New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-04
THE SEARCH FOR THE DEAD.
WORK AT THE POTTER BUILDING RUINS.
no BODIES YET FOUND-ACTIoY OF THE AUTHOR



Weir. boss carpenter and Mir Moran. len men
began at 10 a. m. and others were employed la'er.
In the afternoon a number Of worknen employ"
on Mt Potter's new buldng in Astorplaoe "'Io
added 70 the force in the ruins making III all DO
corling to Mr. Weir's figures. eishty-IhI6e iaooi''
Mr. Potter visited the and gave dlFec'iO"S 'oi
the removal Of lis safe
Tho work done was confined to the partial re-
moyal of the charred thinkers on the Park-roW Slne'
north of the Fragment Of party wall Whlch Is sun
standing and 10 erecting derrick for use III
handling the iron and heavy masonry. When TINS
is ACCOMPLISHED the men will 6eClN 10 dig az the
park-row side and work back to Nassan-st. They
ceased work at o'clock last night. Ii will take
several days TO clear away the ruins, and it may be
some time before any dead bodies are found No
trace Of any human remains was found Yesterday
A large crowd watched the men, and wben they once
gathered around certain spot IS II they hsd dScoN-
cred something there was considerable excitement
shown lay the Ookcrs-on. The vorkmen, however,
had only discovered some soap. the smell OF which
arrested their attention The cbarrcd tnhers were
piled along the street To the helgh OF several iee'
bur Mr. Potter intends it was said to have them
removed today and cut no into kindiing wood. Inc
fire continues to smoulder among the ruins III many
places. One engine kept a stream of water playing
and two Other streams were used from
hvdrants part of the time TO cool the bricks.
MANY partly burned books were found, which was
taken AS indication that the bodies might not have
been entlIev CONSUMED Several safes were taken
ont, the contents OF which were IN good condhon'
One belonging to 5. NJ. Pettengill s. Co. contained
greeubacks a watch and SOME jewels which vera
uuharmed. Leslie w. Bruce found The bar
rels of his two valuable guns which were
destroyed. There good deal OF un-
favorable comment among the crowd WATCHING.
a J. -, NJ
for the fire. Ex-Budngs Inspector Macgrcgor
saws he made report to the Buildings Bureau
good while ago as to tie condition of the structure
in which he severely condemned it and pointed ont
the danger to hnman life in case of fire; and also
the necessity OF action by the department. This
report. ii is said, never acted on by the FTo
Commissioners. 1t has been suggested that MI
Macrrcgor would be a good W .tness for the Coroner
The jury selected by Coroner Herman met yester-
dav in his Office A few changes were made IN the
original list as some of the men could not
Ex-Mayor Cooper sent letter statin,: that he was
on commission with o. u. Potter, and that there
fore lie did not think re should be on the Jnry inc
list as finally ARRANGED. contained the following
names Jackson Schultz, Ionhcr Mills. hoberI
L. Darragh Marc Eiih .. Andrew Marin, Alex
low, John J. Tucfcr and A. Uhlfeldcr. Coroner
Herman addressed the Jurors IN regard to Their
duty, and sail that he expected fdlly 20 inquire
into the details of the fire which caused inc less
OF 80 many lives The jury Their weui to tho ruins,
and the inquest was adjourned until Monday at u
Fire Marshal sheldon did not continue his inves-
tigation az he Was bnsy with a private case. lie
SAIL he would take more test .m0ny on MOnd ~ an,
on that day he thought he could reach conclusion
as 10 the origin CT ihr hrr. Nr. f"t!er went 10 |
Fire Headquar erS yes crd morning. and was IN
consultation with the Commissioners. Il, declared
his willingness 10 &" to any expense necessary 10 re-
move the bodies from the 7uuS ana submitted 70 tht
Commissioners l's plans for dong the work. Tie
Commissioners assured MIR. Potter that they would
itt all
nan called at the station-louse in the City
Hail Yesterday and announced that lis brother.
George Ioucy. % No ~ MunrOe-st., missing.
lie sometimes went by the name cf Armstrong. he
brother SAID. Al one time he worked ~ the office
o. The Ncr- York OLsrryT. tut his relatives not
certain that he employe there At the tine "l
lhe ire All the "nplJYcs "i me Vac oTF 0'"FrrT
have been med t0r except three whose a. mes
I'VE been pa slshed. IL L. ther lore certain that
IGueV was not cmplOyt' there.
Inquiry was also made ior Jane and Maria
Roach bv their brother, who live, iu Orange
County lie had not seen his sisters four years,
but when he last heard houl them thcy worked ~
William H. Keane OF No. 10 F,rst-st Hoboken,
who was reported missing Yesterday. was employed
Tor SON months Ut u & B4temaHs printing
office, 40. 81 PARK place Tuesday morning ne was
AT his OLD place, but lett ther" az nlut CLOCK ana
has NOS been there since thrn lie tod one OF ms
fellow NuraurU that he Lad OhtGnrd worn IN All
of her office, uut lad MOI where lie Was not
composition, bat simply pr. s. hand. lie was
catcd when hr was last seen ~ the Office OF
The SCOTTISH dmei, an, where II has oecn - d, he
was etpol cG oI tuesday. the iroprle "IA >ad tuat
n such name WAS Known theIe,ahG mat ho ne" iueh
were ,plo, eC' IN that cc when the ire occurred.
Jr. Bat cImau keanr's former employer, sand That
he saw a iuau Tuesday Afternoon III Ann-St that
rcseubicd keaHe. o., 'tc WAS moi positive IhdJ IL
ne. 40 20
ThItd-st., eEG was -avcn py jumping fTcm WIN
dow III The ObSerrc' office, SAID Yesterday:
&" first heard some boys IN NlSsdu-st. cal! hre.
FIRE? inc once boy shouted 'loun oui. iouhei
mo the haii and ,,S smoke rushed faT my cloak
uy ..B | mi I.al
already caught the stairs. oasncd down the
tlst night 81 the next floor, bGJ saw thdt
/ coIIld Vet no further hy tHo stairs,
opened the OF OF The Obscrrer Oic" ana Went IN.
Tuerc were three men there, and one. an Old man
WIN some boo4, III his hand went out rs came u
Tie door. dId not kre On ihe W!nd'" s'iI uht" TIE
Partitions gave ia ANA the hAnts H." almost reached
uy. Irccogulzed N tho street every person wn"m
/ knew. Al tn, uuo everybody an shc crowd
bcloE srethtd 40 be scouting at me. Some B4ti,
n0ld On ; others StIi, jump Finally jumped,
ana AZ, toll that / went tnruugn tue tdTpauhH
mat ,as held foI me. After | iott the window IA
nv descent j remember nothing. Ny eyes were I'M
ncdIdtsly closed. and knew nothing nntIl re-
covered CONSCIOUSNESS. III the music Store IAerc
were hIcmen IN the street wh'H lumte ' So }ou
can Judge Tor yourself al tiJ Iapdlty Win which
the IRE 5, read. 1t seemed terrible long time 10
lue until Jumped
Tue rnIee nlen whom Miss Green refers to ali
saved.
gaze her uaUe Ia the printing Once As kyersOu,
lIlcd ia an atuc room at No l43 uuuson-st Mr,. |
IuIly, with whom s.e llVtd saIU, yesterday Miss
kY4h was q woman WHO sad HOtllng Of her affairs,
Except 10 tell wneIe her mother was living
sn" uld Keep OOu hcaiLn 50 sIIo moved. SIIc
sutd also thai neaith afiectCu DVCauSc she
war;cUIupelird 10 WORK close by steam pipes
Miss ~ IuCked Her door with paddock on the
outside. Iuv door naI not been opened yesterday.
Dr. :. IS. OgI ,mOHd, the manu- actulIhg cneLiIst,
VINO occupied once on The 1OurtD uonT, Wds iUuIId
last evening No. As West Twenty -elsntu-st tIe
WA, III ueu suffering the effects Oi Il Ian, where
a Tribune reporter talked with hun. lie SAID
"lAelU nave been ScyeIdl stores published tndt
some ot my employees were lost III the ire. Inns.
Il IIanI L. had t.Aa4
three Clerks, VINO are au Hight vas "a al my
once THAT uay, ana consequently know nUtuing
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