, 1876-03-08

WA onl, By aczutlnfzing Of tho register and
llae OF thore nho were known to hn7a been
John's College nnd Fiatbual nospltal. tha. ac.
olrlcy could DO arrived at.
n Is PoytT1yEI.Y KNOWN
tha! ofghtoon aro doad. Tho names and
agGa Of fifteen Of these aso as follows Theodore
Cummins, IS, George Donney. 90 Frederick
Englohart, n nolEer Farrell, II !; Daniel Cor
man, 70, Patrick nsaly, 70 Patrick us5eg: 70,
John Ksyansugh. 72; John Konney: Il pe.e.
Nul1y. 03; James Ryan, 75 Tho nasncs Of sl!o
remaining three. owing to The contusioa. could
no. be obtained with cestaloty. Following Ia
list Of those who arc
MISSING,
but 1t Is hoped that, whom thorough lnvestl9A-
tion Ia mado, they will bo found in aomo fossitu-
tlon OF ln tho nclghbofing houses: Matthew
Bryan. Henry Bennett, Joseph natrodou. Thomas
Caguor, John Carry. John Coetor. Eatrtck Con-
norty. Richard Fowler, Michael Fiofo. John
Kenny, Joseph A1othefhof, Jamos Moon. john
Ni9noy. h!nttan Troon, and swo ottlcr1, Cor
n,ans. Whose names could not DO hsco.tntned.
t10 the dssoetated ja.tss.l
peopio Conducted by tho CATHOLIC community
known a. tho "Littls sistors OF Tho Poor" aud
located In the Eaalern District OF brooklyn. was
completely burned this morning., Tho house
s0%asa s fssss sng# g#aa @ Ses. iWs "esS @efs
tho sistuls losing control, thoy ran through
tho building, aomo escGping 10 tho
Btseek but oshofs sank down exhausted
and overcome by fright and smoke. The
nolice aud fltemon rescued all theao, but nut1-
ter Who could not got 10 tho lower ifoora by red
ron OF tho smoke aud hameB, ran for tho roof.
All who reached thero woro rescued, but some Of
Tho Inmates who wero too foeblo 70 run or to
Chamber, Yofo burned to doatl whio two who
threw themselves from upper windows werc
fatally injured.
Two bodtos hlyo boom taken from tho ruins,
Tho loss on tho building aud furniture Ia
s25o0o; tho insurance $4,000.
A later report from tho fro mhkes It moro dt6-
asrous In its roslllts than waB ut first noted. It
Aeeus That tho tlro waB discovered In tho south
wing. occupied by tho mato portion Of the ill.,
n1atos, and contained gevonty-two pcrsons, whose
ages varied from C8 % 1O5 yoarg.
Tho fro was diacovered by person on tho
atroet. who gaSo tho alarm by ringing tho bell Of
tho aged inmates. When the nrouon alrlvel
the flames Wese awoepinR through tho south
wing !u every direction. aud IT Eaa not uhHl
about o'clock, aud tho frb lad beon reduced
tho ilromen were enabled by lalders to examine
tie uppor atories Of tho burned Wing.
In ono OF the rooms IN tho Third story,
second tior, horrible slght presented itso[f 20
tho fireman who ti1st was ablo to make hls way
through tile amoae aud tlamo into It. Thcro,
stretched upon their pa!lets. tho mattresses.
quilts, and oyon pillows Of which Ind beon
sugod by lire, being partially covered with tbs
wuter that aubuued tue tames a,ound them,
Wcvo
THE c0RrsEs OF NINE UNFORTUNATE CREATURES,
Bo,nu OF whom w1rn l,atalytic, and al! OF whom
wero unablo to leave shelr bods. A fow Of thoin
wnro burned. anil tho lair upon their 1cadB
aiugcd, but alt doubtless dicd from sufrocaslou
caused by suloko. On the second floor, like
wBe. ONO old ruan was found doad seated In d
cllair. lIo also dtod OF asplyxis. and mud boon
After tho flremen enw tho flames weFo Rubdued
t,yiuG duty awnitod thom. In tho ruins it
waH ccrtafn weto tho bodies Of many
WHO had pori8hBd In tho most t0rt1bfo manner,
but Hhnt number It waH Impossible to lotor.niuc
Tor tho mon, A. faHt as they could escape, Wero
either housed In the residences Of n0lghborH or
wore wandering about In hall-crazed aud in
como inEtancoa half-clad condition. Tho fire.
sncr, however, continued tAa work OF pouring
water on tho emboyH. and shen these cooled
tiloy began tue search for thoBo who woro
debris the cllarred and mangted bodics OF eight
lnsn, wElosc tanainB fell with tho floors On which
tlley pc1lnhod. This nndo in all
E10uTEEN VICTIMS or THE HOLOCAUST.
including thoao who diod from BuGocation,
Those burned weto, Of course, unacceptable,
and their b!uokened ramuina presented Hicken-
Ing Eight, AZ tho iiromon dragged them out ind
Hnyo them in charge Ut tho S!atcrs, the clergy,
Aud brethsen from Ut. Jobu'a College. Tlcso in
turn conyoTed tho remains to the basement Of
tho institution aud thero wrapped them up iu
Coroner, 5loss Of tho missing havo boon &c.
counted for, and tho above, 1t Is believed, COM
prisos tue total ilBt OF those burned.
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