The evening world., 1911-09-16
Turns Garage Into Hospital
and Gets Three Doctors
and Five Nurses.
ONE VICTIM IS DYING.
Multi Millionaire Leaped Just
in Time as Falling Girders
Hit Workmen.

One man r. no, expected 10 live as
the result, OF an accident yesterday
afternoon at Pocsntico Hills, which
came near costing John d. Rockefeller
st., his life and injured four Others.
The victims are in the Rockefeller gar
sse. which has been turned Into a tenn
porary hospital, with three physicians
md Ave nurses In attendance.
A bundle OF steel girders being raised
10 the roof OF the new ten-room addition
which John d. Rockefeller Is building
caught on n cornlce. TIT chain binding
them broke and the heavy supports came
tumblIng down. Mr.. Rockefeller was
standing almost underneath them when
the chain separated. Warned by cries
from worknen on top OF the building,
he was able to jump aside and avoid
the crash. At the same time he warned
other workmen In time for some OF
them to leap on, o. the way. Five were
caught, however.
= Order. 70 .r-n I've Hccsef"ne- gar
axe into an emergency hospital were
promptly issued by the young million
aire when word came from the Tarry-
town Hospital tina, all the cots thsre
were occupied and that II would u"
inpossibIe 10 accommodate the men
from Pocantico Hills.
Arm In arm with Mr.. Rockefeller
during the ordeal stood Mrs. Rockefe'-
Ter. She had hurried TO the scene when
she heard Of the accident. She remained
at the garage and superintended tho
care OF the injured men. despite the pro
tests OF her husband. who feared tho
sight OF the wounded men might I'M
nerve her. .
81 shall stay and give what help ana
!. suggestions I can" was the Determined
answer she gave her husband when ne
suggested she had better not remain
The nye unconscious men were ar
ried into the garag after Mr.. i.ockeie''
Ter had taken personal charge OF the re.
r,oval OF the girders which pinioned
them 10 the ground.
CENT A HURRY GALL FOR DOC
TORS AND NURSES.
Quick! Telephone for doctors and
nurses" he shouted. Half a dozen me-
went s%currying to the nearest teie
phones. within q short time thre'
physicians and I'VE trained nurses Wer'
on their way to Pocantico Hills Twt
touring cars hastened to Tarrytowr
ana returned with medicines and band
ages.
Nv the time DR.. A. A. c. Chance and
two other physicians arrived tho mel
had been carried to the garage ana wsF'
resting on cots.
One of the injured men was not eS
pected to live today. He suneTe'
complete paralysis. Three others wer'
severely cut on head II body. TIT
nth esca ped with minor Injuries from
which he Is expected to recover In a rev
days.
Young Mr.. Rookie Teller. who ar
rived At Pocantico Hills yesterday morn
ing after having spent the summer a
Seal Harbor. Ne. had strolled over I
his fathers residence directly affe
luncheon 70 see how the work was pre-
crossing on the addition. ,
The Rockefeller house n; Pocantic
Hills, near rarrytown. was built At
cost OF nearly G.ooO,ooo. Recently IN
oil man decided that ten rooms shouI
be added. This Was determined by hi
after Mr.. Rockefeller's daughter. Mr.
Harold Mccormick n her chlldrel
had visited his home. Lack OF be
chambers made II necessary for Il
Mccormick children 10 occupy room
In the servants quarters. much to u
'chagrln OF their multi-mlllionai
grandfather. Plans for the present a
dltion. to cost s.Uu.ooO. were drawn al
the work started when Nj. RocAefell,
departed for his Cleveland home.
The steel work was sub-contracted
the Goodwin Company. Joseph "
,lncI Is DOING the masonry. and 1t W.
by him that the injured men We
,employed.