after s.ipulsting Mat in case he (Mr.
tilmore) was cot nominated, Scroggs should say
'obDg about it, When the speaker concluded Capt.
B. z. BeDson of the United States Army arose, and
taied that his grand Ather had been Democrat, his
,ther also, ard that he himself had gro vn grey as
Democrat, but that If his lie should be spared uatl |
'ta November, be would east his vote for Freedom |
nc sJemort. After . few rsus-ss hcIn tie Pes.