New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-14
DIGGING ~ me RUINS.

WHAT wOEKuEN HAVE FOUND SEARCHING FOR
TIE MogEEiL SAFE.
The Ur,mrn at wor, among the rains OF The Fourth
ave- strcct-car stables wcr. occupied Tor the greater
part of yesterday in throwing down the walls
which had remained standing a, thc eastern end OF
the block. one stream OF water only, and
that from fire plug, was thrown
upon the smoking ruins near EOurth-aNc.
and Thirty .Ird-st. AZ the end whore the lire be-
gan the ruin, were cold enough to permit the fire
mon to wal, Oh them with their ladders aid ropes
used i'm topping over the standing wrecks of walls
aud chmurys. one engine, presenting a bcgrmcd
appearance. in strange contrast 10 the usual bright
looks of such machines still puiird and laborci in
the middle OF the block in Thrty-scconI-st. and
throw streams of water upon the debris OF the ware
house. under which tho lire is still continuing It's
work of destruction.
just back of the rooms in Fourth-ayc.. which
ycr, opened by the throwing down of the west wall
q paug oi men worked all day to recover the ware
hujI-, Office sale. lie surface Ot the runs there was
cold "a deluxe oi water having been kept directed
uIon the spot all of Tuesday and Wednesday, but
Al, Inc WOIkmcH dug down there came a heat up Out
oi ,hr excavation "a from the crater of volcano.
# was a singular search. After the heavy tmbcrS
and the bricks and stones had been re-
I TICngb stratum Of Black cindcrs and
ashes Hlicd with hali-COuSumcd remains of the
articles with which the binding had been cramucd.
Broken china, metallic ornaments. burned iurni-
turc, books, photographs. melted glass and silver
ut.hcrs that told the ruin of vases that once had
drlightcd the eye of disciples of kCramOs-a myriad
of Things 50 changed that their original form
could not be Guessed at, all were thrown
ont of the pit where the eXcayatQrs worked
Curious things were discovered. Vases were
found which through some strange chance
had passed through the irightiul wreck of matter
without beng broken. Cndcr5 and ashes were
melted into their discuOrcd surfaces but there re-
NAMED unaltCrcd the graceful shape and the OTna-
mental designs which deft fingers had raised upon
them when they were ductIle clay. A boz was
found intact and when opened set of silver forks
was found still wrapped in the sIlyorsmith's
tissue paper and engraved to testify the
presents evidently. All find, Of this description
of any value we're taken in possession by Mr. Nor
rclPs men.
Tho reason why this special effort was made to
get at the sale was because upon It's contents de-
ponds knowledge of the list of depOstors
in the warehouse rs well as of Mr.. Nor
rclps insurance. IL was found before night
lying on it's side deep under mass OF rubbish near
the Fourth-ayc. end OF the Ihrty-seCOnd-st build
ing. lis appearance seemed To indicate that IL had
be known till IL IsOpCucd. MI MUroll sad that as
soon a. the sale lifted from It's PIT the W. TX
men would begin TO clear away the ruins from
the safety vaults. lie hoped that by to-day
him 20 satisfy the nqurcrs as to whether the vault
ceilings had with-tOud he fail of the building. lie
Is sill confident that all the property stored III the
vaults J.. unframed by tire and water.
The street car company has almost completed the
temporary stable sheds the lOl north of the LA
quarters at the Madison square Garden and ycster-
dly kept about thirty ears upon the track. Only "A
few horses hitherto uuIccOuntcd Tor were brought
Iii, and 500 arc stu missing.