John G. Myers Company

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John G. Myers Company was a department store in Albany, New York built in 1887 and owned by John Gillespy Myers.[1] The building where the store was located, a five-story structure at 39 N. Pearl St., collapsed on August 8, 1905 killing 13 people.[2] The collapse was the worst disaster of its kind in Albany's history at the time.[3] 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.[1]

John G. Myers Company
IndustryDepartment store retail
Founded1887; 137 years ago (1887)
FounderJohn Gillespy Myers Edit this on Wikidata
Defunct1970 (1970)
John Gillespy Myers

After the collapse the store reopened at 37 N. Pearl St. and stayed in business until 1970.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lais, C. J. (July 18, 2019). "From the archives: A deadly department store collapse, and more". Times Union.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Albany, NY Department Store Collapse, Aug 1905 – Walls Cave In".
  4. ^ "John G. Myers (1831–1901): Owner of Myers department store". Times Union. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

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