The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-03-04
DISAPPEAR AFTER DISASTER
WARRANTS OUT FOR DARLING
TON HOTEL CONTRACTORS
Head Of Allison Realty Company, the
owners, said by his Lawyer to be Too
iii syi,h Nervous Prossration TO Give
himself Up at Pfesens-Dead Now
Number FIneen.

New York, March 3.-There are fifteen
dead. fifteen known to have been in
jured and three persons reported miss
ing as the result Of the collapse Of the
unfinished Darlington apartment hotel
building on West 46th street yesterday
Patterson. directly in the rear of the
Patterson. directly nthe rear Of the
collapsed building.
The body of Frank Allison, brother Of
the president of the Allison Realty COM
pany, owners and contractors Of the
building. was taken from the ruins to-
night
Allison was an expert gunner in the
United States navy, serving in the
Spanish-American war. He returned
from the Philippines but a few months
ago., In the left hand side pocket of
Allison's coat was found a blood stain
ed letter written, Coroner Scholer says,
by Miss Amy L. Marquitz of st. Louis.
Coroner Scholer says the letter indicat-
ed that the couple were to have been
married shortly, and that they intended
to live in San Francisco.
District Attorney Jerome, Coroner
Scholer and officials of the building de-
partment began an investigation to-day
and will seek to place the, responsibility
Cor the disaster The coroner said he
had issued warrants for Eugene" Alli-
son, presumably Charles r. Allison. Of
the Allison Realty company. and also
for Paul Schwandtner of Pole &
Schwandtner. the iron work contractors.
Schwandtner, Coroner Scholer said, had
disappeared Mr.. Allison, the coroner
said, is ill with nervous prostration and
that a lawyer representing Mr.. Allison
assured him that owing to his clients
condition. 1t would be impossible to give
him up at the present time Among
other warrants issued are two for Will
liam w. O'Hea, chief architect for
Bogge & Neville. and Frederick Mohn.
an iron worker foreman for Pole &
Schwandtner.
Shirley Green says his brother. Will
liam r. Greene, sixty-three years old,
a foreman on cement and fireproof
work for the Roebling company, had
not been seen nor heard from since
yesterday. When last seen the missing
man was in the northeast corner Of the
cellar. In this part Of the wreckage
to-day the wreclers were close to a
body, and from its description it is sup
posed to be that Of Green.
| James Halpin, foreman Of the iron
construction of the Darlington build
| ing; Building Inspector French and
| others were examined to-day by AS
sistant District Attorney Train, and
from the building department was re-
ceived a copy of the plans used in the
erection of the building. Officials Of the
district attorneys office have been un-
able to locate many Of the missing wit
nesses whose testimony will be reuuir-
ed when the full investigation of the
| matter is taken UP.
Building Inspector French said that
! the violations of the building laws that
were reported by him were corrected
| by the contractors from time to time.
i None of hese violations, he said, was
responsible for the collapse of the
building. In his opinion the uprights,
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