The New York herald., 1878-02-24

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expected the catastrophe that the few Witnesses
OF It were paray with norror for II was generally
known about The eishborhood that several men, la
6orersas well and bricK layers had at different
times been working IN tho building, and had, in all
probability. met with horrible death In the ruins OF
the fallen wall. Bui the feeling oi horror quickly
vanished IN the face Of the probability that some poor
men had been injured and, quickly recovering them
sclvos tho people IN the ncighbornood rushed to tho
scene OF tho catastrophe only to be startled and still
more horrihed by agonizng means uttered by some
one who had evidently boon buried in tho ruins In
an instant all was confusion and dsmay The labor
ers and masons looked about who OF their fol-
lows were missing, aud then ascertained
that George Balm, laborcr, thirly-sx years Of
age, residing at No. s46 Eighth avenue, and James
Hehnessy, stone mason, fofy years OF Age residing
In Seventy-ei2hth street, between FIRST and second
avenues mad not been after the wall had fallen,
and the inference was at once reached that they had
been buried IN the runs 1t needed but this thought
ana the SOUND OF the agonizine means which came
from the OF debris their feet to nfuse inio
assembled laoorers and masons, AS well US tho few
spectators who had been attracted TO the spot ny the
cracking oil the wall the strength oil giants. and they
NJ once joined hands in Tescuing the unfortunate men
from their perlous predicamenL
SENDING HELr.
In the meantime the news OF The accident had been
despatched 10 Captain Robbins, OF the rwenty-tnird
precinct, who, accompanied Oy posse OF officers,
qucsy upon tie scene. An alarm was also sounded,
which promptly responded to by Hook and Lad
der Companies nos. Is aud % aud Fire pa,roI No A.
The work OF removing the dcOis and Of getting NJ the
imprisoned men was now begun For July naif an
hour u continued with uuuagging energy, and AZ
the cnd OF that timo the men were extricated
and removed 10 noighboring shanty. They were,
as supposed, .Ba'n the lAboccr, and honncssy. the
stonecuteE IL appears tnat tue laborer The moment
the wall Tell had been employ Gu ON The rear portion
oi The thiro story OF the building in removing some
bricks which had been loosencd from their places by
the heavy rain OF tho previous day. he had not re-
oeiVed moments notice OF the otterins OF ths wall.
Dut was hurled down with tho confused mass and
buried In the ruins before he had chance oven TO at
tempt TO escape. Hc was iound lying under Two
beams. his lace and arms terribly bruised and himself
suffering intensely.
Hennsssy, 1t appears, had not been employed upon
the building TO wnich me fa lien wall belonged but had
passed II from the next building Tor Inc purpose
OF getting some tools. He had scarcely put ms loot
ON me beams ho~cver " hon they seemed 10 crumble
beneath his Tread, aud he was preCipiIated 10 Tho
ground beneath, overwhelmed by q confused and
binding mass oi brick, mortur aud timber. He was
found wedgcu botwcen Two beams and buried beneath
n mas OF BRICK and mortar. He was IN an almost un
conscious conaition, nut when removed TO The open
air revived considerably. He was badly bruised about
the body and had also evidently received severe IN
tcrna injuries
REMOVAL OF THE INJURED MEN.
Ambulances had already Ueen telegraphed for and
BY the time tho injured men had been extricacd had
arrived upon The sccnc. Balm was tagen 10 the
Ninety ninth Strest Hospital whilc Hcnnessy
removed TO bellevue The surgeons IN both of these
places attended 10 the injuries Of the wounded men,
making them comfortable possible. IL IL thought
,nat Balm has not beon seriously injured, whiie Tho
suppos'sion Is that Hcnnessy's injuries may result
fatally.
tho ncav yrain OF hursday upon the wall, whicn
continually exposed TO all its 0rce Tho soaked IN
tho jonts OF the wall and combined with the mortar,
which was quite fresh, reducing u almost 10 lquiu
state, and also undermined the stone foundations;
they gave way first beneath The weight OF the wall,
winch IN turn. owing 20 the action OF the rain, had
become unable to support the Deams placed upon IT,.
The ialen wall belonged 10 one oil eleven houses
when are In course oil erection the block be
Nnety-iourth and Ninety hitn strects anu had just
been prepared Tor the reception OF the root Mcnael
Dufy, residing on the Eastern Boulevard, between
Eigntyntth and Egntysxth streets, is the owner Of
the buildings aud was putting them up himself being
buiioor by occupation. ne supervision OF tne work
appears to have been ntrused to MS brother Thomas
VINO stated yesterday tnat tho material used IN the
construction OF the buildings vi the best quality,
and that the work had been performed ia strict
cordance with all the requirement OF law.
Mr l.cander Buck. the inspector OF buildings Of the
Twelfth district, In which tho above buildings To-
Gated and under whose inspection thoy are being
erected bore out Mr. Duny's stAtsments about the
law hGd been observed. He positively asserted that
tho Of the falling OF the wall solely DO
atcribed to the action OF Tho rain upon The iounda
lions, and not TO faulty work IN uction
Captain Robbins, Immediately aitcr tue rescue Of
Balm and Hchnessy, ordered Mr. Duhy to ''shorc
up' the wall to that which had iaen, he be-
Icving that IL also, that Il deprived tho
support Of tho beams, might likewise fall The
''shorng up'' process was accordingly performed by
placing ong timbe against the exposed wall and
Curey brnong them th. angle formed by the cellar
and foundations OF tho adjoining house.
Tne occasioned by fall OF the wall Will prob
ably be about 5000 merely the of tho labor a.
the nAtcraI-oricks aud beams-can all bo used
AMIN,