The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-08
Ghastly Scenes at the Morgue and
the Old Market.
FRIENDS RECOGNIZING THE DEAD.
Continuation of the Investigation by
the Fire Marshal.
LIST OF DEAD AND MISSING.
Interesting Incidents Connected with the
Great Calamity.


One hundred ana elghtv-elght OF the
charred remnants 6f--7sman beings taken from
the ruin OF the BROOKLYN Theatre were yester-
day morning lyi g In the old Adams street mar
ket They remained In rows, as they had been
placed after their delivery there. They were
not less horrible than IN the dlm candle Iisht OF
the previous night. A glance at the bodies re-
veaed pitifully the sun ring that bad preceded
death. They were In ev,ry instance fearfullv
distorted. Some seemed to have been shield
Ing their faces from heat with their arms when
death transnxed them others h been sud
denly stopped IN struggles With their fellows,
and the siifened forms Of stin others seemed
20 show that they had been held down or tr m
pied on.
The street nenr the grimy old market became
crowded @ rlv In the forenoon and the clamor
by sight-seekers to got into the building was Of
feDsiye. Their applications were disregatded.
Those whI wished to search for friends were
politely sent t. the Po.ice Centrel oflce, where
Su erintcndcnt Campbell gave them passes, the
present ition II which at the market secured
prompt admission. he street was cleared nv
the police at II O'Clock t. distance OF about 200
feet, and that spice " thereafter kept ne ry
vacant. After an OH u visit by the Coroner's
Jur, in tie morning, permi were given for the
remov ! Of identified bodies. an undertakers'
gons s"On be- to arrive. laden with cof-
hns. iuie Ia er these black vehicles were
going IA well "a coming. the departing ones
taking away in some instances three or four
bodies each.
The interior OF the market held such COM
pany OF mourners As Il rarely collected The
number of per,ons In the Z githerin2 was about
three hundred at the greatest, composed TO the
extent Of one-thra Of polio officers. men and
DpNs nited t. assist IN various wavs' and under
takers employees. Some Of che two-thirds who
nad m1re dreadful interest bore the spectacle
WITH conposure while they moved along the
rows OF the de id' e1 INNING ths charreu CLOTH
n0 and any otner thines thit might Dc recoe-
hzed oui when they found me OBJECTS OF their
search ma sat'sned themselves OF the correct
ness OF the ileh'lnci iuon' 'nelr caImhess e"deu'
ohtbre"ks OF horror ana 9iiei' following th'se
retoShiu"hS' were 10 frequent 'na' at scarceV
any "he" st"ere ce''''''" o' ou''''es last
lnR many minutes rue me- '"o women went
from o"nS 10 oouN ~ resi'r orue'' peerinv
iht' WI y M" ore" '"crH' hi'uE WI " 'e"aineu
ol ulp'hi'e' anu N~''"4 TUE uuS WIN sNs'e"a''e
thor"uE""eS7' "'ne'9 "e"' "''o anu '"e'e IL
tesul III now sp'h "olhu Nv "nht tneF saw
anu no" "'sTa''eu Nv So'Io"' So tua' tney
mace no cet' IN p'o-re's' anu i'u'u tne'r ue'u
ones onlV oV chah'e' Ih' ponce ohcefs gave
auN'Ve anu p''s"hA'N n''peu s"o" as were 'oo
HuVh ui9'"ien ny ci" ''''" ~ Pc''''" '"ei'
task 'h'e'I'-eu'V' luen 'uc'''oh was III III NV
cases III iuF s''hp o' Nh '"Ieuee VI "ha' l"e
ceAd u u c"r''i III tHer p"ckels' OF "nH
1'"e'rN tne> niu worn '''' ~ OIL 'ne "r'o'es
tua' n"u "ct" laAen 'r"u' ""u'eS "au Oee" puo-
h'heu IN th' "'"NlNh hs"'p per'' "nu ecu
lo' 10 pe'n '"' INTO a. CIV 'ope anu NUM-
beren' Corresponding npihoerS nau oeeh "-
thcheo - the rem ms mus An'e' r'hH'
"a'cn' OF 50 u a''''' u'eu /" a"aue "e oc'-
t'In pt'oi
III 'ne S"'ceHS'o" VI ""e'"' '"o'ue"'s '"o'e
were some th IL were very Pa'hiul 10 'he wiz
nes,es. a gray haired mother searched for her
son an good boy" sne r.itertted dIstractedly
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her eSesiHht was poor, hu sh7 "ahuereu a"""e
aimiesslY. Then an othcer went to her aid and
cuiled nv such "A descri ton IA he could Get
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from her inc 'nereh tAlk' ne petssteu until al
that remained OF the Toy found. The a ed
.nother tnei, hv ,na siia a, ina shaoele.. frag-
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snt' anu shreheh unth her strength was -1-
ba ated. sirs, well-dressed and pretty,
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was Wihihe' ana hrtn 'lh llsht hau not Sst peeh
proyided-an1 togetner went wee ing through
m. .tsles ,.,,, ,,aan m. d.s, saeLin, for thai,
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pr"'hefS remains nAt theY sa" a"eu ana
scared them. and tnev dared n It 90 ear enough
,oa.,pina IN. nodi., T,.v soon ra,,r.d s,v
III. "'"' '0' sun .o'"1''
ing thtt their f'htr would come IN the evening"
on his return from "A journey. man called
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carried little child m his arms. The child
did not understand tbs array Of biacKened
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o'Jeots' ah' pthtI'eu c'h''n"oh-N except
when the mothers tears attracted its attention.
J. M the av, nember. of In. solomon family vino
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per7heu' d" o"l 'nr i''"e' were reoosn'A'u Nv
the onlY surviving son, who showed his great
ori.f nv mnnfnl efforts 10 repress any snow of H.
.n,.nuho.y,. .,,o,,,to,,.iy f,on, nod, .,
woman VINO went eApcu'''ousf i'"m pouf I"
body did not stop 10 make general examinations,
hut with n knife sc-nped finger OF every left
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mana heT nov h'u worn ing "hl u was h''
among those IN the = lice III @. Therefore sne
hunted Tor the htnd We rng that rlng, anu I
lenRth she found IT, man wuo rec llect.d the