The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-11
WAS The HAND OF GOD.
So Says Contractor Molski Of the
Monroe Street Disaster
Rigid investigation to Be Made by
Building Supt. Brady.
Rosie Abrsms's Dead Tabby Cat
Found In the Ruins.

A rigid Investigation Is being prose-
cuted to-day into the cause of the col
lapse Of the new building at "a Monroe
street yesterday morning, which re-
suited in the death OF nine people and
the injury Of nearly twice that num-
Der
Supt. Brady. OF the Department OF
Buildings. said to-day that he had re-
celved report from District Inspector
Carey to the effect that the Monroe
street building was built according to
the plans and specifications. and in every
way lawfully. Inspector Bernstell also
made a similar report on the matter.
1T is my opinion" said Supt. Brady,
that the terrible calamity was solely
due to the gale. The mortar and the
material used were good"
He added, however, that when the
debris had been removed he would have
the foundations of the building care
fully inspected.
Contractor Galligan with fifty men
was still at work this morning to dem
onstrate. positively, that no bodies still
| remained under the debris. 1t is believed
that there are no more there.
The Evening World" in a late extra
last night, told of the recovery of eight
| bodies. The only body then not recov-
cred, and which Is believed to be the
| seven years old. the son of Isaac and
| Bessie Abrams, who, with the boy and
Rosie Abrams. was buried in the rui ms.
| The boys body was found late last
| night.
Deputy Coroner Gun early this morn
| Ing granted certificates for the removal
of the bodies of the victims to the homes
| OF friends or undertaking shops.
| The remains of Solomon kDrOnpg.
| Bertha Korones and Abraham Korones
were removed to the undertaker's shop
Of Isaac Jackson iSS Henry street rect
placed Ii. Primary School SO next door.
Hundreds of people crowded about the
ruins, and Roundsman Masterson and a
| squad OF policemen had great difficulty
in keeping them back so that the labor
| ers could work.
When the scholars of School Sc arrived
at the usual hour they were told that
| there would be no school before Mon
day.
The dead body of tabby cat was
| taken from the ruins this morning. IL
is said to have been the especial pet
| of little Rosie Abrams, one of the VIC
| Tins
The three injured who were taken tc
| Gouverneur HOSPITAL and one at Cham
bers Street Hospital, will recover. Jacot
Korones, the young man who was taker
| from the ruins alive, after having beer
entombed for more than nine hours, was
1 transferred from iIOuNeTHeuT 10 lbtleNut
| Hospital, this morning.
| Louis AronowitZ the owner OF the col.
lapsed building, to-day filed deed trans
ferring the property to Lena Blumberl
| for a consideration of 81.
David Molski, the building contractor
whom the police could not find yester
day, said this morning that he had per
Sonally supervised the construction.
"As to the mortar" he said, 1.-THE rul
is, a half barrel of lime for every 100
bricks. l used full barrel to ever,
1000. The building, all told, stands mi
81, 000 1t was not the fault of the build
ing, that 1t fell. 1t was the hand o.
Inspector Williams said to-day that h,
had made no complaint against Police
man George w. Lee, who was disgrace
| fully Intoxicated at the scene Of the dis
aster.
Lee, while drunk, was in charge o
the dead bodies, which, lay in thu
school-house. When asked for informa
and ordered firemen not to give up an!
| news.
III had my way I'd club them gu
OF the building" he shouted. I'm
drunk and | can take my booze when
like 1t and I'm glad of it
Lee later was leaning over the bal
In saloon nearby. He was NOR,
busily engaged in secreting the number
on his helmet than anything else.
Capt. Grant however. is making al
investigation of the case. Lee Is nov
awaiting a decision on charges upor
which he was tried in February last
His boast of a pull is apparently no
unfounded.