The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-27

New York, March 26.-What will go
down in history as the fire disaster OF
Washington Square entered upon its
aftermath to- night with eighty two
OF nearly $50 victims Identified The
official death list has been lessened
rather than increasing.
The revised count showed III dead
tonight. with twelve women and girls
at deaths door in the hospitals. one
hundred ana fifty. all told Will per-
haps cover the casualties when those
whose horrible hurts and burns seem
fatal shall have joined their fellow
workers now in collins at the morgue.
Careful counting still rates the fe-
male victims, young and old. at ap-
proNimatcly ten to every one male.
Broadly speaking, they were Jewish
and Italian. living either on the East
Side or in the small italian quarter
near the scene OF the fire.
Inquiries Begin.
With all the dead removed from the
building, the coroner began an inves-
tigation into the dlsaster--one OF sew
cral inquiries, which will be conducted
by city Observation-Disclosures by agents
from the district attorneys Office. An
inquest will be held. and its result
VIII be placed before the grand Jury.
Many grand jurymen visited the scene,
and District Attorney Whitman an
hounced that those responsible for thu
loss OF life would be vigorously prose-
cuted
On Thursday night a mass-me citing
Will be held at Cooper Union to ari.5
tate for more adequate protection %
so-callcd hreproof buildings The
United Hebrew Charities and the Flo.
Drew Free Burial Societies announced
.o-nisht tAat they We're ready to re-.
lieve any distress caused by the FIRE.
ne independent Order OF B'Nai Brit,
Ia! ',as opened subscription fund
throughout New York, Massa chusetts
Connecticut. Rhode Island and a por-
ton OF Canada for the sufferers. Dr.
rectors OF the Metropolitan Oncr,
ionse have offered the buildinr freoH
Tor benefit performance ~
Or. George NJ. Price. chairman Of !
investigation committee appointed -,
the cloak, suit and shirt industrv ~
New York last September to juvesfi-
Sa'e ana remedy unsanitary ana pro-
tcctlVc conditions 'affectinp merJs,
Of that union, gave out to.nIrht :
statement. with a long list Of factorw
onlidings which he says fail to com.
Ply with fire regulations
The Expected IIaupcn.
nat was expected has hapnaned
says me statement. "'rhose who knew
OF me llimsy fire protection in tba1ias.
buildings OF New York long $50 -
aicted such disaster as occurrsd IN
Washington Place. If, however MI
puildihE was the only one OF those m
protected tie situation would not Ia
SO terrible. But the fact is there is
nardly large loft building in NsIy
York which is better protected aya;nst
fire" q 1t a - q 'i'sti
. IN statement to the press issue,
s"iday, Borough President McAneny
SAID tnat 500 firemen. recently detailad
by Fire Commissioner Waldo for ~
purpose reported $500 buildings lack *
ing adequate fire escapes. The build
ing department has already investignt.
cd 900 OF these $500 cases, and report
Cd mat only 10 per cent OF them were
IN violation Of tho building code. Tba
Asch building. in which Siit,rday,s ai..
aster occurred, has not been among
the cases reported by the ire depart
mcnt
Mr. McAncny urges q thorough re-
vision OF the code, leaving the .proyl
sions relative 10 fire escapes to q com
mission OF building and fire experts 70
be appointed BY tbs city
Seeking More Victims.
While crowd Of morbid thousands
was held back by the police. firemen
with graphing irons and fire hooks
the building all forenoon, 4 steam
pump cmp,iea the basement OF water
during the morning and the fircmcn
believed when they rested a the din
ner hour. that they would ind no more
dead, Tonight, however. they carried
out another body, making three recov-$
cred during the day Tho oyercouns
last night probably was due to cneck-l