The New York herald., 1877-09-06
THE RECENT FIRE.
Unexplained Delay in Searching for the
Supposed Dead.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
Che Water Supply Under ConsideratiOn-Dc.
fectS Of The Distribution System.

The developments in regard the great Orc ycstcr.
day were not Of startling nature but public
IN the calamity was maintained. and many curious
vsitors stood outside o tho Gordon OF police In Tenth
avenue trying to catch glimpse OF the runs
WIN the exception OF two towering chmneys ana the
more dangerous walls OF Haio's factory which had
been levsled to the ground the unchanged,
and from Appearances II Is not likely that the whole
truth of tho disaster will be known ior some days
yet No attempt was inado at removing the dcbrs SO
as to get the bodcs when the work OF exhumu.
tion will begin ~ still IA matter OF doubt Indeed,
there TO DO no one to undertake this importan.
duty and tho ndisposion OF tho Fire Department 10
assume tho work was tho subJcc, OF very
general remark among all classes of citiZcps
yesterday. III Is as much tho duty of tho Fire
Commissioners TO SEQ that the ccad bodies are res
cacd from the ruins as tha; the walls and chimrcys
sre thro"n down TO prevent any further disaster, =
was remark that Sas mapy lips $50 wait for
the owners of the property clear away the debris
before attempt is made TO tho remains c the
victims IS simply barbarous," said energetic ndi.
vdual who had yainly tried to pass tho police get
upon the ground st is an exhibition OF shocking
inhumanity" cried another, ''and shows how utterly
the authorities in New York disregard the most sacred
oil duties In any other city tho dead would havo been
cared for long before this. It Is simply inhuman 10
allow the Of the victims 10 lie in tho hcaps of
brick and mortar for many days and all tho
whe keep tho friends OF tho missing men
and tho whole community In suspense
A strong feeling prevails that the duties
TO the dead too apt to TO dsregarded In this city
In the case OF great calamity and something like
shudder has passed tho community at the dis.
covery that IT is nobody's duty in particular TO SEQ
that tho bodies Of the victims recovered from the
scene Of great connagration.
WHERE THE VICTIMS ARE SUPPOSED To he.
1t is yet impossible to got any definite idea OF tho
number OF persons actually killed. 1t Is not believed
howcvcr, that the few workmen reported missing at
the station house up to last night constitute the entire
list Some OF tho police contend that tho whole num-
Der Of casualties will not exceed ten but others think
that the inquiries for missing friends at the station
house arc not Just criterion by which to
measure the loss Of life. "Many OF the worsmcn
in Hales factory" they argue, ''wcre young men
without families friends Ia the city, while in
other cases relatives might refrain from conveying
their fears TO tho police until the bodies cxhumed
because al this time they know as much about the
matter as The police can tell them" The place where
tho dead supposed bo is in close proximity to
Walkers coal yard whero the hugo pile OF charcoal is
stil smouldeng, but charred may be discov-
cred in unsuspected paces The debris covers not only
The site OF the factory but the sidewalk and indeed
the entire pavement III Thrtyhfth street. and it may
be found that the missing men met their death IN
distant parts Of the building and the
four SIDES in their truitless efforts to
escape. But in whatever part Of the ruins
the victims may be found it is feared that their re-
mains will oe disHgured beyond recognition, and It Is
theory, freely advanced, that owing the cxtrcme
hent, both during the coulagration and since, the
bodics may have been cntrcy consumed. To sustain
this theory the Brooklyn Tnotre nre Is quoted where
the recognizable bodies were all found in tho mass
while the Isolated ones were charrcd and burned bu.
yond recognition. The heat of the Tenth avenue fire
Brooklyn Theatre SO that, after ali, tho conasgra,on
may have concealed part of the horrors which IL Is
believed the excavations will reveal.
TIE WORK YESTERDAY.
during the day thousands OF people visited the
scene Of the disaster Tenth avenue, Thirty
fourth, Thirty-6 and Thirty sixth streets we're
the principal points Of interest, and it was with
the greatest difficulty that the police could keep back
from ruins those whose interest ana curiosity led
them 10 the spot The 1rcmen Of Hook and Ladder
Company No were working nobly pulug down
the dangerous walls OF Hale's piano factory About
twenty live men, with numerous assistants with ropes
aud pulleys were engaged In this service from
early hour In the morning until evening Tho
upper part Of the walls on Thirty hith street seemed
TO DO poorly constructed but the basc appeared sub
slantIal and well built II was only after tito most
determined efforts that the slender upper walls were
brought down, the ropes Of the men breaking
tnually, and sending the workers tumbng over each
other among the rough ana Jagged piles OF hot bricks
Several oil the hremen severely bruised this
cause, and tne,r clothing badly torn Three horses
were found carly In the day, on tho south sdc OF
Thirty lttn street; two were believed TO belong
ice dealer, Mr Kennedy and the other TO Mr. Hunt
who Is dealer in pickles OF course they
simply backeneu ana cnarred skeletons Of horses A
reporter found OF the workmen IN Hae's factory
German, August Frck, who was contemplating the
uebrs tho Of ruins on Thirty-nith street
Hc said:-"l am sure there arc twenty thirty pco
pie buried there saw them fall myself from the
COWS when came rushing out from the second story.
blinded with smoke It's shame they don't dig them
put" The windows OF houses view of the ruins
we're crowded all day by persons curious see the
inconsidcrstc enough TO indulge small wagcrs
Of money and beer rs TO which direction tho walls
would come down. aud how long it would take to de-
One Of the family of Mr.. Halo said that telegram
bad been received IRON the proprietor of the piano
factory from some place in the West, and that
Fastening homo as last possible lie depatched
message TO hts agent, Mr.. Stone, to have full par.
culars oil the calamity wired to him. but IL was not
expected that he could reach this city before Friday
svcning
One point has attracted considerable attention and
that is the disparity OF the losses ana nsurancs in
local companies. Out Of nearly $500 900 insurance OIL
pan,es. Halc's risks with Il single exception, were
taken ty out OF town companies, as will be seen
Hs esMns Vlsn s' ct hS SswsK
s25co Trade New Jersey, S2,50o Milvil!c, New
Jersey, $4,000; Humboldt Newark $1,000; Farnvilic
Richmond, Virginia, s2,5oO Iron City, pitsburs
$4,000; Gennan-American, rittsburg, $500; Hoia
$500; Manayunk, Philadelphia, 81, 5o0 Providence,
Washington. s2,5oo; Hartford, $4,000; Springfield,
SS js cpy % visp
$3.50; aurora. Virginia, $l,25O; Humboldi, Pits
burr. 81, $50; Pacific Now York, So 5oo Mississippi
Valley, Memphis, 81. 000 Total $50, $50. The reason
oi THIS was that piano business Is considered more
than extra hazardous and local companies IN nearly
every instance refused risks, only upon the lac-
Tory, but upon adjacent property.
THE COEONER'S
Coroner Wotrnan cmpauelIcd jury yesterday,
which will make examination into the causes or
The deaths Of the victims OF Mondays groat nrc
rbe names OF the jury, together with their oc
cupations, follows:--D. Jardins, No
iJ1 Fast Thirty eighth street, builder; John
Downey No. 4O7 West Thirty .tnird street,
builder Thomas Harris, builder, No. 404 East Thirty
third street; Theodore Love- tobacco dealer, No 40
Ninth avenue; +. a. Roscll, No. 5ll Ninth avenue.
iccd store; c. l.cght, No. 527 Ninth avenue, FUR
nitIro; Michael Conlop, No. 56I Ninth avenue, dry
goods George W. Edwards, No coo Ninth avenue, coal
merchant; !. g. KiInc No 612 Ninth Avenue busi
ness unknown; II. Meyers, No. 579 Nintn avenue,
business not known; y. Byrnc, No AL West Thirty
ninth street, mason and pascrer: Il. 5. Bg.cy, No.
l+eis West fhnty-ciehth street, builder.