The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-08
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SEARCHING FOR TIE BODIES
MAYOR Ely SETS MEN TO WORK IN TIN
RUINS or H.iLES PLACE
Hut the Owncr's Agent Keeps on Waiting for
the Bricks 10 Cooi-The Digging in'entiy
watched by the Relatives Of the Dead.

watched by the Relatives Of the Dead.
Two davs of rain had almost completely
cooled the smouldering ruins OF the Thirty-nith
street nro Yesterday. gang OF mon went 70
work overhaulng J Walkers big charcoal heap.
In order to ext ngu sh tho fire that remained In
IT, Some OF the standing walls OF Halc's iao-
tory were pullod down Ivy the nremcn. ana ono
or two hydrunt streams were kept running on
the heaps OF brick Wherever columns OF white
vapor denoted fire. underneath.
Until long after noon thcrc wcro no signs of
preparations Co search tor the bodies of the MISC
ing workmcn o lIalcs factory. Relatives Of 'sono
of these unfortunate mon wero at tho ruins. try
Ing to ascertain from eyc-wtnrssas OF the nro
where their friends bodies probably lay. and
nnxiousy inpuirns when the promised soarch
would be begun. Some of them went TO tho
| Cnronrrs' Office. but nobody thcro could givo
| the Information. Mr.. Stone had taken tho
trouble, the day before. to tell the police officers
| TO inform reporters that he would have men
! digging for the bodies as soon as the bricks Rot
| cool enough. The bricks had been cool enough.
| nj lrnst in one place whore bodies were sup-
| posed to be. for tw nty four hours previous,
| nnd Yesterday it was cool enough az over the
area covered by the ruins; but Mr.. Stone anu
| his promised gang oi men JAILED To APPEAR.
| Tho Indignation Ol some of The spertators was
oppressed IN warm tcrns. Meanwnile Pr,Si.
consultation with Mayor Ely. They agreed ihat
| srarrhing Tor tho drnd should be- delayed no
| la, per md determined thut II should be imme-
| diutely undertaken, even il they paid the ex.
| pensr Themselves. There was no department oi
The city Government that cog ID he drawn on ior
nay ~ 900 out Of his contingent tund Tor clerk
hire TO enable the Fro Department to do the
M2P. VI. the order was given for the search
to be begun. In half an hour Thereafter twenty
He thi aIIcy way ON tie Thirty.siXth street end oi
IIalr's factory. where some OF the spectators oi
the fire thought they saw men ,dr2n who never
dia,ey collected to watch the workmcn The
bro,her-ln-law of Albert Lee and the son OF OF
George Grcb. two of the missing men. were
shoyelful that was thrown out. Mr., yanderbMjlt, II
the builder who says he has orders from MIR.
Stone to set men searching the ruins as soon
} as they are cool enough, said. in reply to .
Sun reporters question that he would haye r,e,a
/ ci,y's "xprnse. MIR. MixccII the head foreman
. OF Halcs establishment, afterward appeared on
= the scene. President King earnestly advised
d him. for the SAKE. as ne sadaoi Mr. nae repu.
= tatiOn and for the sake of humunity.tO have
: large force of men put to work immodlhtely
+; Pres dent King promised 70 aid ,he, work ia
q ccu said he would SO Mr.. StoAe about
it. Comm issioncr German was also o,r
R nRoutI / '."'i NOR" men were hired from the
throng on the sidewalk and set To- work inside
=. tn" partially standing wa of the factory Ql
Thirty-siMh street whcrcthere Is greater PROB
ability of bodies being found than III the alley
4 way. Nrrman called out 10 mo men on tn'
= sidewalk, " Do any Of YOU want 10 work. a
I. least nity responded Simultaneously, Yes.
l. and us many started ON a run Tor the ruins
- Only four were selected and the rest went bac
IA murmuring. In a short time vast quantity q
~ broken brick. ashes. and mortar WAS overhaul
r ed. and the suspense among tne specth
"a tors, who could not get near enough
see exactly what was being done, becam
l. great. Once in while workma
,e paused and curiously examined n piece {
= burned cloth that his pick had disclosct
= The finding Of II shoe in the alleyway lntens
IS fled the susp pense Of the spectators J lust beior
ne dark the allcywny was almost cleared. Ihetw
a., gangs that had begun ut its opposite ends q
., most met in the centre The men pcered at ~
eel ground after every stroke Presently the picl
tn axes became cntanglcd in burned cloth; III
% bogrimcd dggCrs bent their heads together !
" the gloom 10 examine il. and then CAREFUL
as scrnpcd away the ashes at their feet. Nothln
IL, more was found. however. except partial
e | burned shoe. which proved TO DE II mate to Il
d. on. found previously. There We're no bones ,
.y other human mains viz Die. " lthin the wal
ls az nigitfall tn" Workmcn had not rcachcd u
=, noor l.Nol. They Were discharged with ordel
ey 10 return at This morning. 1t IL believed tn
T.; two or thrc" of the missing mon. on" oi whoi
Id at least. John Gumhlngrr. was Thought to ha'
er fallen INTO the ucy way are Just inside the allie
IL. way wall near a." spot where the inner sai
tr wis az work yesterday.