The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-16
INSTANTLY KILLED.
Thomas Mulvy Falls
From Piazza at
Hotel Adams.
STRIKES ON A CONCRETE WALK. |
The Victim Was An Eleva-
tor Boy at the
Hotel.
STRIKES ON A CONCRETE WALK.

Thomas Mulvy, aged about IS year
and employed as elevator boy at tn
Hole Adams, corner High and Pleas
ant streets, fell from the rear thirC
floor piazza of the hotel yesterday
morning. at 1890 O'Clock, and was in
SANITY killed.
The boy had been in the employ o.
George A. Davis, who manages the no.
tel for his father DR.. Wesley Davis
for about two months. His principa
work had been to attend to the eleva-
tor but acted as bell boy as well.
Yesterday morning it seems that he
went to the third floor piazza in the
rear TO get some ice from the box,
which is kept there. The box is placed
close to the railing, and in some way
he fell either because the railing broke
as he leaned against it, or because he
fell against it. Just below the piazza
IS a concrete walk and a gate with
iron spikes at the top. The body did
not strike the gate, however, but fell
directly to the walk.
Paden Randall, porter at Hotel New
ton, was at work on the back piazza at
the time of the accident, and saw ev-
cry detail of the horrifying spectacle,
He says that a noise in the street
caused him to look up from his work,
and the same attraction moved young
Mulvy to do the same. Randall says
that the unfortunate young man leaned
over the railing a sufficient distance to
permit him to look out into Pleasant
street. Randall says that he was look
ing right at him when the railing gave
way, and saw the young man plunge to
his death, going head first to the pave
ment. After he struck he Strengthened
out, but made no sound
The fall was witnessed by Frank B.
HILL newspaper man, William A.
Temple of Souh street, Westboro who
was going by on his bicycle, and JOS
eph Asselta, a bootblack.
The alarm was given, and William
Huff, who is employed in the kitchen
Of the hotel, rushed out into the yard
where a sickening sight met his eyes.
Mulvey lay on the concrete walk, his
brains oOZing out of his head and blood
flowing from his ears, nose and mouth.
Huff lost no time in bringing medical
assistance. DR.. Davis was out and
Huff summoned DR.. Warren. In the
meantime the police had been called
0y telephone, and the wagon, with
Driver Wilson and Policemen Knight
md Burke made a quick run to the
scene.
Mr.. Davis was called by some of the
people in the house, Who saw the body
IN the ground, and on going out found
he young man dead, one side of his
lead being entirely crushed. DR.. F. H.
Baker, who viewed the body after the
accident, said that death had been in
The body was taken to
he undertaking rooms of George Ses-
;ions & Sons, where it was prepared for
burial.
The boys father, John P. Mulvy
who works for Flint & Barker, on
Main street, was telephoned for. He
was out at the time, but on his return
he news was broken to him. The
'ather lives at the Central House, on
Main street, near Court hill though
The boy had been living at Hotel
Adams. He has three brothers, Frank
W., Robert ]. and John A. His moth
er has been dead a number of years.
Mr. Davis says that so far as he
knows the piazza railing was in good
condition. He and his brother had
both leaned against it a few days be-
fore, and it gave no appearance of be-
Ing weak. He thinks, however, that in
lifting a block of ice by the pulley ar
which is used for that pur-
pose, the railing may have received a
blow which weakened it.
Later in the afternoon the body was
taken from Sessions to Athy's under
taking rooms, The funeral will be held
Saturday morning.