New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-01
THE ST. ANDREWS CALAMITY
STEPS TAKEN TOWARD INVESTIGATION AND
RELIEF,

STEPS TAKEN TOWARD INVESTIGATION AND
RELIEF.
TIE INSPECTION OF THE CoRoNER's JURY-MRss-
UREs TO AVOID FUTURE DANGER-THE ARREST
OF THE INSPECTORS OF THE DEPARTMENT OE
BUILDINGS
A jury was sworn in by Coroner Eickhof on
Saturday morning to investigate the causes OF the dsas
ter st. Andrews Church Thursday evening The jury
had been summoned on Friday. Following are the
names Of the men who by the Coroner at
the Sixth Precinct station-house Oswald Otendorfer
foreman Stats Zetng building; Eugene Kelly No. 40
Exchange-place; Edwin T. Meade, mo. % Nassaust. :
James Lynch. No. I4s West Twentysecondet. Thomas
D. Thornell No. 40 Broadway; Edward o. Jenkins, No.
223 WIiamst.; Edward L. Donnelly, No 3ss West
Twenty hirdst: John Trow, No. II University place
Henry s. Therbell. No West Twentetn-st. Gustave
Lewck No. 27s Grandst Joseph Melius. No. aao Broad
way; d. O'Donoghue, No. 100 Chambersst. Thomas Ma
her. No. ZIG West Thirty -nrstst.
After organization, the jury. accompanied by the Cor
and Capt Lowery OF the Sixth Precinct visited the
scene OF the disaster aud made close inspection OF tho
ruins. They examined the body OF the church where
three Of the Ave persona who were killed crushed
to death, and the gallery where the other lost their
lives from tire falling timbers The iurymen went then
70 the roof OF the church and inspected from the outside
the chasm IN Che roof aud also took view OF the wall,
portion Of which had fallen the church From the
roof OF SweeneYs hotel they examined the east wall OF
the Shaw building. which found to be inclined SOW
eral inches from the perpendicular, and
which 1t was decided at once should be pulled
down. The members OF the jury asO viewed the Shaw
building from she inside, and observed that the flooring
was somewhat bent by the partial destruction Of the
walls ana that IL seemed III Imminent danger or falling
with inunctions TO tie Coroner to nave the walls and
dangerous flooring taken DO En at once, the jury adj
JCurn0d until this morning at 10 4. N.
Coroner ElcknOh, IN acc0rdance with these recon-
mencauons, sent me following letter TO superintendent
An a ~ Ia fmppE of
COAoSRRs OFFICE, No 40 East Hou'Tossr,j
wArr,n W. Adams e,q. saprrfn.enienfo Of Bala,a0s
DIa @ 1s s % ~, been 6 S IN s me 20 NE
to order lie saof tie ogdng TO be ,aen down and now request
wall toward Sweeney Hotel be down Immediately
precautions bDg asen regs The safety Of tie wormea there
enpoyed said wal be condition
'her apparently AaTe been hefsiOiors eeetiuly yours
ASraOSY hICKHOPP, Coroner
The matter given into the hands OF Assistant SD
perntcndents Dudley and Magnnis, who. in company
with r. Shook architect and Mr.. Titus the builder
the work OF tearing down the walls on Saturday
afternoon. TIE work proceeded very slowly, however
owing to the danger that Threatened the workmen.
Daniel Costello. OF the aborers the building who
lives No. Flrst-svc., struck by brick dis
lodged from The wall ald received severe fusion OF
the scalp, wG,ch made necessary hs removal 10 Park
Hospital. The work OF demolition was continued yes
erdaY with about sixteen WorEmen eleaReu, DuL the
progress very slow and the street hardly per-
ceptbc. The portion OF TIE wall left sandnz after the
storm OF Thursday night stl romans towering twenty
feet above the church. and the OF another
.. lie might produce more trouble.
Inspectors W. I. Croft and Nicholas Murphy OF the
Bnldng Department were both arrested Dy Officer Dor
5ey the Sixth Precinct on Saturday, on Ma rants Is
gued oy Coroner Eckhuf the day before They gave
hail in g 900 TO appear the inquest Among the Wit
nc3ses Wuo Will be called this morning the owner, Dir.
straw architect and builder. ind tho two inspectors
viii probably APPEAR The slatement has been made
that the MAYOR decided 10 prefer charges against
tue Superintendent Of Buildings because OF alleged
criminal neglect III allowing Wlla Of tho building at
25 Duane-T. remain 10 an unsafe cOndyio Tor Six
weeks This report not true. Toe Mayor VIII wait
uuul ne COr0ues Investigation now in progress Is nn
lshed before he takcs any steps in the matter