New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE Fatal. BROOKLYN FIRE.

INVESTIGATING THE CAUsE-TUNERAL OF TIE VIC
TIMs-sFARCu FOR THE STILL MIssING-CoS-
.,DITIoN on THE SISTERS AND THEIR CHARGES.
The fearful calamity at the Home for the
Aged Tuesday morning, which resulted in the lose OF Is
lives continued TO be engrossing theme Of public
interest in Brooklyn yesterday The opinion WAS
generally expressed that thorough investigation should
be made by the authorities into the construction OF the
building which without adequate means OF escape
Coroner Nolan will ascertain whether the proper pre-
cautions were taken 10 prevent loss Of life in the event OF
o fire. aud n not where the responsibility belongs. The
building not provided with fire escapes or IRE
extinguishers, although IL ia doubtful whether the
could have been OF II they had been attached
TO the building on Of the Of the inmates and
their nnrmitiee Fire Marshal Ready, who Is DESTROYS
Of making thorough investigation into the matter yes
eray took the testimony OF p. f. OBren the builder OF
the institution.
Mr. OBrien testified that he erected all the buildings at
the Home from time to time the east wing, burned q
designed by Father Ievere who designed all the build
ngs built by the Order throughout the country and VINO
made the plans. with the specifications, and made the
contract everything done under his supervision;
The witness the contractor for all the work. ana tnen
euhlet the mason James Ashtield, mason the
latter put the walls and plastering and day by day.
Father Ieyere superntendedthe Work the east wing was
four stories high about 75n5Ocet outside the chapel and
was substantially built with 16inch walls; thls was
not necessary, hut the father would have So me
beams spruce from 10 10 ~ inches and from IL 10
16 inches. The beams In the upper stories were not SO
strong those below but there none less than 10
inches The roof constructed Of trusses about sxl2
0xs &c. IL panked with white pine. tongued ana
grooved covered with felt, and then slated In that
part OF the building burned there were two nrepaces on
each floor, front and rear, 10 the attic There were
three hues in each chimney breast The witness saw
them built and knew they were good They were all
pasiered on the inside the building progressed None
Of the beams were permitted 10 enter the nnes Ihere
WAS header formed in front Of each fireplace oil
through the building. The fue protected IN the
rear by eghtnch brick work, and IN the front
by one brick thck-four inches. The witness was sure
the Ire could have originated from any OF the ues;
the Of ngress and were provided for the
east wing by main flight OF stairs IN the wing IN ADDITION
this there outside flight ~ stairs up the tbrd
story, inclosed by woodwork; the middle Night which
connected with the main stairs, in the burned build
ing near the chapel these stairs oil built Of vel
low pine were about four feet wide and properly pro
ing by any OF the STARE assuming tina; the doors
open; tho outside stairs were put up after the
ryinc ont OF the building 10 the next street. having
many stairs, iro-escapos not thought necessary.
The investigation then adjourned until after the In
quest, which will be held on next Monday.
As nine OF the inmates still remain missing yesterday
morning. q further search made for additional
bodies but without success Two three OF the missing
persons returned tho Home during tho day. one OF
them with his face cut and swollen Others expected
before long from the various places where they
have probably sought temporary refuge. Capt Dunn OF
the Ninth Precinct remained with several officers at the
place until yesterday noon when q single officer only
was retained.
AT an early hour yesterday morning seventeen hearses
and two carriages driven to the entrance Of the
Home for the purpose OF conveying the remains OF the
unfortunate victims OF the fire to the place OF burial
The vehicles and collins furnished by nine under
takers free Of charge. At low mass was cele
brated the inst tuition by Father MeCary OF st. Johns
College after which the collins containing the remains OF
seventeen victims conveyed TO the hearses in pres
ence Of at 5000 persons who had collected In the
neghborhOud Then the funeral procession led by tho
two carriages. containing four priests from st. Johns
College attended by large number Of people, moved
slowly 10 Holy Cross Cemetery where brief service
was he d. The body OF Conrad Iauderman, the
eighteenth victim buried az from st. Leondrds
Roman Catholic Church. the R,y. Father Raber oficat
ing and inferred by his relatives at the Branch LIVER
greens Cemetery.