New-York tribune., 1912-01-12
RUINS GIVE Up TREASURE
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bank had established temporary quarters
outside the fire zone at No. 66 Broadway
SO Yesterday its officers transferred 10
the temporary Offices securities and cash
enough 90 carry on the banks regular
business. President Clark was loath to
disclose the amount, but estimates ran
as high as S45,0OO,0O0
The transfer took place in the morning
before banking hours, and then III ''e
afternoon Vice President ". II. Bennett
of the bank received the following note
from Buiidins Superintendent Miller
Replying to your inquiry in regard TO me
premises at No. l2S Broadway, IN inc nut
for of vacation of same. / desire 10 lnloi W ~
Won that | have no objection TO ocCupNlHs
This building aS | consider the condition OF
The walls of the Equita ble Building 10 I'M
south a. not i'm sutticiently dangerous tp,a,o
dition as TO menace the premises no. -
Broadway ] can therefore see no opJe''
ton 10 your occupying the building.
This applies to the scores Of other 'cn-
ants in the skyscraper, too. Bnt 1t Is
probable that most Of them, includihs
the bank. will continue in temporary
quarters until the police lines excluding
the ordinary citizen from the immediate
neighborhood Of the burned buiIdihs
have been abolished, and Cedar street
now an impossible glacier the height ol
2 mans head. is opened again to trarlV'
WsIls Mot Likely TO Fall,
The following is the repo: of super
intendent Miller 70 Borough President
NcAntny with regard to the ruins OF the
Equitable Building:
have made Il personal examination Of
the condition Of the remaining outside VAIL
OF the Equitable Building this etteIuoo..'
with reference 10 the safety ot tns ~
car traffic along Broadway. ] am on "
cninion that there need be no apprehen-
sion Of any danger 10 passing streel'aIS.
7 would. however, advise that pedestrla"
traffic and other vehicular tamC pe P.tSo
hibted because Of the possibility, OF IN
fsIIinF Of small pieces Of ice or building
material which, while it'would not Ie SUI,
ficient 10 cause damage 10 the roo @, %, -"
streetCar, might be serious Tor neIsOi,.
Tho oficials OF the street railway company
havr assured me that they will keep looh,
out for any ice now aCCumuIdtCu y" $50
building that might be liable 10 fall IN cas-,
OF 4 lUdW. anu W lll 'oiN ~. -
such ice as soon as possible
The gang Of gas workers who started
work Wednesday night to cut from the gaS
mains the mines leading into the Equitable
ruins and threatening an explosion succeed
cd Yesterday in Iossening tho volume O,
cscapiug gas TO such an extent that all
danger from an explosion vanished They
continued digging in Broadway. however
II linz Wit 90
NJ tbo Nefropolitan street Railway, whose
business it was TO keep clear pain Tor ',o
surface cars: with the fircmen. who shll
kept one stream playing on TN" smouIdofl'E
debris directly above the Mercantile vaults
and with the police 10 OF them, stationed
everywhere to keep the crowds back
On the Lookout for Crooks.
Inspector Cahalane mad forty plaincloihcs
mon sprirkled about in the crowds which
banked the police lines, watching for CROOKS
known to the police and for other sus-
picious persons who might so desire slice
Of the billion that they would make an at
tomrt TO got IT, Tho Bankers Trust r"-
inforccd this protection with Pinkerions.
some of whom were assigned 10 guard
collection Of queer appliances driils' eIec-
tric anOdcs and wiring apparatuSes. spread
over the floor and desks Of the ohiccs at
No. Wall street These tools were gath
cred 10 be used in opening the Mercantile
Trusts safes in case the locks had Welded
TO the heat OF the fire. but !, was found
thoy were not needed
There arc expert burglars in this coun-
try" said a Pinkerton guard. who would
give a fortune 10 get those appliances. We
have electric tools that will with tho cur
rent turned on, 80 through the biggest safe
/ ever made and do it with ease"
Twenty Grcmen. under the command of
! Battalion Chief Barrett, devoted them
selves to a nights search for bodies, pref
erablv that Of Chief Walsh, after having
eaten al a nearby restaurant on the bounty
Of Moore & Scbloy. They had not made
any determined effort to penetrate the tomb
OF John Campion, in the Mercantile vaults,
which is cncased in ice. They know whore
his body is, and they consider his case less
urgent than that Of their comradc
Mayor Compliments Firemen.
Fire Commissioner Johnson and Mayor
Gaynor INDUCED in some complimentary
correspondence yesterday OF the subject
of the fire Commissioner Johnson sub
mitted briefly to the Mayor the result OF
Fire Marshall Pryars investigation into
the fires source, in which he spoke warm
~ of the hcrosm OF his force and espe-
claly Of Battalion Chief Walsh. The Mayor
wrote TO the Commissioner:
| desire 20 express the thanks OF the
Mayor and the people OF the city 10 YOU
and the officers and men under you who
Coped with the fire at the Equitable Build
Ing The bravery, intelligence. SkilI, pa
tiencc and fidelity of all Of YOU under the
most trying conditions could not be .eX-
ccllcd Nor were acts Of heroism lacking.
The heroic death OF Battalion Chief Will
lam J. Walsh while he was attempting to
save the lives of others is only another cX-
ample 10 show the devotion Of the men
Of the Fire Department 10 the safety OF
the people Of this city.
Father Mclean, chaplain OF the Fire De
partment in company with Robert s
Mainzer, Of the banking firm OF Hallgar-
ten e. Co visited Fire Headquarters and
got from Fire Commissioner Johnson per-
mission 10 canvass the banking and brok-
crage houses in the financial district for
fund. with will lie turned over 10 the
widow Of Battalion Chief Walsh Walsh
left a wife and six children.
Father Mclean started out in the after
noon TO make the canvass.
No skyseraper for Equitable.
The Equitable will not build any sixty
two story skyscrapcr for its new home Of
fee building, and, as a matter Of fact, there
is some question among the officers OF the
society whether 1t will be wise TO build q
home office building at all.