The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-01
Burial Of the Disfigured Dead
Yesterday.
HOW OUR CHURCH DOORS OPEN.
lnsoecton of the Death Traps that are
Called Doors"
Catalogue OF The Churches Having Proper and
Improper Means Of EgreSx
THE INQUEST TO BE HELD TODAY

In the basement OF ST. Andrews church yester-
day morning Father Curran celebrated private
mass for the repose oil the souls or the victims OF
the late terrible disaster At the conclusion OF
the service Fa her Curran spent large portion OF
the day IN making visits OF consolation 10 the
families OF the deceased. All day long the vicinity
OF the disaster was crowded by people drawn
there either from motives OF morbid curiosity or
from the fact that they were mourning the loss OF
some near and dear one who had been hurried
from time to eternity by the sudden calamity.
The funerals OF the victims, whose names are as
follows. took place from their late residences &C
TWO P. NJ
Rosa McGllnn, aged fifty years. OF No. 10 vande-
water street.
Michael McCarty ONO. AZ Park street.
Mary G. Connors, aged thrty-seven, OF No. AZ
Park street.
Catherine McGinness, aged nfty, No. % City Hail
place.
The little boy, aged Eve years. named Feeny, OF
No. 10 City Hall place.
At the houses large crowds OF sympathizing
Irienos were collected and all OF the side streets
were completely choked up with carriages. After
the different professions mad crossed the ferry
they formed one long cortege en- route for Calvary
Cemetery, where Rev. Father Joyce IN Q most SOL
emn and impressive manner performed the last
rites.
Father Curran pledges himself to defray all the
funeral expenses, either from his own resources
or from the contributions OF generous friends
Early yesterday morning Father Curran received
q subscription OF s25 from an anonymous source.
and he Is in receipt Of numerous letters from
friends pronertng all the assistance necessary to
aid him in his sad emergency.
A solemn requiem Will be celebrated at ST.
Peters church. In Barclay street, for tn, repose
Of the souls OF the unlortunates who met their
deaths at the st. Andrews church calamity
THE INQUEST
The authorities are determined that nothing
shall be lie &c undone 10 ferret out who Is respons.
Bile for the caiamity which has SO terribly
shocked the community, and the Coroner
assures the public that the invesugatlsn Will
be OF the most thorough and searching character.
Among the witnesses summoned for examina-
ton to-day before Coroner EicEhon in relation 10
the calamity are Fathers Carroll, Curran and
Flynn; Roundsman Muldoon OF the Twenty sixth
precinct; Louis Rouse, Mr.. Shaw, owner OF the
lalen budding Mr.. SnooI, the architect; Con.
tractors Titus, Dever and C0ddington and ex-Chief
Engineer OF the Fire Department, Elisha KINGS
land, and Harry Howard.
MEETING IN AID OF THE SUFFERERS.
meeting OF the residents OF the second Assem-.
bly, district which was very largely attended, was
he'd yesterday afternoon, at three O'CLOCK at
Columbia Hall, in Chatham street. The object OF
the meeting was TO give some practical express
sion Of the sympathy OF the community with the
families OF the victims Of the late terrible
tragedy at st. Andrews church. Tue
meeting was organized by the election oil
Mr. jeremiah Murray as Chairman and Mr.. John
Won Stain Secretary. despatch from County
Clerk William Walsh, who Is at present in Florida.
which had been received by his brother. was read,
In which the County Clerk offered TO head the
subscription list with $780, a resolution was OIL
Tered ana passed directing the Chairman TO APP
point committee to look after tue Coroner'S in
yesgatlon INTO the cause OF the disaster, IN order
10 prevent any unjust imputations being cast
upol the pastor or officials OF St. Andrsws
church. Remarks were made by Alderman Ly-
saght, George G.. Middleton and others, expressive
Oh their sy mpathy with the bereaved and with
Fathec Curran, that sucn a Calamity should occur
his church after lifetime OF faithful mtnisra-
sons
The following subscriptions were then obtained,
the TOTAL amonnt realized neinQ SQ15.-