New-York tribune., 1906-09-11
THREE DEAD In RUINS
M4NY HURT At MINEOL4.
Garage ColIapses Because Concrete
Had Not Hardened.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Mineola Sept 1O-Through haste used TO
finish garage in time for the Vanderbilt Cup
races. the half-fnished structure collapsed here
this morning. Three men were killed and buried
deep In the ruins. Seven more were taken out
badly injured and are now in the Nassau Hospi-
tai, while nearly every other workman employed
on the structure painfully hurt.
One arrest has been made and another is ex-
pected any moment. BY order OF Coroner REM
sen, Edward Cody of Sea Cliff. one OF the fore
men under the superintendent IN charge Of the
company. was placed under arrest last night
The superintendent. John Baeder. cannot be
found. although the contractors were in COM
munication with him this afternoon and he has
retained ex-Assistant District Attorney John
Graham to look after his interests. Mr.. Graham
is waiting at a hotel here for Baeder to sur
render to the Coroner, which 1t is expected he
will do. Bail amounting to $1,000 has been
furnished for Cody. but he will not be released
until Baeder surrenders. Coroner Remsen will
hold the inquest Wednesday morning at the
Court House.
The building which was being erected for
Robert A Greaves, was in Soaring avenue. near
Willis avenue 1t was being built OF concrete
The construction had been carried TO height
OF about thirty feet. The concrete was slow IN
drying. and while IL was still soft the mould had
been removed and the heavy floor beams placed
IN position. The walls could not support the
weight. and under the strain crumbled.
The list Of dead and injured follows:
THE DEAD.
BURNIIAs George thirtynve years old stueoo worker
DRgwRY. John. hty years old. decorator Mott street
POTTER Albert twsnty-six years old. carpenter Glen
THE INJURED.
CALAsRIo. Nicholas. Iaborer: internal injuries.
CAMPBELL. Alvah; internal injuries
tion Of shoulder ana scalp wounds
DAYTON. Harris. osrpenter. Glen Cove; risht leg
osTRoMEsEI Alexander. carpenter. Hampstead: rtsht
ROONEY. Michael. plastsrer. Glen Cove: compound
fracture OF the skull
scHsnTEcA Howard carpenter. Washington; right
fractured.
SCOTT John. oarpsnter. Glen Cove: internal injuries
With the exception OF Cooper. who was able to
20 home the others injured are IN the Mas
sau Hospital where it IS expected that they will
recover. Drewry's body WAS found short time
after the work of rescue began. His head and
chest were so crushed that death must have
been instantaneous. PotteTs body was not found
until several hours later. the backbone being
broken and the skull crushed. 1t was not until
dark that Burnham's body was reached Evil
IDENTIFY he had been struck by falling mass OF
cement. for his body was bent forward until his
head was forced between his legs.
The wrecked building 125 by 75 feet.
facing south in Soaring avenue. It divided
into three sections. The middle of the building
was TO be only single story IN height. while
both ends were TO be carried two stories higher.
The concrete. according to Sheriff Gildersleeve.
who bases the statement on information sup
piled by workmen. was composed. first. OF seven
parts of cement 10 one Of gravel. and then later
only six parts OF cement were used in the con-
crete. He says that builders and architects have
told him that the cement cannot be used in
greater proportion TO gravel than four or five
10 one. The Sheriff says that II he finds that
any one concerned with the structure was GRIM
inally negligent he will have him arrested i'm
mediately.
About three hundred men were in and about
the building when the walls began 70 crumble
The collapse was so quick and noiseless that
few workmen had any warning Of the danger
Some were pinned beneath heavy floor beams:
others were crushed by falling timbers and
some. Ike Burnham. buried beneath the crum-
bling cement.
one OF the iaborers had presence Of mind
enough TO telephone TO the Nassau Hospital be-
fore the dust had settled back on the ruins DR.
Lanehardt, the chief surgeon: DR.. Murray the
house surgeon: Miss Perige, the superintendAnt
and several nurses rushed TO the wreck al once
and established field hospital just across the
street A few minutes later Sheriff Gfldersleeva
arrived and placed George c. Powers a local
builder and contractor. in charge OF the wreck
age.
The work OF rescue began before the timbers
had settled into place in the wreckage. 1t was
not long before all the injured had been taken
TO the temporary hospital across the street and
Ia ter 10 the hospital.
Schmitena was rescued by his father. who had
left the building scarcely a minute before the
collapse lie was one OF the leaders OF the res
cue gang. and the first person that he dragged
from beneath the wreckage his son The
workmen engaged in the work OF rescue were
elded hrst by the local fire department and later
py gang or men employed by the Varney COM
pany' who were sent over from Glen Cove
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