Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-02

SCENES AMONG THE RUINS.
and Workers all Min
gled Together.
FROM SISTER CITIES.
Charleston and Augusta Express their
Coincidence.
A forest Of chimneys. towering among
the smOulderlne ruins Of 1amacraW
burned district. d moving throng Of curl
ous sigbt-seers. hundreds Of sad-faced ne
groes picking among the debris Of their
ruined homes. here and there policeman
and knot Of wOrkmeu eXcavating for
the bits Of crumbIing bone and fragments
0f charred flesh. which told the fate OF
eight lives. were yesterdays sad evil
dences Of the pitiless desOlatiOu entailed
by Wednesdays terrible cOn1agratlOn.
W hen an attache Of the MORNING NEWS
starf entered the deSOlate di strict early
yesterday morning the scenes were 50
varied aud so constantly changing as 70
almost beggar description.
Within the ruins Of the warehouse COro-
ner >heftall was conducting search ior
bodies and trinkets which might lead 70
their identification. He was watched IN
his operations by hundreds Of eyes whose
owners were forbidden by the police TO
approach closer than the other edge Of
the crumbling wall. In other parts Of
the district fremen and civilians united
in demOlishing lettering chlmneys which
ieopardiZed the lives of ali who might ap-
pr0ach them. Sometimes two or three
chimneys fell simultaneously with
Niagdra-lize crashwhich stampeded every
body within hearing. scores Of men, wO-
men and children were gathering twisted
bits OF scrap iron. which once We're
valued parts Of family cooking stoves.
20 be sold for plttance
as junk. The sites upon which the small
tradesmen OF the town had had their
stands. possessed a peculiar fascination
for the negroes. many Of whom searched
among the debris for hours in the vain
hope Of finding money. which was re-
ported as left In the till when the
fire became the stores only customer.
The ruins Of Daily's grocery on the
corner OF Farm and Mill streets were a
noticeable rendezvous for Youthful adj
venturers Of this sort and considerable
quantity Of small coins in a mutilated
state rewarded the gamins for their search
in this particular spot. In many lOcall-
ties where the houses were built OF wood
entirely there was scarce a vestlge Of
debris left uncOnsumed. but where the
structures were Of brick the scene was
just the opposite. some queer freaks
Of the flames were noticeable. the one
near the corner of Farm and Joachim
streets. where the fire played leap-frOg
over three small wooden structures and
seized on the fourth and resumed its
sweep. being particularly worthy Of note.
Al Tynau's factory and the electric light
works the iron work is twisted in all man
ner Of fantastical shapes, and was the
object of a deal of interesting study. De
spite the desOlatiOn Of the scene several
of the losers have already signifed their
intention of rebuilding Immediately,
among the number being Mr.. lyman,
who. although expressing himself as set
back 10 where he was fourteen years ago.
l. nevertheless possessed Of an ineXhaust-
able amount of indOmitable pluck.
Though the search for the remains Of bod
les was not prosecuted throughout the
entire day yesterday ii viii be resumed
this morning. and il Is feared that it Will
result in swelling the death list by at
least TWO or three additional names
DISCOVERY OF THE BODIES.
At $50 o'clock Coroner SheftalI. assist
ed by a number Of cOlored men. resumed
search for the remains Of those who per-
ished i'm the ire. His examination of ruins
was confined 10 the cotton warehouse and
was unremittingly continued until about
g O'Clock in the afternoon. when he was
taken quite i'll and was driven to his
home. Near the Lumber street or rear
door 10 the warehouse the remains of
James Cash were discovered and posi-
lively identified By means of a twO-bladed
pocket lrtIif1. Tho handle OF the IustIu-
ment was Of ivory. but this material had
been DESTROYED by the heat SO. that only
the brass bearings and the blades and
rIyets remained. one Of the blades was
comparatively large, the other was broken
a little at the point.
Somewhat nearer the door were the re-
mains Of Aleck Monroe. cOlOTed. near
where COston's were found. The trunk Of
his body was partially protected from the
flames by the iron work Of the door.
which. in falling inward. was warped by
the heat % as 10 form a barrel-shaped COW
eriuE over the remains. Near him was
fOInd the key 10 this door, which COstOn
had sent for when il was found that the
party must make their escape on that
side. COstJn's remains We're identified by
a bunch of small KEYS and a piece of
silver supposed 10 have been the case TO
the watch that he wore. Monroe was
about 80 years Of age and unmarried, and
formerly lived in or near Augusta The
remains Of the cOlOred woman, Green.
and OF another cOlOred woman. whose
name Is unknown. were found a few feet
distant. The remains Of two other men
were Identified by articles which they
had on their person. Their names are
Adam Rogers and Edward Houston, the
latter married man. who leaves a wife
and two children. Houston was en-
plOved at CaSey's brick yard, and
when the IRE originated was at the
warehouse doing a small piece of
work. Or. Sheftall had all these remains
placed in boxes and taken to the mOrgue.
L. % arHs a-rrn
near Pine, Mr.. Michael Hanley identified
the remains Of Polly Williams, an aged
negress. who lived there and was cotton
picker.
The Coroner also found the bones Of
other persons within the warehouse.
but it Is not known who the parties
We're He hopes 10 learn enough at the
inquest TO identity them, and he proposes
to continue the search in the warehouse
this afternoon and tomorrow until he
shall be satisfied that the remains of all
who persisted in the warehouse have been
found.
THE INQUEST.
The inquest was called at the mergue
at O'Clock. when the following named
gentlemen, composing the jury, appeared
and were sworn:
.. Z. Ravens. foreman: q. L. Lord, {.
Z. ROssignOl, L. II. Cassel. VI. c. Muir
ply. d. :. Habersham, VI. F. Gibson, \.
IL. CASTOR. John Wilson. {. Jones. f. NJ.
Williams. NJ. kraus.
The jury reviewed the remains, but as
the Coroner was quite sick the inquest
was adjourned until to-day at l. O'Clock.
BY permission of the Coroner the remains
of James Cash, Edward Houston. Moses
CostOn and Adam Rogers were removed
from the mOrgue for interment. The
first mentioned was buried Yesterday.
Friends and acQuaintances of those whose
remains have been found are requested to
be in attendance at the mOrgue this morn
in at II As O'Clock.
FEEDING THE FANIIsHING.
one Of the most pathetic scenes Incl
dent to the great cOnflagratiOn, was the
feeding Of between 100 and 1880 fam
ishing people in the basement of the
market. from to II O'Clock yes
terday morning. The announcement
i'm the News that the sufferers
would be succOred at that hour and
place. served 10 collect a crowd several
hundred strong, long Def re the time
pieces bespoke the opening of the feast.
They were mostly cOlOred people. but a
few white faces, sprinkled here and there
among the thrOng, told that negroes were
NOT the only sufferers. Many of the crowd
r-ara scantilv clothed. and nearly an
were chilled and shiyering as result of
sleeping in the open air on the bare
ground without other protection than
small wood fires and the scanty bedcloth-
inr which thew had rescued from their
burning dwellings. Among the number
We're many who were bowed down with
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