The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-05
Jane : Steenbdrge Killed at
browns Garage
AS LIFTING CHAIN BROKE
Victim Was Standing Directly Under One
End OF Huge Iron Beam When II Fell
from Height of Feet--He Went
to Work There Yesterday.

Caught by the fall of 2,Os0 pound
girder and crushed to the earth, James
n steenbarge, laborer, received in
juries while working at browns new
garage on Jefferson street this morning
which resulted in his death one hour lat
er at the City hospital, where he was
rushed in Hooker & Co.'S ambulance.
II was the first accident in the course
of the buildings construction.
The work OF putting the large steel
girders in place had just been started,
and one OF the girders was being lifted
by the derrick, Steenbarge with several
other workmen being engaged in guild
ing the course of the unwieldy mass.
He was holding TO the rope on one end
OF the girder, the lifting chain being at
taehed to the center. Steenbarge stood
almost directly beneath the girder, all
though il is said the rope was long
enough to permit him to stand safe
distance away and still perform his
work
1t was while he was in this perilous
position that the lifting chain snapped.
and the girder fell from height OF
seven feet, pinning Steenbarge to the
basement Of the garage. The sharp
edges of the girder fell across the mans
abdomen aud thighs, inflicting terrible
injuries. As soon as possible the other
workmen raised the girder and the VIC
tim was dragged out. The ambulance
call and physicians call were prompt
~ responded to, DR.. l.. L. Leonard being
soon on the scene and riding to the hos
ptal on the ambulance. But nothing
could be done TO save his life. and the
man breathed his last at 9 o'clock, be-
fore his relatives could reach the hos
pital from their residence on River
street
Dr. Leonard found that the man had
sustained the seyerest injuries to the up
per part of the right leg just below the
hip. II is probable that the pelyis was
fractured and there were other serious
flesh wounds in the same region. On
the left leg, the knee was found to be
in a bad condition because of deep
flesh wound. From the peculiar position
Of the lower limbs, it is thought that
several of the smaller bones may have
been fractured in the accident.
Contractor A. b. Lane said that he
hired Steenbarge on this job only yester-
day, although at various times the man
had been employed by him. Mr.. Lane
also stated that the men had been
warned many times to beware of the
danger, although the same chain bad
lifted other girders OF similar weight.
For the past eight years, Mr. Steen-
barge had lived in Barre, coming here
from Bangor, n. ", in 1903 He was
born in Bangor July 4, 1850. He was
married in 1885 to Miss Mary Riley in
Westyille, n. u His second marriage,
to Miss AJeline Cleveland, took place
iE Barre thirteen years ago. UIring his
residence in this city, the deceased had
been employed as day laborer He
leaves. besides his wife, one son, Her
bert Steenbarge, living in Malone, n
", and two daughters, who also live in
New York state He was member of
the Universalist church.
The funeral viii be held at the house,
2S River street Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, Rev Edward G. Downey,
pastor of the Universalist church, Off
ciating. The body will be taken on the
2;l5 train Thursday morning to Ma
lone, n. T., for burial