The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-28
PERILS In THE ELEVATORS.
SETENTEEy HUNDRED POUNDS WEICHr
DREAMING ONE DOWN
Crushing n Woman Fatally - Mrs. Younss
Hiunder-The Fan OF Car from, ststh
story into n Ce1iar-A Hairbrendth Escape.

STORY into nteHar-A HatrbreHdfh Escape
Tho body OF Mrs Annie Young, prepared
for burial lay in ono Of the ianitor's rooms al
III Nassau street yesterday. and n young man
In Mulberry street, and an elderly one in
Thompson. were suffering. one sevcrely-alt
victims Of elevator accidents. Mrs. Young owes
her death. which occurred on Saturday. to her
own indscretlon. The elevator in the building
Mt III Nassau street ia worked by hydraulic
engine. and was recently put in. Mrs. Young's
husband. the engineer OF the premises and his
assistant Henry Wood. had both cautioned hep
against getting into or attempting TO run the
elevator. She came In with Mrs. Wood. little
before noon. and. being in q hurry TO get up
stairs. did not wait for. Wood. who had gone
out To operate tho elevator requires only n
slight downward pull on n cord 10 open thu
valve IA the wnter tank ut tho top OF tho builds
extends from the ceiling Of the iirst floor TO Inc
sub cellar. An upward pull on the cord stOps
theelevain,r Dy opSnng valve ut the lower end
the nth story they thought they were ut tho
sixth, ortop landing They stcpned out hastily
with their market baskets. Mrs. Young did nOt
stop tho elevator. because sho know that ID
stopped itself when It renched the top of thu
huiding. As she pui her baskct down sho saw
that the elevator was still moving upward. Sha
,riedd TO- jgmp ,pt9 It, Put e. on{ rnrtly ni and
caught by the head aud shoulders between tho
ilpor Of the car and the nmb OF the doorway.
Her body prevented the elevator from moving
~. The two men were injured by an accident in
the Raven building at las and ll7 Mulberry
street, caused by "A defect in the machinery.
William Hastings the tender Of tho elevator D.
WAS able to quit his bed yesterday but his arm
y broken, and ne is Otherwise seriously hurt.
His escape from death was wonderful as was
that ~ his companion. Joseph Giannine of Ii6
Thompson street. They were standing ON top
OF the elevator. which was loaded with 700
pounds Of glass. and were about to descend
from tho sixth story. Just as they started sonic-
thing gave way with a snap. and they fell
rapidly "A few feet. Then the spring safety"
cat hes came into plnv. hut stopped the course
OF the ear 4 second only. breaking almost as
quickly as they caught in the sockets. Hast
inEs had enough prcscrce of mind to cling to
the check rupe. cord about the size OF n
clothes limo. By 40 doing he broke the forcc Of
his fnll, but skinned The palms Of both hands Ms
though he had grasped a rcd hot iron bar. Tho
cord broke just rs the elevator stopped. and ho
fell several feet. Giaunine. who stood upon tho
boxes Of glass. was thrown several feet by tines
rebound. He rcceivcd injuries that were ut
nrst pronounced fatal. However his skull was
not fraotured as ~ ligst supposed. The cause
OF the accident wns ~. sli ping ~ tho wire rope
out OF the drum til" rope was fastened by n
Knot. an though ncnri be enire length ofths
rope, on at least seventy i've feet was about tho
drum, the end pulled thr ugh hole Hastin ~
SAYS t1at tn rope Was not loug enough TO allow
tho ,lr to rest on the Nor u the collar hence
the theory that tdc direct strain 30 witch tho
fastening had boon NJ times subjected resulted
in pulling ID" Knot cut. The load " 90
bounds was uOt an unusual one The elevator
was bult 90 carry "a ton.