, 1879-05-25


4 horrible accident happened shortly after 10
O'Clock yesterday forenoon at Haver1y's Theatre,
corner OF Dearborn and Monroe streets. Friday
afternoon, while some employees OF the theatre
were playing with ball, It was accidentally thrown
upon the roof of the building, where it remained.
Ar1ien Peters, employed as fireman, and William
Christie, property boy, prepared to recover the
ball yesterday, and assembled to the roof Of the
building taking with them short ladder, which
tic top OF the mansard roof to the cornice below.
The lost ball was ut length discovered lying in q
wnter- trough running along the oornice, and just
building. 1t this juncturc it was found that the
ladder was little too short, and, besides, there
was nothing shereabours By which sure footing
selves that one should hold the ladder while the
Christie vo!aRtsered to 60 e il Pe,sts ] would 9I
2t no,d tho nnnn aeoe co,nr ne doWn hmse
is supposed that Peters in his descent made mis-
step, owing to deformity in one leg, which
inches thick. At all events Christie felt the lad
der slipping from bis grasp, and BY sndden jolt
be himself was nearly drawn over tie edge Of the
the smooth tin owing to the JOLT and Peters, losing
his holt fell, and, rolling outward upon the edge
Of the cornice, WIS dashed into the alley nearly
forty feet below. The momentum attained by bis
body rolling outward upon the cornice carried him
fully thirty feet away from the building, The un-
fortunate fellow :stEack upon bis head and vas
dnbhed to death. There who reached him first
found his body quvcring for few moments only.
Deceased was Of German birth. II Ycars Of age,
and the sole support OF q mother and sister living
in poor circumstances at No. $50 Sherman street.
He was faithful and trustworthy cmploye. The
Coroner held inquest at the house yesterday af-
ternoon. and returned verdict OF death tn &C &C.
consented to pay the funeral expenses, and has
also helped along the deceaseds INDECENT relatives
BAD DRIVING.
A team Of horses attached to delivery wagon
owned by Albert =: Dose, grocer st No. 5s2 Vest
n %ason afH srest ses Wien The u F.uas
streetit colllded with hoEse-car No. 332 damaging
it considerably. The pole OF the wagon struck one
OF the car horses In the sde injnrine 1t severely
Margaret Griffin, 60 years OF acc. while crossing
the street at the Intersection Of Clark aud Wash
tnston streets. was knocked down By . buggy
State street One OF the shafts ,cut severe cash
on the forehead, but the injury Was not considered
dangerous. After she received medical attendanca
n an Office bY she WAS taken to her home, No.
234 North Franklin street.
Joseph Lcduc. 3h years Of age, living with his
parents at No. 10l Bunker street, wns run down
yesterday at the corner OF Despiaines and Bunker
osa o'5 owned R and d.sa BY
1ured boy at his home. vas unable to say how his
1n1n.lss n5 would re.1lt. Matsoa VA. arrested and
locked up at the West Twelfth Street Station upon
charge OF criminal carelessntss
RAILROADS.
At 0:30 Yesterday forenoon Herman Blankschen
70 Years OF age, while walking along the track ks OF
the Northwestern Railroad At Carpenter street was
knocked down by the Outgoing Green Ray psssen-
ger train. Els right ankle was broken by blow
from the pilot, Dr.. 1sham attended him after
which be was sent to his home, No. 81 Sloan
street. -
Nelson Young, employed as aiswitchmau on the
BURLINGTON Quincy Railroad. had his head badly
crushed st ,7:45 last evening while engaged ii
coupling dat-cars on the track near the intc1sec-
ton OF Canal and Sixteenth streets The cans werc
loaded with spiles the ends OF which proIel ted 90
far over the car to touch the end OF the next CIR
aud 1t was By this means that he WAS Injured
Young was taken to St. Luke's Ho*pital, where he
died during. the evening. Deceased was about 81
live at B8l Indiana street. ."
BOILING WATER.
Yesterday forenoon Ellen, the e-year old
daughter OF Martin md Mary Powers, Of No. ..3O
Thirty street, accidentally fell iato pail Of
boiling hot wster, and Was severely scaldcd that
she died at 1 O'Clock in the afternoon.