The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-23

mor.ent to remove the thousands of bricks and tons
of timber from under which the sufferers were sup
plicating for assistance.
In as short time possible the rubbish was
cleared off, then the beams and floor tmbers were
forced up with levers, and one by one, the dead and
injured were taken out. Mr.. Bernard Slane, the
father of the proprietor, man about 65 years old
was found dead. He had been in the counting-room
with the clerk moment before the building fell
and started for one of the workshops, when he was
crushed by falling beam. His son, the owner of
the establishment, had narrow escape, having lust
left the packing-room to repair window which the
wind had blown out at the other end of the building
Ellen Welch, woman about 30 years of ape, was
found under pile of flooring. and rescued she i
very much bruised about the head, hips and s.. nj
ders but is not thought to be dangerously ininra.
Ed. Slattery, aged 80, another of the vonndJ
He is very much bruised about the BODY, but viii
recover Jas. Harvey, aged 45, was taken ont sufer
ing from severe internal injury. Mary A. Mcclure
girl of Is, is also hurt internally but how much
could not be ascertaned. Mr. Thomas Mpban thc
bo0k-keeper, was the last person taken ont alive.
lie sand that he had noticed that the building vas
very shaky for some time the engine iarrinp # very
unPieasantly. When the storm came on it Slammed
SHUTTER against the counting room window, break
ing several panes of glass. He shut the window
ana returning to his desk, remarked 10 old Mr..
oiane that 1t was severe storm The old man
t .hen went out to oversee some work. Soon after,
M. vi Mehah saw piece of plaster fall and noticed
that the building was unusually shaky. 1t flashed
upon MS hind that it was about to fall, and he
sprang to the window overlooking the work rooms
ID W. warn I'm the people to fly for their lives.
ne uoes not Know whether he spoke or not; the
operatives, however, saw they heard him shout,
When the whole fabric fell as if by magic and he
FOUND himself doubled up, with his chin between
MS knees, large beam across his hips another
across his shoulders, and great pile of rubbish
over him. He retained his consciousness through
out, although severely bruised the head and
body, and splinter had pierced his thigh to the
bone He cried for assistance, but could not make
himself heard for some time, and suffered greatly
from people walking over the timbers under which
he was lying Thomas Gill, the engineer, was taken
out last. He was quite dead: Mr.. Gill was sin
gle man, about 35 years old. The names above
given comprise all who wore killed, or hurt severe
lv; the other inmates providentially escaped with
few scratches.
Mr.. ). Leonard, the person who got out of the
building unscathed, says that he was goino down
stars when he saw the walls bend, a door burst
open, and the engineer run to shut it. Mr. Leonard
.oiu MIN TO let the door go and fly for his life at
the same time the speaker sprang through the door
narrowly escaping from the falling walls his COM
Pamon was crushed. The injured people were ia
Ken nome and promptly attended to BY the phvsi
ei a OF the place DIR. Brady, of Williamsburgh
went over to render assistance if necessary as rlI
NOR had magnited the number of killed and iniured
twenty fold. J"' e'
The glass works are very extensive, turning ont
nan million dollars worth of wares wear. Mr..
Slane estimates his loss at $4,000. II is dophtfni
it this disaster would have taken Mace had ,ba
building been constructed with ordinary REGARD for
safety. Eight-inch brick walls with sand for NOR
Jar are not calculated to stand much bufeting from
The elements "
An inquestwas held during the evening, and the
Jury found that the deceased died by the visitation
OF God; although the jury were of opinion that the
building was not strong enough.
Several other buildings in the vicinity wore nm
rooted and sustained considerable damage and three
boys were injured in Greenpoint by the falling of