New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-12

Tho Insurance on the building is S104 900, divided
among a large number of companies.
The firm has rented several vacant buildings near
the damaged structure. TO which the goods Oh manu- "
being moved as rapidly as possible
An interesting question TO the authority OF the
Fire Chief over the elevated railroad company mas
arisen in consequence OF this fire. The souIneas~i"
corner OF the building was considerably damaged oy
the fire and the Chief feared that the Welght OF tno
heavy cupola on top of it would cause the wall 10
fall outward across tracks OF the railroad company
and Tins endanger the lives of the passengers VINO
pstronize the elevated system. Mspy OF those VINO
examined the wall yesterday said that IL Wouio nave
TO come down and the inspectors from the buliulie
Bureau who made a cursory survey declared tial IL
woud have to be repaired before the building could
withstand the constant shaking from the elevated trains
Immediately after the fire was out Chlef Bonner ,
,,eae suryey of the building and especially vi 'e
front wall. and he thought that there was in'' ,s
danger of il tumbling down lie lhereloio 0 -,
Colonel Hahn, who had been on the spo' lol SUM
,oohinp after the traffic, which considerably ais
arranged on account of the fire. to stop the ruiine
Of trains Colonel Hahn was not disposed 10 aoiuo
nv this order until Police Sergeant Mccoy repeated IL III
language which could not be Misunderstood i"o
trains were stopped for while, but Deiore loi,e
Colonel Hahn ordered their running again, p". oii9
ON the eastern track They were running Yesterday
ON both tracks while the wall stood aohgsoe
Of Them looking as though ii might fall any ihomeh"
The occupants OF the building said, however that tney
felt no vibration from the wall when trains pasSeu
Chief Bonner did not take Colonel Hams action at
all pleasantly He said that he thought the wal was
IN a dangerous condition, and he gave the order 10
Stop the trains on that account to prevent any injury
10 those who use the trains lie had gwen tle oiueI
and If the police did not see that was carried ou
he had done his duty. Colonel Hahn gave out d
Statement in the morning to the effect that he, as
practical engineer, together with an engineer IN 'e
tmnloy Of tine company had made an examination OF
the building after the order to stop running me tfl S
had heen given by Chief Bonner. and that ne iT!u
that there absolutely no danger Of the val az ms
lie rave the order to start the trains AGAIN IN ue
inersst he said of the travelling public Of New YORK;
which would be Inconvenience greatly If the trains
were stopped. - -, Ar, o-., o. s+at,on
took sides With Colonel Ham, and declared that ere
never was any danger from the wall. Colonel Hain
was emphatic In his denial that he had intmated III
spT way that there was any illfeeling between the
infringement of the elevated railroad and Chief Bonner
which might be responsible for the order to stop thi
trains "Chief Bonner is a gentleman. and he WOULD
NOT stoop 10 such methods OF retaliation he sad;
Thousands Of people crowded around the bullolnlL
Yesterday and IL took large force of policemen u
keen them out Of the Of the remen and the work
men AS soon as the water has been run off mer
will be set at work repairing the three upper nOOrs
the building which were damaged.