The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-13
THE WORK SUSPENDED,

SSSA
But begun Again With vicor Last Even.
~iuE-sherin Franzheim Gets E,per:
Labor into the Ruins with Good Eject.
After work was stopped on the Hutch
isHon and Chapman buildings ruins,
shortly before 4 o'clock yesterday morn.
Ing. nothing wa done toward clearing
away the debris until late in the alter.
1907. Mr.. Charles Hamilton was en-.
ployed by Greer & Laing to mako 40 in.
spsction OF their building with a view
to seeing il it was in an unsafe condi.
ton. Hepronounced tho south wall in
perfect condition, ye. as an cxtre pre-
caution the wall was still more strong
ly braced.
The board OF public works, after stop
ping work yesterday morning, con.
cluded not to begin again unles, council
would authorize the necessary expendi-
ture. The board had its men at work
really without legal authority, but in
such an emergency OF course nobody
would think Of Directing to this. How
ever, the members thought they had
assumed enough responsibility, and in
view OF what they thought was the very
dangerous condition OF affairs. they de-
clined to assume the burden OF possible
fatalities to their workmen.
The Cause of tho noises heard early
yesterday morning, and attributed at
the time to the cracking OF the walls,
was found on en- inspection OF the build.
ing yesterday to have been simply the
falling OF q quantity OF plaster in the
Greer & Laing building. The plaster
was thoroughly soaked with water. but
its fall could not possibly do any harm.
M. H~AMILToS's IDEAS.
On the snbiec. OF tho Greer & Laing
wall, Mr.. Hamilton said to q reporter
yesterday:
"The building stands to-day just as it
did when it was built. The idea that it
was going to fall last night was the
most absurd thing i ever heard OF. The
noise the men claimed to have heard
early this morning was probably caused
by the fall OF some plastering which has
become watersoaked. 1t fell on q lot OF
horseshoes, and l suppose made consid-
erabla noise, but nothing like what is re.
ported. or course the men were work.
ing at a time when everything is quiet,
and aa their nerves were probably at I
high tension, any little sound becomes
greatly exaggerated. But their quitting
work was foolish. l examined the
building yesterday aud have gone all
over it to-day, ana that wall has not
wavered from its position the sl!ghtes:
particle. Suck a racket as tho workmen
claimed TO have heard would have
been followed by the fall OF tho wall.
for il it had COMO out one.sixteenth OF
an inch it would have goa Wha.
damage has been done 10 1t was by
criminal workmanship and the butch
cry OF the wall. Ii everything reported
around were true, someone must have
been in tho storo surreptitiously aud
gained IN entrance by unlawful means.
l am willing to have the authorities
come in this building, and Til take
them all over 1t, aud l say that not orc
crack can be found in the south wall.
l. is as plumb rs it vas when built. /
was a. work with my con on the build
in: yesterday snoring it up and will
continue to-day. Another thing l wish
to impress on the people, and tina. ia tho
report that l was the architec, on the
Hutchinson and Chapman building. ia
absolutely untrue. had nothing what
ever to do with them
SHERIFF FRASZHEIM ACTS.
Yesterday afternoon, alter tho work
OF removing tho debris in tho attempt
to reach the bodies Of Koran and
Wincher had boon suspended for abou.
twelve hours, Shorifi Franzhcim u.s.
sumed responsibility for the further
prosecution OF the work, and made q
contract with Hallock Bros. to continue
It. Captain Hallock, tho head OF the
firm, at once called in several score OF
men and n number OF carts, and about
$3.50 p. IN. the work OF cxcavating in
search OF tho missing bodies was re.
sumed with q businesa-like air, which
caused q Sigh OF relief among tho thous-
and or 80 spectators who lined the
strcet.
The mon had already lent efficient
aid in pulling up tho heavy .imbers to
prop up the south wall Of the Greer &
Laing building. As loon IA this was
accomplished the men went to work
with tho intelligent energy Of experts.
Instead Of using whcelbarrows. as had
been done before, neccssitaLing double
handling OF tho debris. car.s were
backed directly into tho place. and the
s.uG loaded direct into them.
Tho vigorous way in which Captain
Hallock's mon worked inspired all who
wero near with ronowed hope, and tho
remark was frequently hoard thu, tho
bodies would be found boioro midnight,
Sheriff Fran.heim said to an IyTELrI.
GEHcEe man that he would 500 tina, tho
COS. OF tho work was paid, and no would
not pay 1t himself. There was consid.
orable dispute rs to tho propriety Of tho
board OF public works action In ceasing
work. Mesurs. II. G. EIchards and
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