Child Fall Six Stories and Dies
- Title of event
- Child Fall Six Stories and Dies
- Type of event
- Fall
- Address of event
- Child Fall Six Stories and Dies Happened Entirely at 271-273, W 144th St
- Report on event
- Child Fall Six Stories and Dies Sole event referenced by Child Plunges Six Stories From Roof
- Start date / time
- October 3, 1930
- Start (general time of day)
- Day (Morning)
- Description
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Alfred Smith, 7 years old, slipped out of the apartment he lived in with his family to play on the roof of the building. He was reportedly hanging on the fire escape when he lost his grip and fell six floors to his death. Other tenants saw the fall.