The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-29
GRAFTERS MAY Be
BLAMED FOR LONG
BEACH DISASTER
Construction of Pier and Audi,
forum Was Accompanied By
Charges of Graft-In-
spectors to Answer.

1ohh u. freaericks conlerrsd 'ouas
WIN reference to handilng the inquiry
into the pier disaster Saturday at
Beach. which cost 36 lives, and it was
decided there woula he no grapt;sary |
in,,as,iuat;a,
Inc coroner, IL was said, was Vesteu
with powers sufficient to cover the
case, and had the right to obtain prose-
-c,,tions fo, n,anslansbta IL the eyi- |
as Z. -. ;,a ,,hicb
49, sn uSseiopsu q. ~ a.lquasn .n+inn
Story of Graft Charges.
The ,.orona. viii, go INTO an nhases
az the disaster ana Yin delve into the
hjstorv of the municipal pier and the
citv arditori,n the constr,,ction of
which Mas 80 nanie nv charges of
praf r. h strI,ctmras we're cotnnleted
i, 100 ,na 1ooc II q osae a mann
ber Of the citv co,,ncj, at that time,
~, Mornr ~ urara nbargad with
h !, = $3.50 ~, ! M. frara tha ron
- 800 plas +ba only man
h,.o,n; - 10, Tha inr,, disa ereed
an.a !. nang ~ ffria1 . second
ti,ra $50 t,,rnaa en- ooo into tbe city
traas,,,It
NJ aa +a,,an ,oains+ tho con-
O. q 90 -. ~ s+rna+nras
- ,s,,i,+ - naanrtaa
~ 49,
Probe Inspection System.
The allegation that since the build
ing of the pier it never has been sys-
tematically inspected will also be
probed by the %coroner's Jury.
Experts will be appointed to examine
| the damaged pier and report on it's
condition.. One expert will be named
! by Mayor Hatch. of Long Beach,. an
| other by the British societies which
We're celebrating Empire day" when
| the disaster occurred, and the third
| will he selected bv Coroner Hartwell
and District Attorney Fredericks.
-
Long Reach Gal. Nav 2I-Evidence
to be presented Thursday at the in
| quest over the SO persons who lost their
| lives i'm the coranse Saturday of a por-,
| zion Of the n,,lnicipal pier, will hear
DIRECTLY upon the question of who was
resnonsihle for the condition of the
| structure which proved too weak to
| withstand the weight of several hous-
ana men vt1r1er and children who had
gathered to celebrate the birth ami
yersarv of the late queen Victoria.
Prnken fimbers showing evidence OF
decay ana the corrosive action of salt
| air from, the ocean were under guard
TODAY awaiting the reouisition of the
c~oroner's jury. Several. construction
engineers-among them Luther Nun
son and j. z. kenneuS VINO We're DIP
pointed on behalf OF the cltS OF LonS
investigation.
oae OF the prlhclpai Wl.hssSeS pe.
fore the coroner's jury viii be James
Twombly, member Of the Long Beacl
board of pubic WORKS. VINO, according
the board there, was charged With the
duty OF lllspec.lis pupiiI t 49, he Wa
working in accord Win loistFlct A.loi.
ney John d. ffedeflcks, WHo pe1soia,
l In CnnPta1r TN a scene or the QlSlSlCT StS-
terday, and heid a coiilefehee VIZ
The construction Of the municipal
pier and auditorium was acsoIlpaii'e
Daughters of the Empire ana sons
of St. George, the Two piilloipa, ~
CARNATIONS whlcE nad c'ialse ardnd
so tr~agically, started a campaign today
for the relief OF the vlSti,atsi - +,a a,s-
Wnile those seiaotsis ,u. than G.
aster numbered not more .nart 70 70
nearly zoo We're injured ia mt,y Nc
partially disable the'l, ano ann - 49, w
given them as ven as % ne f,,a,ds
Following is a list Of the dead as SEN
MISS FRANCES HARRIET NEW.
ELL Kenosha, Wis.
MRS. MOLLIE GATES. Oak Park
al.
MISS LILLY NJ. HoLME, Denver
colo.
ERNEST G.. EALES. Los Angeles.
MRS. EALES. his Wife.
MRS. NJ. z. MCDONALD, Compton
Cal.
MRS. FRANK MATTHEW'S. 10:
Angeles.
DAVID BLACK. aged Z, Long Beach
MRS. DAN Long Beach
MRS. l.. D. SPARROW. Long Beach
MRS. AUGUST BARIZ, Long 3eaci
MRS. RICHARD GEORGE DOWLE
Pasadena.
MRS. CHESHIRE, Los Angeles.
MRS. ARTHUR c. HELPS. Lon;
Beach.
MRS. A. K. HILL, Orange.
FANNIE B. M'FEFI, Long Beach.
HAROLD LET'S. 10 wears. Glen
doIa