The evening world., 1894-10-11
WASTRE HAND OF GOD.
So Says Contractor Molski of the
Monroe Street Disaster
Rigid investigation 10 Be Made by
Building Supt. Brady.
Rosie Abrums's Dead Tabby Cat
Found in the Ruins.

A rigid Investigation Is being prose-
cuted to-day into the cause of the COLI
lapse Of tn NV building at a Monroe
street yesterday morning. which re-
suited in the death Of nine people and
the injury Of nearly twice that num-
ber.
Buildings, sad to-day that he had re-
ceived n 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 Bernsteil also
made u 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,
lie 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
remained under the debris. 1t Is believed
that there are no more there
THE Evening World" in late extra
last night, told OF the recovery Of eight
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.
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,
were removed to the undertaker's shop
of Isaac Jackson, l9S Henry street.
These, with the other SIX, had been
placed In Primary School 3f next door.
Hundreds Of people crowded about the
rains, and ROunlsman Mastcrson and a
squad OF policemen had great difficulty
in keeping them back so that the labor
ers could work.
When the scholars of School 36 arrived
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
GOuYernCur Hospital and one at Cham
bcrs Street Hospital, will recover. Jacob
/ NorOnes, the young man who was taken
entombed for more than nine hours, was
! transferred from Gouverneur to Bellevue
! Hospital, this morning.
David MolaSi. the building contractor,
whom the police could not find ytster-
day, said this morning that he had per-
sonally supervised the construction.
LAS to the mortar" he said, "the rule
is, a half barrel of lime for every 1000
bricks. | used IA fun barrel 10 every
( 1000. The building, all told, stands me
$4,000 1t was not the fault of the build
| ing. that it fell. 1t 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 o.
the dead bodies, which lay in the
school-hUuse. When asked for informa
ton by reporters he fumed and swor,
and ordered tiremen not to give up an!
| news
If | had my way Ia club them ou
! OF the building" he shouted. " I'm
! drunk and | can take my booze when
| like ii and I'm glad of it.
Lee later was leaning over the bar
/ In saloon nearby. He was more
! busily engaged in secrctng the number
on his helmet than anything else.
Capt. Grant. however Is making an
/ investigation of the case. Lee is now
awaiting decision on charges upon
which he was tried in February last
/ His boast, of pull is apparently not
unfounded.