, 1866-10-23
the STATE STREET CATASTROPHE.
Cause of the Accident-Losses by tho
Fall Of the Dui1ding-The Fatalities
Inquest on the Bodies OF the
Deceased-The Verdict,

The terrible calamity Of Sunday night By which
ave buildings we're destroyed. and at least fouE
persona hurried milo 'e:esnlty, was investigated
yesterday. The de:ails OF the inquiry are pre-
scEtco below,
TIE cACsE.
1hc eaute Of the disaster apqeass not TO have
been the insufficient thickness Ut the walls, Al
already tugsested, but the yil1ainous Practice, 80
common among builders, Of running up one wall
Mith9nt " @ @othes. The side walls, 1si feet In
had bctn built up twelve inches IN ,hIcEuesswith.
out the iEont wall. Sot only was dis natural
hEsss aes,n. 1gs ae builders hid g
generally placed for safety. The only st3y WIS
1be door joists. and rhess we're Of Muls value.
etlikng tuli On the face Of thc Wi, ~ Wouid SaTs
overturned it had It been twice The thickness.
This practice OF huildine np the walls of st1nc-
ts!sy aasases d. Val t@eiss 9sssf set Il
height is run up; It contains about .1fty ioinss,
each having aeoat T. q n iash Of
ishes. and the wall settles fom one to two iachcs-
Then the connecting wall i put up: The COURSES
81 ssas:g III n nse::y M asa for IL ss sss
ord Ns'I to keep the cousses. esen. In other
Sosa; ,he green wall is e1acily tho tame heish, a
ard =. ihc ii val d5iss. il settles below;
,he q etnss. ss The result Of tis orsa
and lie shene o. ot e piaser 6 Te nsa an a
inside Of the wall. All This snsass nom liz,
simple desire to save frs MINUTES in lie day n
1sGs1S .hs e. mfs:s5qldIn :s q 10 assd hs
against which oEre1s Of buildings haze offeu pro-
sccrns 10 be 70 rer;.dT huf th,1 III y; Snt saece
will be furnished b the strong atm of the law
sSns ,E EssSSs 1Fsnee TO- thus endsner he
sha1y H. n.y u a iHe ese1J Csc and in some
H. OF wbseh we had 80 ser.iae an instancc n ne
eslamlts of sunday night. - -'0
sonc sfno,,ar ,n9fosn.s ,sc,s ,,-,,,
assrcn nfIer ihs s-n.h t os.e.op:o IN shc
I,ssr1,r etmsSs w .h tne 5a,css hs body
= Of s,ossssy; 92l eas P!ses q which sas lSjasa
e esesa = us s Ssp1 the
na;.a, ttnss on ~ state and
honsS aest bn1ed RE hS Iy ,hs 1s iap oose
Ing house of SIfs Ls ;, xan nol*a was moved bodily
10 sfoaSiss:aoe M ads.anee, ont vt hsie damaged
az ~ , aFe nsaslJ net
ple:eiy crushed IN. ...
Tie question Of a Who IS; IS responsible for ,b.
eaMasee sustained IS az ltnporfa1s oce IN tt5
pec.s.lais askse., rs Wesi as tns mcral vss,s; II
~ w " M ,h cepao!s !of nsuhlcient
3aw or ns = f1sassor @ sor rsEligenee T. s pe..
esrI Win Z. o; onir ,he .fsIE ns 10 would
all ths 5nild ass DESTROYED ha, also lhe d=otaas
49, H. - ju.es N rHMso5 snlsiVo51 Of the
s. e,ancl, ~ n,.Es "aI ;h - H. 9ns
Que QUE to 5!. J,:o1 I: axe ax sho 'ne ot the guilty
nas,ea :s.,. ;n IN n'e 81 companies ase no.
fenoesea ''aoie b' ~, Inc aeeiaent' esasa
| 1Ee WIole nve s:nenents containing LIa1ailaon
,,to w.. ,. , 'a1!Ts m., suoPr Aaaih tflte
i,rlie,s shnr shcn ar5 EranS To,re..s Suo:.>
I rerr owned by Jo.eph E. OILS. T6ey rrntrJ ~
r. fooa o. aIa r1a;,S ar 1nxd 4 to
"a t ease 1os tny {eas
.ri,inc III ihe 1nias ~ ~ oe
tn In : ciais had stick e some S5;u4, Of '.hich
s9s5 a} eT ;e e ee ;n nna aanaSe rasy
WsEis - 49,. ,,r .g WE ss S.o.s unas J..
pauvapsi m1.si f5v 9. sirnvi y. Msicn tafSe
1n.oaas aas.a ~, - u - sat H"aS aaa SoEes
ms Ws1'6 nf a eas m efn 1 "a al r. z.oxs
tG rsar o. tIank h; apnE9Gs On saloon vs.. csushea
ense ,se fton: room when :ss asslsaese esms. as
cfnshlhE the drpa ftTent ste hat. iett like an es,
! SAcA. a MonaeAt iatef wontd lave cost her life,
Tie remrtE!sE upttsl: potson q the brick l'9,1d-
inE s.in endsngeIs : NJ T.; S9nFoss house, aud hs
.FonT hodiss Lave b+ea fonna. Those Of ,1r.
rloycd in Mal1in:s s'on; ,,oseph Dulle, sl!pe..
nahes. aha tbc wife a:ts :. child tso Jcara old Of
baliy hurt. - =
sso P,sns seS Sgt; e.
about the head sHd shoulders. thccsh able to be
a1onno. Inc .tacf Az. f:an1si1unr ~i1n his son
GooE, IT thc ra1E of tte oEtdinss fronting on
Madison street. HIS furniture 1s badly bEolea up.
&t,,,sc o,coc TIE 9cstsIas asxt1s7 ,,t.,no, c~,,..
Wasnes held an inquest in the Recorder Court
Hoon1 on The bod,zs IT, y those who were k1'led by
| nrlied:
John Sa2htnn, C. Price, Harlan Page. FEanl:
sooasr, si Sl 5s K : sfe eskSood bsasi Ph:
lips, Werner topp, ". L. schmidt. A. Euch
Hsnn sFer visiting the ru1ns, ancs 1eostnr 3, tae
MS gwen: =, .cup.v
a.*t e1,ulnet: % b-1ng sMeFn Ne M he testified;
naso Lease "n Tue +, ini ~, and ths tn'ldng No: ID
tract fur building houss four etortes high, twer
!y-.Ahr isst noaf, and II tees deep Mr a. DsEc'
% sns a,e1'se anu MI sne qna1ef pmn y NJ Ghafs. r.
tlrce h1ed 1or eomEMung lhe baidln..
c.n,,,. n,,,S'na fnan1ss .Eola, nA1u,5So. saa
end contractor. l made contract 10 bald tas
4ns!1,ns e.gh.3 teet 1onf 9y !5 tae ss"e hsicht
We Msn f1tenaGa n'"y tot,s 1ses, IN 1s,:hL 70
Two stories. hhout TWO or tu'eo soeEs ago
Nas eancinoed - nave Il oue nHnareo :nd t"ent,
, lses sof lauF stories. Ehe walls were ten inthe
.hs III story. Above ,l4at INC onter vail "a
!, ts:elss incnes tnics an sou"d. We were workiD:
on the fourth On. .oI, f.o,y, @ pat Of Which ,;;, Ws
I ing wAs nrased IN tt: usHal wasy
c ! 9eIe's r. nauuhs @ w. pat up sstf 4ui,Sk
, anu 'ne htieKs were AItie I:cle "ct man ~
ohsolt % ~ hase 9een; II va : lnn.} naisaW ouna
"a as H. ,an o, ~. =" . u, eS
blnsa WIZ ioe heasy M,nu. " ,h Front paFt na
hcen Gasilea up pt9nosuonatssy 70 ne resi- Q. Y.
na,Ing, H. Wu%a ,t ~ nase i.o ;; ~ IN
s rs4t vas Eas sonplsiea to !he ltsIt * tie ie1
stpsis: ~ Ut EsneI'y ,',y 9neon un tI:.e+ an
9 LIZ 70 fd 1a,he. e.e htii;g s, ptst =,
Snon, M9aia Ia,aes phln ~ ~ slow ,lian M.i
ala ~ ~ n1sa.,to5 ~ ans @ - l. ~
e. ~ ~ aS 80 1st $50 - 49, .e .i5i Iii.
l ~ 1as Eb.,n, N Iri wv" Ao' 'Ae'AsA"' 'a''"'n
/, "a7 7's0' ~''sss :rors7re a.,-7n
a-aus,ns R,uer 9esfe1n~ % =; T. r,,s.11c a,,rc
ewcsn. said made a contract win 1t. DAZZLING
in thg name 81 Schwartz for tie erection .! tt
buf ding y h1Cn Tell l9St hight INF. HIHCF hGs