New-York tribune., 1871-11-09
4 EARNING TO CHEAP BUILDERS.

DISASTER IN TEETH-AVE.-A PIANO MANUFAC-
TORY DESTROYED BIZ FIRE-A LARGE NUM-
Der OF PIREMEN AND POLICEMEN INJURED
BY FALLING WALLS.
A fire broke out soon after O. m. yester-
day the second floor Of the story building No. i79
Tenthave., occupied o piano forte manufactory py
Aessrs Delman Funk. The flames had spread 70 the
third floor before they were discovered and in spite OF
every exeron the part Of the fremen the pulolng
was completely destroyed, the stock and machinery
being total loss The workmen also lost considerable
amount In tools
Whle largo number OF the nremen were standing on
shed on tho southern side Of the building and oody
police gathered in front OF tho build
Ing attending to various duties the upper portion OF the
wall at the southwest corner Of the edce fell without
warning breaking fortunately into small fragments In
Its descent. II 1t had remained intact 1t would unoouDt
edy have killed number Of those who were at Work
beneath it. As 1t the shed was crushed and several
remen were buried In the ruins number OF others In
| front Of the building were also struck by the
| fragments and moro or less injured At
entIon was at once directed to the task Of rescung
| those In the ruins, and all who were injured
were removed TO the West Thirty-seventhst. Ponce
Station, O few blocks distant. Messengers were dis
patched for the Police Surgeons and other physicians
living in tho vicinity The greater number OF the pa
tents we're found to be slghy injured from cuts and
bruises in the head face and body. Among those who
were more seriously injured is District Engineer W. W.
Rhodes who received dangerous cuts on the head, but
his most serious injuries internal his chest having
been partially crushed. Chief Engineer Perley visited
him yesterday afternoon at his residence In Thrythrd
| st.. near Third-ave, and found him much Improved
| The following is list Of the injured
Engineer w. W. Rhodes badly cut and bruised Fore
man Thomas Doyle Of Engine Company No 2, also cut
No. D. leg broken Fireman James Dunn OF Engine CON
pany No. 2, slightly cqtj Assistant Foreman Robert Nc
Farand Of Hook and Ladder Company No T. injured In
the head Private Paul Schuck Of Hook and Ladder Com
Pany No. slightly cut Fireman Charles AckfTnan OF
NJ, D. Tompkins Of Hook and Ladder Company @ No. N I
and Ladder Company No. and Luke Keay and ThCma;
Farrell, severely cut and bruised; Thomas Corey OF
FSas HSSh "S GeSS and Gn the
Company slightly cut Foreman JnSo5 van o,den oS 0i
and leg Fireman W. E. Lawrence OF Hook aud Ladder
Company No. s. several ribs hrokeni Fireman John D.
Frenen James Gooda, Thomas L. Jacobus, Wm. Mu!-
dream, and VIM. Brown all Of Hook and Ladder Com
lany No. 9, severely cut IN the head and body;
Foreman Wm Shaw OF Engine Company No. g. badly cut
Of and IC sOd
broken and seriously bruised; Flremen Asa Hender-
son and owen O'Roirkc OF Engine Company No , re-
ccived severe scalp wounds and bruises; Rounds
Edward McGlon and Patroman Patrick Dwyer, OF the
Twentieth Precinct were slightly cut and bruised
Warden Brennan of Bellevue Hospital being informed
Of the accident dispatched five ambulances for the
wounded only those who more seriously Injured
were taken the hospital and several Of these were
afterward able go their homes few of the injured
were taken to st. Luke's Hospital
The building is owned by Joseph p Hale, broker Of
No. 81 Broadst. The sx-story building in Thirty
sixtlst., which was blown down year ago, killing and
wCunding number of persons, was also owned by Mr.
Hale. II is alleged that the walls Of both buildings
not Of sufficient thickness in proportion to the hight
fact that portion Of the walls fell In yesterday
after the fire broke proves that the building
struced very insecurely The owner claims, however,
that it was built in accordance With the requirements OF
building ",
year The COrOnCrs investigation at that time proved
that the fallen building constructed under the uper-
vision Of Of the inspectors connected with Mac
gregors building department The catastrophe was
caused by the roof caying ill., and forcing the side walls
outward.
The Of Messrs. Dielman Funk is 5000; insured
for by the Relief aud $500 each by tue Lafayette
and New Amsterdam Companies. The building is dam
aged $4,000 insured for $500 each by the Metropolitan,
Easton, Union of Bangor, Me- and Home OF Columbus,
Ohio companies. Several frcmen had narrow escapes.
Chief Engineer Perey OH the roof OF the shed when
the greater part OF 1t FELL only portion about two feet
WIDE which he and two others were standing,
being left but they escaped unharmed: II tho entire
side WALL instead OF small section had fallen, probably
| 20 lives would have been lost.