Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-25

weight OF tie building there are six an
chors to the roof on the north-end wall the
| west wall, when torn ont to the place wheye
| the ioists OF the saloon building were a.
serted. is substantial enough to erect su-
| psrstructure.
| After long discussion OF the matter among
the jurors the following verdict was prepared
| and signed:
SACRAMENTO. April q. 1889
We, the undersigned jurors, drawn by the Core
OF Sacramento county to inquire into the identi
~ and cause of death Of the persons whose bodies
were removed on April 20. 1888, from certain
wrecked building located at 507 street, Sacrament
to city, California, find the names, ages and places
OF nativity nearly have been able to ascer-
tain, TO be as follows: Thomas P. Bresford, ma
tive OF Philadelphia, sged IS years; John Charles
kademacher native Of Prussia, aged 50 years. 2
months and days; Lawrence Miller, native of
| Ohio, aged "a years. Henry Hoppe, native
OF Germany, aged 43 years and IL
months; John Hitzenherger, native Of Austria,
aged u years; Henry +. Schweitzer, 2 native Of
michigan, aged "a years and days. We find that
! they and each of them to their death by in
Jufles received and wounds and bruises inflicted by
tne talilng II the west wall of the upper story Of
the Grand Army Hall building, situated at Nos 500,
oil and 5l3 street, Sacramento City, Cal, at
a0out 10 mi utes after Y o'clock, midnight, of the
morning OF the Goth OF April, 1888; that said wall
tel TO the westward, and upon the roof Of the one.
story building situated at 507 K street, known as
Saenger Halle Saloon, breaking down the roof
ana the walls thereof, and its fall resulted in the
| eeatn of the persons named. We are unable to de
ternIne from the evidence the Of the falling
Of the wall mentioned, but in our opinion it re-
suited from explosive forees Of kind TO us I'M.
known, caused by the fire in the lower story Of the
building that night, but not Of such character
to have caused the falling OF the wall had it
been properly constructed. We further find that
the unsafety and faulty construction Of the build
| ing was known TO its constructor.
We further find that tie building known as Grand
4 Army Hall IA npta IA huildirn MIR fa.
the purpose for which it intended to be used,
and for which it has been used
We find that the west wall Of the upper story of
| the Grand Army Hall building Yves 50 effectively
constructed az be entirely insecure especially in
building intended TO be used for public hail, in
which large numbers OF persons congregated; that
It was too thin; that the appearance of the debris
| indicated that 1t was constructed with unwetted
bricks, to which the mortar would not adhere; that
the wall was not anchored SO It should have been;
that while are not able to determine what caused
the wall to fall, satisfied from the evidence
that whatever she cause was, it was not such that
would have injurousy affected the wall had it been
constructed with any regard to security.
We further fluid that the northiand south walls of
the Grand Army Hall building only = inches
thick ir5m the ground up, and are unsafe ana en-
tirey insecure for any two story building and espe-
cially used for public hall, aud that in recon-
structing the walls should be made thicker and they
should be built With greater regard for permanently
and security.
We further find that the saenger Halle building
was well construcbed and that it in ali respects
a safe building by itself.
We are OF opinion that there are many brick
buildings in this city that should be inspected by
competent experts, With view of determining as
TO their safety under the contingencies Of fire. etc,
which are momentariy liable to happen; and we
recommend that all brick buildings hereafter con-
structed in the city be inspected by competent
perts while in Of constructors and that the
owners be required to in all respects construct such
buildings with view to security and permlnency.
Signed NJ. S. HAMMER,
4. A. FISK
T. D. SERVER,
GEO. o. BATES,
JOHN RYAN,
G. W. LOCKE,
WIN. MINER,
K. PARKER,
NJ DUSENBERRY