New-York tribune., 1897-12-31
Troy. y. Y. Dec. -. 1891
FOTR HURT ~ 4 FALLING CAN.
AN ELEVATOR ACCIDENT AT THE NJ" Az
DlTION TO THE GRAND CEN
TRIAL STATION

r,,.o mo, vs-c descending on 4 hoist from the
sixth story OF the Grand Central STATION 70 inc
ground about o'clock yesterday afternoon "hen
the car suddenly shot downward from the hfth moor
ami ureclul.ated them all to the bottom OF tho
soaf, IN which the mechanism runs. Four oi the
men were hurt The injured mon are.
cANxov lGeor snss q & 80 '9 ES.' . fna.r ffy
rIxEGAN John r. lnbore married q No iS Ea,, ,d
For,ie,i ~, ngh' leg cut and 'prainei' hem''ea 70
~ s es~ :s Gs lseurta d EG Taken 5'a to N',: :
Mons wn. ss.reT T,.rcH s r,wsT a' ,Iaspn ES s ha'
George Kaulbcck Of No. lil East Foriie;h-st'.
tho foreman who descended the hoist with the
o,e,s uos the only one who suffered no injury ana
ala not require medical attention
All those concerned IN the acciden; were IN inc
employ of Grace & Hyde. contractors VINO are
hnlding the new portions OF the Grand Central
c,,,,on Tho work Of reconstruction has advanced
r,,,d,v on the Vandcrbt-aVc. side OF the building.
and tho framework has been raised TO the SKIN
floor To meet the demands OF the WORK tenn
po-nry elevator or freight hoist mas peeh p"'t u"
tnat side Of the structure. near Forty -secohn- s''
The elevator runs In temporary SHAFT the DOT
tom OF which rests n platform MADE OF hc"Ny
,,obcrs directly over. distance OF ten feet' the
sidewalk below. On this platform II an engine
which furnished power for the elevator upon "hicn
the workmen and all OF the materials USED IN 'ho
Ct FI rt
procecds The movement Of the hois' is whohy
i, the control OF the engineer. there being no ap-
pliancc for i,s control on the car itsei
f. w,s = fcw minutes before o'clock yesterday
of,ornoon when the foreman. Kaulbeck. told tho
four men under him. all OF whom were working on
,n, roof AT the sixth story. TO descend to the
c,ound TO unload wagon Of bricks whlch hhd
ust arrived hlthouGh IT is nov SuS'o."y S ' same w
mc. they dd so In hs instance nenircsn' Enis,n onc
"nrning 10 the story told 5y Join A. m 'hd" ouno
] IA Df VI
ard UuIse. the engineer. at the ootlom Ti s .i,s
ehaft that tncy were I9dnE 10 ucSUrh ''sh, ., 49,
saaiiudS saiu thtrc nclis indio ating tAn; number OF
n.rsnus or some heavy w'lSnt was %; w, np'a,
Two bells he said indica'eh 'nna n @ pe hoo rdcd The
light load AT rate. the flVe men ponIueu a va
" .r s'T They had gone only a few zee; "heni, sud,
| denly they shot downward at terrhc speed an"
| Inr.,.d n, tho bottom with n cfhFh a., -,
''b,u T ureirhborhood of the Grand Central station
~ nc 1c,"Uded at the time with people hurryinh Tor
Cuteoins trains. and IN moment aiicr the me- r'fn ~
place. Patrolnan Pomcroy. OF the trana Cehra, Ia
| Stat,on squad was one OF the nrst 10 get 10 we
| snnt and he wh others helped to discntansie ie
tie 1--WE men who wers ,hsy IN were ,e lifted out, Morris
eunnciollv who Is believed 10 be mortaliy hurt no
ti,ne was lost In summoning smbuiahces from 81.
III lnsn,tals The ambulance from Flower HOS
niiaI wa tho first TO arrive however ana tnc thfe
rrnn who needed hospital attendance WcIe an
placed IN the conveyance and wero Tnp'o'y d'"e"
! away. - 100 -, .,o ,,,ur.d mon said
>, bis home 10 IT night that report which had as
crjbnd the accident TO tho breaking OF the cable
which hoised me car was iadc nS ,hai Husc The en-
eanocr AT The bottom Of the shaft. was unable TO
put on the brake quickly enough TO STOP Lne d eur
which. he thought, was carrying Only "sh The no.
lice considered the crash purely accidenta. NO ~
rest was made.