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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
MAY NAME D. F. C0HALAN
Insurgents, However, Say They
Won't Enter the Caucus.

Governor Dix left New York for Albany
On the noon train yesterday. apparently
more hopeful Of the outcome or the sena-
toriaI fight than any other politician who
could be found In this city.
Charles +. Murphy. who gave matters ut
Albany his personal. direct and undivided
attention when william +. Sheehan's name
came out Of the Democratic caucus on
January 1s last. left the city about tho
same time Tor his country place at Good
Ground Long Island.
Neither Governor nor "boss' had anything
to add in the way Of comment or prophecy
az TO the possible ending Of the deadlock.
Even with tho new caucus scheduled ior
Tonight Democratic politicians who OK
ne,t 10 500 the fight settled then could not
he found Instead of anything as hor'tni
a. that. there was only tho repetition or
tho word from Murphy that il was to he a
f,oe and opon Embossed" caucus.
The embossed" part Of it will he for OK
,crnal observation only, according 10 inc
story Of ono prominent Democrat yester-
dav. This man declared that tho Tam
many LEGISLATORS received their orders for
flo Embossed" caucus Yesterday morning.
nj
Is that tho Organization" wants certain
amount Of jockeyng n he done. to the end
that a decision NAV he reached as IN the
chances 81 bringing forth the name nj Dan
icl y. Cohalan as the caucus candidate.
The joclxeying. IT was understood would
include quch details rs an apparent split In
tho Tammanv vote. carefully handled so
tLorc would be no danger Of a decisive vote
or any candidate on tho first ballot When
that first ballot gave the leaders their cue
On the CohaIan chances, tho orders would
Lc changed so that the name ot Murphy g
RICH, hand man in tho organization would
rc tho only one voted for on q second bal
lot.
In spite of the fact that the insursents
have furnished a black list which includes
besides Cohalan's name those Of Sheehan.
1ohn q Stanchdsld and De Lancey Nicoll,
if seemed to no the general opinion yester-
dav that Cohalsn was tho choice whose
name Is most likely to come out Of the
second caucus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
USELESS CAUCUS EXPECTED
Insurgents Probably Wont Enter
It-Smith Still for Sheehan.


AIbany March o6.-Developments hero
tonight would indicate that little will come
Of tho second Democratic caucus to he held
tomorrow night 10 select a candidate for
the United states Senatorshlp who will be
satisfactory To a sufficient number Of Demo-
cratic members of the Legislature to he
elected. The insurgents on the one hand
are suspicious OF the motives behind the
calling Of the caucus. and will probably not
even enter II. on the other hand, there Il
q strong tendency among many Of the So
called regulars to stick 10 Sheehan, no mat
ter what happens.
When asked II he would go into tho eau
Gus Senator Franklin r. Roosevelt. the in
surcent leader. tonight said
"I will not know definitely until ?:25
o'clock tomorrow night. Ny impression,
however Is that We will not go In"
The friends OF the insurgents say that
IL is the plan OF Charles L. Murphy and
votes OF the regulars tomorrow night after
getting as many insurgents 10 attend as
possible on Tuesday night they look for
ward to another caucus being called. when
the same procedure will he gone through.
on Wednesday. when IL IS thought that the
insurgents are believing that everything
is going all right third caucus will he
called but the Tammany members will sud
denly unite on Daniel +. Cohalan. Murphys
right hand man.
Tile arguments Will be made. II we are
dissatisfied" said one Of tho insurgents to-
night that We have twice gone into the
caucus. and cannot very well then go back
on the caucus candidate. The same kind OF
pressure is now being brought on the In
surgents Ia get them To enter the caucus
ar has been brought to get them TO vote
for Sheehan."
Many Legislators. both Republicans and
Democrats. began 10 appear In Albany to-
night Ar Smith. majority leader OF the
Assembly. and Senator Wagner, OF the
upper house. arrived together about Q
o'clock Mr. Smith declared that no in
tended To vote for Sheehan, no matter
whom The caucus, selected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY
Thousand Persons Extend Coincidence
10 Relatives of Fire Victims

More than ono thousand persons gathered
Yesterday afternoon in The Labor Temple,
No 225 second avenue. and adopted resp
buttons Of sympathy for the friends and
relatives o. the Triangle Waist Company
nro victims
The Rev. Charles stelzlc. superintendent
Of the temple and head Of the church and
labor department OF The Presbyterian
church. delivered IN address on THE
Vicarious Life" after which PRAYER de-
voted 10 the relatives and friends Of the
dead was offered.
TIE Rev Mr. Stelzc alluded frequently 10
tbo gloom and sorrow which had cnvelopcd
New York city and Tho entire country as
q, result Of the catastrophe. and requested
hat the adoption Of the resolutions be
made by-a unanimous rising vote
There will be meeting held in the
Labor Temple tomorrow night, when the
subject for discussion viii bc the best
course - pursue in order 10 prevent a re-
currence of like disaster
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
PRAYS FOR FIRE SUFFERERS
Dr. Macarthur Refers to Factory Dis
aster at Evangelization Service.

\ service I'm tho interest OF the cvangcli-
2a,ion Of New York was held IN the Calvary
raptist Church yesterday morning. at
which addresses were made by the pastor.
The Rev. Di. X. S. Macarthur. the Rev. Or.
Edward Judson. Of the Memorial Baptist
Church; the Rev. Robert Walker and the
Rev. Charles II. Sears.
In Us prayer Or. Macarthur referred TO
tho fire Of saturday afternoon. saying:
almighty God. regard with Thy most
gracious favor the families bereaVed by the
terrible fire in our city. Comfort those
rlungod into deep sorrow. BE gracious 10
nose who are suffering excruciating pain
bv reason OF this great disaster BE pleased
10 give The physicians who minister IN them
great wisdom and skin. May the sufferers
bo patient courageous. heroic and trusiful
i'm the endurance Of pain. Merciful God.
teach employers of labor the duties they
Que 90 those under their care in the proper
construction Of factories. in making proper
exits and I'm all other ways caring for tho
comforts and especially the lives Of those
in their employ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
ITALY'S NEW MINISTRY
Giolitti's Probable Cabinet-Five o
Luzzati's Advisers Retained.

Rome March 26--No official announce
ment has vet been made as to the new
Cabinet. but it is considered probable that
IL will re constituted about a. follows:
Premier and Minister of the Interior
Giovanni Giolitti.
Minister OF Agriculture. Signor Rissolati
leader Of the Socialist Parliamentary group
Public Works Sgnor Sacchi
Public instruction. Signor Crsdaro
Finance, Signor Facta.
Marine, Admiral Cattolca
War, General Spingardi
Foreign Affairs, Marquis 4. di San Giu-
lisno.
Justice Sienor Finocchiaro.
Treasury. Slgnor Abignentc
Posts and TeleGraphs, Signor Baccelli.
Five of the ministers mentioned were in
the IiIZZati Cabinet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
ALDERMEN FEARED DISASTER
Board Adopted a Preventive Measure
After Big Newark Fire.

n recalled last night that a few days
after the factory fir. in Newark. where 20
many lives were lost. Alderman Ralph Folk
introduced measure 10 prevent similar
disaster in this city.
He proposed that the building superin-
t,ndents Of the different boroughs be re-
qured 10 look into the matter OF fire
efcapes on all factory buildings, and HIS
resolution was unanimously adopted by the
board.
Alderman Folk said last night that so far
no report had been made by the superin-
teudents to the Board ol Aldermen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27

Washington Place. there were TWO MooIS
occupied by the cloakmaking firm OF bern
stein & Meyer. employing over ohe nai
only thanks TO the Saturday half-holiday
which the unions Introduced into the 10,
dustry that tie lives OF the one huhdreo
cloakmake's were r, h saNen, No. ., Wash
ington Place. next to this housc, where
there are no IRE esSspss Srs smpoye %
The Joint board OF sanitary control en-
ployed eight inspectors, under the super
vision OF John Y. Turner, a former as
sistant chicf sanitary inspector III ui'
Health Department. and the DATA gan,
ercd by these inspectors throws much ilgnt
upon the inadeGuacy OF the nrc $1,000 ~
facilities IN most of the La SHOPS III
In fourteen shops no fire escapes at all
have beer found In sixty-fve shops the
fire escapes were proVloeu VII , 80" -.
dangerous and which no one VINO Is nov
an experienced ladder climber can fha"e
use OF -, oo
found. OF .hc-c found were placed out or
In l9i shops. or 10 per cent Of all shops
inspected. there was no other exit III V"'e
II fire except one fire escape
In twentv-thres shops the doors leadlhs 70
halls and stairvays were found LOOKUP
during the day. ,oss than
In lis shops. OF go per cent of an
shops the doors leading To halls opencd Ut
instead of out as the law requires -...
In a word the Investigation mas SHY" WI
that even with the low standards tor ILe
protection as demanded at present ny IN"
labor law there are hundreds ana thou-
sands Of violations in one industry alore,
When we come, however. 10 Consldtf t.e
existing regulations about iirc prole ~
we must admit that they are far inauc-
oilate and indeed a delusion and snaIt.
There Is no reason why the so-caHeu III
proof buildings where such large nun'perS
Of mon and women are massed-there Is
no reason why these should not nc com
relied to provide fTe escapes. NOT is tH'le
any reason why the shops WhlCh ar
ouired 10 have fire escapes should have but
one. no matter how many persons "V' N
therein. According 10 the present Jaw, ~ "a, a
building is provided with ono iire esca,''
I, answers the purpose. whether KEN P''
sons or ten hundred work there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
BRAcING CAMoRRA INFoRMER
Abbatemaggio Urged to Continue His
Revelations Without Fear.

Viterbo. March S.--Ahbatemaggio. ths
Camorrst informer who exposed the work
ings Of the terrorists on the witness stand
on Friday. has received numerous letters
urging him TO continue his revelations in
the interest OF his country. Some OF the
writer's bog him not to fear the vengeance
If the Camorra. as all the world will sup.
port and defend himf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
BALLOON LANDS IN RIVER.

Cnssel Germany. March 2s.--Four pas
sengers in the spherical balloon Altenburg
hal terrible experience while attempting
Il flight 10 the North Sea to-day. a hurri-
cane drove the balloon. which assembled at
Atonburg IN the duchy Of -Altenburg.
into the Fulda River. which Is over it's
banks on account of the floods, and tho
balloonists were rescued with difficulty
one Of them was severely injured. The
Lalloon travelled 100 miles in three hours
PATERNO EXPELLED FROM ARMY.
Rome. March 2S.-Lieutenant Baron VIM
ccnzo Palermo. WHO murdered Princess Civ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
Factories Violating the Law.

In conjunction with his statement. Or.
Price eavo out list of tIctory building
that ne said did not conform With the Fire
Department laws applying 70 such build
ings. Last week Dr. Pric" sent q letter 10
Navor Gaynor. as VOL rs 10 tho commits
sioners Of Police and Fire departments, and
10 tho Superintendent of Factory BuldingH'
setting ont 2 list of namos 81 firms which
he alleged vero violating tho law openly
by not being protected properly against
Grc.
In not p single Instance have replies to
,hts lettor been received hich would in
dica'o what course the ct. viii pursue in
tho matter.
The committee ~ which Dr. Price is
chairman. together with sonio Of tho local
unions. expect 20 hold meeting in Cooper
Union or some such hal on Thwsday.
At this meeting it IS promised that a list
II about ffty-nvo shops thai the commit
tee states arc unsafe win he published
one u tho buildings I'm TIC list t. only a
f~w doors away from the scene Of Satur-
days disaster.
Dr. Prices statement SAYS.
What was expected AZ last happened.
Newark cannot hosSt OF being the only
city where e. great holocaust occurred.
New York city must not i'e behind her
lesser usiCGDoT~.
Tnpso Who knew 90 the dimsy fir" pro
tociiou in our loct Building. have long ago
predicted iust such 70 disaster a occurred
IN Washington Place.
IT, however. his huiding would be the
ONLY ono Of those unprotected, it would not
he 81 terrible: but the fact b. That there
are hardly any largo loft buildings which
are better protected against fires and whore
trore is Il special care taken 20 safeguard
the iimns ana lives Of the operative.
Tho foint board Of sanitary control,
which var appointed hy the CLOAK and SUIT
Industry after The famous strike OF last
GUNNER. has within The las, several
months made 2 thorough ana Carcin. m
y.-fie.,t ION of Tho shops of the cloak trade.
ana he conditions found are embodied In
q ro.ort which viii soon be ready,
In the very house which burned. NO. .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
No One Directly Responsible.

VIC have also found that at present me-.
is really no one single department WhlCh
Is held responsible for fire protection W
factory buildings When complaint u
sent I'm Ia The Labor Department they rele'
10 the Buildings Department. ana IL Is lui
Their referred somewhere else. =,
Tho Joint board Of sanitary Control uas
but recently, within the last rev WeeKs'
made a special investigation OF nre Pr,
lection is : result Of this nvestiG atiou
The hoard sent list Of sevontN-three SHOPS
which were fiagrantlv violating the law III
reference to fire protection TO the MaEoI'
The Superintendent Of the Bureau Of Buiid-
iUcs the Fire Commissioner ana the fouCc
Commissioner The board sent list 10 w,
Cloakmakers' Union. and Informed II tha una
the conditions herein described are SO SER
Gus that. until they are remedied the men
and women employed in these shops VIZ
limb in case OF fire. ,-.. ,.1,,
4 letter was sent To each employer rep
resented on this list. informing him OF me
:. ioIa-ione with reference to fire protection
found I'm his shop by our inspectors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
To RELIEVE THE SUFFERERS.

New Haven, March 25.-Notices were Sent
ont ton. "a. 10y District President Joseph
l-uman TO tic lodges OF the Independent
order of Birth Abraham in New England
erd Now York state that immediate acuon
t. taken looking 10 the raising OF fuhds
for tho relief of III" survivors ana ne la,,,,
place IRE In New York city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
TO HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE

\ memorial service for the victims Of the
Gisastcr VIII he held I'm Grace church, lvth
street and Broadway. on Wednesday at
1890 D. m. The service will last twenty
nIo minutes and VIII include hymns. pray
ers. anthems b.. the choir ana an address.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
LABOR UNIONS WARNED
I OF UNSAFE FACTORIES
Many Employees Working Under
Conditions That Threaten
Life and Limb.
1900 BUILDINGS INSPECTED
Joint Board of Sanitary Control
Sends List to the Mayor
of Open Violations
of the Law.

4. unofficial examination ot ~" factory
snd loft buildings recently conducted
showed the investigators such SERIOUS con
d,,ons" existing by reason of "sriouS vio-
lations Of the building laws With reference
To- fire protection that warnings We're sent
To- labor unions that tho employees Were
working under conditions which threaten
he and limb in case of fire
The Washington Place diSasteo' disclosed
that the Joint Board Of Sanitary control
OF the Cloak. Suit and Skirt fTde mad'
the discoveries, and also sent a list OF the
most fragrant cases Of voat'nns of the
esnltary and fire laws tn numerals city OH
ctals. from Mayor Gaynor down.
The board was formed after tho settle
nent of the last general strike of seventy
Ave thousand cloakmakers. ami one or us
activities was an investigation OF the CON
6itions among these workers, The BOARD
consists OF two members Of the Cloak and
suit Manufacturers Association. two mem
s,ers OF the workers union. ana three mem
bcrs representing the public. Miss Lillian
WaId is among the latter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
Nor. Than 1900 Places VISITED.

The chairman 10 Or William i. Scbefhn
snd the secretar- is Or. Henry Nosko"iz
Dr. Moskowitz said the board has had elsh'
snsrectors engaged FOR the last two mon'hS
N going through more than twelve hundrel
factory and loft buildings While their
fun reports had not been publ shed. they
had listed the most fragrant cases OF Vlo-
Istjons Of the sanitary and fire laws.
Il want il upierstood.' Or. Noskowit2
wont on 20 sav. that in spite OF this. the
conditions in the cloak factories as a whole
,on,pare favorabiy with those in the shirt
waist factories We sent list OF seventy
three violations. which have been super
,sed by John T. Turner. who was a Health
Commissioner for twentysiX years and
sanitary INSPECTOR Of the city for twelve
wears. and is nov retired We have also
sent copies Of the list 20 Mayor Gaynor
RudoIph Miller Superintendent Of Build
,,rs Police Commissioner Cropsey and
Ere Commissioner Waldo. \ copy of the
list has also been sent 70 each manufact-
,,ror concerned in the violations.
Dr Moskowitz sent the following letter
o. s Poiakoff chairman OF the Joint Ooaro
q tho cloak and salt Makers Union
At the request OF the joint board Of SAM
cary control I am sending You .HereWIth t
list Of shops in which serious Nloiatlohs "i
the building laws with reference 10 IRE pro-
tectior were found. 49,.
\ copv o. this list was sent 20 the Mayor.
the Building Fire and Police departments
The conditions herein described are So
serious that the board decided 10 MORN
the unions that. until they are reineGled, ne
men employed IN these SHOPS Woih "tut
conditions which threaten life and limo y
case OF fire.
At Il special meeting OF the executive
-omrliit,e OF the Ladies Waist and Dress
makers Union at Clinton Hall. No. IL
Clinton street. yesterday forenoon the
situation in the factories in the garment
trades revealed by the Triangle Waist
Company hrc was discussed. AT this meet
iuc g., vas decided that fund should he
raised FOR the benefit o. tho victims f the
frc and tina, the union should bear the
cost OF the burial of tho unidentified dead.
Tho union also determined Ia instruct if:
attorneys - make q rigid investigation &c
tx the blame Tor the disaster. \ state
ner' was made after the meeting on he-
half Of :hc committee. i'm which # WAS said
ma; a relief committeo had been appointed
with the object Of securing contributions 70
fund 10 d, applied 10 tho relief OF Tho
victims Of Saturdays fire.
All waiSlmakcrs and dressmakers. II
both union and non-union shops. VII. 10
called on 10 stop work on the day whci
Tho unidentified dead arc buried. II i~ ~
y.octcd that This will be tomorrow.
Dr. George ". Price. chairman of The in
veetieation committee OF The Joint board ."
tanitarv control Of he cloak. suit an(
skirt industry. issued -tatemcnt las
night, liz has been Investigating conditions
efrro fo-t Grrtcfrpcr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27

liza Trieona III SAINT Ella. lady IN waiting
10 Queen Helena. has been expelled from
Tire Italian army.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
Tioht Bulkheads Needed.

Another thing. The present law places
no limit upon the size OF the floor area OF
buildings between fire walls. The same
principle exactly that ship owners follow
to protect their passengers lives at sea. by
the use Of watcrtight compartments, should
be adopted on land TO save the lives OF
working men and women. The size or inc
floor area between fire walls should not be
permitted To exceed 10000 square feet for a
hreproof building and 800" square feet for
non-hreproof buildings and IN each case
tho fire walls should be equipped with
automatically operating nreproof doors
There should he no opportunity for any
manufacturer TO crowd as many as one
thousand working people In one room.
Our theatres have been made safe. Mr.
Smith pointed out. since the lesson learned
by tho Iroquois Theatre fire in Chicago
Automatic sprinklers arc required In all
theatres. he said. And in this strange Gus
tom or protecting 10 tho utmost the pleas
IRE seeking public. whilc emitting To take
similar precautionary measures on behalf
Of the hordcs forced 10 labor In lofts, Mr.
Smith feels u great injustice IL committed
Elbridce g. Snow said he thought II
would be a good thing for Commissioner
Waldo 10 have charge Of the inspection ~
buildings The intimate relation between
putting out a fire and preventing one was
such AS 10 render singulary appropriate
tho plan 10 authorize commissioner Waldo
90 dotach AT suitable intervals mon from
his own force 10 inspect buildings. Mr.
Snow added that he believed this policy
was highly successful in Boston
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
Faith in Automatic SprinkIers.

Automatic sprinklers would have put
ont the ire in tho shirt waist factory at
cnce." said Mr. Snow. Speaking roughly,
! should say their installation there would
have cost not more than 5000. \ better
name than freproof for such structure
would he slow burning construction build
Ing And there arc several grade: Of slow
burning construction Some Of them arc
better than others. There should he some
restriction by law as 10 the number Of per
sons on noor and then some provision
should be made for getting them out by
fra escapes The capacity of fire escapes
.nnuld u. regulated according 20 the num-
/ OF If emplo"es.
san Francisco has learned this I have
seen tho front of a fifty foot building COW
q ed with fire escapes out there
Have You not noticed the amount Of
rubbish that is permitted to choke fire es-
capes in this city? These methods OF exits
should he inspected by somebody at least
Cnce q month.
'Thc trumpet note TO be sounded AT this
time should be. / think, inspection. cleanli-
ness and protection"
Theodore II. Price said he had retired
from the fire insurance field because the
Fundamental fault In New York City was
the erection OF skyscrapcrs Mr.. Price is
opposed to tall buildings. In the present ac-
cepted understanding OF the term. and es-
pecally so in all cases where mercantile or
manufacturing purposes are uppermost.
The height Of every building should be
governed he says. by the character OF its
occupancy. Four or Ave stories should be
the legal maximum where Industrial pur-
suits are followed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27
AppeaI for Relief Issued.

The executive board of tho Ladies Waist
and Dr.ssmaksrs' I'rion. No. -. irterna
,ioral Ladies Garment Works of America.
AZ special meeting Yesterday appointed
a relief fund committee 10 nd the families
of the victims Of the fire in the Triangle
Waist Company's factory.
All contributions. checks and postal and
express money orders should be made ont
10 the Relief Fund Committee and sent
direct to the Office Of the Ladies' Waist and
Dressmakcrs Union. No -, No. III Clinton
street. New York.
Samuel Intermycr made personal con-
,ribution of t,00 20 the fund.