New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02
TIE DEAD.

Digent search yesterday in regard to the persons
reported as missing failed to give any convincing
proof that the number Of those lost by tho
the six mentioned in yesterdays TRIBUNE. -Four OF
these were undoubtedly burned and three Of them
were employed in The ObscrrT printing Office on the
top floor Two of the six lost were killed i'll jump
ing from the building II is possible that two or
three of the seven now reported missing may be
found to have perished III the flames, but the loss of
life will hardly exceed eight or
nine The woman seen by so many persons
at a window, Who fell back into the flames, was un-
doubtedly Miss Rycrson, who was employed by
ThompsoHs Bank Note and Commercial Reporter. One
of the strongest reasons for confidence that the
number of the killed will prove not to exceed
nIne or ten is the fact now made certain that there
was no one on the top floor at the time of the fire
eycept the occupants of The ObsTrT'S composing
room and few workmcn All the wOrkmen es-
caped. Three men employed in the COM
posng-room perishcd, and they were all
who lost their lives on that floor. But it was on
that floor that the wild reports located the supposed
large loss Of life Another reason for believing That
not many were killed is that the inquiries for miss
ing persons have been very few. Following IS the
connletc list Of the dead SO far as now known:
BrIL ELLEN colored, age thirty seven, employed to
take charge Of several rooms in the bulldllg she
was fatally injured by jumping from the top moor, as
stated in yesterdays TRIBUNE she hVed al No. D
Watts-st with her husband and sister Her mother;
brother and son live in Richmond, Va. The mineral
services will take place at a. H. To-Day AT hc Lll'
dertaking store of. Winterbottom sons No. l9i
Spriug-st The interment will be III Pahsade Gene
terry, Weehawken. y. j.
DAvY RICHARD s. single age about forty, lived at East
Broadway and Chatham Square lie was a printer
emulyed The scottish Amcr'cdR, ana died from III
iuTies received in jumping from the fourth story
window. He was an Enslislman and had no rela-
tiOns in this country. The body was taken posses
sion of yesterday by the Rev A. c. Morehonse, of the
Forsyth street Methodist Episcopal Church where
Davy had been on ploDaiiioh; me iuelGl " VII i
CrySIYGnAE. JOSEPH, of No 33I Wsst Twenty-thrdst,
New-York, foreman of The ObSeTrer composing room,
undoubtedly persisted in the taWes as reported. In
Gurcs every place where there was any possibility
OF his having goue failed to elicit any dings OF
him. lie was man, his employers say, who would
have at once found out where they were ana nave
reported to them if he were still living. He ls SAID
to have been OF a very nervous and eXctable TEN
peramcnt, and apt to cse his selfpossession at
times great excitement. These things taken IN
connection with tho bewildeTed state III which lie
seemed to be when last seen and MS age permit no no
TpFIDwAY R0BERT of No. rs Hcury-st.. Brooklyn.
compositor in the employ Of The Obserer is undoubi-
edly dead, as stated in TIE TRIBUNE yesterday,
Every effort has been made to find him, but without
success His brother Francis escaped through his
coOlness and s.l-COntrOl. but with much dlincuIty.
Robert was tweaty-One years old and llyed Win Ills
uARnIS, ALFRED Of Annadale, " j., assstantforeman
children who live at Annadale did not know Of MI.
Uarrs's death until yesterday morning Ills DFotnef'
Abner H. Harris, left the composing room ten
minutes before the fire broke out. lie was at the
ruins yesterday 10 learn when the search ior the
remains OF th0sc burned would begin. He said
there was no doG & that his brother Alfred was
burned as stated in THE TRIBt Ne yesterday.
RYERSOS JOANNA, about forty years OF age. she was
unmarried and was employed as cOmp0atOr on
ThOmDs1n'S Bdltk Note dHd Commercial Reporter.
She was met by the flames in attempting to escape
the composing room on the fourth Moor and
sought refuge III one OF the windows. There she was
again Overtaken by the fire and fell back into the
burning building. She liy ed III Harlem ana 1t Is not
known whether she had any relatives. Her body has
not been recovered. she formerly employ ed on
The brooklyn EG9ie as comp0st0r ana ic" years
ago worked for the Paynes III the building which was
burned