New-York tribune., 1876-12-08
THE BODIES AT THE MoRGUE,
IDENTIFICATION AND REMOVAL oP THE hEMAiNo
CROWDS or CURIOUS SPECTATORS.

CROWDS OF CURIOUS SPECTATORS.
At the MOrgue, at WilOughby and Canton
SIS Yesterday tho crowd was larger than on inc
day previous The gave permits Tor inc
OF bodies as fast they positively identneu, anu
soon there was plenty OF room to examine the reaihuei
NJ tbc reaips One Of the bodies had been positively
"a was then believed identified Wednesday as that OF
Samucl C. Davis Of No. AS Gatesave. Ii was proEeu
Yesterday to be that of George Farrell OF No l4o yre
ave- Mrs Farrell the mother Of George recognized tue
remains a. those Of her son. His father keeps sno
store at No l45 myrte-ave and George was wen hho"
I'm that neehborhood The Identification by Mira Farre
was corroborated by many neighbors and Coroner
smms granted permit for the removal OF the Douy W
Myrte-ave. ~
Nr. GrtIs OF No 623 Thrdave. called at the Morsue
Yesterday and stated that two orphans. Henry ana
Alfred Jennson 10 aud II years OF axe respectively
who had been brought mp by her, Ind visited the tea'e
on Tuesday night aad had not been seen Ance. IL Is
believed therefore, that they have pcrshcd Henry had
two thin rings OF his fingers He also hsd an o.u
fashioned dagucrreotype OF his father in hts pocket hs
father was starved death in Libby Prison dnrng INC
late war Of the rebellion Henry had just served ms
time with farmOr In Somerset County, NJ J'' ana "aS
on visit to Brooklyn. lie urged Mrs girls 10 accou
uauy him TO the theatcr Tuesday night but "a she h"d
seen the play she declined to 60 lie therefore 'ooA ~
brother Alfred and both peTished
Two sisters and brother identified Of the bodies
as that of James Murphy Of No. G2 Amy-sL They eh-
amined the of the clothing. and whlethcy ionhu
some points Of Identification in Its pccuiarties they
were not certain At length one OF tho young women re-
nombcred that her brother had peculiar mark Oh his
arm imprinted with India ink. The flesh on the arm
vas so badly burned that it very difficult TO make
ont ANYTHING at first But after the outer skin had been
bbed Off the mark stood out bright and coa-a coat OF
arms In red and blue ink, and the letters j. NJ
The visitors AZ the Morguo seemed anxious to identify
some Of the remains, and when they had viewed the
moro perfect bodies they would return to the lnbess
trunks Besides those who came for the purpose oil
identifying the remains Of friend or relative there
were many who were attracted by morbid desire TO
witness horrible spectacle. Many Of these curiosity
serkrrs we're women, and were punished before
they had gone through the first room. one woman
looked In the door and nearly tainted at the sckcnne
sight She went TO the police officer on duty near the
door and pleaded be let out by some other way ian
by being Obliged TO pass through tho in which tho
remains were laid she was let cut by side entunee
crowd Of men, women and children visited the room
dning the evening apparently drawn thither only by
IDLE eurosItv There scenes within, Tor fati-
arry with the details Of the tragedy seems to have oc
casoned certain caOusncss In eYcTybOdy but OIslde
Of the Morne n crowd OF People fingered III the III"
Winter cvening, trying 10 gain admance Ihey bfote
in one or two pane Of glass even. that they might pun
aside the curtains The effect from within was ghastly
"a tine crowd pressed their faces close against the glass
that they might satisfy their curiosity. They were still
around the MorCuo at 10 o'clock, and the Keeper ad
even 10 turn out the lights before they would dsPfe
This unnatural eagerness. especially on the part Of
women has spoken OF as one OF the rcyong ica-
lures OF this tragedy.
At 10 D. IN. there were remaining at the MorEue II
Lodics about half of which have been recognized. There
were lso number Of charTci trunks left, making -
bodies in all still at the MorCe. The numbers had been
Lost from these mrcconizabc bodies but no property
had been found on them.