The New York herald., 1876-12-09

which lneir ghoulsh craving 10 look upon the dead
might BE- INDUCED The applications Tor permits
10 remove corpses necessarily owcr; but there
were many people brought to the Coroners oiice un
der the impression that he could IN some way helI
lhein 20 IDENTIFY their Iost ,rl.nus As atownins
mothers and brothers who appeared IN the Cour
House yesterday cisavc TO the hope, fororn as II was
that some little unkct might be hold ov the Coroner
that somo BIT OF metal, stud or button. no matter
what might have been taken from the unshapey cndcr:
and reserved to prove whose body they had been. O
all such applicants had TO be referred TO the
police captain in charge OF such articles, and IL was
sad To witness the dependency with which many o
these afflicted mourners hurried OF to resume theii
dreary search
Tnn RELICS on Tng DEAD
number of police were detailed TO direct these sp
plican,s the spot where the Coroner had
place relics OF the departed for Identification
was chamber IN a house on Fulton street that had
been apart for this sad exhibition 1t had been
lately used by Judge Morse tor court room. and old
desks, tables and office furniture were scattered
through II promiscuousy. Along one side OF the room
pile OF lumber was raised and N the corners was
stored whatever debris the apartment held when
turned to It's new purposes. Arranged tables aud
unacr the direct supervision OF Dril Captain Jewctt
and number OF assistants were the article.
which hat survived nsSsa IRON tho a1%ss sss nd
scorched. backcncd, but in many entire.
strange assortment OF knck knacks spread out,
some OF them having painful susgcstivcness when
associated with the memory OF their owners Here u
waicbs bIaekeued and dntcd case lay, there bunch
OF keys halt burned bundle of letters, with dis
torted pocket book, was placed between brown bt OF
tin that had once ocen photograph, and little silver
mounted box. Here was a pead or two OF a necklace
that had no doubt adorned beauty, and there a
ring backened and shapecss but the surviving pledge
perhaps Of ie's affection. These little metallic cir
cets so insignificant frail aud yet in many a
the souvenirs OF youths happest memories, seemed
than all other things defy the action OF the rc
IL seemed indeed ~ the holy bonds OF which hcy were
the emblem had made them sacred as II were and
preserved them for ibe eyes that knew their meaning
best.
IDENTIFYING TaE ARTICLES
This apartment was Yesterday the scene or many a
sorrowIul incident Anxious eyes, suhused with
tears looked down upon each little trnket, and hag
gard faces turned from tho survey with an awful DIS
appointment marked on every incament Men and
women, who had again and again traverscd the old
market and the Morguc. hut 10 whom the blackened
corpses there presented no familiar mark, throngcd
into this room and examined the relics displayed IN i
with u dreadful minuteuess that told cloquenty OF
recognized AS belonging to some lost trend tho
scene was still moro painful. Wives seized tho
marriage ring which the hand OF dead husband had
and wept H. father picked up the tiny
ring no had made for his ttc girl another found the
watch which had been his birthday present to bright
and promising son, and IA mother sank TO the ground
with what anguish tongue can tell and pressed to
her Ups her own portrait wnich ner ooy mad carried
with him to his death. Such were the scenes which
that bare aud dismal room witnessed yesterday. The
little boxes, numbered corrcspondincly with tho
corpscs which the articles they contained were
found still at No. 253 Fulton street. but most OF
them now are empty. None but friends OF the dead
we're admitted yesterday, and thesc only when pro-
vided with passes signed by tho superintendent o.!
Police.
PROPERTY IDENTIFIED
Property Clerk William II. Muldoon reports the iden-
tifcaton yesterday Of the following property
Gold watch, belonging to - Leverlch, OF No. S5
Butler street Identified by his iathcr.
silver watch, double ldentsncd by Mrs.
Raphs OF No 772 Bergen street, as the property OF
her husband
Mrs winchell, OF No II sackett street, who was
almost denuocd in the rush from the dress CIRCLE
covered all property except her hat.
The sister Of George Stephens, who lived at No 2l4
Jay street. identified her brolher's silver watch.
Mrs Henry Dooittle, corner Of Clay street and
Union place, Greenpoinl whose husband Is missing
danfi lad n siv vpr ms hiN nj
The ather OF David Bedford, OF No lx2 Hicks street.
found at Mr.. Muldoon's Office simply the works Of
repaired II. was identified as his son. property. The
boys remains have not been recovered.
CoRoNER's DESK.
During the afternoon Coroner Simms' Office st Nj
crowded by applicants for permits, and by some peo-
pie. too, who were placed IN peculiarly trying posi-
ton. A few Of the bodies It appears identified
by different persons relatives OF theirs and the
who made application receiving the permit made
haste to them. Tho result was that when
aome of the bodies were claimed they were found 10
have been taken away In the case Of II. J. McNaly,
whose body numbered n 49,, anumber OF friends
confident that they recognized the body, procured
permit, but before It's removal other parties
claimed to ideLtity it as Samuel Davis, Of
fortunately ring was discovered ou which was en-
graved III. j. McNaly, 19l Prince st." which prov.
cnted what would have been horrirying spectacle-a
contest by two families for the possession the dead
which both believed their own. The body OF John w.
Jennings at rst recognized by friends ofthe miss
ing Farrell as his remains and It's identification ap-
pcncd the unavoidable signing OF the permit OF
removal by the Coroner. Tho possession or tho body
OF Christian vcih gave rise TO curious controversy
He was identified at the time by his brother and
his wife. The former hurried of, secured u permit
and procured tho services OF an undertaken.
The wife, hearing Of this hurried 10 the Coroner aud
urged her claim upon the corpse. curious OF
wrangling cnsued between both relatives but Coroner
Nolan decided that the wife, of course had prior right
the possession Of the body, and permit was ac-
cord,ngly made out for her.
RAYMOND STREET JAIL.
Raymond Street all was visited by quite crowd
yesterday, who eagerly examined the lists arrests
in hopes OF finding friend In durance whom they
felt sure among the dead. Only OF the miss
ing was found mere, a man named william Corhus,
who had been incarcerated under an assumed name.
AT THE LONG ISLAND HOSPITAL
At the Long Island College Hospital last night there
renamed of tho burned and otherwise injured by the
theatre fire John Cumbcrson and Augusttche Froude-
vcaux. Mr. Lynch who was unconscious when taken
to the hospital, from slight concusson OF tho braiu
having tct sufficiently recovered TO demand his re-
lease and bs taken home. Resident Surgeon Frank E.
West afforded the reporter all proper facilities ior
obtaining information from the suffering men inside.
John Cumbcrson, shifter in the theatre,
was found badly burned about tho head face,
neck and hands. He says TINT finding he
could not obtain conveniepces for quenching the
flames and seeing that thcy spread upward among the
flies with surprising rapdity, he jumped from second
story window down into FLOODS alley, sprainug
both ankles badly in addition to tho burning OF
his head and iacc before he jumped from the WINDOW.
HIS lace Is UUrueu, ms nalr mas Uccu burned
close his scalp aud his mustacbe close his upper
lip. he is also in an exceedingly nervous condition,
much that IT is felt TO be necessary to give him
powerful opiates. Notwithstanding an his ailments
the surgeon fces that he is getting along very
nicely, and that Ii he can be kept i'll repose n will
cover.
Augusttche Froudevcax is of the men who
the gallery with their sisters when the IL.
cured He is burned about his face hat about
his head hs hair singcd and hs right hanG scorchcd
The surgeon says that lie doing well aud gives
ceent promise OF a speedy recovery He s one OF tho
VINO lost sister He says they ere together in
the gallery ia Their effort TO escape until
they reached the head OF the stairs.
They then separated iorcibly by the
crowd of Wild people, and mat his sister burned
crisp, her charrcd remains burned beyond possible
recognition, excepting by Fart ot an article OF cloth
Ing winch her father knew to be hers Froudevcaux <
says he does know how hc got from the gallery
ali. lie knows simply that he was knocked down but
does remember anything further until ne found
himself IN the First precinct station house. burned and
bruised us he is.
Yesterdays rUxERAL3.
The sbsequies yesterday in some vr the stricken