The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26

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Copyright American Press Association.
three initials. The first two letters were
$. T., hut the third was so indlstinct
that opinion was divided az TO whether
~ mo- = was II. or e. she was well
dressed and seemed to be about 35 or
40 sea old. sac died In the hospital
at . IS o'clock.
Ten feet below the spllntered plank
INK across the roadway from the taxi
cab grouns could be heard from the spot
wTcro Howard Cross was pinned be-
tween timbers. Four priests besides
Father Walsh OF Holy lnnocents had
reached the hole by this time-Father
James Ferris. Father Walter Gilmore
and Father Aloyslus Dinccn Of Holy
Cross Church and Father Thomas Cot
ter Of Holy Innocents.
To Father Walsh came the privilege
OF crawling TOWARD Cross and admins
ter!ng tho sacraments. Axes flew then
and Cross was carried to the street level.
one OF his legs and both arms had been
fractured. the surgeons found. and he
had suffered internal injuries which late
last night 1t was said would probably
prove fatal.
Down In the hole also were Charles
Nelson, ~ years old. Of Iis West Forty
fourth street. and John Sober. &c years
Old. a chauffeur living at Westwood.
n. j., who had been walking down
Broadway when the street gave way.
Nelson was pulled out Of The hole suffer-
ing from two fractured ribs and was
taken to st. Vincent's Hospital.
Soler. who mad rlsked his life by
jumping forward and pushing a woman
pedestrian back from the opening Just
AA she uQG Ahnttf IN hA AnErtAI 1AV.sV.
went down with the wreckage and was
later taken to the New York Hospital
with his legs badly lacerated and suffer-
ing from many body bruises. lie will
recover.
Police Commissioner Woods had just
passed the spot on his way to the
itacuun' club in West Forty-third street
TO dine lie had just taken his place at
the table In the club when he was told
rFer the telephone that the wooden side
walk he had just crossed had dropped
into the subway.
Woods Early on scene.
The COMMISSIONS therefore was
among the first OF the officials 20 ar
rive AT IN. scene Of the accident Close
upon his heels came Fire Commissioned
AddnIson. Then in turn came Smoky
Joe Martin, burning up the roadway be-
u ID him Deputy Police Commissioner
Scull, District Attorney Perkins. Coroner
feInberg. thief Inspector Schmittberger.
Inspector Dwyer, Lee Shubert, whose
Casino and Blue Paradise perform
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was "1".ns 'ht ''rS arrivals "iSo
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''ue"' Ne""eS""s' was asheu Al the
'nge OF the opening Tor an expression OF
"p,n,oh'
inc aCVluell happened so snort a
TIME ago, Mr.. ferklns said, that | do
NOT 'hlhN any opinion worm while can be
expressed now l nave sent Tor IL de II.
fars"i's' lhe engineer wh" mas the
INVESTIGATION OF the seventh avenue
subway '"l'apse IN charge 10 come mere
'o-n.ght ana ptslh an investigation also
FROM "A cufSory view OF the rock
slide the District Attorney continued,
IN inclined TO think mat TINS accident
VIII be OF help IN arriving at the cause
OF the seventh avenue collapse. rms
silde. eithoush serious ana extensive Is
small compared 10 the collapse IN sew
enth avenue. lhere Is "A beiter chance
mere, l thiilk, 20 get AT causes. and II
the reason Tor the accident Is positively
determined we snail probably nave more
TO go on whlle investigating the cause
OF the seventh avenue disaster
a. E~xuIniued nv U,xyy,rd.
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10 the newspaper men mat a
sliue OF haa shhie rocN-the hihd or
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caused 'he roadway 10 drop The rock
tiat was un"er " part :, ne west slue-
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