Daily Republican., 1885-07-30

bue iueu empIoyeu III inc hill 10 re-
pair to the new building for the pur-
pose of cooling off after they had finished
drawing heat, and IT was NJ uncom.
mon thing to ace hfty men in there at
one time.
The watchman, Harry Peace, was,
with his father in. law, Joseph Quinn,
IN the III fated building few minutes
before 1t fell, and had barely gotten out
and walked about dozen feet when
the crash came. Three young ladies
who were passing aloug Heald street on
the opp0side side, were called to by
Joseph Femming, a coal dealer, who
warned them of their danger, and they
barely escaped being crushed by the
falling walls.
A few minutes after the accident
occurred, there were hund reds of peo
pie Oh the ground, and the news soon
spread throughout the entire city, and
the most intense excitement prevailed.
Those who had relatives or friends en-
ployed on the buildii or in the mill,
hurried to the place. In the meantime
word WAS sent to Chief of Police
Dougherty, and he, with a squad OF
men, FASTENED to the scene and render
ed material assistance in caring for the
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the ruins.
The body of Jones' was removed to
the residence of his father, No. 1114
West street, and the shock to his young
wife and mother was terrible.
The wife seemed for sometime to be
com pletely dazed by the blow, and last
night her symptoms were so alarming
that a physician had to be called in
r,,f Ar
e Church, and one of the most active
workers at Kingswood Chapel, over
Eleventh street bridge. He was high
ly esteemed by his employers and &
large circle OF acquaintances, and since
tn accident the bereaved family hav,
been visited by many friends, who call
ed to express their deep sympathy and
coincidence in this the hour of thei
trouble. The deceased left one child, 8
babe We months old.
The remains .of Elzy were not taker
home until about 8 o'clock last evening
and his wife was 50 overcome by thu
shock that Drs. Lukens and Kittenge
had to be hastily summoned, and for {
time her lite was despaired of, but thil
!, morning she is something better anC
the physicians have hopes Of her recoY
cry. E'zy Lad only hsean in the EN-
ploy OF tho company sort time. Ill
was a man of intellectual ability, and ;
good husband. His friends were nu
merous, and great sympathy is felt TO
the family in this hour OF bereavement
The deceased buried his only sister OIL
| Monday laA, down the State.
There are number of theories advanc
ed for the fall of the building, but IL i
now pretty we'll settled that 1t wa
caused by the sudden gust of wind
| which entered the end which wa
open, causing the wallis, which wer
still green, to fall. Is Is also though
that the heavy rain on Sunday afterBoo
and evening had so througbly soaKe,
tho bricks, and loosened the mortar
that the walls were unable TO stand tn
sudden pressure of the gust.
The officers of the Company say tina
lalthough the walls we're but incht
thick, they were constructed in th
most substantial manner, and ths
every 16 feet were strengthened wit
pilasters, 1927 inches. AS there ws
no weight on the walls, except tho roo
and they would not have any later,
pressure from the machinery on Il
inside, they considered them safe
ItNoIy IoopCCts thab u
D en- tire weight of the roof rested on Il
f pilasters on one side, and upright pos
r lOx12 inches on the west side. II
| walls were also stayed by seventee
s trusses staunchly built, the girde
being timber, 8x12 inches, the rate
2 l8xS and the braces 6xS. n shape
1 braces stiffened the trusses on eth
side of the ventilator and six iron rod
varying from an inch to an inch and
lhair in diameter also bound them I
!, gether. On the tops of the wall al
% the upright posts where the truss
y rested there were deep double notch
" and heavy iron straps to hold them
10 place. In addition there were ten fe
lbraces 6xS inches, binding the girder
3, the base of the tIusses to the uprig
1t posts.
d The roof had been steathed reat
for the slate roofers, and all the bull
10 ing had been enclosed except the sout
y west end, where they were building
store shed. 1t being open, the viole
wind or cyclone, which WAS 30 stro
X that il blew the dust through the re
ling mill near by in such quantities
j. to blind the workmen and blaw hea
blocks and timbers off the roof, enter
3. the building and raised the roof.
the settling back, the whole bu ildi
:, collapsed.
~ Mr.. Simpson says that when
,.istructure vas two thirds up he orde,
~ = it to bs shored at each pilaster; he {
;n this for the purpose OF securing
III men, as he was afrai that a heavy 81
of wind, striking it before it was CLOS
" in by the other sides and roof, wot
a+ blow 1t over, anil he kept 1t shored
,H his men were done, but he said that
y company had removed the timb,
:, several days ago. in which it made
an mistase; that they ought to have kt
it braced until the whole structure h
20 been closed in, when all danger wor
have been removed, as the wall v
a lcapable of bearing three times
~. weight which il was intended to put
liz. Mr.. Simpsons 8 theory of the fall
h that the olen end Of the buildiI
' which bad been left 30 by order
\ the company, admitted strong gust
ho wind, Just as funnel woul Id, and thu
nt being no outlet for It, it necessar
e- pushed the wall out.
OIL Building Inspector Chandler So
that when the walls were partly up
i'd visited the building, and that his Il
q. Impression was that inch walls WI
IN entirely too light for a building Il
an was intended for use as rolling IN
is and he said so TO Frank @. Simpson.
O. contractor for the brick work, when
,d agreed W ith him. Simpson also 8;
he that be had warned the Company,
i'd they thought differently, as the wa
or would not have any weight or preesy
ofl to bear except the roof, and on these
be representations the Inspector allowed
hs work to proceed.
ne,
It, The Greaf SHOW.
.rtI Charles Stow, who visited our city