ter the Daly Rewsreperte
lel. ssidSean Cacey.onner of
the Sean Casey Animal es:
cue and neighboring pet sup
py store Brook. Caney
‘aid the reptle was sotto
himbya mania Flee who
‘wazunable to are it Pact
ofthe articlewasacontest to
name the two-headed pet.
Exst Hampton couple
found chot todeath
Potce areievestgaing anap-
parent rurdersucidein
‘ohing aman anda wore
ss eaten noming in East
Hampton. Lester and Georgi
1a Stoel both 64,havebeon
‘identified asthe man and 5.
‘woman involved, Suffolk Po:
len aid Poe sl despatch
‘ers at the East Hampton Town:
Potce Department receted
“ramercus hang ups" More
day morning from ahome on
Case Tsk. Otficers were:
patched to thehore, where
they deanvered amsnanda
woman ina bedroom. Both
hadbeenshot on
‘Tape captures mugger
beating elderly woman
Detoctivs ieestigatinga
stegol muggngsare fur
‘os shout tholatestattack
~aBrackdmeleritor ss
ssutteapturedon video in
wich an year old woman
was choledtnearscious thea
rebbed of her cane, police:
sources ond yesterday. The
Aug, 14 assoutt is one of Zin
whichthe some spect hs.
di
2 coreg
Edward Carmen, left, Jimmy Geddia. center and Susan Olson display a memorial plaque for their brother, fallen
firofighter Robert Baddia, during a plaque dedication ceremony at a Greenwich Village firehouse yesterday. 7
A tribute to fallen firefighters
The families of two
year
skyscraper tluze
fom ground zero
again
dedicated plaques in their
momory yestieay, stand
ing side by sidn withsome
of the officials they have
Ialumed for the firw at the
ovurnmont-run projeet.
Ruypipers played
“Amaring Grace” nd
hundreds of firefighturs
from Engin: 24/Ladder 5
saluted as {hur siemorials
wore unveiled for Firo-
Fighter Robert Revldia, $3,
and Lt. Joseph Gralfag-
nino,
Graffugnino’s widow,
Linda, wiped tears ww
as this plaques were un-
veiled, while Mayor M
chae! Bloomberg touches!
horarm to consale her.
‘The familivs have filed th
wrunglal death lawsuits
aginst the state rvfsuild-
ing agency that own
the former Deutsche
tower and the contractors
paid to dismantle it und
clean it of toxie waste.
vs have also
magainst
city, blaming wencies
assigt
hy i
for the
the men, on
mantled but
ferno that Killed
Bus workers claim fumes caused illmesses
By Matthew Sweeney
monveneyZam-nycom
For 32 ywars, Connor
Hartnett worked in bus
depots throughout the
swith little or no ven
ion.
Dijusal fumes from hune
dredsof idling bases wire
30 thick He often couldn't
ssee the buses, said Hart
nett, 73, who retired in
1993 and now has inop-
erable lung cancer and a
heart condit
Yesterday, Hartnett
and" 17 others fed suit
against diesel engine
manufacturers, clvim-
ing thit wxposure to the
particulatw matter in the
wmissions caused their
savers illnesses,
Hartnett's nltarneys
estimate that he wis ex:
posed far 42.960 hours
during his time as a bus
driver and shifter.
Other workors in the
case had morw exposure,
like mechanies Vinceazo
Mancio and Josnph Ganz,
who are now deceased.
from cancer and heart
problems and’ari rupee
sented by family in the
lawsuit.
"Thesuit Bled yesterday
in Manhotian, Braok-
rmnos 13 compatios
that manufacture NY
diesnl nngines-used
by NG Transit, Fea)
including General
Motors, Dutroit Die- Read
sel Corporation, and oe
Nocthrop Gruman
Carpe oe
“They are gaing
to have to do somuthing
to rectify what they have
“dons! to these gantle-
men,” said John Dentin,
co-counsul for the bus
workers.
Several com:
panies reached
yesterday declined
to comment,
ing either that thay
would nat speak on
litigation orhad not
yet seen the suit,
Lawyurs for the
workers swid that
a Washington, D.
appeals court rul-
ing mado a causal link
betwour exposure to dies
sel fumes and ills
Carter imposvel the pen:
ty for killing hee husband,
Michacl, last November as
hor seven-year-old dag
tor slept tn a (7
“I don't
know if this
ix going to
sutinfy | Mr.
Forbes’ fam- Forbes
ily,” Carter
snidl aftor ane
nouncing the sentence,
“Nothing T can do today
swill bring Mr. Forbes back.
ut 1 can asvure them that
for the next 21 years you
ill be paying for your ace
Hons.”
Whun police arrived at
Forbes’ Merrick home Now.
21, she told them that Mi
‘chacl, 50, bud come at her
with an orang wleetzical
cord while shw slept the
ight beforo. She said she
srabilsed the cord, wrapped
it around bis neck and
held it until ke stoppod
moving.
‘She also told them
that Michael, wha had a
cold rap: shew! that
ichuded convictions for
rape and attempted mu
deer, bud! been violent wit
hor twic during their tw«
month marrings
Prosecutar Michael
Canty said that the only
swvidence that Michiel burt
Kolly came from Kwlly af-
ter the killing.
(UP and hows)