New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-23
THE BRoAD-sTREET ACCIDENT.
rERnrcr OF nEYsuRE.

Iuesddy lss by the ia bug 81 Wareu"use III D'''
street. Tie testimony OF The various witnesses was
.uhtiar tally as f,nows;
FSsrd J. Lowber beiis duly deposes and sys; re-
side lss Beuy sre, brooLiyn; am 'sesian. es @
Esusy mSpir. v. n USED the sseut Il that there
d.ie the building and that Afternoon ne 'ent s
nisi had his tubrs hsie the hrt IN,
diesiisn had 1hursdsy or fTd1y m9lns "a. ?, Al
tie snS ID, iron rreer lying gpou tie scale. Aooa .
er o. fee, oa he place IT critically oeenpra y ;usa "sn
6isi', hiI deetions to 60 ino The cellar ad
.I us a. s~ text sLe sI bed erss.ed some %
he toy 'ftse squ-5s openns eItenfns ai.sonsy
ing, 10 Preves any faHhsI .Psst 81 me .w wan 4 n
euy on hsavv rre,rurr po.ion When
b. ported iis be had closed the slight oPeH crack sSn-
vb H. could not have been forced into VS. place
e Therefore did not deem th,re ~s- sny esnyer 3Is
pAc ary Indications Of move -nt 9itne
toors shov EIch si~sys considered tn Hk P o. ne
&c 70 re sny Re nigh; discover irs appear
Monday moIi @st be reported 70 me ~Ieh III
sni,sd 'he val 'prrsdng out ide~aysn IN
tngL.I diise,en ten made Up ny %sa tA' hsSs SSaa he
10 o'clock hst Day and eing the es.e 10 nun re-
a. linn nd his carpenter there immediately 70 wre
,Sersby sIssned the wells moving in that way tae
T,Ltef have before stated and eoinmsneed ha
and brsess in the cellar intending brace the eHdrrsto
nor url Eve ocock at Do tine during bi. wolk did
Ie.s sny m; the wall @ aba, euy nluutss amer
had In when 6ia into the store grdsrs were pat
IN .eb celia first or The character Of our 6usi
Ieq ir, that The h aoT should be very oss and We
lso Il seBghensd aecoroinEy We al no te saa ay ~
e,t tie ooiy and r'hgtb Of the ound.i9n was nor
hsJ any indications until few days previous
10 bs W Lad had weight uPOn tne-e
ioos h at The tine Of 'h aeeidsn previous 70 sDs
lie foor LOwed iseie4ions Of noVas of nav
% ns an nb .rsef eht ia ay opaos the
dee a, fOundsion sl- had the doors peeu twice a.
fIobg tie ud h' heen tue same; when We mrs ie@d
s se S hs M, soe sas ro W. enlsed bs
hesns lie Of buildings they weTs ish er and
etry brsness not al r floors to pIng from the wkh
toel oiy feet in wdh the beam. Ie,te upon built
for pose snd extended into the main wall soo hl an
Il buildiFe at he he accident; since obseryd the
defect ook IN good. but on the contrary We delivered
.s,tr Oper in the partition wall IN the cellar one had
sd fI our own accom- odsiion; the cellar
feet Liel aud 1 fee, iisS think mortar ased N the
= v toi6si,T NO. 5S3 Til avenue, depo.ed i1iows
.a,a tn wss Of tht store Nos snd 56 broad rert
ibeIe and upon e1aunaiion found The cellar wal u1de
cpu.d The DelAhtd, he orders 10
the ~t soon a. posd e ordered some mat
beans with rder and stanchsons got up tSo
sp II. lat sshehson observed wall under he
iron coun cracked and pht IN two IA the CENTER also
that the bolts in the gIdle had gwen way did not
d,T there immediate eange and expected 20 g.
nr ny work on the ooSlna da men wen, NUN Isets 40 Srss
aee he TtneIk 20 hr Low o.T mar All we eouu 90 ~ t
10 show. W until Of the weight taken out Of the
uITeI foor then could make some further repaI con
t tie builciug the breaking Of the in the
psri,sn al by II, having been ioreed ino IT, h my
G5o. sbo upon pillar cracked the the ounia-
on bad no any, $ s1d Ias ss IN O he PARTITION a wa 5po,
the opening and about twen eet m ths
in nedseiy the Pa was not cracked when went
e the crack took es about twenty minutes s0 G
John T johnston residing No Finh avenueI am Pres
dsn Of KsIo.d Comply s ana aa go % S@s al b S9 ~ for %
As ss, FOR n fatber Is45; they built entirely by days'
wok and second floors were laid cement aud the
building tn heavily mbeIed they Quilt for
,d ed
on N out and heavy iron grdef suos
uted also done by TdeIs by days wok and Ia th
be-, possible considered the store both before and
the alteration to have been fay equal 20 any Ordinary
cd hould be put ia store the alterations were nade
the time Of lea ing the store for the grocery bu.
bsss told parties that thought the stores were strong
enough sy ordinary load but gave no verbal guaranty
Jrio-I as under ,he belief ha, tie stores were not In.
Tor sot w. they not n sSl U Sos. one
ba,n,s tut built fOr warehouses. slwsy. cOnsdesd them
O. think Lowber had the over
a. 1 rot fUGS JuSss OF 'SSs a'e & pfns %
store built 80 onr but hat Il can broken down By
oadi lrsno give opinion ss to what would be con'd-
isi1. h. Dsisf-ld depoed oIO~.~i reside staten
lo bt, Do ne's in nj, city an. agent sf'hs proprietor
by he renewal OF the leases there
G Ild you any i receive information that the premises
were net ht carrying the grocery busuessi NO.
G. you attribute the aeedsut the fs.iy condition Of
sy what eau,.d accident have Oen been in the 'tore
sy, considered solid stIesuTe n-yes -sw over
end om in ny with the tenants. 1SRs
,sne tO bsnes Of eOur were stored there on commits
srosss. Sergeant Of the F Precinct Police reid
ing A. No hitehall street, deposed foowsl
h- Of the seeden standing on the corner Of
cLsnre place Broad hen Engine Company No 20
down. went TO the store. Noe "a and % bfosd t5.e
snc number Of hremen and officers entered the oidnsi
the front standing and thought perfectly ,se eae OF he
Up stairs and TUNED OF he the eoored porter
iri ih,re Gre in The h3nt oInee, aud 0rdsIed
hn IA 20 an Did cobideT there any luther
o m the officers and bremen out shut the ori
eootd then info med me thai there was stove IN ths
The next door see II there wSs any We
had u Into he building bsn the efh took place and
rersas ur der run- Station. House for help,
oa, Of tie nins; On examining lin found fst he was
severely injured ard for Dr. Andrew who iaed that de-
o eT sce. hsd him conveyed 10 the New Hospitals
dc ked Tie doctor be was le to DE aud ,eq's,,ed
ly amer lad bean tai en- cut Of he ruins and had
npts ps,t osOek shown by the weh found upon the
pertcn Of Mr. fy; Old not sSe the orI any dectonst TO
we n not Keep people Of the sidewalk, becsuse did not
tur danger whatever we have orders In suen
easss where buildings dangerous to suad the
days sON dns in West street, but Is standing
yet , ~. -. -. ,.t
Of the BODIES tehed that he had the conclusion from
ibst ssnnst.n snd nom the history Of the that the
dov rs OF portion Of the building In Brood street.
The case was submitted to the Jury, who, after
All honIs d.lberaiion returned the following verdict
OF e-nsnTe:
"Ttst John Stewart and wm. Ely their deeth By
ia Ing Of building Nos 81 and 5S Broad street; occupied by
N.sr, Ken Lowter, and owned BY MrL Bard That the
fir, and INN ediste cause the falling building
q, ting Of the supports into the work Of
the eel AZ center WALL which the whole weight Of the
SCENE thrown this weak point That the
Of the accident he ove'loadng Of the building and
for hieh il was u,sd fnd that he original Gnd
oesponn eensrrab Further would also As