The alleged instigators of this event, Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, were successfully defended at trail by Max Steuer, after which they received estimated compensation of about $400 per victim. Although they were believed to have kept  one of the doors locked on the 9th floor of the Asch building, which made escape impossible. A New York Times article  at the time thought it might have been caused by engines running the sewing machines. This event is said to be the  largest industrial disaster in the history of New York, and its aftermath spurred the growth of the International Ladies'  Garment Workers' Union. This was, FTP, what 1911 fire at the namesake industry building, which saw the deaths of  146 garment worke
The alleged instigators of this event, Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, were successfully defended at trail by Max Steuer, after which they received estimated compensation of about $400 per victim. Although they were believed to have kept  one of the doors locked on the 9th floor of the Asch building, which made escape impossible. A New York Times article  at the time thought it might have been caused by engines running the sewing machines. This event is said to be the  largest industrial disaster in the history of New York, and its aftermath spurred the growth of the International Ladies'  Garment Workers' Union. This was, FTP, what 1911 fire at the namesake industry building, which saw the deaths of  146 garment workers?
The alleged instigators of this event, Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, were successfully defended at trail by Max Steuer, after which they received estimated compensation of about $400 per victim.