New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-11
Two Employees Tell Mar
shall Brophy of Blaze
in Rubbish Barrel.
OFFICIAL COMPLAINT
CHANGED IN RECORD
Original Lost, and Duplicate.
with Faxed Initials, II is AL
legged, Was Substituted.

7 NtdNe lUuuSNIlNl COMMISSIONER NFHN"
day. in an cndcavor to prove laxity on
/ the part Of the higher officials rcspon-
slblc for thcaN williamsburg factory fire
In which twelve lost their lives. Fire
Marshal Brophy and Fire Commission
or Adamson discovered from witnesses
, In their own investigation that a Are
had started m the same factory The
day before the fatal conhasrs'ion
Harry Kaufman. audy-pullcr. OF
"a Moore Street. volunteered the IN
7 formation that the first hro started
about 1850 O'Clock last Friday after
noon u q rubbish barrel ~ the east
hallway near the elevators According
- Commissioner Adamscu. che Are 'n
saturday is thought 80 have started "a
thc same place
Lacy No,r. csnJ, jppsr ~ 30
Cs,hsy,ne street. che neat witness be
fore Marshal Rrcphy a'se told ~ the
re ga FRIDAY She said that 'he and
another ~, had seen NO men rry
burning barre. oat ~ the building
Whls 'hty were Watching she said.
sac. pIamSni daughter - Che own.
srs .: the building. came over and
cAaset thcn tsc, Co VotA. saying
.It, nosh.rs Go back to yeur wors'
Pre- NarsNsl bFonat l, now tryinE
% rrl che tvo uen who carried ol-
nc blrr.rs barrel They both worked
m che .ac-orv according t3 Che $3.50.
-e..-s Mss Ru.t. kreN chem uU
IS ~t'rank and "l.m.
$500 shop. Wsnt ta,ais
Relatives % Re--la K1seman arI
.era C1i4ts.a. gao q che 9. tictlra
81. ere are we're -. 0n che stand fr-
-t establish proof - fas.r death, a. ID
--er l5~ml..erer Lyaca. whose tss
.nouy AS ro- comp s,sd JOB tce frc
session 20 CHE Inquest. Has called t-
-arr.s4 v.ta h.m complete .norini4
tr.s t-s az answered .a- pis.f.-.
Attorney v.,h stAt.s--cs.
How 1acy Violations OF che actor
ava were reported last year" a.sri
-ia ,s- ysa- ended september 3D.
-,sr- vers 1.-li .r ~ ist District.
70. 81 Lynch
Nov many o., these comp I'D e.ta
~, Az"
-Ts, record says egf"
$50 rough soraN1s . 500 facto-
r-s rename unsafe during that
period" commented che District Atto FL.
rsy 2, vas tr-r shown from ne rec
0rls era: Only i'- ol- ~ -f5 violations
= trs s-a.T ray regulations we're rec
.5ssl p me sane period.
Tier. vas rorr. isrsbls opposition 20
en-. ruis requiring .rc.oEed stairway'
so- buildings ~ iess than Eve stories,
according % t0a ,es'mooy that FOL
Ioze4. and wa.r asked from what
source 81. came Lynch said: Every
body is against ,he law except a. times
Ike tr4s, sir.
Then followed heated exchange be
tween Mr CroDsey and the witre-' con
-a~ri-g the importance Of the work
done b. me board before 70 vent out
% x.s,ence. "I' 70 not M intention,
nor. = can prevent 30, vii ! be led
.n-o cri,ic.srg The other members Of
ne board" sad Lynch.
Half OF shops Not Visited
You Say s. would have taken weeks
or perhaps month 20 formulate the
recessary regulation" continued the
District Attornev, when ] can do II IN
second; charge the word Eve 20
read six in referring 20 the stories.
Didn't you think OF this change"
"No. sir, did OF" admitted Lyncn.
at might have taken month"
eyes, il might have, with that com
mission" retorteI Mr. Cropsey. What
has the present commission done since
the Diamond candy factory fire last
Saturday 20 amend this rule or enact a
new one so as 10 remove any danger OF
similar condition IN these build
ings?"
The witness said that nothing had
been done. He then left the stand
George A. Rosquist, the inspector
who had visited the Diamond building,
was called next, after he had signed a
waiver OF immunity. Rosquist was APP
pointed factory Inspector in Novem-
Der, 1913. at salary of l,200 year.
In November, 1914, he was transferred
to Brooklyn, under Supervisor Ash. He
admitted that he could visit only from
450 TO 500 Of the 900 factories in his
district in one year and that the rest
went entirely uncovered.
The next sensation, following Ros-
gusts calm assertion that one-half OF
the factories in his large district were
not visited at ell. came when 10 was
discovered that ~ original report card
turned in by ROsquist, showing as he
claimed, that nc had urged the prose
cution of the buildings owners, was
lost and duplicate, without the
! memorandum, substituted in its place
The substitute WAS signed with Ros-
gusts initials. but he testified they
were not in his handwriting.
Victims Funeral Held Up.
E1cusing the Inspector for the mo-
ment. the District Attorney called
Commissioner Lynch back 10 the stand.
airy u" he asked
at is being traced in the counsel's
Office and has not been found yet" re
piled Lynch.
what became OF the order which
Rosquist turned in with the notation
on it,"
at was turned over 20 the counsel
We've searched oil through the Office
and have not found it so far"
Did you ever receive present or
other consideration from the owner Of
this or any other building for delaying
| action ?" Coroner Wagner interposed
81 did not" was the answer The in
quest was then sdjourned until Friday
morning at 10 o'clock.
"lf we can yet hold OF that paper"
said District Attorney Cropsey after
the session, "wc can tell Just who is
wing and who is to blame"
Before the body Of George Stanevic,
one Of the victims Of the disaster. was
permitted inside Il the Roman Catholic
Church Of Mary Queen Of Angels. in
Brooklyn. yesterday for the funeral
services the church authorities insisted