The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-07
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The Third Day Of the Horrible Catastrophe.
EORTY-FOUR DEAD BODIES FOUND

EORTY-FOUR DEAD BODIES FOUND
Two short and marrow streets of which three days
ago not half the citizens had heard the
names, the central point Of interest to the
whole city and continual Of people of every
class and condition, pouring through the main
streets and thoroughares leading to this vicinity going
to returning from the ruins These two streets
Hague the immediate scene of the catastrophe and
Oak where the dead bodies and the mutilated limbs
and fragments dug from the ruins, deposited to
| await the inspection of friends and relatives.
At FIRST the fallen building in Hagae street was
| compact mound of rubbish. So terrific the shock
and incredible the of the conclusion, that 1t
Is evident the whole of this large six-story build
ing must have been lifted from the ground bodily and
then crushed instantly in upon itsef-as . weak man
is lifted off his feet by stronger and hurled bentup
and shapelsss mass to the ground The labor of the
workmen however, has excavated this great heap Of
brick and mortar, which is piled up in irregular
hills all sides resembling the crumblng basons OF
old fort while the centre is scsoped out like the
crater of volcano. Already the workmen have in
several places reached the foundations of the buildings
but large still remains and it is feared that
many horrible discoveries of crushed and cslsined
human bodies are still to be made.
But the point which at the present moment attracts
the strongest interest the yard adjoining the Fourth
ward Station House, In Oak street and old and
inhabited building adjoining. Here the remains of the
ate victims carried fast they dug
out, and left for recognition Many Of the bodies
crushed and dsfgursd that they be known
save by the keen eye OF wife, mother daughter,
which examines by instinct and decides by magnet
Ism of nature unerrng than irrefragabe proofs.
But besides the bodies there fragments and limbs
ard blsckened stumps.
In and around these premises crowd Of women young
nd old offh att ded nv ldran
tinually gathered; and the incopsoabs weeping and
conyulsive sobbing Of wives their husbands,
daughters over their fathers, and holisst and
awful Of all the lamentations Of mothers upon the bo
dies mutlated remains Of their sons enough to
break ones heart to hear No human being, however
hard bad his nature could pass through this sppa
ing without being melted to tears and choked With
sympathetic agony. 1t seems If all the mourning
snd suffering earth had been, for the time being,
concentrated here. In presence Of such sublime sor
this all the common grief and bereavemenss Of
life sink into sis mt insgnihcance, ashamed to make
the voice otheir heard in the fearful chorus
Of agony echoing around these desoate and blood be-
spattsred walls.
Another night Of suspense and anxiety having
passed over the friends of those still missing,
the search, which suspended from Tuesday
evening, sgsin commenced yesterday morning
at seven O'Clock. The lsborers went to work and
succeeded in clearing away IN immense quantity Of
the ruins In two three hours. The Chief Of Police
was actively experimenting and directing the work
The ipdefatigsbls Captains Of the Fourth ward po-
lice also at their post; and the police Of the
ward, with plstooDs from other wards,
duty preserving order and keeping of the crowd
Chains we're placed, as the previous days across
the streets leading to the scene Of the disaster A
arrangement was adopted for the CONVEX iencs
Of persons passing through Pearl street ohain was
| lepgthNise through aet
from Frankfort TO Oak street, enclosing the mid
| die Of the street and leaving the foctpath open
for the public In this snclosxrs were Deposited
piles Of bricks and rubbish taken from the ruins and
the wheels and other portions OF the shattered ma
cbiDery. The workmen succeeded in clearing gay
the fallen bricks and mortar from street under
which 1t was imposed the rensins OF some women
of the explosion This however turned out to be only
rumor for bodies found there Within the site Of
will by the list of bodies recovered The
snccsss woua have bssn sti more conplsts, but for
under portion Of the wan (sbout half Of i still
standing against the soap factory Of Hull Co. As
Of It, the less appeared to be, and they pro.
ceedsd to pull u down. They only succeeded In pros
They broke holes through the wall Of Mr. Huls
establishment, and let down rope behind II for
they sesoE plshed before one o'clock This me-
ce.'.rily csu,ed delay OF many hours, - the
bricks hlisd up that portion Of the sod'ns shieh
to begin their abors II would have been better,
perhaps to prop the wall which would have hsi the
And here we are glad to be enabled to state
that two persons supposed to have been overwnelm-
ed in the general destruction Marshall vought
and Clark Vought-ars both living, and ought to be
csssed among the wounded They vent home imme-
po,.d they wsfs atm under the ruins M.r,ssll
| Nouebts hands and face were baily burned Clark
nousht was but eighty hurt he got on. atst aud
he DID get cut At the fret crash be buried under
number q beams, and he thought he was irrecover-
lShfn Leaf In Inst
crash, which bad the effect Of raising the beams on
him and enabled him to get out Then seeing his bro
her ,trussns to Set fiee, he pulled him out cons'
VIM; Dslaudsr, reported a. among the missing, Tor.
tupstsly escaped alive lie L. however severely Ia.
iursd being cut, scaded and bruised. His injuries
are not fatal
I,ssc Otborn. and g. T. Osborne are stili among the
mss,nx ON Tut,dsy the friends Of the former claim.
ed body n bis, but turned out afsrsards that they
1ber. were two persons named Annsbs In tss build.
irg father and Robert and Joseph tn. tim. II
the explosion. The father escaped; Joseph is stii
The name Of scoasld is found among tn. lis, Of tn.
missing IL shouid be A. ecoesld who, It T. found,
ga. something similar to the vourhtsi having been
bret buried under ths ruins aud b. the crash
| eighty burned on the face and hands
John Ward has also turned up. He resides In VIII.
h.nsburah ard has received 40 injury 10 the back
Peter Campbell residing st Ill Front street Brook
n and supp, ssd to be among the missing saved but
liam Proctor 20 years 81 age born 10 ctcut Sta
pben n smith. born In Connecticut. aged Il years
fracture Of the leg; and William Quss II years much
bruised
All Who h.ve escaped ought to send message to that
effect 10 the Coroner 20 the papers a. other sf.e
the pr-upption will be that they Aile there being
no certain tnowl.dse TO the contrary
Rive persons 81 the number killed BE- the late plo
sion belong TO the benevolent order kno~a a. the IN
PROVED order OF Red Men Their names are Jane. 4
Jrits.y q. O.torp. Leonard Brooks, James Brooss
and John y lockwood The order took charge OF the
bodies Of those which recovered intend bury
Ing them With appropriate ceremonies
The ~hy the frie nds Of the deceased Brookses
did not take their bodies home account OF the
d.j-ctioo and desysir which hung over the fani "
Jruee marcy. the engineer, Who is oug mics
log and vas certainly killed is relative aud Hved Ia
the hune- ~ith them aud his ~ife all but De-
ranged criss,y had 800 In his poe when the es-
piosion took place His brother u also Killed though
the bcdy IL not Vet found II is feared that Tho .as
Brooks srtber brother Of the noe In the city
Hospital will shortly be numbered with the dead He
very IA lass night 81 the city Hospital His thigh
bruk.n, win be recollscted, and inaam nation
has ret In
The follsvins bodies have been found and dsutiasd
| In sGdiiicn to yes,eiday's lis, -