, 1869-03-07
Additional Particulars Of the
Canal Street Catastrophe.
Recovery Of the Remains Of the
Firemen whe Lost Their
Lives.
The Bodies Burned and Charred
Almost Beyond Recog-
milton.
Coroner's Inquest at the Ar
mory Yesterday
Morning.
Testimony Of the Chief and As
sistxnt Fire h1arshals.
The Building not Constructed In
Accordance with the Requires
ments Of the Ordinance.
The Roof Declared 10 Have
Been Inauf1lc9euliy Sup
ported.
: ARRANGEMENTS for the Funeral Of the
Deceased FIrenen On Monday,
The Building not Constructed In
Accordance with the Require
ments Of the Ordinance.
The Roof Declared 10 Have
Been Inaufncfenliy Sup
ported.
"Reminiscences.

Snen who fell pre5 10 the famed. To exp!stu thn
manner Of theft death3 properly. 1t IL Necessary
to giro . rttuuS OF tbs ea.4.trophc. TITS Dire
bseke oct shut go p. m.. Ard BY the t1ms tho
engines 20. on the R1oEnd II had made conkIterA-
be ptog1sss. The bu1]c1rR wns full o: sr k,
wtieh is:ued lor.h IN talck Rusts throueh every
hole II erEvtee IN the walls. It Wal intended 10
rs1a tte building WITH ~aes. BY pouring 1t In 1t
1runt s1d ttas trd At both siats. TITO ii IN shat.
terz vito fast. md could not he broken open
without much labor sud al the e1-
pstse Of cunAie esAhls n1na. Delay would be dan
gtrprs. - tho 6ts wAs tprealirc fass; 70 1t VII
d.teEM,ned TO break hnic IN the roof, through
which hs wafer eould be admitted For this
dat gernul mis.iou seven rnen mounted The roof.
Thu toef va. Inzde d gravci competition. aud
VIE tuppo1td vetJ atlgh en- The outsr walls Ct
the building. Throuxh tho bufIdite, A,ont the
cert1e Of It, ran I brick partition, and II was
ae4s tbe partition the m.n wrnt down. When
tho .pof keve way the nsL dropped 10 tie thled
Gotr. which tupported them nrt1l lhe hre burnt
It Away and then they dropped 10 me seeond
noof. a very shost dIssance from where they
dropped wa elAtfE&y, leading 10 the dor be-
low, nd to IN open winoow IN tro eide wall.
Had they been etduAtnted with The geography Of
lie building they w.nld hxve bad 10 dltnsultJ
IN craFrioE theuseives TO rue top Of there stairs
md Eoltrz doHn 70 the window, sud to nfe ont
edo. AsAftAnt AaIshsl RreDnt9, oftte West side,
Wh 1t tho rsEE o. tbs building wneu inform d Of
The dissstet. 1mnediately he ard AIks Conway,
o! Tho Chicago cuG.re, Turhsd to the abovo win
dew, ard. going IN, CROPPED abont b ping - CONS
Ae7oss ths bodies. Ut courte tae1 co1ld not nnd
then. KAthey weta On tie doo1 soovs. Btruu1,
End oonHsy cia not know of tho stain, and they
could 1ot fnt them fot lha suaks, which was
a04hK and Ruah.nx ont OF the Wt3doW. AL they
could 90 Var TO take long crea.h. rnafra no.
soa a1 ~ nto . no St d5E coosing smoks
EEentn.lly they wtre fo'ced 10 relira oefosa ~
Rassf'n fs3s f'' ''d Leave 1Asit Comrades to 'aeF
/ scaorsr1on.
- f1eH Of NE sact tnA tnts ilmsn.4Alc Lei OF
!ue y PAItiy attlt puisble to watt OF knovledfe
q ths c1natznett.ru Of tha huii mr. 1t might be
Wtn II tie F,re Department ha. co : pa.i p,n:s Of
aId si;,r rrn III inv k1a .an fie ta" 70 saoas:sd
NoNents notice IT usc 1t case Of DC. Had shc
men known Of thtt 1talre N eapy aro s7r- means
1hsmttlves. or sone Of their COMA tct, wno arc
alvaJs reaey 70 rtk ihef ltses l.r the nere1t Of
tn.1f ieloxa Inssh. hive e"ayea 70 rsaea tue iap
U II, VheTo lht poor fe tlo ~ lly sufocat.pE.
tAy1kG TIE n1u1xs.
Th1n ttry ~, b ,Tercs, eeYatd the reach Of
nar surred his attention 70 prevent tho bod,e.
from being burned. 4 stream OF sato. Wxs
3nroNn .Eto the r1fld ng, ssrisly ~ rear a ron d
,t1 ,11 n1ye 10fes ' s
oes1gceu du'J n ps:tta'ly.
1HK ecAxx I1srkap1Y.
Inc ETC eottinues In l1- tRti nnni tncrs was
put " 10 food l-ft for the v-t.c.ous elem .nt Il
spent i'.en = w.r not pa out, for t,e b711 .tcg
H. j. .,m'.! m eoI peteE ra:sa to~sr1t n1aIs
teene OF eesraetlon I'D d. a:h. The c;o.d In.
2:rtd on, n.nr OF tn-m 'i.I m,rkt. 2, lnc
t9 e s'lll euthd up*atas fro n tic snonidesiog
eCoe7.
TIE BODIES wEnE uxcsvEetn
eEu ~ 1ooont.s, It dca on Lac,r Ia -cral p.Ies
their tonr4ce., 'te rren. sho ~rrs no ord red Cd
ava. ;. 9oeci1ce 10 tse coE. a'l 1,rg OF tne
ea9.. e e 4. e2nt naea 10 sek hasa al wlto
Gro VI Des!ttd sxeeess. Mr. Bscau1r lad
fce members Ct looS Jorn +n..r:1 "a. uiid'nl
= tonn II entry was pot'.bte, MA fI1Ld tic dead
ea "! eettna inc +ta.r. Ao re reEe:r & 70. aud
EoGus n:tecn &C: f!om t,e ~lnio II vas . nd
s1fRI; 5,,., TIT Il, sssi. Esa.us Il slx f !, M.
Reren and NJ. Aos.t .es~een tes ,so. at.
Beten sId Ar- Aotetta i.y ciot1 t,e.t.er, the
ieaa q tne I'm utr a'nssuE n rtawsru., and tce
up anc
CONVEYED 70 Tnx AEaon1.
in the o,i'i rooa 70 e III IL 90 p,Issrn LSn ~ A,tleT9.
0n tas E1.t E14ttzcs& Ivy ~ha. Wis nIe, Ihom
2ntgS g8ss5S. tns e1a,s "a, a. etsrs asa.a 1
7ooehed, while III. o.nLrs Wese hent III cis1s-
uFed.
:. o'sEttn
vas t1keu ont With III hl, do.hts On. srd hi,
vtfoE ot drs cap dtsu c,~n oy,r h = fate, pr,ea,
~ to esp ont ;he tm Av. Als no.c aaa Ii >
4p"AA p~t.A u u L. y AN H$St Q+0t u ', 10
faen nlst;keutd By rnuke aro The -ur1 reg en-
[uset Whtls tunnca tnr. u. n, 10 we foaxh,
hasn Il Hie. Ito T,eht naEc T. oasr:d o. :, to
in the tall. The Lex srm -, b7ro: M 10 IA
clho", ut worc his n ar orcrr AT IN aclvy
reg ma1atr roand ~ threat. III. lssrur"s did uot
eunoca:cd. md probably welt o1, o. nc xaTl
sA.ny. f1r nose 50 than The o-hays 1t ts ve.f
.1tat &c that hts cl,tbes were h1o.t ,ntael III
estc1cd 70 5t an A'hl't'c, nu.culsr m.n Dnr.ng
The ~at be served bsavciy in 1oopauy +, N.nin
1ltro,s .asalry. Ne1t 10 hn ~ tns 6.dy oi ~
the Eos. horrible aaose. ,est at TIT ,od,r.,1
EleLeflnc- a Wtsp OF h.y WA ecattdTeu orer MI
cooJ. The hesd 1as Il: der, su1 d }; naosc tuaa
halt tec nermal .fzs The featn:es were eI,lEelY
tfAfed fhe nf.ck stulps Of ;he arms. whlen
were consumed rp +, The elh ,wt, wcrc h,ceous 70
iofk ut'ou. The truLk WIS covettd n b -sh, aud
uat have pisrtd On tn- BODY auo taiTa' f,r ,te1
at1 M o1 sum=d ard hlraeheu to = alckty ID do
" the 60 ao'nsd i,f Ece n ttr sna w4ter- Ths
n BY. It WAS oulJ btesu*e tne othors we;c r..
cncIlzcd that til . 'ty WAS koo~n. lie II .,td 10
gent. srd bsavs ss non, lis c: te~s wers En-
ttrtly b1Fntt zcr2t his e1mtf, which s'ooa alone
neu rEtst anted A. b1s feet Il viii no. do TO
ntL1,se, Thosc who were Competed TO rszs
1htFecn Ill not toon forsc. the ,ee, .s.d,
cx1c.lec iors- ofWka. x1s Chct maa.
H. Bk1aH 1xaAisA.
In tnothtr TOW lsF NJ. B.rknaat Mr.. Norcst1.
Eesty they lay there, bat /, Il no. -; t:e.5 VIA
ns nnoaiIs oq. @ s.Iastee bote., blsek aca oufat and
noffsbc Foo Be.Fh lay TO t1c ItIt, at the feet OF
Sp,baen. There were co sei'ures III az. polb,ng
psu ou. ena row cf rfoHiatIt tech. sticking
nideoasy out fIon the, b1tck he4d. b
Etieh &c wn fecogrlzet. stfe.b Of ne.u elunr
1eeely s5ihe hackel I'd boa.s Of int ANS, ahicn
were dra~n np. and The ktod,cs. Munos turn I'd
1nNasct. u II IN moral a.ouy. Thr Knees were
a,to dfasn up, - II In I co1,ustvt .u-tt. On
fop q 'he hes1, k.r1urc to ssr, 4 sttrIc i CT II
o,tcolo!ed hait tlooa up tt-x:ynI atc alo.e xhtlo
~, n6e ts.iI cozed oct itaIn . tote in The sxult.
4 r. FfN zkJ
man adnlttd a1d beloved BY h.s relo 81, ope Il
INT HFelicst among tnem. aud oistrEulshe
Aneog hiare uet ior hts u.rnc 900 dath. L'ke
1elaSn, te.t g. hsd ketgLd Ia Id: VAT. in Tue
ttfls l'li1ofs Car4sy n, uld I. mt nase been
oes1d fnr them II ore OF the mil iou balls that
r.. inc nnhoa fAs1e 1ls inat cl ove d1r.1e
m.t, ". 1LtLd Inn" CT i aseIsh ia Sher
AZ ss. d 40 e1t1 them ont O: tho world amid tae
uaS; VIZ ao totf, are rxc!itn.ct, ard glory Of bs,-
such Hen eera ~ Cd soeld hare bea worthy of
e1etoe ttirE torture Of lre crxth ,hev nIl An
nnsss "a: rts1. Tor lh+y died II ito ,lue II dut1
~ rexsto Btrga: 90, o., 1a.,a unr,c ,e,r,,
reTyrd ~ n,.ea s ~ f.le!G Tfs 'oa.d Of hiq, md
Eoae; the sf0t ftoyn toe e!aoss ;sc 49, , "ste
pu.n:tns to~h.l The otea.s, ,s,n Be1 n. ss
In 4 teiet c!auny Etsean He ~. ,'n,s uo seo oat
ecnpltte9 tsa1 The S.ft, ti44 ~ ,erann, = : se ~
1eiast.,ns O. ths ne.: and n. e!oshes =, - :.
fost1ce. 'aAak
71B Last hsrrs.
Neth'rG remained but 10 carry ont ITO ba',rec
Je.t,c4Y nosn.tY, eap,: eiled yuy 70 II aI a,l.
ffte the easte cfdt3.h. a fuls repo:. I thc ert.
ssnee !. given hsloT. Afes the 'nq1c.s H. uc
Weoo. lnahncany hrtrh- and s,ivtr N ,11:ed
r"ns sha "a, ~. sse t'rntes or homes ~lli bs tec
f1en 1@ sna obEler, Who has M r. .sttsus IN Ch,
ase M 1Ehs,.l public one, WIN t1le plses On Aoa
~ Ros,x ~ xiH -. nc y1he clv.c au1aJnt,es
vii, nc h-p o. - t4taerHn!s e; {. &c GREE Vt tn.n
one. PROBABLY, II seaiii. Tia esx,n. ao,s,t It
WILL Dc ap7fnfz'as.ly "tsp'c Ia N, ura!uc.
At IHI nr1ss.
1cstErdaY q large humber ,f uc,.,,. @,s,...
thc kee-e Of the eat1.t:o he fro.a r,ns,nn, y
81 s'otr y, n! toasds1, rsia- I7ss ssaep,:ts
sonthesst coster. lDtidc VI. ttr,,to M ~
tofat 1uc ehs1rrd ders. rn-1c sas oa1,e y
LEE q1sshty Of lum 7*r ly'ns ..ouaa lode srt
acun u s!eai: Long, ants.s.c 1e,e.es { ,ye;a.
thr en,ltc trout. 4ud They arg psnukrt finn h
e.. spa r. oss@. irt'ds Al Ie .xs easls
spps.ante of th,nss. fhs u ,u.o.et,d ss satS Is
iss,q 1r,dHr =. oei; ce to enanie hen to teudr
~ NJ. v l!tert. As 4,an: Fire M4r,A d. wise,
NMaa + nn: A.. he ~, WIN on ,he root, us- ii
ntre1 :, o1H a II. toIs. c zee On don't ca:c 10
srt ia M. Js1e q YER iHrats n tucn cA,.t
gwen 70 p'oftne lansasce II suy uns
THE INQUEST
Ihd bodica were reuoysn fr ~.
tIS etfI eastY hon' N The mors,,~ - o1liI
@ u Wv e,ss, IT. en- " I'D jaly. u
Qu!red arout n!tss q minata4, .no ,nen s aoty =
cal6d ~ he Witnesses and bee.n liz tnre e a..
ti"n. Coz Hltsfiorers Brosn, Gu7a ,nc J..ss
woe psesctt. The 'eiunanJ e.,t I'd W., III ,.in
lows: "~s - 10
zEssuos1 OF xaanA1 wA11xs.
AN1t1 &C. Nsi.eSs, -,e%vau a ss,t.n Z -eiree
q! tie Fire D%psf'mcnL eworn vAs ord NJ
np ths Ltd'E on tho front Of the building ".
1ne 9nn d. stream. hen got npnn tho roo
$Uw tfs m coming through tbs hky Light In u