Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-04
MO MEN KILLED,
i TIE FALLING OF A PAINTERS SCAFFOLp,
YESTERDAY MORNING.
James Saddler, Of This City, and James OaywOOd,
Of East Liverpool, The Viedms-Ihe Casually
Occurred at Harpsrs Wholesale Hat
Store-An Inquest Held.

James NaQQleT auu uAlLSS ~ "~N~i
the former q weI-known painter res'd-
ing here, and the latter following the
same trade, but a resident OF East Llv'
erpool, fell, with their swinging scaHoia'
from the level Of the fourth story WIN
dows CT the Harper hat store building
at the southwest corner OF Main street
and alley nine. about ten o'clock.
The casualty occurred in the alley,
abont tan wards from the Main street
corner OF the building, and the men
striking upon the brick aud stone side-
walk. Injuries were inflicted which re-
shifted In death, in Saddler's case In
about two hours, and in Caywoods In
about fifteen or twenty minutes.
Caywood was about thirty-fve years
of ace. unmarried, and was the only
snnnort of his mother, who lived al
Fast Liverpool. lie has been working
for Mr.. +. II. LANCE for some time.
Saddler was about tfty-hye years OF
ace a brother Of Mr. Hall Saddler, OF
the Island, and leaves wife and fam
ily. He resided at Triadelphia, short
time ago, but the family recently re-
turned to the city, living in North
Wheeling.
The Harper building, where the acci-
dent occurred, belongs 10 the Rogers
estate, and the victims Of the accident
were employed by Mr. LANCE 10 paint
its exterior. AS a swinging scadold
could not well be hung from the roof,
as painters prefer TO have II IN most
eases, a carpenter was employed, some
DAYS ago, TO arrange tim0erS 10 support
the tackle from the fourth story win
dows, pieces of scantling with oeyeied
end being rested upon the fourth hoor,
and projecting through the windows,
with braces reaching from the lower
end TO the ceiling 70 prevent
the timbers "kicking up" The
upper ends OF the projecting timoers
came nearly to the top OF the windows,
and enabled men standing upon the
swinging scaffOld to reach the eve OF the
roof. The scaffold itself was made OF
two sixteen-ioOt timberS, SXf Inches,
with inch Stats nailed across, and was
rugged TO the timbers projecting from
the windows as stated with the usual
block and tackle. The rig was first set
M at the two fourth floor windows
nearest the river, which enabled the men
10 painta section Of the brick wall 10
the bottom, and was then removed one
window to the east, and so on until the
entire wall was covered. Every
thing progressed we'll until Yesterday
morning, and had ordinary care been
exercised the lob would have been COM
pleted In safety. The two men, how
ever, became careless, and in setting
ND their rig at the TWO windows nearest
TO Main street, they neglected 70 put
in the ceiling braces, but merely
drove ten-penny nails through the
lower end OF the projecting timbers into
the floor. In the timber az the second
MHnndow from Main street but one nall
s driven, calculated to hold 10 TO the
Dor, and this was bent in driving, and
obtained but a very slight hold in the
flooring. The two men thought them
selves secure enough, however, and
when they went 70 work in the morning
they attached their scaffold and pulled
themselves I'D by the ropes, racing
with each other to see which
should get his end of the scatf0ld up TO
the level OF the fourth floor windows
first. The iOlting 20 which this sub
jected the projecting timbers likely
loosened the one at the second window
from Main street, which had been inse-
curely fastened with but one nail, as
stated, but nevertheless the thing held
until about ten o'clock, and the work
was proceeded with. About fifteen
minutes before the accident occurred
Mr.. Caywood went through the fourth
floor window into the building, and
talked a moment or two with one OF
Mr.. Harper's employees, and then
returned 10 his work. lie
had only been working
short time after this, he being on the
west end OF the scafOld and Mr.. Sad
der on the east end, when the project
ing timber pulled loose from the floor,
and the west end of the ladder fell.
Mr.. Saddler was thrown from the east
end, which still held, towards Mr.. Cay
wood, and both men dropped TO the
pavement, forty-eight feet below, Sad
dler alighting upon his companion. The
ladder swung out toward Main street,
held by what had been It's east end, and
knocked down q section Of the con-
ductor near the corner OF the house, and
then broke entirely loose from the
building and fell upon the sidewalk
near where the men were lying.
CaywoOd seemed 10 strike mainly up
on his head, bis skull being fractured,
but both legs and onenarm were also
broken. He lay wher$ he fell until
turned over by Mr.. Michel Friesmuth,
who ran to the assistance of the two
men, but be gave very lhtle signs of
life, the eyes prOtrnding with a vacant
stare and death being evidently very
near. Mr.. Frlesmuth at once turned 10
Mr.. Saddler, who seemed TO have fallen
more upon his limbs and hips, and
other persons quickly arrived,
among them Drs. Ashbr0ok, Ulrich
and Reed, a hasty exami9ation was
made, and then Stretchers were procur-
ed at House & HERMANN ;. while the pa
troll wagon, which had beeA immedi-
ately summoned, was arrivinS, Before
they started to the Hospital, \Saddler
was able TO talk.
The wounded and dying mek were
removed 20 the City Hospital with
all possible speed, but when the NHoS-
pital was reached CaywoOd was vead.
Saddler was given medical aid, any be-
fore he died revived somewhat and was
able to speak, but death enSued n few
minutes after twelve o'clock, or hbOut
two hours after the accident HIS in
juries consisted OF badly splintered
right leg and left arm, and seveTS in
juries to the pelvic regions, beslaes
other minor hurts.
Coroner Schultze was notified soPn
after death, and held an inquest az the
Hospital late In the afternoon. Several