The County Sued for $15,000

New York, 1895

Mary Kelly of Brooklyn has brought an action against Queens county to recover $15,000 for the death of her husband. Kelly was employed by the county to make repairs to the Hunter's Point bridge, and it was necessary for him to go down under the bridge to do the work. It was agreed with the men engaged to operate the bridge that when it became necessary to open the bridge Kelly was to be called up from his perilous position. The bridge tenders forgot all about Kelly and opened the bridge. The man was ground into a thousand pieces.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, March 1, 1895, p. 1.