New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-29

You went home YOU could leave the room
only two a. 2 time O."
Kind Ct Fence" Around Stairway.
Yes" she said. there vas a door.
kind Of sence around the stairway
That referred - the Greene street
stairs
How high was it,
Where we went out 70 ser the ele-
va-or Gho freight elevator there was
kind ~ httlo hall BY the stairs. 90
Dot know how high j. was. They had
many boxes there that they put the
waists IN when they were finished. and
took them ND 10 the tenth floor. We had
to 60 cut this door and man used to
watch"
And YOU had to 20 through that little
SPACE before you got 20 the stairwaN.
Yes on that eighth hoor after the
fire started most of the girls went right
70 the Washington Place entrance and
tried 20 ect out. After the door was
opened quite lot Of girls got ont.
man named Brown opened il FOR as He
was the macrin.st. About thirty girls
escaped By the Washington Place stairs
with me-"
Did Won happen 10 notice whether
the wood around the Greene street door
was on Are?'-
Il do not know. VIC were all IN Games
at once and it must nave sot on fire.
This partition was burned completely
fl the fiso. 80 trace of it remained.
How many girls We're working on the
eighth floor" was asked.
About two hundred the girl replied.
We had a cutting room upstairs where
there were more. Most Of the girls on
the eighth floor escaped The greatest
loss was on the ninth floor
After the girls had told their story. il
was put in the form OF an affidavit and
sworn to by both Of them. The affidavit
Viii be included in the report of the Blu
Ieau Of Buildings to Borough President.
McAneny, and copy Of the report viii
be sent TO District Attorney Whitm9n.
The report, which is nearly finished,
gineers Of the results of their examina-
tons and the. report OF the inspector Of
the bureau ~ the district in which the
Asch Building was.
The District Attorney sent Yesterday
to the Bureau of Buildings for the daily
journals Of the inspectors who have
visited the Asch Building since it was
finished in 1901. These will show a rec
ord of nearly fifty visits in the ten years,
and that on one occasion a partition. was
ordered put in in the subcellar.
Nh. Whitman said yesterday that the
by his Office could hardly
nc said 80 be more than begun, il was
such a tremendous job. Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys Bostwick. Manly and
Rubin were busy all yesterday eXamin-
ing Factory Inspector Harmon. Of the
state Labor Commission who inspected
the building on February p, Max
Blsrck. Of Blanck & Harris. who COM
posed the Triangle Vast COMPANY. and
Louis Brown. The machinist on the
eighth floor Nj. Whitman said that he
had also sent to Albany for the rerort
Harmon made after his inspection in
Febru7ry.
Mr. BostVick vas bus yesterday af
fo~noon with james /. Whiskeman and
John n Moore. the consulting engineers
employed b. Oh District Attorney, go
ins over the plans Of tho building and |
the various reports made b. the Bureau I
Of BUILDINGS and other departments Of /
the city government copies Of oil the /
rerorts Of the various Investigations /
that are being made will be turned over /
70 the District AttcrneF. and he viii be /.
gin in a few days 20 examine the officials I.
OF the Departments that have tnrisdic- !
ton over buildings Shortly after = /
n clock Assistant District Attorne! /
FubiD went 70 the scene If the fire - /
examine again the nrc escape and SEQ /
tho conditions 81 hight At the hour Of the /
disaster.
BESIDES Harmon. Blanck and Brown /
several persons were examined yester-
1av pho Witnessed the FIRE from sur
.o,Indine buildings The particular pur-
,cse Of their examination vas 30 dis
over If the fire escape vss Of any value
10 the girls in tho factory and u the
visiting q the ladders and balconies
yas entirely due 10 the heat or If the
metal was go old ana rotten that -
would not support the weight Of those
, no crowded ON II.