New-York tribune., 1896-05-24
DANGEROUS BUILDING.
THE LIVES OF SCHOOL CHILDREN DAILY
IMPERILLED.
Az UNSAFE AHD BrLGING WALL rRoPpEp Up
BY REAMs-TIIE Structure ON THE SITE
or one WHICH COLLAPSED IN 1894
WITH FATAL RESULTS.

ONE WiIitU COLLAPSED ~ lN'f
WITH FATAL RESULTS
People passing through Monroe-st. yesterday
raused with apprehension excited by a new
danger appearing I'm the building No. a. erected
on the site Of the structure which collapsed on
October 10. 1894. crushing A dozen victims TO
death The danger present now Is bulge IN
the south wall OF the newly erected puildlhs'
leaning toward Primary School No ~ only
thirty feet away. which lloo chiIdren atehu
daily.
The leaning structure was hrst observed 10 =
defective during a high storm last winter. when
tho wind caused the building TO rock ana Gre
ated a panic among the scores Of inmates. They
ruebed into the street. and when y was seen
that the south wall had buged no one cared TO
venture hack The Building Department sent
an inenector at once t. look over the premises
He reported that the building vas unsafe ana
In danger Of falling. As an immediate sale-
guard orders were issued to place supports
against the leaning wall to prevent, IN II meas
ure. any collapse before the defect couh be re-
paired That was done several months ago no
work Of repairing the building has been IN eVi-
dence since Yesterday the bulging wall. press
ing upon the beams leaning against H. showed
no sign of having been tou he'd for repair, while
next door more than 1000 boys and girls are at
tending school
DESERTED BY SWEATSHOP WORKERS.
An Indication Of how dangerous the situation
is lies I'm tho fact that since the rroTpinS or the
luiIding the operations in the sweatsfops which
oocunled il have ceased entirely and no en-
nloves have been allowed in It. The ground floor.
however is used by r. Aronowitz whose sign
advertises that he is a manufacturer OF archi-
toctural iron works Gre-escapcs. doors, shutters,
vault lights. raillnes, etc" His family lives on
,be fourth floor. where the south wall begins to
bend outward These are the only occupants OF
the structure.
The building is Of brick, seven stories hish
with the name Il. ArOnOwitZ.' the owner ais
played at the top The structure rises above the
small dwelling houses at its side, presenting
lonely height to wind and storm. How much "f
n resistance II offers To the elements may be
Judged from what was said yesterday by neigh-
bors who declared that the building had been
seen TO tremble and almost sway in wind storms
and only recently was noticed 10 rock so much
that II was feared 1t might fall at any moment
The structure extends back considerable dis
tarce along Mechanics Alley over which It's
double row OF fire escapes hang from the leanins
wall What protection these fire escapes. at
tached 10 defective masonry. would afford In case
NJ fire was not apparent yesterday to the specta-
,ors who shook their heads sight OF the rickety
building.
From Cherry-st looking up Mechanics Alley
at the rear of the building. the appearance OF the
structure Is startling The view shows the bulge
extending from the fourth story to the top. Inc
bricks used in the construction OF the rear wall
appear to have seen other service. Some are