The New York herald., 1864-06-06

FALLING OF sM0xEsrACK AT THE FOOT OF H0RATIO
sTREEr-Tw0 MEN KILLED AND ANOTHER IN
JURED-oNE OF THE VICTIMS CAPrAIN OF AvEssEL.
Late Saturday afternoon accident at the
foot OF Hoato street. North rver which resulted the
almost instant death OF two men and tho seriously in.
iurng Of another u appears that the cutter
Kankakee receiving her machinery at the Hara,io
street dock and the time named the supports Of the
smokestack, which partially raised, gave way, and
the fell heavily TO tho deck OF the schooner Maria
then lying beside the CUTTER crushing beneath IL Mr. Zeno
Baker, captain Of the Mara and OF his deck hands
named John Dunn, killing them both almost Instantly.
John Mcivean aborer board the sosooner was also
badly injured by the falling smokestack, and several
others narrowly escaped with their lives Mr. John
Gray had the contract FOR putting the machinery the
Kankakee aud In raising the smoke stack he used only
four guys chains, which he deemed amply sufficient to
hold IT. but II he mistaken In the security Of
the supports Below give the testimony Of the con-
tractor Mr. Cray and also that OF Luther G. Baker, Is1
brother OF tneyunorunae captain taken before Coro.
ner Ranney who yesterday held inaucsts in the case
a, 90 wesi Forty sixth street am a machinst, and
have tn conirac, for putting 70 the machuery
Ss foot W I0r''I2 street. .,..,g North river mo
hcr part was put in her here and par. at the foot Of
Perry street the smokesack was put IN It's place or tho
supported BY four iron guys chains end MAS at
aud the. other end TO tho vessel near the rail. was
temporary fastening but considered sufficient towed
up from Perry street this morning this afternoon, at
abou, -four O'Clock the Mary Powell passed. and tho ge
swes that produced BY her swayed tho smokcsack
40 much that struck against the schooner with such
force that broke chain and one Of the eyes pulled
out Of the stack aud fell the chains now lying the
| dock are tic ones used in iasicaug the stack.
Luther G. Baker, being sworn, says am protner 70
tho Deceased Zeno O. Baker, and reside at South Dart
mouth Mass am engaged in beating, and am attached
20 the schoonor Maria of New York my oroiner was o
sanain OF the same boat and lived IN The same Place
,h,a afternoon, June 1861 wo lay the COCK, iesi of
orato street. taxing In cats Tor sse government pside
ms ay the revenue cutter unfinished men we're AZ wot
on her machinery; they had guys attached 70 e smoke.
nine but they were "tau; there were sufficient
10 Il whatever this afternoon before the
dent looked at this smokestack and saw II unsupported,
and thought " not safe, for steamboat passed and tho
waves seemed 10 rock II In such manner that Thought
would tin over this about half hour before u
fell; steamboat-the Mary Powellsoon came along;
| wus standing amidship, and felt the boat rolling,
l and noticed the smokestack on the cSter sway
| ing 70 and fro so badly that ! sang out to the
deceased and others TO look out, but immediately Tell
onto our boat and crushed the deceased beneath W. he
was, Killed Instantly; did not 60 TO the cutter ony
saw the guys from my boat they hung loose and seted
sgangst the stack low down six or eight feat Sew
srsl machlnsts examined by the Coroner and they
testified that they considered the four guys used by the
contractor sufficiently strong 10 hold The smokcstack
The Jury, after short dciheration, rendered the fo
| lowing verdict" That Zeno e. Baker aud John Dunn
came 10 their deaths by injuries from tho acc
dental falling or the smokesdck board tho royenue
cutter kankascc, juno A. 1904 tho foot OF oraic
street, Nbrih river Further, we recommend that sis
guys be used in all 0f this kind lieu of
| has been common heretoforor
Captain Baker twenty eight years of age. Dunn
! YVES fVU seyep years old and nsi,ve of jrs,and.