The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-06
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|||E PROBE
rroner Swears In a
Jury of Building
Experts
TAKES CHARGE
OF WRECKAGE
Many Evidences of
Faulty Construction.
Says Official

Faulty CONSTRUCTION,
Says Official
coroasr Iseo5 " Rothaeher. who
;.ns rxvolutionired the methods OF
<onducting coroner inauests In
Z Wsyne county BY selecting as jIrurs
uelIoualsfed men OF high standing
'ur4rad u court hangers-on, has de-
rsded 20 take a hand In the PROBE
IL the ere which cost the lives OF
sv< nremen In the building a. No.
,&s Woodward-aye. lakt Sunday
,ner1lnx
ponr contractors and brick
h>cnnfbcfurer. All OF them thoroly
frG1nlar with every phase OF the
onnccrncfion business. were sworn
* = Jurors over the body Of Capt
4ln6no6er Cockburn. one OF tho ave
vorf1s, Tuesday morning. The
1rpoe1 nre: Joseph Trcmbley, No.
~ Waterloo.st.. retired builder
i nnssa I1ons. No. go McLeaneve-
ro6se1 builder: Harry Clipper. 40.
III Vlrr1nia-ave., brick manufactur-
-; o&to Misch. president Dct-oit
n1u1D q Traders exchange.
u b. Mutt, No. 1871 Lothrop
o 0Do4r&ceor: william Malow. No,
/; i1nnrave-. contractor.
~. nc1Aachsr visited the burned
|. - Mondny zfrerncon and or
80 - police to allow no ore TO
Y ~ ~ vreckAse. He declared
- woro 90 many evidences Of
~ - faulty construction that
- 1910 was imperative.
~ ~ cost OF the lives Of five OF
- GDuunen. crushed TO death Sun
~ 1nEniug without even the
11oout chance TO escape. the city
q uuuU1t has been shown once
- Wherein she has been woe
~ >noO1iesnt In protectins the
pop - property Of her citizens.
UroGy one Of the city ofzcials I'm
ouytovod Monday morning BY The
mnR num Mayor Marx down. adj
~ SUBSTANTIALLY that the men
o vopo crushed and smothered
- - hurning debris I'm the
Z r1t q Ske building o. No. 1877
wnrd-avs.. were sacrifices 10
10y I'm municipal govern
IN bNliding inspection. due TO in
- ooomt appropriations, and lack
\: uu1Aority that leaves the are
o1ur11ssicn almost poweriess TO en-
10c1D Negotiations which II knows
- essential TO public safety. are
oCDons1bls for the latest disaster.
~ on1y IN the opinion OF veteran
xo oGhters. but OF oficials who
nDpo bsgun Investigations.
ouDjsct For Grand jury.
lcnyor Marx declared emphaficaL
~ fhaf the conditions which per
Gn11oo1 the sudden collapse OF the
0DoR nours OF the woodward-ave
1u1D6lng were az subjects for the
Investigation Of the grand jury
49, b 10 be called IN recorders
GoGge. before Judge Connolly. next
IEnEo6ay. He added that the trag-
~ GAould hasten the formulation
y = v1gid building code. with full
oovor - enfprce n. Members Of
~ eoDnission VINO win create THIS
eo1o YIN ~ appointed this week.
~ mayor said.
InveQklcntion this morning showed
- nelther the building az No. 1877
Voo6vard-ave.. occupied by the
vluo1 Cloak q Suit company. and
- y. ryfs 3 Company. and the
~ buIl1ing n NO. 1856 Woodward.
-, ~ been Inspected by the city
rrD(v enUlnesr's department since
1880. 1914. John G. McCabe,
- ns1titudinous duties require
1 " tnsOsct buiIdings. elevators
ma11e liquids and other dan.
80 slsmsata declared that be
u ~ ons Inspector At that time
~vX u o3urc CITY.
4 ~ - no now. and that isn't
~ onensh.- he said. I'm ask
~ two more"
YISe Maruhsl Gabriel Goldwater
1D14 admitted that enforcement
poCn1ations In Detroit was ex
~ La.
~ ce6e 10 Nssnee.
y ~ haven't the authority tC
- them DO a. We want then
- ed IAN We can do II
~ b1uR when We tell owner
q ou1l1ings that they have To max,
onglain changes II they call on
No.. We have TO hack down. I
~ ooes 90 show that we mus
GDRe . code OF IRE regulations whici
- ~ enforced by the Gre depart
t,rnnl Then we can be held ~
ono(ble. There are lots OF or
+ 1D0lnxs .cn woodward-aye tha
1nxe been remodeled. but the onl,
GhonGs IN them has been that the,
uDoce Improved In appearance In IN
GDool. while the remainder Of IN
ulyocture has remained In a diIap
1n1ed condition
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