New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-04
RESTS on INSPECTORS.
BIdings Department Men Mast
Prouc Fi0Iati0ES of Lac.

prOIC ! tOid4OES OF Lac.
~ axe the Darlington disaster 10 the grand
.-r fs the intention Of She District Attorney.
- ss soon as the Investigation. for which he
-, spf-ially detailed Assistant District AtJor-
rain shows any sign Of crimiaai response
tu., district Attorney Jerome win take the
,.sa.-rs 20 Tho grand jur-. Meantime he IS
,.,s.r rs-soual interest in the case. lie was
-.,.-. st a long examination of witnesses yes
.,.,r Thc machinery q his Office viii Be used
:. "a. fullest extent 20 determine who was at
sut he promises
Meantime. there have been issued six var
-s-ts which Captain Lantry and county de-
,sc,ivey are trying 70 serz-e. The Coroner IS
anxious 10 examine Edward Pole and Paul
grhpand.ner. the contractors Ger the ironwork.
Furere E. Allison Of the Allison Realty Com
many. William O'Hea who was n kind Of super
,isine architect. and a AIr. johnson, who was
superintendent Tor the Boebling Construction
Company.
So great interest u-as manifested as 20 the
Whereabouts OF Eugene +. Allison that his
lawyer teerh0ned 10 Coroner Scholer. who had
men searching FOR Allison. that the missing man
was 90 uptown. Allison would surrender 10 the
coroner himself when he was wanted. the lawyer
said Coroner Scholer manifested a somewhat
pardonabe anxiety as 10 whether he couldn't
meet Mr. Allison 10 arrange for a hearing and
some bail m The mean time. The lawyer said
hs thought 81 would endanger Mr.. Allison's life,
bu, he would consult the physicians.
Nessers Pole and Schwandtner were not
forthcoming. Captain Lautry was looking for
then and 80 were Detective-Sergeaut McNaught
and County Detective Mullen. Since the author
ius couldn't get the men, they wanted their
booEs and plans Of the Darlington. To this
fbe men al the office objected. after consulta-
roH with The firms lawyer Ignatius Weltner.
Of No 49, Broadway. They were therefore
served with forthwith suponas. and marched
70 the District Attorneys Office % see Mr
7ain They were A. r Lerden. the book
keeper. of 40. 30S East t-seventy-ninth-st.. ana
Julius c. Tomek. a building engineer. of 30.
i24 East -Flfty-eiRht-st
Coroner SCholer said he had arranged 20 hold
the inquest next "Wednesday. lie viii subpoena
everybody who knows the slightest detail re
fardng tho collapse. he says. He had James
Halpn. the foreman OF the iron workers. under
tzamination.
Since this disaster will come within the juris-
6iction Of the Homicide Bureau. District Attor-
ney Jerome specially detailed Assistant District
Attorney Train 10 carry on the investigation be-
on Wednesday All the plans and specifications
tor the Darlington fled at the Buildings Depart
ment were sent 10 Mr.. Rand yesterday. with all
the violations fled against the building After
examination he turned them over TO Mr.. Train.
Inspector Charles French. ST., told Mr. Train
shout the violations" he filed against the Darl-
ing.0n, as die John A. Peek. another OF the in
spectorS. Together they went over the details OF
ths plans. pointing out just where they had not
been complied with.
James HBlpin also told HIS story 10 Mr.. Train
Inspector French declared that the violations
were corrected by the contractors after n time.
None Of these violations. be thought. was d.
fectly responsible Tor the collapse Of the build
ing. II the uprights. or columns. had been Of
teel Instead of cast iron, 81 would not have
happened, he thought Assistant District At
toraey Rand Eaid that IL would be clearly the
ol% Of the Buildings Department 70 sav
whether The law had been violated in the build
fng o. the hotel
ueie mas been much criticism OF the fact that
- foh vas allowed 10 enter into the con-
lh o. 80 large and important a building.
-R 70 The Buildings Department. how
H., eppears 20 be IN confor1nance with the
-. ''aase The columns were cast iron. the
s---aa 1'aa nOt be riveted 10 them. In using
!. H0n ooiis have to be used.
s,,,.-'- "llh this phase that the last ard most
-. Violation fled against the building
ho.., u@' ihe floor beams were mot tied and
,oo..-. p''perly' thus allowing somewhat Of
ele's Or play.
1,,.- Violations" as furnished 20 the District
Co... orioe yesterday. make an interesting
u..ary or builders methods. The f-st two
CO unsafes." not OF great import. They
\. -. The excavation and the party walls.
o..,-oe' He'd July Il. 1903. by John A. Peek.
A., mat The east party walls were not
1 90. -A -A violation was removed on Decembe-
a.. ne contractors hac remediec the de-
a. :, i4Sb. filed July %. by Inspector Peek.
rn.., Ia me VEST party wallis had been made
49,. .v he excavation. This violation was
l' end removed on November "a.
sssr s-'ors sa2aerson and French nie6 No.
- -salnat the building on December p, 1913.
L. 'he hoor arches for freprooang had not
~. oHlpieted 10 within three tiers OF the
M. ~ me irorwork that is. the floors had
~. - hreprocfed up 20 within two stories OF
s,,,.-'-i' work. This had been remedied by
49, 80 when tie complaint was dismissed
rl,,,s "s.on 20. Us. flied January 13. 1904, de-
ors. :. ,.'l e-1l proper shed had not been erected
s,.,s- sloeTaik. Inspector Peek finally recon-
caurssi..' 'nal nag this Ne taken 10 the Corporation
ftfies - vihce, because the contractors mani
ntnds,ie lisellt.on Of complying with bis recon-
have 1s TITS was done, and suit would
no 2ea eeiIogght eisS yesterday.
using = !. nled by inspector Peek consisted In
'sap ~ hollow freprOof blocks IN the