The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-13
rwo HORRIBLE uoLoCAUsTs
,,r.ser Parsscuiar~ Of shc Gibson
ssrticsi and vienna Victims
,u,n,as the Charred Ccrp-ee and CARING
for che ssrvivors-rhe Rins-rheetre
victims are Probably 1000.

Tho tOll0WlnK ouuttiOnA pHhCullIs ol
.hs recent horrors in Pennsylvania and
!, Vienna are condensed from the New
York Herald;
p,TrSsuRG. PA, December il.-Thus far
friends Of the dead have appeared 10
'l,,p, the remains, except brother OF
Michael Kennedy; but as the bodies We're
Snrned beyond recognition, he was unable
:, ;dentisy his brothers remains. The
s,.ekened and charrcd bodies Of the men
,.bo had met their death in the flames were
'n,wcd 10 lie where they fell. and the burn
10 enl,ers Of the building continued 10
consanle what was left OF all that had few
MOI, hours before been full OF life and
bssllh. The burning straw and clothing
:, ,hc time the Coroner and the Jury went
- ,be acenc were piled upon Che bodies,
md The trunks OF the victims were still
bgrainc. and not soul to remove them or
'.,mpletely cxtinguish the fire.
:. Look there said one OF the by-
tender. In an audiblc-toncd whisper. The
,srf, booked and behold most horrible
srsrtack. In the northeast corner OF the
he Of The building there was a tangled,
,ai.ts<l, and confused mass of blackened
ss.h. with here and there white, fire.
b.eiched bone protruding. Under the
s,riui mass were the remnants Of straw
iod. which were -tlll smouldering. and
me chill winds that swept up the river ear
lid the uuSayory odors to the nostril>.
INV God, this Is frightful :" said one
Of the party.
GIVE us 4 helping hand" said Coroner
Hone. and rolling up his sleeves. he began
he work Of disentanglng the charrcd
bodies from the broiling, sizzling mass.
CREEATRD VICTIMS.
The hrst taken out was nude, black
ened body. The skull was calcined. the
ae.h on the face and arms was completely
burned away-the latter at the elbows
The lgs were consumed at the knees, and
The bones Of the upper portion OF the legs
were sticking out and crumbing TO ashes.
The trunk was twisted and blckened, but
intact. The skull Of the second body was
completely bare, and the right side Of the
skull was crumbled away and the brain
.hriyelied 10 a crisp. The heart and
hmg> we're consumed and the verte-
brr exposed, while the lower limbs
were gone. The third body was 1.
blocking sight. The skull was burned to a
cjnder; one arm was completely gone,
while he iieshless bones OF the other, with
The fingers locked in conyulsive clutch,
were indicative Of supreme agony at the
moment Of death The skull OF the fourth
BODY was separated from the trunk and
picked up in pile of dfbriS some feet
away. The hearts and lungs were cx-
posed. while the arms and legs had been
burned of. The fifth and sixth bodies
were beyond recognition and fastened to-
geiher in q confused mass OF blackened flesh
md crumbling bones. The seventh body
was stripped OF nearly every vestige Of
aesh. and the skeleton crumbled away
on being touched. The eighth body
Was armless and leglesS. and the trunk
one hall consumed. The ninth body was
hsif burned, but the heart and lungs and
intc,iines were whole aud Only ScOrched.
The entire skull, with the exception OF the
isce bones, had been burned away. II pre-
.entcd the appearance Of mask Of death.
Coroner Hope then gathered n pile OF small
hi, 0i bone with shTcds OF flesh hanging
10 them, and all were placed in two rough
boxes. and tonight brought them 10 the
city. Living near one OF the bodies, en-
velupcd in what looked like the pocket OF
p coat. were found three tin types, which
were hardly distinguishable at first sight,
but by holding them up TO the light, shaded
by the hand, the features OF finc-loOking
msn Were discernable.
RECOVERED PORTRAITS OF THE DEAD.
The pictures were shown TO Mrs. Me-
Even, who with her husband kept the
boarding shanty. She instantly recognized
them a. being those Of james Curran, who
she said was most exemplary young man.
Ne had the pictures taken only last week al
photograph gallery in this city. lie wa
about twenty years OF age and well liked by
hi, fellow-workmen. john Connors Wa,
also young man and was greatly esteemed
by her on account of his steadineSS. Jerry
Uanley had 800 saved up out OF his hard
earned wages, which was consumed
along with hi, charrcd and blackened
body. The name OF the man who
went back up stairs for his valiSe
was John Doyle. He had almost reached
the front door. when ne must have been
suilocated. and nothing was left to tell the
tae OF who he Wa. Mrs. McEwen said
she wa positive il was John Doyle, a. she
saw him run back into the buring building.
Had be- not gone back he would have been
saved. a. at first he escaped unhurt. Old
Mr.. McEwcn thought his daughter was in
the ,hanty and rushed in 10 save her, hut
Mr.. McEwen had managed TO get her out,
and she was found sitting outside on box
with shawl around her almost frightened
out Of her senses. MR.. NlcEwen pulled
her husband out, and she says had she been
moment later he would have been sulio-
Gated and met the same fate rs the uniOrtu-
nate boarders. Everything the McEWen
family owned was destroyed.
THE LAMP DID IT.
several o. the men who escaped state
ihe explosion OF the lamp Il the correct
theory of the origin OF the fire, a. they
heard the loud report before the flames
could De seen.
Al the West Pennsylvania Hospital last
nigbt the poor unfortunate victims OF the
horrible affair were resting as easy rs their
minftil injuries would permit. The hos
p,al physicians are doing all in their power
for the unfortunates.
The Vienna Victims.
VIENNA, December 1.-THE vienna OH
cal report. published This afternoon, says
That the number Of persons recorded aS
missing. including those identl1ed ana
hose not identified. i oil. The list Is not
yet COMPLETE. and the grand total may be
placed az 1000. The bodies were trans
ported to-day 10 Fricdhoi for interment To-
morrow. Some victim, of the Jewish iaith
gerc bnried this morning. The 1uneral
ceremonies will take place tomorrow al
noon. Clergymen Of the Catholic, Evan,
gellcal, Greek, and Jewish confessions VIII
ofieate. The Vienna Manner-Gcsang
leFein will chant q requiem over the grave.
FUNERAL PREPARATIONS.
After an animated controversy rs 10
whether The funeral Of the victims OF the
theatre fire should have the character Oh Il
public demonstration, the Common Coun-
I'll finally decided against procession
The bodies will be quietly transported 70
'he Central cemetery, where the funeral
srlioes will be celebrated on Monday WIN