New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
FALL OF A BUILDING.

SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED-NARROW EsCAfbo'
For some time past workmen have been ex-
cayating cellar the lot adjoining the old building
formerly used pianoforte manufactory on inc so"
west corner Of SecOndave and Twentieth-st Inc iol
dations of the building undermined and although
the attention Of the foreman Of the laborers was ca
to the danger attention was paid 10 the Warming anu
the work Of excavating was continued
few minutes after 8 a. IN. yesterday, the side wall
buIged outward and toppled with crash' Darey
giving time for the aborers TO run to the street III tS
fan the side wall struck the fOursory brick d"ehhs'
No aas second-aye owned and occupied by Mrs, Mary
c. Ross female physician, her family, ana seNsIai JIM
persons, and crushed the building down 20 Ihe III - ~
buryng several 81 tne inmates III ' bnt at the time
there in the lower part OF the mouse PIT
her daughter Fanny, her daughterln-a~ mIs. KOS ,
Ross her two children, and granddaughter Mary Nc
Mans age years. In the upper part OF tne mouse "tl
the wie Of Daniel Clark and two grandchildren aseu
u and 22 - H.
Guiding Inspector George W. Wallng and Dr. Fishbhti,
congregated in and around the buildings eager to assist
in the rescue. The Inspector at once gave thc nece,sI
directions for removing the persons In the inc crushed
building, OF whom Were screaming loudly Tor assist
The front door blocked with bricks ana rub
bsh This was removed and the door burst in Several
Of the and children had already reached the hal
and when the door was burst open were ape 10 boG
mass Of ath, plaster and other rubbish ana one arter
Inspector Wang and Dr. Fshblatt heard the voice of
a child calling for assistance but owing 10 lhe nese
cloud Of dust and the rubbish, could not tetrOn whence
the voice proceeded The Inspector called aloud 70 the
child asking where she was, and received the reply
am here on the lounge in the parlOr but IL Is so daik
can't sec." Tearing away quantity ot lath anu pd9tr
from the hallway where he stood, ANA admitting TIle
daylight into the apartment the Inspector saw h!ue
Mary McManus crawling toward him over the fuDO,sI,
and safe In his ana was caIIeu 10 iet
relatives i'm the The falling timberS had 1Orlhl
she cid over child and, with the exception OF crto
on the forehead aud bruse On one VI her legs ee hau
escaped unframed. . -, g.. ..a
Eventually all IF the inmates got ont ana ~ wa
then ascertained that was killed although 5eYela
were injured severely and al were more or less bruised
and cut Mrs Clark had her jaw broken; MIS- KOSr O'S
received bad cut on the back " her head lhe-e to
were removed Bellevue Hospital by the ponce uhuer
Can't. Cameron where their wounds were dressed. -.
Supernteudcnt JOurdan reached the scene soon aIIeI
the occurrence but the inmates had already Deeh IT,
moved. -. Nd, A.
The alarm OF fire was sounded in consequence OF the
fire i'm the rear kitchen having ignited some OF me ng
wood work This wa, eXtnguiShed by the ERE De
| p,rtInent which quickly responded 10 the alarm.
factory by "A Mr. Bcrgh. but was recently sod 70
Jus Bauham real estate agent doing business nj tle
corner of Grand aud FOrsythsts BY his direction the
| inferior of the building being torn OUT ana re-
modelled as a tenement and IL also the intention 10
erect tenement on the lot where the excavation was
| being made. - - ,..,.o- a.,
The wall of the dwelling No 33s but II inches IN
thickness and where the jOiss lifted III but eight inches
The wall OF the building was also less IMAM or
binary thickness This building almost completely
demolished and will require 10 be torn down ana rebuilt
The entire loss cannot be much less than $4,000