Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-02

be the legal adviser in both probes. His
assistants and detectives have been
gathering evidence, and every detail OF
the fire has been looked into.
Public interest in the coming injuries
and what they ma develop in the way
of fixing responsibility and urging recon-
mendations for future protection is SO
great that there has been a suggestion
that the probers should have started
their work sooner. 1t was pointed
out, however, by DR.. Edwin
Steiner, who will preside at the inquest,
that it is a matter of big concern. 1t
is to be of wide scope and the ends of
the investigation would bea defeated
rather than benefited by rushing into
an examination in a h~aphazard man
ner with no definite plan of action laid
out and with many witnesses perhaps
lett unsumlnoned who might be able to
tell much of value about the fatality.
The coroner will have ~subpoenaed
before the c%oroner's jury all the city
officials whose duty brings them into
direct supervision of various phases of
fire protection. William P. O'Rourke,
superintendent of buildings, and c.. AL
bert Gasser, chief of the Bureau OF
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asked to tell the inquisitors of the work
OF their departments. Fire Chief Will
lam A. Ashley and other members OF
the fire department will be mong those
summoned. it is said.
The officials of the State Department
of Labor will . among the witnesses.
These will include. it is understood,
William Schlachter. the inspector in.
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IT. Bryant. the head of the State
bureau, it is said will be asked to ap-
pear.
cords of the various departments
will be produced and the laws bearing
on the subject of fire inspection will be
presented.
Several employees of the firms who
did business in the burned building will
be subpoenaed. 1t is believed h a they
will be able to give interesting infor-
NATION of the conditions surrounding
those who lost their lives. The wner
OF the factory will be quizzed also.
There is a good deal of interest in
the charge thai Chief Justice Gumnlere
will make to the next Grand Jury. II
is expected that its chief feature will
be his discussion of the fatal fire. The
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of the catastrophe as soon as possible
after the fire and remained there sew
eral minutes taking in the situation
from every viewpoint that was then
possible.
Much attention has been given to the
laws on the subject for fire protection
since the High street disaster. In this
connection the report that the factory
inspectors must make to the State
Labor Department is not uninteresting.
Under the head Of Fire Protection
these are the points that the inspectors
must MI in and forward to Trenton
after a visit to a factory:
Number of outside escapes? Do they
comply with law? How nan windows
included in landings? Are landings con-
nected by steps2 Are proper approaches
provided? Are balconies riveted on in
side of building? Width Of balconies?
Width of steps? Slant of stairway
(give angle)? Describe other means of
escape.
OF course, the form has a complete
description of the building. number Of
employees there, etc, and If it is not
plain from the detailed information
given in the blank spaces allotted for
that purpose, that the building is not
a safe one In case of fire. the inspector
is supposed to give that information
under the head Of Remarks" which Is
also indicated on the form.