The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-18
BURIED AJIVB.
The Faiiins In Of a wall In Twentieth
Street, aud the Demolition Of the Adjoin-
ing Buildins-Three Persons Injured, One
Probably scrieusly-Crir,inai Careless
moss Of the Master Builders.

Street, aud the Demolition Of the Adjoin-
ing Buildins-Three Persons Injured, One
Probably ieusly-Criuinal Careless
moss OF the Master Builders.
The building formerly occupied BY Bcrge
Co. as pisnoforte mandatory, situated on Twsn-
tieth street and Second avenue, fell At about
O'Clock yesterday morning against the adjoining
structure. owned and occupied By Mrs. Mary O
Ross, q female physician. Three persons wore In
jured BY the falling OF the walls, Of them dan
gerously, if not fatally
The names OF the sufferers are hary McManus, o
child about six years Of age, Mrs. Rose Ross, and
Mrs. Daniel Clarke. The child was found buried
under the basement, but miracuo usly escaped with
a few slight cuts the head.
Directly after the falling In Of the walls tho noise
from which was like the explosion OF mine, an i'm
mense crowd assembled around the ruins, some 10
give sucoor TO the wounded others to crafty
bid curiosity. An alarm was sounded from the
partmont, who. with the assistance OF the police
serve under Capt: Cameron, rescued the wounded
from the ruins The child was the first takon out,
and then Mrs. Clarke, who must have been in bed
at the time OF the accident II was then supposed
far down under heap OF broken bricks and spin.
tered timber.
In a moment, axe and pick, shovel and bar were
stricken spectators, breahiess with anxiety peered
through the fles Of policemen eager 10 get glimpse
fainter and fainter and finally thcy ceased alto
gether.
At this moment the excitement was in,onse.
The cries Of the crowd urging on the hremen TO
renewed exertions, answered by the rapid fall
Of the pck and the sharp. ringns sound OF the axe
Atength after thirty minutes labor Mrs Rosa Roas
waa taken from the runs, bruised and blinded aud
icnrfllly cut about the head. She was covered with
blJo o and lime dust, and her clothes almost
torn to tittors. Though senscless when discovered
py TIE application OF restorstyes she wss soon
brought 10 consciousness. Mrs. Mary C. RoSs her
/ daughter urInlchildfen
noor, and y Is almost miracle how they escaped
with their lives.
II appears that to save the expense OF rebuilding
| there was to have been erected hvo-etory brown
stone front on the premises $40 Twentieth street,
| lease OF which had been obtained by Louis Bohm,
q real estate agent on Grand street, Forsyth
Messrs. Cochran and spslding were tho contractors
their own suthority, without the consent Of the oc
cupans OF tue adjacent ouileing, cut throusa the
ness tho whole depth OF The house, in order TO lay
beams for their flooring The Immediate cause OF
the catastrophe was the underminins Of the wall
On Thursday Inspector Nscsregor warned the
| builders that the building was dangerous, and or.
the result has been the destruction OF two buildings
and possibly the loss Of human life. Mr.. Ross, the
son OF the owner Of the house No. 33s, also called
| upon the builders Thursday morning, and re-
monstrated upon the insecurity OF the structure
measures should be taken to prcyoat accident The
| remonstrances had no effect Very Fortunately the
ensagsd% % on .ns sTdh.E aS gone tho 70 their
| oi life might have been very great,
The inmates Of No. sss comprised Mrs. Ross and
daughter Fanny, Mrs. Rose Rose, her daughter in
| law, and Two grand children. The upper part o the
house was occupied by Mr.. Daniol Clarke his wife,
| Who was Injured, and their family Mary NcManus
the child taken from the basement, was also on the
| same floor
Dr. Edward Fishblat, who with Inspector Wal
| ling rescued the child Mary MrManus IRON The
| ruins, told Sus reporter last evening tnat Mr.
Rose Ross, who wa. taken from the ruins badly
wounded, was In still more critical condition, and
Is not likely TO recover Inflammation OF the internal
| organs bavin; taken place. The remainder OF the
| walls which were left standing after the accidon
were last night pu.lcd down by the hremen with
| ropes, IN order to prevent further accldent