New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-26

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bu, ,he OF the fooipos iRtcaded 70 a. ia.' s
t,ld step NOTICE only useful 10 res 81 piessne
pressure o. me eh q nS not ne newell have gone
Il en,rarce and sIfway was not suhe!eat oI tae
regTeSs cons Ger the buieIas 30 ee susi. si
bot the stairway ght have been dHefeusly ISL @
Nv takirE of the corners, ard while wohu hN9 %
WIDER not have altered tEe strength Of nc
ng he bansters would have boe2 stronger had the te-
ants and Dc. esll mOrtces been rosry consucteI 'ue
back fways are badly constructed as % hs ~
ora would notice the dt OTIS CT which SPEAK ma 'h'y
sy Vssd the school ifthere had been strong ron
railing do think all those children could have COZ 1o"
r. f1 J,1I hss Won braces would have gh,oned
he raj but when foGnjation gavs way the, "Juid
Jswrs HGrrTo, sworn Il reside at No Eighth and
am master mason BY trade have tbs day examined he
sckoo house IN Greenwich with Mr. kenduck sGd "
NcCeI and examined the walls as tar as could, and
link the buildHg IS sircIg enough Tor any purpose
b. ne urp Il think the stairs would nave been better
WIZ, TScifr swoIu-Ilv at No 90 Mscd,usA st,
N,ntS Waf5 sbosl this day and looked a. Il externally
and internally II appears To be well bait generally WIN
the the newell OF the stars II that neNet i
Stood agS the banisteTs the stars not sufficiently
large 10 allow all those children egress
struced and the doors generally open INSIDE op mon
Is TO 1t beng Of sufficient strength as ist a. can
see the building Will contain 200e children the dler-
snce in expense Of constructing buildings 70 supply
The same number would be re-thrd moe.
COroaGr-I think the architect or those Whs na0e r
plans are 20 blame those stars for they too mar
row there too many turns IN then and me rise 20
high DO think there IS any blame to be aacned %
The carpenter or mason AS he foowed the PLAN have
no doubt OF the strength the budinfor the purposes
is used tor see fault IN Il, excepting IN the Stars
The c, roner said he had no more witnesses
Tie Foreman wished to call Mr.. John McLane. whe
would give evidence 10 who bmlt the star case and
" 10 put 10 the railing wen TO lis security when II
ne Coroner could uot consen, 70 having NJ. McLane
ca led As he was person Interested n the building ana
If he made witness his testimony may impeach
Tr Foreman said he Lad desire to mpeach asy one,
but his impression that nom hrs knowledge ~ he
eieofou OF the stair he may be abe 20 give sdHs
tory evidence the manner IA which II was treced,
ara by whom the work was perlrmed ,
The Coroner sad that when he swnIe IN me Jniy n,
asked every Of them particularly II they had any hand
putting up the School House and from this course they
would the Improperly OF ealing any person 10 gHe
evidence who had been connected With he putting up OF
The FoTe1su did mo, see any improperly in calling Mr.
McLane who present for he would as soon call one OF
the Trustees person who could give evidence thar
would throw light on the matter The question the jury
wish, to decide with regard to the insecurity Of the
had been rumoSed that complaints OF then lse
curly had previously been made lie wanted TO ascertain
all facts connection with the which was the object
Of the jury sitting there, and they had nghtto see Il
person c,gnzaht OF the insecurity CT the starr on
railing before the accident happened, or any notice 90
that effect made by either teachers or children
The Coroner would heara complantiom any OF the pa
rents of the children their representation to the Com
mFsoner Mr McLane about the stairway. II they would
come forward. "
Juryman said that one OF the Trustees might be heard.
The Coroner though, 1t would be better not TO call
Trustee as question may arse concerning the oHces .!
the school, well about the builder, aud It would NOS
be pleasant to have part Of them Witnesses any,hng OF
any Of the children who the School wished 10 be
heard he would put them on the stand should the e'i-
ence the Jury be such 10 the papers 10 DO sent
10 the Grand jury and any Of the implicated were
witnesses twOud be an unpleasant position for him.
Juryman said they ought 90 Know the names OF the
Trustees Commissioner Architects, and Builders and
would be obliged TO nowthem before they could arrive az
MI Oay Secretary OF the Jury, 'aid he thought they
ought to cali what testimony they Thought would thrsw
ce attached TO any one they ought to know who
iault they could not blame John Doe Richard
they found there detect in the banster and when
they knew who put II up they would who TO blame
The Coroner sSd conractoS had suo-ethe work
they lstsned TO Mr. McLane and complained about
the building OF the stars he would refer 10 others andhy
would have TO call others IN to gei 70 the bottom OF The
The Foreman sand he did know thai Dir. McLlne was
the contractor bat ne responsible for hrs acts and w
TaT {oroner~I WIZ not call Mr. MsLane.
Mr. NcLdae-I VIII to be called
Juryman SAID, some one OF tie officers OF the School
A Juryman said It struck aim that the Jury had to
perform The duty Of making the inquest what ought 70 be-
inquiry mo all the facts and to DO SO, they ought to
whom they please;
who be blamed Tor ,he building Of the rsipg
orIrrssy, Dnd ne thought the witness ought TO De
Mr. Oakley SAID they were night in knowing who drew
the contract and made the specifications, Tor athOugha
building subet the woTSmanshphe contfactorwas
responsible ,,
Mr. McLane Ad though the Jury could call what wit
nesses they pleased he thought that gentleman not
proper He would suggest that some other per-
The Foreman observed that M McLane a RESPONSE
Commissioner OF Schools and had taken great interest In
the building Of the Ninth Wand School House-more so
than any else. lie did n9; press nus examination. 0lt
he would like him to give evidence That was not crni-
nal investigation and the dispositions Of Witnesses were
not supposed be taken 60 before Grand Jury, he
knew nothing Of Grand jury they Traverse
jury, and he never knew case where CoFoners Jury
The Coroner said tha man was once made witness "a
CoToners nIy rooin wa9 hai committed marder ana
evidence he having before being spoke OF as beng impl-
Gated They that IN accident had happened and they
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whether the carpenter bad done the work we'll with reg ard
To hs railing was duty ofthe contractor to see that
things properly together, and he ought to have
that post, He did not think Mr.. Mc Lane
would be injured by being witness, but he would rather
have some other person Ia give evidence 70 the fact OF
the Foreman said tia, Mr. McLane was not contractor
the school, lie thought that the Coroner
Isbored undeT mistsk e as TO this particular.
The Coroner then agreed 10 take the evidence of Mr.
NcLane AID to make it subject to the decision Of the
Attorney General TO whether should DO placed before
lie Jury to guide them N their verdict The jury accepted
this proportion. and the evidence proceeded.
M John Nc Lone sworn-i am School Commission
ubdeaSd he dns of tbs Sr 1eII sIsct
SITES and either buy lease the land then
scho t-houses thereon when the Schools properly
constructed taey empower TO deliver the INTO the
bands Of Trustees was Commissioner at the time the
Greenwich School was built selected the site and
got ihc other Commissioners TO sign II and my col
hague Dir Hurry who was an lachtecs and builder got
oil al the officers and trustees and got their
renee we then advertised for contracts for two weeks
ACCORDING 70 law, and awarded the masoa-"ofs 20
Cumn.ns II. Tucker and the carpsnteE-wotk 10
Matthew VI. Hurry they giving The lowest estimates
lie also submitted the plans 10 the Board OF Educ anon
aud asked for an u $4,000 aera struggle
that Board obtained tina, sum many OF the members
Of tie Board cOnteGdng that the amount vas TOO rs
BY 0G0 than had been appropriated Tor any
school house the Cy we commenced me building IN
March, Nj. Hurry ana myself supsn,ntendb3 Ie 1sc-
tom Mr. Hurry, Jr., tie architect and drew the
pans. watched the progress Of the building from the
nne the stone ladj AID vas on The ground every
day until was Dxled and furnished and ready for occu-
,oacv exceut such days was absent from the City, Snd
,hea 4 delivered Il over 70 the Trustees
By me JUy-Both the carpenters and masons work was
,ub-let the building Of the Tars ssb-let 20 Mr.
N,.bh, hying l8th-st saw those put up, and
both lights altered from the original plan. to make
them q. thought 60 easy the r0at HI ght ia
ken down altogether and the alterations $50.
lhoughf hey better and stronger ty the alterations
woman cnld who saw them but said they
sufficiently strong some persons thought them
buiI. too low, but the builder said that the higher
the banistcr made the weaker 10 was;
reared the boys would get o. them and ride down,
which had been the Of accdets then told them
he girls would use these front slams and the boys The
back which carried out and Z suggested 20 put
rails The top u lie bannIster chlrsn