New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
4 sERy0CS ELEVATOR ACCIDENT
THREE MEN FATALLY HURT IN NEWARK.
An ELEVATOR GIVES WAY ~ \ PARTLY BURNED

An ELEVATOR GIVES WAY ~ PARTLY BURNED
BUuDlNG-A SOCKET INsECCHELY FASTENED.
4 shocking elevator accident occurred yesterday
afternoon in the Nrl2ey building. ut Ne"-''iH'N
ilroad-avc. and Mcehan.c-5t., NeWdr"' c'9its
fatal iuiurics to three men and severely Wiu5ing
fourth man. The building Is iour-Soy 'fc\
structure and has been occupied by several hlthH -
faCuTcTS. On Wednesday UlGht ire biot u'it , 81
the huidne and caused q damage ul ahp!l |l'''J";
The flst floor was occupied by William hurrh' ana
Hedges x Brothers: the second iioor was Use" u!
A. Alexander Pool ~ 60. as manuiacioIy Oi, ecc-
trcal apparatus and burglars Alarms ,Joni ';
BlevOny manufactured machinery ON me lhil1
floor The fourth floor was occupied ny the itcstSd
Fawcc; Coating Compaiy and an extension III . .de
rear by Rcchrnh3ch * ReH>ch, makers ol c0i'oh
buffers for polishing purposes. The rInglpAi di'n-
age done lV he fire On the fourth huot "H'4c
the iOisis and woodwork cliaircu over an
inch III depth The elevator SHAFT i5 III the l"U 81
the building; il acted rs Tue Tor TIE Ilte az" Wis
badly burned. as WaS also the elevator IHc up
ports of which Yesterday rescmhlcd charcoal Inc
elevator was supported from The top ~ u ohr-ihch
wire rope run over t"o pn.!e'S. INC rope VIZ; VIZ
secured 10 the elevator 10y an iron socket SET 'liiF
in the roof beam of the elevator. Inc end oi 'l7
rope was ins Tfcd il the socket and secured tl'le
by molten lead. There was tho ordinary arrange
nent for stopping the elevator by Puhng wire
rope from the top.
Yesterday afternoon several men were engaged in
removing The machinery on the iOurth MOOR:
Shortly aftcr2 o'clock a small lathe ana sever"
other pieces Of machinery were placed on tic Cic-
Yatcr. These engaged in the WORK were Charles
HcaningS aud Frederick Farmer employees OF a;
Alexander Pool * Co., and Oscar kclChcnach aha
Charles Rcinsch. Iha men al stepped On the cle-
NatOr to arrange tie machinery, Intending 10 walk
the stairs and meet II AT the hrSt ll0ur sud
denly, Wi huut warning the elevator tc! ana iiic
next instant II struck tue ground huor with loui
crash. The other wUrkmen, looking down thc shait,
heAe.d the tour men !LlhS hloilohle,7 a'hid thc
bro machinery at the bottom. y crowd soon
gIthered, and the men were cdIciuliy liied up ana
we're attended TO by physician who was promptly
summoned. The police ambulance was telcphohed
for. ana Jennings RtchenUach and RtlnsGh were
taken 10 81. MlcnIei's Hospital II was found tlat
Jennings in a dy ing condition, RS mead being
crushed and his jaw broken. l'elchtnbachs skllll
was fractured and his leg broken. Rcn'ch had
fractured skull and compound fracture ol lhe
leg. IT the op aion Of the attending physicidns
that all the three men would lie. Farmer oIpccicd
TO gong 10 The hospital ana was laNet 10 nl5
home No. III Wamut-st. iiis tngh was broken.
he j. thirty years cid, and IS married. R'icheA-
bach is thirty years old, and Rcmsea twenty y-ione.
Both live the Bloomfield road. IicnA!hg' H
twenty years old and unmarried.
Shortly after 'hc accident occurred a TRIBUNE re-
porter saw Farmer at his house. lie sud that 10
was intended tG remove the pieces Of machinery To
another building and, while engaged IN this work,
tncy thought II safe TO use the elevator, as they
understood il could support about l,OOo pounds
with safety. It was not thrlr intention 10 fl"t on
the elevator and the chluory dll Hot Wc'Gh Over
100 pounds. They engaged in arranging the
machinery on the platform, when 10 suddenly
dropp"G and tie machinery Jostcd aGOui violently.
There no time to think, but, beng SIX lcel tdiL
Farmer reached mp an seized mold OF tur root bea"t
oi TIC elevator ard held on. The other men could
not nave got the same hold without Jumping
The buIIdiur le owned by T. iTarl WrIgicy, % ma
cbir;, nf " I95 ~ Irrsny Railroad ave 4
foreman employed IN removing the machine ~ on
the fourth door slld tIat on Saturday Nj "fsity
had stated that he had been assured 10y insurance
men that the elevator was sale. IL was iOuu, upon
examination. after the acCi4ent yesterday that tiic
wire rope had drawn ont of the s0cAct aS the li-
ing of lead had been nearly all melted ont by the
heat of the fire. The Tachncry for arrc-nng the
descent of the elevator Was completely cut OF order
and could not be worked.