New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-20
MORE ROTTEN WALLS FALL
BRICKS FREE OF MORTAR.
What Photographs Shorr-Many
Neso Buildings to Come Dozen.
BUILDINGS THAT HAVE COLLAPSED.

BUILDINGS THAT HAVE COLLAPSED.
No. West 1S5th-st.. six story brick double fat
house. five stories completed; fell down at o'clock
Sunday morning.
story brick double athouse completed to roof; coll
Iapsed at 9 o'clock Sunday afternoon
16sth-st. just Boston Road. five story brick
fathouse. completed to roof; tumbied in ruins ar
o'clock Sunday evening
No. 235 East 1OSd-st-, six story brick hsthouse,
nearly compIeted; fell at IL o'clock Sunday night
No. 80 West Is5th-st. twin building TO No. 81. fell
at I1:S0 O'Clock Sunday night.
No aO5s 1st-ave. five story brick building. nearly
Completed; down at o'clock last evening.
IN sHAIlY CONDITION
The row Of houses extending from No. 81 to S.
West IS5th-st. These six story fathouses and
some Of them completed
Nos. s06T sOSs and s.s65 Isf-zs<..snart the row
with No. sO59. which fell last evening.
Following the fan OF half dozen unfinished
or newly completed buildings up town on Sun
day came the collapse late yesterday afternoon
of the new nearly finished five story brick build
ing No. 2O59 1st-ave, one of a Of four
such structures near 106th-st- The three re-
manning buildings of the row were in such
shaky condition last evening that they were ex-
pected to fall.
1t was said that the collapse of No. 2.O59 was
probably due to the use of freezing mortar in
violation of the law. The police OF the East
1O4th-st. station went out in search of the own
er and contractor NJ. F. Fine. OF No "a
Broome-st.
The scores of workmen left the buildings at
$50 p. m, apparently believing everything was
all right. About fifteen minutes later crashing
sound was heard and then the entire rear Of
no. 2O59 collapsed. The rear wall and floors
all crashed into the cellar. leaving the front and
side walls practically unsupported
ment in the neighborhood, which is filed with
Italians. Policeman Urstadt of the East 1O4th-
st station sent in call for reserves, and the
block was roped Oft. The Department Of Build
ings was informed and worlxmen began Snoring
UP TIE ether three buildings. The police said
person had been hurt in the fall of No. 2,O59-
MANY BUILDINGS TO COME DOWN.
Borough President HafTen intimated last night
that most o. the brickwork all the buildings
erected last winter in the boroughs OF Man
haitian and The Bronx will have to come down.
entailing loss of perhaps $2,O00OO0 or S3.-
100000 to the builders. This state of affairs is
due to the collapse of walls of new buildings
in various parts of Manhattan and The Bronx
on Sunday afternoon and yesterday. and the
further indications that other newly laid walls
will soon follow.
Tribune reporters and photographers who Wis
tied the wrecked buildings yesterday discovered
that the fallen bricks are clean. the mortar not
having adhered TO than. This indicates Grim
inal carelessness on the part OF builders and in
spectors that outrivals the record of Budden-
sick who was sent 10 prison for a gross viola
ton of building laws that caused frightful loss
OF human life.
The total ruin of some Of the walls in the de-
stroyed buildings visited yesterday leaves no
room for doubt that II people had been living
in these dwellings the loss of life would have
been enormous. Instead Of being misfortune.
the collapse Of the walls seems 10 have been
godsond, coming as il did before the buildings
in process Of construction sheltered any families.
AS a result OF the falling OF new walls the
Buildings Department is in q panic. Isaac A
Hopper is in Florida, largely ON account OF the
Illness of his wife. Deputy Superintendent Joh-.
l. Jordan is III. and the Office star IS in a state
OF trenor.
AHEARN STARTS INVESTIGATION.
Borough President Ahearn practically took
charge of things at the Buildings Department
yesterday. and made personal Inspection o.
the fallen buildings in the Borough of Manhat-
tn. When he returned 70 his Office at the CITY
Hall he said TO a Tribune reporter that he had
conferred with the engineers CT the Buildings
Department and with Bernard German acting
head Of The bureau in the. absence OF superin-
tendent Hopper and his deputy. John l. Jor-
dan.
Il have ordered a rigid investigation of the
whole business TO be made at once" he said IT
have sent for Superintendent Hopper. who prob
abby VII start for home at once. 1t is my Intc,-
ton 10 go 70 the bottom OF this whole transac-
ton and 70 Insist on proper punishment for thoss
DEwEps FINE OLD SHERRY WINE.
An Excellent Appetizer. aids digestion.
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