New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
THIS ALSO LIKELY TO COLLAPSE.
THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE PUTS 900

CLERKS IL CONSTANT PERIL.
Washington June 10 Spci1l.--Amcng III" ohio 'ter'
Yesterday when more than fourscorc victims oi Ton
grcs sional parsmony and official cnrr"N'h'Ss' nin
tally and stupidity carried ont "f u" slaughter
pcn IN feminist. was Congressman Ei'mid'"h' "l
| Tennessee lie has been for 4 number oi N'arN q
member Of the Joint Comritiec on Printing. and Wa
chairman OF the House Committee In the last '"er
az course he dcplorcd the terrible accident which
| I'm n twInkling had causcd great mortality among
400 clerk, rs regiment composed Of an equal NUMBER
OF men usually suffers In n hard fonght hau"' IL
Mr. Richardson n Tribune CORE ,pondcnt remarked
"This building less un-af" than that death trap
known as the Government Printing once, In which
are huddlcd more than 300 persons. on"ihird OF
whom are women. Everybody knows that that b"ld
ing is likely 10 COLLAPSE any day and some fin" morn
Ing YOU may be compelled 10 d"plore tn" 'acric" oil
thousand lives on that account
Mr. Richardson shook his head ~ he replied What
Won say about the insecurity Of that hulldg i True
and nearly every man in Congress knows ii. Every
person employed in that place il daily exposed ~ Dan
GERS Of los, of life or limb; the building Is constant
menace and cannot think u it without shnidrr "
4, Mr. Richardson truly says, he and every other
man who has served IN Congress during th" last ten
years knows tina, the Government Printing Oih'e fuId
ing 4, VIGOROUSLY unsafe" for lime and time again III"
attention Of Congress. which j. solely responsible for
mi dsrrocof state Of AFFAIR." has been called TO II.
needed
eighty persons Yesterday to bring home TO those com
pcIled by nothing less than nhumanity 10 labor In
This buIldng the lesson Of yesterday, aud 10 learn
from n the story which some day may ana surely VIII
be theirs II the right thing Is not quickly done. For
not "A day. not hour of years past has come and
gone that has not brought to hos" employees Of this
mighty Government the realization Of how they
stood and vet stand to death by fire and falling walls.
Naturally enough the horrible fate Of the unior-
,unate ones Of yesterday has vi,ibly and markedly
increased the fears Of the employees Of III" "ovcrn-
m.nt printing Office, and the foreman, Captain H. r.
Brian who has been for years employed In thi, great
establishment, today said
THE insecurity Of the building has always given
the Public Printer the greatest concern and nothing
has been neglected 10 render the building safe
possible. The feeling today among rs all Is the
same feeling which runs throughout the cpmmuniiy
enc Of apprchenso on and fear. an not b.
any mems an alarnlsi, but all feel very IL hsl
I assure yon Indeed. the doubtful security Of the
building mpcraiivcy demands thr immediate erection
OF a larger and more structure. As IL l.
and has been for years. II IL constant 10
lievc the building from overweight. This do by
removing as quickly possib" all completed work.
Even additional warehouses have been rented. AMI
only three days ago compiled. ont Of
gard for own safety, L. rent another warehouse.
OF the weight Of work and material Increases
from day 10 dly DESPITE all our planning ana In that
way peril Increases daily. Grand JuficS have
pointed out the dangerous condition Of the binding
from tine 10 time, the architect Oi the Capitol has
done tn same, and In recent years, at least, the
same thing has been pointed out the floor of the
Senate AMI the House OF Representatives. Nothing
has ye; been done. however. ana "" have ourselves
been obliged To d. what little We clul TO render the
building as safe possible. our people rcail" their
position ana OF course that realization bring lis no
comfort. short time ago DR.. schacfer, the deputy
coroner, In speaking to this very subject. said
that while such disaster that Of yesterday in this
building would not be IN unexpected one to lin. he
hope1 acton by COngrs, would prevent II, but |
distinctly remember mat he remarked AT the time
that h. woud some day be called in hs Official char
acer to the euildng which yesterday was the scene
Of ruin and death"
Captain Brian then called attention 10 the following