New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-14
THE ACCIDENT AT EDISON.
HOW THE STRUCTURE CAME ~ FALL
TWO PERSONS KILLED AND TWELVE INJURED
NAMES OF THE VICTIMS-rHoMAS A.
rnIsoN,S NEW PROCESS.

TWO PERSONS KILLED AND TWELVE INJURED
NAMES OF THE vICTIMs-rHoMAs A.
EDIsoN's NEW PROCESS.
Dover. n. j.. Aug. 10 (speclaD.-on the list, pub
llshcd today at the NewJersey and pennsylvania
concentrating Works Mount Edison. OF those killed
injured I'm yesterdays accident appear fourteen
names. David n. Mcconnell, lad OF seventeen
killed almost Instantly, and Thomas s'uriAAo' IL"
italian, whose spinal column was dsiointed, died
few hours after the accident occurred. Nlnian
Raark who was taken to st. Josephs Hospital at
Paterson last night sustained compound commlnuted
fractures OF the left arm ana right "s'
lie is expected to recover. Emmett Search Iii'i
hand living mt Mount Edison. received Violent CON
cusson Of the brain and has an arm DroKen' lie 10
unconscious and In n critical condition. milton reoA
Of Trenton with both wrist and ankle broken ana
Nicola CocIl who has a compound fracture OF the
right leg were taken this morning at 10 80. 10 81.
Joseph's HOSPITAL in Paterson. Antonio Apoarl ana
Cornelius Erickson also, seriously though not
fatally injured both have fractured bones mo
others are william Wasmuth ST., William Wasnuth'
IT, Henry Dolan, and three Italians Scalfar Pas
qualo Paudolfc Batista and Antonio Pallaria THESE
are nil bruised hut their injuries are not severe.
There were I'm all eighteen men employed on the
building only four OF whom escaped injury i"ey
were engaged in erecting the supporting framework
The building was designed 70 be go feet long ana
about 100 feet wide. The sections, or bents, were
about nfiytwO feet ngh IHelr sue uhoeis Siop" ~
m angle Of about degrees and thus nearly formed
q triangle.
The lower ends OF the side tlmbers had been dove
tailed 70 the inner edge Of the SILL and 1t was diff
cult to fasten them securely until all the frames were
nm Then after the two bcnts had been braced those
between them would support each other suy-ope
was fastened TO the frame from the western end 10
keep 1t from falling outward. As each addiuohai
frame was raised It was stayashed' to the one In
,ho from western end was
secured 10 each frame In succession, to Keep the
skeleton work from falling out in the direc-
ton Of the first one put up. seventeen "
the twenty five frames were successfully hoisted
and the men fastening the last one !"
the one I'm front Of IT, 1t seems that the guyrope had
been looscncd and the molten OF the carpenters threw
the structure out OF pol,c Having nothing to hoid
il from falling 70 the east the entire structure went
down with a crash. Those on the frames jumped and
those on the ground could not get out OF the way IN
time. The frames ten feet apart so that wheh
they fell there was ample distance between them Tor
the men to avoid being struck.
Thomas A. Edison who measured of the distances
today said that under those conditions there were
five chances out Of six OF escape. Unfortunately the
slanting sides of the frames had been used as ladders
Cheats were naled on them for fOothods 50 that the
carpenters could reach the top stay beams lhe'o
cea, cut up the ten feet space between the rahcS 81
that nearly every one caught In some way MI.
Edison said that the cleats gave Only one ch"'c III
three OF cscapr.-s
-Four physicians from neighbonng towns were on
the spot shortly after the accident happened. AS
tho structure was. yet, only open work, the men
we're exrlcat.d In less than fifteen minutes II was
not unn to-day, however. that their names were
Enown as they taken away by their friends
and relatives. II is probable that Emmett Search
Midland, viii die.
The building being put up under contract py
Frank " Ward 40 action toward holding an IN
cues. has been taken. bat Coroner Shance OF succa-
sunna " j., Will probably he asked by Nie company
10 hold one Mr.. Edison took an active part IN the
relief Of the victims shut down the works ut once
The Now-Jcrsey and Pennsylvania Concentrating
Works are solving a problem OF value to ewJefSey
md Penn .ylvaua. The rock about the Iron vein IS
bing made 20 pay by Mr.. EdNG's new process "a
elsrfrlcal extraction. The rock about there j. al
more or les, impregnated with magnetic iron but ol
such low grade ~ to make IT. extraction commercially
impractoal. Tie mining company has been eNpcIl,,
menting with success under MI Ed,"hs system an1
tie collap. building 10 hav" been nm additional
or,hoil,.. Heretofore the magnetic AFTER extraction
had been shppoi the granular o. crystain cAdltoh
Mr. Edison however wished to compress the IRON mo
bricks before Transporting 10, Instead OF leaving IL III
H. gran uar state, and therefore recently 'Teoed
"hrck.rT FOR that purpose. The new BUILDING was
planned hold 1000 tons.