The New York herald., 1876-12-08

RKMARKABLE rSsrAycEs
There remarkable features In this scene which
merit more than passing mention. Persons from all
parts o Brooklyn east aud south, had como to seek
missing relatives They did not know exactly where
their friends had gone but they had not been home
tho night oil tho 1re. These poor people
trembling, lest they should lind The abscntccs
in one or other OF the morgucs. One young
lady. Miss KavAnagh, sought her brother Mortl-
mcr, who had not been home since Tuesday night
She did not know whciLer he went to the theatre or
not, nor did she know Of anything on his person
whereby she could identity him. except the thumb
OF his left hand, from which he had lost ono joint
Her aunt accompanied her; but Just as they got
inside the building the horrible sight and
difficulty she was resuscitatcd and borne
home without having learned any thing OF her brother
Another young girl Mss Cassidy, seeking her brother
Edward Terrified by the awful spectacle in tho
oil which stood that she went into hystcrirs
and had 10 DO taken home by her iathcr. Mrs Booth
ol No 15s Coyer street, Grccnpoint came to loo. Tor
her brother Alfred Grey, who had gone 10 the theatre
on Tuesday night She and her husband wandered
up aud down the rows OF bodies for moro
than an hour, until they came TO tho charrcd and
almost undIstiDgu,shablo corpse. Mrs Booth knelt
down beside IL aud unlike tho persons who uccompa-
med, dia attempt identity him bv scrullazing
his poor facc limbs She put her hand inside tho
hthy bosom OF his shirt and felt around his purifying
body Tor instant SEc drew out oval piece VI stun
pccunary worked aUout the edges bus black as II
could be- She paused for instant. passed one hand
across Ler eyes, then stopped over tho fragment sue
cutcled IN The other. There was dead silence IN the
groups about her which STOOD electrified by Tho shrek
that escaped her lips as she uttercd tho words
''ris he! 'rIs he! ON, my brother, my darling
brother What shall do without youY"
Her husband asked her how she recognized him.
III know HIM by this chest protector. know MIN
by hs-thIs-thisi" Aud wuile snc spoke she held
up the fragment which still pendant from bis neck.
Another lady OF this party and friend oi the deceased
recognized him Likewise by peculiar kind Of sock
winch had mIracuousy escaped the ELECTS Of the rc
TiIE SOLOMON FAMILY.
II Will be remembered how the solomon family. nvo
To number, had been killed at Toe theatre They
identified yesterday and were taken away In the aftcr-
SCENES IyCfDESTa
nero trunk found with nothing on II but a
piece oil vest, IRON the pocket OF which WAS taken
half burned letter On the envelope was tho word
Armstrong" The iegibc portion or the iettcr itself
was about as foIlows:--
Come 10 the house. Mother will be az homo any
evening after five O'Clock Take tho Bleeckcr street
car IL will pass door, 81 inc corner OF Charles
ana Fourth streets We live over the liquor store.
This body had not been identied bus there u little
doubt that this wil lead TO his recognition. There
many other equally distressing and Interesting
scenes. In Tact. they were TOO numerous to detail
Al nvo o'clock there were LIS bodies In the market