The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-07
TO DEATH
WITH A SCAFFOLD
One Man Killed and Two Severely
Injured BY a scafFoId
- Falling.

Three. 3H4ef1<selst ttiaW nasssit tas ia Hing
scaffold from the Fourth floor of the new
building of the Virginia Carolina CheIni-
cal Company, on Twelfth Street, yester-
day morning.
.Lauchland Patterson, foreman of the
brick-layers, was so injured that he Died
at the Retreat for the Sick four hours
afterward-
Dick Johnson and Loyal Hayes, the ne
gro flod-carriers. who went Gown with
the Platform. were dangerously injured.
Both were taken to the colored almshouse
in the city ambulance, where Hayes is
still a patient, with four ribs broken. in
ternal, injuries and an ugly wound at the
base of the skull. Johnson, whose right
arm was broken IN two places, nd who
also sustained bruises about the body. was
removed yesterday afternoon to his home,
No. 1913 Moore Street.
ESCAPE OF. WILLIAM JOHNSON.
The most mira culous incident of the ac
ciGent was the escape of William john
son. who was beneath the scaffold. from
death. He was in the basement of the
building firing q stationary engine di-
rectly under the falling frame work. and
around him and his engine fell the wreck
of broken timber. mortar. boards. bricks
and other building material, which came
down with the crash Other workmen in
the building were sure he had been killed.
and stood aghast when the engineer
limped from the cloud OF dust aid dirt.
His ankle was badly sprafned and he ,sus-
tanned several bruises, but otherwise was
unhurt.
Too. MUCH WEIGHT ON IT.
The giving away of the scaffold is sup
posed to have beer. caused by the heavy
weight with which it had been taxed. and
the fact that at the time it fell the men
were attempting to remove Il portion of
the platform that it might be strength
ened. There IVES no warning of the a2-
preaching danger. .an(. before even the
workmen on an adjoining scaffold knew
what had happened the wreck was crash
ing through the rafters of the lower floors
breaking them as :splInters. and adding
their weight to the wrecKage. which
sn1a shed the stationary engine in the
basement below. The sound of falling
tinlbers and the cries of the injured men
for hclp could be heard in the reishborinS
buildings, and quickly 4 large crowd WIS
gathered and q number. OF people volun-
teered to remove the men from the wreck
>Tney were carried into the engine room
of the BaEghman Stationary Company.
where. they were made as comfortable as
possible until physicians. and ambulances
arrived. DR. w T. Oppeuhirner and Drs.
Foster and Harrison, of the ambulance
corps. soon appeared on the scene. and.
after hurried .examina ton. had the in
jured removed to the hospitals
HIS INJURIES WE'RE FATAL
DR.. Oppenhimer; accompanied Mr. Pat
terson to- tho Retreat. and upon examina-
ton there announced that his injuries
were of the most serious nature. there
| being q fracture of the SKULL ard Internal
| injuries. The injured man was never con-
:scious after the accident and died. some-
| thing after52 o'clock before an operation
|! was per formed. He was foreman of the
brick-layers on the building IN the en-
| pIoy of Mr.. E. It. AlaniSin. contractor.
His relatives were notified soon after the
|. .acc..ent and were With him at the hos
| p.tal IN the end came. He is survived
| by his wife and three children. two daush-
| ters. Miss Mamie Patterson. Mrs. FL. l..
Reese, of. No. SIS South Laurel Street and
one son, Mr.. Ntose1ey Patterson. The re-
mains were. .rennoSedsto TO his home on. South
Laurel Street last nj s!lt.
CAUSED GREAT TsExCITEA1ENT.
T. The accident occurred about, 1906. and
in the section of the city caused the
| greatest excitement. Hundreds of peo-
| Die gathered into Twelfth Street and the
!. alley, at the rear Of the zBaushran Sta
/ .tionary Company, and it was necessary
/: to detail police TO keep the throng back
| work on the building was stopped fo:
Eno-e than an hou-. and it. was not Ernt.l
hin the afternoon that the engine. used ir
/ t;,e. hauling ,:,a tcrials to the Upper floors
! was IN working order