The evening world. Newspaper, October 3, 1904, Page 9

py ey, Se & HOOUWERNGD, “=: THOUGH (4 DIED § Deat-houses,”” Doroner’s bag Fails to Hold Any One Directly Responsitiie| 3: Street Tenement. CENSURES BUILDING AND TENEMENT DEPARTMENTS. ‘The inquest by Coroner Scholer and Sry to ascertain Just who was respon Die for the fourteen porsons who lost their lives at the Attorney street fire on Sept. « terminated to-day with the y dict that they were killed by suftoc: tion, No blame was fixed and the prie-| Onera were discharged from custody, In addressing the jury the Coroner eaid: “This ts & ease where everybody's peaciene is nobody's Ousiness, There Dullding Department and the Ten ment-House Department. Both disre- @arded their dutiéa, You cannot pli the diame on the owner or the lessee, but you can recommend that either te Bullding Department or the Tenement: | House eDpartment be given entire au- | thority over the construction, of tene- | Two Departments Censured, ‘The Jury followed the Coroner's in- structions to the letter, Ity verdict was if part as follows; “We fad that the sald Yetta Miller | py, and others came to their death by suf- ficauon. “We strongly censore the (enement- house department and also the Building | wi Devartment of the City of New York for lack of sumervision in allowing fire escapes on said premises to be removed Walle the building was still occupied by tenants. “We recommend that the laws shail apciGeally place the responsibility in such cases upon one department of the dity government, and that such responsl- Wility shall be clearly indicated,” Assistant District-Attorney Turnbull, Who represented the people at the la- quest, sald that the case woul be sent When the inquest opened several wit- nesses, including policemen, firemen and watchmen, described the burn- ing of the building and the escape of some of the tenants. Police Capt. Martin Handy testified chat there was a drop of eight feet vetween the lower! landing of the fire escapes and the| atreet, "Tiere must have been a dozen or| tH more of the tenants sleeping on * Herman Grosiman, @ watchm “and they were caught in There was no way to get. at) tenants in the house, for they crowd- | on @ parapet on the root and thi round, ed fire escapes did not reach ind Tie flames had enveloped the fire es- apes above. There was no ladder from rth to the third floor, If there A & great many lives might have saved.” Were the flames coming out of the floor windows whea you saw the peuple coming out of the fourth floor wndows on the fire escape landing?” fully three or five minutes there was dense, black emok out of the window Signalled trom Wrong The witness sald that if the fire signal had been sent out from the proper box iuatead of one trom Houston street and Avenue C some of the lives of those Killed might have been saved. There {sa signal box at Stanton and Attorney streets, less than a plock away. photograph of the front of the ruined tenement walls taken immediate- ly after the fire showed that there were | @ are escapes and ladders in front from the third floor up and In the rear they were complete, Tae ground floor had been torn out and the- main building rested on huge girders. Capt. Brogan, of Hook Company No, 18, testified that the first Alara bad been ‘sent trom the Houston iret and Avenue C box. This created some confusion in getting to the fire Delay Caused Death, “In ail my twenty-four 1 never saw such qui ther v the firemen got ean certified, “hut th minutes’ delay ia igrm. Mont of those when the firemen arrived. delay in sending o ° aid i had heen 1 y in sending alarm the heen so great Policeman Rogan ead testified fent out an alarm for the Stanton and Attorney street box, This, Capt, Bro- said, was not so. he had nobody killed or in- ured by jump! They were overcome wy smoke or burnt.’ en no delay In send Mr. Unger asked, lives have been ed” replied Capt = Ufe could have been sav e covered the tal kd the jury. * ier as Gawareead tee erase eer cused vaidiee D 5 oe | Smith “iad his district covered » that where the tenement was situated. for the Fatal Fire in Attorney, ‘ House cusson, of No. 189 Cig Rey street, geen Policema: ants. delay In sending < ‘be Marousson sent out the alarm at 2.0 o'clock A. M., = it was fully ten minutes later be- fori al when he sent out the “aiarm? contliet of aut! fh of authority between the | ord ‘had been came — (SF and Ladder | 9, Inapector Questioned, wee Ze Al Soe (let Shnnesees of the Ti by House Department, pS As department ve him, and he was ¢x- to get i: mith, an inspector in the rtment, was then cal 1 aes a Sate eae on the bullding | ak bwin in the jurisdiation of the bloyele repairer, sald he had send out an rumen Samuel Mare led In the ragcve of some of the (en- He testified bendy had been no ‘3 questions, Aegean, n Rogan 1d That Pol the firemen arrived. low near were you to polle: “bout five feet, } door shut again I heard the bell in + pe box, who had Lnv oa) sent to No. M.,' while the Stanton nal was not rece! a minute and « half signal had been recalled, testified ‘tehman had told him ¢ had immediately sent How long the fire had Rogan said he did not know. Rogan said he had passed the building less than ten minutes before | 8 Ore wes no ai My a Pee hae Capt. Brogan, r , said he no idea how the fre ®egan or how long it ‘Ohlet Toepector Lee, of the Tenement- rtment, exhibited the plans ing he had been sent to get. iterations on tne nt, which plans at arat disapproved, but after- pproved. Careful inspection was made while the work was going on. “Not Our Fault,” He Said, “A watch was kept 2 he fire-carapes The Ld first HE FLUNG INSEL IN FRONT OF CAR So Say Witnesses ee Death of Unidentified Man Run Over in Brooklyn—Motorman Held on’ Charge of Homicide. Although William Coleman, twenty- three years old, a motorman, was placed under arrest on a charge of homicide for having run over and killed an unidenti- fled man in Fulton street, between Pine- apple and Ora streets, Brooklyn, | there were witnesses in the Adams Street Court to-day who were ready to! atate that in thelr opinion the man de-/ ag ie BS lor, a clerk in the yn, who witnessed t! no ae to-day that he saw the nder the rear wheels of the not attempt to cross the car, street wen Ve ad was almost oppo-) site him, and when he approadhed it he seemed to hurt “iimaelt forward and fall under the wheets, DIDN'T LIKE CANARY. fo Walters At Hotel Endicott! Struck On Bird of a Head Walter, | Chambarmaids and hall boys of the Hote) Endicott, Eighty-first street and Columbus avenue, are waiting on the tables in the restaurant unt!l Michael | Canary, the new head walter, can se- eure taf. Can has been head waiter only since last night. Henry Baker, his predecessor, walked out after he learn- ed that his salary was to be cut In| His walters waited until there! half, was @ rush of diners and then they, Wberately threw himself in front of the) too, walled: out. leaving Canary with- car, Members of the congregation of Ply- mouth Church were on thelr way home from services when the man was killed, was the reply. “I| The victim, who looked t thir saw him pull down the hook and slam to be about thir. ty years qid. stepped from the ourb. When a crowded Fulton street car was about to pass, it is said, he threw him- self down, face forenont, with arms out- «| stretched across the tracks, ‘The car was within five feet of him at the th and before Coleman could stop it the front and rear wheels had passed over the man, Four women who were in the car fainted. Ambulance Surgeoh Long, of the Brooklyn Hospital, could do nothing for the man, who was dead, but. had half an hour's trouble with the faint- Ing women, The man's body was taken to the Morgue. He wore a gray coat and black | out any assistance. ‘They did not Iike Canary, though he will tell vou himself that he is a bird of a head walter. He says, however, that he will have little trouble in find- ing new ———— MOB SOUGHT MAN'S LIFE. walters. A mob of excited tenants of No, 110 St. Mark's place and some neighbors Jast night tried to throw Ferdinand BiMenbach, thirty-two years old, of No, 28 West Twenty-sighth street, out ot fifth-floor window fn the Mark's place house. They accused him ‘of ill-treating a child, the five-year-old daughter of Morris Hurowits. Deteotive MoGovern, of the Filth | Strom Station, reacued the man before trousers, golf cap, black and white striped shiri, black and white striped harm came to him, and he was iocked up, charged with assault. but if they removed them without our Knowledge 1 is not our ‘fault, Lee tola the Jury, ee Capt. Thomas Ane, Engine Company No, 11, sald i had taken two and a half minutes for hie company tv reach the fire from his house, which is & Houston atreet between Columbia aud Cannon streets. The fire waa burning fiercely when Kane wrrived. ye ajar from Avenue C and Houston atreet. Kane was fee the alarm wae received at his ar2.0 A. M,, although the record «t Fire Headquar- ters showed {t was not sent out. before Levy dwelt et some it was Be Race tite Ray ea Qn oy - {thee before the tery? ari He gave an his belief “vhe Are-eocapes in the rear were 90 with boards,” Kane T had to chop my way) rough them. The fitth toot oy front i aroeeanen, Kane said, war covered There were fo many chatackes on ie that = Tenpied \e Vor the tenanta to ry Police Beret John Leonard, of the Union Market station, was called. “In eas in winter as refrigerators and at seasons aa coal bing and storage room “Let us hear from tenemi house Inspector rh for these fire: juror. Coroner Seboler called the {nspector, le were in that igen 4 asked kno eplied Hellen. He: said he had Inapected the building Aug, 15, and the peeenaes tt that time were all be ag What kind ‘an inspection did you make?" asked Assistant District-Attor- ney Turnbull. “Merely a casual observation,” the the witness, —e only at the outside of § a glove to get an im- 2% pression of it. Those §2 who know, look inside § apes below that floor lives could | g en saved before the arrival of the firemen, When we arrived the ten ants were huddled on the wees of the having mad FuaNishen ROOMS FURNIS ——— OD FURNIS GOLDEN OAK ry ae ROOMS $ ON EXHIBITION AT gE eee Ss | 125 50) OLDEN OAK ORESSER AS CUT Sir 1 $95 HED at 84"Ste% 3 AVE N SATURDAYS UNTIL I L_ STATI t If the fire-escanes had Geaetpere : ay ives could have | replied) BUTLER CHOICE GROCERIES lectors useful and ornamental chased, except on C. O, D. or Borax Soap. Butler's Best — Makes ap. a pleasure—cieans without harm the most 308 fabrics, 3 toe tor 0c! BUTLER’S TEAS ported,a Ib...... f it leti idl favorite var s, 50c at half the usual retail prices, Butler's Golden Tips, best Ceylon tea 50c Butler's Unxid Teas, four Butler's Best No. i Teas, are pete and ined " 35¢ Butler's No. 2 Teas, three cute 25c Peerless Malt Extract. 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King Al 125 fonse—Rare vintage, bottle 1,00 Impertat— “to tt. 75¢ Selected Vintage rulty; from the first a full lied wi Old and ¢ fy 85c Castille Port, Alte Douro Whisker-Batler'a special Re-| Mellow and rich; a bottle merve—Very old. mellow, pur - a“ rom private Clarete—Pure California Wines; _b» tle I. 25 gallon, 0 TS, Be. by WBc,; BOc.; Be. & 20¢ Sherry—Pure California 135 the gallon, O%& 5 5c Wines; by 15c : “SAYS HER FIANCE STOLE JEWELRY Miss Annie Neby Causes the rest of Ignatz Kraus and He Is Held in $1,000 Bail for Ex- amination, Miss Annie Neby, who lives at No, 12 who lives at No, atl First Mins Neby charged Kraus qith the lareeny of two diamond rings and a avenue, ga woukiy’ xa eves, ei 1 9.1008,” ete fea Ea Ar- foot up to that amount a trained qurse East One Hun- |dredth street, appeared in the Harlem Court before Magistrate Hogan to-day as complainant against Ignatz Kraus, | gold watch valued at $189, which she! alleges he afterward pawned for $75, Miss Neby told (he Magistrate she first met’ Kraus (hrough a professional marriage bioker whome name she could Not remember, He was Introduced to her & retired merchant worth $28,0w. | To substantiate this Kraus afterward produced three alleged bank hooks | showing @ {otal of deposits that would They met early in the month of August and had agreed 2o marry after Kraus seoured a divorce. Miss Neby missed her jewelry on Aug. 12 and reported her bong to the police, Go through the new Arcade from Lexington Ave. Detectives Dreytua and Diape were 0 ot | on the case und yesterday ad 2 Kraus. ‘They eald that Ge for the mixaing ‘ewelre was qn the, mgr James at the time of his arrest, Magis bell for grand la wie logis oes Remus ir $1080) nation on the chargé of —— NOTABLES ON THE OCEAN: LONDON, Get line steamer Oceante, which salls from Liverpool Wednesday, Oct. 5, for New York, takes among her passengers Mra, | Alexander Tweed! Huntington and the Hon, Miss Sackyllle-Weat. 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Because we buy always at first cost and sell at the smallest margin of profit—so small as to be infinitesimal on any individual purchase, Because our omega do not have to pay us for extravagant rents, or wasteful expenses of any kind—no food shows, no concerts, no high-priced orchestras or = Nothing but straight goods; prompt, po ite, efficient service the best value-—that is what our customers pay for, Sensible, intelligent women piefer our methods, It saves them money every day. That is why ovmkysiness is the largest in America and growing few sample bargains for the next three days follow. Double “S. Q H.” Green Tradi No other firm is so continuously liberal with its free-stamp distribution, with everything every day. They cost our customers nothing, as our prices plainly show, and bring col- reer best of their kind. Two stamps with every. 10:cents pur- Stamps. e'xivé double ‘stamps 133 GROCERY STORES---TRADE AT THE NEAREST. 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These New Elevators are situated at the easterly end of the Arcade, and you will find them the most con; venient means of gonvey- ance to and from all depart- ments in the Arcade, new Lexington avenue building and the Fifty-ninth street sec- tion of the store. This $5 Cut Glass Berry Bowl, $2.98. Just 250 vowls in this lot. Every one is beautifully cut by hand in full, deep patterns, all brilliantly finished. ' They measure 8 inches in di- ameter; and are of real Ameri- can cut glass, valued at $5. To-morrow at Blooming: dales’ you may select at $2.98. None sent C, O. D. Third Floor, Sth St. Section. Incandescent Gas Lamps, 45c Bloom- ingdales’ lamp Store offers a splendid value for to-mor- row in these famous incandescent lamps “Starlight” at 45c. They're among the best lamps of their kind made; are strong and durable, produce a soft, mellow light and will prove great gas Sav ers, Fach lamp consists of a burner, mantle, chimney, opal reading shade and eve cup Similar lamps are advertised as $1 valiie. Our price, 45c Third Floor, 80th Rt. Raetign Bear in mind this offer positively ends Thursday night, Oct, 6th. A new Fall or Winter Suit, Overcoat or Prince Albert Better come in to-morrow to get measured, for this sale will not continue after Th and you-may find the opportunity past before you We are ges A orders ag . pe genet grade materials atest sty! ahs and pstmt hn will be cut by expert Saab a thus pled gsi y high-class tailors, thus reeset J you the ¢ Fabrics are not the accumu ( last year, but an all-inclusive assortment, gathered by months of searching for the best of the new, ¢ patterns of this season's creations in dependable material of standard make, shields you absolutely from any tion—if not entirely satisfied with the garments after they are made up you may return them, in which case your money will be refunded with- know it. Fall or Winter guaranteed pure wool) for $11.80, ead oan tet Now’s the time for you to pur- chase a Persian lamb coat, anit you've one in view for the coming season, for we're offering garments that are Marked $100 and Even $125 Elsewhere At $69 for To-Morrow, , They're made of the most beautiful quality of Leipsic-dyed flat or medium curly Persian lamb, fashioned in several new blouse or regular coat styles —some be plain, while others are trimmed with two-stripe mink, chin- chilla or baum marten collars and revers bigs ee Mg finish are up to the sits only at Bloomingdales’ that such an extraordinary fur value as this is possible~Think of a coat rat tke this be- | ing offered for Second Floor, 50th St. Rection, The Bloomingdale | Book Is Altracting Thousz Popular as was the book store when in its old doubly so now since it holds court in the beautiful, bright, news lately thrown open to the public. Ard such an assemblage of books as it contains! ranged so systematically and conventently that one can hon) almost no time. You're invited to come in.and look you like—we want you to get well acquainted with this outer Here are some books at specially ype? prices for to-n Twenty Years Among Our Hostile lndians--a fine large © volume, fully Ulustrated, pub- lished at $2,50—at,. Wood's Popular Natural His- tory—with 590 iustrations; nicely bound in cloth; pub- } lished at $1.50—at.... The Works of Shakespeare— plays and poems complete; a massive volume of 560 pages, ray A. s— 4 new edition ‘of thi work; 6 vols.; nea seeveee 78 at, per set Darrell of the the original $1.50 lustrated; at., A Chance for You to Buy! GenvinePebbleEyeglassesat® Here’s a bargain we'l worthco to the Bloomingdale optical g store (o-motrow for—eye know what genuine pebbl cost, the real Brazilian axis<cut pebbles, natural stones, as monds, impervious to moisture and non-scratchable, They preserve, improve and strengthen the sight, conferring a rem distinetness of vision. Both eyeglasses and spectacles are set in goldoine frames; may be had in straight or riding bow shapes; the eyeglasses have p American cork nose-pieces. Go to the exclusive opticians’ and you'll find these eyeghisses selling as high as $4 and $5. At Bloomingdales’ to-morrow they'll be marked, per pair, Main Floor, All Cars Transfer to Bloomingd2 a perfect i; goods carried © 1 Mearly 400 of Sir. ly decorated cloth b with the Be Charles Knig! in red cloth; published Be Sure lo Look Over These Books at 39c, B They're popular dramatized novels im Nal pole ib Lingings, et 1 tthe Minieter, H 7] 4 ‘ ir Invisible, 4 t ur re King. Main Pubes, And these eyeglasses are fitted witht] quarts es: mi ; = nou’ fs 5 aa PS wsually hard as dias the spectad 95 Front,