The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-02
CRUSHED BYAFALLING ROOF
THREE UORkMEN KILLED IN THE NEW
YORK CITY POsT OFFICE
r.ooe..,onni laundering that Has Cost Uu-
\ man I.ives-IIow the Disaster O1rred-
searching for the Bodies-" where IL the
New Man s,-Au Interview with Muiiett.

ma" - ~. r,,,.. .. xyh.rs 4. the
~ 49," An interview with Mu,,~tt.
.., ,.,..,,. ,,os,ordo,, of,or-
hlittlc before TWO ciocA Ycs.ci ,,"s ~
noon people III ,no N'''n"y W ''v 20 49,
heard muih'u h''su' in,ncul"'o's ",...' M
clouP oil VIVA, 'ooNeu hNo 7"ioNu w." Ave.
b'cn escaping from ",o ,ool ,
nor'hehst corner VI uhc ""''u'"H' n,.
rapldy sa'hercu' IL was eupposVu ''''' ~ :" ~.
was IN progress "nu WIG NJ l,l.a t,,,oI
the ground. The hr'heh anu pon'c V'',"
their way ln'o ,e n, s,0'S " onr " ,he Tnt,"d
iool ll"u ,a,n ., H. ~ ,hrc. mon in thc
ruins
,rna ,,,,, roor, y.os n scone of devastation.
Piled high in the centre was pyramid oi
cament iron. zine T. ster. and brick. under
-, '.' -, TN ,rho' ';,,,, ,,i,,,.r TINT
when were inc 'hIv'n 'n'h' NV ~" So, ','' ,
had given way and brought the roul WIN IL Jay
warned and twisted half across, partly buried
""ip'u "'" '",9,'" - - =, ,. h,,.,,
srar ,,n ,b or, Of ,bs roof that va,
stood firm A dense cloud Of dust rose from
H., n,oss ,hror,h ,vbich tho h,ne skv over
ih' mass 'nI'"Sm WIZ ''' ''"' 7"' WV
head could with difficulty be secn.
For n moment those oi the eight men I'm the
~ ',,V''.,''' '',, 81, 49,, ha,, ,s.o,,',i
to"'" a' INV '''"' Wv i"'' wa ""v '"
were confused that they said all had got OUT
tafely when outside It WIS reported that all
-, va, tI.r,J ,ha f,rcp,an ,yos
nau p.rlsn'"' "rN nm '' Wv ,,.', pii
The first TO recover ms preS'h '' "''h'' p'''"
Inc, M. hn Nxn d tho lpuN. lp
it,,i,. tr ~, -..,r..l f,r tha ,hrn, mon ,vho
ui"'"'"S ''i ''' 7e''' - 'N' '' N - ''N
were missing. ..,..,..,
a., III. - r,,iIi.h rh., .n, and tor. th.ir
hands with the Jagged strips Of iron and zinc;
hruised and strained themselves in pulling
.".,'l '''D ,...'''' ~ .,',a,,t,, un,
apar' the heaNy pl'''s o' 7''h' "''' "i''' n"'
they worked with WILL in the hope ol saving
life. Only few fragments had been removed
- a.. .....i 4 T. ,, ,, D.,,i. rt.r,n,ip.,
when the ihhslrd houy "l ,ni b,nliS i Il'r,,n@inf ~, @
Was iYuniI Inls S,tp ,ny ,iatr' ~ XII
Ne nlVpi uiSvyipli' viyipli H., - ni, a.
u"ugnt nun urau, pul II NaS iu,INiS uaH,
cred that b. hrenthed ana tnen there was a
shout for water THE bleeding body was car
ried to the story below. and the search pro-
crri'l. a.,
Minutes that seemed like hours passed, and
lheu. crushed beneath the mas-. the head
no"n.n eyer on ", ui,nSl uv T. i E''Ii,,
upyn gdy Gi 0harf- d h1ns99b & III. fh"1ns0n
va, h once pIon"uh. .uu uc"u anu 'hc pV"> was
ihll "u' 10 uh u'hihE room, M ,,,, ...or,t, ,h,
I4on th"r. Whs a paurr lh tne seairon, ,i @ the
n.nL M KIM y ~ I '''s n,a a., rsnn,iv a,,
,ne a-kri' Wherg Is the NV man - N2@ns ,i,,
rt n, ,yn my liz 'n' 'r. Of the rvramiia
icHl W. r'H'nrI thW inn uun iqiler ii a "pI ,' III"
n,'nn U"S S M ~ 'm,r,N ,.,r,, ''"'''" i'V ""N '''N
III "" noun nm liin' ,nc N,ult'I nnu ,''i M ,. Ir
n Nid y ,'- Nna'nDer- ~ e'' NJ i,1t; 4"
i.r'm4an only s'ayod long ~, w; nsh 70 hRNr IN.
v III M ,s' 9nM'I n, u pp,,, nnr f,b, rniiNsp
n ~ w ~ , a. 5n m , i, 1 H.,
ired il,N I'"Pi' a n.S "nuvi ~, "'n,,"S,' ~, III III
n own words. nr len u W'aH ~ "a 'n irTm
tAr ric'iS II u ul9w IA ,he ,h.k also loon i.is M
nu i M ,, ,t'S .H.r. INA ,...ing th@ riin
nilf'f n.h dan, 49, Xxx, f., 'h,n5 H. k"nt IN ,ynrkiug
sy,n ,i While be was telling now he had received
Aiu II .'t",t IN ,or,1 ., ,,,, a ari,u 81 ,ra,.r ba
III I'LL ILL., si,,r'ru go ,3 r., u.,is =, y, , NJ n'
htln' VIII h' phi. StuIPiu " ~ Vii ~ r. y
Wi'r' ne Mhs gong h'h1.i At,i tYnf ~ J. tn' II,
h1r nI W. bh ,1 ba %"r Sn, DiIns en pIm piaed
IN POSITION and the supports q which hnI Iqst
xi,h "r,,sh iik" tIuni,r. Coopnr had ouiy
Nm in H. snail "t' the La.k Iuri'nr him f.
"i't... wall "i H.. corridor.
g. n,n.iSriy. hi- superior mi or H. had
WIN th" r,.nf tmn,.liate'y aho; c..,e in. an
H. Was hur,l IN l.r the -urr portion. II wa-
l. tlis thai h. Owed hi- apc 4 tom death, Inc
surnnrtl had not ha.n r.n'1,ei i've minute
>,lrn Tie .fird r .,ay. Nav Ia n t.,ortcr Hon.
~ i .,iI, i'i Jo,,i 81 I,,@v 'i.i ett 0nt I WI.
ef,m ,'' 900 '''' '' W." ~ '' '''-
,. n Y .,..., ,,.n, ,,.os i, ,i,.. ~,,,,, n,
~ "a ~ .sa,.G 1ciu,ii' ,i' ~ s'.rii,h l''3,,, T
nm ,'nN.si r. wac ii.s ih NE thamn9T'
'i l'7i w. w. '.' -'y Nl"ut' ut' st ~ ~, ~ u,
oi fle back. II Is but slightly injured, II. t.ld
ti' attending 90 t"r lnu' il" lI.h, h,M nIh OF lht
d. -nl, live lnborer- in the room braeing i
~ WIN NiupvIH' n'ivit il',l y @ ilnu m .i' -ii''1i
Nh-n Charles kobnso whq LIVED at The
W. brought 70 IN, Chtmlcrs street II -pits,l
4 Ya- doubtpl whrther he WIS dead or mo-, l.
4ud Oh" hodS Wa- iaii oui beside that oi IattleR
nl,'nil r.,,ir, li.a fl, ~. hos,.i,ol NJ, oi,r,
.' . =. ,N, u, VI. an VI, -i',ni D. ''n ~
hIN- ".i yer ~ IRA lll 20 "h' a. II iE,,, Rlisi
in.N in.N ~. ~. ,lrt .si' % -...' "l i7 -hiH hh.i IT,
VI ~ M'u'N INV III. - ii,' ''-7"iS l' HHtuht
ar nv, Nd, "'1 w., " f ~ l."i7 n "-
sii = r,,,mi.t,i,l ~ s,r., 1"'''''"' a. ''
sl -.h al .t. flepsn .,on sr. moso, saw. ,h., ~,