New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-12
"CUEAP JOHN WORK WANTED.
REMARK OF 4 CONTRACTOR WHO REFUSED TO
TAKE THE JOB.

EENARk OF toNIkNt Iot W H. kEfl USED ~
TAKE THE JOB.
Washington June lI.-Deputy Coroner siaiicr was
engaged To-Day in making preparations for the IN
quest, which viii be- resumed omorrow. IL" has
suhpoenacd several witnesses. and It Is his Intention
TO secure all the eye witnesses the affair that he
can Those who Will be examined tomorrow are
W r. Richardson. OF the record and pension division
Huliing n,prctOr Entwi,lr Bcrjamin Rci,s, record
ard pension division, superintendent Court record
and pension division: J. +. SimnS builder; J. I.
Lynch. brickay'T, and Robert Claraaon and D. l..
CL.seI csHirpcJors, ....
. IAtrCh Doyle. contractor for forty years IN
Washington. says that five months ago he Wa sent
for by the officials of the record and pension division,
War Department. They wanted me-" said hr.
DOYLE to take the Job of undermining THE old
structure for the purpose OF putting IN nm electric
plant. | tod them that | would not touch the Job.
| had several rcnsons this refusal. The first was
that II risky and dlngcf0ha undertaking /,
secondly. they did not have any plans Npccliici
lions for the work thirdly there no clvl
engineer OF expert supervise the operations, and
the contractor was supposed TO 90 ahead at random
or IN hHphalard manner; fourthly they were
nggardly about the amount they wanted TO pay Tor
the work. and evidently desired 10 have 1t done IN
cheap john fashion. For these very good reasons
| kept my hands oil the work. and In the hght Of
recent event, am glad that did, or to-day per
haps would feel like an assassin.
Il examined the pit TO day into which the manslci
victims vcrc prcclptated In tie crash on Friday.
! found that support had been placed underneath
the centric arch where the excavation was made from
The street. The arch should have been blocked M
from the basement and then from floor 10 floor To the
ceiling In the front part Of the building The accident
was caused by undermining the pillars The Job wa,
II risky one aud there evidences Of careless under
mining"
II The Coroncr's jury Finds verdict INVOLVING
crlmnnliiy II will he my duty 10 report the matter
10 the Grand Jury Tor Investigation and action. said
,trict-Attorncy BIrncy. indictments viii prob
ably follow unless II Is Nund that the blame Is -
much distributed 10 make such course Impossible.
This mtghi be the case II IT the belief Of the jury
thrt Congress for instance. Is the blameworihy party
81 have taken action In this unfortunate matte
as vet continued Mr. Eincy. "and cannot d. 80
until after Tho inquest. ! shall however, send one
OF ms assistant, to attend the Cooncr's inquiry AMI
make such suggestions rs appear necessary as to the
course Of the investigation and the witnesses TO b"
examined You may be sure that shall follow
the case closely that the War Department IS TO
h,yc nm Investigation 81 It's own The result Ct this
taken with III. findings Of the Coroncrs inquest
will bc Of value TO me In Of criminalty being
established against any one. Eciw"cn the TWO IN
ycstigations II ought To BE- possible 10 fix the blame II
there be any,