The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-06
THE CATAS PIE.
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ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF THE AWFUL
EXPLOSION.
The Death Of the Brave Boy rindale.
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THIRTY-THREE DEAD BODIES TAKEN
FROM THE RUINS.
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early hour Yesterday morning. our reporter pro
cssded the Of the recent melancholy disaster
and found that from the time he had been there last
vis: four o'clock great portion Of the ruins had
removed. Mayor woodruff the spot melting
~hs laborers to work vigorously possible. In
deed, from the moment of the catastrophe to the
present hour Mr.. woodruff has been indefatigs-
Bile In his exertions to do all that human power
could effect, to release the living and the
dead from beneath the ruins Mr.. Matssn, the Chic
Of Police, and Recorder Talmadge, also the
ground when reporter arrived there yesterday
morning and wsrs ~ Monday, doing all they could
to expedite the work Of recovering the bodies Of the
buried. The Captain Of the Fourth Ward Police
also very eicent-in fact all in authority seemed to
vie with each other in dschsrgng their various duties
on this melancholy occasion. Sheriff Csrney, Alder
men Oallay, GrinDn, and Assistant Alderman Mo-
Carthy with many other city oncsls, In stten-
dance at the scene and rendered efficient service.
Uptoe O'Clock yesterday morning. four additional bo-
dies had been dug ot and deposited In building
attached the Fourth Ward Station House. OF these,
only one recognised. His nansis John Doughsrty
halter by trade. The spectacle which those bodies
presented was heart sickenng. They much
burned bruised and mansled, that seemed doubtful
the other three would be recognised. From tae
positions Of the arms legs &s 1t apparent that
fhey must have tufered intense agony before death
came to their relief
The boy Samuel Tindale, who for so long time
versed with the persons who endssvoring to
cue him was released Mt quarter past O'Clock yester
day morning This Is the little fellow who 1t will be
recoiected behaved so brsvey throughout the whole
ordeal and who sent messages from time time to bis
mother telling her to keep her spirits that he would
be soon relieved.
Among the most psrsevsring and successful in set
ting the young sufferer tree, Samuel A. Gaske in
fact It was he who got him out To encourage the
poor fellow, he told him ne Sam, too, nams.ake
OF his and Tinase called hp By that name He often
said inp.orpgly "Do get me out Sam" Gssksll got
. rope around the iron works, which the
beam that Was combining the prisoner, and dragging
this weight away with the assistance OF the hremen
hook was put under the beam and hea up, while he
stopped down telling rindale to pus his srn,souua his
neck which he did. Thus he delivered In triumph
at last after being upwards Of t~sny hours in that
horrible situation with q dead body lying on him a
mart OF the time which he called to the TO
take away Among those who assisted n the rescue,
were John ID. Barker, formerly of Engine No. 2; Wn.
tChsrlock and Henry Sherwood.
The intelgeuce Of his deliverance the signal for
heart stirring cheer, which from the vast multi
tudc and ell around Of the vctory that had been
achieved. He said, when In the street. swell, boys,
you did get out after ALL You told me not to sleep
or would be gone did not sleep though wished to
his thigh-t the frsh being consumed to the bons lie
was burned also in both sides Of the nesk By Of
the h,a,ed machinery which fell upon him. One Of
his arms was also hurt He not, however mortslly
injured either by bruises burns he was thoroughly
.sxhaustcd. No limbs we're broken; the wound in the
back OF the thigh caused BY pressure against hot
iron bar.
Az coon as he was extricated he was removed
20 DR.. Trsphagens, where every attention was paid
Al
low was completely prostraed and could not survive
the shock which his system underwent. He rallied .
little under restoratives and identified his younger
brother and father. He kissed his father, but
vas overcome by the crying Of his brother
"Dont cry" said he to him; "thAps more than
/ have done YETI His mother soon Afterwards
came into the room; but the little hero sinking
fast-he could not identify her. In few minutes
Afterwards he dd recognize her when he got cof
fee, (a drink OF which his mother said he very
fond aud spoke to her sdsctonstey He said he would
never leave his parents again Hs was revived little
the blood too great for exhausted nature and he
became delirfous, talking very wildly He ffequently
cried out 10 give him ROOM and the last words he said
were they look a. II the devil vas after thsm There
exertion that DR.. Trsphasen aad his lady dtd
not use iGs n ~ fsssysy hSDs SsI1s ,Is u. ss &
and Mrs Traphsgsn, though exhausted BY her efforts
during the day In attending to the wounded remained
mp with the boy all night He Was, however too far
prostratsd BY suffering to be resusctated by human
kindness medical anil. lie gradually sunk TIL he
breathed his last at quarter before sins o'clock when
he removed to the residence of his parents, ~
Beekman street
It vas curious to see how some OF the bodies we're
identified, when st FIRST sight no human being could
suppose II possible to id-etify them the head per-
snS SON ss,m.s tn. shoi. srsos turned into psc. Of
charcoal; yea come little tossa vas fOuad ia their
poekets or some portion q u. garments IVES st IN.
consumed BY which their identity sscsrtsiued lt
vas sing siar Circumstance, that In the majority Of
where psrt and somemss nearly the whole body
gtu 49, vftA..
still preserved This can only be sccoanted for By the
faet, that portion of the body immersed in
rieE Burns, whose name 10 mentioned belOv among
the slain. idsntihed By several friends By soms
SIss.iy eAsrr.d. John a.s.r. -ss i3.s.aasa ''S nv
neans Of = silver watch. TINS body, many who knew
s.s;,,, The ss.S aud %s. s.r. 80 burned ts.s nae
no Identification could eone fr-m either. On tss
trunk Of the body vs red a.noei shirt aud hne
rhecksd In fact scarcely body has been
that is mutlAtss In frightiul manser. fine pale
trembling ansieus relatives they iftsd the ciotn.s
houss, end started back in horror at ~nst they
shrieking In agony sf vud despair upon recogn
tios Of their search prsssntsd pictars
OF wo which no tongue or pen esa .isqs.isly de,sb
One old man was an obJect OF pity 60 all who sar
him HIS name h Samuel camp one Of the old re-.
volutionists-vho Recognised the ms1gled remains u
his IN Isw Joseph Lscksood. rhe tears strsamed
dovs his aged eheess sed h uttersuce choksd as
he inquired for his nsphs~ Jesse Hass ~ho wss tusn
among the missisg, though found sfter~arss, smens
tbe DEED. Another Of toe bodies ~ss idsntihsd ss
Key small ssteh and come osber things IN his pockets
together With patch the Of his Tae
greater part OF his body almost reds sed to sshs
The young man vas HE foster. brother, his mother
Who Issess At 6ss Fourth street having adopted hi N
He wept him hks shild = E.
In many eases only detached portions Of b,dies
founs aud there be little DOUBT that sone OF them
ere utterly destroyed scarcely trace be-
hind and viii never Be found among the rubbish Of the
ruins Those IN close proximity to the boiler we're Of
.oturse. blown TO pieces
The boy Powers, Who was reported In yesterdays
Paper missing ts ascertsned TO be living ani bat
slightly isjured. His escape was mirscolpus tie was
blown II the fourth story upon tbs OF the
and little I'M i'm ediat@Iy
home. TO tell his friends OF mis- good fottuns.
The scene around the tOurth ward station House
wss very affecting Tee siyes daughters friends aud
relatives Of the missing going coming COO.
xlnusy endssvorng % reccenize tae sc0rched Doais
ffst -efe laid ON the hcor before them.
In. tOllospg is list of the dead ognIssd at IL
o'clock nVon;-
James Brooks "a oliver street.
Henry n. Reed, 3k3 Nipth street
John Doherty boz