, 1877-11-24
O'ROURKE AND DUDLEY.
Conclusion OF the Inquest on the
Two Firemen.
Testimony Of Marshal Bennsr and the
Other Witnesses,
A Word sf Censnre on The Subject Of
Unsupported Water Tanks.

- ''. ~ - , '' - Nv ,A' - s ~. ~ s".a
h1a concluded yestcfdaf afternoon oe!ofe coroner
,.stmony given wss as tol,ow,:
WILLIAM hAfLoR'
"f No 80 West Washington street. engineer Of
,l.e r'eli : Letter uu'ta!ns' ea'a that he w.'
shd hurried 10 u ~ tasta posslo'e. aeh NO ar
.,r hr.: nsht. Went into the engine.
t,on and found a fair fre and forty nonnde
Of steam. stara in tho ha'emens snd KEEP.
thr pump going. Got1tfIh ect ent 10 zee Gteh OF
tic fire.. When Got TO the bnlldlug the 6Fe could
.,,.,, ~. L.so,.nt M ,,r,nr ,.r T,,s go.
as :" ". ,e,"., Nv % s.u s w.
In tc basement. and Ten or fifteen 1ninutea bcforc
l Ell. There was no ire in lho basement willis
WV there, Tn, a ,h,ek smoke and Twelve inches Of
water about the tank; II ~"' u. nbosc The ceiling
,nu Covered With tin, II rested on the to'st'. 1t
n,,,hca,t rorncr of thc hnitatnu. l,w., twc,ys
',"sa'.,. H.. .,ss rt," IT,, ~ vs. sM s"ers .t
nDs s ~ ~ ,t,ss, ,rnn,;,aa ~ 49,. o' rns Tn
,t,,ce brtvccn the roof and the ceiling varied from
i've feet in the front IL te inchcr In tn. rsar This
!, il ,utitIot,s nrr thc casinrs sromnu lin r.rsr
ia The ha,rhway. Tne fheaycr az tbr
.Itva,ots nre IN iii. space, 10 rel ,nto ,bls
tparr one must 70 through scuttlc IN the ls,lfes'
~ iant. Crcd virginia block oj,-carth oil. Tho
ncnncry in i,c ruof had not been oilea fof some ne
JRt n
t1,. oil. .rvum. Tic behring's were Juo.sly bah.
III, I'd, and they would stop before tliey would grt
': saSuth Il Z inaks , nush eat r|e ast hs1 y
,h onsh thr stand pipe for Dire. and mi t,'r"auh
Ia tank pipe. No tad chrck-1 1a.vc Un the s,nni.
M 1 ump % II" H. n a.ts 9etn u.s ia r oaas
oil barned in The boilcr. The attic Ind a rough
v, attended 10 by The rfIak de1nrtmcnt Tnc
vy thing that there was In the ntttc WA t0lc run
r.,nmn' 'tl1rnasd for n ninnsar'l ronf md plenty
I'm ll weghra atnnt onc a1,tt 1nc- ha,f tons. The
e S e e, Nc ts s s ssasf' vSts ri. ri s1
n: ntont twice rs far lsonl State street an frum
~ ai!rv. There was IN aeeesa 70 tho attic BY
Id res In through tliir tuor that chose; II waa
h'; Iocsrst. Tie sank wncr fell was stua.ed clo.e
~ s.a Mn r knSw srs ew neuy e"'
l,:, more. The ltun rU.s vas about 100 feet Or
- Ihe 1o'nmu. wero laid around raiscel elIaneoa..
Il. din. since ,ue great fIre. fave hai no changes
ii .ulr a,an:. thc irer,c, Do noi think il poesiblo
liz. Uu not thiux there was anY chance for tic dse
lu nave tuken from thu stove ar plpc,
~ 10, ,,,, ht,s.; III. n; no,xy!E.
o. Tksre wss ~ fro IN so nj sfore s'at IN the ash
l,,, one burner, and thal was turned down. Tic
w'.ci,,nam lo"kes nil ovcr shc u roem within ilys
M 'u's; ot tho ,!ne ,ys et1 !!ays eos, y tis
hor sa g 10 s -. 10 ss aoSns a1
s.eI sott only lev day.. and S.raa s aaan s'aai III
at {. and never wcu. ap ,,,yssit. 1'S' '"'' ''''
sirt. Mary Ilaalun. u ". 1900 1'utseraeld
ss% e ,Ss sS
rIHE.MAHsiIAL nkNsEN
rail that tg ,vax ut tho Office tbs night Of Tho
M wasq a q ". Il. 1.mSn Il e..
l;c,sls oaiInE: 09s q tGe pa!ro n,ea b,ots ia
suss wcnt n tn nj, iIrl nnnr md aam,a ~, ~.
au"se n.o sung out that There was no t,rc in ths
an,I found No ire thrre: nederrd eTnryixMv mi
thinking il wus a false alarm, on rsucni1v s ths
,iiywa!E ~; NV psspls I;;annItnx ;;Ix toward Ias eot;
!.n,s u hunlrci jset learned thst the Klnrss
iiusdins was on ire. ihc dooss On IN 'sSet stots
ttt,et entrance. aid fund il uusn nnI .',ua
people about. urdessd Chemical NJ. ''io to
I'LL tm rahai swrnIn sas t,s rnnr ~. III NE
To- xrt IN through tho roiunds md snw H.. III irs
sr ar twenty Or twenty-five ;ee.; it W.; w:
H. t snS TIVE f, i, ws tsns nI., % .s 4a
t LII, ~ s,rrSt: thn iinl nh i"toar '., ..t.
,Itsnv ,aruurh the iron door~-the nurthcrn nns
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Xxx ,mr,,,,1, fro,n r. TT, fesaof nns "as
Tia ImtiOul Nh ~ n,nxnI' shnrs .,,," ~
IN. ~ mt lin A." m frau ~ n.. ssn,o s
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III, s.rcass wSro ssns iv statTs @ Mar.s'a n,,a
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wrr r,l !" H. sintn strcst frnu, ."s sl.hsf
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T., toward IL whrr" liz t.n wor. nnsu.
wrnt an ~ ~ tis,,,,, ~ 80 .t"Iss wv ~, 'nuan g
~ ;c strs iid not ests,i anx tms.sr anu ~ IN,
III ,,'t,. ~ s,,nte ~, ~. ~ ~ NY taat
,wsu csar,us aar ~ ~" rbn, ~ @s. ,a,s soni
4 ltnbyts. ~ns uf whrh snn,ossi wns 1snmtm" ""."
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e tli,t snui% ~ ,ns MI or n,s poa
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