The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-21

until thry were Obliged 70 resort 10 st'muianIs 70
suht.iu tbeln.
The McGIcaI Att-udRuee.
Drs. wal.cr, Poor, Muller, Mcclure, Burden,
WuuCs aud Mccoy, lot the Insane Dep rtment)
Musicians OF he hospital, we're IN AT endan e
ibiurplout the entire day, and hy their Sltli,
greatly all, viaed the condition OF the sufferers.
Dr. s. W. Bntl,r, tie resident physician OF the
house, and pr. j. Lew 3. Jr consulting surgeon
were also II entail in thtir particular Hue OF
practice in aiding the sufferers.
Condition Of the Wounded.
II is thought that most of the wUundel will ra-
cover In course Of time, although from their de-
ranged condition IL Is difficult TO tell what inter
nal INJURIES they have received.
Al the Green House.
This morning diteen bodies were laid ont in
wooden cofins, awaiting the arrival OF the Coro-
ntr, previous 20 their interment. The five bodies
yet uuIecognized will be kept for few days yet.
The COrOner's Jury
cached the Almshouse this morning at eleven
o'clock, and Immediately made a tour OF inspeC-
non OF the upper and lower stories of tho building
Ne can give our readers no better idea OF the
Condition OF the building
oefore the accident, and Of the great culpabHty
Of those persons wha made the alteration some
thirteen years ago. than 10 state that the arch and
piers on which the block WAS built we're All re-
moved with the exception of about four inches OF
a divsion-wall on each side of the chimney.
| to the time 0f the accident. From the first floor
to the top Of the chimney. is distance of 81 feet
| The arches have been cut about 200 feet, AN
upon these three arches rests the entire weight OF
| the building.
Tho COrOner's Inquest
was held in the Guardians room of the Aims
house. The following named persons constituted
the jury -
Charles Ruhic0n, james Hutchinson.
William TGggart, J. n. Gtcnel,
Samuel Hams, Samuel WilaGson.
Tie inquest then commenced as follows -
NaIshal Hen. zey, sworn.-He stated that yes
tei dny morning, few minutes before o'clock,
the TuBntT of the institution LEFT word with his
clerk NJ tie storekeeper's, that the building mad
/ fallen dCwn. lie came 10 the building and found
: It IN The condition described. He Las been with
! the institution six years.
II le never knew the piers had been cut away
He knew the opening had been cut, however
and that was all. He never uuderst Jod from
any parties connected with the Almshousc that
the plcis had b,en cut away.
He could not have told eXlctly where the open.
irg hud bt en- made, unless particular mensu 'cs
hao been taken 10 ascertain the fact. lad the
accident occurred an hour earlier, all she inmates
! would have been in their beds.
! The contractors Of the hOspiH Hl at the time the
! alteration waR made were hessrs. Brkenbiaei
| Marin, and Tro ter. (The present building 0ccu-
| pied 10y the Inmates of the Insane Asylum " ~
used rs a hospital at that lime, IN lsjl) Tue
bTichlayefs were at WORK ct the time Of the acci
dent, Strengthening the pier.
Z here WIS no unusual commotiOn In the room
! ut the time. From what he had seen since, /
! th,re had been any unusual cOmmo1on, the
floors would have sprung.
George Erety, sworn Made an arrangement
for altering The building for heating purp Sos II
! 1853; since the LIST of January OF the p-ese1t yea
they bad been making these prepd'a ion,i at NJ
/ time had he been notified OF any wc ikness in th'
] buildiI z un il the time Of he accident; he woulC
/ have felt himself Just as safe In any of the room
/ us in the open ncld.