Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-10
APPREBENsIvE EMPLOYEES.
Insecurity Of the Government Printing or
ice Again Made Plain by an Omcisi.

APPREBENsIyE EMPLOYEES.
Insecurity of the Government Printing or
hce Again Made Plain by m omciai.
CAPT. II. 7 BRIAN TELLS A STAR REPORTER ov
THE DANGERS THAT EXIST AND THAT CANNOT
BE RENovED-sEARLY THREE rHousAxp
LIVES IL HOURLY PERn-wHAr ARozrrxc1
CLARK AND OTHERS HAVE PRoPHEsIEp.
In certain building in this city owned by
the United States government are huddled To-
gether in shameful, inhuman manner
z''oo beings, one-third Of whom
are females. This building IL no
toriously unsafe and, made more so BY the Dur
poses to which it is put, and time and time
"sain the attention of those high in authority
anu aione responsible for the condition Of az
mas been called to it, and time
anu ume again have those authorities, none les
nan .ne congress Of the United States. passed
WIN hardly thought Of the fearful conss-
~. licences hkeiy to result from their neglect
words OF warning and appeal %
made. This building is the govern
printing Office, the greatest in the world,
anu uhquestionably the least secure II needed
NOT 'ne appalling disaster Of YESTERDAY . dis
as'er which shocked the whole civilized World
no,h;na LING nome to those compelled by
no.unS less than inhumanity 10 lahoy
IN this building the lesson of YESTERDAY ana to
narn from II the story which some dsv
may, ana surely will, be theirs, il the rich,
thing Is not quickly done For NOT
day, not an hour, of years past
has come and gone that has ro,
brought TO those employees Of this mighty eo,.
eminent the realization of how near tbev stooA
and vet stand to death by fire and BY falling
walls. AAs
Naturally enough the horrible fate of the nm
fortunate ones of yesterday has visibly and
markedly increased the fears of the efnploves ~
the government printing Office, and TODAY
the foreman Of that great establishment. Can't
IL. Il. Brian. stated to a STAR reporter that hs
and his fellow employees fully realized the iuse-
curity OF the building, and were naturally yery
apprehensive.
CAPT. BRIAN CONDEMNS IT.
Said Capt. Brian: The insecurity of Tia
building has always given the public printer
the greatest concern, and nothing has been
neglected TO render the building as safe a.
possible. The feeling today among us ali
Is the same feeling which runs throughout
L am not by any means an slarmist, bus
We all feel very ticklish, assure you
Indeed, the doubtful security Of the
building imperatively demands the immediate
erection of a larger and more secure structure
As 1t is now and has been for years, Il 10
our constant care to relieve the building from
overweight. This we do by removing e.
quickly rs possible all completed work Even
additional ware houses have been rented
and only three DAYS ago we were COM
PEELED out Of regard for our own safety
to rent another ware house. OF courss
the weight Of work and material increases
from day to day despite all our plan
ming. and in that way our peril increases
daily. Grand juries have pointed out the
dangerous condition Of the building from Tins
TO time. the architect of the Capitol has done
the same and in recent years At least the same
Senate and the House of Representatives
Nothing has vet been done, however. and. .
best as We might, we have ourselve
been obliged to do what It,
tie We could to render the
building as safe az possible. Our people realize
brings us no comfort. A short while agc
DIR. Schaener. the deputy coroner IN
speaking TO me on this very subject. said that
while such a disaster as that OF yesterday in
this building would not be an unexpected
one TO him, he hoped action by
tinctly remember that he remarked At the time
that he would some day be called in his official
character to the building which yesterday vas
the scene Of ruin and death.
WHAT HAS BEEN SAID AT TIE CAPITOL.
Capt. Brian then called the reporters atten-
ton to the following utteances respecting IL
government printing Office building:
Senator Gorman-"I believe that we have bv
a miracle. as il were, escaped great disaster NJ
the present building. Ii is in such Q condition,
and has been for four or five years. that is u
likely 10 collapse at any time"
Senator Hawley-"The government in com.
mon deccncv and humanity reouires n nov