The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-02
AN AWFUL HOLOCAUST.

BIN a HIUL suJLUOAUOls
RIHUMAzIoN OF Bodice IN a-THE
- CENTRE STREET FIRE. %; .t.i
'St >.E's "g:i, =.
A Disgraoefui PGrley: shout the Ex-
s'.a'- = penses, DO. -. . E'!'i2":.
The fire in Centre street, New York, on the
24th of December, buried In Its ruins seven,
persons, all girls, whose relatives and friends,
unable to remove the debris: themselves, have
.importuned the municipal authorities gof that
city ever since the sad disaster: occurred to,
have the rubbish'remoyed and the bodies ex.t
humed. The New York Journals give the tfoi.'
lowing in relation to the matter: ., '''s!f''o
NO ONE IN AUTHoRiTT. t''.sii2t q
No one seemed to have or be willing to az.
sumo the authority and rely upon the city TO-
pay the BILL aud the agonized relatives ,of the
Unfortunate girls aad the public had 70 bear
with the delay until Sunday. when !nstics
Bowling, passing the ruins with Captain Ken:I
nedy, remarked that 1t was q disgrace to the
city that no effort had been made to find the
bodies. Captain Kennedy. acknowledge ehet
1t was, but said he did not know What To- do:
II will tell you what y0u will do,2 said the
Judge; s'pnt all the available men you cam
tdnd to work upon the ruins. viii assume
The responsibility and give two hundred and
fifty dollers to owardg paying the men," Cap
tain Kennedy Immediately availed himself OF
the offsr+ and gathering large number OF
laborers commenced work. Jnstice Bowling
Mr.. Morgan Jones. When the work CON-
menced large crowd of spectators who had
assembled in the street cheered the workmer.
The excitement -soon widened, and the
crowd Increased to such an extent that 1t be-
came necessary to form Q Gordon Of police
around the ruins tto keep back the people,,
The work was extremely -.'''
! DHFIouLT AND DANGEROUS.
The great beams OF the ruined building had
been frozen -nrm into the places where they
had fallen, while the machinery and printing
presses were woven into one solid mass. The
beams and brlckwork were covered with
layers Of Ice, and the snow, which had become
hardened, was as firmly imbedded as ar6ck.
The beams were 30 .treacherous; that It was
almost Impossible to walk upon them without
being percipitatSd into yawnlng chasm be-
low. The gas and Bteam pipes had been
frozen into the woodwork, and we're 80: firmly.
fixed that they could not be moved. Piles OF
burned paper, brick and stone lay thickly
clothing worn by lhe girls, who, In their hHr-
ry to escape, left their effects behind.
In twenty minutes after the frat shovel had
been placed in the ruins, an exclamation nom
u fireman who was tollng under the beams
attracted attention. 80 's..,'S-- - - -
10 % 81 HAVE FOUND 4 BODY" ~. o. 80
The said, s'and I think 1t Is WOMAN" The
police Immediately, rushed to the spot and,
the fireman was found 70 be correct. Covered
with ice aud snow, and frozen 90 hard that it
Cracked wher touched by the hand, was the
h xnfi q hxrS Az
every one was prepared for the sight, sp0na
iwouid suspect that the. blackeDed and shape
less form which lsy before him was but I'VE
days before g young woman 1.-the pride OF
health and beauty. The flesh: was burned 70
q crisp. The right leg Was Topped on. nom
the body. The left leg was gone from the
knee, and the akull was nothing butan empty
elbow DOWN; and on the left arm the b1nes
were burned bare. No. trace OF features re-
manned, the front part OF the head being ~''
~ = o REDUCED 70 IcnIDER; '-sH e.ossii'
and save for the delicacy OF the fragment Of
the left hand that remained and sons wires
which comprised part OF sihoop skir5, the sax
of the body would not have been ascertained.
it was tenderly lIfled by the policemen and
firenen after the icebed In which itwas en-.
cased had been broken up by axes. u When .it
came In sight OF the people who were congre-
streets, o deep sensation was produced, anda
shndder ran through the vast shrong. When,
taken to the eegs OF the building It was placed
On q stretcher, over which quilt was thrown,
and from there It was conveyed 70 the station
house. At half past three O'clock the BODY.
which had been takento the sntloG'llouse was
idenliard. ..tr.s. ,.n.I2...,
a girl who worked in the bookbindery was
lin the station. house making some tinqulfies
70 hont a ha hodu = wbop aha yVaa told that th0
hand which had remained haG two rings ppon
one Of the fingers. She was asked 70 60 20
the room In which It had been placed to lden-
tify It, This she refused to do, aAshe said ehE
would not be able TO stand the horrible signL
in few moments young man, accom-.
panied by gentiemap, came rushing Into the
station.house. He tore past the police TO; the
first taken In, as stated before, It was thickly
covered with Ice, but the short time It hsd 70.
maiped In the room had partially thawed IL.
The brother came In, took one look at the LETT
hand, and then burst Into tears, saying, ID g
heart-broken voice, Oh, that's my Sister,
that's my sister Oh, Jennie, Jepnie!' The gem
Itlemau who accompanied hin stopped Gown
and looked,at the hand. It was the jeweller
who made the rings for the unfortG nate g1r!.
One was plain gold ring, the other vase
chased ring, containing portion OF her moth
,er,s hair. The jeWeller Immediately recog-
.nized the rings, and the indentifcatiou was
complete. The brother did not remain moro
than half q minute In the room; when ne
rushed out again. For the past lew days ne
has not been In complete 1e, .sct-, -
POSSESSION OF BIS sENsE1, &
and his conduct bal been that OF crazy man.
When he came out to the door Of the station
house HIS father, an old man, who was child
Ish with grief, stood upon the steps. have
found her: have found Jennle,n y said the son.
The old man went to rush into the station.
house, when the son restrained him, saying
passionately, tsYou shan't do 1t; you will NOT
be able to endure the sight, The old man IN
sisted on going In, but the son used force 10
keep him back, and he vas finally LED away oy
some friends, large crowd had ooliected
around the door In the meantime, and the
Young man, breaking through them. need
himself from the fearful scene. The fe-
\ male friend of Jennie, who was In the station.
h house at the time OF the recognition, SAID tnst
the girl was remarkably pretty. she was
slight Ia form, and had peculiarly small arms
and wrists She was great favor1te WIN hef
comuanions, and her untimely death ldeepiy
deplored. When the relatives had leG tne
tatJon-house the remains were covered Win
blanket to cancesl them from the gaze or the
curious. Had 1t not been tor the rings tfe
BODY would never have been recognized, AID
the police are hoping that the remaining ones.
which are .still to be found, may be- as easy Of
Identification -.
Among the friends OF the. deceased who
we're upon the ground were the brothef and
mother OF the two Donoho sisters. The brotn-
=. a xINsl l. <NIA