The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-10

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A moment later there was n rumbling
sound. and then a terrific crash. which
was accompanied by cloud of dust that
shut of his new OF the disaster
when finally he could see again the
buildings were ruins. and above the
bowling wind came the cries for help and
tho agonizing shr.cl.s + The helpless VIC
tins.
Tn the mean time Policemen Gilmartin
and Curry. of the Madison street station
had turned in alarms and amouia''ces
we're sent from the Chambers street anu
Gouverneur Hospitals. -, t,,,
Seret' King was quickly on hand win
ffty--ight reserve Policemen, uIte ~
engines and three pataol, e sevaraI ipsiests
from St. Theresa's Church joined 'he
crowd OF citizens. go
Rc.cuiug the victims.
Tine first victim taken out was George
Karones, aged twenty. bruised any
bleeding from cuts about his race t atd
arms, he worked his way to the suti dnI
Of The debris and wag taken to the school-
Rouse where ] lnfor McLaugtln, his
daughter and wife had hurriedly coleetel
a quantity of clothing for the scahtiV
Michael Karones was hauled out short
,y after his SON and wildly cried for ms
wife, with whom he had been sleeping
in a rear bedroom. lie said ne e"u'o
Miss McI.aughlin, who knew the loca-
tion OF the bedroom, led a group OF res
cuers to the spot, and with the ald o!
lantern they commenced digsihs '''o 'he
Soon Mrs Karones's hand was seen.
and a minute later her dead nodV was
board had been driven into her
abdomen. and she was otherwise 50
badly bruised that death must nave beeh
almost instantaneous. ~ roro,,a,
The body OF little Abraham harones
was found later In the morning and was
nut alongside that of his mother IN a
primary srhool-room, just across an al
ley from where he mad been s,eGpan r6noa
family. who were found, were all more
or less injured. David, aged thirty, ana
his wife were carried away uhconscipusi;
hit revived; Carl, aged twenty-five. nau
his nose broken, In addition 10 othet
injuries, and Annie, aged fifteen. had
one foot crushed.
Firemcn to the Rescue.
Members of the truck aud engine com
pa MES set to work at the front ana rear
Of the ruined dwelling at No. " to mine
through until they should meet each
other Twenty men were thus employed
The work of pulling away the bricks
and iron pillars, many OF which had 10 pc
po@ ed W orT KIM as rapdy and serocay
as they could and shouting words OF
encoura cement to the unseen unfortu- |
mates, the victims voices in several IN
There were not policemen enough TO
drive the crowds back as fast as the In
jured and the rescued, clad only IN thelf
night clothes were taken f nrH ah
neighbors and the family of Janitor
Mclaughlin provided them with such
clothing, mostly odds and ends, as
'y Mothers We're crying for their children.
children were asking everywhere for their
parents, husbands were seeking thelr
a period Of quiet had ensped after the
crash.
Hospital In a SchOoI-HOuse.
school house. Whenever a new, victim
was brought there wall would 60 up
from some father or mother who
thought that their missing child had
been killed and was being carried away
some OF those who had been sent or
taken into the school-house had only |
sheets to
to room wailing and shrieking and
wringing their hands, while the blood
from their wounds triclled down and
stained their improyised clothing. The
police and the ambulance surgeons had
hard work in making them remain quiet
in order TO dress their wounds.
A
In the extension of No. 76, were res
Thomas Brady. the father, was
away from .con h0ms soo The family ths reaT
Thomas j., the eldest son, twenty
five years old. got out through gap |
In the ceiling, being assisted by Mrs;
helped the others out They were his
mother, his sisters Loretta, eighteen |
years old; Irene. twelve; May, ten, and |
his brothers. James, fourteen years Old |
Later in the morning the force OF res
ctIers was Increased by Thomas p. Cal
ligsn sending thirty,fve men.
block on either side of the scene, there |
were many expressions of Indignation |
OH account of the manner in which the
building had been constructed
Owner Anronwitz Invisible.
The contractor. 1t was stated was
Peter j. Walsh. Aaronwitz, the owner,
lives at Sc Essex street. He was not at
home when a reporter called there this
morning. and his wife said that he had
left when he heard of the disaster.
n,tifed building INSPECTOR that the
new structure was unsafe. and ne de-
c!dred that he would make efforts to
have some one indicted.
Some of the bricks crashed through
the windows of the School-hOuse. Great
masses OF bricks, iron. timber and NOR
tar tumbled into the street, making a
complete barricade to the opposite
curb. Iron beams and iron pillars,
parts of the building in the process of
erection, were bent double like whale
bones.
The rain poured upon the ruins in tor
rents, but the dust from the mortar was
suffocating nevertheless In the air
there was a strong odor of green mortar
Even the outside wall Of the new
building. which was built against
dwelling house, toppled over almost
completely. The ruins lay roughly in
the shape of the letter a, their highest
part being in the centre, A part of the
wall OF No. "A had formed a support.
DR.. Musgrave, of II Monroe street, was
one of the first persons At the scene Of
accident. He said he had noticed the
f1imsy condition of the new structure
several days ago.
At n.3O o'clock the frcmen of Truck
No. II had removed the debris in tho
front part of the wrecked building u
Monroe street SO that the voices Of scv-
eral imprisoned ones below could be dis
tnctly heard
At l2.l5 the head OF Jacob Karones was
seen above the debris. His hair was
full OF mortar and his face WAS severely
bruised He was conscious. but APP
peared to be suffering from chill
jacob KRrOnes Rescued.
"My legs lay to the right and a biz
pile OF wood and brick, to the right seem
ed to be holding me down. | am not i'm
much pain" he said, hut get me out Of
here soon for God sake"
Fifteen minutes later karones was
removed from the debris and carried
on a StretCher to a GOuVPrneur Hospitll