The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-08

A fellow who solicited the custom OF those who
had just discovered relatives among tue deau
In the afternoon carholic acid and sulphate Of
iron were freely sprnkled on the hoor as dis-
infecttnt
Atbo'ciock sixty bodies had been taken away
for burial; but that depleted the number only
about = thirj, and l2s remained. A very small
part Of the market had gas Tx ures. and the rest
desiirks made for the occasion, were put
on each BODY; and besides that there
we're few glimmering lanterns. Thus a weird
dimness Of light was aided to the frightfnl
spectacle. The work of uudertakers ceased al
most entirely; pUlice ofirer, stood grim In their
places. except when actively cmplOyed half
grown boys trimmed and renewed the candles.
anu lessened com! any moved among the
bodies, holding the lights close TO faces that had
no fratur = to tie recognized. and continuing
horeless ex munitions. Women were more per
sistent than men-less ready to yield the last
hope OF burying tneir loved ones nd their
wnite ces were ghOstlv In the int iiiumina-
uons II the old market h d been in Itself Ike
charnel house 10y DAY, II was a hundre fold
more ghastly by night, wnen the shadows were
black, The roof lost In obscuritv. the rners
sh 'ued ~ oosruritv. and the passages between
the bodies discerniule only Ut ciOse looking.
Nor vs. from street iamps entered the WINDOWS
that were closed with shutterp, the dours were
narrow and led WITH the officers on guard, the
smell OF the diSnfeCtants sitting, and there
80 sense OF being Uuderground.
Police Commissioner PVburn and several sub
o'dinites took place at an old counter spread
out the envelopes that contained articles taken
from the bodies. ana read aloud the inveniOrie
Most Of the searchers gathered around, aud
some of them recognized the thugs ON the list.
we've identincauOns were effected by this
means.
the setrchers lessened In number until few
remained. aud the market was LETT mainly to
the police and the de u. That many Of the LIS
bodies $ Ill there will be Identified is not ex-
-pect d. because all have been tnorousnlv eI.
i3ined by those who might recognize them "
that were pos iOle. At anOut 9 o'ciocg the par
tla remains Of four or nve persons were AIKEN
into the N. rket. one OF them was evidently all
that the nre had left OF awoman, ~ was eu-
denced uy email liece OF pair OF corsets;, II
was surmised that II WAS the body of Miss Fro
de ur fifteen wears OF age, daughter OF Co
luinbia street jeweller, Her brother went to the
the tire with her on tuesday nisht. and " hen tue
street, but lie tainted. lie was subsequently,
dragged out aud ken to the Long Isl.ud Cot
lege Hospital. Another OF the group was I'M
dOubtedY Edmund Del potterie OF GO Smith
street employed b, Mr. Kuhn. butcher, of ITO
NiVrtle avenue. A buncn OF keys were identl-
Nd rs havl belonged to young ID -lapottene.
At sew u O'clock the BODY OF Young Chichester
was taken away, and few minutes efterwatd
Mr. Eugene +. Medneer. uealer In cnronometers
at llb Broad street, New York, identined the
I. c.rpse of his son Josepn. Mis-: J. ~. Martin Of
BY Lawrence street, was identified by an ear
r. y, md the BODY was taken away.
Mr. Peter Cane spent tn great part OF the
day unsucceSsf lly searching for the BODY OF his
bother. Onver F. Crane. lie sad that his rel :
tive, whD iVed at > 3 Duffield street, Was inv ted
6y NJ Charles Blachford. a butch :, OF FL
bridge street. to accOmpanv him ana his wiie
and daughter to see the 1.-TWO Orphan.."
M Crane was una le TO 90 10 tue theatre
un IL bali past nlne o'clock. and his friend. re-
served a Sc t In the dress circle for Lim. None
oi tue ndrty were pearJ OF again.
Two cousins, Mrs. Creech and Mrs. Pierce.
wandered Ia a bewiluert d. Himless way out
the market during the egeniny. Mira. Pierce
fam. ed several times, and her cumpanion was
niue less affected. They had returned from "A
visit to tne country, and ON arriving ut
tue house in whicn they. bntn lived, at a
ID NELL street. tney had been met witt
toe terrible tidings that both their husb nos
bad eon- 10 tue Biooklyn me -trr, and had not
Az IN Jeen heard 4 At last the body 81 Water
Gre 60 was recognized Oy Ills wife. WIN I'm IA.
Pierce VS. ~ Se.rs old. His body was not found
Ia the market.
Inc remains II Michael Cassidy. 2l wears OF
age. Of 4,j Adelphi street. were recognized Uy
his sls.tr.