Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Falling Roof Accident
April 1889
A Narrow Escape.
George E. Hayward narrowly escaped being crushed
by the falling of a gravel roof about 6 p.m.,
Friday. The wooden ell of the brick building,
337 and 339 Main street, had been removed,
except the roof, which had been left to shelter
the sheathing of the new brick ell in process of
erection. Mr. Hayward, fearing that the roof was
not properly secured, was putting shores under
the roof, when it (ineligible) and fell with a
crash that was heard at a considerable distance.
Mr. Hayward was knocked down, but was
fortunately standing near a barrel which took
the weight took the weight of the roof and
probably prevented his being crushed beneath it,
but two fingers of his left hand were caught
between a rafter and the chine of the barrel,
and he was held a close prisoner till liberated
by Henry P. Tracey, who came to his assistance.
The bones of the fingers were crushed. The
gravel roof probably weighed two or three tons.
The Fitchburg Sentinel, Fitchburg, MA 27
Apr 1889
Transcribed by
Linda Horton. Thanks, Linda!
 Search
for more information on the Falling Roof
Accident and other disasters in the Historical Newspapers on line at genealogybank.com.
Search over 1300 different newspapers.
Search for ancestors in
Fitchburg, MA among billions of names at ancestry.com.
Find birth records, census images, immigration
lists and genealogy other databases for your
surnames. Use this
Free trial to search for your ancestors.
Massachusetts Census, 1790-1890
 Searchable
database online at ancestry.com. Use this
Free trial to search for your ancestors.
|
