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THE MOLTLN IRON BURNING.Ik quest on the Bodies—The Foreman ol the Foundry Censured*Coroner Barrett has concluded the inquestinto tbe cases of the death of Patrick McDonough and 3. Frayne, who were fatally burned on Monday last. The readers' of the Eagle will remember that these were the workmen who were upon the falling scaffold at Ester's Iron Foundry on Monday, and by being precipated into the molten iron, were so injured as to cause death in s few hours.The first witness called was Thomas Oannad. He testified as follows: Live in Van Brunt street, near Dyke-man; was acquainted with deceased; have worked in the same employ since tbe btb of July last; worked there on Monday last wbtn the accident occurred; five of us were carrying a ladle containing molten iron np a gangway about byA feet high, when one of the planks broke; tbe gangway had been put up that morning; the foremanhad charge of the gang; the ladle is supposed to contain about 200 pounds weight of iron; never before saw a ladle full taken up that gangway; when the plank broke I suppose the men fell and tbe contents of the ladle fell open them; tbe plank was 18 inches wide and about* leches thick; do net know what person had charge ofthe men who carried up' the ladle at thetime the plank broke; the gangway wasabout 10 ieet long; ' saw the plank whichbroke; It had every appearance of being a sound one; never heard any one pay that it was not; the scaffold around the mould in which the casting was to be run rested upon eight benches; on* end of the plank rested upon ti.e ground, tbe other end upon a bench which connected it with auother plank which ran to the tank; 1 considered the gangway perfectly safe.John'Thompson sworn—Live at No. 102 Woi.o't st; cm employed at E! filer Co’s foundry; here worked there itrar years and nine mouths as a moulder; was there on Monday last; the gangway pknk which broke was 18 inches wide by 2 inches thick; do not kaov who had charge of the construction of the gangway; Mr. Mc-Dopgugh generally had charge of teat sort of work; have nqver seen melted iron carried in a ladle so high before; tbe gang was sufficiently wide for three men to, walk abreast; the plonk which broke must have had the weight of the three men upon it when it gave way; the ladle will weigh about 200 pounds and Its contents about the same; if the plank had been sound it would faavesupported at! the weight that was upon it; I learned from one of my ebop-matea that Mr. McDonoughhad charge of the gangway.John Flood, 8 worn—Live in Bykeman street, near Tan Brunt; am a laoorer ip the foundry; the gangway was almost finished when t arrived at the foundry in the morning. On this occasion I filled the laddie with iron;two ladles full had already *«•*“ ^opinion as to the safety of the gangway; I think the plank which broke would have been strong enough if it had not been cross-grained; the affair was aooidentaLJohn Routledge, moulder, No,' M2 Hicks street, and Thomas Goddard, moulder, residing in Jersey City, were present at tbe time of the accident, and testified to tbe facts absve. The latter sworo that the foreman, Mr, McDonough, assisted in laying the platform or staging.The jury then retired to deliberate and soon returned with the followingVEBDIOr OF CENSURE:We find that Patrick McDonough and John Frayne came to their death by being accidentally scalded. We further censure the foreman of the foundry for not haring the scaffolding properly constructed.Thomas Johnson, Patrick Clark,T. Btrofol, Patrick Seanlan,Gufltavus Voger, James Neills.
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn, New York, US
Sat, Sep 23, 1865
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