The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-13

KIND hearted physicians ninetered increasingly 70 them
AAd some, whom years Of practice might have excuses
rom sensveness 70 the suerngs Of others, perorme
and all the gentlencss Of sympathetic natures
Near tnc platform was poor German, suffering excru
The "issherland" had found him = ~
On the opposite side were three girls, al young an.
beautiful, but with the cold hand Of death already OF
On one pallet lay little girl, with beautiful pal
counenance, knit with the suffering she could mot con
csai, yet - unmurmuripg She was watched over By
reoced at the announcement BY the physician that sh
was mot dangerously, though severely, wounded.
thankful for the prcservscn Of their % lives ana iurnsS
ing Al the Information In their power.
SUI further, on pallet, was young woman groanDl
with pain, from several broken bones internal Injuries
and bruised head Half dozen dtcousolate friends
were about her weeping for the physician had said she
An ante room leading from the hall was used as de-
postory for the dead bods which brought from the
scene OF the calamity as soon as discovered During
young, the middle aged, and few past the latter period
was most shocking spectacle Some OF the bodies were
burned 70 Daclne,s but little assh remaning ana on
clenched Indicative Of e horrible agony OF their deaths
Some were frghfaly mutiAtsd, with heads crushed in
others soaeburned Oh in one case, and torn or ia
others Thus was the floor paved with human corpses
emphafcally than all else the frightfui calamity.
THE LIVING LOOKING FOR THE DEAD.
The City Hall was filed with men and women relatives
and friends looking for the dead The cries OF eome the
Al every turn the ear Vas greeted by soma sronzsd
mourner Ono frantic mother rushed past the ocers n
charge Of the door, and recognizing the dead and mansed
Dody OF child In the midst Of the mass clasped IT, called
weep. was touching scene indeed All dsv were the
living hunting for the dead Alas there were some vhom
none Of the living could recognise-poor human beinss
20 marred and backened and deformed q 70 resemble IN
Tie but mass Of flesh and bsns, or heap Of rubbsh
vounpvvY rac.,,.
ruy,rv N. .Yr,",.Sn. ~ " r.s"a. mSonr.s
fore he re hroSs on s,% ~ n evening shortly oe
persons exertpr thcmseves to their uto ~ %
man fe ana eyf,,c.ss ~ a.. Mss VI, Im 70 Ave nu
by party At work in one nsr, n he runs S
her large bar Of ron ons 81 ths one y upon
was g thrown ever h.! y: impossible tor her .
chinery wiring that had sot wound around them. Hsr
Se os s sI%sss y sa1
bar Of iron without being able to move or saiwsrt
man IN passing Sy stopped and easily lifting the bar,
sid one sids What was the surprise Of the party os
be imagined but not described. She had lain between
some Of the bricks and rubbish 90 that but little Of th
hoor ana falling iron had come upon her.
searching the promscusSs wreck for hid v;sc ny
search was long and untirng. Every little nook was
IN turning over some Of the roofing in pile Of rubbish
sne was discovered closely imbedded among bricks,
iron, sPnnfers OF wood, &c II required some conside
the husband took the supposed eess body away
only necessary 70 add that ere he reached home the
a1y reSovsred and, with the exception Of
aew snEnt mJureo, y PROBABLY a well a. ever. Nume
eACiung sCenes were constantly transpriug during
@ .us.oE evsniDg ana yestefdsy Many OF the wounded
weIc noIIiDy muuMteo ABOUT the neao ana BODY, pre-
senung several instances countenances hardly 70 be
o0e1.so 1 20 ~ nenos.
MI, hs tne nve Gt tne dIrent the
Messrs' Muereon Nevns Glover and Shove, were fortu
nase ~ escaping uniDjured But few moments before
INC ans 3. me Guuding Ar. Chase the agent Of the
sess were together in the weave room. Mr.. Chase all
once nouceo eometnng unusual and heard cracking
souno Wnen Almost lnsuncuvey, ne started for the door,
nad peen tne practice Of keeping was opened by
ycy yvy II Cnsse ana ms companions reached 1t,
shortly after this little Girl appeared in the window NJ
The nortvest corner Of he ildpe Which Wss stsndnS
sna !TmRsa "a out ; taught oy some ssntsmcn and
orother ma lister. Robert and Nary Y,ore. smpov.
ed in the weave room were buried n the fsilna ns:s
hardly knew what had happened The nrst intimation
that they had OF was q crash overhead and then .
st upon be door and both csme ont Of he ruins ssfs
and sound.
One person IN the nth story came ont ssfe he was
however obliged 70 perform sundry evolutons much 70
'S0'osS1s' Do'S'S' LIFE LIFE. IN ut TIE sfhhSs' AT the
wo .ra nm ,ha so,os,n. r,sc.,,.rv ~ ,rc,d.rt, do
,rrs ,ies ~ ,hp ~ stvss,s =, * ~ r;rs 81 ~ Wv
e s,S tHs, .h;sy th.sUd vo-,or. ,.,,.d
rawrencc Yesterday TO witness the ruips The sreets
vere tbronscd The citv has never heTore vitncssed
snvtbnc IKE spch an inur of strsngcrs We trnst Il
NAV ncyer AGAIN srom such = canse besvv gloom
hung over The city and nsturc as II in sympathy during
rnstion ~ the Gsv hrisv shed Shower. M teara
Msvor saunders and the citv of,ciaa under him per
formed prodcies Of service nerectne nothing 40 a Al
was rssbe fo do The clergvmen ~ The ctv were aao
present perfcrmpr oces Of kindness and Christian duv
man vas ane ont oS The runs ahout ejcven O'Clock IN
wednesday, sixteen hours AMER the building fell ne was
alive and n is thousht thst his uiuries are nat Of
The number NJ nersons ,,ad n Ia houoht viii rsacb
,he h,ohsst nnmhar sssirr.tad - .eA' wa -