The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-27

lbfought from the morGue. In many
INSTANCES, where the victims were
Orthodox Jews, their bodies were
brought home only for prayers and
thcn. taken Immediately 70 the ceinc-
lteriss. - the faith InAkR immediate
burial of those sufterin8 violent
death compuIsOry.
hut thersywsra many to whorn tiais
did not apply. and the bodies we're
surrounded by the bereaved relatives,
whose cries and wailine made the task
Of those who had - pass through the
quarter = sorrUwfui one.
There was evident need for imme-
diAte relisf on every hand to-day. In
many instances the victims bad been
the sole wage sArnern Of the families
and their meAere income had been
sufficient only 10 bring In the daily
| bread a. II was consumed. With
their incomes cut on many families
wore to-day facing starvAtiOnsa In or.
der to rsussdy this charity workers
from tbs orgsnissd boards. commit
tees from labor unions and volunteers
who appreciates the need swsrs on
hand 70 aid.
White the rslie< funds have not yet
taken Shape several Of the heads Of
the charitable organisations had
drawn their personal checks for
money and instructions were given
that nobody was to b overlooked.
In addition undertakers were en-
gagsd to bury those whose families
we're without funds. Plots were pur-
rowing relatives were told that proper
burial would be given thsir dsad.
Three homes In = single block Of ave
houses In CHEEKY street furnishsd
three victims, and similar incidents
were common on other streets In the
section.
Many Other nuaGh Traps.
Facing the fact that there arc not
| less than $50 loft buildings In Man
hatan alone which are vsritabls fre
traps. and that. . horror exceeding
that OF Saturday afternoon. which
cost f42 lives whom the plant OF the
! Triangle Waist Company was de-
stroyed. 10 possible 1T any time. Inn
| mediate plana TO remedy this situa-
| ton were set on foot to-day. At the
same time the district attorneys and
! coroner's offices started an inquiry to
place the blame for Saturdays holo-
caust It seemed certain. however,
that the fault was not alone ncgli-
gence OF individuals. but iaxity In the
laws. and that II will be necessary to
I appeal. to the Legislature for action.
1 District Attorney Whitman said
! that he intended to have the grand
jury make q sweeping investigation
which will be entirely independent OF
| that Of the coroner. He intends that
the blame shall be sQuArsly placed.
and II criminal negligence Is proven
the persons responsible Will be pun
ished. He to-day assigned Assistant
! District Attorneys Bostwick. Aanley
and Rubin to conduct the various Sec
( tons Of the inquiry. lie intimated
| information. that indicated the inspec-
ton OF the Office and factory build
| ings Of the city have been crfmlnaIly
lax. The provisions OF the law de-
handing stand pipes. three separate
stairways. aprinkiers. automatic IRE
alarms. etc. have not been complied
with in more than one-third OF the
big buildings In the city.
Whitman II already convinced that
| had there been q automatic fire alarm
| In the building. In which the Triangle
Company's plant In located. fifteen
minutes, would have been saved by
the Gremen in reaching the scene and
that time would have enabled them TO
get up onto the upper floors and led
many Of those who later lost their
/ lives to safety by means Of the roof
and adjoining structures.
! The single inside fire escape I'm the
building has been photographed for
use In the grand jury investigation.
II il SO narrow that only one person
| could descend at D time and OF tho
kisd characterised BY the fremen N
utterly useless. So-caiied fire proof
l buildings in which category the Asch
building was. are required to install fire
escapes In the discretion OF the city
building department The officials
never compelled the installation OF any
on this structure.
| The district attorney and his assist
| who had knowledge, OF conditions In
the bnr%~4i building. These include
the proprietors OF the factories on the
lower floors: Joseph q. Asche. owner
OF the structure. who arrived from
Florida late yesterday and q number
OF the survivors Of the horror.
That II was thu habit Of many Of
| the workers to smoke cigarettes and
ptpes. despite the infiammable mater
ial they handled has already been
| established by the fire marshal. The
rule against smoking. while conspicu-
ously displayed, according to fire mar
shall Beers, was q deed letter in the
Triangle factory.
To Rsiisvs, Suffering.
While preparations for fixing the
| responsibility for the horror went on
| apacc to-day the various charitable
organisations and civfi bodies started
out 10 care for. the destitute depend
ants Of the victims and to bury the
dead Mayor William ]. Gaynor head
ed a subscription list to be distri-
buted through the Red Cross Com
mittee OF New York charity orgination
society. Tho various newspapers also
prepared to raise fnnds ~ did the la
[ dies waist and dress makers union.
with which number OF the dead were
affiliated. This latter organization also
prepared to bury the unidentified dead.
A large lot has been secured In the
| plot of the workman's Circle, Z Jewish
sick aud death benef1t organization In
| Mount sinai to bury those unideni-
ned and others whose friends are una
bile to pay the undertaken. The union
has ordered that all members refrain
| from working t0-morrow. when II Ia
planned to hold most OF the funerals.
and TO participate in a monster fun
erai procession. Other labor oryanixa-
| tions are expected to join and the
whole II to be made q united protest
against. the lax laws which made the
horror possible.
Others Arc Identified.
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