New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-18
Terrible Calamity - Fail Of - Tenement
House.

For 90 wears or more there has stood on the
east sido Of Racesf.. between Fifteenth end Iibory
Sta on lots Nos 5ii aud go. double brick tenement
house belonging 10 the Longworh estate and occupied
by many fuiiiies--as many H. nt tunes For several
years past The building has bern REGARDED by many as
entirely unsaic. and quite recently several tamlnes
vacated The premises that account. The buildings
were Of BRICK, VI threo stoios, aud constructed IN
regular barracks style, with framo poFIicos ut mo
side OF each story ON Thursday last the agent OF the
property had workinen commence tearing down tho
front for tie pa pose oil putting In new ono ana up
to last Saturday night they Ind nearly completed ihe
work Of demolition. At tho hour oil two. yoste!lay
morning. when all tic rembcrs OF tho Landol,h
lamiics living there were sleeping soundly the slie
walls Of tue front hall OF The buildings fel IN with
tremendous crashing sound which aroused the flight
ened inmates from their oblivion Of slamber' only 10
huh them down with the sinking nOOrs nnpnt 10 no
ground, beneath immense macs OF brick lfameWofh
aud furniture SO suddenly did the terrible nceldeht
happon that some were from their beds aud
awakened to iud themselves closely lmprisOneu-thV
could hcacely realize bow-in such positions that We.
could with difficulty breathe Mrs. Barbara Rose, WHO
with her husband. was sleeping In the second sto9.
Wa killed Outright. being terribly nansiad Dy tle
heavy woodwork Of tho ho0r above. Mr.. Rose c.ne
sharing the same flte By her 8ido. ~ ~ waS o.
seriously iuurel about The ocd and breast beside
having shoulder dlsloCatCd and an arm broken. IL
wac with great dihouty That aleT sniefng ifolo llcse
injuries for three bodrs he was hnaly ekfcsteu
from tho wreck. EliHs Kahn and VILE sleeping Oh tho
saue nOnr escaped fortunately with their n'es MI
Kahn was not injured bui his eslhsrcd very sorl14
bruises about The head and body which viii contno her
for time Nv her bed Miss Levi also received some
hyses from a stove which ftil upon her. Mrs. w.
Biowu had almost miraculous escape. WIN her bany
only four weeks od. as the floor gave way beneath
them the child slipped froIn her side aud both wer,
preciptaed 10 feet below with timbers ard rubbish
falling all around thom Mrs. Brown was but sIghily
scratched while the infant. falling on the body o. Mfs
Kahn not in the least hurt. Mr. Brown also e.
capped with slight conusions az did also Mr.. Goa
smith, with lis wife and child.
The shing sound Of the falling building startled
from iheir steep hundreds Of noglbOrs who iminodi
1tely hasiened In the direction Of The sound. As oon
as they could discover through Che heavy clouds OF
dust the extent Of the calamity tie work Of releasing
the Imprisoned victims vigorously prosecuted ihu
FIRE bells were ruug TO brng assistance, aud soon .
large number Of citizens were assembled At no WORK
under the direction OF tie police Win tho means OF
those beneath the wreck 20 quicken them In the work
they soon released several bat II required constant
labor for four fyo hours 10 complete tho tosk oil
releasing the dozen or who were buried there. .
! Atsn carly hour. Coroner Carey called TO hold
an inquest upon tho body OF Mrs Rose. but rs II was
found impo slble to procure tho wnessee whose oyi
denoc Ia requisite 10 complete investigation OF inc
araif the examination was postponed nntll o'clock
this afternoon when Ii viii tale place ., tho Brcmen
Station House.