New-York tribune., 1908-12-10
GIVES LIFE FOR HORSE
FALLING SHED KILLS TWO:
BOTH HEROES.
One Man Dies Pushing Pamcstricken
Italians to SafFty-Fiue Hurt
an the UrcCk.

Joseph Miller. a truckman. gave his life yes
terday in attempt to save his old horse Dick.
He was crushed to death while leading the ami
NAL from beneath brick and steel coal shed in
course Of construction at Logan street and At
lantc avenue. Brooklyn, which collapsed Daniel
Lyons. fellow workman also killed while
pushing and dragging several frightened italian
laborers from beneath the mass of falling brick
and steel Several other workmen were injured.
Men who were at work in and about the shed
say that the two men were in comparatively
safe places when the building began to fall, and
they might have escaped all injury had they not
gone in to save the lives of the men and the
horse Several others We're severely injured
The dead and injured are:
THE DEAD
LYONS Daniel tnil five years Cd foreman for the
Fuller 6 0'connor Construction company in charge
MILLER IL. (harIe. forty Gsrs old, truc'rnan of No
THE INJURED.
BoNACI-ATA To7v thirty three wears old. ~ 74o
Per'osylvenis avenue: wounds OF scalp and bod.
BYRNEs. Daniel sixty years old; OF No 2g9 N"T|ood
Avenue 5;reenpoin, '-S cont3rsi35, and
suJter scalp and conrusions of body
PEPiN- Charles, twentyeiEht old Of No 63@ War
wick street snock and abraisions
\ horse owned by Bonaquata which was under
the shed. was pierced by a steel brace which fell
cndWise from the roof. The horse never lost its
feet. and stood bleeding. evidently in horrible
pain, until policeman climbed through the
wrcCkaEe and sent 2 bullet into its brain.
The work Of finishing the steel frame Of the
shed was being done by the Fuller & O'Conror
Company, and the heavy steel arches were being
rivated into position yesterday. With loud
snap of the brace beams was sprung from
its he'd in the brickwork and it crashed to the
ground. one after another the huge arches
snapped loose. hung by riveG%r two for an
instant and then dropped with cr~a;hes that
could be heard for blocks.
Miller his horse in the of the build
ing. and running to the animals head he started
10 lead it to the door by the bride. He had
scarcely gone ten feet when gfrdor Weighing a
ton or moro thundered loose and fell upon him.
He was killed instantly. but the horse, beyond
scrapcd SIDE. escaped injury. To get Miers
body out required several hours
The steel workers and the lahorcrs in the front
part Of the structure scrambled to places Of
safety when the crash began. but a knot of eight
or nine Italian workrnen in the rear of the build
ing seemed to be helpless from fear and unable
To- move nut of the path OF the falling girdors
and hrickwork. Lyons bounded into the shed
and pushed and dragged air of them out of the
way. throwing some to the ground beneath pro
i''ttll'S SIiutS ne iidu puS'iNh ''F lfs' 'i'' t
safety hy A few inches when he vas crushed
beneath the falling wreckage.
Mrs Miller who lives a few bIoks from the
fallen she'd became hysteriCaI az the sight other
husbands body. SHE was attended by an ambu-
lance surgeon and taken to her nome. She said
that her husband had made his livelihood for
many years with his horse. and loved the animal
William l. Tucker. OF No. 1900 East Sth street.
Canarsie, the assistant foreman Of the work was
arrested and held at the Liberty avenue station
on a charge Of homicide.