The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-14
HORRIBLE SUICIDE.

A MAN THROWS HIMSELF UNDER MONSTER COO
WHEEL AND Is GROUND TO PTEcEs-THE RE
MAINS GATHERED UP WITH BRooMs AND
sHovELs.
one OF the most shocking cases OF suicide ever
reported In this city occurred yesterday morning
In q machine shop at No. le3 Bank street About
halfpast ten O'Clock James NcCulioch. q plumber.
working In the American Fire Escape WORKS, cor
ner OF Bank aud West streets, went into tho
machine shop, or, more properly speaking, steam
power establishment, az the number above
stated, which zdJoins the Fire Escape
Works, and requested OF the foreman. Mr..
John Frsbie, to be allowed to sharpen .
lead scraper. The privilege was accorded him,
and he proceeded to carry out his design, not,
however, until Frsbie had noticed q number OF
peculiar and some what idiortc movements on his
part About fifteen twenty minutes later all
hands ABOUT the establishment were surprised at
the sudden stopping OF the machinery. The
engineer, Frederick randolph, ., once proceeded
TO examine his engine, irving all the valves. stop
COCKS, &c., and spending from tweniy-hye to
thirty minutes IN the operation. but failing utterly
ton. Finally, however. he went forward
To the large cogwheel winch revolves the
ments was norrined AZ discovering a human head
lying on the moor beside the wheel Tie called Tor
prosecnsed the sesrcn Only TO ina tnsl me BODY
OF man. crushed between the cogs. had caused
the sudden interruption ol DuslnesA
most sickenlng slght vas now brought 20
view. With the exception OF the head and the
legs, from the knee Joint down, there was
NOTHING RECOGNIZABLE.
Pieces OF nesh and bones, varying In size, but
none OF them larger than a mans hand; lutes-
tines and masses OF blood were scattered IN
confused manner about the moor. the machinery
and surrounding fence. IL was found Impossible
TO collect the pieces 10y hand. aud the aid %
brooms ana shovels had to be invoked, the whole
congomerate mass peing thrown into a BOX aud
subsequently rel moved TO the Morgue.
During the excitement attending the horrible
af1air no one could Tor a time ascertain WHO the
unfortunate man was, bat NJ. frlsoie
soon remembered the fact OF the mAu
McCulloch, before alluded 20. having
entered the shop some time before. and then al
was clear. That the man was lab0ring unaer o
Temporary ut OF insanity there can be no sues-
ton, and that WINE IN tins condition he thrsw
himself between tue wheels II equally clear. All
his actions about the establishment. just previous
to ms death, were those OF an insane man.
The large coRwheei n sixteen feet ln diameter.
and Is about fourteen inches wiCe rus.
as above stated, operates the man SHAT
where steam power ~ let Tor pianinx and
other purposes. Attached TO me cogvheel .
q monster ny wheel twenty feet IN diameter snd
weighing not less than eight tons Around this
portion OF the machinery 10 buit board ence,
four feet high, through wnicn door of sac
opens This door ~ lnvariaby kept closed sna
fastened with a ''button," but neither tne en-.
plneer or foreman positive ~ 20 ~hcthcr ~
was closed or not search Tor the cause o. tae
stoppage OF tue machinery was instigated,
| Coroner woltman will investigate the matter.