, 1869-02-24

EQuF F41ntef8 ENu n Ut&IQ0Ce OIL seven.
tf-nve Feer.
From the 81. Louis Democrat, Feb. 20.
Our readers are nil no doubt familiar with !
that stately old structure on Chestnut street
between Second and bird, known as Atnot's |
building, and occupied at present by the
Polio. Court and the Metropolitan Police force
Of the Second District. The city rents the
ss floor 'e IS susi poise oec u.s5 ae css she
boosc, The Police Commissioners some
time ago reftted the rooms of the
building in handsome style, aud dc.
sired the owner to do something for the out
side. After months of delay, Mr.. AFnot cn-
Olive street, to give the old building coat
Of yellow oclrc. alr. Meyers put six Of his
journeymen 10 work few days ago, aud the
job was progressing rapidly until half past
. O'Clock yesterday morning. when 1t was
interrupted by distressing calamity.
-Four Of the painters we're ut work upon a
swinging platform. about rs feet above the
ground and some fleet from the top OF the
building. This platform consisted q . board
about twenty lcet long and two feet wide,
with u rope At the ends extending 10 tho rooi,
where they were tnsttned to the small chm.
neys projecting a foot or two above the root.
Carluin Hopkins Ind cautioned the men
Of the danger Of the fruit fastening, but they
| did rot seem at all uneasy. 4, tho hour
| abuvc stated, while four Of the painters were
standing on this platform printing tue cast
WALL the chimney, around Which the ropes
OF one ind Of the platform were fastened,
gave way, tue plank dropped III pespeu-
d,cnsr position, md the to,sr sncn were pre-
ciritaicl upon The narrow wooden porch
running along thc cast side Of the house GU
level With the third story.
The weight Of the men and the falling Of
the bricks made quite crash. The police.
Police Courl, l,yaring Tic noise. and
trcing tho falling bricks, concluded
that tho eastern wal, Of tho hnlld.
icg was fallfng. Reing totally nuprc.
pared to tnfcs death, the crowd rushed pcll.
nell TO Tue west side ot the roon. gathering
nsound the desk o! Deputy Mnrehal Ftz.
gerald like shecp around bel: wctllcr. Flz.
gerald, nrver iurgcttul oi the dirni ) Of lis
position, ordered t!c crowd 10 stand hack
and moi Interfere with at ot1iccr Of the court.
In few MINUTES tho crnwd finding thu, The
ho,i*r did moi lAlI, COLLECTED thrir scntcs urd
looked TO hcc what wns the nlnttcr.
a horrible s'gAt, Presented Itself to THUR
excited ruze. On The fnrcll lay u nun With
lsls body rart!aly oyrr the ridge ntul ono Of
his legs tnckcd III thu cross:ttmbcrs Of the
uorch. llo was trying 10 hold TO rope. md
seemed alout 10 tosc Ills balance ind fall TO
thr ground, Il tisfnccc Of over lfy feet.
| There wis n ir,ahtfui wouaa cx,enulLg
from between his eyes dnwn hss nose, aud hc
men ercncd raralyzed for q moment, and
no one advanced 10 rescue the nan from Ills
rcrlnus position hut ono o lEs comrades,
Charles 1}ar,ncier, with more presence Of
mind. stepped forward upon the broken tin
btF; Of the porch and hisentanglrd the un-
fortunate mau's foot and drew hi,a INTO ille
room through window. The mau WHO thus
nur1owly escaped Is Daniel lfci1crnan. BE.
rides tho wound on his nosc, hc was not seri.
eusiy hurt, aud in q few minutes was able to
walk home.
Another man named Roeycr, a German had
fallen upon his icct. aud received no injury.
Tie was quite bcWltdcrcd for few minutes
and alter sitting in room 10 assure himself
that he was still alive, he went home.
The otlrr two ncn, Harry Lee aud Frank
McClusky, were less fortunate. They struck
fhe 4lccayed plunkirg OF the porch with snci
ftrcc that they broke through and ttl1 to thu
ground, striking upon their Il It's in the alley
AS they struck the porch they uttertd Low
cries oi distress. When they wcrc taken ut
: atd carr.rd into to the Police Office, il wa
thought they were fatally injured, but n
: dark last night they were reported TO be In
hopeful condi' ION nj the City Hospital. NC
Cll1sky appeared to be moro seriously bur
! than Lev, but the physicians think that b otl
, ! will probably recover. It seems ml1aculou
, that these ulcn were not killed by the full
Mr.. Meyers paid every attention 10 thcm, M,
did ail be could 10 minister to their relief,