Cornell University - ILR School - The Triangle Factory Fire

This is a compilation of names of individuals called to testify at the trial proceedings against Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, in November 1911. The names were drawn from a partial transcript of the official proceedings held at the Kheel Center. This list is likely not complete.

The list includes names of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory workers as well as individuals called to testify for their special expertise (firemen, city officials, and the like). We also provide for each individual whatever biographical information was given at the proceedings or was transcribed by Leon Stein.

We do not have additional information on these individuals, nor do we perform genealogical research to find out additional details about their lives. If you would like to offer additional information or corrections please contact us.

Name	Age	Occupation	Time Worked	Notes
Abramowitz, Isidore		Triangle Waist Co. cutter 8th floor
Alter, Louis		Triangle Waist Co. worker 10th floor	8 yrs	Lived at 1516 Charlotte St., Bronx. Uncle of Mrs. Harris's and Mrs. Blanck's.
Alter, Mary		Triangle Waist Co. stenographer 10th floor		Lived at 1516 Charlotte St., Bronx.
Alterman, Kate		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor	4 mths	Had just moved from Philadelphia.
Andelman, Sam		Employee of Louis Levy, rag packer	1.5 yrs	Lived at 217 East 4th. St.
Axelrod, Dora		Triangle Waist Co. waist maker 9th floor	6 mths	Lived at 276 Madison St.
Bacharach, Abraham		Importer/manufacturer of embroideries	10-11 yrs	Lived at 10 Elinor Place, Yonkers, New York.
Barrile, Lina		Triangle Waist Co. worker		Was mentioned by witnesses but did not testify herself.
Barry, Edna		Triangle Shirtwaist Co. telephone girl 9th floor		Was mentioned by witnesses but did not testify herself.
Baxter, Charles W.		Employed by J.W. Clark, superintendent		In 1902 made repairs to doors on the 9th floor.
Bernstein, Abraham		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor		Lived at 134 Avenue C. He was Samuel Bernstein's uncle.
Bernstein, Minne		Triangle Waist Co. worker
Bernstein, Sam		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor	4 yrs	Lived at 25Q. East 4th street. Lost brother Morris in fire.
Bernstein, Samuel		Triangle Waist Co. superintendent/manager	12 yrs	Lived at 103 West 117th St. He was Mr. Blanck's brother-in-law and cousin of Mr. Harris's wife.
Bernstein, William		Triangle Waist Co. worker 8th floor		Lived at 228 East 6th St.
Binowitz, Abraham		Triangle Waist Co. subcontractor
Blanck, Max		Owner/Defendant
Boyle, John		City of New York Fireman		Hook and Ladder No. 8.
Brenman, Joseph		Triangle Waist Co. worker 9th floor	2.5 yrs	At the time of the trial he lived at 607 Morris Street, Philadelphia. Two of his sisters also worked at Triangle, Surka (Sarah) and Rosie, both deceased.
Brenman, Surka (Sarah)		Triangle Shirtwaist Co. worker		Mentioned by brother Joseph Brenman in his testimony, perished in fire.
Brown, Louis		Triangle Waist Co. machinist 8th floor	3.5 yrs	Lived at 868 Dawson St., Bronx.
Bucelli, (Cisco) Mary	18	Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor	2 yrs	Lived at 309 West 42nd. St., New York.
Burd, Augusta		Triangle Waist Co. cutter 8th floor
Bursky, Becky		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor		Lived at 262 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn.
Caliandro		Triangle Waist worker		See Levantini, May Caliandro.
Casey, John		Engineer, Asch Building 8th and 9th floors	5 yrs	Lived at 67 Bedford St.
Clark, J. W.		Owner of J. W. Clark Company, fire repairs		Employed by insurance companies.
Coe, Harold L.		Photographer		Lived at 925 St. Nicholas Ave. Took photos that were used as evidence at the trial.
Cohen, (Willinsky) Ida		Triangle Waist Co. operator 8th floor		Lived at 146 4th St.
Cohen, Meyer		Employee of Louis Levy, rag packer		Lived at 24 Ludlow St.
Cohen, Rose		Triangle Waist Co. sleeve setter 9th floor		Lived at 381 Marcy Ave., Brooklyn.
Cunningham, Frederick A.		Photographer		Lived at 247 West 23rd St. Took photos at the scene.
Cushner, Esther	19	Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor	4 yrs	Lived at 57 East 98th St.
Damsky, Mary	18	Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor
Deitschman, Ida		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor
Donohue, Daniel C.		City of New York Fireman, in charge of the Tour the night of the fire		Lived at 420 Albermarle Road, Brooklyn.
Dunn, George F.		City of New York Fireman		Engine Company No. 33. Arrived on first alarm.
Elbaum, Teresa		Triangle Waist Co. forelady on all floors	5 yrs	Lived at 520 Cleveland St., Brooklyn.
Enser, Bernard		Manufacturer of embroideries		519 West 143rd St.
Feibes, Sam		Triangle Waist cutter 8th floor	3-4 mths	Lived at 237 East 115th St.
Fingerhearth, Harry		Employee of Louis Levy, rag packer	6 yrs	Lived at 19 Essex Street.
Fist, George		Photographer		Lived at 311 Fulton Street, Brooklyn. Took photographs that were used as evidence.
Flynn, Francis		Of the Detective Bureau
Foley, Thomas		City of New York Fireman		Company No. 72.
Franco, (Mr. )		Employed by Italian Consulate		Mentioned by witness, did not testify himself.
Friedman, Sarah		Triangle Waist Co. worker 9th floor
Fuchs, Sigmund		Painter		Did work on 8th, 9th, and 10th floors.
Gartman, (Rabinowitz) Kate		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor
Gilman, Sam		Triangle Waist Co. worker
Glantz, Rose		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor
Greenspan, William		Triangle Waist Co. machinist 9th floor		Lived at 156 East 112th Street.
Grimaldi, Lucy		Triangle Waist Co. worker 8th floor
Gullo, Anna		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor	2.5 yrs	Lived at 437 East 12th street. Arrived in U.S. 12 years ago from Italy.
Handschuh, Lena		Triangle Waist Co. forelady 8th and 9th floors		Lived at 278 East 10th Street.
Harris, (Mr. )		Triangle Waist Co. night porter
Harris, Eva		Triangle Waist Co. operator 8th floor	7 yrs	Lived at 25 West 111th street. Mr. Harris' (Defendant) sister.
Harris, Isaac		Owner/Defendant Manufacture & Design		Lived at 324 West 101st Street. In business with Mr. Blanck for 12 years.
Harris, William		Triangle Waist Co. cleaning man		Lived at 532 West 50th St.
Hayes, Cornelius G.		City of New York Police Inspector		4th Inspection District.
Henry, Dominic		City of New York Police Captain		16th Precint.
Herman, Sam		Salesman at Levy, Sondheim & Co. (lace business)	18 yrs	Lived at 740 Riverside Drive.
Himmelstein, Celia		Triangle Waist Co. operator 8th floor
Himmelstein, Dora		Triangle Waist Co. operator 8th floor
Hirsch, Max		Triangle Waist Co. former employee	18 yrs with Triangle	Sales manager in the Embroidery Department at M. H. Pulaski & Co. Lived at 2981 Briggs Avenue, Bronx.
Hogan, William		City of New York Police Captain		First precint.
Horowitz, Anna		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor
Horowitz, Herman		Locksmith & Electrician
Horton, Thomas		Porter at the Asch Building	8 yrs	Lived at 199 West 134th St.
Iacovella, Michael		Triangle Waist Co. buttonhole maker 10th floor		Lived at 2515 Amsterdam Avenue.
Ingegeno, Carmella		Triangle Waist Co. operator 8th floor		Lived at 521 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn.
Jacobs, Henry C.		Owner/operator, theaters/traveling theatrical companies	30 yrs	Friend of Mr. Teschner (salesman for Triangle). Lived at 2725 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn.
Kaplan, Eva		Triangle Waist Co. operator 8th floor	2.5 yrs	Lived at 161 East 103rd Street.
Kelly, Francis J.		Reading Hardware employee, filled the order from Woehr Brothers.		He delivered the locks to Triangle.
Kenseler, Charles		City of New York Police Officer
Kestenbaum, Harry
Klein, Jake		Triangle Shirtwaist worker
Koppelman, Gussie		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor	6 mths
Kreitzberg, Yetta		Triangle Waist Co. shipping dept clerk, 10th floor	1.5 yrs	Lived at 215 and 217 Roebling street, Brooklyn.
Kuhn, Charles		City of New York Fireman		Hook and Ladder No. 20.
Landry, Allan		City of New York Police Inspector		7th precint.
Lang, Christina		Triangle Waist Co. took care of cloak room
Larkin, Thomas		City of New York Fireman Battalion chief and foreman		Hook & Ladder Company 20.
Lauth, Charles M.		City of New York Fireman Assistant Foreman		Hook & Ladder 20.
Lazarowitz, Charles		Triangle Waist Co. worker 8th floor
Lepanto, Rose		Triangle Waist Co. waist maker 8th floor
Levantini, Caliandro May		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor		Lived at 98 Christopher St.
Levine, (Mr. )		Triangle Shirtwaist bookkeeper		Mentioned by May Calinadro Levantini in her testimony. Did not testify himself.
Levitts, Joe		Triangle Waist Co. cutter		Mentioned by Louis Sederman in his testimony. Did not testify himself.
Levy, Louis		Owner of paper making supplies business		Lived at 725 Fairmount place, Bronx.
Lipschitz, Dinah		Triangle Waist Co. timekeeper 8th/9th floors		Lived at 405 Miller Avenue, Brooklyn. A cousin of the defendants' wives.
Lizner, Fannie		Triangle Waist Co. forelady 9th floor		Mentioned by Ida Nelson in her testimony. Did not testify herself.
Lowenthal, Mary		Triangle Waist Co. timekeeper 9th floor		Mentioned by Samuel Bernstein. Did not testify herself.
Lubitz, Yetta		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor	7 wks	Lived at 19 east 119th Street.
Lucy [?]		Triangle Waist Co. forelady for the pressers
Mahoney, Oliver		City of New York Fireman		Company No. 72. Lived at 139 Oakland street, Brooklyn.
Mance, Floyd		City of New York Fireman		Hook and Ladder No. 20.
Markowitz, Edward N.		Triangle Waist Co. in charge of shipping dept 10th floor		Lived at29 West 117th St.
Mayers, Rose		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor	7 mths	Lived at263 Rivington St.
McKenney, Bernard		City of New York Fireman		Company No. 72. Mentioned by Oliver Mahoney in his testimony. Did not testify himself.
McNulty, John		City of New York Fireman		Company No. 72. Mentioned by Oliver Mahoney in his testimony. Did not testify himself.
Meeham, Thomas		City of New York Fireman		Company No. 33. Arrived on first alarm.
Miller, Charles B.		Representative of the Defendant's landlord
Mittleman, Anna		Triangle Waist Co. operator	2 yrs	Lived at 334 East 5th St. Sister of Ida Mittleman.
Mittleman, Ida		Triangle Waist Co. worker	2 yrs	Lived at 334 East 5th St. Sister of Anna Mittelman.
Monick, Ethel	16	Triangle Waist Co. worker 9th floor	3 mths	Lived at 164 East 112th St.
Moore, John D.		Engineer		Hired by the District Attorney of the county of New York to examine the Asch building.
Nelson, Ida	15	Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor	6 mths	Lived at 296 Cherry St.
Nicolosi, Josie		Triangle Waist Co. worker 8th floor	15 mths
O'Connor, John		City of New York Police Captain		29th Precint.
O'Connor, Martin A.		City of New York Fireman		Hook and Ladder No. 20.
Okan, Ida		Triangle Waist Co. marker of buttons 9th floor		Lived at 69 West 115th St.
Oranstein, Sam		Triangle Waist Co. operator/sleeve maker		Lived at 166 School Stt., Brooklyn. Worked at Triangle for six days, three months before the fire.
Ott, Andrew		City of New York Fireman		Hook and Ladder No. 20.
Panno, Rosalie		Triangle Waist Co. operator 8th floor
Pasterneck, Frank		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor	3.5 yrs	Lived at 234 East 19th Street.
Perrett, L. Emily		Buyer for Litt Brothers of Philadelphia		Lived at 244 Riverside Drive.
Pichner, (Mr. )
Puser, Dave		Carpenter		Put in sliding doors on 8th and 9th floors. Lived at 70 East 7th St.
Rapp, Gussie		Triangle Waist Co. forelady 9th floor		Lived at 604 East 10th St.
Reiner, Rose		Triangle Waist Co. operator 8th floor
Reinhardt, Felix		City of New York Fireman		Engine Company No. 33. Was with the first company to reach the scene and the ninth floor.
Rosenfeld, Rose		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor	2 yrs	Lived at 900 Union Avenue, Bronx.
Rothstein, Becky		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor		Lived at 411 Cherry St.
Rubin, Samuel		Triangle Waist Co. former employee 8th floor		Was a pattern maker/ foreman in the cutting department. Lived at 370 St. Anne's Avenue, Bronx. Discharged some time before the fire.
Ruch, Howard C.		City of New York Fireman		Captain, Engine Company no. 18.
Salub, Nathan		Triangle Waist Co. night watchman, clean up, lockup man	4 yrs	Lived at 116 Second St. Formerly a presser for 2 years.
Saveno, Giuseppe		Triangle Waist Co. worker 9th floor
Schultze, Otto H.		Doctor		Lived at 47 East 58th St. Performed autopsy on Margaret Schwartz' body.
Schwartz, Ida		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor
Sederman, Louis		Triangle Waist Co. asst shipping clerk, 10th floor	4 yrs	Lived at 814 East 9th St.
Segal, Isaac		Salesman for the Singer Sewing Machine Co.		Lived at 12 East 97th St.
Seivos, Irene		Triangle Waist Co. operator 8th floor
Selmanowitz, Fannie		Triangle Waist Co. examiner 9th floor
Silk, Louis		Salesman for Krauer & Tynburg		Lived at 843 West End Avenue.
Silverman, Hyman		Triangle Waist Co. former employee operator, 9th floor	9 yrs	Now owns Cigar Shop in Newark, NJ. Lived at 142 Charlton street, Newark, New Jersey.
Singer, Ida		Triangle Waist Co. worker 9th floor	6 wks
Stafford, John E.		City of New York Fireman		Hook and Ladder No. 20
Stern, Isaac		Steam Contractor and superintendent of the Asch building		Lived at 49 East 88th Street.
Suramalli, Tony		Garbage removal business		Lived at 11 cleveland Place, New York City.
Terry, Daniel G.		Custodian in the county clerk's office		Lived at 217 East 115th street.
Teschner, Emile W.		Salesman for the Triangle Waist Co. 8th/9th floors	9 yrs	445 East 140th street. At the time of fire worked for Levy, Sondheim & Co.
Tiger, Dora		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor	1.5 yrs	Lived at 516 East Houston St.
Torchin, Pietro		Triangle Waist Co. laborer 9th floor		Mentioned by Giuseppe Saveno in his testimony, but did not testify himself.
Tortia, (Mr. )
Wagner, Minnie		Triangle Waist Co. operator 8th floor		Trimmed and made waists.
Walker, Celia	20	Triangle Waist Co. examiner 9th floor	1.5 yrs	Lived at 292 Stanton Place.
Wallings, William W.		Chief Inspector of the Department of Labor of the State of New York		Made visit & submitted verbal report on conditions at Triangle on 11/02/09. Did not testify himself.
Weiner, Katie	17	Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor, cut lace.	5 mths	Lived at 1457 Madison Avenue.
Weiner, Lillian	22	Triangle Waist Co. examiner 9th floor	3 yrs	Lived at 338 South 3rd St., Brooklyn.
Wexler, Joseph		Triangle Waist Co. checked pocketbooks, 8th floor
Whiskeman, James C. (P.?)		Consulting engineer		Lived at 39 West 38th Street. Retained by the District Attorney to make an examination of the Asch building.
Williams, John		Commissioner of the Department of Labor of the State of New York		Lived in albany, New York. In current position since October 3rd, 1907.
Williamson, Reginald J.		Triangle Shirtwaist day porter	15 mths	Lived at 134 West 133rd Street.
Willie [?]		Triangle Shirtwaist machinist
Willinski, Ida		Triangle Waist Co. operator 8th floor		Lived at 146 East 4th. Street.
Woehr, Emil		Owns builders hardware business at 127 Murphy Street.
Wolf, Edwin E.		Triangle Waist Co. salesman on commission	2 yrs	Lived at No. 1 93rd. Street.
Woll, Jacob Jr.		City of New York Fireman		Lieutenant with Hook and Ladder No. 20.
Worth, Edward G.		City of New York Fireman Battalion Chief
Wortman, Peter		Triangle Waist Co. supervisor of stock dept	5 yrs	Lived at 50 East 112th Street.
Yaller, Lena	19	Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor	8 wks
Zimmerman, Sophie		Triangle Waist Co. operator 9th floor	3 yrs	Lived at 82 Avenue C.
Zwick, Lena		Triangle Waist Co. worker

Name

Age

Occupation

Time
Worked

Notes

Abramowitz, Isidore

Triangle Waist Co. cutter
8th floor

Alter, Louis

Triangle Waist Co. worker
10th floor

8 yrs

Lived at 1516 Charlotte St., Bronx.
Uncle of Mrs. Harris's and Mrs. Blanck's.

Alter, Mary

Triangle Waist Co. stenographer
10th floor

Lived at 1516 Charlotte St., Bronx.

Alterman, Kate

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

4 mths

Had just moved from Philadelphia.

Andelman, Sam

Employee of Louis Levy, rag packer

1.5 yrs

Lived at 217 East 4th. St.

Axelrod, Dora

Triangle Waist Co. waist maker
9th floor

6 mths

Lived at 276 Madison St.

Bacharach, Abraham

Importer/manufacturer of embroideries

10-11 yrs

Lived at 10 Elinor Place, Yonkers, New York.

Barrile, Lina

Triangle Waist Co. worker

Was mentioned by witnesses but did not testify herself.

Barry, Edna

Triangle Shirtwaist Co. telephone girl
9th floor

Was mentioned by witnesses but did not testify herself.

Baxter, Charles W.

Employed by J.W. Clark, superintendent

In 1902 made repairs to doors on the 9th floor.

Bernstein, Abraham

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

Lived at 134 Avenue C.
He was Samuel Bernstein's uncle.

Bernstein, Minne

Triangle Waist Co. worker

Bernstein, Sam

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

4 yrs

Lived at 25Q. East 4th street.
Lost brother Morris in fire.

Bernstein, Samuel

Triangle Waist Co. superintendent/manager

12 yrs

Lived at 103 West 117th St. He was Mr. Blanck's brother-in-law and cousin of Mr. Harris's wife.

Bernstein, William

Triangle Waist Co. worker
8th floor

Lived at 228 East 6th St.

Binowitz, Abraham

Triangle Waist Co. subcontractor

Blanck, Max

Owner/Defendant

Boyle, John

City of New York Fireman

Hook and Ladder No. 8.

Brenman, Joseph

Triangle Waist Co. worker
9th floor

2.5 yrs

At the time of the trial he lived at 607 Morris Street, Philadelphia. Two of his sisters also worked at Triangle, Surka (Sarah) and Rosie, both deceased.

Brenman, Surka (Sarah)

Triangle Shirtwaist Co. worker

Mentioned by brother Joseph Brenman in his testimony, perished in fire.

Brown, Louis

Triangle Waist Co. machinist
8th floor

3.5 yrs

Lived at 868 Dawson St., Bronx.

Bucelli, (Cisco) Mary

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

2 yrs

Lived at 309 West 42nd. St., New York.

Burd, Augusta

Triangle Waist Co. cutter
8th floor

Bursky, Becky

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

Lived at 262 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn.

Caliandro

Triangle Waist worker

See Levantini, May Caliandro.

Casey, John

Engineer, Asch Building
8th and 9th floors

5 yrs

Lived at 67 Bedford St.

Clark, J. W.

Owner of J. W. Clark Company, fire repairs

Employed by insurance companies.

Coe, Harold L.

Photographer

Lived at 925 St. Nicholas Ave.
Took photos that were used as evidence at the trial.

Cohen, (Willinsky) Ida

Triangle Waist Co. operator
8th floor

Lived at 146 4th St.

Cohen, Meyer

Employee of Louis Levy, rag packer

Lived at 24 Ludlow St.

Cohen, Rose

Triangle Waist Co. sleeve setter
9th floor

Lived at 381 Marcy Ave., Brooklyn.

Cunningham, Frederick A.

Photographer

Lived at 247 West 23rd St.
Took photos at the scene.

Cushner, Esther

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

4 yrs

Lived at 57 East 98th St.

Damsky, Mary

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

Deitschman, Ida

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

Donohue, Daniel C.

City of New York Fireman, in charge of the Tour the night of the fire

Lived at 420 Albermarle Road, Brooklyn.

Dunn, George F.

City of New York Fireman

Engine Company No. 33.
Arrived on first alarm.

Elbaum, Teresa

Triangle Waist Co. forelady on all floors

5 yrs

Lived at 520 Cleveland St., Brooklyn.

Enser, Bernard

Manufacturer of embroideries

519 West 143rd St.

Feibes, Sam

Triangle Waist cutter
8th floor

3-4 mths

Lived at 237 East 115th St.

Fingerhearth, Harry

Employee of Louis Levy, rag packer

6 yrs

Lived at 19 Essex Street.

Fist, George

Photographer

Lived at 311 Fulton Street, Brooklyn. Took photographs that were used as evidence.

Flynn, Francis

Of the Detective Bureau

Foley, Thomas

City of New York Fireman

Company No. 72.

Franco, (Mr. )

Employed by Italian Consulate

Mentioned by witness, did not testify himself.

Friedman, Sarah

Triangle Waist Co. worker
9th floor

Fuchs, Sigmund

Painter

Did work on 8th, 9th, and 10th floors.

Gartman, (Rabinowitz) Kate

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

Gilman, Sam

Triangle Waist Co. worker

Glantz, Rose

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

Greenspan, William

Triangle Waist Co. machinist
9th floor

Lived at 156 East 112th Street.

Grimaldi, Lucy

Triangle Waist Co. worker
8th floor

Gullo, Anna

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

2.5 yrs

Lived at 437 East 12th street.
Arrived in U.S. 12 years ago from Italy.

Handschuh, Lena

Triangle Waist Co. forelady
8th and 9th floors

Lived at 278 East 10th Street.

Harris, (Mr. )

Triangle Waist Co. night porter

Harris, Eva

Triangle Waist Co. operator
8th floor

7 yrs

Lived at 25 West 111th street.
Mr. Harris' (Defendant) sister.

Harris, Isaac

Owner/Defendant
Manufacture & Design

Lived at 324 West 101st Street.
In business with Mr. Blanck for 12 years.

Harris, William

Triangle Waist Co. cleaning man

Lived at 532 West 50th St.

Hayes, Cornelius G.

City of New York Police Inspector

4th Inspection District.

Henry, Dominic

City of New York Police Captain

16th Precint.

Herman, Sam

Salesman at Levy, Sondheim & Co. (lace business)

18 yrs

Lived at 740 Riverside Drive.

Himmelstein, Celia

Triangle Waist Co. operator
8th floor

Himmelstein, Dora

Triangle Waist Co. operator
8th floor

Hirsch, Max

Triangle Waist Co. former employee

18 yrs with Triangle

Sales manager in the Embroidery Department at M. H. Pulaski & Co. Lived at 2981 Briggs Avenue, Bronx.

Hogan, William

City of New York Police Captain

First precint.

Horowitz, Anna

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

Horowitz, Herman

Locksmith & Electrician

Horton, Thomas

Porter at the Asch Building

8 yrs

Lived at 199 West 134th St.

Iacovella, Michael

Triangle Waist Co. buttonhole maker
10th floor

Lived at 2515 Amsterdam Avenue.

Ingegeno, Carmella

Triangle Waist Co. operator
8th floor

Lived at 521 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn.

Jacobs, Henry C.

Owner/operator, theaters/traveling theatrical companies

30 yrs

Friend of Mr. Teschner (salesman for Triangle).
Lived at 2725 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn.

Kaplan, Eva

Triangle Waist Co. operator
8th floor

2.5 yrs

Lived at 161 East 103rd Street.

Kelly, Francis J.

Reading Hardware employee, filled the order from Woehr Brothers.

He delivered the locks to Triangle.

Kenseler, Charles

City of New York Police Officer

Kestenbaum, Harry

Klein, Jake

Triangle Shirtwaist worker

Koppelman, Gussie

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

6 mths

Kreitzberg, Yetta

Triangle Waist Co. shipping dept clerk, 10th floor

1.5 yrs

Lived at 215 and 217 Roebling street, Brooklyn.

Kuhn, Charles

City of New York Fireman

Hook and Ladder No. 20.

Landry, Allan

City of New York Police Inspector

7th precint.

Lang, Christina

Triangle Waist Co. took care of cloak room

Larkin, Thomas

City of New York Fireman
Battalion chief and foreman

Hook & Ladder Company 20.

Lauth, Charles M.

City of New York Fireman
Assistant Foreman

Hook & Ladder 20.

Lazarowitz, Charles

Triangle Waist Co. worker
8th floor

Lepanto, Rose

Triangle Waist Co. waist maker
8th floor

Levantini, Caliandro May

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

Lived at 98 Christopher St.

Levine, (Mr. )

Triangle Shirtwaist bookkeeper

Mentioned by May Calinadro Levantini in her testimony. Did not testify himself.

Levitts, Joe

Triangle Waist Co. cutter

Mentioned by Louis Sederman in his testimony.
Did not testify himself.

Levy, Louis

Owner of paper making supplies business

Lived at 725 Fairmount place, Bronx.

Lipschitz, Dinah

Triangle Waist Co. timekeeper
8th/9th floors

Lived at 405 Miller Avenue, Brooklyn.
A cousin of the defendants' wives.

Lizner, Fannie

Triangle Waist Co. forelady
9th floor

Mentioned by Ida Nelson in her testimony.
Did not testify herself.

Lowenthal, Mary

Triangle Waist Co. timekeeper
9th floor

Mentioned by Samuel Bernstein.
Did not testify herself.

Lubitz, Yetta

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

7 wks

Lived at 19 east 119th Street.

Lucy [?]

Triangle Waist Co. forelady for the pressers

Mahoney, Oliver

City of New York Fireman

Company No. 72.
Lived at 139 Oakland street, Brooklyn.

Mance, Floyd

City of New York Fireman

Hook and Ladder No. 20.

Markowitz, Edward N.

Triangle Waist Co. in charge of shipping dept
10th floor

Lived at29 West 117th St.

Mayers, Rose

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

7 mths

Lived at263 Rivington St.

McKenney, Bernard

City of New York Fireman

Company No. 72. Mentioned by Oliver Mahoney in his testimony. Did not testify himself.

McNulty, John

City of New York Fireman

Company No. 72. Mentioned by Oliver Mahoney in his testimony. Did not testify himself.

Meeham, Thomas

City of New York Fireman

Company No. 33.
Arrived on first alarm.

Miller, Charles B.

Representative of the Defendant's landlord

Mittleman, Anna

Triangle Waist Co. operator

2 yrs

Lived at 334 East 5th St. Sister of Ida Mittleman.

Mittleman, Ida

Triangle Waist Co. worker

2 yrs

Lived at 334 East 5th St. Sister of Anna Mittelman.

Monick, Ethel

Triangle Waist Co. worker
9th floor

3 mths

Lived at 164 East 112th St.

Moore, John D.

Engineer

Hired by the District Attorney of the county of New York to examine the Asch building.

Nelson, Ida

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

6 mths

Lived at 296 Cherry St.

Nicolosi, Josie

Triangle Waist Co. worker
8th floor

15 mths

O'Connor, John

City of New York Police Captain

29th Precint.

O'Connor, Martin A.

City of New York Fireman

Hook and Ladder No. 20.

Okan, Ida

Triangle Waist Co. marker of buttons
9th floor

Lived at 69 West 115th St.

Oranstein, Sam

Triangle Waist Co. operator/sleeve maker

Lived at 166 School Stt., Brooklyn. Worked at Triangle for six days, three months before the fire.

Ott, Andrew

City of New York Fireman

Hook and Ladder No. 20.

Panno, Rosalie

Triangle Waist Co. operator
8th floor

Pasterneck, Frank

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

3.5 yrs

Lived at 234 East 19th Street.

Perrett, L. Emily

Buyer for Litt Brothers of Philadelphia

Lived at 244 Riverside Drive.

Pichner, (Mr. )

Puser, Dave

Carpenter

Put in sliding doors on 8th and 9th floors.
Lived at 70 East 7th St.

Rapp, Gussie

Triangle Waist Co. forelady
9th floor

Lived at 604 East 10th St.

Reiner, Rose

Triangle Waist Co. operator
8th floor

Reinhardt, Felix

City of New York Fireman

Engine Company No. 33. Was with the first company to reach the scene and the ninth floor.

Rosenfeld, Rose

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

2 yrs

Lived at 900 Union Avenue, Bronx.

Rothstein, Becky

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

Lived at 411 Cherry St.

Rubin, Samuel

Triangle Waist Co. former employee
8th floor

Was a pattern maker/ foreman in the cutting department. Lived at 370 St. Anne's Avenue, Bronx. Discharged some time before the fire.

Ruch, Howard C.

City of New York Fireman

Captain, Engine Company no. 18.

Salub, Nathan

Triangle Waist Co. night watchman, clean up, lockup man

4 yrs

Lived at 116 Second St. Formerly a presser for 2 years.

Saveno, Giuseppe

Triangle Waist Co. worker
9th floor

Schultze, Otto H.

Doctor

Lived at 47 East 58th St. Performed autopsy on Margaret Schwartz' body.

Schwartz, Ida

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

Sederman, Louis

Triangle Waist Co. asst shipping clerk, 10th floor

4 yrs

Lived at 814 East 9th St.

Segal, Isaac

Salesman for the Singer Sewing Machine Co.

Lived at 12 East 97th St.

Seivos, Irene

Triangle Waist Co. operator
8th floor

Selmanowitz, Fannie

Triangle Waist Co. examiner
9th floor

Silk, Louis

Salesman for Krauer & Tynburg

Lived at 843 West End Avenue.

Silverman, Hyman

Triangle Waist Co. former employee
operator, 9th floor

9 yrs

Now owns Cigar Shop in Newark, NJ.
Lived at 142 Charlton street, Newark, New Jersey.

Singer, Ida

Triangle Waist Co. worker
9th floor

6 wks

Stafford, John E.

City of New York Fireman

Hook and Ladder No. 20

Stern, Isaac

Steam Contractor and superintendent of the Asch building

Lived at 49 East 88th Street.

Suramalli, Tony

Garbage removal business

Lived at 11 cleveland Place, New York City.

Terry, Daniel G.

Custodian in the county clerk's office

Lived at 217 East 115th street.

Teschner, Emile W.

Salesman for the Triangle Waist Co.
8th/9th floors

9 yrs

445 East 140th street. At the time of fire worked for Levy, Sondheim & Co.

Tiger, Dora

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

1.5 yrs

Lived at 516 East Houston St.

Torchin, Pietro

Triangle Waist Co. laborer
9th floor

Mentioned by Giuseppe Saveno in his testimony, but did not testify himself.

Tortia, (Mr. )

Wagner, Minnie

Triangle Waist Co. operator
8th floor

Trimmed and made waists.

Walker, Celia

Triangle Waist Co. examiner
9th floor

1.5 yrs

Lived at 292 Stanton Place.

Wallings, William W.

Chief Inspector of the Department of Labor of the State of New York

Made visit & submitted verbal report on conditions at Triangle on 11/02/09. Did not testify himself.

Weiner, Katie

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor, cut lace.

5 mths

Lived at 1457 Madison Avenue.

Weiner, Lillian

Triangle Waist Co. examiner
9th floor

3 yrs

Lived at 338 South 3rd St., Brooklyn.

Wexler, Joseph

Triangle Waist Co. checked pocketbooks, 8th floor

Whiskeman, James C. (P.?)

Consulting engineer

Lived at 39 West 38th Street. Retained by the District Attorney to make an examination of the Asch building.

Williams, John

Commissioner of the Department of Labor of the State of New York

Lived in albany, New York.
In current position since October 3rd, 1907.

Williamson, Reginald J.

Triangle Shirtwaist day porter

15 mths

Lived at 134 West 133rd Street.

Willie [?]

Triangle Shirtwaist machinist

Willinski, Ida

Triangle Waist Co. operator
8th floor

Lived at 146 East 4th. Street.

Woehr, Emil

Owns builders hardware business at 127 Murphy Street.

Wolf, Edwin E.

Triangle Waist Co. salesman on commission

2 yrs

Lived at No. 1 93rd. Street.

Woll, Jacob Jr.

City of New York Fireman

Lieutenant with Hook and Ladder No. 20.

Worth, Edward G.

City of New York Fireman
Battalion Chief

Wortman, Peter

Triangle Waist Co. supervisor of stock dept

5 yrs

Lived at 50 East 112th Street.

Yaller, Lena

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

8 wks

Zimmerman, Sophie

Triangle Waist Co. operator
9th floor

3 yrs

Lived at 82 Avenue C.

Zwick, Lena

Triangle Waist Co. worker

WITNESSES WHO TESTIFIED AT THE TRIAL

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