Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-22
NIGHT DISPATCHES
Further Particulars Of the
Great Explosion and Fire
in New York City.
THE LOSSES AND INSURANCE.

| The number oil ives lost by the Oar
| clay-srr-et explosion and fire ~ still
undetermined, but 1t i believed that
fnily forty bodies now lie buried be
meath the ruins. The removal Of the
debris. which was began at z O'Clock,
has proceeded so TAR that the street u
| clear 10 the outside of the sidewalk in
| front OF the RUNS on the opposite side
walk. Lying under a blood stained
tarpaulin are the bodies of a man and
a boy, which were taken from the
| ruins on the sidewalk this morniDg;
when found, the bodies were lying in
front of the doorway; both bad been
| undoubtedly struck with a heavy stone
| coping, which still lay across the boys
face, which IL was necessary to lit be-
fore the body could he removed. One
body was recognized as that of VIM.
FL. Bradley, of Brooklyn, the other
| probably that of WIN. Bennett I, a news
| nov. Two hundred workman, besides
fir-men, are now digging in lhe ruins,
and a strong police force is needed to-
keep back the great crowds pressing
down upon them. The ruins could
not be more complete than they are,
tor scarcely a fragment of the wall l.
standing, and, indeed, more whatever
IN the ground occupied by the main
building for the space Of about 100 feet
| SQUARE.
To day the mothers, fathers, sisters
| and friends of the wounded and miss
ing lesIeged the pOrter's room at the
New York Hospital, making inquiries
for those whom they sought. ami
pleading for admission. The resident
physician, on duty since Z O'Clock last
evening, deeining 1t quite necessary
FIR the newly arrived inmates, gave
orders to only admit a few of the All
plicants. and directing other TO call
| during the afternoon, whenthe wound
ed would be in a proper condition to
converse. Three of the number have
been enveloped almost from head to
foot in ~bandages, and Two had their
hair burned so close IN the scalp that,
with their swollen and biackened fra-
lures, they resembled negroes.
The Post says: In addition TO about
is missing persons, who's names were
reported to the police last night. there
were reported this morning the names
of Josephine Shepard, of Franklin
street; Augusta Lindner, Filth street,
and John Dunham, Of Brooklyn.
Phillip H~erszebach, engineer IN the
factory. has not been seen since the
ex p~iosiOn; his wife says her husband
on his return from work un Monday
night, told her that one of The lubes IL
the boiler, or some pipe connecting
with it. had burst; that he had spoken
to Mr.. Greenfield. saying that the
break WAS dangerous and might cansr
an explosion If il were not repaired
and that MIR. Greenfield Iold him they
must try To get along with IL as ii was
until Sunday. owing to the pressure
of business. Mrs. Hetzebach said her
husband was greatly disturbed in
mind on ccou oil this, and often re
ferred to it during the week, and say
ing that he was afraid every morning
to 90 10 his work. Yesterday morn
ing, when he left home, he told her he
never expected to see her again.
Hetzsbach was 30 years old, and lived
on Fifty-second street. Two men. wha
rescued two girls, say they had beer
told by the workmen in the starch
room, On the second floor. that the fire
was caused by the upsetting OF a kero
sene lamp in the roorD; they asserted
that finely powdered starch. used in
the manufacture OF gum drops, was
explosive. and that the explosion Was
caused thai way. The following sum
mary includes the names of the prin
cipal losers dnu Insurance.. oTteHIhlH
Il Sons. $3.50. 600; insurance, Sl27 600.
ID. d. Tompkins, SIS 600; insurance,
81 1000. Estate of l.. w. WEIGH. Si2.-
600; insurance. $4,000. Green &
Scherer, $4,000; insured. $1,000; A. q
w. Hittle. $40 600; Insurance, 81. 700.
Liscomb mills. $1,000; insurance. nm
known. w. IL. Montague 81 Co., Sf0,-
0O0; insurance, unknown. A. Rich,
$50. 900; insurance. $50 900. Buildings
81. 81. 50 and 81 are entirely demol.
ished and a total loss. The bodies ol
two girls and a boy were taken from
the ruins this morning.
A Murderer Hanged.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 81.
Henry Norfolk, who murdered his
wife on the 29th OF May, was hanged
to-day. He made a brief address. say
ing: l am here to hang for the iuur
der OF my wife. but my sins are for
given, and, thank God. / am going t.
glory. / have gained the remission o
my crimes. good friends, and i fee
that when life leaves my body, IN,
Savior will lake my soul home will
him. / am going home to glory.