The evening world., 1904-09-17
'MOL|NEUl SAVES
3 FROM DEATH
Workmen,. Overcome by Gas,
Owe Lives to Heroic Efforts
Of Man Once Accused Of
Celebrated Murder.


son. Roland Burnham Molinsus. at the
Immediate risk Of their own lives rss-
eued three men from being suRocatsd
to death by gas In . cave the men had
dug under the oe-Reynolds paint
factory at Smith strest and Hamilton
avenue. Brooklyn. TIE cave We 10
enable the searchers to nnd . leak In
q gas main. While digging the main
burst and overwhelmed them with pol
sonous fumes.
Gen. Mollneux Is one OF the owners
OF the plant, and his son Roland. since
his last trial and aeaulttai. has had
charge OF the laboratory In the factory.
A short time ago there was = nrs In
tho place. and since then only the
lower hoors could b used.
For several days . strong odos q
gas has permeated the structure, Re-
peated efforts to locate the leak failed.
and Gen. Molineux sent for three ex-
perts TO make IN Investigation.
Gas ripe shattered ~ Pick.
The gas company detailed John orif-
An. sixty years old. OF No. 81 Fourth
avenue: John Graham. OF No. 81 sixth
avenue. and John Brady. OF No. lso
Luqueer street. Brooklyn. After going
over the lower part OF the factory the
three men traced the leak to the base
ment. where tho gas was entering the
cellar way through the ground-
This convinced them NAT the lead was
under the street and the men began dig
sing a cave out to the main which sup
piled the factory. They dug for twelve
feet when they reached the part Of the
pipe from which the gas xss escaping
Corroslon mad eaten a large hole In the
main and an inadvertent stroke Of the
pick shattered the pipe. allowing the gas
to gush through at full pressure.
Graham and Grimm were leaning over
the pipe when II parted. and the rush
Of gas into their lungs overwhelmed
them. Reidy, who was q few feet on,
struggled to get away from the poison.
Gus vapor and managed before he was
oftENOtut W suOut nclp.
His faint cry was heard by Gen. Mol
ineux. who was busy In his once. Drop
ping his paper he hurried toward the
celarway. stopping only long enough
70 call 70 his son from the laboratory.
The Molinepxs were practically alone
not wait to. call for assistance.
Meiinsuxs to Rescue.
The aged General cropped his way
Gown into the cellar. which was nov
oRRsay sR,saiy tIa. hI,,las na Nth sss: His son ioi.
dared to strike light for fear OF an
sxpioslog They ware IN complete dark
ness ana had no idea OF the direction
,hsy should 20 to aid the imperiIlsd
For yhat. tho General said af,srwsrd
about aimlessly. Finally they ~ "a
the swish OF escaping gas, and hoiSi-s
90 to each. others hands, started in
The direction OF the sound, ~
boIh were now suffering from IN.
c,n,n sumss that nlled the place. They en-. en-.
y,SSsn'eren ,Ssx ns = number of obstacles before
they reached the unconscious ~ ~ y,
cns , ol the workmen they lost iittI,
Time IN dragging II to the stairvav 49, ~
shouting for help. Then thsw .ac
lack INTO the cave and draSxsd an,
the Two remaining men. Both ihs ~
ter were In dangerous conditiom a.
Two anibulances were Summoned sross
the sency Hospital. ''o"
Gen. Molines1 Overeoms.
Gen. Mollneux was partially ox.,,o,..
before he had completed ths rssc,,s
work and had to be carried I'M fros,
The cellar oy his workmen. Hjs sor
slso had sufferind from inhsiinr m
tunes OF gas ard keeled over v6cr
ne -eached the air. He was soon re-.
sMssai however. after the arrival Of th<
Mea In Serious csaAitio.,
Before putting Graham and Grim, 4,
the ambulances the hospital Doctor
wo.xeu oyer them IN q vain attempt no
who had crawled several feet frn,.s s'uy. ~
break In the main before LOSING cors o,e
sciousness, was revived and TAKEN hosnt Un-
His two fellow.workers were tak.n ~
the hospital. where they were I'LL W "
over for more than an hour befora ~,
responded to restoratives. Both sss MG1k .1k,
In a serious condition. 'ui'
Gen. Molineux said that had a f.w
minutes more elapsed before he ana bI.
son reached the cave they would hot \
have been overcome. ~"
AS It was" said the General. II aaJ
TO use all my nerve 10 keep up as long
AZ ! did. Roland really did all the
work after We found the men and Il
was only his great strength that kept
him up and enabled him to drag ths
unconscious bodies TO the stairway"