Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-26
BROTHER SAVES BROTHER. Both Hung in Mid Air While Fellow
 Workman Was Killed.

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 New York. Aug 26.- Suspended be- tween earth and sky from a window s1ll on the top floor of Public school No 5l in No 519 West Forty fourth street. to which George Burner, a painter. hung by his right hand while his brother, Edward was hanging os to his leff, the two men lowered between life and death yesterday. The swinging scaffold on which they had been work ing collapsed. William Carpenter, a fellow workman, of 134th street and Third avenue, was thrown to the ground when the scaffold gave way and killed
 Only the heroism of his brother say- ca Edward from a similar fate. When tne west end of the platform sagged l Derore giving way altogether he was thrown off his feet and sent sliding doWn the scaffold. George, who was standing on window sill in the center or the platform, leaned down as his Drotner went sliding by. With a quick, firm almost unconscious move ment with his left hand he clutched at his brothers coat, and with a a ] nlghry pull he dragged him toward the window sill as the scaffold sank | hung onto the frail woodwork of the window. For moment which seemed an eternity, the two forms were mo- tionless. The terrific strain of his brothers weight caused the muscles of his arm to stand out. The muscles of his neck swelled. He felt that he must relieve his hold or his arm would De pulled from it's socket. Vainly he tried to lift the form to the ledge of the window, but the effort shot a pain l through his frame that almost par alyzed him. His right hand began to 1 slip from the woodwork and he felt l that they both must fall PluckiIy he held to his brother. Then both men shouted for help, but their cries were unanswered.
 I Can you catch that roper gasped George Brunner to his brother There were some ropes hanging down the side of the building, near the window I from which they hung.
 | Swing me to it. said Edward.
 His arm was numb with the tension, but with mighty effort George slowly swung his whole body forward. Back and forth both men swayed like a hu- man pendulum ticking the fateful sec onds that seemed to separate them from eternity. Gradually the form of Edward swung up to within reach of the ropes. He threw out his arms and grasped one of the dangling ropes. It | was not a moment too soon, for as the weight of his form left his brother arm George pitched from the window sill, unable to longer maintain his hold. As he feM his hand grasped the rope which his brother was clinging to. Weak from the terrible strain on them, both men, unable to keep hold, slid down to the ground in safety.
 The hands of the men were burned by the rope as it slipped through their fingers, and the reaction on their nerves was so great they sank down on the ground by the body of their fellow workman, sobbing.
 The three men were painting the walls of the school The swinging scaffold was secured in the usual way by ropes from the roof. The west end of the scaffold was held up by ropes that had been placed around chim ney. The other end of the platform
 was suspended from the rof by ropes attached to hooks that were fastened ! into the rain gutter running along tht
 edge.
 George Brunner stood on the center { window sill, painting the sashes, whil. his brother Edward stood on the eas ; end of the platform. Carpenter wal on the west end. Shortly after : o'clock there wasa crash The ehim ney around which the scaffold rope'