Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-08
OvERTAKEN BY FATE.

Record Of Mondays Mishaps in and About
Pittsburg-Three Men FAN From High
PIaces-Burned With vitriol-Crushed
Under an Electric Car.
Many homes in Pittsburg and vicinity
were darkened yesterday. Men were struck
down at their work. Three took terrible
falls. One was fatal. The others yet may
recover. Another was disfgured for life by
being covered with vitriol. The list follows:
McFADDES-Patrick McFadden fell down
six stories yesterday morning at the ware
house of W. L. Karin Il Co., Grant street. He
was taken to the Homeopathic Hospital,
where he died in the afternoon. He had
stepped on brick wall next to the elevator
shaft and some of the bricks gave way. The
fall was 30 feet Hisarm was broken and he
was badly bruised all over. His home is on
CALABREsI-Charles Calabresi, an Italian
laborer on the Panhandle Railroad, was In
stantly killed near Painters mills, in the
meath the hillside, large stone loosened
above him and rolled down the hill. Before
he could get out OF the way it dropped
squarely on his head, splitting the skull
removed to the morgue last night He was
only % years Of age and boarded with q
countryman on Sycamore street. His parents
live in Italy, but he has several relatives in
the city who have arranged for his burial.
MCKENNA-Whiie working on the high
trestle of the Junction Railway, just beyond
the Fifth avenue tnnneL early Yesterday
40 feet. An arm and a leg we're broken and
he received internal injuries. He was alone
at the time of the accident, and was not dis
covered until o'clock.
NBIsoN-John H. Nelson, q brakeman on
the Ft. Wayne road, was caught in frei ,ht
wreck Sunday night at Superior. A carboy
of sulphuric acid was bnrsted and part OF
fho 70 i,x Nal - u
will recover but is terribly marked.
EDwARDs-George Edwards had his hand
crushed yesterday morning at the Carbon
Iron Works by having a heavy casting fall
on it.
BLAm-Cbarles Blair, brakeman on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, had his right
hand crushed between two ears at the Glen
wood freight yard yesterday.
MERRILL-R. Z. Merrill, aged IA, was thrown
under the wheel of q Mt. Oliver electric car
and had his leg crushed. Later it was an
pntated at the Southside Hospital.
WILsoN-A. S. Wilson. while at work on an
oil derrick at CHARTERS Yesterday, fell 80
fe ct and had an arm and a leg broken. He
was taken to the West Penn Hospital.
hSssns casting at Tal6rc
knocked over by the swinging metal and
PoLINsKY-John Polinsky, q Hungarian
right leg badly burned last night. He was
walking through the bar mill and ran
against q hot bar OF iron being passed
through the rolls. He was removed to his
home on Burlington street by patrol wagon
No..
SoHEPp-Ernest Schepp, a dairyman from
West Liberty, had his wagon badly dam
aged yesterday and himself slightly injured
by the horse running away on Washington
avenue. The wagon collided with . car
riage and damaged the wheels of both We.
hic1es.
WoRRINGroN - Albert Warrington, en-
ployed in the chain department. Of Jones &
Laughlin's mill, had part of his hand ampu-
tated in piece Of machinery yesterday aft
ernoon. He lives on South Twenty-ninth
street.
ALBERrsoN-William Albertson was thrown
out of his buggy last night and slightly in
jured while driving out Forbes street, near
Craft avenue. His horse became frightened
at an electric car on the Duquesne line and
SHE'D to the side of the street. The front
wheel of the buggy struck an iron pole,
throwing Mr.. AlbertsOn out on the pave.
ment. His head was cut and his arm
sprained.