New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-10
NEW-YORK FRIDAY AUGUST 10, Is94.-TWEIVE PAGES
SEVEN MEN WENT DOWN.
TWO LIVES CRUSHED OUT BY A FALLING
WALL IN JERSEY CITY.

4 HIGH WIND STRIKES THE NEW CITY HALL
BRICKS AND MEN FELL ~ A HEAP-ALL OF
THE MEN WERE BADLY HURT AND TWO
DIED IN THE HosPITAI-THREE
STAYED on THE sCAFFoLD
AND WERE uNHURT.
high wind yesterday afternoon blew down
wall in the new City Hall in Jersey City caus-
ing the death Of two men and injury to five
others.
THE DEAD.
KENNEDY. PATRICK. No. S2S Madison-st Ho-
boken
SULLIVAN. PETER, of New York City; home un-
THE INJURED.
FOLEY. JOHN. thrty-fve years old. OF No 4e,
Monmouth-st.. Jersey City; fractured arm ana
cuts on head
FLEMING MARTIN. thirty years Old Of No. ~
New York-ave. Jersey city: injured about the
face and back. 49,
JANSEN MANSELI twenty nine years old, OF NO
ie2 Washington-st., Hoboken; severe bruises
DETTMERINCi, NICHOLAS. thirty-hve years oid
of No 500 AIonroe-st. Hoboken arms ana leg
broken. . u
No ISL Third-st.. Jersey City; severely injured
and will probably die
The wall which fell was an inside wall twelve
inches thick on the Montgomery-st. side OF the
building 1t was being built up to connect WIN
Pho iron trusses TO support the roof of the build
inc The outside walls are sixty feet high. aho
this wall was to go twenty feet higher IL was
about seventy five feet long. and only a iitu'
over TWO feet had TO be added before II would De
supported by the iron beams.
shortly after 3 o'clock John English, the fore
man. a son Of the contractor who Is erecuhs liz
city Hall told one OF the men to plumb the wall
Tho man made an effort to do So but the mgr
Wind caused the plumb-line 10 blow oacK"aro
and forward \ few minutes later heavy gust o'
wind struck the wall and 1t was seen by those
below to toppe and then crash over.
re, mon were on the scaffod when the wal
yyent over In the excitement seven Oh 'heh 'o'
their heads and either Jumped or fell from '''
scafrold and crashed through the hoor "i'h ''''
avalanche of bricks whi n ratified down 10 tn
ba sem.nt Of the building. The lower Hooi' "a
| hod iron hea ms placed ir them. and between '.'
hams the spaces were filed with hre Drivk
but the weight OF brick and mortar rom u" "
wall carried the men ana 'he ueua,s ,!a .. M tIender
/ ,hc basement Officer Skih, VINO was dt isI.u ,
snn and Mercer sts heard the crash, ana lihille
datelv turned in an alarm. the hre depa NJ, ,a
and ambulances were on 'he scene II. ,ro,
moments and the men We're soon eX'ricd,eu i,Vr 80,
/ rho ruins They were all alive when taken uu'
| and were Immediately removed 10 the N'''
! christ and St Francis's hospitals
,fter arriving at Christ Hospital kehieu.
fingered Until nearly { o'clock last night. "'e' ~,
! he d,ed from shock. He had received severe III
,orral INJURIES and was injured about the ao
! dOmen. ,.o,si,g ~
Architect Broome who is experimenting IN IN
construction of the new hall. said last nIsht ~ VI
accident was caused by the high wind. Inc wal
ha,ns green offered slight resistance 70 the ".'lo
| Tte also said the accid.n was unavoidaDle, hu
| tbat no fault could be found with the ioreihai
yhom he said was conscientious ana carei'
! man. ., ,,r.u ~ wa
The wall could not be supported un,l, IL w, wa
| hul, m To the iron roof trusses. which VIZ, Vi
! bava been accomplished last might nau the a.
! rIden, not happened. Mr. Enslish. the on
| tractor said last night that II the men hiu Nv
! lac, ,heir heads none would have Deen lhJulro lhJ
| Tho wall did not fail on the scarod' anu III = :
~ tho men who remained on the ScaHou We
,,riniureI The loss t. the contractor VIII y
ah,u, $500 The work or rebuilding tne wan VII W
H.. begln today and II is expected tha' 1t WI
! hs l,nnle,eI In atout four days.
Tho new civ riall where the accident occultse I'.
,,sns in the block bounded by M9ntgohiers
Crove Mercer and Henderson sts ana - !" & Sy'
/ h,ut $50 900 Work was begun on II tIlc VII
"norths ago Mayor Wanser laying the 60, m
atons On NAV g. and the contractor mas ""'
January |, 1896. to finish H.