The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-07

The limbs we're drawn no, the BODY was twisted,
and the features could not be recogn'zei.
The rem ins OF a boy about II years OF age
next carried in, man with checked
young boys and three girls were next received
On one OF the bodies was huuting case silver
watch, 20 ~ with gold cham and a piece OF
timspiece was in good order and marked the
correct time.
strewn aoout In the Morgue, and long line Of
men and women were constantly passing In and
out Of the building; Ne,ry every person had
permits from the CorOner's ONCE, and the
women visitors were In the majority.
A most shameful ana vulgar feature OF the In.
road upon the Moreue was the vast number Of
women who. through mere curiosity, insisted
upon entering the building, women who we're
pi wsy in and risHed good clothing and head dress
In their wfld attempts to hover over the bodies.
They began TO SOB and gesticplste long before ore
blackened corpses were In line on the marble
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shrieked as though bereft Of all their kindred,
but the majority Of them were forcei 10 admlt
shat tpes nnew onnss one mother % or vile recos
nized the charred remains oi loveu one anu
the woman wept az only woman can weep.
Keeper McGuite, who has witnessed much
sotrow in his place. and who Is supposed 10
have a heart Of adamant wiped tears from MS
eyes, and then tried to excuse himself bv say
ing: This ID too much. l am almost uu-
nerved."
entered, and, through close searching. discOv-
cred one VINO was known To him. In BUSINESS
like way the discoverer pinned card or slip OF
paper, bearing the mans name. to what re-
| NAMED OF the clothing. Young and eddy girls,
who should have oeen chastised for their impu.
| dence, Haunted themselves IN the presence OF
distressed visitors, and seemed to enjoy their
| trip through the Morgue.
| On each side Of tine building IL yard, and
| there are many windows. Small boys and stal .
| wArt men peered through these windows aud
induced in expressions that we're % nnsssmly, ~
| additional force Of police was called upon to
preven crush into the building. -,
| None of the bodies were put on the slabs. All
| were on the flooring. Ihe faces we're so black
ened by the nre that they could not be iecoe-
| nized. and II WAS only through clothing or jew
| elry tnat any were Identified. The undertaker-
| Of brooklyn combined together aud volunteered
assistance to the police IN preventing
| One woman recognized her brother wnen she
! discovered a stud In mis- shirt bosom. Another
woman, with IA small piece Of cloth aud a spiece
| Of shirt bosom, Identified her husband, aud say.
| Ing. He has tl0O in his pockets, put her h nd
in his vest pocket aud took therefrom that
| amount.
The arms OF nearly all the dead were nxed a.
| though shielding their faces. and one woman
had drawn her clothing over her face and cnch
ed her hands above her forehead. Two young
men were grappled together as though they had
| had personal encounter In an attempt TO es
cape from the theatre. Others lay on thei
sides I'm the manner OF personS who thus sufn
her. Their watch chains and other iewelry were
beautifully bright and the clothing VI all wa
~
In oniy aDout one-tuird Of the cases were the
limbs exposed through the torn and burned
clothing. Upiifted hands, whose fingers wer,
shining bones. pore golden rings, aud shoeiess
feet glistened In their wniteness The hair anc
wniskers we're gone, and faces were terribly
SCARED. A few OF the bodies were burned To
crisp. and these were put into rough pint
boxes. and all hope for their iden. n.hcauon wa
given up.
In the main hallway we're % bodies. or thes
the following were identified T.. H. Geary o
lO& Pre-, ident street, George Lafei Of FultoI
lOurUv % Plymouth
George freel Of loo Fleet street Nicholas Halei
| Of IL heeker avenue. and Jonn turner OF IL
Jav street. Turner was a butcher at Jay an,
| Prospect streets. He was IN the gallery will
two friends. Boyle and Harrison.
When the scene became widest, Boyle threw
himself from the gallery upon the excited thronl
below. He ana Harrison were scramolins ou
when theys.w turner hurryi9s down the star
saw him IN tue Morsue.
Among the Others identified were: Ioui
Hecht OF tl Pula-ki street Jaines Welch o
Of ~ Charles street John Grace Of s1 Douglas
street; Matilda Ward, a beautiful young woma
OTIS Of lSl Clinton street James McLain o
MYRTLE avenue near Cola street VIM. Bryant O
S!o Navy street, aud Jacob l.. Ostrsnder Q
374 Navy street. Young Bryant was soon to b
married TO Ostrander's sister. Several halter
recognised the remains OF samuel Calhoun, U
l3s Nortn Portland avenue. In another room
was Thomas Stevenson OF l,l9l Dean street
VIM. A Gray Of l6o Cuyier street: Thus. Demr
sey OF l0J President street Henry N. Bance
oi l95 Fulton street; Patrick Gallagher Of -
| Plymouth street; John II messy, of IT'S Cour
street; A. Betz. Of 394 Kent avenue; John Mo
Amity street; Abraham kurtI. home unknown
and samuel e. DAVIS, OF as estes avenue. Tn
bodies u Hugh Dooner,of IitIdry street + the
kIeley's brother; JOhnN oods.ot DekalO avenue
and John Kuddy Of ~ Waworth street wer
taken away bv undertakers. Up TO nine o'cloc
last evening the crowd continued 10 pour int
tue Morgue aud tue scene clanged from III
| morning. The bodies bea,iug cards or slips q
paper we're not DISTURBED.