The Portland daily press., 1872-12-30

the elimination of the bodies of the burned
girls from the ruins. The Board OF Health and
police say that they have no legal right to re-
move the debris
AS neither the police nor health authorities
desired to act on the request of Commissioner
Heeman to cause search to be made for the
bodies of the seven persons lost by the burning
OF the Centre street building, the official who
was pecuniarily assisted by several citizens as
sumed the responsibility. After long search
the body of a woman was found in the debris,
but as all the flesh had been burned off. it was
beyond recognition. ,Jno. Stewart, by means
OF clasp ring found on the body, identified it
as the remains of his sister, Jane Stewart, who
was employed in the building. Search will be
continued tomorrow.
The Museum Fire.
Fire Marshal McSpeadon says that in regard
TO the burning of Barnum's museum and me
nagerie, the fire originated under the floor i'm
medately over the boilers, and from super
heated steam, which in its effects is as destruc-
I'VE as burning gas or flame, and where it is
allowed to gain strength, is sure to be produc-
tive OF the most terrible results. He adds that
the attention of the managers of the circus was
called to its condition, but the alterations made
were inadequate, hence the fire.
Literary 9 " indIer.
A woman has been arrested in the fremont
House on Broadway, on the charge of repre-
sentlng herself to be Abby Medora Dyas au-
thoress, of Plymouth, Mass, thereby obtaining
board at different hotels in the country. She
says that she is the widow of Jean Henrico
Dyas, and has resided in this city for several
years, and was born in Philadelphia
Ku KIux Prisoners.
The steamer James Adger arrived on Satur-
day with ten men for the Albany penitentiary,
convicted of ku klux outrages Among the
prisoners is Rev. John Excl, Baptist clergy
man OF South Carolina. Three others confess
to being concerned in IA assassinations.
Accidental Shooting.
Frederick Campbell, who was found in his
room on Friday.dy from pistol shot wound
accldently received, is the son of Jacob Camp
bell, President of the Pacific Bank, and held
responsible position in the banking house of
Vermilye & Co.
Criminal Neglect
The burning of public school No. 8, jersey
City, is ascribed to the fact that the pipe or
tunnel which served the double purpose of
heating and We atilating, was made of wood. 1t
seems that as far back as August, only two
school houses in Jersey City were pronounced
safe, and the apparatus of the school just
burned was especially condemned.
Fires in New xorA last week.
Fire Marshal McSpedon reports As fires for
The week e ending Dec. %, noon. Estimated
loss, 81, 157 600; insurance, 81 760 200. Eighteen
Of the fires were caused by carelessness
Railroad Collision.
The Erie Express train which left Long Dock
1T half past o'clock Saturday evening
came in collision at eight o'clock with a
rain from Wehawken about mile west from
Bergen Tunnel. The coal train at the time was
to switch off the track to allow
5he express train to pass. Five cars of the
rain were demolished and the first of the two
locomotives drawing the express train was
thrown outside into the deep cut and badly
damaged. The express train was delayed two
hours. Nobody was hurt.
Escort Ont.
ALBANY. Dec 2S.-Gov. Hoffman has accept
ID a tender of escort by the jackson Corps on
he occasion of his departure from this city on
W ednesday next for New York. The Corps
acted as his escort on the occasion of his first
Inauguration to which the Governor alludes in
lis letter of acceptance, .and otherwise refers to
The kind attention he has received from the cit
zens of Albany.