The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-15

Heartrending Scenes-Bodies Brought Out
Crushed and Manglsd-Elevcn Men
Kinsd and Eleven Injured
The Complete List

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. IA lS74
The work Of excavating the ruins OF the bre avery
which yesterday iell In this city is yet going on,
and new bodies are hourly being taken OUT some
dead and others irightfuy crushed and mangle6.
The number OF parties at FIRST reported as having
been In the building when 1t fell was sixteen.
but twenty-five have been dug ous, while two
known parties are still missing. The scene OF the
wreck is terrible, indeed and the work OF excava-
ton Is very slow and painful
John Shaw, who resides at No. 2O12 Berks street,
was found wedged in mass OF timber part OF the
heaviest Of which had crushed both his legs. He
was alive and conscious; but, while talking with
his aoquaintances his agony was excruciating. 1t
took three hours to dig him out, and during that
time stimuants were freely administered. Alter
the poor man was exhumed 1t was found that both
legs were broken, while he was bleeding from
severe internal injuries.
Two unfOrtunates, named Henry Starr and -
Kelley. were found in pool of blood, fearfully
gled with the ice and timber, stark cold and dead.
Near these two reposed simply mass OF CULVER
ing, bleeding flesh, crushed 80 terribly as to bear
no resemblance to man, and who, up to this hour,
last night, several others being found dead and
feartully mangled.
to hospital. Three otner men upon the payroll
were still missing, and the rescuers worked all
night despite the heavy storm that was raging.
ONE OF THE SADDEST AFFAIRS
that ever came under the notice OF your CORE
spondent is the following in relation to a young
German named Wurster, who appeared at
morning and who worked herocally all day
long to relieve the snherlngs Of the poor
like hero aud Christian from morning
sna 4 s three he r hs
with q Ratchet, and &C nightfaIl paused for q mo-
ment TO rest. His strenuous exertlons had greatly
ruins he made a false step, his equilibrium was
lost and he fell head foremost from elevation Of
thirty feet crushing his body to jelly and bringing
instant death.
LIST OF THE KILLED.
give below complete list OF those who were
9esn possible TO. obtain since writing the fore,
a.. A|lsn a H. !!ZsS TxsatyttiFd and
dren. THIS was the first body recovered, and it
was crushed and mangled in the most shocking
Henry starr, as to whose residence and don1es.
TIC relations 1t mas been impossible to learn any.
thing.
ab0ye Brown Starr, Kelley and an unknown
man md been working In company, and were
buried together, each being terribly crushed and
suffering instant death when the mass fell upon
Albert Johns aged twelve years and six months
he had been driving one OF the ice carts and was
inside OF the building when 1t fell His body was
been smothered, with broken staircase
nate lad we're discovered by Iris own father,
who led one OF the corps OF rescuers:
Four unknown men. crushed and lifeless, were
recovered up to nine O'Clock last night. One Of
these men is supposed to be william Hopping, who
was yesterday missing. His face is beyond recog-
milton. He was q new man, his name having only
been placed on the payroll yesterday morning
George Worth, a carpenter, living in the neigh
borhood, was instantly killed by falling into deep
ryOp iron n ioo Ia
came early to the scene and worked with unnag-
ging zeal to rescue the dead and save the living. In
the twenty third district. he left the place at nine
O'Clock last night and had hardly proceeded hun
dred eet when the three were precipitated into q
pit thirty feet Deep which was INTENDED for beer
vault He was instantly killed. The cries OF the
others attracted attention, and they were rescued
This morning the bodies OF Jacob Limbach and
Otto Schubert we're recovered.
Thus far 1t is known that eleven men have been
killed and their bodies taken TO the Morgue.
MISSING.
The men who are missing ana are supposed to
be still under the ruins, are as lollows:E
Jacob Roth young married man. who had been
clerk in the brewery, and had been running the
engine during the absence of the regular engineer,
the building fell he had gone up into the third
story OF the structure to give some orders, and
since that time he has not been seen.
Charles Burk, young man who had been taken
THE INJURED
The list Of the injured Is as follOws:-
Henry Muller, Jr., son OF the proprietor; not
81 frederick wagner, twenty-five years of age; not
Patrick Marley, nineteen years OF age, living at
Twenty thrd and Hare streets; badly crushed,
thigh broken and skull hactured. At the Penn
sylvania Hospital
John shaw. lorty.fve years old, living at No. 2o12
Berks street found wedged in mass Of ice, with
heavy tlmbers crushing his limbs; sustained In
ternal njuries and fractures OF both legs Taken
to st. Josephs Hospital where he lies in critical
Louis Repsher, thirty-four years old, living at
No. 73s Howard street; severe Commissions OF the
head and limbs. AT German Hospital.
Twenty fourth and Hare streets; severe fracture
OF the legs. At German Hospital.
Fritz schwenck, thirty-nve years old; serious
Jury to the mead, which causes delirium. Az Ger
man Hospital.
William Sturgeon, living at R,nggold and Hare
Streets badly cut and bruised Taken home.
Patrick Morley, twenty-eight years old; slight
James Deacon, twenty-five years Of age; bruises
John Murphy, living at No. $40 Jefferson street.
Taken to Pennsylvania Hospital and then removed
to his home. He was found when all hopes OF re-
covering any more alive had vanished. His re-
covery stimulated the men working at the ruins
with greater energy, and within hall an hour tthe
time being hapast eight last night) they came
Michael Murphy, who was found alive; had a leg
and an arm broken. He was taken TO his home,
No. 2, l05 Nicholas street.
Henry Newman. twenty-five years, slightly in
jured.
Patrick Lee, twenty years, slightly injured.
John Reynolds, twenty seven years, slightly in
jured.
These three men escaped from the ruins soon
after the building FELL
Oflcer John Carfrey, living at No. LIZA Uber
street. seriously injured BY falling into new beer
vault
The AFFAIR has caused universal horror, and the
details OF the accident, the condition Of the man
ged corpses, and the agonies OF the wounded and
dying are too terrible to be described
Building Inspector Robert Bowers made an ex-
animation OF the runs this morning, and discOv-
cred That three Of the pillars had been forced
through the crown OF the arch into the cellar.
The theory Of this gentleman Is that the immense
weight forced these pillars through the arch, which
spread the walls, causing them to fall.
The brewery was erected at cost Of about
$4,000 There we're about 1000 barrels OF beer in
the yats valued at about $15 0OO all OF which was
lost. There was also q large quantity OF valuable
machinery, furnaces, Kettles hosting apparatus,
malt, hops, &C., in the ruined building, and the
pecuniary loss viii amount to the nelghbOrhood of
100000