New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-11
FALL OF AN ELEVATOR.
AN ACCIDENT IN THE BELVEDERE HOUSE
FOUR PERSONS INJURED, ONE VERY SERIOUSLY
THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT NOT CLEARLY

AN ACCIDENT IN The BELVEDERE HOUSE.
FOUR PERSONS INJURED, ONE VERY SERIOUSLY
THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT NOT CLEARLY
MADE KNOWN.
Tho elevator in the Belvedero House. at
Fiehtecnth-st. and Fourth-ave.. fell Yesterday
from the fifth story TO the cellar Six persons were
i'm II at the time and of these four were injured one
verC seriouslv The house was opened to the publ
on July l. BY Joseph w. Ehrle. hydraulic ele,
vator was put in by Gallard q Co. OF no: zo3
broadway: il began running with the beginning Oh
August and has been in use since WITHOUT accHleht
Yesterday afternoon AT l O'Clock, the ,tdso
gage car was attached TO thf ohm p Wosos
of the passenger chr and two pOrtcrs. JOhn Moses
AGE tvcntv-threc and Bernard Wilnerage lorty-hVe'
went in II to the sixth story TO remove the baggage
Of Dr. Alentado AM his wlt', gucStS VINO lad w.
Gently came from Europe. and were ABOUT 10 START
for Havana. The baggage elevator Is a square poN
hung from the bottom of the passenger car WIN IRON
roues when required. The doctors baggage consist
ing of three trunks and some yases, was put IN the
hoy and the doctor and his wife took seats IN the
uppcr ear The fact that one of the trunks happen
ed to he placed on its end, aud 50 remained SaVeu
In In - it's descent the car was, stopped at the
fifth floor TO receive Mr.. Kellogg, an aSeu
most and then with the elevator boy, Robert
Dckic, age nineteen, ana inc Two P9ateloi
il contained six persons. As 1t was starred
again crash was heard, ami the car shot cow
suddenly with tremendous Velocity, through inc
whole LENGTH of the shaft to the cellar. Ii struck
tho bottom with q shock that smashed the top anu
bot ON of the baggage car and maze wreck Oh lle
end prevented the lower box from being entirely
Gattcncd against tho floor OF the passenger car,
and the two portcrs who received the worst
Shock, ESCAPED with their lives John Moses
was most seriously injured. Both bis arms were
broken his chest was crushed and all his teeth were
knortcd loose. The police reported that his legs
we're also broken but tins said Mt the house TO
he untrue lie was taken to Bellevue Hospital.
Eornard Wilmer, the other porter, escaped with a
broken rib and a spraned ankle. He was taken to
tLe New-York Hospital, together with Robert
DrrkIe who suffered from wounded mead and
chest and a compound fracture OF the right leg. The
thr,, quests were the least injured Mr. Kellogg
Vas cut on the head by broken glass, and sustained
confusion OF one leg. Dr. Aicntado was not IN
urrd AZ all and his wife only received slight cut
over tho loft eve They started on their voyage 20
| Havana without delay. Mr.. Kellogg was cared for
at the hotel. .4 WI.
| an examination was made OF the wrecked elevator
cars il was found difficult to decide the cause OF the
! mishap The piston in the cylinder IN the basement
had knocked ont the end of the cylinder ami pro
tvlldcd a foot and half; the stationary wheel ut
the second door had snapped IN t"o and one oi the
three wires connecting the travelling wheel with the
| cylinders was broken. Each OF the three things
might haye caused the accident, but the conclusion
| was reached that the breaking of the stationary
~ heel was the first cause ana brought ABOUT inc
others; The wheel seemed to be of sound iron with,
ONT a flaw The matter viii DC further investigated
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