New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-10

Ala tho ,la.torms and starways of the station be-
come that policemen were called to compel them 10
move
SOME MARROW ESCAPES.
Notwithstanding the suddenness Oh tne couap00
several very remarkable escapes we're maue o"V
woman who was at work in Kitchen on INC 'n',u
floor of one of the houses was thrown through 'nv
crumbling wall in some way-she couiN nv -
bow-apd niighted on her feet in the back yaTd.
pr;cts aud Aying pieces of wood fell all around
r. Int she escaped with a few scratches. Alter
oo,-sr;ne, from her fright she was pulled through
a window in an adjoining tenement mousse. IL T.
Drake. the barkeeper, was standing near the ooor'
and. hearing a cracking noise. he ran out TO learn
the cause lie did not 90 too soon. for the 1alilhg
walls overwhelmed q colored employe who was
almost at his heels.
Freancnt inquiries failed to elicit accurate in
formation regarding the exact number OF people
that was in the fated buildings at the time OF the
disaster There were families on all of the floors in
both houses. but it was uncertain how many had
left their homes before tho crash came. There was
mueh speculation as to The number of the Dead and
wild minors were carried back to the impatient
snectators at the lines. The Building Bureau was
strongly condemned and equally severe criticism
was heapei upon the owners of the buildings, who'
IL was said should have learned the unsafe conni-
tion Of the walls and taken to prevent the
catastrophe.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDINGS
lNo one could have guessed at either the antiquity
or the instability OF the buildings by looking at
their exteriors The GROCERY in the corner build
inc was one of the glded kind being furnished and
finished to present as attractive an appearance as
possible. and the outside walls were made to har-
monte with it by fresh paint, which covered null
titude of detects The buildings were constructed
forty or fifty years ago, and had been repeatedly
changed TO suit the ambition of the owners or the
purposes 10 which they wished to put them; iron
fronts were put in the first story and an aaolonai
Etory built ON to the corner building Two OF toree
wears ago Partitions had been knocked out anu
numerous other changes made. aod. ;,.o
It is said that water from the sewer noWeu into
tha ceIlar and sadly impaired the strength OF the
foundations. Several weeks ago The party wal pe.
tween the two buildings settled and cracked SO
that EVEN the owners became alarmed; yet their
cOmpacency and the laws delay permitted 1he
evil TO 90 ON without remedy until too late me
neighborhood is Infested WITH tulnole9owh roo ~;
The basement of the corner building was used as
n ouor store and in this there was at the time tne
barkceper n colored man, and stranger VINO hdu
called 10 get a glass of liquor. The second hOor was
occupied BY Mrs Baeder heI two sons SO ana aSre
dodgers One OF the sons and both OF tne lOugers
were not in the building at the time OF the acciueht
On the top floor was the Bold family. consisting o.
Ferdinand Bold, his wife. young chld, MS
motler-in-law Mrs. Frances knaup a slster-ln-law,
Theresa KNAPP; and brother IN v, John hnaup,
Mrs Frapccs knRuD and her daughter lnereSa were
in bed Mrs Bold was rocking her Daoy 10 Steep
the husband was out at WORK. In the other mouse
the basement was also occupied as rum shop, KEPT
by a WOMAN. who 1T is thought MADE her esea s
The first floor was used az clothing store Kept 10y
a Jew named Levy. On the second noor hVeu
family named Rudolph. The children were } et 10
he'd and Mrs Rudolph was engaged at her house
hold duties For some time the top floor had been
occupied by Charles Frederick saville an artificial
and child seven months old. The child was sleep
ing in bed, and the fower-maker and his wife were
preparing for the work OF the Day SEVERN t o be
ginning their work at o'clock. None Oh them nau
arrived In other rooms were Mrs Hill ana mel
two children, one OF them only arc" nioh'n' oiu
THE KILLED AND INJURED.
The following lists comprise the names Of all per-
sons killed and injured by the accident.
THE KILLED.
Iu, FIR ,ScIs age four years, son OF Mrs. Minnie
Hin was found dead near where his mother, who
was taken ont in safety lay. - ,,n,
HILL -, age eight months, son OF Mrs Minnie mn
The body has not yet been found, but is supposed to
recovered after several hours, and was stu warm
snfocation evidently the cause OF death. was
found covered over with the debris -,o lived
Mon his married daughter Mrs Mary Mulvey,
No So Thompson-st., was killed in the liquor store
S OIL wee Z the store Of H. clan Co. porter
His body was sent to the morgue .,,..,. Acc orA
forty was found with broken gas pipe close 70 mel
face, a1d is supposed to nave Deeh sunocateu Will
sAyiIIE MINNIE A.. age seven, was dead when found
daughter aa fG Of Charles savie maker Of articia
flowers on the top floor Of No. 50 Grand:st -
dsT s ySS pOpey IePt tie
Holland 0Briens shop, and was engaged IN clean
ing the windows when the building Tell his pouS
was recovered III the middle OF the afternoon
THE INJURED.
Mr occupying ROOMS on me seeCh Te oOa
mortar Besides several bruises she suffered sever
scalp wound. She was taken to the house OF irien
pAEDER, JOSEPH age twentyfour, q son Of Mrs Baede
sit.ge " AZ taken TO the Chambers street Hosplla
His right ankle was fractured, and ne was ais
suffering from general eontusiGns OF ane oody; o
Company No. H. of No 90 Allen,st received ira1
ture OF the femur, owing to falling timber
HILL join j. age thirty -four, an risnman, married
and employed at McKesson IL RoDbins's drug store
Tulton-st. lie not seriously Injured, but r.
ceved sprain OF his left ankle ana 9onIuS Sod
the back He was taken to the chambers euet
Hospital. -, IA. -. ,h
j. Hill, lay in the rutns seven hours. When 1oln
Abe was holding hand Of her son Francis, who ma
pital careful examination. showed no external i
uries. but she was In great pain Her iriends WI
called were not permitted to see her. her recover
1suboIPn MARTIN. CHARLES and JOHN three sons {
John Rudolph, who lived above the liquor store WEI
bruised BY he falling tinbers but were not sent
sAyIIE Mrs MARY wife OF Charles Savile, was throw
into the back yard, and injured badly about the hea
sAyIIIE. MARY age seventeen, daughter Of Charlie
sayilie was taken to ST. Vincents Hospital Sh
complined greatly of internal injuries, and was su
ferirs from the shock received by failing from u
third story.
REMOVING THE BODIES FROM THE RUINS
HOW THx FII,EMEN PROSECUTED THEIR WORK
MRS HILLS RESCUE AFTER BLING SEVEN HOUR
IN THE KUINs-TAKING OUT THE DEAD An
INJURED
From o'clock in the morning until o'clock
the evening the fremen worked yaliantly in cleal
ing away the rubbish and exhumng the dead an
wounded. The force varied in number from fifty
hmm and WAS comnnsnd of datails from IN