The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-13
SHOCKING DISASTER.

Fall of Unfinished Iron Guiding In VIII.
Iiamsbura-.TwO Persons Instantly Killed.
Five Others Badly Iniurcd--The Suyerin.
tentIent of tho Work Arrested by tho
Coroner.
Shortly after ten O'Clock yesterday forenoon,
portion OF the Iron building In OF construo-
ton for the Peoples Gas Light Company foot Of
South Tenth street Williamsburg fell suddenly vita
terrific crash and Instantly caused the death OF
two persons and the mutation OF five Others.
News OF the disaster spread rapidly. ana the
police and citizens were prompt In afording such
relief as was within their power, the wounded being
injured are subjoned:-
KILLED.
william Nolan, cartman, residing 1T No. Clymer
street. Williamsburg. His body was Fightguliy
crushed.
Thomas Lotus, Blacksmith. He leaves q family
residing in Columbia street. New York.
Charles o'Connor No rs Mulberry street. New
YORK. compound fracture OF one leg and head
badly bruised. Sent TO CITY Hospital By the police
Philip Van uouen or No. 40 Suffolk street, New
York, internally injured.
joan Monaghan, OF 30. 800 East Tenth street, New
York, sustained injury OF the head.
James Hughes OF No. 325 Madison street, New
York, slightly.
feter = Anthony, OF No. 225 East Twelfth street,
New iork, head bruised.
Patrick HoreY ana Edward squiers were slightly
AL the above unfortunate men, with the exccp-
ton OF Nolan were In the employ OF the Iron Novelty
Companys works, that company having the contract
for erecting a retort house having walls about ninety
feet long, sixty.nne feet VIDE, about twenty i've
feet high and two feet thick.
The work was under the supervision OF Mr.. J.
Woodruff, and the accident being partially attrlbu-
table to his want OF foresight in the management Of
the guys. DO was placed under arrest by Coroner
Whlfch to await the result OF inquest to DO
commenced tomorrow evening"
The calamity Is attributed to various causes
Some believe that 1t was owing To the falling OF ten
iron ralters, OF which the roof IS TO be composed,
hosting another rafter 10 its position Of tho top of
the walls and giving q tilt to those already up.
other persons think that the ropes or guys securing
the root at one end OF the building were snapped
asunder by the action OF the nigh wind upon tho
roof or Iron trcstle for the roof.
The above 10 not the lrst casualty at the Inflated
works OF the Peoples Gas Light Company. lew
In OF an emOankment, and more recently scveraI
laboreis narrowly escaped similar tate.
WILL or THE LATE Hon. WILLIAM PrrT FEssEN-
pEN.-Thc VIII OF Hon. william Pitt Fessendcn has
been admitted TO probate. IL Is brief covering hus
BY himself. 1t is dated October 81 1861. After 40
visng certain paintings, books, portrata and other
family keel sakcs 10 his sons ana sister Mrs. Dr. Linz
colu) he leaves several mlemeatos 10 his niece,
Martina oliver Fessonden; to his cousin, Ellzabeth
Caroline Warmer, $1,000 In bonds; to William Pits
All tho rest OF HIS estate real and PERSONAL ncluung
that devised In trust by his WIFE, Ia TO DO equally
divided between his three sons. deductlng from the
share o! either any amount charged against them
as an advance. lila sons James d., William lie
ana Fran,is--are named executors