The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-01
THE CENTRE STREET HORROR.
Another Day Spent Among tie
Ruins and No Bodies Found.
The Recovery Of the Remains
Despaired OF.

The work OF excavatlng the Centre street ruins
was commenced again yesterday morning, and,
not withstanding the disagreeabe weather, was
proceeded with vigorously Captain Kennedy
superintendent the proceedings, assisted by Ser
geants Douglass and Looney. At the start the
men employed in number-were di-
vided into two squads. One under the command Of
Sergeant Douglass, was engaged in the central
portion OF the building, and the other, under the
directions of Sergeant Looney, clearing the pas
sage to the fire escape A drizzng rain which
continued to fall during the morning, thoroughly
drenched the labOrers before they had been long
at work; but this drawback caused no diminution
Of the ardOr with which the search was prose-
cuted. Notwithstanding the disagreeable weather
there were
LARGE NUMBER OF SPECTATORS,
but 1t not considered necessary to keep up the
Gordon at the entrances OF Leonard and Worth
streets, and afew policemen were sufficient to keep
the curious from pressing upon the ruins.
The brother OF the missing girl, Bridget Nc
Grath. was present during the day and was
actively engaged at work. He has been working
patiently in the ruins since the night of the fire, and
states that he will not relinquish the search until
some trace Of his sister IL found. .a.sss
One Of the girls employed In the building tea
nn that he sister wss seen coming dQ&tf ~
stairs but ne h. unwilling to believe this
and says that I'M slstsf NJ "a exqeessnHlY
strong woman, and would certainly have escopods
had she gained the stAirwsy " brother 4f1Ae
boy Bnns was also present. a companion or hiS.
who worked with him, says that young Binns and
himself tried to escape through the building ON
Worth street when the fire first broke out. He
was successful, but thinks that Binns must have
fallen victim to the falling beams ,
Notwithstanding the vigOr with which the search
was prosecuted there were no traces OF bodies
found during the day until four O'Clock In the ar
ternoon. During the afternoon Sergeant Douglass
found some spoons and pieces of cninaware, with .
PHOTOGRAPH OF YOUNG woMAN
and baby At one O'Clock human limb was found
but the part of the body to which 1t belonged could
not be ascertained, as there were no physicians
sent to the station house and is to be carefully pre-
served. Some fragments OF clothing were also
discovered and sent along with the bone. m
The body OF Jane Stewart one OF the victims,
was inferred yesterday afternoon The funeral
took place at st. Johns chapel, Varick street.
whittier 1t had been removed for interment Monday
afternoon. The charred and backened fragments
had been fully identified and placed in a hand-
some rosewood casket and when the time for hold
ing the services had arrived they were conveyed
to the church. There was very large cOngrega-
ton there, who wished to render every attention to
the memory of the dead girl, who while living was,
vices of the Church. The solemn burial service
was read by the Rev. A. Wiswell, assisted by the
Rev. Mr.. Ford. At it's conclusion the remains were
removed to Marble Cemetery Tor nterment.
1t Is now doubted by everyone who attended
THE WORK OF EXAMINATION
whether any bodies will really be recovered.
They may be picked up in fragments, but they have
lam long that even in this form they may lie
never heard Of Captain Kennedy is, however, de-
termlned to explore every portion OF the ruins
until they are thoroughly Overhauled that no
dQubt can exist tnat the work has been properly
As the Iaborers were an xious to have some money
for the New Years festival they were paid Or by
Captain Kennedy in the station house last evening
Work will be promptly resumed this morning, and
something definite will probably be known about
the remains before night.