A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > New York > New York http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=708 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=45463 Submitted by: SandyGen Article Title: New York Daily Times Article Date: January 13 1852 Article Description: Terrible Accident, Breaking of a Baluster in Center Street, Six Persons Killed Article Text: Jan 7, 1852, The Comissioners of Emigration building at 140 Center Street had a false alarm sounded, by an old woman who lived there. The building was five s tories high and was used to lodge the emigrants. Over 500 persons were in the building at the time. When the alarm sounded the inmates made a rush for the doors leading to the street. There was a jam on the stairway, the railing of the stairs yielding to the weight on them, gave way. A large mass of human beings were thrown in a heap together. The crowd above still pressed down upon the mass below, crushing and smothering those who has first fallen. The police tried to extricate the wretched being who were wedged between the walls, but before the passage could be cleared, six persons were smothered. The following are their names as far as they could be ascertained: John M. Dalton, Irish, age about 10 years A boy, name unknown, about 8 years old. A girl name unknown, about 15 years old. Mary Murphy, about 14 years old. A young woman, name unknown, about 20 years old. John Glennon, about 14 years old. The following were taken out and sent to the Hospital: John Hawks, a boy, leg and arm broken. A woman, name unknown, arm broken. Eliza Savage, shoulder dislocated Lucy Cushing, internal injury. Bridget Harrington, internal injury. Catherine Sweeney, internal injury. William Wheelan, shoulder dislocated John Eagan, arm broken. A boy slightly bruised, is at the police station. It is thought that five of the injured persons will die. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com