The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-23

duty III day They had three streams the ruins, and
before dusk had succeeded in finally extlngushDg the
flames.
IN SEARCH OF THE DEAD.
Between and eight o'clock yesterday morning
Engineers Sullivan and Rhodes, who were loft in charge
of the promises, brought the members OF Hook and
ladder Companies Nos q and on the ground
and Immediately proceeded to search for the bodies
company I No. From tho fact s that they We're
last upon the stage Of the Academy II was pre-
sumed that their bodies could not lie far below the mass
OF rubbish which indicated where the orchestra boxes
located The men worked with untring zeal
needless Of the announcement made that the walls OF
the building otterng, aud continued until about
bapast tcn when their efforts were rewarded with nuc-
PETER n. Walsh.
The body OF Peter IL Walsh private' OF Engine Com.
pany No d discovered about half past ten O'Clock
below the central portion OF the stage The trunk only
WA recovered the eg having been burned or and
small portion Of the head being attached. The corpse
was burned TO crisp and was only Identified by us
covering rubber cape the lining OF which was at once
by az the comrades OF the deceased The
trunk covered with bricks and partially crushed
under beam. II carefully taken out placed In
boa and conveyed 10 the Eighteenth ward station house
DAVID u. WATERS
The remains OF David n Waters, Foreman OF Engine
Company No ., found about half-pAt two O'Clock
In ths afternoon lying over one OF the heaters near the
stage entrance When last seen Waters and Walsh were
together north side OF the stage and IL there
fore suppoed that the body Of tho former could not lie
far distant from that Of Walsh Benamn Gesnc Assist
Foreman Of Engine Company No. -, beng present,
had occasion 10 the debris over the right hand fur
nare. when be observed portion o. what appeared 10
him Ia bo fragment OF human body Tn removing
pprtsn OF the rnbb.sh thai covered the remains the
keeper discovered the mortal remains Of poor Water
NJ. body the condition Ms that OF hi late
asrate the lower estreniucs hover, being but little
burned In ~ his pockets was found the Key OF the
ensine house aud also his penkne which at once
identified A small box procured, and with
the ~ several 81 his se comrades the body vas
conveyed 20 the station house ihoie 10 await the action
~ re Coroner
THF pTCEAsgD riKrNEs.
David ~ Water foreman 81 Engine Company No. q
has tern command 81 the above company since ~
orgassssiou under the pew department md up 10 the
um q Dc decsase ~ Was bet Seen twenty eight aud
thlry YEAR q age and printer by trade lie wa
fsrnrry moB'ter q Engine Company No aS Of
Ntifh ere CommfNonrr Brown aisO a nv nhor, and
. aus tine elected SECRETARY Of the company. lie
unmarried bui l"syer ~ aged mother q motf' ~
~ W. Trend. reAA o. hin, ~ "a" highest er'u7 !"
peter Il wais "a sioul twenty three yc,,r Of age
uunarTird and bat lately member o! tho depsrimehi
w. never connected Wth the odd department. hui D.
stsiel that D. az excellent "ppc man, and
always foremost AZ rfo he va hghlycstcane1 ~
III. fsilow Gren~n sra ne loss Will be 'ccpiy foli By
". taaay lfienis y pre smei alEaIiemenl, VIII be
nafe a. dsy for the iunersl " Tho de0aAd Tho fne
Department oil tara oni IN nearly iuyiwo. 80,
ssm - tbousand dliiarf each, they ~ common
~th ths aahsf memsert u ne Department having e.
Ae.asntai inaarnnoe Osmpany N the hoard o. Fire
Uns ruuiers rhe families ~ tle men WI each 80
eaiss 40 ahoss smoari frin tlis Sc dent Company
raLrJi'.
balls d. ued about ne Taco hlis end ayorns q
ff.ffa fhe sfsafnrr 90 Iua anmrauy NJ 10, whfh
tfa uaufafs wsfn crIsiied desert OWING % the in
tsnas nsn ffsfn t.n ffo in lfoa 81 Tine -onB build
ng Too rartsner ul ihe A. ficty " Music wa also
hsllr tssfuei about thr bead I'D srns
NY uan.ea Stevens a,tenprd a. enter the building
after fie arsnsen sud narrowly epspfd Rahocalion
Mttasl NJ Flroy 81 HOOK snd Ladder Company 10.
Z ahHs a Nufk Yrfrriav mufulug 4 gginz Too the
rrsains 81 Wash Wa'rfr arark on fhe head ~
ts.rs ttai fe from sails d. wna cunAeYci 20 tie
frs.k hisuas whrfc e. aoNiHia painful blt upi dan
r1goas un. sas drsest
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us tr .atns y lsrt - lst q 81 lo.ses conseq snt
49, ~ fonNs rstfn
,r.aismy N nusts- fsss on baiidng, $4,000 In.