New-York tribune., 1908-01-12
TWO BODIES In RUINS
ONE FIRE MARTYR FOUND.
Pumor That Blaze Vas Huntchakist
ReUeRgc-Fedrs for Sub1oay.

Two bodies remained in the ruins of the Par
kar Fsuilding at Fourth avenue and 18th street.
late last night. after hours of heartbreaking
work hv the fremen. The search for their COM
rsdes- bodies pushed inch by inch all day.
Mounds of debris We're ransacked they grew
cool enough 10 touch. One bodyAthat Of
Thomas J. Phillips. of Engine Company Twas
found in the afternoon, where group of sight
saers in the Hotel Florence, next door TO the
ruined building. ii, half covered by tons Of
smoking rubbish, the third floor
There was q rumor current among the police
men doing duty al the fire last night that the
IRE was the work of Huntchakists, TO get re-
zeuse on a. Karagheusian for his revelation
Of their Vaccinations in connection with the
arrest Of Father Martoogesian on conspiracy
charge. al the time of the arrest of Hampart-
zoonaian for the murder Of the Armenian rug
merchant, Mt. Tavshanjian. in Union Square
Il was only q rumor, without any apparent
foundation The fire started the fifth floor,
in the Detmer woollen Company, a floor above
the Armenian rug importer.
The missing men are John Fallon, OF Fire Pa
troll 5. and George O'Connor, of Engine Company
- Their bodies are believed TO be in the cei-
lar where there tons of debris and ABOUT
fifteen feet of water. 1t is hoped that the bodies
will be found this morning. Failon leaves a
Young wife whom he married about year
ago
CAPTAIN Gorgin of Truck :. leading his men
in q search for bodies, fell down an elevator
shaft at the fourth floor, crashing through 10
the ground floor A dozen men rushed 10 "Ieie
he lay. unconscious. and carried MN 10
cigar store across the street Here on the oe
lated arrival OF ambulance, II was iouiiu
that he was suffering only from dIslocateo
-,o-,7a- ar5 rainful bruises and cuts This
.cctoe,+ The only serious one of the day, hap
-ene5 about O'Clock
SUBWAY THOUGHT IN DANGER
ca dangerous TO tie subway were the ruins
considered that shortly before IL o'clock last
right General Manager Frank Hedley OF tlie
Tnterborough company was ordered py oeCoi1
Tlenuty Police Commissioner Bugher 10 smut
down on the operation Of subway trains oe
tween 18th and 18th streets
Pursuant 70 this Manager Hedley gave an or
der which went into effect at 11:30 o'clock The
trains returned 10 the schedule followed in the
morning which VIII be continued TIL the oulid-
tn- Department decides that the danger Is over
Despite the expressed and intinated fears Of
the Fire and Buildings departments, the inter-
borough company decided 10 maintain its ser
vice until direct orders 10 the contrary were
received Frank HedIey said last night that a
superficial examination by the companys en-
rineers had convinced him that there was no
danger 10 the subway He said that even should
the walls fall he thought there would be no
danger but Deputy Chief Binns does not agree
with him in this.
He SAYS that the building If its walls fall,
would not buckle. and sUbside gradually, as a
steel frame building would. but would crash
down. pouring thousands Of tons Of debris upon
the thin roof Of the subway. He is Of the
opinion that this mass of material would crash
through into the tunnel. wrecking any trains
that might be passing at the time The vibra-
rion caused by passing trains might cause the
fan Of the walls, as might the contraction Of the
cooling steel pillars Of the building.
The first suspension Of full service IN the
subway came at 2:39 a N. yesterday. when
Chief Binns ordered the stoppiNS of the passage
Of al trains and the cutting off Of the current
81 18th street This order obeyed
az possible and all southbound trains were
turned back at the Grand Central Northbound
trains ran 10 14th street, and shuttle service
was established from that station TO the Brook
Iyn Bridge
AT z37 e m Chief Binns said he thought the
service could be resumed and the company
again began 70 send trains through. Express
trains coasted through 18th street without
power 70 lessen the vibration. and local trains
went through slowly. The next break in the
service came al o'clock when the acting chief
again expressed fear 20 Mr. HedIey. This time
the break lasted 10 1880, when the service was
resumed
TROUBLE FROM TRAFFIC INTERRUPTION.
The second suspension of traffic came at a
busy hour although the worst Of the morning
rush was over. and there lot Of confusion
IN the stations where service was suspended.
Attempts were made TO tell passengers entering
the stations Of the trouble. but many got by the
ticket choppers only to find when they got
TIE limits Of the affected section that they could
s. no further. The congestion was added 10 by
the new crowds from Brooklyn but things were
stra ig-Jened out by noon, and the matinee
crowds from Brooklyn and the throng of Satur-
day afternoon homegoers were well looked after.
The Public Service Commission adopted a
resolution requiring the Interborough TO explain
bg noon to- morrow TO what extent and by whose
orders traffic interrupted what measures
had been taken to warn passengers and what
provision 70 handle increased traffic had been
made the various elevated lines
Many engines and frenen remained at the
scene Of the fire the greater part of the day but
most Of the apparatus allowed 10 90 about
< O'Clock. Two or three streams were kept play
ing on the ruins, which were still smouldering,
and water was used 10 cool the rubbish under
which the fremen expected 10 find the bodies Of
their missing comrades
Deputy Chief Binns and Commissioner Lantry
were on hand most Of the day, and after snatch
Ing few hours Of sleep Inspector O'Connor.
who was in charge Of the police during the
blaze. returned and relieved Inspector Schmitt-
berger
Binns said that the water pressure had been
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