New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-08
HOUSE FAILS-TWO DEAD.
HAD BEEN CONDEMNED.
Many Injured While Fleeing from
MOtt-st. Building.

w OIC-SC. DUttSNS.
Two persons were killed and thirteen injured,
among the latter fireman and g policeman, in
the collapse of d building at Grand and Mott sts.
Yesterday afternoon. The building is one which
the Buildings Department is said to have con-
demned two years ago. but which the owners
have permitted to be occupied since
Thomas German, a foreman. according to Cor
oner scho.er, for a wrecking concern which had
been hurriedly summoned to shore up the build
ing after huge crack had appeared in the
Mott-st side but whom the police have re-
corded as a foreman for the City Buildings De-
partment was placed under arrest by coroner
Scholer German was later released in custody
Of an official Of the Buildings Department. The
charge against him was criminal negligence
Coroner Scholer said last night that he had
ben informed that workmen under the olrectioh
of German had pulled away an awning IN 1roil'
of the threatened building so as to place tiipei'
needed to shore up the structure. and that TINS
action had contributed to the collapse. Later
according 20 the Coroner, he learned that cor
man was not at fault and ordered that he be
paroed.
THE DEAD.
FAR1NrA. Joseph. forty-eght years old address un-
GARIoso Maria sixteen years old of No 16 Mott-s'-
THE INJURED
yrp, Cl,ra Seven years old. of No. 154 Mott-st'
fractured skull
D1-RANTE. Eugena No Sl1 7th-ave; contusions OF
and body.
GRAzINo. Samuel. No. 14S Mott-sti contusions OF
rprI George member OF Fire Engine Company 55;
Iacerated right arm
MAORI JOSEPH contusionJ OF head and body
berry-st.; fractured skull a.
oIrATRUCCI Eugena- forty-two years olo' OIL No A'
Grand-st: left leg broken
sANTO Pasauale old. OF No Ia nui-
"a begrv.st contusops of head and body
SHEA william policemen rsSt GGnnsgted sT with the CITY
s,,,rII E4wara No 1122 1st-ave; contusons Of body
SUMMERS Nicholas. No 1fs Mott-st; contusions OF
WALL. Peter forty years old. of No l.1s2 ls'-aTs
T,0ipr Petro five years old of No. 15i Mott-st;
rha coIIanse of the building was not uneX-
nected Edward Accetti real estate agent
with offices at No 1876 Grand-st. says that the
structure was condemned by the Buildings De-
partnoent two years ago. notwithstanding
this II has been permitted to be occupied from
cellar to garret
The basement was used a fruit store by
John Morelli. the ground floor by FRANK
1x,,+,,ick as a restaurant the second floor as a
taiIors' school for cutting, held by Edward
RortoIomucci. and the third floor was used by
Joseph Maiori as a Photographic gallery. Jo-
senb Farinia who was killed, was waiter In
Kutuick's restaurant.
Policeman Twait, of the MulDerry-sl std
ton about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
noticed big crack in the wall of the building
On the Mott-st side. The crack extended from
the top nearly to the bottom Twait sent IN
an alarm, to the Mulberry-st station asking
for the reserves He followed this up by or
dering all of the occupants of the building to
the street The order obeyed promptly
after the occupants had taken look at the
TI,-ait trie II paSSerS-
by. but his warnings unheeded by many.
lust as the building collapsed the walls on
the Crand-st and the Mott-st. sides falling
outward at the same time, Maria Garfoso
assed in front of the building. She was
caught in the falling debris and crushed to
death Joseph Farinta, the waiter. could have
escaped but he rushed back into the building
after having once emerged from it, to save
some of MS effects and buried beneath
the bricks.
clara Bera. the seven-year-old girl who is in
the hospital with a crushed skull. another
of the passersby caught in the collapse.
When the call for the police reserves
sent in it brought several members of the
Fire Department. among them George Lepre.
Iepre rushed 10 the work of rescue and was
himself caught in the falling debris Police
man William Shea. of the City Hall station.
was anOtner NICtllIl WHO was H1il III liIe IIAiS
of duty.
That Joseph Maiori not killed is probably
due to the heroism OF his brother. Antonio
Maori. an actor and editor of III Teatro."
a weekly paper When the walls fell Joseph
was on the top floor in his photograph gallery.
having failed to hear the warnings He
caught by a beam and unable 10 get free.
His brother who happened to be when
the crash came saw him in his perilous position
and at once began to mount the pile of debris
TO Josephs rescue
A policeman tried to stop him. but Antonio
brushed him aside and gained the summit OF
the pile of bricks. bringing his brother injured
but not dangerously SO. to the street His res
cue OF his brother loudly cheered by the
throne that had gathered below.
The reserves from nine police stations kept
the crowds back after the collapse and aided
the men from the Building Department in the
work of rescue.
The owner of the building is Miss Catherine
Trumbu who inherited il from the Trumbull
estate. and who is out of town. The agents are
fcGreel & Lewis of No. 1872 Bowery and the
essec is Bernard Nolpc uf No. f51 hottest
The building is said to bc l25 years old The
loss 10 the tenants is estimated at $4,000. The
loss on the building. which considered
worthless. is trifliug.
Isaac y. Hopper Superintendent Of Build
lngs. said iast night that he would not give out
any official statement until he has received a
complete report from his inspectors This re-
sort is To reach him this morning
Inspector Patrick Bowen is in charge Of the