The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-03

weather would not have been afraid TO sleep In Q
dwelling In the situation OF the church work wsa
going on at the time tue walls Tell dowT: new
beams had been put In. and they were abous
READY TO TAKE DOWN THE WALLS
for three stories; the wall on the east had been
cut Tor the new DEANS.
10 juror:-rne contract called for the rebuild.
ing OF the walls from the third story; the store
had TO be very strong, the goods 70 be Kept in lt
being very heavy; me old store was sometimes 50
packed that not an extra package could be put
into 1t; witness felt unwilling TO trust any val
which hao been subjected TO great heat; hac
never heard that the walls were not thick enough;
they We're perfect before the fire; the western
wall was painted last iall, and found 70 be al
right.
10 the Coroner-Had no communication with
the Fire department. on the day OF the nre OF
since the only Official communication receive. received
Yves the notice rom the Department or Buildings;
made no contract with Brown Adams; did not
limit them IN any way; my desire was TO nave the
read here.) The lot l. about % leet woe IN 'front.'
ana 25 at the rear; the building covers lhe entire
lot; a mason, applying for the JOB OF renXlng the
walls, expressed distrusL oil their trmness; thaS
mason was Sir. Titus. the original builder Of tW
building; he relnarHed 10 me That
HE DIDE'r LIKE THE LOOKS
or those WALSH aterward Mr.. Titus procured
the contract Tor repairing the walls, ana assumed
charge the building en- the 18th OF February; II
may be improper TO say IT, but must respond,
the safety OF the walls thought he said 1t with 4
desire TO lnhuence ne, and so get WORK; alter
ward. upon a very stormy day, wnlle walking on
BROADWAY, / noticed the iron nagstaif on the
Western Union building 10 have been bent
by the VINO, anu when returned 10 the store I
looked at the wall ana remarked, think, to MIR.
TITUS, that Il they wthstood such storm theJ
were all right; witness was In the building dan!
with his son and employees, working 10 remove
damaged goods from the debris. and felt no zeal
OF the walls falling
To . juror rne lot is ninety-two feet deep,
EVIDENCE FRoI FIREMEN.
John White. fireman OF Engine No. u, testledA
One OF the members OF our company cam around
and gave an al2fm alterward an alarm OF IRE
came and we turned ont with the apparatus;
wnen we arrived aC the church the crowd was
rushing out III confusion my sell and other Lremep
pushed through the crowd into the church, there
all was confusion; 1 saw fireman climbing into
TIE eastern gallery, ana followed MIN III the gal.
lery We found woman under the runs: u large
beam lay across her legs; we removed the ruins
from her and picked her up; she was alive At the
time.
Frank Burke. foreman or engine No. 7:-l ar.
rived at ST. Andrews church Immediately after
the accident; got an alarm nom citIzens; there
was great crowd III front OF the cnurch; | saw
that could not enter the cnurch through eltaet
OF the Duane street doors; went to Tue CITY Hall
place entrance, and passed up stairs, through the
people down at The doors. and noticed that they
were all excited; heard a man crying out, and.
looking ny, saw him IN The gallery.
HERcIsM OF PATRICK LAvELLE.
He was STOPPING and was bleeding; climbed
up into the gallery and spoke TO him; when
said would try to get him out he SAID, "Don't
mind me; get thar woman out irsl;' said.
''Wnere Is she ?' and ne answered, There rlgnt
under you she's covered up; ~ some men VINO had
evidently been in the church wnen the accident
happened helped me to uncover the buried womant
sue was dead: next we went TO work TO lres
the young man. he was IN position
wnen the roof came In; his Knees were caught ~
the 'front.' planklng OF the pew, and his BACK was
pressed upon by large beam: we got another
him; his back appeared to be broken; nave since
heard his name was Patrick Lavee; We found
another body under the runs; 1t was that or
boy or young man; before We found his body We
assisted several persons from under the rubbish.
Hugh Bonner, Chlel OF Bate on OF the Fire De-
partment. testifed:-Was I'll the church about =
minute alter the roof Tell; was called by citzens:
had to force way through the crowd into the
centre aisle; saw the body OF the boy Feeny at
foot of the eastern staircase; the body OF an
old woman was also there; one lay upon
the otner, and number OF PEG lie
were lying upon them; In pew in the eastern
gallery saw the body OF the young man, McCarty;
we found the body OF an old lady under the rub
bsn at the other sice OF him, and directly under
TIE opening In the rOO; while working III the
vestibuIe saw the safeguard OF the staircase
pulled on, | think BY Captain Riley; y
the crowd; wnen it was or tine crowd
haG more ireedom, and thus lives were savedf
wnen IL was pulled away, although there was 4
when 1t was pulled away the people stepped into
the vestlbuie, and went out by any OF the doors.
The inquest was here adjourned until Lnis morns
ing at ten O'Clock.
THE INJURED AT THE PARK HOSPITAL.
There are but i've OF the ST. Andrew sufferers ~
present IN the Park Hospital, the remainder hav.
ing been sent to Bellevue else despatched ia
their homes. Patrick Lavelle, the young man who
suffered fracture OF the spine, continues In y
sinking condition. N0twirnstandln this TACT
however, he manages 10 keep up good spirits. He
attached To st. Andrews church ana Dy any mum.
Der OF friends and relatives.
Mary Jane Martin, whose life was at first des
SPARED O., Is rapidly improving, and Viii, all
PROBABILITY, be able to go home IN a few days.
The young boy, Michael spialEe, WHO received q
fracture OF the LETT arm and was also badly Gus
about the head improves out slowly. The re-
mander Of those VINO were injured are dong
we'll. The Ladies' Visiting Committee. headed Dy