John G. Myers Company
IndustryDepartment store retail
Founded1887 (1887)
FounderJohn Gillespy Myers Edit this on Wikidata
Defunct1970 (1970)

John G. Myers Company was a department store in Albany, New York built in 1887 and owned by John Gillespy Myers.[1][2] The building where the store was located, a five-story structure at 39 N. Pearl St., collapsed on August 8, 1905 killing 13 people.[3] The collapse was the worst disaster of its kind in Albany's history at the time.[4] Charges of manslaughter and criminal negligence were made against the building's contractor, John Dyer Jr., and architect, Clark L. Daggett, but a grand jury failed to convict them and the charges were dropped.[2]

John Gillespy Myers (1832–1901)

After the collapse the store reopened at 37 N. Pearl St. and stayed in business until 1970.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Craig, P. (November 22, 2011). "John Gillespy Myers". Find A Grave. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Lais, C. J. (July 18, 2019). "From the archives: A deadly department store collapse, and more". Times Union.
  3. ↑ "SCORES ARE BURIED IN BIG STORE RUINS; Thirty Dead, Firm's Estimate, in Albany Building Collapse. RESCUERS STILL HEAR MOANS Hospitals Filled with Injured; Ten Bodies Found – Careless Workmen to Blame. SCORES ARE BURIED IN BIG STORE RUINS". The New York Times. August 9, 1905. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Albany, NY Department Store Collapse, Aug 1905 – Walls Cave In".
  5. ↑ "John G. Myers (1831–1901): Owner of Myers department store". Times Union. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

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