The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-14

THE BROADWAY HORROR.
Inquest Resumed and "a Report o.
Unsafe Buildings,

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this morning resumed the inquest on
the bodies of Josephine Bey, Mary
Nurre, Phiiomena Koebbe, Frank stor-
deur, Henry Maag and John Planken.
berg, who were burned to death in Pei
strings factory on Broadway on Friday,
| August 3.
Dr.. L. l.. Brown of No. 1s6 West
| seventh street was engaged by the
! Coroner to examine buildings from
| which it was dangerous for the en-
ployes to escape. Tne following is his
| report AS presented to the jury:
The following Is brieI notice of the
facilities for escape in case OF fire, de-
rived from an inspection OF thirty-one of
the largest manufactures of the city
more especially those in which inflam-
mable materials in large amount are en-
ployed, and where a considerable num-
Der OF operatives are engaged:
No. /. Cincinnati Type Foundry; about 30
females employed on the fifth floor. Means Of
egress good.
No. ?. A paper bag mandatory, southwest
corner OF Water and Vine streets: three story
building, employees in upper stories mostly
women. But one narrow, lily constructed
stairway; stairway inside the building DAN
gcrOus,
No 8. Furniture establishment, yery large
employing about l50 men corner of Front
and smith; six stories, building square: but
one staircase, in northeast corner Of building,
from SIKH to second feor.- Dangerous.
No. 4. furniture warerooms, M9 Z21 and 223
Front street; fve-story building: so operators,
one half women. Egress good.
No. s. Furniture factory, large, Smith and
Augusta streets; SIX stories; furnace outside
the building. Egress good.
No. 9. A manulactory, Nos. H. IL and 16
Augusta street; large hve-story building: en-
ploys 6o workmen;a single narrow skeleton
staircase IN the center OF the building, strewed
round with shaylngs and chips; wood lathes in
immediate proximity Of furnace Very dan
gerous.
No. T. James L. Haven, No. 81 Plum street;
employs SVo Workmen. Means Of egress good.
No. T. Chair factory, No. 2oy Second street:
large seven story building. Egress good.
No. g. Mitchell Il RammelsDerg's furniture
factory. The three large buildings of this rlrm
ale admirably well provided with means Of
egress by numerous stairways and system OF
bridges from one building to another.
No. TO- Furniture factory, Nos. 81, 90, 95, 81
% piovs 100 men. Building very neat and egress resi-
No. II. Cabines-makers' Union, Augusta
street, below John, q large five story building,
employs is workMen; two staircases and q sys-
tenn of bridges Egress good.
No. II. Nos2, 4, 6 aud Home street, a large
iiye.story building, occupied by three different
firms, 200 employees, mostly women, the latter
In the upper stories; but one narrow, dark and
lily constructed staircase, SO badly arranged
that escape in case Of fire would be all but I'm
possible
No. 10. Woodworking establishment be-
tween Smith and Park; ur-story building;
employs 100 workmen. Egress goou.
No. "A. Chair-back factory, corner OF Third
and Wood; four-stOry building; Az operatives
A single stairway in southwest corner Of build
10. Is. Planning mill at Seventh and Carr;
40 employees. Egress good.
No. IL. Roger Wheel Company, Third street,
between Park and smith; two large nve-story
buildings: Nv employees. Esress good by
No. II. Furniture factory, northeast corner
Of Ninth AMI Carr; two large flye-story built
mgs; 100 employees. staircase in each buid-
bridge on the upper story.
No. g. Co1ia factory, corner Richmond and
Cutter; large seyen-story building, l5O en-
plUycs, 30 OF these being females, most of
whom are engaged in the seventh story But
one narrow skeleton staircase from the seventh
story down. Much combustible material; par
ttiOn5 very badly arranged. In case OF nre
IN the lower stories, the operatives in the up
per stories would necessarily be DESTROYED.
No. 10. Crane, Breed & Co., Nos 6S3 to 7lJ in
elusive, " est Eighth street, coffin factory, &C.:
400 employees, one-fourth females; arrange
ments for escape most admirable; abundant
starcases, iron ladders, f1re-extin guishers,
alarms, sc. The precautions for saving life
by this hrm can not be too highly com
mended.
No. 90. Cigar box factory, No. SO West Sixth
street: 40 employees, one-fourth females; one
stairway from third floor down, southwest cor
ner Of building. Unsafe
No. o.. Stove foundry and pattern works,
corner Of Ninth anu Harriet: fve-story build
lug. Fgress good.
No. ~. Coffin factory, large FIVE story build
ing; l50 employees. Two staircase.
No. %. Beistcad factory between Richmond
and Gest, on Millcreek four-story building,
but one stairway in the center Of building.
Unsafe.
No. "a. Printing establishment on Elm street.
between Fourth and Fifth; large hve-story
building; employs ~ wOrkmen on upper floors;
but one narrow staircase in rear or building.
Unsafe.
No. 25. Cigar factory, Nos. 81, SO. and IS West
Third; 200 employees, ne-third females. Two
stairClses.
No. 26 Furniture factory, No. 80 East Third;
lve-story building; employs Is workmen on
fourth and 0fth floors. But one staircase.
No. Y. Tobacco works, Nos. 81 AMI ID Third
street, ive-story building, 10 emp Dyes on fifth
floor, half females; sixty or seventy more In
other parts Of the buiIdlng; but one pair of
stairs and a system OF ladders.
No. %. Cigar box factory, No. 10 West Canal
str ct, iour-story building, 30 employees. half
fem les, but one pair Of stairs, covered with
light. infiammable material; extremely dan
gcrous
No. 20. Tenement house, Nos. l4a and ia
Front street, fifteen families, but one dark
stairway in center OF building. Unsafe.
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