New-York tribune., 1876-12-08
SCENES AT THE ADAMS STREET MARKET

FrKTHFR DENnFICiuuSs or IHR BODIES.
The scenes yesterday at the improvised
norarc in Adamsst much the same as on the pre-
v,,ns d,y Gnarcd and twisted when taken fron The
ruins the bodies lay in rows "a they had been hrst
placed and constant stream Of persons howed through
the ai,cs hour aer hour. An old man stood beside iho
form OF young girl hours waiting the coming OF Gn
,p6art,kcr IN bear II away. "Niy daughter, SIR
he was heard to say to numerous inquircrs; she
was only II years old, aud went with htr
lover and lady friend TO the thoatcr that
night so happy and unsupcctng and the hrc took hom
all They were going to bc married In month " DO you
see hs prtticoati (showng the remains Of With
beautiful lace border winch scarcely injured by tho
hfeJ. She made that lace with Ecr own hands. Sir"
There was beautiful ring on her hand, the Ciit oi
the lover who lay Ia the next row. " He WAS line,
strong goldcn-hAi Airod lad fad bereAycd mOthor %:
er dead y the floor had not given away hc never
wouM he lying there" II WAS very touching when q
friend was recognized by some small article, as tho
badge Of a society. latcl-key peculiar hiud Of bH-
ton or somo small token carried m hc pocket Many
instances OF Identification yesterday were due TO the
most trihinr ciews.
The coroncrs jury viewed the bodies IN the Adams
Street Moruc shortly after II O'clock and Immediately
aerward the undcrakors began 90 remove those idcIt
fled the day before. within hour about One-third had
been taken away. Soon after this. President French
Dr. OttorsOn and Secretary La Fetre Of the Board Of
Health called, and by their orders the room was dsin-
fccted. At O'Clock the police under Commissioner Py-
uurn began the work of Identifying the articles found
upon the persons the dead and this work carried
ON until dark
Outside tho crowd surgcd TO and fro all through tho
day, trying by nnunerable devices To obtain an on
trance ana giving police officers much troube in
holding them IN check. At ono time this crowd pushed
50 hard that they almost overpowcrcd the Officers. The
impression becoming prevalent that passes 10 the MOrg
were readily Obtained, n large number Of wOdld-he
mOuTners hurried to the COroncrs Office hoping to obtain
the open sesame" to the gallery Of horrors. SO great
was tho rush that the policemen Obliged TO form the
applicants in u line, winch extended through the
long hall OF the Courthouse and far out into fGiOns
From the combined evidence Of looks and conversation II
was plain that fully theOurths OF those IN this line had
no business the houses of the dead The most pltiul
part of this disgusting presence of
often young gifls.
During the evening number Of persons, searching for
lost who conld not be found, wandered rostlessly
about looking and again INTO the faces Of
those who were recognizable and a the atercd clothing
OF others. One woman bending after another
OF the bodies, at length snatched little checked bow
from the neck Of body. and holding 1t
God help me, us my husbandw aud was
carried ont fainlug o the bodies when identified
were covered with newspapers, and wOmaE's ~
nnins we're soJgcd in sheet The members Of tbc 18Th
Regiment were ou guard and the work of removal
carried on up TO 10 O'Clock. At that lime there were
lOt bodies still remaining, about thirty Of which had
been identified Most Of those unrccOgnzed are nero
elndgrs and beyond the possibility Of Identification