The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-02

help the last rites. An undertaken was sent for
and In short time v,vv covrxs
were brought to the station house. In them the
five bodies were placed. The coffin lids were closed
hidden from human sight. The bodies of the two
Don0hO girls were taken to the undertaker's shop
on Chatham street, where they will remain until
Cemetery for interment. The brother Of
Bridget took the remains Of his sister
vary Cemetery %" ON Friday isS % AiexenSer H. Bell
had his two sisters remains taken to his resi-
dence. SO! East Ninth street, where they will re-
main until Friday morning, until ten O'Clock, when
the funeral cortege will proceed to Greenwood
Cemetery. Mr.. Bell is not yet decided to whether
or at sc CHURCH,
OF which one OF the deceased was member. He
thinks. however, that they will be held at hs
BY four O'Clock oil the bodies were removed nom
the station house, While they were being taken
weeping. but every thing got quiet when the last
traces OF them had disappeared. The room was
carefully swept, but the smell still remains, apd
will forever cling to 1t.
AS II the cup OF horrors was not sufficiently full,
noon show that two girls, whose names have not
hitherto been mentioned, are missing, and are sup
respectable looking man presented himself at the
desk and inquired about girl named
ELIZABETH HARTFURD,
who worked In the DoOkbndery at the time Of the
Ore and has not been heard from since. The gen.
tleman lives In Philadelphia ana is q relative OF
the girl. He was telegraphed to by the girls
mother, who IL bedridden with sickness, to come
on and make Inquiries, and he came right to the
the glrl, in Brooklyn. He did not exactly remen-
Der the street in which she lived, but thinks 1t ID
Franklin street.
Inquiries were also made about ~
MARGARET k'CARTY,
young girl OF seventeen, who resided in Green
wich street she was skIlful bOokblnder, and as
she In the habit OF changing her place OF Occu-
patton anu her residence very frequent
ly her absence was not noticed until
it was ascertaned that she was not
employed In any OF the establishments where she
had been accustomed TO work. A search was instl-
tuted ana It was found that on the day of the fire
she was employed in Centre street. There is q
faint hope that these two girls are not lost, but If
they were employed In the building at the
time OF the fire, and have not since turned
up, their relations ana friends may be prepared
for the worst. Captain Kennedy is determined to
set all doubts at rest. and will thoroughly explore
excavation. IN all probability there are more
bodies concealed beneath the rubbish, many
working girls having few friends VINO would
miss them, no matter how long absent.
The search was continued up to live O'Clock, ana
strong hopes were entertained that the body OF
the boy Bcvns would be recovered before night;
but 1t was not. 1t is, however, confidently ex
pected by the police that 1t win be found this morn
Ing. Six out OF the seven who were reported missing
girls be false only one remains buried. The police
did their disagrceabe work well, and no credit
that can be given to the captain the scrgeants
the rOundSmen and the other members OF the force
can be Overestmated. Work will be promptly
resumed al half-past seven O'Clock this morning.