The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-29

FAIL OF AN ELEVATOR IN BosToN--
THREE MEN KILLED.-The Boston Post Of
the 18th says: tsa
9"About S O'Clock yesterday evening
three of the employees on duty at Oxhards
large sugar refinery, Nos. 241, 243, 245, and
247 Broad street, were engaged in hosting
the elevator, which weighs about 1000
pounds, to which was attached an iron wa
eon containing some 500 pounds of sugar.
The men stood upon the broad platform OF
the elevator, reposing quietly against the
sides of the wagon as it was slowly being
raised to the upper story of the building,
which is eight stories high. Everything in
connection with the gearing and otherapph-
ances of the elevator seemed to work smooth
ly. 1t had been carefully examined by the
engineer in the morning as usual.and pro-
nounced all right. 1t had been in almost
constant use during the day, with no lndl-
cations that anything was wrong or unsafe.
and so far as man was able to discern, life
upon its platform was just as secure rs IN
any other part of the building. Smoothly
and safely the elevator had assembled to
within a few feet of the attic story, when
suddenly and without the slightest warning
the ropes gave way, and the massive, heavy
framework of wood and iron, with its hui
man freight, was precipitated from the at
tic to the cellar, where it struck with ire
mendous crash. The terrible noise spread
fear and dismay through the entire build
ing, every one seeming to know, as If by in
stinct, that a terrible calamity had befallen
some Of their associates. Rushing quickly
| to the scene of the disaster, they there wit
messed horrid and most heart-rendlng
spectacle. Michael Donovan and Antoine
Taylor lay quietly amid the wreck of tim
Der and iron in the cold embrace of death,
while Kritz Tasting was writhing and
grooming in the most terrible agony, his
neck and limbs being fearfully manged,
while his lower intestines were protrudlng
some eight or nine inches from his stomach.
AS speedily as possible the dead and
the dying were removed from the debris,
and their bodies laid side by side on the
lower floor of the refinery, which was thick
with the shiny accumulations of molasses
and sugar. The last spectacle was fear
fully horrible to the employees of the estab-
lishment, who gathered around to look upon
the dead bodies and witness the dying ago
MES of their companions, who but moment
before was as well and strong as themselves.
The faces of Donovan and Taylor were
calm and placid, and gave no evidence
that they had met with violent death,
while the set eyes and clenched jaws, and
heavy, violent breathings of Tasting told
their own story of suffering and agony, that
could only be relieved by death, which
came quickly, the poor sufferer surviving
only about thirty minutes. All three OF
the men had been for a long time employed
at the refinery, and were steady and indus,
trious laborers. Michael Donovan resided
in Purchase street, and leaves wife and
two children Antoine Taylor, the next vic
tim, also leaves wife and children, who
reside in Hanover street; and Kritz Kast-
ing, the last of these unfortunate men
! lived in South Boston, where young wife
| is left to mourn the loss of kind and atfec'
tionate husband.