Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-02
UNDER FALLING WALLS.
Worthless Mortar ami Careless ontractoru
 Charged Viii CauSing Fatal Crashes.

Worthless Mortar ami Careless OntractorB
 Charged Witt Causing Fatal Crashes.
 NEW YORK, Ma; ch 1.-Two bad acci- dents were caused in this city by falling walls. The lives uf more than 100 persons were endangered Al least five persons were killed and more than d score injured by crashing timhcrs twisted iron and broken wood. There was a marked similarity between the two accidents, save that the first occurred while an old building was being diSmantlcd. and the second happen cd while a new building was being con- struCted.
 lahorers, pedestrians and residents in the vicinity of tho corncr of Forty third street and Tenth avenue were startled by loud crashing sound. The building in process of demolition, known as the old malthouse of A. E. & E Schweyer. fell without warning, carrying a number of workmen to the basement, three floors be- low, where they were almost completely covered by tons of bricks, dry mortar and iron beams, The following is a list of the dead and injured;
 The dead are Hugh Cullen. laborer, 423 East Twenty second street. crushed to death; Angelo Ticcor, laborer, Cos Elev- enth avenue; John Curran. aged 56 la bOrer. 72i Eleventh avenue
 The injured are Charles Bobsienn, aged B, 552 West Forty third street. fractured skull, will probably die; Felix Moran, aged P. 174 West Ninety fourth street, fractured collar bone and confused body, condition critical; Louis Stein, aged 23, 225 West Sixticth street. abraSions of knee and hips and suffering from shock, condi. tiOn serious; Michael GrccIy, 743 Tenth avenue, contusiOnS of legs: John Flaherty. 646 West Fiftieth street, confusion of back; Edward Meaney 553 West Fifty third street, confusion of !Hc,' and scalp; Thomas O'ConhOr. 535 West Forty fourth street Patrick Curran. Oak Point; Jam MalliOn, 743 Tenth avenue ribs fractured. shoulder dislOcatcd generally confused. condition serious
 The other accident occurred in the after noon. A central wall to the four double tenement houses being erected at 151 tC l57 Orchard street gave way suddenly. One man was killed and f2 injured. Without the slightest sound that tight havo warned the 50 men who worke near 1t, the central wall to the four doubi ten, ement houses crumb!ed and fell With the wall went portions of four floors, leaving great rent 51 feet long and 30 feet wide in tho center uf the buildings. It was like a pit, at the bottom of which was a mass oI tdIiSlCu lFOE anu Dfnken WOOO that GOV cred many men. From that heap in au hour had been taken one man dead and 1s injured.
 John Wilson. 30 years old. of Astoria \. Y, was killed
 The injured are William Wilkinson bricklayer, Astoria, back broken; Frank Thornton, aged P, Astoria. bricklayer bodily injured; John Thornton, aged 29 bricklayer, Astoria, bodily injured; - Gloria, age 30, bricklayer, both legs bro ken; Thomas Wilson, aged 27, bricklayer head injured; George Gamble, aged 3s laborer. l6s West Ninety-eighth street both legs broken; Joseph Barbara, ageC Sl, laborer, 433 East Eleventh street, Jeff leg broken: Frank Barbara, Twenty -sey enth street, hricklayer. hack injured; Jo seph Mcsire, aged 27, 254 Elizabeth street head injured; Patrick Flaherty, aged 30 S62 East One Hundred and Thirty -fourti street, 1Aborer, leg injured; Patrick Nal Toy, Astoria. bricklayer, back injured William Malloy. aged 25, Astoria, brick layer, arms bruised.
 The contractors for the buildings, JohE Coomes and Peter c. Cleaves, and thu owner, William F. Lennon. were all ar rested. They say that they arc unabl, in any way to account for the accident Captain Cartwright, however, said tha an expert bad examined the mortar anC pronounced 1t worthless.