Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-16
commandments, Thou shalt not lie, and
Thou shalt not steal"
Fall of Staging In the Town Hail
SIX MEN INJURED.

section of the staging on the inside of the
new town hall fell, carrying down with
it the foreman of carpenter work, Milo
W. Lyman, and five of his men, James
Conlin, Joseph Harper, Martin Rogers,
Arthur Fuller and Byron Houston, all OF
whom were more or less injured.
The staging was erected at the hight of
twenty feet from the second story, or
Town Hall floor, and covered over the en-
tire building, the section which fell being
twelve feet wide and sixtyfour feet long,
the remainder of the staging remaining
intact.
The main purpose of its erection was
for the convenience of the masons in plas-
tering, but had been used for the past
two or three days by the carpenters, from
which to raise aud place in position seven
trusses or girders. These trusses or Cir
ders were sixty-fve feet long and 10x12
inches through, aud were made of six
sticks of timber, each being twenty-six
feet in length and 6x10 inches in thick
meas, and which may be called chords.
Friday morning all the timber or chords
for the trusses, forty-two sticks in all,
were on this staging, and everything be-
ing in readiness, the work for placing
them in position was commenced, and,
prior to the time of the accident, six of
the trusses were placed, and properly sup
ported by timbers resting on the floor, be-
low, and entirely free from, and discon-
nected with, the staging, so that it bad
been relieved of six-seventbs of the weight
which had before rested on it, and which
it had securely borne.
The six trusses having been secured.
last In this case, as in the Others, two
''horses" four feet high, were placed or
the platform, for the purpose of receiving
at first, the several chords of the truss
Fonr IF them had been lifted from the
platform, aud placed on the "horses," and
the fifth piece was being raised, when
the section of the staging, on which thu
workmen stood, gave way precipitatinp
the five men mentioned, Mr.. Lyman, who
was at the other end of the section and
several feet distant from the other men.
the planks and timber of staging and the
heavy timbers or chordssof trusscs to the
floor twenty feet below.
| It was a fortunate fact'that there was
on the floor pile of boards, and that The
men fell on either side and close to the
boards, as the heavy timbers "lodged" or
this pile. and were thus prevented from
striking the men, and, also, aided il
breaking the force of the fall of the
plank, etc, of the staging and uDdonbted
ly. saved them all from instant death.
Mr.. Lyman was probably the most
seriously injured, with possibly the ex,
ception of Conlin. His bruises were
through the hips. on the ribs and arms,
and although suffering eonsideranls pain,
says he will be able to be out to-day.
James Conlin received severe bruises on
different parts of his body and partiep'
tarly on the face. He WAS taken to the
Bard we'll House and attended by DR..
Goldsmith, and soon afterwards removed
home. It is thought that he will be able
to be at work again il a few days.
Joseph Harper's injuries were ALSO
severe, the top of his head. his side and
face being BADLY bruised, which will
probably incapacitste him from work for
few days. .....-r. .---.- .~,. -..-.-..s..
The Injuries of the others were lessI
severe. Martin Rogers although con-
sdersbly bruised was able to walk home
as were also Byron Haastop.. .whQsowsF
bruised on the bips and wrist,and Arthur
Fuller, whose injuries were mainly on
the arm and shoulder.
The immediate cause of the accident
has not, aa yet, been ascertaine7. ..-a.-
WALLINeFoRD-O6e Of the insti{g;
tons eff, our village is the cider taill be-
longing to A. Hart Although apples are
very scarce in this vicinity, large guam
titles have been brought all the way from
Sugar Hill and Mount Holly, to be man
ufaotured into cider. The grinding is
done by water power, and very rapidly
too. About ten barrels per dsy are made.
We have another OK bow factory in
successful operation. L. Simonds has
leased B4tcheller & Sons old shop and h6t
ten hands employed, turning out large
number of highly finished ox-bows.. Large
shipments are being made.
A, @. Adams is manufacturing large
numbers Of his patent snow-shovels, and
preparing for tie winter trade. These
splendid shovels should te more widely |
known, and more extensively used, az
nothing equaling them has ever before
been made.
Recently we saw the full. blood, herd
book, short-horn bull, Young Eshsu,"
raised by, and belonging to, John S. EN-
cry, of this place. He was one year old
the first day of last May, and now weigh
thirteen hundred and sixty.six pounds |
He is the most beautiful animal we ever
aaw-perfeot every way, in form and |
shape How much be will weigh when
he is fogr years old, ia an interesting
question. lie IL hard TO beat Iretd
out your short-horns, or anything else,
and beat "Y Young Ethan if you eau.
= Mr.. John Batcheller and family leave
on Saturday for Fernandina, Florida to
spend the winter.
"A most wonderfuLdispiay.o Of aurora
borealis occurred Thursday evening of
2eep crimson color.
o., Tho last three daye- have been the
coolest OF tie season, thus far The ground
is frozen quite hard, but there has been no
snow yet. 1t has been late and open
fall for business. P.
Nov. 8, 1871.
CAvENDIsH.-Some of the people in