The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-08

among whom distinguished for their activity two
members of No. Hook and Ladder, and two OF NO
Hook and Ladder who carried the bodies found to the
station house. Among them n. Sesgrst, who was
successful In extricaDg VIM Merritt, the BROTHER
in.law of poor Samuel Tndae Indeed, all the brave
hremsn TIN oughout the week. and particularly on Mon
day acted like bsroee, displaying almost superhuman
efforts, and evincng courage which shrunk from no
danger To the police all praise is due for their unre
hitting exetons ever since the first of the ira
sedy Yesterday out of the bodies recovered six
were found by the police.
The Chief of Police, Mr.. Matsell as active as
ever theoretically directing everything that was done
Captain Murray Dechett and Assistant Captains VII
laston Baird also most active; and In truth
all Wed with each other In the work OF humanity
There was considerable number present from rather
different motives namely, curiosity, though even this
had dash of humanity in 1t, the mysterious, sympa
thetic law Of our being attracting irresstiby to
vbateyer calamity befalls common nature. Hence
it is that 30 many of humane people are drawn
take the most refined delight in witnessing those
tragic representations the stage which excite In
usv do We account for the nmssrs number Of females
who have ssd around the station house the
bodies lying sight OF the mutilased remains
speak If who had relatives or friends among
The The hest proof that IL not from want Of SEN
sbty that they found In uchs place is that they
shdoer with horror on looking at the woful spectacle
before them yet they rivtted to the spot by the
attraction of magnet There are rome females and
some too of weaker nerves aud Of extremely fine
sepsibii,iss who could not bear those sights
All the day the footwsy the eastern side Of Pearl
street up with spectators that the street
was ina for IL enclosed by chains
to keep off the crowd, and TO prevent the workmen
being ob.truc.ed in their labors The rains piled
np there ar in The asjoirng streets presenting Gu
rious melapge There bricks and mortar wheels,
and other portion OF machinery fragments Of presses
broken lesden pipes. iron rods tin roofing battered
into every shape with burned beams and large pieces
Of nooriI q and one wondered az the quantity
nat 10 ha nfsAf hv
fact, that the building ~ss very high ana large every
way, ard thst the walls were very thick Young and
OLD stretched forward to get sight Of these ruins and
II possib. catch glance Of dead body 1t passed
The excitement not great yesterday, but there
tettIsc grief and gloom that was stiil more SAD
Wo was Depicted in the Of rsls
tives Of the slain and the multitude seemed TO eympa
Ire scene in the ward Of the Station House for the
last four days during vhich the bodies have been
brought there from the ruins and exposed for recogn
IN OF both battles all descrip
ton Not orly language paint II so horrible Is
1t Is. but NO imagination can conceive the depth Of
borror In napy instances, that faculty Of the mind
exssgerates facts but in this the reality OUT
sirps the In alton Here lay headess trunk. 90
burned that il more like Q cbarred log than hu.
man body there lay corpse without feet or srms;
GDoihtr place with the skull dashed In anu the
brain pror udpg and another with the features shas
ly distorted from the intensity of PAIN another
stl, with The lime of the building 80 interviewer with
the msrgl.d ftsb, and frozen in the blood that it
looked lin. piece of q wall bespattered with blood.
In fact there scarcely body that had than
faint resemblance to the human form when death en-
u
art srns there pieces Of fesh discolored and
shriveed with heat only to he known by minute
Der OF bones picked up from time to time In ruins,
ARD constituting portions OF many bodies, with which
they shall never be united till the Day Of JudgmenS
tLe ArchaDgl sourd the trumpet OF resurrecton
Never since New York Was city-never In any part
Of the Mon, there complete and 40 extensive
Id. nti6.d yesterday, was that Of Williams Collins
aged "a native Of Ireland, which horribly burned
ara nsns the blood streaming from his iacsratsd
m. u
the IRE had left q HE garments
The rext body that Of james Granger, q msmber
Of GIspgei's Brass Band, # Brooklyn, Of which his
brother 10 leader Ills eye is twenty four years He
Was born in Lopdon and resided In broskyn. He was
gnised by bis brother and friend not only by the
remsips OF bis clothes bat by knife and other srti
clss In bis pocket. The shape Of his head TOO. and
The body renewed by his brother IT IL oclock In
syery bsrdsone rosewood coffin.
o'clock, from the station House, attended
b. lsree copcourss OF friends The remains we're at
Msp to %tlsn ,ss Ssonssa
The blacksmith chop having been got into the body
eirsry circurnstspoes He had hammer In his left
hand rsied over bic shoulder and MAS leaning with
The ether arm on the anvil: How sudden must have
been death in his case The body not burned in
the least the I've not having reached that part OF the
bpioirg Near him was the body Of his assistant,
IL beit Ross which also not burned. He has left
q wife al children. The poor woman was In state
CT Gepzy 1T the station hous-.
Tie bosy OF stephen Csborpe which was the last
found yesterday and vas Identified by his rings,
and by Lila drsss knife and other Thugs In HIS pock-
cts prevented singular Appearance. IL was crushed
bebsah ore 81 the printing presses Manufactured Ia
isylors estAbiishn.nt and by the pressure was re.
ene.d 70 bait its enc Death in bis case, also must
lave been very quick, and without pain
Some - the other bodies fund. present equally
tnarge arpearsrces. That Of Alexander Huggins,
vko hotlepnn of nature, both in body and min 4,
had the fard raised the head II in the &C; Of
e~'tndirg binstlf, ana the arm could net be moved
the saUll ard arms, and the rest Of hn body was
, ,s srs', =, ns belonged 10 Acorn LOG. q
cb,ioien, and IL much regretted.
1hr body Of william, Bosrdsvins had ON only tho
rtoerdI,i. jn.t q a man would Who was working
leg. In his csss death must Rave been prodocsc by
,mo'hefing or crushing. His face was covered vita
blo'd; sud quantity 81 the fur re was assisting Mr.
hsrr da. TO weigh IN the hAtt.r's shop fastened
ca hI chin. jurt u itvere beard. Ia will be rccoi
l.olselhat Maitndale aud Csnlsld Who we're eoss to
him .lcsp.d.
N. hoy Of EDGAR r. Turd va, half wasted half
rarrl,c: the limbs denuced a flesh. Some of the
oi.s. remained by which IL ga id.nti6ed
OF thu b. dy Of Joseph Hampton, only hesdless !
unt,ust BY the Ere aud by the sins OF his
c,thu. Though IL. body vas go comp lstely burned
tb,. DO part 81 his dress Of which some portion
die main t. his hi.f Of which his
vi'- ed half which alone would have been sufh
c ntto stsb,h the identity lie lad also lost little
inssI teiois the sApiesion, which VI. further con-
frE stiop.
a iarr. number Of overcOsts we're found yes,erday,
nhd bar sirg up In the station heude. Doubtless
th.y can be Issily al Identified
The frcst had rensrksble effect upon the bodies
hardened and stinemsd them just as II they we're so
mspy logs, or portions Of withered tree struck by
lightning Its fortunate thi. cssmty did bot happen
IN m.r, otherwise the stencil would have been hor-
rifle
The lsbsrers got through more work yesterday than
they Ola In the previous two days Having got fair
play they succeeded in removing the greater part of
the rubt,h that remained. They cleared the entire
Ct the western aide and only portion OF the eastern
ard soGih.rn r,msin to be searched. They will
pr. baby complete their operations to day.
Ten sdditops bodies we're recovered yesterday, ed
oil ic,nuted except one. Ibis makes the number \
In ali wit a 4
NAMING uni nc~n results In total Of fly four dead
bedts u 10 quite certain there at least nine
more in the ruins ssd probably more. The leg Of
seen last evening, at elk O'Clock, when the
search suspebdea ,iil this morbiog Light are \
kspt turutbg duripg the night. aud th- police keep
Mi - a he n Nj hers o en-