New-York tribune., 1877-05-03
THE PoSr0FFYCE ACCIDENT.

PREPARATIONS FOR INVEs EsuGATION-SUPERVlsING
ARCHITECT HILL DIsAGREfs WITH MIR. MUILErr.
Coroner Ellinger yesterday lmpaneled
Jury TO investigate the OF The falling OF the portion
Of the PostOnce roof 10y which three men came To the
death The jury consists of William H. Bryant OF NO
212 Broadway, J. H. Jacobus OF No l3o ChahoerS-'',
H. b. Dickson Of No IS Worth-st., John p McGoyen oil
No 34s Broadway U. p. Travers Of No lOI Duane-st,
G. H. Taylor of No. 1913 Duane-st, H. Herman OF No l5'
Duanc-St Henry Fernhach OF No. $40 Broadway,
Richard NJ Hunt ol New Church ana Cortlandt-sts,
b. A. Upiohn Of No. III Broadway and Leopold E'dliH
Of No 129 Broadsay The four persons last nancd are
architects OF high standing and others OF jurors are
practical masons and builders Accompanied by Coroner
Fllrnger and his deputy, Dr. Godscimidt, the jury
Waited the scene of the accident and afterward went to
the Eouty Court oOm, where they sworn The In
vestgaion was then adiourncd until Monday at ii a. m
when the taking Of testimony will begin. Judge Johnson
ha, given the use of the EImty Courtroom 10 1c JS
Yesterday showed that Patrick Johnsors death its4iied
from shock and 9sphvya due to euocau0n by the iais
masses debris. There several s.Hali con sohS
1oS have hen insnhicicnt i'm themselves to produce
deatb Denis Fleming died from suock duo 10 a double
compound and cOmnuuted fracture d hoih arms anu
Of lie pelys The bodies of the killed were removed
from the Chambers Street Hospital 10 tier homes yes,
terday afternoon. Thomas Colllser' IN" ohil NVu1uru
1T the Hospital, is reported TO rs recovering from
sauerl sim Architect Hu returned from Albany yes
tcrlay morning. and spent The day 40 the tos' ono
hudiug Iic sIll that ne dd S1lshfd hh,'H 'H ~ 'S
manner in winch the accident occurred. nut as NE Nod
have TO suue4r before the CJTOucrS jury ne Nouu Hv
stale his opinion now. In further conversation, he hdo
thai MI Nucis theory Of the turning over o tLe truss
by reason Of it, being Improperly fastened as bot ut
Nr bIulcts assertion That he (Nr Hii had lnsl ctcu
tpc ,vor; on MOIday also untrue. lie lad neth H
mat part building that day, hut mad never passed
upon tine work MI Hi said tnat tue faulty coistIu'-
tou Of the building tLe first place was the prime cts
of the disaster. The root was AN enormous Ids' q
cement and metal. fourteen inches mick, nnch heavier
trau WAS needed but the truss would have su@rieal
il otber essential, had not been lacking " Aaj tnl'e
essentials Were Mr. Hin reserved To Icy before Jhe toi
Onci's iuy lie said, however, that the laut was no IN
tle russ similar tTusscs were supporting sec tuQs ol
the roof equal in weight 10 that which fell He lelI
10 be- inferred at the defect might be found to he III the
masonry Of the walls IA which The ends OF the uuss
rested. but hc did not say so. 49,.
Thomas II. Odkshotj, superintendent OF construction
al the Post-Dicc building, III his once li ddi ph
detailed of 'hC lahJrcrs To stand "i tc uooi anu
answer Not i'm to all inquiries. TRIBUNE reporter,
af.cg ret calls with the answer each tIlr, passed
around the corridor the oppcsc >lie of TIE tudlnS'
where Mr. OakSbOtt could be distinctly seen uuouSh q
hall window apparently not enGaE.d DO any grave pioo-
lgu, OF national admins IaOn or cN service tioilp
The secretary OF tine Treasury h iccg1phtd 10 i'Ht
ma sCr Jamts asking Ian g. make thorough cNi'hii-
flon of f hat led 10 the accident ana 10 cn"
such agencies Al that Investigation Gs may bt deemed
necessary. ID is tlought tuat MI james VIII tHh 10 MS
ad tAe services Uf Two three OF tie best aItItcS IL
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