Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31
THREE W0RkMEN
ARE INJUR ED IN
SCAFFOLD FALL
One Man Not Expected to Live
as Result of Accident in
Davenport.
CRASH CAME SUDDENLY
Platform, Gave Way Without Warning
Throwing Laborers TO Brick
Pavement Below.

Three workmen were injured, one OF
whom is not expected TO live and an
other lies in a dangerous condition at
! st. Lukes hospital, when scaffold on
which they were working plunged to
the ground a distance of % feet at the
rear of the Mas livery barn, III East
! Fourth street. Davenport, shortly after
/ l O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The
/ injured are:
Roy Mulby. 30 years old. 1416 West
Pleasant street. skull fractured. con-
cussion of the brain. and internal IN.
juries. May die. John Bolger, 1924
Farnam street, badly shaken up and
bruised; internal injuries feared; con-
dition serious. ]. VI. Emmett. slightly
bruised about the face and body and
badly shaken up; not seriously hurt
Fall Without Warning.
The three men had just mounted
the scaffold after their lunch hour
and were engaged in erecting a brick
chimney when the crash came. With
out warning the boards on which they
were standing suddenly gave way and
pavement of the alley below.
Half dozen other workmen employ ]
ed in the building, which Ia being re-
modelled into a garage. heard the crash
and rushed 10 the alley to investigate.
In a cuddled heap the rescuers dis f,
covered Mulby and Bolger lying on
the pavement with Emmett a few feet |
away. Mulby was unconscious and !
bleeding profusely from wounds in the
head. Bolger was picked up in a dazed !
condition while Emmett staggered To
his feet as his fellow laborers rushed (!
70 his aid.
DR.. ID. J. Mccarthy aud the city am !
bUlance were hurriedly summoned !
The physician arrived on the scene /
within a few minutes afterward and /
also the ambulance. Mulby was placed |
in the latter and rushed TO ST Luke's |
hospital. II was feared the man was
dying. DR. Mccarthy caused BoIger :
and Emmett 10 be carried in his. au-
tomobile and the men we're also taken
to ST. Lukes hospital by the ply
stefan.
Mulby's Injuries are Grave.
An examination at the hospital ra.
vealed a fracture at the base of the
skull sustained by Mulbv which re-
suited in conclusion of the brain. No
bones were broken but it was feared
the man had been Internally Injured.
Bolger. who is a teamster, was bad
~ shaken up and suffered a severe =
shock from the terrible fall. An OK
animation failed to reveal any frac-
tured bones. The man seemed TO be
in great pain and IL was feared that
he was internally injured His condi-
ton is serious.
Emmett Leaves Hospital.
Emmett upon examination was
.ound to have been bur slightly in
ured. He was bruised about the face
and body. The man was able to
cave the hospital shortly afierward
Victor Decock. laborer employed
1t the building was an eye witness to
he accident. I,
Il had Just stepped out into the al
ey when / saw the sCaffold on which
he three men We're standing suddenly
'reak. Before ! could yell a warning
h boards gave way and the three
men fell To the pavement. II was
errific plunge OF boards and human
~ ] thought AZ first that Mulby had (
'een killed. He iay on the pavement
n the alley bleeding from what az
,eared 10 be dozen wounds III his
kull. At his side was Bolger who
ppeared % De less injured
"Emmet, Vas a few feet from the
'ther TWO. he seemed dazed for a n
minute then a. other wOrkmen rush {
d from the building he staggered TO J.
is feet" .
The building is b-;ag remc11,2d by
!. A. Arnould.
The cause OF the accident is being n
Investigated by Mr.. ArnouId and the a