New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-24
TWO KILLED, SEVEN HURT
CRASH At IN ARMORY.
TrzIsses Which Held Up Roof OF
Old 18th, Brooklyn, Collapse.

BY the collapse OF the iron trasses which held
up the roof OF the old 18th Regiment Armory. at
Flatbush-ave and Hanson Place. Brooklyn. yes
terday two men were killed and seven injured.
These men were employed in demolishinE the old
armory IN order that a station may be erected
by the LOng Island Railroad Company. AL
though the work done under permit issued
BY the Buildings Department. Superintendent
Calder declared the stipulation of the permit
had been departed from despite the protest Of
his inspector who looked after the work every
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Contractors have been busy for several weeks. ana
employees OF TIE contractors declared that the work
had been conducted in a safe manner Men have
been a. work recently on tor of the building rip
ping the roof of and throwing the material between
The steel gir5ers which crossed the roof to the
foundauUa. The entire roof had been removed,
leaving the stee? work visible above the walls.
It Was soon after the luncheon hour when the
men had returned to work. and suddenly the frame
work Of six g!gd-rs. each weighing many TONS col
lapsed. A dozen men were thrown from their
places. A girder decapitated Bernstein.
Anbularces soon arrived from a number OF hos
pitfalls. Two alarms o. fire were turned in. and the
reserves OF the BerEen-st. station were hurried 10
the scene Win as many jacks could be OBJ
tanned TIE frene raised the Orders TO release the
mn who were pinned 10 the ground. Several men
saved themselves from going down with the col
lapsed girde-s but injured more or less by
their falls number OF workmen. not seriously
injured were removed TO their homes
A contractor had charge OF the work Of tearing
down the building. When he obtained permit
from the Buildings Department he was admonished
by Superintendent Calder 10 be careful on account
OF the great length and width Of the building and
because OF its weakened condition. For some time
II has been known that the building was unsafe by
reason Of its coseness TO the Long Island Railroad
and 70 the elevated structure, which passes II on
the Flatbush-ave side
cune-irferdent Calder said the contractor was
warned three weeks go that the girders and trusses
must be removed singly and that they should not De
thrown together. Building Inspector smith cor
roborated this statement. and said that only last
week he again warned the contractors and told
them the iron work must be taken down with
derrick Mr. Calder added that there appeared TO
he nobodv about the premises who really knew
what was being done and that if anybody connected
with the work could be found he would be promptly
arrested.
Detectives from the Central Office in Brooklyn
,u-are working last evening with view TO making
arrests because of the disaster
Police working on the disaster arrested last
night Samuel Holsten. foreman. at No. lsl
Orchard-st.. Manhattan, and took him 10 the Der
Een-st police station in Brooklyn.