The sun., 1898-01-07
TWO ACCIDENTS YESTERDAY.
Several Men Seriously Injured In Il
CAve.in on Fourteenth Street
...NO Fatalities,

Two serious accidents occurred yes-
tcrday morning, between 3 and $50
O'Clock, where grading is being done at
the Pennsylvania avenue and Fourteenth h
street crossings Of the b. q o. railroad,
and, although several people were hurt,
three being badly injured, all will re.
cover
Both accidents occurred at about the
same time, and in each case the trouble
was caused by earth falling upon the
men. Two Italians were injured ut the
Pennsylvania avenue crossing. They
were Donate Dalnnzo and Dominic
Aielo. Dalonzo had his left arm broken
and his back spraincd and was other
wise injured. lie was taken to the
Homeopathic Hospital. He lives at
Ninth street and Bayard avenue, and is
married, his family living in Italy.
Aielo had his left leg badly injured and
was hurt internally. lie vas taken to
the Delaware Hospital, He is 36 years
Of age and lives with his wife and two
children at No. 532 Walnut street.
Charles Crisby, cololcd, who lives on
Orange street, between Second and
Third, was in urcd in the acc-
dent at Fourteenth street crossing. He
had his left leg hurt and was badly
bruised. He was taken to the Delaware
Hospital
Two Italians, Alphonsc SumcIl and
Antonio Farya, were also hurt at the
accident at Pennsylvania avenue, but
they were able to 90 to their homes.
Both incidents were of peculiar
nature and no blame can he attached to
anybody for either. At the Pennsyl-
vania avenue crossing John Jacoby has
the contract for doing the grading.
Thomas Donahoe is his foreman. The
top OF the ground is very hard, but it
has been discovered, after some excava-
ton that the earth lower down is
treachcrous in some places. 1t is be-
lieved that there have been waterways
which have been filled in, and great
deal OF care is necessary in doing the
work. But, according to an eye witness,
trpachcrous earth was not accountable
for the trouble.
In order to break up the hard ground
some blasting has been done. Last
evening the section Of ground at the
northwest corner Of the bri ge was
torn loose by a blast and this morning
the men were at work removing the soft
earth. They had carried off all which
had been torn loose by the blast and
were dressing off sort OF earth wall,
for another blast, when,
without warning the perpendicular
earth wall broke away and fell over
upon them. There was nothing hang
ing overhead and no undermining had
been done, and the result Of the mems
operations was wholly unexpected. Not
more than two cart loads of earth fell,
nut tic men were under ii and tour OF
them were more or less injured, pre-
by hard Jumps falling upon
them. The ot her men and iurcmcn who
We're about the place at the time ran to
the assistance OF tn" men who were
caught in IT,, landslide. and soon all
were taken out
The lalrol wagon and ambulance di-
vidcd heir attention hctwccn lcnnsvI-
vania avenue and Fourteenth street. and
Crisby, who had been hunt at the latter
place. vas taken to the hospital along
with the others. Cri,by was injured by
Il cIhnp Of earth falling upon him. lie
was at work picking on the side Of the
bank, when the top earth fell off and
Strr:ck him. Nobody else was injured .
hv hat accident.