Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-10-11
LITE INTEREST
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stewart next day but made no am.
dayit.
Cross-examination By Col Walker
Mr. schadd said he saw FIRE in the
northern end.
G r. Knadler lives III the city, at
the time Of the Gre he was building
bodies ana seats on the third floor
in the southern end OF the building:
that the room was 80 BY rs feet aud
was working on sleighs the day be.
fore the FIRE; didn't know how many
sleighs were in his department, but
1t was crowded: that he used printing
lead and flller; that the filler Is COM
posed OF white lead and linseed oil
and was applied with brush. On
I the Saturday before the FIRE. witness
said he was filling bodies and eeas-
ed TO use rags aud waste when
he quit doing natural work; got his
supply OF oil and filler from the
4 StQAk &OOuA III Ahh Nfitdf 1n0 SIT
it as the occasion demandeds. that
the filler was kept in kegs and he
took II out with paddles: had less
than gallon OF turpentine when he
quit on Saturday before the fire
which was kept in can: and was
instructed to close can when he left
the building; had on hand 100
| pounds Of filler, and had emptied
about a gallon in pail, but couldn't
say whether or not it was closed.
and was sitting on work bench in
the central part of the room and the
turpentine and filler he was using al
so on the bench
The floor was pretty well covered
for 20 feet square from IA TO IL
inch thick with filler
When work was finished 1t was
taken to room on west side OF the
building: that witness was working
under Mr.. Cook.
Cross-examination by Col. Walker
Witness said room was very badly
crowded as was the whole factory, and
he assisted In unloading 400 buggy
bodies about a month before the fire
BY Mr.. Brown Buggy bodies are
bulky he said In reply TO question.
Harry Dlllen lives at Ais West John
street He was employed as an iron
or on the third floor just opposite
the wing on the west side and had
nothing to do with the painting.
There was galvanized waste can
Is or 20 inches across top and sat
about 10 feet from the north elevat.
or; when work was finished on Sat
urday the cans were emptied: on
Saturday before the fire the can was
emptied In the yard; witness said
he quit work that day at noon. Room
was in good condition. he said Wit.
ness was assisted by Ernest Lock,
that he went 10 the fire shortly after
fire bell rang and saw II about the
elevator on the third floor: entered
the building but was driven away by
the smoke; he approached building
by the way OF Burns lumber yard
Cross-examination by Col. Walker.
Witness tried to enter building to get
his tools. and fire was opposite the
wing at the elevator; didn't recall
electric pole stood near. and only
saw one fire at FIRST.
w. L. Schrader was connected with
the painting department In the north
end on the fourth floor as a striper
and worked alone; then work went
to the finishing department where
Charles Gontz worked; used brown
and tan paint and got il from Mr..
Cook in the stock room: tina. 1t came
I in paste form and was mixed with
turpentine. Witness said he kept
some paint In a small stock room on
his floor, that small amount Of paint
was kept there; one window In room;
temporary stock room was on the
I
third floor. but didn't know Of stock
Witness said he used rags and waste
and when through with them placed
them in tin can and then burned
them; worked on Saturday before
the fire: emptied his can In the yard
where there was fire; that floor
was swept and cleaned up and all
refuse matter burned. Lee Davis
worked about sleigh gears and Thorn
as Shade worked on buggy wheels;
that partition ran east and west
Witness was at the fire and FIRST
saw fire in south end Of the build
ing; started in the building and the
fremen put him out: saw Claude
Stewart there ard talked with him;
saw Mr. Stewart a few days after
ward and he invited him to his home
and he made a written statement.