The morning times., 1896-10-04
Inquest To De THOR0UGH.
Fitzgerald Investigation May
Last for Several Days.
JURY HAS BEEN SECURED
They Viewed the Remains Yester-
day and Adjourned Until Tuesday.
Two PerspBs Believed to Have Been
Drowned Near Rockville-After-
math of the Big Storm. .

The investigation of the conditions which
led TO the fatal disaster at BeaJJy's saloon
In the hurricane of last Tuesday night i,
to be very exhaustive and will last nearly
the whole OF next week.
Nothing Will be left undone that can
throw any light upon the problem. Fol
this reason tie Coroner's inquest concerns
ing the death of Jonn F. Fitzgerald. the
navy yard employe, who was found dead
In the ruins, was postponed yesterday
afternoon TIL next Tuesday at IL a. In.
al Nc. precinct. This was i'll accordance
with the advice OF Attorney for the District
s. l.. Thomas.
Coroner HaIpnett called the jury together
at Wrights undertaking shop at No. 1887
Tenth street at 3 O'clock yesterday after.
noon. aud the following were sworn in:
Charles A. Langley, No. 80 Twelfth
street northwest; bernard Kopf, No. 1885
PENNSYLVANIA avenue north west; j L. Brom-
well, No. l2l4 Pennsylvania avenue north.
west; George W. yansyckil. No. 1921
Penns ylyauia avenue northwest; Lewis
C Shilling, No. 1915 E street northwest
John + hey, No 432 Tenth street north.
West.
VIEWED THE REMAINS.
They viewed the remains and adjourned
till Tuesday. The comrades III Troop A,
III the National Guard. who Will escort the
C;Isket TO the depot. Will meet at the under
takers at noon today and hold a short
military service III honor of their dead freud.
They Will then form and accompany the
hearse 10 the Pennsylvania depot, where
IL Will he placed upon the 3 O'Clock train
to be taken TO the Fitzgerald hoIne at Lewis
ton. Me.
WRECKED BUILDINGS CLEARED.
TIE work of clearing out the store room
Formerly Charles Rpuftv "a
1913 Pennsylvania avenue, witch was
wrecked last Tuesday night by the storm,
was begun in earnest yesterday, and by
night nearly all the wreckage ana the
property in the store had Leen taken out
and cartcd away.
The inspector of buildings had previously
issued orders prohibiting any work being
done on lie premises because of the unsafe
walls, but with the necessary precautions
the work OF clearing out the place was
prosecuted without accident. .
\ dozen men were engaged about the
place, and as fast as tie debris was car
RED out IT was placed in express wagons
and carried away. Some of the decorations
and furnishings OF the store room We're not
even soiled by the falling brick and mortar
and the large plate glass mirrors were un-
harmed.
Mr.. Beatty has been successful to a Ger.
tain degree in trying to secure an investiga-
ton concerning the cause OF the disaster
in so far al the inquest on the death of
Fitzgerald is concerned.
SECURED NO INJUNCTION.
Mr.. Beatty was unsuccessful III his ef
forts to get The Attorney for the Dis
tritc, Mr.. Thomas, 10 issue an order or TO
recommend that work on the Albert build
ing be deferred unlil IL could be Inspected
BY the coroner's jury, and when he tried
to secure an injunction the court was
closed and the judges gone. He says he
will eudeavor to have the matter brought
to the attention of the authorities and let
them act III any manner they may see fit.
Mr.. Beatty says there is certainly some
thing wrong about the building which fell
Oh his place, for the reason that other
buildings considerably more exposed to the
storm stood the force of the gale.
He questions especially the construction
Of the west wall the one farthest away
from the force of the wind.
When asked if lie intended to bring suit
for damages he said that depended some
what upon circumsta He had no
complaint to make against any one, nor
did lie wish to cast any reflections on any
ones ability as workman, but the fact
is he has sust aimed Il less Of nearly, If not
quite Sc 600, and some one is 10 blame,
and the course he is taking is simply to
get return for the loss he has been sub
1ected to.
Should the coroners jury find that Fitz-
gerald came to his death through some
ones negligence in the construc ton o.
the wall, Mr.. Beatty will have good and
sufficient reasons to bring suit for dam
ages.