The sun., 1903-01-31
MORE HOUSES DIP TO SUBWAY
IN LONG.SUFFERING PARK AVE.
NUE., LEFT INJUNCTIONLESS.
Front Of c. r. Baney's House Settles an
Inch-Ceurts Refused - Stop Tunnel
Building at Ills suit-His and His
Nelehbors' Homes being shered Up.


in front Of his residence, 1t the northeast
corner Of Thirty-eighth street and Park
avenue, on the ground that 1t endangered
/ the stability Of his and the neighborng
houses. discovered yesterday that his house.
on the Park avenue side, had settled at least
an inch, that there were cracks In the walls.
and that some plaster on the ceilings of
| several Of the rooms had cracked.
Mr. Barney's house is Of brick and hve
stories high. Only recently II was redeco-
rated at great cost, under the supervision
Of Stanford White Of McHim. Mead d
White, the architects, and Mr.. Barney
has given some notable entertainments
in 1t this season.
On discovering the state Of affairs he
has feared and predicted since last sum
mer, Mr.. Barney communicated, through
his builder, Charles T. Wills, with Supt
Perez NJ. Stewart Of the Bureau OF Build
ings. Inspectors from the bureau in
vestigated and reported to Mr.. Stewart
that the situation was just a. Mr.. barney
had stated.
Last summer several houses at Thirty
seventh street and Park avenue, a DOCK
below Mr.. Barney's home, all hut slid 'rto
tie subway excavation. Having lively
remembrance Of this fiot, Inc bureau c.
Buiiings lmmedia;cly notified Mr.. Barney
that ais house wss unsafe and that he
would have 10 take means 10 shore II up
Work was begun at once.
Then the tenants Of other housee IN the
same block-ths east side OF Park avenue.
between Thirty-eighth and 1hirty-n'nth
streets, became alarmed, and began TO
inspect their property. This resulted In
the discovery that the two houses adJoin-
ing Mr.. Barney's to the north, had cracks
In them. These houses, 90 and u Park
George n. Bird and H. d. Robbins Of
McKts@on d Robbins, the drug hrm
Mr. Robbins and Mr.. bird Immediately
notified the men at work bracing Mr.. Bar
ney's house to tackle theirs.
1t midnight last night a gang OF men,
lighted by a faring gaso enc torch, had af-
nxed four beams to the Park avenue side
Of Mr.. Bcrneys house and four long leans
or pushing shores had been put up against
m Sc. A long centrepiece Team hsd beeh
aifixed to the front OF Mr.. Bride hours
the house IN which Mr.. Rcbtin., ives.
Supt. Stewart. who had himself been
through Mr.. Barney's house, said that the
damage to the interior no far as he could SEQ
was slight. He said that Mr.. Barney
will have 10 pay for the expense OF snoring
o. 600 to 81 sou and trust 70 recovering from
Mr. Stewart eaid that after an examina-
ton of the other houses on the block had
been made to-day II was quite posi- Cle
that some of their tenants might receive
y Park ayenys 10 occupied by Walter p
Bliss, rs DR.. g. q. whcelock and 7! by
Col. Edgar W. Base. Col Bass and his
wifc arc rot in good hcahh;;
Mr.. Barney's subway dimculf'es have
made him resigned to almost any trouble
He was av,rse last night to Discussing the
new s'tIat.on.
Some around to- morrow and look st the
outside of my houss for yourself, he said
Il received formal notice this afternoon
havo TO have it hxed. am doing what
have been told to do. That Is all care to
say about IL now
After Builder Wills had told Supt Stewart
Of the condition Of Nr Barneys house Mr.
Stewart sent four inspectors, OConnor.
investigation They found that there was
a crack over the entrance. which is In ihirty-
ninth street. In the Park avenue wall,
near the north end, was another crack,
extending from tie ground to the top of
the first story window. Zach OF these
cracks was from an eighth to quarter OF
an inch wide. Some Of the plaster had fallen
from the basement ceiling.
Persons VINO loohed AT the no. tn side OF
the house last night noticed also Jagged
crack about four feet long al about the
fourth story. This crack seemed 10 he
az least half an inch wioe
According to Supt. Stewart, the settle
msnt u the mouse can he better noted from
the inside. he said
sWhen went through the house to-
night with two Of my inspectors l noticed
that the plaster on two OF the lower noors
-. hoS h.. Inn art.A al hu in.
the bathroom had opened would say
that the settlement is about an inch on the
Park avenue side. The notice sent to
Mr. Barney that his house is unsafe was
simply formal proceeding
-Wnen the workman began to shore up
Mr.. Barney's house the people IN the two
houses next to him made discoveries and
TO bs on the safe side told the worknon 10
brace their houses. This Is being done
now.
express a. positive. opinion. A ] under
stand II, the tunnel work at this point has
b~en finished and the top cemrnted over.
II may he, as was the case at Thity-seventh
street, that tn. rock strata at this loh.,
ars uisintcgrated and have now settled.
81 intend to make another investigation
in the morn ng, but 90 tar as ! can see.
there is no danger TO The house. The action
,fs H1s hcHses % on that bieek viii be o1ainired,
however, don't intend TO have a repet-
on Of what hal pened at Thirty-seventh
street"
In Mr.. Birds house II was found that the
posts of the stoop balus' rade J ad heen
toosened Mr.. RoDbins's servants dis-
covered that a brownstope railing lad
moved out from he house about an inch
Mr.. Robbins leases lie house. lie sent
promptly for Mr.. Edwards, the representa-
tive IL the es' a;e which OWLS the property.
Mr.. Rohbiis was for taking immediate
action, Mr.. Edwards eSpreff4d the opinion
I, a. il would TO better TO wait and see whA,
daylight would reveal.
Mr. Robbins sent for the building in
spector on duty at Mr.. Barney's house
10 settle the matter. The inspec or didn't
want TO Interfere, but when asked for a
su z kestion he said he thought II would be
hest to do some, hing about II at once.
But I've had no notification that the
house Ia In danger protested Mr.: Edwards.
do you want 20 wait until the house falls
ini' dsinanded NJ. Robbins. do you want |
mo 10 keep my family In perilf II you |
won't have the house braocd give me per-
mission TO do II. Will you agree to thatf !
don't wnnt 10 inKe any chnloes
Mr.. Edwards said that II Mr.. Robbins |
wanted 10 he could have the house shored |
UP, but William Barclay Parsons. the chief |
engineer Of the tunnel. had told him yester- |
day afternoon that thero was no danger.
Mr. Robbins insisted on every precaution
heins tskon. however. and told the Inspector