, 1881-06-14
DOWN THE SHAFT.

DOWN The SHAFT.
InqMcst on Timntl.y Kirk. The =" Times"
Elevator vlrtinl-Drnt1, the Result of
Ikts own EarelGKlie-s and tha 1ncdni.
pctcncy or tie Temporary Conductor
Some Reflections or ''the Old ilHno
-IM~lcy, the Itcxuinr COnuNctOrs Held
for Criminal tnrclesltcHH.
The Ipt,ucst on the tuly of tho Into Timothy
Kirk, who inc. his death by IL fnll through tho
elevator SHIFT of tho Times tluil'liny SHturslay
aliernuu,I, WIS held ut Wr1gllt's undertaking
establishment, No. - Filth avenue, yesterday
morning.
The first witness cnied wns Robert G. Kirk, n
brother Of tha ,lcccasG1. who rnsidcs III Mount
Vernon. o., md who arrived tn tho city yeslcr-
day tnoruus Elu testified tlut deceased was 81
years of u1o Mt tho tisnt Of Ills dehtt. and
loft w!fc md four children. lie was
n n'h tS ' To iioard % of fns, w iIs W sxp,ulne,i The
hurry hfH brntller wis III Saturday afternoon by
stating that hH was 10 attend tho reception ut
tnry "!'ldnr,, Win wl,s wi.r'1 1'crsDnal irse,M
of bis, and with whom hc h,'! @ nrcf n aitr!nE M thy
atiernoon witness ,m a. k,Sw @ sa a,"lhs "f tpo ncc-
Willie Chttrcl the 10y win wins In charge Of
tho elevator ut tho tln,c Of thanGcicn .'sns next
in tho Tntx lulll!tiy, ar,A kilcw tho deccasM liz
aUht. At ten n,tnutis pHst 1G'clt h" relieved
tho regular elevator ,nMil, Frrd L,slry. and ran
Elevator on tho first tour, uilt sIr. Kirk ennc %
lllrr!cAly, went onto tho elevtyr. aau - 1T tni,, y,
tho t:aai train ut tho Northwestern, 1'cMt. md
wuntc'i 70 get his overcs,nt, which wna - his
1ho fourth i.tr, ail,l bud i,crn tolt. i,y HIN IL
leave tho .iour open a whit until ~ Gno out.
Just then he lcnr'l rl1tH, h'lt us TUG ulnvMtnr
wi1ero It WINS. lie tbunght hr wdul,! W ~ thu
1ith tloor. ono floor atoyc mud chilled ont I" d.
ceaHcd that he would hc 'iuwn III a tn!nntt l10-
ceased hNd answered him,
"AiL. IIGIrr,'
!rhrrc was l,o onv at tho lltth-oor donr, at,d he
assarxs ~ ;w saS , 4hai1v Sw Ef Y, for ,s v S hS
tho stMft, md knew .iccruscd hatl fnllrn. lie
Grs9d out' aud rn .iow''1sMlrs TO- th9 iirSs M Moor.
csascl vas roIntl sitting in i corner, iea,l.
MMh ~ % assIstanc1 Of ,wo r, men ,,.; H.
ly Mr. storey, to whom ho ha.i giyot, his version
Of thr accident, antl hMd boen lo Ee was not to
wtncs. H,itl it WIS tho tsrat tmu lie lln rvcr rli
tho elevator ntono fur nluru than one ur two
1slps 1T = time iio said M ~ ,was Is yGars o!d.
ant! was VERY thOrthAhly sGnrHl.
Tho noxt witness WIS Fred l.''sley, tho regular
fa Sy srxo @ts Ss's edoa i NJ 5 Nv VIZ eas
ltevci hu at s,tipnr-timc, TINT ho wutIlti not 10
buck until, ,lnte. und, II witness lid not wnnt 10
Cettroll liz Ind ssc,. Wiliio On tho aicvator IT,.
fore. An.i thought hC wis perfectly competent to
or r H. An y iGw ,nntes 3n ast a., hS s,, 'efs :, The
CAEeful about closing tle tl,,ors.
George Willis, tho rnlorel Inati referred to,
%as thgti Gl!!ed: liz salt II w"s n!s my 10 ~,
tut ocioek. Saturday he war!tc., .tnoro tiir,
and hMi askcii l.9sley tn turn tho elevator over
TO Will, he did not want IN walt fDr bis rtt-
1urn.. At Tho tfG,e ne tho accident tho hoy was
running nn l,assy's time. which was not REALLY
until o'e!ock Witness s''i.i ~ b. hn.i ha!l
hnvt ttsu elevator Int tho re9ular M,st.
Mr.. ChnrIcs ". tsrnls'rotlg tastic'l TINT ho
yntnr Saturday afternoon. n1lti Ind rung tho lcl
repeatedly. Wh!l standing thcrN he beard Il
nHy f and "6st nu,U . thG
,Si'pus o'3 thas 'ps,s s"S h RUNNING 'o" ''"'' '''s
rA1.1.ES DOWN TIT: sttArr.
The door WAS openet. md the aeecased was
@ ~ ,.s. ~, nu ~, ~ y,a ~ @ .Gu ~,
~, wa. nan .. v ~ .I.I s s,st",,1 h" 1 'ss ~
snme Story ut ne M time ttl hc sliu u th0 Inquest
I1 supposed his M Fi!K ", w.s & Ws,at tho hoy 6eurd
William Il, strillrp, VIII 1t tho cashiers .,o.k
in tho rulntng.ruulll, wllrll he heard The {nj
lie run out. uu assisted tho men to bruE ip-
coasru tu tho counting room. 80
Mr.. Patterson. thU business manager Of the
toys niluut kpcplllE tho aoors smut. iis had
Sse rtoas M 's'' o sxter. IL s III I'D ~ Ia"
shut. liz .ihl not consider willis Cit roll unl,
putont to runshe elevator. AID, i hY was i
Ss M wsu uc @ !tsu ont an i n,y ~ % @ cou
plainly see whether Or nut thoy wore upGu VIII
ness sa!tl tho nicitturH wurn in go4xl oror, al,t
iEsd IUt,kcI u,I tho buar,i. "
Dr. Frl,uk l.. Truwllrlilxp, WIN, WIS called al
is t'1s sstfS t Sns hs ~ n ~, q.
nl310rntGl ttI Thought tho last. (lHnlCtl in1ur3
tho ~ ilune.iiatn cause Of trath.