New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-29
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

.uv r~ctNrrRs BODY FOUND IN BAROiAh-0i'-
PRESSURE FROM An ADJOINING BullDlN" ~
IuFvFp TO HAVE CAUSED THE AcclDENl--i'N
rlRE MARstAL's INVESTIGATION.
Tho remains of a man were found IN the
.s,r,. ~ No C3 Borclayst. yesterday morning, about
II O'Clock They wcte ncar the west Wsl ana S''",
,h,t, foot from the entrance. Although charrcd beyond
all recognition around tie waist were round pa'ohs VI
paercotbine and few shreds Of llue oyeralls vhich
were identified by Mrs Philip Herzhachor NJ parts oil neI
husbands clothing The remains were taken 10 l's
,t,pc Digging was also continued IN the rear OF the
COLLEGE place building. IN the hope OF discoveries 'lo
bodv Of Josephine shepherd who was last seen gong W
that direction This was done AT the mothers request
The following the accepted theory OF me aiS's
ter aud Fire Marshal sheldon thinks that all the known
facts co 10 establish H. No 81 Barclayst m the upper
lofts Of which were stored 100000 pounds OF "oo
was higher than No 60. Grocnded's establishments In
turp No 90 was two stories higher than No. 90 Inc
walls appear 20 have been poorly p"i.''
and ab Ne the second floor were lot more
,bot twelve inches thick. IL il believed
that the heavy weight wool pushed ont Of place 5e
west wall OF No. Gl and tho east wall oI 30 %, an" ~
Al he y.nce shove that that wall aud part OF the
Tpper foni Of the building fe frs The flames are ~
iens'g 20 SsS 70 me poTdsra starch and the motto
pepers The damage done 10 the bulldlnEs GeIoss Sc
80 bri, eprcar 70 have fallen at the same time Mel
an Greenfield said hc knew nothing about weakness u
The Fire Marshal continued his examination yesier-
day Nicholas Wolfe porter tosuhed 20 ii,e a UiT
me oil was stored m The vault OK me con- tt pace
bni1uc A. the time ~ the accident, wolfe was sld-
iue Inn the Barcny-st store. lie heard great hoise'
which seemed io come fIOm above. The Ctllhs ncS"h
- como down. Then al was d'rk .
Ths test mony Of Hermann Bake. the inacunlst was
substantially as follows: he va" on h,a "S5 , S1M
efars frou the upper h0or ~ thC CocLi ACE bfiu-'
and l,.,,d r. noise like the falling of chimney %" ,c
roof Rrturlug To the room "a Nh'ch ne WulA,u' lh @
rear Of he ulrcr Moor, .c io.h.d on ~" -. 80
fIrp IfrfI0
side OF Grteuncld's store, and lover tLan H. lnese
roofs covered With rue1isi bic,s ana i.o's,
niterwafd. when he had gone down to taFcal ST.
the machni-t noticed that tc west Vel hhH tai,n .
~ mont vili Was down. Alter oodinc ont tho rear
iudpws Bake warned some itllO"-w o. Sli,n' 'i,t
descended 20 The Cocccpace store ana ooaedin9 lhe
Barclay-st room This wa ON hre on We ".i i.
Bake knew Tho engineer U'' dd nol t'lA
drank. hut considered linn core IA ~ Inc tltlleeI
had the horizontal uo leading if0in tie furnace ecteu
every weeks. Bake lever hctiH that an, 1iln-
I'm the bUfldinC: in thr tIiTd l"it ana eng w
the upper lrit OF thc Bdica'%t 0-lItmeh'' an 'Hc
men ana was kept even % tte MOST TRIVIAL l'l cu
lie steam ,paiatus Bake had shut OF The gas al each
meter v Urn the Ilm began go USE Kerosene L+ DISCO
nccicd le pipes md had put caps ON ali ne "G'SS o.
iu. Was quito si.alI. When 20 various lh'a H' ''u
sfSoI ON he roof he had t,lt 90 slaEy.
lnbu carry. p foreman ~ tuc basement IN College
Ilufu vas at work iu Dis department. auhgSt "HO'''C
t.. b. noticed tist tic verified shaft which ran nv. a
The Junction o. te budn-s a. lar as Tue ionl'" nvV
SANE iinc carry rotccd fire and smoke coming along
The cciiug from Barclay-st . - c.,
Ice .,Iece ,-f. m Tire EIrCuy-t store, when ne no
tiro slight pois, lk, Jhe explosion OF lamp ana IN
medat. Dis after r beard great crash 4I'i th 80 80
ing Began tumble, ana tongues o. lame hol ot ON
The cgnirg principally ou the cist Flh' IntpS was 10
rush a.I dud mo- uphtata' az ile moor inc V''lS
e,ul.l down. aud tll room became dark The GC>t OF
Wh.n Far cs gUt into Barclay nc noticed mat tue
upper Zoos, li so. bJ were hanging Gown losttA't'