New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-31
SCENES AT THE MORGUE.

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Around that gloomy addition TO tho Bellevue
Hospital known the deadhousc the great excitement
reached its elimination. Scarcely had the first ambu
lance wagon, with lis sad freight Of mutated humanity
reached the hospital gatos when tho quickly increasing
crowd made a rush for the MOrguc, pushing and crowd
ing for front place TO the hOrrifying spectacle.
But there among th.-l those who were drawn
there 10y tho dread necessity OF looking for those dear
missing ones FOR whom they had eagerly searched else
where before daring 10 think OF the Morguc. That was
q possibility they would hardly allow themselves
To contemplate. As tho bodies Of tho VIC
tims arrived IN rapid succession by the
vagon.load the crowd increased rapidly that
it was necessary procure the assistance of platoon
OF police from the Twenty frat Precinct, under Capt
Byrncs square was at formed incosing all the
hospital entrances and the people walked along in single
file down the sidewalk, through the chaTnclhouse OF
deaih out again and were passed away by the police
through the cYoss-street below Thousands upon thou
sands looked upon the appalling scene from mere curl
osty: but ony too many with sad hearts and with an
ill-reprcsscd attempt to conceal their feelings Mr
Thomas Brennan, the Warden Of the Hospital and
his brother Lewis, were putting forth every effort,
not only keeping the crowd in order in the Morge
and so helping Capt. Byrnes but in soothing aud ale
WAITING the distress OF those who came In search OF OF
who had recognized relatives. One poor fellow appeal
ingly.informcd the Warden that they were party OF
seven on the boat all his family that his wife was
searching for the others. In q moment Mr.. Brennan
took his arm and led him around to inspect the terrible
array, amounting to 80 corpses MY dod!
exclaimed the poor fellow, there's my little THY"
pointing a child about IS months old. Fora while Mt
Brennan stood holding his hand and after ckctng the
poor little thing silently drew him away to look for his
other lost ones. Another poor fellow almost mad
dened as he searched among the bodies for hs sister,
whose husband died but three months ago. She had
been seated in the ladies cabin. with her only child.
boy years old, her lap They were both blown into
the river by the explosion and the child, being
cued, home to his uncle, and exclaimed, Mothers
killed. IL too true tho child escaped unframed;
the mother, I'm whose lap he was sitting was wounded
MORALLY. body lies I'm the deadhouse at Bellevue.
Her name was Mary Cary, residing at No. 2l2 Wayerley
place.
There on the slabs Of the Morgue with lights around
Them and the jets Of pure water sprining their manged
and scaded bodies lay corpses. There was no room
for more. Nearest the entrance highly respect
able young woman % or % years OF age with clear cut
handsome features, dressed IA black, who had boo
drowned But the paor her face. she might have
been Thought asleep. "A brswny, pocked-marked Irish
woman Law next to her. This poor woman was 50 near Il
her confinement that, when her body was brought in
her child was half born Lying half between and hah
upon these two women was little child about eghteeh
months old fearfully scalded and with her
body dendcd with sea-water. On the Rext SLAB were
two men, one Of whom had the letters L. n on his pocket
his pocket though the word Brooklyn alone egble
Then two more women, with little girlnOt more than
year old without scratch and very beautiful, resting
her head the shoulders OF her supposed mother Then
two men, OF them aftcrward recognized as frOf
Marc Chenneviere a teacher Of French and modern
Ianguapes at No 271 Degraw-st, Brooklyn; and more
men and women none whom had yet been identified
They were Is In number.
Tn the deadhouse adjoining and in the courtyard were
rows and rows OF rough pine collins; some containing
those drowned or killed on the spot others those VINO
had died in the hospitals and who when stripped OF their
clothes presented sickenng spectacle In this court
ward a man appeared with small bundle in his arms,
and said Here's another poor little baby" man
snrang forward crying Let mepook at it, he groaned
90 though his would burst and turning to the nos
pita man, said: May take her awayt when ola she
die T., about five minutes ago." replied the man; I'm
very sorry but you can't take her away tonight" inc
poor fellow turned away, saying, "Perhaps Ia better
not II might kill her mother III her present state Inc
mother, too, was terribly scalded.
And so the scene till 80 corpses were collected
I'm that narrow building and courtyard. Mr.. Nelson
and Mr. West Of Brooklyn came In MI Nelson was
looking for wife aud child Mr. west had one chlld
dead IN the Morgue one dead at home and his wife
olso dying Mr. Uhmann recognized the bodies OF his
father and brothernlaw. Out OF the eight composing
their marty five are missing The scene was hearrend
ing There were tears noisy LAMENTATIONS Dutu eep
unavoidable sorrow TO all such MI brennan, MS
brother the doctors, and capt Byrhes WERE uceashsv
kind and consderate. Many poor haialnting victim
was restored TO sefpossesson by the kindly words OF
Those gentlemen and when necessary by the stimulans
and reviylng essences which they carried with them
Many poor soul left the llomened building encouraged
With word OF hope cheer, and consolation at their
hands.
INCIDENTS OF THE EXPLOSION.
An elderly Italian named Mencci, former
n,rtner Of Gen. Garbadi when the latter was in the
Gtafa I.la md. was sv