New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE THIITY-FIFTH-ST. FIRE.
THE coRoSERs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY THE

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ALDERMEN.
Coroner Woltman began an inquest yester-
day morning upon victims of the fire in Hales piano
factory September 3. The number OF persons who
came to their death result of the fire, as far rs has
boon ascorained, il ye The remains of only one OF the
victims identifed-those OF Otto Pessenecker VINO
Jumped from the burning buildings, receiving fatsl III
ures. OF four other bodies also recovered
The jury was impaneled several days ago. Mr. Hale
the OF the factory, not present, although
summons for his presence had been Issued
Tho first witness john Hartel, who was con-
tractor in Hale's factory He the fifth floor when
the fire broke out He did not the flames He or
dered the water in the buckets to be used There were
buckets Of that floor He then went 10 the
sixth and seventh floors and told the workmen there was
a FIRE and ordered them to get the pals OF water ne
afterwards the eighth floor and cried out nre!
He then returned to the fourth floor where he saw more
smoke and the men threw water upon IT, He again ran
up 20 fifth floor where there were four or hVe hoSs
heads Of water. The smoke became so thick that he
could not siand and he told the men to drop the pals
He then ran his Office, got his books and clothes ana
went to the fire escape the west side and came down
with eight or ten About twenty-five minutes
elapsed from the time he heard the first alarm and the
time he came down could tell the origin OF the
fire Six men he knew missing. besides Pesse-
necker The holsiel from The second story Dy
Charles stone, OF No $50 West Tnirtyiourih-sl est
fed that he WAS Mr. Halc's bOOkkceper Between ahd
10 on The morning OF the fire he writing on The nst
h0or when he heard confusion down stairs. lie went TO
the stairs aud learned there WAS "A IRE. lie ordered
James Mcdaniel and George Hale To upstairs and OK
tinguis the fire, and gave The "a bOy 10 give an
alarm. II was not minute from the Ime ne heard OF
the tire until an alarm WAS given. lie dd not 60 up
There were Stars elc n0Or ~ each cnd ui Inc
building. There four fire escapes, but eXtin
gis hose in The building; tue only means 0l cX-
ting ishiu The fire the pals OF water each uo"r.
The material the floors al wood; on the aTd
and fourth floors used to glue tne backs aud
OF piano The witness did not know the cac
o the fire, how many men M the building. Each
contractor employed ms own n; there We're seven
contractors. No one mad charge OF the water Tor putting
OtLer corroborntiye testimony given. and I'M c.
Campbell loiEuEincCr OF the department OF PuDhc
Wucn tine inveali- atiou concluded the juTy ad-
jOuruyd until ii O'Clock to-day.
Toe II ~ lhirt .fnst the subj co OF more reg
islatlon ~ tie Aldermen yesterday Airsinan Aoriss
resolution when was fcrgcd 10 the La" Committee,
provides for iue appointment OF cOnn son 20 btcOh-
posed OF experts, consisting ~ carpenters, plsO~,
workers IN iron, architects, civil engine r- ana me
MAJ Commissioner OF PuDic Works Chiei Engineer uf
thc C.OtOI Board, AMI torpuatultUIu.el. 10 1nFcsi.-
of loss iie ana to suggc~t means OF
protection ln-t such disasters ln the iuinTc Tie
commission 70 have the power t. examine tEe super
iuendent Of Buildings and hs assistants, for tho purpose
10 form ihc substance Oil 10 DC drafted ~ Inc
Corporation Counsel and to hr legislature. Alder
salmon offered resolution asking Tue board Of A-
putoBmcnt whether ar not any moneys appr9priaied
Tor pur could be Transferred Tor te use OF