The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-29

inrs small number OF iaborers BY the time the
sun was up and the scene OF ruin and desoation was
FAIRLY open to view these sci about clearing away tho
charred heaps OF masonry and timber which con-
tanned, u was thought, tho remains OF how many VIC
TINS OF tho disaster one could positively tell Foot
BY tool the trenches where the workmen toiied sank
below The level oil the suect, and higher grew the
mass oil bent and semi-m0lten metal which hour BY
One party cleared away Greennclds building, what
WAS left or - another was employed upon The ruins
OF the structure alongside
CaAgRkD HUMAN RENAiSa
II was about aali-pasl eleven O'Clock when one Of
the men working on pile OF mortar aud distorted
leadeG pipe upon black stump protruding
from the debris. He cleared space around IL and
examined II closer IL Was the arm Of luuian being,
but almost stripped OF lesh aud burned the bone.
The workman, startled At his discovery, called aloud
10 his fellows, and as they locked about HIM The nrc
men VINO remained iu the ruins came into the
trenches and ordered work TO TO gwen over Till Fore
man Monroe and Captain Saunders were notlied.
The two latter arrived once ard then The work OF
unearihng tic remains was resumed. Great care
had TO be taken 10 preserve the ,ncmpers
intact and when Il found that around
i ms v,c va I uosu ro,, nu,mocf
the tall Of the building tho task seemed sim more
difficult II was proceedcd with slowly and cautiously
ana before long otncr puris VI tho body appeared,
blacsened, as tho arm was by the flames and crushed
Into an unslghtIy mass by thc masonry. Some time
before the dcDris clearer from the remains,
and there lay revealed tho body oil u man TO which
few shreds oi clothing s adhered but whose features
ana limits were almost burned 10 ashes. Tue heau
wasa black charred lump. the body dreadful looking
object which bore not only tho traces OF tho hre but
scars and CHASTITY nuialions which the avalanche OF
brick and mortar had inflicted In cxhuming the
body IN spite OF all the that had been taken, The
almost calcned limbs had lost their shape. and when
the rcmainE were lifted up aud borne away wns found
that foot and the left arm wcro wanting Further
search, however, revealed the missing members
whllA forthwith added TO the mass OF flesh and
bones which was stretched upon the street beyond.
There !. lay Tor en- hour or so covered with lur-
pauin, the cynosnrc OF all who passed. that way and
kncw The Significance Of the canvas covering. por-
ton OF watch cnain found later on beside II,
placed with Ike body. aud when Coroner Wotman
VITO sent for, appeared the only surviving marks
by which its ideniity coula DO established were ~
hand
A soggowFuL RECOGNITION .
The remains we're not long without recognition. On
their discovery The probability Of Their bang ali that
WAS lett Of tue missing engineer, Phip Herzoergcr,
oecnrred TO every one, ard his wife accordingly was
sont Tor SHE has been u regular visitor at The
tho day OF tho dsas or, and she appeared
there before the summons reached her She told
oil the discovery Ut the body ana asked TO control her
feelings and 500 II, ia the snreds or rninent which
survived Lac lire, she could uentv anything her
husband wore IN lie. The ,arpauin was lifted then
and lis CHASTITY contents exposed Tho woman shud.
dcred as she looked upon tse charred human nesh,
but no trace remained there OIL tho missing nan--no
feature by which his identity could III all be deter
mined There were few iaii-burncd rags siill-por-
tons Of uudcrsaft, oyeiaiis and drawers Ihe
woman bent cxamue tho snc recog zcd
IN the remnants OF the clothes her own hlndiWork-a
Garment she had herself made Tor nor husband. There
could be no doubt nov. The dead man Phip
Hcrzbcrger. He was Greenhcd's engineer, was thirty
eight years OF age and resided III No 34o West Fifty
afflicted, and, ~ the Coroner's directions was taken
homo. while he summoned The dead Wagon from
Bellevue Hospital. In IL the body was Iakon TO tho
Morguc, where last night Il was still lying
yvgrIEg sEAIcH S THE RUINS.
Close TO the spot where tue oody Of the dead cngi-
necr was ound ircSn squad oil workmen yesterday
began clearing away tho runs. TIER operations
confined 10 the northwest corner Of Grcennelds
building. Here the missing girl, Josephine Sncpnerd
was last seen by u companion OF hers when Tho
structure came tunbIlng about their ears aud TO this
place the gr's family have enieavorcd ever since the
the attention OF IA ne
lug Inc work heir efforts, however, seemed 10 be
attended with no results One Official shifted the
spcnsiDlliy another, and the mother OF the poor
girl, who has been iniporng assistance to look Tor
hcr chlds body, yesterday came TO final resolve II
tho CITY authorizes would not listen to hor, and II Tho
proprietors OF the burned buildings woul be equally
dci! 10 her, she would look Tor aid 10 her own neigh
NUMBER Of hearty young fellows who knew
tho family voluntarily prolcred their
TO perform what the proper parties refused TO do.
Before cpng This oier, however, she went to the
Mayor and laid her case before him. Hc seat TO tho
Fire Commissioners and interest IN The matter having
at length been awakened the FIRE Depar incnt Police
Board and Bureau OF Encuinbranccs were Jointly en-
powered 10 attend ~ Tho work. Grecnhoids work
men, however, began their labors with new energy
yesterday and poor Josephine shepherds body Will
no doubt be uneurthed before long.
The blockade OF Barclay street by the rubbish and
dGprs has been another fruitful cause OF complaint.
None OF tho municipal departments WIZ assume the
duty OF clearing IT, and although Alderman Morris
moved The appointment OF COMMITTEES several weeks
ago draft suitable amendments the building laws
the matter has been neglected.
rrEg MARSHAL sngLDoN's OPINION.
Fire Marshal Sheldon, on being asked yesterday II
Grccnlelds building might not have fallen IRON being
oycrwcghtcd, said -
"Yos, have thought SO, but l have not deemed 1t
judcious to make any expression Of my opinion. IL
appears that the front OF Grccnfcld's tell out
through tho floors being overloaded and, sinking thus
severed tho connection with tho front. IL Is also
possible that the wool and paper in the adjoln
ing establishments OF Rich a rompkins may
have caused 5ugiug in OF the partition walls which
would bring about tho same result Ono OF these
theories ! believe 10 be Mo correct one. have
thought IL IRON the lrst The crash Of tho falling
material Is, doubtless what has been taken for
pioson Tho partition walls which appear SO solid In
the ruins were lar lighter higher up.n