New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-11
DIGGING IN THE RUINS.
o,,,, ro,-vn nr,DIy ITS CRADLE.

IyGs-sHTKING MRS. HILLS pA"i -r,e
rIoNs FOR TIE FUNERAis-lhN
JURY. ,so ruins in
The search in the tenement house runs ,l,
c. - ,vas resumed by large force OF "oIA,
,,ostordov morning Their efforts were u.leo'0"
=. .bo r,covery of a missing child OF the nm i''
~, biob gas thought to be not lar rom 'no spy
xybarc its mother was found on WeuloSu"y
100, The rnins looked much the same 'ls vi 'n0 ""'
&c tho accident For half block South llh-"N0'
- th;cklv strewn with the debris which the sap
ners in their hasty search had thrown out OF '''e
xyov INTO the street. Large sheets OF cruhpleu anu
,arccd tin roofing straw mattresses with their con-
tents bursting out broken chairs and tables pieces
of soiled carpet pillows, bed-clOthes, wearing APP
rarel nieces of partition walls broken pieces OF
scantlng fragments of timbers and boards "oie
all together in confused heap. Lying IN the dlr'
of the street was a broken drum which had Deeh
the TOW of one of the little boys taken out dead Al
though much of the debris from the ruins themselves
had been removed there remained huge pileS VI
brick and mortar. intermlxed with tmoer' id'hS
broken furniture and household goods temporary
nrops rested against the ragged wall OF the adJoih
ing building. which, with its torn cornices ana
corners. looked ready to tumble down on silshV
provocation. ,
AT an early hour crowds of people began to throng
,bos;dewalks near the scene of the disaster. The
scanned TO invest the spot with las
cinstion that those living i'll the neigh
borbood could not resist, and many
stood watching the progress OF the work for hours
There were almost as many sight-seers as on inc
day before. They thronged the pavements anu 'no
streets and took possession of sto"ps ana door"dSs
and everything that would Give them an eleYa'ou
postion The Italian women living III the adJaceh'
streets were not long in displaying their tendency
10 pounce on the fragments OF timber ana po'iu
taken from the wreck These depredatlons were
made when the policemen had their backs turned
od some luclv old cgones would escape with their
plnnder But for the most part they were
snrprised by the police and forced to I'M
load. much to their disgust. This preda-
torv warfare was kept up all day. The undertakers
sbon in Sprng-st., two blocks away was also an
object of morbid curiosity. Women and girls pressed
around the doors and peered through the windows
although they could see nothing.
Not long before noon the wOrkmen were rewarded
nv finding the corner of cradle popping from I'M
der n mass of debris. 1t seemed reasonably certain
that tbe missing child would be found III it, and the
men renewed their energy hcavy beam was lala
hare which was resting on the cradle ana plnhlhs II
down. When this was raised by means OF levers the
tiny form of the baby was discovered lying on It's
side with its head on the pillow if in Sleep 1t
had put it to bed the night before the
disaster. 4 police captain put in his hand and
lifted the dead child out, and 1t was taken 10 iHe
undertakeT's shop TO be washed ana IItSSeg. i ms ms
Completed the search for bodies, as all the inmates
of both houses were accounted for. some however,
coniectured that persons passing along le siueWaik
in South Fifth-aVe. might have been buried Deneal II
Tho falling wall as much of it toppled into the
street But the testimony OF eyewltnesSes goes
against this theory, they assert that the sidewalk
So far as could be learned the persons injured
were doing well yesterday. Mrs. HILL VINO pore
herself so 6eroically the day OF the rescue mao 1e6
nj - New-Y0rk Hospital the same night, at $3.50
o'clock. As she did not seem TO IAN iOI soNeral horS
after her reception at the hospital hopes were en-
teTtained of her recovery, although II was feared
that she was suffering from severe internal
injuries. A quarter OF an nonr OeioI9
her death she was seized with cQnvulslons ana deu
In an unconscious condition. her huspanu, VINO
was taken TO the hospital from the ruined building
with an injured foot recovered sufhcently YES
,na;InSd Sreman who was taken to Bellevue Hos
pital was said to be improving, and IT. IS thou8hI
that he will be ont in day or two; All the injured
members of the Bold family and Mrs. Bdeder, were
reported to be much improved.
Mr. Saville, the 1Ower-makeT, When asked 10 re-
late his experience at the time Of the disaster re-
pliel: "Tnore was not a moments warning. BeiOre
n thought could be taken there was a trembling OF
the building, followed by great CRASH. mere whS
have been useless. The falling ceiling ana
roof earned me down INTO darkness So ana nc.
found myself buried under pieces OF Taffers I'm
roofing and Jagged pieces of laha, and all covered
with dust Resting right over me was large piece
of timber that held mp the debris above me pre-
to reach me that could breathe Nheh was
released sought my wife, whom found at neigh
, eors my o,t and sent to St. vncents Hospital
81 was Standing in the kitchen" said Mrs. Saville
ard before knew it | was pitched right through
tie wall into the yard. So suddenly was throw
out that did not know what was haP tPondg on Iei
feet inst as had alighted. with bricks ana piece
OF boards tumbling down around me-. w9mai
living III the house III the rear saw Inc III my hSlp
ess condition, and helped me through window
into her house. can't tell you how happened u
aight on my feet, Just went, flying through IN
AIRS Bold was also seen. Her face was badl!
bIased and scratched and she hWPed as she Talkee
One Of her arms was 10 SING When ashor - %o
Frances KNAPP and sister had Lot got up YET ana m
lutte brother was in the washr0om had tol'
Johnny to 90 out for some bread ana ne was gotlll
with NV baby in my arms All at ono
there was great crash; WI, men sa l t d1'
nv baby was not killed did not care SO much 10
myself. As soon as tho men came hanueq my cill
ont To one of them and then in half an houf lhe
took the timbers that pinned ine down so so tnat
cCuld not move off me. and took Inc out. My slste
Theresa was not hurt very much, except Delhg Gu
about the head and face. My mother was louh
dead only few feet from her, though she dld no
seem 10 have been much bruised by the fall"
At the undertakerS SHOP pEep oh VII of wbic
Man friends uf the stricken families called at In
shop and we're allowed 10 look at the bodies. Coro
ner Herman and jury also viewed the bodies an
burial permits gwen. Mrs knapp ana JON
Knaup, her son, will I've buried this morning al
O'Clock, the funeral taking place at st. Aiphons0
Church which is almost opposite the scene OF Tn
catastrophe. The funeral of Minnie Sayllle
the artificial fowermaker's little daughter vii
take place at No Ga Varickst. this afternoon, ant
the body will be buried in the Lutheran Cemetery
Mrs Rndolph's body will be taken to the cemeter.
from the undertaker's; and also the body OF JON
Thompson, the cOloTed nan. The body OF Mrs
day night was taken to the house Of her parents II
West Fourthst., yesterday. Her two dea
children are also there, and tie funeral Will ProD
ably take place there tomorrow; p.,,
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