The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-24 00:00:00

DISCOVERY OF MR. BRAI DWOOD'S REMAIN&

A reporter, who by chance wax in Toolepatreet
when the alarm of this awful catastrophe was first raised,
and who was induced not to leave it in consequence of •
smash that was made to Inspector M'Kenzie, of
the M division. by the late and much-deplored
Mr. Braidwood, about half an hour after his arrival,
that he could plainly see that it was impossible to check
the fire that night—did not take his departure till 1
o'clock this (Monday) morning, and resumed his poet
again 215, is order to witness the recovery of the re-
mains of Mr. Brentwood. At 5 o'clock this morning a
pirge body of labourers, under the direction of
Mr. FreMORD, surveyor to the Sun Fire-office, and Mr.
Engineer Hamlin, of Farringdon.street, set to work to
retch for the body of that courageous, cool, and highly
respected chief. After about an hour's indefatigable
sedition, • portion of the body was visible, and at that
nonteet it is impossible to describe the scene of anxious
aaciteraeat that was manifestol—clerks, firemen, officers of
the lietipde, an well as superintendents and inspectors of
pollee, were rushing to nod fro—all desirous and all eager ,
to lend • helping bend towards the extrication of their l►te
ed/eague. At last they succeeded in entirely clearing
away the di'n,a immediately around the corpse, and
a spectacle then presented itself such as was scarcely ever
sees. The unfortunate gentleman was completely doubled
so, his heed being bent on one side and entirely flattened,
as well as the loather and brass helmet which he wore ;
both his law broken, and his arm nearly dragged as it were
away from his body. Mr. Birkbeek, the son-in-law, then
took charge of the body, which was placed in the counting-
bows of Mr. May, and Mr. Squires, the coroner's officer,
who was sent for, requested for the present that it might
remain there.

In consequence at the contradictory reports sod the
saxioua questions asked as to whether there are more
thee Mr. Braidwood buried, @wird inquiries have been
made, and we are informed by llr. O'Connor, of
the firm of Messrs. ('Connor and Scott, that
the for of the latter gentleman was but too true. He
bad only arrived upon the premises some twenty minutes
before the w►ll fell ; but beyond this no other reliable in-
formation could he gathered. At present it is found ire.
possible to pmeeed with the work of clearing away, and
until this is done it will be impossible to state the exact
truth.

The flames are still burning furiously at the rear of Mr.
Momll's coveting-home, finishing the work of destruction.
The spot where the noble warehouses A, 11, C, E, and F
stood, and which contained no less than 30,000 chests of
tea, and 140,000 hogsheads of tallow, together
with very large quantities of saltpetre, bacon,
butter, chewy rice, skins, bides, and almost
every possible article of consumption that can be
mentioned, is iriw a mass of ruins. The fire is also raging
at the rear of Messrs. Hay's (or Humphery's) wharf, and
the land steam engines, as well es both the floats still con-
tinuer sending forth thousands of tons of water, sad in all
probability in the course of to-day the hams will be ex-
hlaguished.

As regards the isswwwwe nothing for certain can be ascer-
tained ; but Meagre. &oven and Homphery are saw to
have stated that they were fully convinced their lots alone
was over two millions sterling.
The burning ruins have been visited bv the Earl of ritom.
ford and lady, the Lord Mayor, and many other eminent
gentlemen nod their ladies. hir Richard Mayne was ac.
oumpnnied on Saturday eight by the Prince of Wales, who
exhibited great anxiety.

Sir Richlrd, with his assistant commissioners, Captain
lehalinaudicre and Captain Harris, was indefatigably di-
recting the whole liolice force during Saturday night, and
ap to mid-day yesterday.
The houses in the ward in which Mr. Braidwood resided
are partially closed, as well as the various insurance offices
el the metropolis. The deceased in all probability will have
a public funeral, and is, we understand, to be interred in
Abbey Park Cemetery.
. .

High praise is due to the noble, valiant, and untiring
body of men conatitutiog the London Fire Brigade. Their
mortices from 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon till the
present hour, 2 o'clock, Monday, cannot be too well
spoken of. We may specially notice the services
rendered by Engineer Tozer, of Tooloyatreet, whose engine
was Ant on the spot; Cooper, of Southwark, whose min*
woo wood ; Metcalfe, of Waterloo-station, third to arrive;
?wryer, Palmer, White, of the County Office, Santee,
sad others, who.. engines were rapidly on the spot, sad
bars not yet left.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
MONDAY, 2 P. N.
At Ii o'clock this morning that part of the ruins noder
which the remains of the lamented Mr. Bniidwood were
supposed to be lying having become sufficiently cooled by
the constant stream of water that had been poured upon it
during the night, a gang of firemen and labourers was set to
work to clear away the rubbish. After great labour the
sinsias of the unfortunate gentleman were found
lying under about twenty feet of brickwork.
The body was completely smashed, but not,
as it was supposed would be the case, much burned. It was
the opinion of several medical gentlemen present at the
time, that he bad been at once killed by the great weight
that had fallen on him, and that he bad not undergone soy
protracted suffering. The body was removed in a :hell to
St. Thomas's Hospital, and the coroner's officer has taken
the necessary steps for summoning an inquest.
During the whole of last night clouds of smoke and
volumes of dame were vomited forth from all parte of the
ruins, and they have continued up to the time we are
writing. Engines are kept constantly playing upon the
burning mass. but with little apparent effect, as the ex.
testier cell:urge and vaults, extending under the whole of the
buildings destroyed, as well as under a great portion of
Tooley.drret, is a mass of fire, defying at present all the
amount of water the amnion have been enabled to throw on
it. It is not, however, thought this Ins will extend its M-
eagre any farther, provided as mots explosions take place,
although it will he days before it is finally exhausted.
The traffic down Tooleyatreet is of souse entirely sus-
pended, the roadway being for newly a quarter of a rode
blocked up with casks of tallow reensmi from the flames;
and coda have been employed all the morning in removing
the locos and waste tallow from the pathways, where it was
laying several ineheatlerp.

An official retort has been published by Mr. Hendereon,
the deputy superintendent of the Bripde, but it is merely
to be considered a rough outline, as it is at present imp..
nide to say what amount of property is destroyed, or what
portion may be insured. Numbers of the merchants sad
wholesale traders in the provision, tallow, sulphur, and other
trades, wham lame stocks of gouda were stored in the various
warehouses destroyed. attended at the scene of oasfiagra-
tios, but nothing satisfactory could he ucertained as to the
ultimate los. they would experience. The place has been
stinted by the City police and military authorities.
/being up of some of the high and dangerous walls,
etandini in all directions is coutempiated— until this is
Mae it will he impassible for the firemen to proceed
with their necessary researches.
The inhabitant. of the neighbourhood still remain in
sotue alarm ; for, although there appears no further danger
from fire, should the especial explosion from the sulphur
sal saltpetre vaults take place, which is thought to be im-
minent, the destruction of life and property would In a
probability he very great. Most of the tridesmen in this
seighhourhool have in consequence removed their families
and pods to a place of safety.
. . .

lkiriog the whole of the morning the approaches to Lon-
don. bridge have been thronged with a large ommourse of
peoplo, and cabs, omaibwiea, and all other descriptions of
vehicles are in great tensest, conveying
_people from the
11101111 dimast part. of the nietropolic Tlio river ateani-
isolate are also crowded with passengers on the same errand.
The railways, especially those having their terminus at
Lobar:m.lseitige. liars brought up • great number of per-
sons from the couotry to view the scene of the calamity.

EIBLTION or SHIMIrrt or LONDON ANO MI 0-
ALINPN.—(TNIR I)ar.l—This afternoon Mr. G. J. Coekerell
sad Mr. W. H. Weidman, were elected Sheriffs of
Leaden sad Madames kw the minting year.
Bmigtrr To Ma. Cocoas.—The Lora Mayor
bag Invited Mr. Cobikn to • banquet at the Memnon-house
ou the 10th Jnly. A large number of eminent free.traders.
both !agile!' and foreign, will be invited to meet the hon.
gentleness. Among the latter will be M. Michel have.
her. whose ondial co-operation with Mr. Col den ban ton-
tributal so materially to the contlusius of the commercial
treaty between the two countries.

CHWIA AND Krai;Tws .—A public meeting
is salted for this main at the Vestry Hall, Kines.road,
Mama, to consider:the rejection of the jut claims of Chelsea
and Kissisiton by the Holm of Commons.
Fire hundred posters displayed in the puhlie
places of the city of Torii remind the eleeton that Colotel
rhorth, a -dowel liberal, has twi,e this ses,ioa voted
against the Church-rate Abolition Bill.