The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-19
ACCIDENT INQUEST.
Coroner's Jury Will Fix Re-
sponsibility for Death Of
Kearny Workmen.

County Physician DR.. Charles Converse,
of Jersey City, and Deputy County Physi-
clan DR.. Henry Alters, of Harrison, had a
| long conference Wedneday night in this
| city in regard to the collapse on Tues
/ day afternoon of the new factory build
/ ing, which was being erected by John S.
Day & Co., of Newark, for the Nairn
| Linoleum Company, on Passaic avenue,
4 Kearny and which resulted in the death
of William Ruhl, Robert Ward and Joseph
| ]. Baumgardner
DR.. Converse instructed Coroner Charles
Hoffman, of Hoboken, to empanel jury
and hold an inquest. The latter arrived in
Harrison yesterday and Constable voor-
hees Jerolamon empanelled this jury
Former Assemblyman John Kerr, John T.
Mcclure, l. H. Van volkenburg, John
Latus, John Mansfield and Matthew Cock.
| After the members of the jury had
been sworn in by the coroner, they
viewed the body of Baumgardner After
ward they visited the scene of the acct
dent. The inquest will be held some night
| next week.
/ After DR.. Alters returned from Jersey
| City he granted permits for the removal
| of the bodies of Ward and Ruhl to their
homes. The bodies of Ward and Baum
| gardner were taken in charge by Under
takers yesterday.
Edgar F. Day, of the firm of John 8.
Day & Co., said yesterday that the work
of rebuilding would be at once proceeded
with. The debris would be removed as
soon as men could be sent to the place
Mr.. Day said that as far as he knew
there would be no investigation of the
matter by the Hudson County Grand
jury
The condition of the workmen who were
injured was reported as favorable to re-
covery.
Alfonso Cestrulo appears to be the most
injured of the six men. He is at St.
Michaeps Hospital. A further examination
of the nature of the patients injuries was
made yesterday by members of the hos
pital staff. No bones were found to have
been broken, but it. was found that Ces-
trulo was suffering internally He is also
badly cut up and bruised by the bricks,
which fell on him. At times Cestrulo be-
comes irrational, but it is believed that
as soon as the shock wears off the patient
will begin to get well.
Harry Foster, the mason, who was
| taken to the same institution, was able
to be removed to his home, No. I79 South
Orange avenue. AT the City Hospital,
Frederick Brouse, of No. 189 Bruce street; J;
Edward Roller, colored, of No. 243 Bank
street, and Jefferson Scales, colored, of
No. q Academy street, who were severely
hurt in the accident, were all reported as
well on the road to recovery
Brouse who is a mason, sustained many
severe scalp wounds, but all are healing
even better than the attendants antici-
pated
Scales's right arm and nose are broken
but he is doing as well as could be ex-
pected under the circumstances. The
other patient, Roller, is suffering great
deal from contusions, but is improving
rapidly. He will, it is expected, be able
to move about in a day or two. At the
home of Edward F. White, at No. 60
Monmouth street, he was reported as still
| suffering from his terrible experience, but
was able to move about.
| Arrangements for the funerals of the
| three men killed in the accident have been
| completed
| The funeral of Joseph j. Baumgardner
| will be held from his home at No. 493
| Springfield avenue, Saturday, at $50
o'clock in the morning. The cortege will
| then proceed to st. AIMS Catholic Church
on Seventh street near Sixteenth avenue
where mass of requiem will be offered
for the repose of his soul. Members of
Bricklayers' Union No. 16 of Newark and
other societies will attend. The inter-
ment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
| Funeral services over the remains of
William Ruhl will be held at the family
home, at No. 706 Bergen street, at two
O'Clock on Saturday afternoon The inter
ment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
The funeral of Robert Ward, the col
ored man, will take place from the un-
| dertaking establishment of c. b. Dennis,
at No. II West Kinney street, at 2 clock,
on Saturday. The body will be inferred in
| Woodland Cemetery.