The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-03
Action Of the COrOners of New
York and Brooklyn.
Scenes at Bellevue and the
Morgue.
FURTHER OPINIONS BY EXPERTS.
RELLEvUE AND HE DElDa0UsE.


Two more victims or the Westield disaster
breathed their last breath here in Bellevue Hospital
smce last reports-August Grevelle Tuesday
night, and josiah Abbott at twenty minutes TO ten
A. M. yesterday. The body OF Abbott was removed
for burial but that OF GreveIle was in the Deadhouse
yesterday afternoon awaiting the convenience Of
friends TO remove 1t. The body Of Fred Smith, the
baker, OF OaTtlandt street, enclosed IN neat coffin.
containing plate inscribed with his name age and
date Of DEATH also lies there, together with the
mains OF Mrs. Eliza Kochner, who died on Tuesday
evening on hearing the report OF her husbands
funeral, which had Just before taken place. IL viii
be taken away to-day for inierment. The body of
Bernard Smith, aged thirty years, Of 1S Hamilton
avenue Brooklyn, was picked up at pier East
River yesterday morning and removed to the Dead
house, from whence 1t was subsequently buried.
And thus this whole family, consisting Of husband
and wife and two children, has been
SWEPT INTO ETERNITY TOGETHER
and suddenly. Oflicer Foley, OF the Twenty-ninth
precinct, Is brother Of Mrs. Smiths, and upon him
Alone falls the grief and the expense OF their death
and burial.
Besides the victims OF the explosion OF Sunday
there remain eight bodies in the dead house. brou Int
thither from the hospitals and public institutions TO
give the friends an opportunity If they desire it, TO
bury them. Thirty-eight more bodies were taken up
% Harris Island yesterday morning and buried.
Twice week, Wednesdays and Saturdays, the
steamer Hope takes similar cargoes of human re-
mans to be inferred In the same place. Mr.. David
C'Brien, who has charge OF the Deadhouse has been
IN that position Tor thirteen years, handling corpses
until they become IN his hands like SO many stones
or sticks In the hands OF another Not that his sym.
pathes are not often aroused, but that long
he very often manilests his sympathy toward he
Surviving relatives by little acts OF Kindness, for
Of sne Sor vve
day showed that Coroner keenan, had granted forty
nine, and az four more bodies await removal by his
mortality EaliaVua
reach fity-three. The additional names published
IN our list yesterday morning were Of those who
had died at their homes In this city in Brooklyn
IN hospital or at home. This list needs few trifnQ
corrections TO make il as complete as probably any
list can be made. The name OF George H. Korn
occurs four times in r-once under the name or
horn OF No. Mott street, New YORK, and again
N Brooklyn given. The names, however, belong to
the same man. Daniel Mahoney, OF SOL Warren
also ls duplicated by Dennis Mahoney ana another
number in Warren street given. Christina Ouch Is
founding of the Christian name of the child. Rich
ard Harvey, or Harvey is also COMPOUNDED with
must be added the name of Mrs. Sarah Phillips,
aged sixty-nine, wife OF the old gentleman who was
THIS FAMILY WERE SLAUGHTERED
We must therefore deduct six names, but we must
Also add i've nanes-Chas. Ruppeil, Timothy Buckly,
Sarah Philips, JOSIAH Abbott ana August Grevele-
which still leaves our list Standing at ninety-twO
Killed Our wounded st also needs reduction on &C.
count OF deaths since last report and duplication, by
which the total VIII foot up Il3 wounded. The grand
10ta VIII therefore make 206, instead OF 2l5 In Is
probable, however that additional bodies may be
picked M Goa ing IN the water alter few days, and
that two or three Others now IN hospital win ole IN
which events The list may be increased beyond its
original number. The great majority OF the victims
IA Bellevue yesterday were in an improved condi
ton.
In further illustration OF the utter mpossibity OF
Dbtaning ANYTHING like correct list OF the dead
and wounded at Bellevue, whose names were taken
20 huJriedly on sunday last The following Will serve
tor this time;-The name OF George NJ Elssasser is
spelled on the ONCE book ''Melshaseer,r winnie the
name OF Louisa his daughter, is written "Esir." or
course IL would require
MORE THAN ORDINARY ACUsEN
IN reporters or any other persons to guess that those
swO were father and child. Edward Roddy's name
Lansborgh stTeet-lf any one can tell where such
street lswhlle his brother, Patrick, Is made TO re-
@ce at 10 Ganswell street, both streets
beng intended Tor Ganesvoort. Christian ouch was
first written Christian Oaks, the "Oaks" was
subsequently cancelled and the correct surname
written out the Christian stands. Josiah Abbott's
0rst name Is written "Isa;p Mrs. Abby Phillips Is
Mrs. "Aben Philips; Charles w. K0chendorf is
spelled "Kochdref,n and on. or course this
misspelng ana confonnding OF persons and names
does not imply carelessneSs on the part OF
THE oRLIGING CLERK,
Cor In the hurry and hustle OF the occasion he had 10
take the names as he got them, following the sound
a. near as he could III the spelling. But while one
reporter copied this list or names and another re-
ceived different set or names from the patients
themselves their friends the cards their beds
and @ third took the names OF the ead from an
other quarter IL was the most natural thing magin
sple unuer Tue circumstances, 10 duplicate aud
guacruple Nance and thus without any Intention
OF exaggeratng the horror, large aud CHASTITY as 1t
IA IN Itself, TO Increase the total very greatly. Bnt
the truth Will probably never DC known about this
fearful calamity, which has ovefshadowed the city
with grief.