New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-24
pRsTTI,Ts OF WORK IN THE RUINS.

RESULTS OF WORK IN The Ruins,
me TASK UNDER TIE SUPERVISION or CHIEF IN
GlrEgR oUkTis-RIs OPINION OF THE CAUSE Oh
THE cALAMITY-IEcIDsNTs IN THE GARDEN
The scene of the disaster at Madison Square
Garden still continues to excite interest Dur
,us the entire day yesterday there was o
crowd OF people IN MadisoDRyep between
Twenty.sixth and Twenty-seventh-sts. Although
there as not much to see those passing through the
street could refrain from stopping to view the place
Of the calamity. In the morning the workmen resumed
he nsk of removing the debris from che floors OF tho
Art Gallery and ballroom whore the ceilings fell in.
and nom the sidewalks and street below Search was
made for the pictures then missnG-tweny In all
nost OF which were found In the north end OF the Art
Gallery next to Twentyseyenth-st As soon 40 PIC
tire was found II WIS carried down and placed with
fbe others In the main hail OF the Garden below. The
afters which supported the roof were taken downau
removed from the building. The ends which had fallen
down wore found to have struck with great forco ana
pierced through the heavy flooring.
Fs Cuffis chief engineer of the Harlem Railroad Com
pany superinten6ed the removal OF the debris Under
the roc at the south endhat used as restaurant
(which rem aimed standing, strong supports were placed
by his direction, precauton against further acci-
dent With reference TO the probable cause OF the aco
dent he said no had sometimes one theory ana some
times mother He did not think the dancing had been
at ali instrumental In weakening the wall or bringing
down the roof Itwas possible that the intense neat
from the Ros hetS IN OouoSN OVN
the timbers 20 crack Mr. Curtis added that was not
decided what was to be done with the broken wall.
That part which is standing az tue Twentysevenh-st
aide would be anchored unit decision had been reached
TIN rps IN she street would be removed az speedily as
possible and the street opened.
10 any one making an examination OF the hoor Mr..
Curtiss opinion that tho dancing in way cause
of the calamity seemed 70 be correct The floor beams
are not set In the WALL and DO not touch II; they rest
ou upright supports which stand on the ground below
was remarked yesterday that the fact OF the wall not
having been tied by the floor timbers at the second
story might have been cause OF weakness in the struc
ture In addition TO the pictures and other works OF
srt a cateialne watch and several articles OF jewery
were found during the day among the ruins The piano
which had stood near the outer wall wac removed It
had suffered apparently little damage aside from the
breaking and batterlngof the lid.
The probable cause OF the accident continued to be
theme of conversation throughout the city With refer
enee theory that the roof fell first and pushed out
the WALL j. II. Hooking, the doorkeeper OF the Art Gal
lery said yesterday; the last to leave the gal
leFy After most Of the visitors had been Induced 10 co.
two ladies were noticed at the north end OF the
room locking at Bierstadts large picture was In
the act Of pushing them out OF the door
whom the arss crash came The wall was the first to
give way and after sWayiDg once or twice 1t fell ont
Next che gas pipe fen down, knocking my hat on my
head. Then the roof came down In great mass OF
ruins At this time was about four feet within the
door and am willing TO make an aidayit that the wall
gave way before the roof fell down."
the interior OF the Garden yesterday had desolate
appearance Most Of the booths stripped and bar
and some Of them were taken down. superintendent
Mckay was present during the day. and directed the
workmen engaged in packing and sending away the
artcles which sti remained The artists, g. a. Story
W. sartsin and Thomas Hicks, were busy in removing
tho pictures. Those that were In any degree In
jured were sent to Association Hail. whore they will be
retained until the further action Of the committee As
on tho day before several Of the paintings were found
out OF the which they had been hung, and yet
were ouy slightly damaged Almost without exception
those found yesterday injured in very slight de-
gree OF the entire number Of paintings in the gallery
about l50-twentyave we're utterly ruined about one
third escaped unhurt and delivered to the owners
Yesterday; one-fourfh lad only the frames injured.
The remaining fifty pictures we're moro or less dam
aged.
Nineteen pictures were recovered yesterday. Three
Of them we're in the possession OF Dr. Mott, who res
cued them from the hands Of boys In the street. who
we're carrying them away Wednesday night The
others we're found the ruins the floor Of the Art
Gallery. There yet seven pictures missing, or 50
badly damaged as not to be recognized. Following 10
list Of those recovered yesterday
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