The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-23
FALLING Or A BUILDING.

Better Early Than Lnser-Nobedy Hart.
me attention Of the public has many times through
the columns Of the HssAID bean called 70 the insecurity
Of Of tho buildings present In Of erection
throughout many Of the districts and thoroughfarss Of
this city ElaboraS articles have been written dsscb-
ing them and their construction. A. yet no decided
action hes bssn taken IN this regard and not fsarsd
until dreadful catastrophe 10 sartie tho
community viii tho attention which u due 10 i'm.
portant subject b. given In ths direction.
Immediately below Grand street. Broadway, sdoin-
ing Noa ass and 7 thsrs Il In Of erection and
nearly completed largo Ave story building. The main
walls are two feet In thickness from the base the
noor from which they fall o. four inches on s.oh story
very imposing end massive In appsarasos The design
furnshsd By tho architect Mr. Thomas Harvard Of
~; CITY and the builder y ~ o:o,ss Cooling Who
two entire loss fronting Broadway forty eight feet
and extending back TO Mercer street hundred and
Al few minutes before ono O'Clock yesterday asr.
noon while the mechanics who are employed thefe we're
such events fell upon their ears and In . few moments
the house len untsnanted and q portion Of tho
lower noors fell To- After the alarm had subs1sd and
the cause OF tho accident dscovsrcdhat OF tho
iron pillars which supported the floors In the centre had
slipped from foundation stone and tho weight
thus thrown upon this portion OF the structure had
caosed the foo In the fore psr Of the house 10 fell In
but not sufficiently to break through tho nocng, ex
u
strong iron columns, twenty feet Aperthoss support
ing the first foor resting upos sod foundation Of stone
WORK. Upon thcss pillay the beams made Of iron.
Intended support the hoora On further investigation
Il was found that while the noors medaisy above and
vess ag on columns suffered the portion Of
tho buding comparatively speaking unnjured The
msin walls hase not In any way b~en serouny impaired
aad with tho exception Of slight falling OF the front
vail and damage already alluded 70 the ed1cs hes
nos sus1ained very great injury.
The Occurrences OF the accident 10 attributed 10 the
esFslssnsss Of tho foreman 10 permitting the men en-
poye1 v miI the mortar " perform that businsa 10 ths
Immediate vicinity Of The Foundation upoo which ths
fore column vested Tho ground being ANDY, and the
Crotcu vAisr being allowed 70 frosty, gradually
undsrninsd the foundation forcing TO settle one
49, end causing The Iron pillar 10 alp from o ~ rss
tns pisea The building e Owned By Mr. mens. H.s-
ward, ~ Maine, and Mr. z II Ncbols. Of New York.
The nsu engaged In is erection employod By the
day. vsry little Of The whole undertaking. % n a.
legsd, bslng performed according N contract
ne poltce promptly hand and took every pre-
oansis9 90 prevent The crowd a. curioey seekers Who
bsgsd ths adsvslks fron spSg.aehinx ,oo cisss and
ntsgfsnG with the workmsn In thu discharss Of their
dusisa Broadway fos . uus bauioadsd and ~
saaga Ess compelled 70 take The sds ssresta vostu-
nAsely sAms nobody hur % fhr - 81 present.
asossasnsd the main walls perfectly sound and The
amount a damage done b repaired wshous taking
Iowa Ne entire building