The sun., 1870-06-27
A CALAMITY IN BROOKLYN
CHILDREN KILLED BY THE FALLING
or MARKET house.

CHILDREN KILLED BY THE FALLING
OF A MARKET HOUSE.
A Mystery REQUIRING Omcisl Invostigstfsn
The Last Of the Ancient Rain ut Van
Brunt Street and Hamilton Avenue-A
Fenian Driil-Roop Gone.
Shortly after 7 o'clock yesterday morning the
side wall and part OF the roof OF the old Hamilton
Market at Hamilton avenue and Van Brunt street
South Brooklyn, fell In, and two children. Isabella
and Theresa Mullins, who were sitting on the steps
OF the building, were struck BY some OF the deoris,
the former being fatally, ana the latter severely in
jured. Tie children, who lived with their parents
In the ncighborhood, were borne 10 their homo,
whore the girl Isabella died during the forenoon.
The market building, which was brick and one
story In height, was owned By 8. r. st. John d Co.
They rented part Of II TO one McGee, who kepts
stand there. The rest Of the building wns unoceu-
pied. During the war. the building was occupied s
Q cracker bakery, afterwards q cholera hospital,
and later a. Q market, for which purpose II was
originally built II was regarded a. . nuisance By the
residents OF the negbborhood, and the rumor was
current about that section OF the city yesterday that
certain persons tbers had undermined the founds-
ton.
Assistant Engineer Nevins. OF the Fire Depart
ment. says that while In McDermots saloon In the
he heard some persons digging In the rear Of the
premises, but supposnG that the owner bad suthor
ICED the work be paid no attention 10 IL and. In
fact did not think Of the circumstance again until
aHsr the catastrophe. II 10 not thought. however,
that the catastrophe was caused In this way. The
duty Of investigating this case devolvos upon the
| superintsndent OF Buildings, n Brooklyn has such
an onlcer. By order Of Bos. Mclaughlin . bill was
The ipowsrs then held by j. Pryor Rorks, As super.
| intsndent 20 the Fire Commissioners, who, after
the pssssEe q the bill appointed their once Prosi
Several assistants were detailed TO sttond to the
duties Of the Superintendent; but Of course the
suit !, that the department has 80 utterly run down
that the city b really without aa ofneia whose duty
e ais Ssns rss %s4s
hundreds Of man-traps In the city which never re
aS gs. sas ssosd n z,
| and criminal negligence Of public oncals This ID
another result Of Boss heLausbin's rulo ia
| Brooklyn.
| ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
| Yesterday morning at about quarter past Z
o'clock. the building known As the Hamilton Market
on the southwest corner Of Hamilton avenue and
Van Brunt street. South Brooklyn, fell with crash
Two children, tho daughters OF Edward Mullen,
tailor. residing on The opposite corner "a Hamilton
lively 10 and ~ yenrs ofAee. sitting door
sill 10 the shade Van Brunt street side The
S the nsrSsors ls soon sroaSa sSd
| with considerabis labor and much delay, extrI.
Of ss ;Ss s
The inhnt had It's skull frsctured and legs broken,
| sister, who vas st last accounts dying
The building ~as Of brick, 30 feet front, about IS
| feet high, and extended back 100 feet to Summit
street II was erected about eighteen year, uso for
market. but never paid As such, ana was subssc.
aussss.y ass leased leI pines! spy enrpOse; u,-
|
lower part was used for dining saloons. &e., by
Andrew Cunninsham and ID Michael M.gr.sh Two
occupied by Robert Masee as batter and poulfy :
stana. and another portion vas hsed as I store
room; No persons ssd Aeir residence on the
The front rz<t Of the building. f.eins Hamilton
ali tEs business was transacted The rear part com.
ifsns twothirds OF tue structure. Is entirely de-
For number Of years past the upper part was
unused about half the time. After It was found that
Il would not pay as public market, It was let for =
NAMED unoceupied for long time and when, about
four years ago, cholera ragged In the city was
sionsiiy been usod a. veiocipede hail. and istisriy
as drill room BY the Rel Hook Fenian..
lower part. says tSs. Io closed Ills restaurant At
| 3S o'clock on Sunday morning, and retiring to a
break he heard some noise up stairs. 3. . Il caused
| W persons moving about. IL a~oke him, and be
sI opsSS SSon S s s eid
| thereafter WIS stunned by . tremendous crash and
the trembling OF the portion OF the building he was
| In He ran 10 the sidewalk soon as he could rc-
cover himself and was not long in discovering the
| cause.
The Structure. 10 all appearances, was substan-
| tially built The building cost $4,000, and wa 8
| owned BY b. r. Sc. John 4 Co.
| Health Ofneer Cochran and Drs. Poyntz and OIL
dllen attended 20 the children. The youngest may
| possibly recover.
Acting Captain 0'Neii, Of the Third sub-precinct,
had the rubbish cleared frOm the Van Brunt street
side, and erected barriers Hamilton avenue so Us
10 prevent fur her accident should the remainder OF
| the builling tumble.
| TIE LATEST.
The little girl Isabella Mullen died OF her injuries
yesterday of ernoon. The child Theresa was easier
last night, and there are faint hopes that she may
| recover.
Il ssid by residents Of the neighborhood that an
explosion WIS heard just before the building fell,
| rine was used In the work OF destruction.