New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-16
LOCAL MISCELLANY,
BURIED UNDER A BANK Of EARTH
TWO woRKMrN KILLED AND TWO INJURED-ALAR

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ING REPORTS UNVERIFIEp.
u-hno = pumber of men under direction of Rich
ard Decyes contrac tor. were making inc eXcSNd-
tIon for the new gaSometer OF the W,ii Itf
CAS- Light Company at North First and tleNeh'h
cts Vrooklvn Yesterday afternoon, the nank cioS9
10 which they were digging fell m crushing lnu
killing two men outright ana INVITE oWo Iiie es
FORTY of Forty-sccond ST. near irst-ave and PauI
Ouinian age twenty of Second ave near SlXteth-
s both a{ Of Id 5n'7 = North n Ffe BrcdEyn was
injured in the ankle, and Daniel Vesry, age twenty
eight of No 20 BaXtcr-st, received severe sCdlP
wound Alarming reports that a score OF men had
been buried alive drew great throng OF persons
TO the place. aud the work msn, after getting our
the two dead mes searched carefully Tor mnrci
but no one was found. The injured men were cdicu
for at The Eastern District Hospital.
The gas company proposes erecting two new sa>-
ometcrs besides the two now in use. An inNes,lga-
ion of the cause of the accident 4hoWeI th%l II To-
suited FROM the breaking of a rope. , me tNcaN3
ton being made Is for the hIck wall OF the ta ,i
of the g3someteF I9 16o wal way '0- alpoHnd'
without if digging the dirt out from the inside,
narrow trench being made. Yesterday fifteen men f'
were at work in the bottom OF the trench Whrh we
derrick rope hitting a scoop of sand weighing lOOo
pounds broke. and tie sand TELL IL hiohe inc
braccs holding The p,auk shclthing which retained
and they fell i'm. burvIug the workmcn. QulnIal,
who was killed, was on the bank and fell III Wllh
It. John CaS-aZZa, S3ioon-keeper or No. DIX
tcr-st. went to the Brooklyn police YESTERDAY anu
stated that john ls0la, of No ~ BiNlel-s';' VINO
worked in the excavation, had not returhGd hoH,'
and his cousin, David I~ola, VINO Wofkeu ot>U'e
him was sure his cousin had been buried IN the
earth. The contractor said that iSoa' VINO was
No. of the gang Of men, had started Tor nome
THE SNAKE THAT KILLED REILLY.
Crawling. twisting aud writing. stretching out
his beautiful notified body over ana ABOUT MS i"o
comnaqIonS. colHg and unc0lllug with an unGaNl-
ness akin to pam. and pecriEg here ana th'Ie aIol
his c.0e the MEXICAN diamond back rat tlesuaLe
hat hi his charmer. James Reilly, on SUNDAY
seemed all day yesterday to be SeaitHlne i1I NV
YEAR and Who died on Monday night
from the effects Of his Playthings poison. SiHce
sunday the snake has not Deen ike himself ana TO-
fuses to he comf.rted. He is about ten feet long
when stretched out full lcugth, and nearly SIX
inches in diameter lie belongs to the species 81
rattlesDake that eats only once or twice year qua
MIR. Reilly had ben acc4stoWep 10 nru iI a
and his companions with i've chCk'hs OF
rabbits When Reilly exhibited TINS one me-
ne held hn tightly around the neck, oc,
caSoually lOOSenlng ms gTp thar the snake 1h6h
breathe. II wa, while doing tins that ne allowed
him too much freedom, and the reptile reaching
nark ms head struck his fangs into the charncrs
hand. Rcilly's body was taken 10 Bclleyue H"s.H-
tai yesterday and IN ant ,Pyy was hciI ny Coroner
Git of the hospital. The right arm was black,
blue and red. and the color cNi ended down 10 ms
h'p. gradually fading away me ARA was teilinN
swollen and the flesh was peellng on m places.
Wherever a hvp1dermlc mi c ion Of WhlSktS haI
been made the blood had settled ia black lump
uuder tle skin. Many doctors and surgeons inter
,srol in the case were present to maze a tccluicM
study of the pO,t-nortem eNariuatloh'
TIE PROPOSED POST Office CHANGES
Postmaster Pearson said vest, rday that the pro
posed change recommended by the 'oumls~''u
HAT has recently examined the affairs of the New
York Post O6cc. 10y which the outgoing mans are 10
be- sent directly from some of the branch s3iI'U' ~
the railway dcpots. was m Hc'oldahrc WIN PI1HS
that had long been favored no the New lolk Once,
The time of losing the mails at the 81 dt"nS would
thus bc extended hy at least half IN hour con
I, ittat n
ever bc necessary 90 carry ont tins plan, ms lh'I'
would bo additional labor M 9.Sollhi ne '''c''
tnloro been douc at the General Iust once. h'
pIomd delivery OF city letters could not ho mn,
ircd with ON any account me l"'tu"NI'' ~ " ,I
1u,tuus that the system, II ono" u1odu''d N"uH
hc maiutIin,d and extended "a the business ~.
crease. aud Tor this REASON hns not Desired I" Pui
fine ulau IN operation until There was WlNohan'
CERTAINTY that there would hc no failure W tho
future The differing views ~ successive. on
crosse. a. e. appropriations. anu ol d'i'u' Nuln-
I.tutious q, 10 the moods of the New york "Iu.''
might. at some future time, cou.o the service fl" Doe
considered too costly or not suiucruII' u.'Iul'
whIIc tho public would hold The office t'~pou'i""
for any WlWc tp c'utluu" ih' 7Yel'u' VIZ, l''I''Ii
3. dcsIrDus ol having the plan put 40 operation "d
~ I'D use hl4 every effort to have ~ 'WtlthIN ulU-
tanned. The Postmaster does not consider ihiI any
of d.. -uucrutrudcnts or clerk, are oNcrpHd Tor
the Vorl. they do, and H. r'ad that the Comm 7'"'
ha, not sug ,-.tcd amy lcluctor-. The ndmhrr ol
udditoulI clerk. recommended for the direct
deliver, from the stations is the same a. mat snf-
gctcd Gy Mr. Pearson; but instead oi the MY
clerks whom the Postmaster asked for ia c"usr-
qucuc, Of lie ordinary increase in business, H."
Commission recommended the appointment OF only
sixteen additional clerks.
NOT THE EX.AIDERMAN'S son.
4 Young man who Described himself ~ Thomas
Ftzpntrlck ago twenty three of No - Gonycr-
n,nr ST. IA the rurhs Iollce Court ycs ordaY, was
charged with druu keducs~ aid dis"rdcrly conduct,
and v as commit by Justice saith IN default OF
tie PAYMENT OF a - line. EX-Adcrnan Edward J;
ft/patIick hUrr.odly entered thc court ana asked
che magistrate to discharge the young man, VINO,
h. SAID. was his son, Justice Smith declined To-
favor tho OK A idewIu.saylng that h"pTisohcr had
len exceedingly b0i.tcI0us AID abusive.