The New York herald., 1872-11-08
THE KILLING OF MN. GALLAGHER.

Official stigation-Interested Par.
ties Censurcd-RecOmmend nae ndation by
tho Jury.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Young held an IN
quest at the City Hall In the case of Mr.. Luther
Q. Gallagher, the broker, who was almost instantIy
killed on the afternoon OF the Goth ult. by scant-
ling falling his head from the ffth story OF tho
Drexel building now In course of erection corner OF
Wall and Broad streets. Below will be found Q
synopsis OF the testimony elected and the verdict
OF the jury.
Joseph s. Gallagher. father OF the deceased, liv-
ing In Bloomfield, N. j., testified that he saw his
son last about O'Clock on the afternoon OF the
10th ultimo; heard soon Afterwards that he had
been killed. but knew nothing OF the circumstances
attending his death except by hearsay; think
there was no protection In the way Of fenco
around the building OF Drexel CO., Wall street,
Reuben Wells, . builder, and at present supertu-
tending the erection OF Drexels building. corner O1
the accidents was told there had been an accidents
saw blood on the pavement; think the scantiin9
e so soe be n oare about @
not In this case put men on the pavemeut
to warn passers BY OF danger, have since placed .
tain OF Police. In tearing down the Old building
we had some protection, 50 that people in passing
building was torn down there was fence placed
around the building which remained there some
tion OF accidents both inside and outside the
building were taken; consider the killing OF Mr..
GorneiI is the Contractor for the IRON worH
jeremiah Smith was contractor for the mason
work; Struthers & Son had the marble contract.
Charles Kerr carpenter, testified that he
worked on Mr.. Drexel's new building at the time
OF the accident; was then at work on the fifth
ling fell while at work; the centre, in lowering.
turned over and the scanting broke one-half fan
Ing inside the building and the other outside; the
very careful to avoid accidents; the witness was
told by one OF his assistants that man had been
stract buildings without erecting fences to prevent
building every grecauton was taken to prevent
cautions the men almost every day.
Patrick w. Cullen, carpenter, testified that no
building at the time OF the accident; the turning
OF the centre broke the scantling, which three
BY four inches in thickness by about ten feet In
fore think every precaution for the prevention OF
accidents was taken; after the scantling fell saw
man lying on the pavement; saw the scanttng fall
on the sidewalk, toppe over and knock deceased
against an iron column.
the esre the
witness on the eit arm % and shoulder do not think
been prevented; MIR. Wells has almost daily eau
toned the witness to be careful not to be injured
himself or have accidents occur to Others.
DR.. Marsh testified that fracture OF the skull was
Coroner Young then submitted the case to the
jury, who rendered the following
VERDICT.
'Tnat Luther O. Gallagher came to his death by
the falling Of piece OF wood from the fifth story
OF the building corner Broad and Wall streets on
the 10Th day Of October, 1872; and we censure the
parties interested for not placing the proper bar
law be passed to compel builders to erect fences
something whereby the life and limbs OF citizens
may be protected during the erection OF build
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