New-York tribune., 1895-12-17
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
NEGLIGENCE AT THE BRIDGE.
"A NEw-YORK DOCTOR NEARLY KILLED
By A FALLING TOOL

BLAME FOR THE ACCT ENT PLACED on WORK
MEN OF THE CONTRACTORS WHO ARE
BUSY ON THE TERMINAL
DR.. Attillio Trippite well-known italian
physician and druggist. whose place Of business
Is at No. "a Mulberry-st., New-York City, While
passing under the Bridge structure at Sands and
Washington SITS. Brooklyn. at 345 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. was hit above the right eye by
a ten-round iron ratchet brace. dropped by some
careless workman up above. The blow caused
compound fracture of the skull. and AZ late hour
last night DR.. Trippitelli lay unconscious in the
Brooklyn Hospital where ii was said he would
probably die. The. accident seems to have been
caused by culpabe negligence the part OF the
workmen on the structure. and the circumstances
should be investigated thousands of people
pass daily just where thf unfortunate man was
struck yesterday
Dr. Trippitelli kept the Italo-American pharmf
acy at No. "a Mulberry-st and lived with his wife,
who is in delicate health. a No POI Second-ave.,
New-York City. He had sister named Greely,
or Greelio. living az No. &c Canton-st. Brooklyn.
As DR.. Trippitelli. dressed in a grey suit and
wearing black derby hat was hurrying across
sands-st.. toward the north side of Washington
e. he reached the middle Of the street. on the
car tracks under the terminal structure which is
Bridge Company were drilling rivet-holes and do
ing other work on scaffodng. about sixty feet
above the street. and on the lower level also. AS
he was passing an iron ratchet-brace or handle.
weighing about ten pounds fell from the struct-
ure hit him on the upper part Of the forehead
above his right eye and almost knocked his
brains out
Patrolman Mclaughlin. Of the Second Precinct.
standing the opposite corner at Washington
and Sands-st.. the man fall sprawling as
II he had been shot. with his head toward Wash
ington-st. Officer Lidgate. of the Bridge police,
standing at the place that used to be the entrance
10 the old Bridge station. also saw DR.. Trippitelli
fall. He and Mclaughlin reached the motionless
form at the same time
They found that the piece Of iron had passed
through the mans hat making horrible wound
in his head Mclaughlin says that part of the
brains prOtTuded and the wound bled profusely.
The man made no sound when he was struck,
and did not recover consciousness aterward.
He was carried into the waiting-room Of the new
terminal station, and call for an ambulance
was sem to the Brooklyn Hospital. In few
minutes IL arrived, and the man was hurried u
the hospital
The Bridge police. under Sergeant BrOphy.
took charge OF the doctors effects. They found
letters and memoranda in his pocket with
COPY of an Italian newspaper. At the Second
Precinct station house there was little informa-
ton to be had. as the Bridge police mad tod the
Brooklyn police few OF the particulars
Tribune reporter last night applied at the
headquarters OF the Bridge police for informa-
ton about the accident. One Of the officials said
that two men, the brother and brother-in-aw OF
Dr. Trippitelh, had called there. and later had
gone 10 the hospital. They had said that Trip
pitelli had place at No. 26 Canton-st. one OF
the men was probably Mr. Grelio. Al NO. 70
Canton-st. dwelling house, II was said that the
doctors sister lived there. and that the doctor
himself used to live there. The people in the
house refused 10 say anything more.
To inquiries as to an investigation OF the cir
lumstances IT was intimated that an investiga-
Hon would be made by Superintendent Martin,
but that the Phoenix Bridge Company and its
workmen responsible. Nothing could be
learned from the Bridge police as to who had
dropped the piece OF iron. 1t was learned. now
Iver. that usually pieces Of canvas are stretched
under the places where men are at work. but
Ipparently there was canvas 10 protect peo-
lie passing by this particular spot yesterday.
y'he men who were al work on the structure de-
hied having dropped any tools, and said they
had no knowledge Of any one having dropped
the iron which struck DR.. Trippiteli.