Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-18
THREE KILLED AND ELEVEN HURT.
The Building Had Been Raised Up on Stilts and Slipped OT-A Fire Gutted Building In Chicago CoIIapscs With Fatal Results. Three Men Buried Under n Wall.


 In Chicago CoIIapscs With Fatal Results. Three Men Buried Under n Wall.
 PROVIDENCE, May lS.-A 2l@ story wooden tenement house, owned by Joseph Le Moine and occupied by him and sev- eral other French families. in that part of the town of Coventry known as Jericho. seven miles from this city, collapsed. Three persons were killed and II injured. It Is thought that two of the latteS arc fatally hurt. Tho building had been raised to permit the building of another story beneath it.
 Tho killed are
 Mrs. Mabel Guertin. 50 years old, occu- pant of the house
 Asa Aldrich, 55 years old, workman employed in raising the house.
 Child of Louis Lo Moine, 2'3 years old, occupant of the house.
 The injured arc:
 Mrs. Joseph Lo Moine aged 70 years, crushed, bruised and internally injured, probably fatally
 Noah Richards, workman, scalp wounds, side crushed, probably fatal internal in juries
 Mrs Louis Lo Moine, 35 years old, so- riously injured about the hoad
 Fred Ballicre 10 years old. scalp 
 Frank I.o Moine Is years old, leg frac- tured.
 Joseph Le Moine, e5 years old, serious contusiOnS.
 - GUsselin, 10 years old, scalp wounds and shoulder crushed.
 Two small children named Gaunore were also injurod-one boy, who was cut about the head; the other girl, who fractured leg. Two others sustained slight injuries, but woro able to caro for themselves
 The building was about 50 feet long, with frontage of 20 feet. The lower DOT tion was formerly store, and the owner recently decided to raise it 20 feet and fit up the lOwor stories for tcncmcntS. and about three weeks ago Contractor Poole of Apponaug began the work. and the struC- ture was raised to the required height The two families in the upper stories did not move out, as they were told, tho build- ing seeming to le perfectly safe, resting as it did on stout billing. Building Fell Thirty Feet. While the mon were working at tho un' | dorpinning tho building, without warn ing, slid off the piles on which it rested and pitched endwise into the strcOt, strik | ing the ground with terrific crash, as il was split and smashed into q mass O | kindling wood. From tho ruins rose th, 1 cries of the injured and dying, and tho | pa>SerS ly and ,;hors at once began tho | work of rtSCuin-. In thr tNvItr'nCit tho CCutCrvilie frC 1 department Wns summoned. and the! l rendered. Va uallr ae>,>tan,o in tearing | away tho ,,, lIi- An nl.r.n was rung III on the mlI. |, HI, and soon thousands hat gathered at t!r >,cno, | MranW l. <. tho rtscuurs were tearing apart the InHsS ol suInto,cd boams ant boards and s''"n ,aWo upon the hudy of ; woman !lrc in the street under the sec | Ond floor.
 It Was crushed into n condition almus past recognition, but from tho clothing l it was iGVIlitUu as that of Mrs MahV l GuorEiR a widow. who lived on the SIC Ond floor. \ short distance away tho bod! of a child was found Tho neck WAS hro ken, and the lCwrr Ialts wero badly man i glcd.
 Half an hour later the body of Asa Ald | rich of Arctic Center was found Hi back was hrnhpn, and his hCad was crush cd into rulr Aldrirh was in tho act c moving n heavy ia, k under the building when Il started on i;> downward llungo.
 Mrs. .lo~vl n !r NuinC. wife of Ihr own CT of the ulh. &rd Noah Ri, hardS. work man Wt'- .ln from tlto ruins > badIy inIug,u E.. H.y will rrvlAhly die llalI a dc ,r ,i:.,l~. Including srvrra children wEu had t.'i. playing, were nls injured .lu,vi,h L. >.o.nr, q man ~3 year old cSraiei with severe bruises and n ha shaking up,
 Tho electric light;u: and street CAT sys tenn of tLo I'AwlUXri valley WAS crpplo owing to the grounding of the wires at tn scene of the accident tu prevent fires Tn scrao of tie wreck las been throngod wit spectators since it occurred.