The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-24
SEARCHING IN THE RUINS.
NO MORE BODIES EOrND Nv THE MIR
CLAY STREET FACTORK
Sundays Work Watched nv Large and
Intcrcued Multitude - Uncertainty ~ 10
IdcntI ntIon Of the Discoxcrcd HcnmIns.


Intercsed Multitude Uncertainty ~ TO
Identification of the Discovered Rcmnins.
Tho police lines were removed from Bar
clay street yesterday morning. and. for the first
time, spectators were allowed to approach tho
ruins Of Greenfield & Sons candy factory.
Masses OF earth. brick. and other debris had
been piled six feet high from the gutter for u
hundred feet or moro I'm front Of the burned
buildings and the passageway through tho
street was on the south sidewalk only. Police
on 'crs. stationed ten feet apart. compelled the
throngs that gathered carly to move on, and all
day long curious persons pushed past one an
other in two steadily moving streams. jostlng
and treading and elbowing. With eyes intently
fixed on the smoulderng pile. they gave no at
tcnton to their steps. SO narrow was the pas
sageway that all who wished to 20 through 1t
could not do so at once and throngs gathered
waiting their turn that reached far up Barclay
street and long way in College place. on tho
one side and down Barclay and along Green
witch street on the other. Tho police with dln-
Guilty kept them moving after once they had en-
tered the passageway. The number Of persons
who viewed the ruins was many thousands
Work that had ceased at midnight was re-
sumed at A. NJ. Thirty men. with picks.
shovcls and whecbarrows. removed debris
from the cellar Of the Greenfield store to tho
street They were under the supervision Of
some member OF the firm. who in turn was in
structcd by representatives Of the Fire Depart
mont. Some one Of the Greenileds has watched
every movement OF the men from the first. Tho
nrcmen say that this watchfuness is because
the owners expect to find valuable papers and
money Tho cellnr IL filled 10 "A height of nbout
| twenty five feet with brick and charred timber.
| The work 81 removing II was begun close 10 tho
sidewalk; the men, digging down TO the bottom
OF the cellar and then working toward the rear
wall Sufficient progress had been made by IL
o'clock TO form trench parallel with the street
nnd extending across the cellar of the width Of
about ten feet. 1t was then proposed by tho
Groeniods that the workmcn throw the debris
but the FIRE Department officials decided that
enough had not been removed to permit Of such
acoursc. and work went on ~ usual. OF neces-
sity II proceeds very slowly, the men being re-
CURED TO wheel their loads long distances down
Barclay street.
Work ceased at 5 o'clock. The throngs disap-
pcared, and the passage was comparatively
clear; Nevertheless. a string Of persons con
gRted Sy re b% Of cSarred III tmber s agT
planks just in front 81 what used to be the en-
tranccto the Greenfield store. The guard OF pc.
iromen TO two. Streams Of water through two
lengths OF hose from hydrant fell on the rear
OF the ruins. Smoke rose in light splrals
through half dozen orilces. and cast shadows
that danced on the blank walls behind.
=, No more bodies We're unearthed Yesterday. al.
though II is reasonably certain that seven rest
in the ruins. the following named persons. who
were known to have been III the building. being
yet missing;
Dronen Albert aged IL, Of SIS Fnh street
Giroch. Thomas J aied a. oi % orchard street
kerber. john. aged ~ Of 96 Orchard street
kruncry, Albert. aged -. of ~ Avenue H.
krumerN. George, agcd l6. of ~ Avenue Il
shepherd, Jos phinc. AGED - nj rs Franklin street
STARK. william, aged 20 OF 3lI Fifth street
The funeral services OF William II. Bradley
one OF the dead Of the disaster. were held yes
terday by the Rev. Martin Somerville in the
Church OF the Evangel. Greenpoint Mr.. Brad
ley had boon clerk OF the church. and one Of the
trustees. The edifice could not contain Il fourth
OF the persons who sought admission.
II was believed that the body found at the
door Of the boiler room was that Of the engi-
neor; but Mrs. Hertzberger late on Saturday
night. went to the Morgpe and viewed the re-
mains. The clothing showed. in the crcascs,
the original color. These Mrs. Hertzberger cx-
amined infinitely. She said that her husband
had no such clothing. Some OF tho buttons re-
maincdi and she declareed positively that they
did not belong Ia him. The supposition now is
that ~ il the body Of the fireman.
Mary Jane Gris.sh went 10 the Norguo in tho
afternoon and identified thu body taken from
the ruins rs that Of her husband. Thomas
Joseph Grisish. aged % who WIS the second
foreman 81 the gum department. She said she
recognized him by buttons and patches on tho
remnants 81 undrrcluihina,. Much doubt IS en-
tDrtalnea ot her Judgment. however. GrisiSh
Ma "a large man while the body 10 that OF u small
one.