The Washington herald., 1922-02-09

ond with twenty eight. and pneumo-
MIA and tuberculosis follow with
twenty-one and thirteen deaths. re-
spectively. There were in all sew
enty mine deaths due to violence dur
ing the week ending February 4.
years old his mental and physical
capacities were nothing short OF
remarkable" Ritchle testified. He
said that Mr.. Curtis died in June.
1918. but that up to that time he
was very capable physically. He
had been employed for fifteen years
in the building inspectors once.
Ritchie testified.
The permit for the building was
dated December 23. 1915. and signed
by Morris Hacker. Ritchie said. 1t
was applied for by George T. Small
wood and John l. Cassidy, owners.
by Reginald W. Geare, architect.
according to Richie.
says He Approved Plans.
Thomas L. cOstigan. employed as
engineer and computor in the build
ing inspectors ONCE in 1916 when
plans for the theater were sub
HsllIeu lot lnspcCtlOH, WAS inc nTst
witness called at the morning ses-
siCn.
when asked by Coroner hewitt il
he had approved the plans. Costigan
did not hesitate in replying:
-. did"
he then identified the plans in
possession oil District Attorney
Gordon as those submitted and
checked by him.
Asked il the building had. been
built according to plans. Costigan
said he didn't remember. He said
it was the duty OF the Held inspector
to determine this He added he did
nat remember who the field inspec-
ter was. EGG. Curtis. deceased. was
shown by records to have been the
field inspector.
Was il your duty to determine
IL the walls were of a certain thick
'ress and built Of certain materials"
District Attorney Gordon asked
&C Cstigsn
Yes. ! determined that" he re-
piled.
Col. Kelly. OF the joint board OF
army and navy engineers. testified
Tuesday in pointing out defects in
the building:
.I-se ~ til wall. . cr,, h,,
concentrated loads.
Unusual height and length nj
unsupported Columbia rosd wall
Absence OF concrete fll in tile
at beam bearings with wall bear
ing plates on edges of tiles"
J. r. Downmarn. now an enri-
neer and computer in the field serv-
ice of the building inspectors de-
partment. who inspected the con-
crete work of the theater during
the course of construction. took
the witness stand early in the af-
ternoon.
Inspectiop of Concrete.
Il was smnlovsd IN i,snsc, TN.
concrete relative 10 tb. nIscins nf
reinforcements." Downmsn tes,i-
fed.
Oueried by Coroner Nevitt a. m
his relations to inspection of the
steel structure OF the roof and the
Seneral construction OF the root'
LOW .. nhldn repiIeo.
hho" ndJ' Curtls IL oeao' anu
80. " p'aoe tne respohsi-
On ueceseu man; out re
IN enarse OF tne ouildlns IN
~ - NN''
I structlon.
were you uhoer MAJ curtis.
"sheu .oroher He'ltt.
No. Do"hnsn answered
men explained that ne was
ira hiUS ~ 81 oa oniy 10 inspect tne iorm-
ol concrete and see II 1t was
PIoperiy mixed' II was not my
70 see IL ahEtnlns was wrong
WIN tne general construction of
me ouIiolng
-. ~ questions OF the Dis
tct attorney OF whether he had
, seen shythlns wrong with the con-
struction. that he had not
ne was asked to review his re-
ports on construction OF the con-
crete IN the building and report to
TIE Jury today " he had made any
mention in the reports OF anything
wrong found in the building.
inspectors, ou,x x.
Coronsr S.,i,t
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