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

\ rigid Investigation ia being prose-
culed to-day into the cause of the col
lapse If tn now building al q Monroe
street yesterday morning, when re-
suited in the death Of nine people and
the njury Of nearly twice that mum
Der
Supt Brady. of the Department of
Buildings was not at his office up TO
"A late hour this morning. Assistant
Superintendent Nreeland, however. stat
ed that Mr.. Brady remained until early
this morning at the ruins and devoted
the time to personal inspection of the
Aaronowitz building. The outcome Of
Mr.. Brady's inspection Mr. Nrceland
would not discuss
1t was reported yesterday that Dis
trict Inspector NJ. j. Carey had ma lie
a report on the collapsed building, but
this was denied by Mr.. Vreeland. who
said that probably no official action
would be taken until the report Is .iiei.
Carey had reported at the Department
of Buildings early this morning, and had
gone out in his district when an Even
ing World reporter called. 1t as said
that he had gonwe to the ruins, but he
was not to be found there, either.
Contractor Gdlligan with fifty men
were still at work this morning To dem
bllSlIdl'' pbSllNflN, lHhl Ib Dtll'S SUN
remained undr the debris. 1t is believed
that there are no more there.
The Evening World" in II 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
last one. was, that of ELI Abrams,
seven years old. the son of Isaac and
Bessie Abrams, who, with the boy and
Rosie Abrams. was buried in the ruins.
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 KOrones.
Bertha korones and Abraham korones.
were removed to the undertakers shop
of Isaac Jackson, l9S Henry street.
These, with the other six, had been
placed in Primary School 30. 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
crs could work.
When the scholars of School IS came
at the usual hour they were told that
there would be no school before Mon
day,
The dead body of a tabby cat was
taken from the ruins this morning. 1t
Is said to have been the especial pet
of little Rosie Abrams. one OF the vic
Tins.
The three injured. who were taken to
Gouverneur Hospital and one at Cham
Der Street Hospital. will recover. Jacob
kOrones, the young man who was taken
from the ruins alive, after having been
entOmbed for more than nine hours was
transferred from Gouverneur to Bellevue
Hospitol this morning.
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, "the rule
| Is, n half barrel of lime for every 1000
| bricks | used flll barrel
| 1000. The building, all told, stands me
5000. 1t was not the fault OF the build
ing, that 1t fell II was the hand of
| God"
Inspector Williams said to-day that he
| 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 of
| the dead bodies. which lay in the
| school-house. When asked for informa-
| ton by reporters he fumed and swore
and ordered firemen not to give up any
| news.
III | had my way I'd club them out
OF the building" he shouted. I'm
drunk and l can take my booze when |
| like It and I'm glad of It,"
| Lee later was leaning over the bar
| in a saloon nearby. He was more
busily engaged in secreting the number
on his helmet than anything else
Capt, Grant, however. Is making an
| investigation OF the case. Lee Is now
awaiting a decision on charges upon
which he was tried In February last
His boast, of pull Is apparently not
unfounded.