The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-04

up again, and It is said again expressed
the opinion that the slender support
was not secured properly. However no
got out onto the ladders and started 10
work again. Ten minutes had not
elapsed until the support at the rear
end on which Caywood was working,
lolsened with a crash, letting the lad
ders fall, where they hung for an in.
slant, and then the front beam held by
tho one small nail, gave way also, and
the entire sCallold fell with n crash 10
the brick pavement Of tho alley below,
tlity-one feet.
Whom the rear support gave way,
Caywood rolled oil, Sadlcr sliding up
almost against him. Tho former struck
the pavement on his head and was
almost instantly killed, dying in about
fifteen minutes. Ills skull was lear.
fully crushed and his eyes protrudrd
out OF his head. lIU didn't know what
hurt him, and was unconscious at the
timo OF his death. Besides the fatal
injuries on the heal he was hurt in-
ternally, and both legs and his right
arm were broken in many places.
Sadler fell just IN instant after Cay
wood and on top Of tho latter, rolling
to n side Of him. Ills injuries were
terrible, and II was at oncc seen by the
physicians who wCrc passing and
stopped, Drs. Baird and Ulrich, that TO
covcry vas impossible. The right leg
was broken above the knee, many Of
tho bones portruding from the flesh;
his loft arm was broken, and ho must
have received severe and fatal internal
injuries. Sadlcr remained conscious UP
to tho time Of his death, which relieved
his guilcrinGs ut 1880 o'clock at tho
City hospital, wherc he had been taken
IN tho police patrol wagon. Caywooi
died in the wagon while cn route TO the
hospital.
Mr.. LANCE said last night that he had
given the two men two braces, ono to
be attached TO each end, and their use
would have made the accident abso.
lutcly impossible. The men wcro near.
ing the end OF their work on tho side,
however, and wcfC ambitious to rot
done there and get tJ work on tho front
OF tho hoase, and their haste made
them careless,
Mr.. Tango wa much affected By tho
accident, though Of courso no blame
could BE- attached TO him. lie thought
Il great deal Of both men.
Tho news Of tho terrible accident
spread like wlld0rr over the city, aud
In q short timu a great crowd " mon
aud boys wcro on tho scene, and II was
nearly an hour nftcrwurl when the dc.
bFis could 10 cleared away. All that
then remained to tell tho tale Of tho
tragedy were some big blots ui slate
ColUrui paint on the wiill, aud mingled
blood aud pntul On the pavement.
Jamcs Sndlvr was h. older n the tw0
| men, being about nliy years oil aud ~.
sided with his family In the northern
pntt OF tho city un tho National road.
Two Of his sons visited the fConu shortly
after the accident occurred, auI It was
very affecting
George CnywoOd was complral vcly d
now conner here, having rlnc to Wheel,
Ing from East L]ivrrpOol u short timc
ago, und has since worked steadily 1T
his trade, lie was about i]hirly.iyC
ycnfn oft, amt T. was gnii Yesterday III
tho sole support uf hil mother, who
| lives In Enst Liverpool
Mt Tango tulcrraphcl to CaywOod'.
family Mt East Liverpool, tOlling them
of tho awful affair, and last evening th0
dead mans mother aud five children
ramo 10 tho city, and wutc mot ut the
station by Mt LANCE,