New-York tribune., 1886-03-23
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one MAN KILLED AND THREE INJURED IL TIE
CENTRAL PAEK PLAZA HOTEL

ONE MAN KILLED AND THREE INJURED IN THE
CENTRAL PAGK PLAZA HOTEL.
One more life was added yesterday to the
list of those who have killed since the construction
OF the Central Park Plaza Hotel began making five In
all This builiing is situated st Flith-ayc and Fifty
ninth ST. Is Agh, and extends 300 feet on
FIity-ninhs ST.. aud the width of the block Fifth-
ave- Inside the building about ten elevator shafts
through which all the materials used IN putting the
structure up have been taken The mortar Is taken mp
in large buckets and tie bricks in bOds liked in stand
ing position by supports. At every story from tie
ground loo up is called station scafIoli.
is Is by placing several heavy boards across the
iron beams and supposed be enonsh TO sus-
tain the n9ayy ls Of mortar, brick and iron that arc
daily Ildccd upon it,
Upon one Of the stations the seventh from the bottom,
two men, Domnck Bioderick. age thirty eight, OF NO.
l52 West Twenty cishthst., and John Lyon age
twenty no. OF No. 2lO East Fifty uinth-st work
ing yesterday about 80 The large bucket full OF
mortar was started from the bottom OF the elevator
shaft The the top gwen notice t1at II had
started b. the ringing OF bell from below, and stood
ready on the edge OF tic scailod TO receive it, lt
the top safely and Broderck and Lyon swung it
on scanold While they getting ready to upset
II there loud cracking sound, the scanOid seemed
to be sinking their and Broderck shouted,
Jump John, for your liio'
The scaold slipped from the beams broke as
they both ma1e leap for the MOI r bucket, which had
Gung clear Oi the platform and hanging about five
feet way. BIOdcrick did not JUMP fHr enough, his
struck the side of the buckUt, and he dashed heal
long to the bottom Of the shalt nearly one hui drod cct
bel0E ON the way down he struck several of thc beams
aud side posts OF shaft aud when he ed the
cellar door he two or three short glsps and died
Lyon fortunate He made long leap, and his
hands struck and fastened with the grip OF death upon
the edge OF the bucket. His weight CAUSED il 10 descend
anI every moment more rapidly He knew h" would be
killed II lie held till lie got to tho bottom and he
determucd try and himself When tIr bucket
tho tid story below that from which lie started,
IT To the open place IN the shaft where the
-caiiOd for that floor built He swung the bucket
with all might in that direction and let his hold
lie landed his teet the edge oi the scafol ],
totered FOR instant and then tell forward his face
umcJnSclOus.
Two otnor men, John McCuy. age forty. OF No. Gf3
West Forty second aud Thomas Auah thirty
five OF sixty eignth-st and Eleventh work
ing a ScaiOli the sixth story when the the
seventh story gave way The mortar, lumber and
debris a. IL came tumbng down the scaiOld ana
the twO were Knocked of into tbs shaft. McCuy
got hold Of the heayy that attached to
bucket Witch had got to the bottom OF the shaf
huC his hands slipped aud he went down h0adOng,
first, and Iauahan fell on tor OF him. They bOtn
and bleeding pfOusey fiOm wounds In the
scalp An ambulance from the Presbyterian Hospital
took Landhhn away. Hls right arm aud several Ribs
were fractured and he was injured internally. lie
recover McCuly was removed to Roosevelt HOSPITAL.
His legs brJkcn and he Injured internally and
Will probably die. Lyon taken 10 his home He
severely strained all his body but bones
were broken Coroner MESSENGER took charge Of BrOd-
erick's body.
Phyfe Campbell and they are nj a loss TO explain the
the scafOld giving way. Some OF the wOrkmen
say that the scaiOd weakened by the heavy loads
OF flIeprOOf blocks that had besn put upon IT,