The New York herald., 1877-09-09
BURIED IN RUINS.
SEARCHING AMONG THE RUINS OF THE THIRTY
FIFTH STREET FIRE-TuE WORK PROGRESSES

SEARCHING AMONG THE RUINS OF THE THIRTY
FIFTH STREET FIRE-TuE WORK PROGRESSES
sLowLY-No BODIES FOUND YET.
Mayor Ely's timely action in employing sixty Eve
men to excavao the ruins OF Hales factory search
Of the bodies OF the missing workmen met with gen.
eral commcndation. The owner of the burned build
ngs MIR. Hale, absent from the city timc of
tho opnagraon aud his present whereabouts still re.
mains n mystery outside OF his own Immediate circle
OF friends That Mr.. Hale finds it convenien. to re-
main away seems but a natural suppositon IN view
of the fact that all inquiries concerning his present
abode Is met on the part OF his relatives
and friends by significant silence
embarrassing evasion of all direct information tho
subject which plainly expresses their desire to
ceal the truth. Mayor Ely's brigade went work
with a will on Friday afternoon and cleared
enclosed within the west and walls of the old
factory fronting on Thirty-s'xh street, wnere II
supposed tho bodies most Likely to be found
The search, however, did not result tav0rably.
AT seven O'Clock yesterday morning as the gang OF
men employed ny Mayor Ely was about rcsumng
work, Mr.. Stone and Mr Vanderbilt put an
appearance, followed by twenty-five labor.
crs who replaced the who a.
ready at work clearing away the debris.
Mr. Stone explained that he had received instructions
IRON MIR. Hale, who had been but recently informed
OF the fire, TO make strenuous cnorls to discover. If
possible, the bodies OF the missing worknen. The
aborcrs in the employ Of tho city turned out of
the trenches they had formed on the preceding day
and Mr. stones laborers at took their places
Tho men worked steadily all day, but owing to the
mountain OF brick and debris which they had to re.
move, and .hcir Insignificant numbers their progress
was painfully and aggravangly SLOW They cxcavatcd
that portion OF the old iactory from tho wall as
i,,nn bri ckg pude that hadn
;ne centre yard Of The main building.
At tho time of quitung WORK The men had ap
preached 10 the northeast wing OF the Thiity-sSth
street entrances, over which number OF varnishcrs
were employed At tho time The hre broke out IL
directly over this spot on the third story mat Albert
Lee was last secn alive by the workmcu who had but
Just escaped from the burning building. when they
reached The sidewalk they saw Lee struggling NJ the
window, as II he was becoming suilocated IRON the
SMOKE q nd was bewildcrcd what 10 do they called
to hum louily TO jump from the winGow TO The side
walk but rs the lameB rapidly surrounded him he dis
appeared 10 be seen no more IL IS, therefore, expected
inat the semicrcie OF bricks IS narrowed TO-
day around the northeast wing that al least the oody
OF poor Lee Will be found.
The list of the missing is narrowed down TO six
namely, Albert Lee and Nicholas MaDg Tcigs, Grab,
Kumbngcr and Bisch-all varnsncrs IN the employ OF
Contractor John HarteII The relatives OF several OF
these missing VISITED the scene OF tho ruins yes
cray aud express concern that the WORK should pro-
cress so slowly. The latDer OF John kumbingrr, a
shoemaker In avenue A. has haunted the runs daily
since the fatal day OF inc coDiagraon. The old man
gropcs around subdued, dsconsolate way, pcering
among the smouidcring bricks MS II he was OF tho
ion that scrutiny would result in the discovery
Of mis- lost son. Occasionally no goes away Tor short
time, Dut when ho returns no makes anxious
,nau,rles of the first person he meets II
his sons body has yet been found and when answered
In tire negative, the nomcntary animation when the
passing calls forth ladies from his carcworn
countcnance, and hc rclapses into bis disconsoate
mopng around The .fated runs. II tnc finding oi
b,s sons remains lett 10 the excrtion OF the present
uadcauatc force OF laborcrs tho old
will havo 10 indefinitely possess mis- soul In patience
II Is ageravatng TO see mere handful 0l men at
piinu In 4
when ANXIOUS relatives have boon hourly expecting
or the las, six days that energetic measures would be