The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-30
No Fire Alarm Box in the
Building, No Fire Extin-
guishers Nor Water in Lii
brary Sections.
GOVERNOR DIX WILL
START RIGID PROBE
An Army of Workmen Was
Placed at Work Today, Re-
moving Debris from the
Costly Building.
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Albany, \. Y, March 30,-Thous-
ands of footsteps upon the thin man
tie of snow itch had fallen last night
told the tale of the myriad visitors
who all through the night watched
and waited about the ruined capitol.
The sound of throbbing fire engines
has continued since the flames were
first fought and several streams are
still playing upon the western wing
During the night fire broke out
| again in the western wing but it was
gotten under control without the ne
| cessity OF sending an extra alarm.
Five fire companies were kept at work
| all last night and substitute compan-
les were supplied during this morning.
An army of workmen arrived at
o'clock this morning and were furnish
ed by the state superintendent of pub
| lie buildings with brooms and shoyels
for the attack upon the less bulky de-
bris.
Safes Block Entrance.
The stone corridors, stairways and
arches of the capitol rain water,
which can be heard dripping from a
great height like the voice of a small
cataract. Dampness and the odor OF
burning material fill the nostrils with
repugnance, while scattered about in
confusion is a great array of office fur
nishings which have been dragged
from threatened portions of the build
ings. Three huge safes from the Office
of the state treasurer block the main
corridor on the Washington avenue
side of the building.
The various state departments that
We're quartered at the capitol are
widely scattered and it will be diff
cult matter TO obtain quarters for
them all adjacent to the building. Pri-
yate dwellings and manufacturing
plants have been pressed into serv-
ice The rooms of several fraternal
organizations have been offered and
may be accepted.
Deeply concerned over the great
loss sustained by the people OF the
state in the destruction of portion Of
the capitol Governor Dix will rigidly
investigate the cause of the fire which
carried with it a nation wide siGniRc-
ance in the burning of the priceless
lTedSuTes.
II is understood Governor Dix is
determined to get to the bottom OF
the matter and will in special mes
sage ask the legislature to ADOPT a
sweeping inquiry
Careful examination of the fourth
floor early brought forth the fact that
the reamins of Watchman Abbott
were not there.
Assistant Fire Chief Shattuck also
expressed the opinion that no effect
i've search for the body OF Abbott
could be made until after the debris
had cooled sufficiently to permit a
systematic examination of them. Il
is feared that the body of the aged
night watchman has been cremated az
. the result of the terrific heat which
must have surrounded him.
So far as it has progressed the in
vestigation shows that the partial de-
struction of the capitol was due to
negligence. These are the facts thus
far brought out:
There was no water in the library
section where the fire started.
There were no fire extingushers,
hand grenades or emergency lines Of
hose
There was no alarm box in the capi-
: toI communicating with the city fire
alarm system