The New York herald., 1877-09-15
THE FACTORY FIRE.

TESTIMONY AT THE INQUEST YxsTERpAY-No
WATER IN THE DEsTRoIED BUuDINo-rHE
JURY cENsURE MI. HALE AND oFFER sUo-
oEsrIoNs TO THE AUTHORITIES.
The inquest victims OF tho Thirty nth street
nro resumed yesterday by Coroner wotman.
The first witness G. II. sheldon, the Fire Mar
sha Ho testified that he had Investigated tho cause
Of Tho Arc and found that It originated In q small
room about midway the fourth noor OF the main
building and against the west WALL the east side OF
tho room was wood partition; there was no protec-
ton TO tho floor other than brick platform, which
restet IN this Gre had been made that
morning with shavings, TO heat somc glue.
WATER
There water the floor but that contained
in pail and the coolers; there hydrants on
each floor, but thcro had been water drawn from
them for years, and the pressure Of water light
that could bc had on the second floor when tho
hydrant on The first was running; three Of the nrs
escapes were tho spot whore the are broke
out, but they on the moment 1t gained head
way the whole he considered tho building unsafe
In Of lre the Of tho conAagrat,on, In the
Fire. Marshals opinion, was either the ignitng OF SCOT
IN the smokestack or the overhcang oil The pipe BY
q hre madc OF shavings; the condition of the building
was such as facilitate spread OF nre there being
an elevator on each side tho drying room and sur
roundings were very dangerous IN Case OF Are, and
tho building.
FURTHER TESTIMONY.
Walter W. Adams, superintendent OF Buildings, tes
titled that his duty required him that buildings
erected ana altered according to law; he had
amined tho plans OF Hac's piano factory they were
ed and approved in 1871 1s73 1875 and 1915 ior the
building aud extensions; all the buildings
siructcd IN accordance with law; he thought that
buildings OF this nature should have thor drying
walled with BRICK and that should have
iron doors and have hues Of nrcprooi piping
Adam Mann, who worked the cighth floor OF the
building testified that the deceased Otto Pesenecker
worked near him AZ the tmc oi the re; he heard Mr.
Harte tell the men to rum as the building was on hre
wtness went down stairs 10 the sixth floor and there
met two young mon; they lowered themselves the
chain hre escapes when he last the deceased tho
latter The eighth floor running about. Witness
knew where the fire escapes located and thought
the deceased did also.
Patrolmen Doyle aud Stevens of tho Twentieth pre-.
cinct, stated thai they had seen Pesenccker climb out
OF window on the seventh floor and then drop TO The
sidewalk.
DR.. Cushman stated that death resulted from shock
due 10 conclusion OF The brain ana compound fracture
OF the lett arm and The ribs on the lott side.
VERDICT or THE coRoNkRs JURY.
The case was then given TO the jury, who went ont
TO deliberate. Alter long consultation they returned
and rendered tho following verdct:-
We find Otto Pessneckcr and others cAme to their
doAh by the burning Of Bales piano factory
Thryhth and Thirty,sixih streets between Tenth and
1871 We oei 1t to be our duty to censurs tho
Of tho premises, J. 7. Hale. on account Of his
neglect 70 provide adequate mean, % for exansu'hns
p1oySs tank ans ss with wass passs as
on zach moor and that all drying rooms ought to
be strictly hreproo and urhcr that tho Commissioners
OF Public Works should cause to bc provided mains
pars.of the city where such pipes In the
named streets In