The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-02
Margaret and Mary Donoho, Charlotte and
Margaret b." and Bridget McGrath
Recognized by Their Friends.
Scenes i'm the Sixth Pre-
cinct station House.
Another Horror-Two More Girls, Margaret
NcOarty and Elizabeth Hartfreed,
Reported Missing.
TEE BODIES REMOVED FOR BURIAL.

Iho search f0r the bodies OF the victims OF the
centre street fire resumed yesterday morning
~ halrpast seven O'Clock. The weather was more
favorable for the work than it had been on any
vvcvious day, the intense cold which prevailed on
sunday and Monday having greatly abated. The
AbOrers seventy-Avc In number, arrived prompt
70 time, and business was Immediately commenced.
There was no extra force OF police employed, tho
men In the precinct being found amply sufficient
TO supply all emergencies. Pedestrians and
HOLES were allowed uninterrupted passage through
Centre street, but one or two policemen carefully
guarded the approach to the ruins and excluded all
who had no motive but curiosity to attract them.
Some half dozen men from the insurance patrol
were present to sec that due care was taken OF
al property. This action was rendered neces
cary by the thieving propenstics OF some Of
the wOrkmcn, who on the previous day had
been detected in the act Of carrying of copper.
A force OF Aremen were also on the ground and o
hose carriage. It was fortunate that they were,
for the ruins more than once during the day broke
into names which were, however, eXtjngushed
without much difficulty ly single stream OF water.
The spectators were more numerous than on the
preceding day, but this might be accounted for by
reason OF the day being q holiday. Admirable
order was preserved by the police, and no obstruc
ton was placed in the way OF the workmen. The
latter exerted themselves to the utmost ana did
their part conscicntiously and wen.
The men on yesterday morning were concen-
tratcd in one spot, near the centre OF the ruins
WHERE THE HEAVY STENCIL
had come from on Monday. They were under the
Immediate charge OF Sergeant Douglass, who with
his own hands set an example OF hard work which
was generally initiated. The first work done was
80 remove the huge piles of paper which were
stored in the cellar. There were tons Of this, all
more or less burned. The task OF removing IL was
hard One as 1t was so saturated with wet that IL
was trebiy increased in weight; but the
men worked with WILL and . large
gap was soon made. When this gap
was made the task was rendered easier, and In
short time q great quantity of debris was exca-
vated Some Of the parer was printed upon,
among the bound books being considerable nun.
Der of copies Of etiquette, or The Rules Of soc
esy,n "Lives of the Dramatists,n and "The Mer
camille Directory"
A little after nine O'Clock Sergeant Douglass
found portion OF an arm, with the hand attached
70 might have been mistaken for piece OF a stick
we're IL not for the strong smell which proceeded
from IT, Il was rolled up IN piece OF cloth and
sent to the station house. On
DIGGING LITTLE FURTHER
shOvelful Of debris was thrown up by a work
man. Something rolled out OF the dirt, and this
vas found to be human foot The bones had
been left bare, the flesh having entirely disap-
sniy means of showing what it was When the
fragments were found great sensation was caused
IN the crowd around, and as the police were now
certain that bodies were somewhere in the Vicinity
4he search was prosecuted more vigorously
than ever. All the men were directed to
clear away as fast az possible the paper
and timbers and IN o short time M exclamation
from Sergeant Douglass proved that the work had
not been Ruthless. Imbedded in frozen earth lay
40 H..,vn 1..te bal
90 like the burned wood that lay thickly around
that II was almost undistinguishabie. but some
fragments Of clothing chung to the fearfulIy dsng
ured mass and every one knew that 1t was the
body OF one of the women Sergeant Douglass got
down. and with one OF the men raised the re-
mains up. A sckenng stencil proceeded
nom them, which almost made the Sergeant
faint but he held on until q stretcher was
procured, and then the body was borne TO
the station house. The surglng crowd Of spccta-
tors animated by O morbid curiosity, eagerly
pressed forward, and, being joined by reinforce
mcnts from the side Streets the police bad extreme
dtJhculty to keep the track Of the cars clear.
When the lifeess form was placed on the
stretcher 1t was followed to the station house by
hundreds OF people, but none were admitted but
the relatives Of the missing girls The remains were
taken to the same apartment in which those OF
Jane Stuart lay during Sunday. The body of the
latter had no Offensive smell while in the ROOM but
the instant the first body was taken In yesterday
the atmosphere was charged with the deathIy odor
which proceeded from II.
When the remains had been taken from the
an hour after notner body was found. This was as
Also 10 burned and broken that its recognition as
ihe smell that proceeded from 1t left doubt as to
what 1t was. In o few minutes after three more
;ass Though almost overcome BY the scSiy
stencil the wOrkmen did not slacken In their
Twelve o'coct ali the bodies were recovered and
removed to the station house, where they were
81 sy Tine sas ssc a. as Eng
workmen dug on, expecting to find the body OF the
IN THE STATION HOUSE.
Many as have been the sad sights which have
been presented in the Sixth ward precinct house II
never was the scene of so lamentabIe and terrible
spectacle as IL was esterday. In the Office and
the inner room the friends OF the dead girls were
the mothers and sisters Of The victims, and the
picture OF their grief was heartrending in the ex-
IRENE: The mother OF the Donaho girls, the mother
Of Bridget McGrath and the sster-n-law OF the
TWO Bells were among those present. Michael
TON WITH ali the energy that love we ana despair
could afford; the invalid brother OF the DonOhos,
stewart t were also in the room. The men wept
aloud IN their sore agony, and.wen they might; for
It is rare that the ties OF affection and kinshp have
been so suddenly and horribly shattered as they
have been by this latest disaster OF season pro-
lhc .oi tragedies on both sea and land. number
were among the spectators, they having been ad-
United by order of Captain Kennedy.
IDENTIFYING TIE REMAINS.
In lesS than an hour after the last BODY had been
sent to Lie station house all the remains had been
ground aud then the relatives we're admitted. me
body which lay nearest to the door was Identified
aethat OF the elder Donoho Margaret, only SIX
teen years OF age. The mother OF the girl, after
casting her eyes over the terrible group,
looked at tius body. Some fragments OF
skirt chung TO the lower part Of the
body, and on the breast, fastened 10 the
burned flesh, were some bright buttons. This was
sunIcient for recognition. Bursting into an agony
OI tehrs. Mr.. RQnohO recOgnlzed her cIlld. Her