New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-19
GAZING IN OF IN EMsANKMEyy
FOUR PERSONS BURIED UNDER THE guw
CoRoyER's INQUEST, ETC.

FOUR PERSONS BURIED UNDER THE RUM
CORONER's INQUEST, ETC.
About II O'Clock on Saturday morning nAx h /
tressing and heHt-rendirg accident oscgrei ky y
cayipg in Of an embarkment in the rear 0! Ma n !
and % Remsen street, Wilhsmsburgh, BY wskh Sss,
men were buried bepe.:h the ruins, and a:ser ter~
hours Of labor their bodies were recovered. ris
police were first spprised of the accident, ad .,s
wss detailed by Capt. Mullin TO render such sssx,es
ss was necessary, but tey were under the sscss.
sity of calling other assstsnce, which Was ioas },
fire alarm. The fremen aud citizens soon gsAersI
ard labored diligently TO rescue those who were t,rs
under the ruins. Crowds gathered around, kr "a,
news of the catastrophe spread Ike wldfre, ssd sy
many minutes over thousand persons had ss.iend.
among whom were the friends and relatives Of thsss
who we're employed in the vault, snIiously SuSir,
the removal Of the bodies in hope Of the recovery H
some friend who might be buried there. Those q.
Gagged worked sssiduousy AMI after much labor three
persons dug out, but they we're suocsed and had
been dead some minutes. 1t wss then supposed that
these were all that had been buried beneath the rva
but after further search another body was f,ral
After anxious inquiry information Of any other per-
son being beneath the ruins could be obtained aaa
the work of removing the earth ceased. The
bodies of the deceased were laid out in shed adjoining
the vault, for Identification by their friends. nX,
names are as follows: ~t
George Berky, master mason, had one Of his les
broken and bis body much bruised, ss ESQ Wa h
head He leaves 8 wife aud family 20 lament ha
loss. His family reside in McKibben street H
wa, the contractor for the mason.work Of the vs1t
and building.
Jacob He berle--one of his legs was broken 81
body much bruised; leaves wife and family, VT
reside In Greene avenue, near Schos street.
Christopher Home, young man, and had ka
married but about q month His body wss bsc!
crushed. lie resided at No l3l Stass street. and vu
about % years Of age.
Adam Beiele resided at No. l42 Third street
New.York He leaves wife aud family az that pscs.
Bis wife wss unaware Of bis death until late or Ssu
CAV evening, when, finding that he did no: retura
home became alarmed and instituted INQUIRIES, vhee
she learned that he one oil the victims OF s ss3
catastrophe.
1t is not probable that there arc any victims Of
this dsaster as after aDxiousipqury 20 other persons
who were ployed on the work are found 10 DO
missing. All Of the deceased were ttonemAsons.
The excavation for this vault was commenced aesil
yesr aimee, and the vault dug down icme tweuV
feet Tho work was then Discontinued, end A0 n
Gently come into the possession OF Mr.. Sebssts&
Schnaderbeck, a wine merchant Of New.YOsk City.
Mr.. S. entered into contract with Mr.. John KEsn
make the excavation sufficient TO lay the foundsou ss
depth Of thirty feet from the level Of the curbsone
Tie work was 10 be dons under the direction Of the
contractor for the mason. work, Mr.. GecISs Berty,
ore of the deceased. The extent Of tho exesyshos
was to be I25 feet long 50 feet broad on oss de
and Al feet on the other side. On the west side oN
ault, and toward Wyckoff street, Was frame boas.
wo stories high, which stood one end on the ddsa
he embapkment. From the end of this house ~
downward the excavation had been made sbou. Is ~
nearly perpendicular. Here and on the end Of ~
vault the masons had commen ,ed laying the wall, al
had carried il up some ten feet. In order 10 do ths
and lay the wall straight it was found necessary im
some ak feet from this TO cut under rsde'
mine the bank TO the extent Of some sir inches fsk
as each layer of stone was laid. A scafIoAng NJ
erected at this side, on which were engaged the a
ceosed persons and another mason named A,eIsp1s
McLAEe, at work in laying the wall. McLare s.ssS
that he was at work in the angle and with his III
toward the other workmep, 90 that he could potsse
who were there. The first be heard was crash
earth, which threw him off the seafoliips to tho
ground, and another fall threw him from psak some
distance into the center of the vault. The lapseof
time between the frst and second fall Of sNsh
was but few seconds. After the irst tsa
he saw the legs of Berky protrudiDg from the
mass Of earth. The next fall Of earth covered hir %
the ruins entirely. Had it not been for hcLarss
position on the platform, or scafold, no woua
inevitably have been buried with the rest OF the unfcf
turete victims The fall of esrih was partly undertn
foundation of the house above noted, and extended
some FIVE or six feet back from the edge OF the sn'
barkmeDt. The nature OF the ground that fell In s'e
same a. that of the other parts Of the vaclt, son
hard pan, with about foot or 20 of sand st the oo
tom. Under the house the coil is what Is 'einlea
shade rotted and more tender than ether parts Ine
excavation was made az seep a. posaols, y ="
both sides there was not suficent room Tor soP
without interfering with the adjoining houses fne
embarkment was not shored ct all, nor In snywS
secured against such accident.
Saturday afternoon, Coroner Smell, bsving been sco'
fed, proceeded TO impaGnel the following juy, a.
hold an investigation: G. Ii Garrison, james Roe
well, james Austin, VIM Fitting, A. Schlessr, A.h
Dygerf a. Rosergarten, Jacob Zenmons, and Hea1
A.uars.
The Jury, after viewing the bodies Of the decssssd
procet ded to neghbonrg house, where the witos's'
were examined. The following is the ssbstanes OF ~
testimony elected:
John Kurz resides at No. l36 Bosrum street sud
was couactor b. schnadeTbect 30 he -
alton under the decon Of Berky the bose raassni -
s,ou. % fee. deep from the curb and vefJ Hss
down the ground quit. sod except the so
n where ssney examined Saturday oraine 70 ~
the ground above cracked snd csuld saJ ;
Ss 70, .. so s,sy s. va 1 G
was too steep .nd ,hs: yh. cave told the bees = sss
70 have the e,oh dag about ,hee feet from tAe
the stone Wal. DO pieces Of earth have broken o. q -
b. & n or he edss Of he bank might have bssa -
under the house which eoud not be perceived; have
vta times 20 Berky about the bsnh but be
there dsr ser fought the hsot should have been
70 prevent accident and told Beiky but be
there was danger; bad have lad the whole
the work would not have deg the vault without hs
last rain might have had somethirg 70 90 with
earth while the al sorh laying ne 1890
Obliged ds away or nniDe sbout sx incbee
layer OF laid This was done BY order Of -
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