The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-01
NEW FIRE TRAP. q
|NASCH BUILDING
WHERE 14S DIED
Locked Door Found on Floor
Swept by Flames in
Triangle Disaster.
FOUR OFFENDERS HELD.
Fifty Girls Prisoners Behind
Double Padlocked Entrances
in Another Workroom.
FOUR OFFENDERS HELD.

EIGHT men who were summoned 20
court by Inspector Otto Mendsl Of the
Bureau Of Fire Prevention for ALLEGED
violations o: the provisions Of he are
and labor laws respecting safeguards
against frs In factory buildings we're
held to-day In Ses ball apiece for trial
in Special SessionA Some OF them. "a.
uniting frankly that they had violated
the law. waived examination while
pleading extsnuatins circumstances.
Four OF the eight were summoned
to appear IN Jefferson Market to-day
after the inspector had found VIOLA
tions in the premises occupied By them
IN the Asch Building. the scene Of che
great Triangle shistwasst Company ore
Of March. 1911. IN which, 1<o we're
killed. Louis Brill. IN elevator man.
and Jonas Levy. the father Of two Of
the partners In the clothing manufac-
turing nrm Of Levy . Rossnthai. on
the top floor. were smoking when La
spector Msndsl came upon them. Both
admitted this fact In court to-day. but
pleaded that they had violated the Law
unwittingly.
COULDN'T OPEN WoRkRooM
DOOR FOR MiNUrGS.
In tho ,ams factory the inspector
found that the door leading to the
hallway was caught with . spring lock
and called tho attention Of Albert Lazy
and his partner. RosenthAi. to the fact.
Rossnthai. arguing that the spring locks
were without keys and could not come
within the definition Of an inside lock.
was asked by Mendei to open the door
as rapidly As no could.
Roscnthal fumbied with che lock for
several minutes. but could not open It.
Then he discovered that an unobssrved
catch had been turned on and that this
prevented throwing back the lock.
what would the girls 10 this sstab.
lishment do In case of are II that catch
which you did not SEE should be on and
they were trying to set outr' asked
Inspector Mendei.
"Oh. that doesn't happen very often
Rosenthal 10 said to have replied. His
factory occupies ono Of the floors
Albert Levy accepted . summons to
answer for the locked door. and to-day
waived examination In court
Henry waliach OF Meyers. Crown 4
Wallach. on the seventh floor Of the
Asch Building. was the one who an.
swered for his firm In court to-day.
Two doors there did not open outw ard
to the satisfaction OF the Inspector.
Doors DoueLE PApLockgp,
TRAPPING FIFTY oIRlS.
What was characterized by Mendei
as the most flasrant case that came
under his observation yesterday was
that OF Max Hermann. who operator q
feather factory on the first and sec
ond floors OF tho building at No. TOT
broadway. employing nifty Girls and
women.
Mendei found that on the second
floor the door opening onto the hall
way ~ well ~ that opening onto the
elevator shaft were double padlocksi
One on the door proper and one on
an inside wire door. The only un.
door opening from the office Of Her.
mann.
Three others besides Hermann who
were held IN court to-day were Charles
weibks OF Newark. who was found
smoking In . machine shop At No. 1855
West Third street: Morrls Brookstein.
a shlrtwaist manufacturer Of No. -
West Third street. who hso locked doors
In his shop. and Irving I. Lewis Of Pei
ham. who was smoking In Brookstsir's
place.