The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-29

CoBoEBR's VEbDi0T.--Yesterday afternoon
She jury empannoled by Coroner Taylor in the
Amtheufe case closed i,s si,ungs and rendered
che following verdict
In accc rdance with your directions, your Jury have
carefully examined the building known as the insane
d Iarmtnt Of the BlockleY AmiiOusJ, the scene OF
the ate teIrb disaster ne nave Leard tue tes,i.
Ony OF the Witnesses presented, and have brou sht
ouI bsst judgment TO the consideration OF ,he case
emo ar Low pro ared to render averdict rst gvinE
statement OF act rendered 90 us. Part oi this in
tuiuiion, occupied by the insane is three sto1s iE
ueiglt ald one attic story. The rooms ON each story
arc al cut tWcnty-Ouc eo by tOrt ht iCct in The
clear, divided in the ccutre by pors eacl side and
tne iu the Certrc, tic centre ptr bcin about
feet vide, with chimney stack about i've Ice. siX
tcbU ~ &C imlt IN with tho pier iOrmlnv 10 'other
cCpfh rec icet four inches with arches thrown
from cortio TO SIDE piers. The wa are built on
tlcsc arches 70 Inc nOois above upon these walls
tle hour oil icisis rests. Tho whole vas originally
supported iu the Basement b. rOid val
IN the year lSiy a cont act was made with Mcssrs.
EREtEBlNE, lRorTER 4 MARTIN 20 construct
leninp apparatus. In performing this work in the
lcsemu e. uuGJr he centre piers and chmnry4 we're
cut ent rl, rough width oi SIX fect avn ,oiglt
ln,Ltt On one soc end ioJr inches on the other to
Tho condition OF the wells under the piers had not
Teen hotced Until within the las three weeks, when
rurroment for heaih6. As soon az Il was noticed,
Noikmcn woIe employed to streng hen the lounda-
toIei aud we,o 80 ougaCed on the day preceding the
accit cnt, and a temporary wooden upright was
placed under the per that felt, and preparations were
~ piogIC-, 20 build q solid wall IN the basement
~ der IN pier. there - no doubt Whatever IN tho
minds Oi the jury uat the cutting away above no.
tced Was tie cause of tile wa p1vinR way It pos
sblo, how ever, that the preparations made the day
beOre nay have lastcEed the catist ODhe. lnIoUan-
CEN ui u1s, The per must soon have gwen way az
the jury noticed a settling ni tue floors opposite all
the 9ieTs similar TO the one that tell 70 IN only a
matter Of surpuse IL did not happen long before.
lhe jury cannot hue condemn in the strongest
terms the reckless manner m winch the alterat On3
W'rC made IN 1919 NO care whatever nppoirs 70
have bCon ,pt en- 20 examine into and presOrye the
suoi 9Th necessary TO support tho weight OF the
walls pierA and flooring above. The jury think W
uhLoccssuiy 10 say anything in relation to the
mntiue pOi tons of the building, as the Board OF
1ual diais haze taken measures TO have tho whole
csiat iis nont CNami cd by competent persons, aud
have the bWCiuV pu, in cOmDlct" and secure
NHtf, 20 or Co. AVOID I'm tulmC auy possibility of
an hCr such dil ttossiu~ disaster
IL IL proper 10 state that every facility has been
Afforded by tho Board of Guardians IN ttrualing
witnesses gs required and thCir book OF minutes
have been laid lcure the jury, aiding all N their
lowerio auiTe at q juat ahd correct view OF the
case before uf.
Having made this statement Of facts, wo therefore
render ID" ttloUng verdict - hat on the 2Uth day
OF July, 1894 The victims of the disaster came TO their
deaths by IoGEon Ctn jurcs Inflicted by the falling of
tic division walls uIeadv noted. 10 seth'r with the
hCoH resting on sand wal o; the primary cause beng
the careless manner In which the walls under tue
centre per vclc cut away in CONSTRUCTING and intro
duciuo heating appaI atus in the year lS4g.
iSignGtl JAMES HUTCHINSON, Foreman
Z. T.. GATClIELL,
SAMUEL uAISEg
CHARLES a. RULIsoN,