The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-22
bar 70 roof. and all the scut,les were in perfect
working order.

cOfLEoE PLAcr
a.. ATTirc cFi csesrc hsleonc. end stair. ~ ri fourth
b-iion bridge connecting both building, hird hoVr
D-s.ars, mrs, to nnh story.
Yesterday morning u nlmy column Of white
steam. which offectually cholcd of tho efforts
oi Il mass of black smoke TO rise into the upper
twelve feet isep a section Of a wall. Jagged and
rough, and shaped like q harp: three or four
IRON shutters on q rear building. that hung pre-.
cqrIously by single hinge each u confused
pile of bricks. building stones. charred tlmbers.
iron pillars and exploded copper retorts in
Barclay street. and mass of steam and gas
pipes twisted into most faniasticnl shapes,
marked the scene OF Thurday nights great fire.
Ihe hnnpuneement in the morning news
papers of the supposition that many human
lives had been lost drew together u multitude
that presscd hard upon the barriers raised by
TO be moved, md no ono knew what might be
found beneath them. All day long cvcr-chang-
inake room Tor passing vehicles. watched
the laborers and barruwmen AZ they removed
The debris from tho building and piled II up ON
the south side of Barclay street.
The work of excavating Tor the bodies Of the
victims was begun a, nidnig ght on Thursday,
the Fire Commissioners employing % men, and
N spite of the heat Of the debris in from, Of the
Mreeniielh build ,ns theX ,,,,l, e,,f,hnmnd; ~ 81 Al
thnt of James b. Bradley
Early in the morning Chief Rowe increased
his working force TO 1875 mon. connnins their
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side ofthe Greennellfactory.T Th.>treet alro ady
bloc ked with bricks and other tthris, wis ma e
the depository Tor the refuse Ofthc ruined build
| ing; and thus the nbors OF IN" bnrrowmcn and
! nod carriers were soon rendered slow and diffl-
cult. Al Intervals Efforts were made 20 tar
! which abutted upon the Groccrs' Bank. and
then th- laborers had TO suspend the work II
| excavation. At one time forty sappeis aud
miners were tugging with all their might and
! main az a rope attached to heavy ladder. the
| ut,r- heing SO placed as to rasp the tor Of the
] tl mate wall. The ton tf flo
/ building adjoining the ruined ]. oi Greenfield :
! iaror( in college place" Ih"ir Efforts wcr" IN
/ vain. but suDs 'qucnty Part OF tho wall WIS
| pull a inward toward Barclay street. Alter THIS
! the wall WAS declared iu hr safe. and labor WH~
were supposed t. b. furied. the men were
| inHsssd ~ tl. runs OF tn" Greenfield factory
| from which they threw tn" irl.%- into those of
| 10 Bnrchv street IN which u WIS known that
| no one had p"rlshed. In the earlier pait of the
| dny the space IN front of li-comns Golfer uill
was uarr"l even To- IN" privileged Jew who wore
! nlt,- hut rut~s,u niiy the wall WAS shorei
up. 1t was almost crushed in on III" night Of
| the fire 10y an iron pillar that fell against ii.
4 feature of tn, daN was an irruition oi GIN
| hprhool that had not had It's windows brok-.n
! u" time n replacing the hro ken paues. In one
ol two houses opposite Grcenlleld's entirely
| nrw shshes were required.
just after ! T. NJ the excavators penetrated
| the vault III which the boiler that was supposed
spector Horton was lowered into IL. ON his re-
turn he Reported that the hpller was intact.
Ia lfi" fItts To tHul II wi ANI ffUf WAL OF
Greennclds factory, three ladders belonging 10
Truck 10 w're broken. The work was much
re,,r IN, 1,., wan, Of Nr9rsr taeLl" ,
! Jury in thr lNsr'y S'rc'f police station. amt
| then risl 'hri them then t0 N" runs. There
hr explain 'd to th,m the ciieunl~ian 80 .oi th"
fire. i,niniing out the spot whcrn the Two holles
wero found THE menbers OF tho Jury ARE;
io.Nn. "i fin. r'y street
! W.. y -4'rr. .a ititrN street
! T. Il r1,'o. b to,,i.na, tsia ;r .;r,os s
,.'H ~ ,ir rnMich street
II . Farrell. ~ Gr,enulch street
| !. Miller ~ Giecnel.h street
/ uo.ion 50 De, ,,r.et
Having viewed tho ruins the Jury were ga
corteJ % 81 Washington street. ani there in u
! lIiii1 nurN room dn'Nrd IN mo.fnins, thoy
! Vi, we'd the body Of tho ncNsNpy. william l.. n-
tne cali oi tho Coroner.
\ gang % nny men. under Foreman Connors
worked all ll-i night among. tn runs III ina
/ hopn oi recovering hoGl =. Early IA tao uri ~
INK two large ilres were Kept burning 10 lglt
M the ruins. hut l4er lics' wrr" found n~uili-
/ ci"nt. md TWO calcium lights were thrown upon
! tho ruins. Much trouble was experienced in
,S riNating on account ui the constant "-,'ure Of
q large volume OF lighted gas. -pasmodicelly
/ lursting up through the bricks and debris VITA
The iu~ur' nee ou the Greenfield factory foois
/ up u tlsl no1 TIC firm estimate their loss at
| from SijOrOo 70 sl7j.Oup.
\. H. Hu. wool broker. 81 Rlrclay street. loses
sao.oi1 nnd is insured for $4,000. There was
ony y gA' salvage.
merrhnNi-, lose sl5. .'p1. amt arr insured tor
'ihe Grocers' Bank is damaged .5ooo in
the upper stories. and u incur, fur tiOOop.
| Bu-in"-, WIS trau-nrt"d yesterday Il, usual.
a.tA ush tie broken pnncs And nJt peen rc-
Thr Welsh Bros. At 253 Grncnwl N sra,,. ov-
ccrfor- tor N" Welsh -tii o-tiuI llr tie -..s
a %. - 81. 7 and ~ Barclay street AZ s'j."J'
oongio .lore En-l n Of g. l'sr '..y sl6eei wa,
b. rf 4 tlf = tFi itN .fF.t 81 i.N