New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-11
SWEPT BY A HIGH WIND.
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crushed every part Of the two dwellings as II
they were made Of cardboard. From the debris
could be heard The screams of the imprisoned and
tortured people. but where they lay and how many
Of those buried within were alive could not be
guessed at when the men first went work.
Engine Companies Nos. and Is ut set
10 work to clear tn front Of the building. while
the members of Company No. IS started in TO
dig out the unfortunate victims In the front
of the building girls hand was uncovered
after an hours hard abO- The firemen were
able to reach her and give her brandy but it
was an hour and half after that before they
were able 10 rescue her from the broken rafters
and beams that imprisoned her. Louis and
Carl Abrams were utterly buried IN the runs
and remained there for hours before the
nremcn able to reach them
The men worked under great disadvantages.
for the chimney OF the crushed house, while
still standing leaned over at an acute angle
and threatened every moment to fall.
The appearance OF the victims as they were
taken from the wreck showed what they had
gone through. Each one was covered with
dust and dirt, which in many cases had min
gled with the blood from the cuts and bruises
which disfgured the bodies. Mrs korones,
when her dead body taken from under
the ruins. found to be horribly mutilated
and crushed about the legs. Meyer Steinman
was brought To the surface apparently just a
moment before he breathed his last. He had
evidently made a terrible fight FOR life. for his
features We're distorted. and his teeth hrm my
clenched. The bodies were laid out in the
Children's playroOm OF the school
A FLIMSY BUILDING.
Tho greatest Indignation was expressed over
what was said TO be the utterly himsy character
of the unfinished building the fall of which
caused the disaster. Those who actually saw the
falling walls. upon the scene shortly
afierward gave vivid accounts of the terrible
sights Walter ]. Bryan. Of No. Il Monroe-st.,
about eighty feet away from No. - at the
time. He said that his attention was attracted
by hearing slight cracking sound. AS he looked
a great rent suddenly appeared in the front 81 the
factory walls. and the whole fabric snd IKE an
avalanche upon the buildings to the north and
the south of it. Immediately there was chorus
of shrieks such he had never heard before,
and the whole street was filled with a waiiinH
frightened crowd. Women and children thinly
clad in night clothes, grimy from the dust of the
wrecked building. and stained with blood from the
wounds they had received. came crawling OUT. ana
historically Rugged and kissed each other. Shrek
ing at the top of :heir voices. woman SAID
her husband crushed beneath the fallen
house. ana wanted to rush out In her thin night
dress 10 aid in rescuing him. while parents were
crying for lost children and frightened children
screamed for their fathers and mothers
At 10 a. m. Contractor Galligan arrived on
the scene with a wreCking crew. and the task or
clearing away the ruins and searching FOR the
bodies vigorously begun About lo.5o
o'clock one of the KOrOnes caused considerable
excitement by shouting that he heard voice
calling from the debris. The firemen promptly
set work at the point he indicated but round
no living sign. and the entire korones laihlIy
CraZed with grief
DRUNKEN POLICEMAN MAKES TROUBLE
There was a disgiaceful spectacle witnessed
about o'clock in the playroom Of the school
where the bodies Of the dead lay. \ policeman
in full uniform sauntered around dsgustingly
intoxicated interfering with the hremen ana
every one else His number 3.i5l. He had
no hesitation in loudly proclaimine mat ne was
full OF whiSkey. and accordingly glad ~ the lact
A short time later he was found leaning over
he d
hours he staggered around inside o. the schoo-
house. causing great annoyance To the WORK
there The police record shows that the wraFel
Of shield 3,45l is Policeman George W. Lee ~
the Madison-st. station.
Plans for the erection Of the building which
collapsed We're fled with the Building Depart
ment on July OF this year by Louis Arono"lt|,
the owner who then lived At No $l2 Madison
ST. The building was intended 70 be seven
story brick factory. The cost Of erection was
to be $4,000 When seen yesterday morning
Superintendent Of Building Brady said that
the cause OF the buildings coIiapse could nov
be explained until after thorough inNesosa-
ton had been made. He SAID that NJ. J. Carey
the district inspector. lad Inspected the WORK
as IL had gone on from day To day. ana II any
violation Of the building laws had been com
mittcd report should nave been hled imme-
diately.
10 the Rudng Department in the afternoon
On the cause Of the collapse Of the structure
He said that in his opinion the high wind was
resnonsble The walls green. and could
not Of course. withstand much strain. he said
All the work had been done according TO tn"
rcouircuents Of the law. Carey said h" visited
thu. place on Tuesday night at o'clock. ana
found the Workmcn topping out the seventh
story wall The Job was done I'm the best
manner According 10 the plans filed. the con
tractors Of the ruined building were Schneider
& Herter.
THE OWNER IL COURT
Louis Aronowitz. OF 40. 3I2 Mad!son-st.. the
owner Of the collapsed building. was brought be
fore Justice Hogan In the Essex Market Police
Court Yesterday afternoon. Justice Hogan re-
manded the defendant until tomorrow afternoon.
The search for the contractor - the bu!luihe WIZ
unsuccessful.
The most remarkable incident in connection
with tho disaster was the miraculous escape
from death Of Jacob Koro tes For nearly nm
hours he Jay buried I'm the debris threatened
every minute with inst2-t death shOuid "A '"Nr-
in occur A WIRE mattress had pIoNidrntla"S
fallen across Il couple Of beams dilrctN dD"N"
his body thus giving him spac" IN when 10
breathe The wOrkncn cug away Tor TWO hours
To- extricate him after his cries showed that ne
was still living The men worked Slowly anu
cautiously When they finally reached IN" I'M
Drjsoned man he called Tor q cup ~ water when
was given 10 him. His pluck asionshcd every
body Notwithstanding N" terrible inentaI AS
we'll az physical strain 10 which h" was subjected
the Young man maintained his nerN" unil ne
was plac.d on "A stretcher H. tainted while
being carried TO an ambulance.
HUSBAND. WIFE AND son TOGETHER
At II D. m. the body Of Isaac Abrams was
,aken an 4 few moments later thar Of the son.