New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
TO him. he said.

10 MIN. ne Sdlb.
grand Jury investigation OF the oi'S
and officials respons'p'' ~
,bo conditions that led 20 ;ne nre III '''0
7-riong,e waist factory on Saturua9
,,,e,,. n be begun within the ne>t y"
- ao.ord,n~ 70 District Attorne9
Whitman.
Nv Whitman believes that sl'nila'
catastrophe is likely to occur 81 any ''ii'.
=, ,r,. one Of the other thousands u
,,,,ze ofice and loft buildings in inc c''>'
md he will recommend that the ''''"u'
hv the grand jury be eNtepdeh 10 wv
General conditions Of business huilcines'
I, was reported to the District ~
torre,'a Office yesterday tnat 'he a'''"
tiou OF the Fire Department hao uee"
,al,ed TO the lack of proper fire ta',i''es
- the building occupied in part b. the
rriarpla Waist Company two mon'hs
ago aud that the Bureau OF b'hlo''s'
had subsequently passed the huiidnhs d.
safe .h,
The District ATTORNEY reques'eu W.
Coroner yesterday TO MAKE no 'i'' -
the case until after more tho'o"s" IA
,c-.ieation had been made.
Fire Chief Croker. Fire Cominlssio''ei
Waldo, Borough President McAnenT aho
other public officials and tho heads ol
several fye Insurance companies as'ee'
,';,b D,strict Attorney Whitman as 'c
the danger Of a repetition Of the disaster
and the need for q revision OF the nnllo
;,o code and tho changing Of the laws
Governing IRE protection ana the super
,.isi,p If buildings IN regard to fire hght'
inc facilities. II vas the consensus o'
onlnion that the Fire Department Should
have charge Of the fire regulations III 81
particulars. both as to construction ahc
safeguards.
WAY TO Roof Blocked.
An exhaustive examination OF th'
burned building yesterday showed tha'
- rho openings TO the stairwayS and the
Gro eecare had not been blocked so ina
tbe roof could not be reached II was
urobable that no loss Of life would nave
resulted
whom District Attorney Whitman Na'
informed of this he said that II th'
cause of death could be placed imnedi
atslv 70 the violation Of the law charge
-, r,anslauehter would be made agains
,no norson RESPONSIBLE for the viola
ton.
The Fire Department RECORDS SNOW
that an inspection Of the buiidirs Na'
made on October H.. 1910. by E.d"a''
y o.connor. foreman Of Engine Com
many - in which he reported the ouiiu
ing as in the iireproof class ana '"e se"
eral condition good
The bodies of three more women Ne''
s,a g., tho subcelar OF the building
yesterday by the tlremen. bringing u''
total of dead to AZ. Later in the a''e'
,oo, the last OF the water was pumped
o,, Of the subcellar and the search o
the hremen for dead ended. Inc nre
,,sr were then withdrawn ana 'he hr'
patrol was left in charge.
An official OF the Fire Departure"
soid YESTERDAY that list OF seven thou
Sand buildings in the city winch "e''
ro, adequately safeguarded against HI
had heen presented by that departure"
~ the Bureau of Buildings.
r,re chief { .oker laid the cause OF 'h
fire 10 the dropping OF llghteu cie"'e''
mr. match by a cigarette smoker
Whitman Directs Probing Work.
rietr,ct Attorney Whitman. who wa
-. ,,o sccne Of the fire until late Satui
dav night. placed District Attorney
,ost,vick Manly and Rubin In charge o
-. ,,,.etipation for his office yesterday
Nir Rostvick was the direct represe''
,atire of Mr.. whitman. while Mr.. Ruoi
,,.as an the ground for the homicide pu
r,.u or the District Attorneys once.
Mr. Whitman went 10 the scene edrI
vesterdav morning and directed no" u"
wort, was to be done. Late in the after
nam Mr.. Bostwick made report |
hin, a, the Bar Association. ana IN III
o,.orirq after long conference VII
his assistants. Mr.. Whitman said ina
the grand jury would be asked to max
an Investigation Of the ire immedlatei
after the coroners inquest
! II have asked the coroner NOT I" oi
! der any arrests until after thoroue
4 investigation haa been made he sai'
In the mean time my assistants Al
; mailing q complete examination into .
3 tho details of the catastrophe. Ihe
have been engaged to-day IN going oN'
d the building and hearing the stories {
/ ,ariouS witnesses
More witnesses viii be heard to-mol
ron and In the next few days at ~
( Criminal Courts Building snd tho plst
Of tho building ana the records Of ~
, Fire Department and the Bureau
Ruildngs viii be examined 10 determf
Il any violation Of tho Law has been r.