The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-15

and almost In On Instant was struck % The
ssn oss aas w sSs! street. Bss. wa:
knocked upward and thrown over me esfs;
and was killed. Mr. Farring.on was thrown down BY
the starting OF the shoe In which be was standing and
thrown . our o. inc s way . ao. ana rsmaned
there until taken down 10 the yard ana sent home oy
The mvsTy 81 ras Mr.
looked ont Tor the men, and they IN turn looked ous
for him Every time "a s,rsaa ead be-: ,sa
scratch was shown him, ne would then send Tor Mr.
jury been the rope whatever 10 was would
be condemned Then when u strand was about TO DO
cIosor examns.ion was made before signal pro-
cesd wac given. rhe tackle had all been overhaued
shins was found SECURE wish no i'm psrfeoslsn. and
then the signal was given 70 lower swayAI Earring
Ton S. s Ss .s =.
with rope and rigging, ana bslicve nothing could
have prevented the accident. Wire rops 70 sol'a ana
or manila. SO no warning could be given Of Inc im-
pending accident
JAMES McGKATH fourd on upper floor Of
No. Is Mosros street. wpero he occupies conf ortable
apartments with his wiic He lay In bed suffering
IRON sprain OF right ankle aud left foot Sc
we're bruse on she rignt thigh and wrench OF she left
arm. He was quito cheerful aud SAID that no was
standing ON the left OF Blake when The
Cured and in an instant himself caught by
feet ana thrown about twenty iect TO the south and
.a ;nc snocn Hs vie 4, his reouest them showed
his shoes around which the wires had turned
and wrenched the solos almost entirely or
and the injured man said;-"You see II the
shoes nad not given away should not be here
now. When asked what his idea Of she accident was
ne replied, -" do not know, wire or steel rope 10 un.
like yshing else. You cannot tell anything about
IT, does not snow anything until u goes. and then
ii goes at once have been working among ropes as
q seafaring man for twenty-six years, and tho
whole thing wcnt--as all other WIRE ropes
have seen break-iike Q lash. The aceident
was unforeseen and couic not BIO avoided
It - miracle that more were not killed. DO not
sec how or us escaped, and can only imagine tnat
rapidly sped OF tho anchorage thas il coils passed
belween The men without touching thcm. Tho lower
ing commenced ut quarter 10 twelve O'Clock and
Mr. Harrington decideu 10 finish II before We went 70
J. POST, another OF the w0rkmen IN the gang, who
called McGrath during the visit OF the reporter,
fresh cut. slight one ON his noss snd face,
which mad been inflicted by the end Of one Of the
wires, saying. "My escape was so narrow that iet
bind Tor several minutes" aaaf3+
. ...,..M A CURIOUS FACT. s.a
parted which IL two and hall feet In diameter,
was its bearings and hoistea distance Of
some fifteen feet On the anchorage. The IRONS which
ned it slipped back into their places
Anticipating the dsngsr that might OCCUR 70 craft
ON the river which were ignorant OF The
, asss'' ,ns eds1 v.r soo 0mpy
sntansIcment with tho suspended and sun ken
strand. Accordingly gang Of men were employed
the Brooklyn side, TO bring the wire 40 close 10
falls attached 20 the strand, about nvs feet from
the water line, and tho anglo between the
bridge pier aud the coil was reduced
lis contact with the river level about ssveny-n Ave
feet from the bulkhead, or about The same dstan
~ it occupied on the New York side. Red lights
tnan fastened TO II aud waschmen were Kept on the
pier nigh 10 any craft that might approach
dangerously II +