The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-21
DlSSECTING THE DEBRIS
OF BRooKLYN's AsYLuMAoRRoR
"A score of Corpscs ReOovered-A steamer
sunk Mt New Orleans Passengers
haFed-Joseph shelton sui
oides-Other Mishaps.
IN THE AsYLuM nn1Ns

covered ruins of the burned orphans
asylum, in Brooklyn, searching for the
bodies. Temporary provision has been
made in the various Catholic institu.
tons for the care and shelter of Tho
children.
sGNTEEN BODIES so FAR.
Inc coroner's jury was empannelled
10 day, but tho inquest was adjourned.
me funeral Of tho Victims il to tako
place tomorrow, and the interment is
70 ne III the cemetary of the Holy Cross.
NJ Flat Bush, Long Island. About noon
70 day, when the workmen had almost
cone Uded that there were no more bod.
les buried beneath the debris, thew
came upon group of six more, all Of
Which were burned to crisp. This
| makes sixteen bodies recovered
MORE EXPECTED.
! inc Evening Post says: "Thus far
sixteen bodies have been found, The
| workmen have not yet reached the spot
| underneath the stairs. 1t is believed
that when this spot is reached more
pouIes VIII be found. IL is now esti-
mated that fully twenty-five or thirty
children persisted iu the flames. Thus
far over 100 children are unaccounted
! lor' but II is supposed they are being
cared Tor at private houses.
/ LIKE THE BUoUKiYN THEArER FIRE,
I me brooklyn Catholic Orphan asylum
| IRE increases in horror with the hours.
/ Up tiil 1880 o'clock to-day seven mora
bodies OF tho missing children had been
dug from the ruins; also, the body OF q
man contractor Mcdonald, with "A
iolCe OF IwelVe men, commenced work
/ at o'clock. At 9 O'Clock the workmen
VINO had cleared of tho topot the debris
! IA - l.
! trudlng from behind gnarled and
. twisted piece of iron. It was gently
uisengaged from its holding in
Tho FROZEN MASS
which surrounded il, and he trunk and
HerteDrm OF full grown adult followed.
Ihe less ileshy parts of the body were
burnt To the bones and the intestines
aud spine were chaTed. The left arm
was deep in the frozen mass, aud inves-
legation showed it still retained, in all
It's distortion, a bent form. II olaspol
what had been the neck OF q child. Inc
latter body, from being smaller and not
so well clad, was burned to cinder.
The little trunk dropped from its rest
ing place aud rolled until boulder
stopped Its progress. These Two bodies
were completely recovered: 40 least as
completely as tho flames left
them. These two remains Of humanity
were doubtless all that remained of the
devoted father, who persisted in an at
tempt to save the life of his sick and
maybe crippled and therefore helpless
son. The workmen proceeded. Now
they touk heap of burnt ashes and
sifted them carefully, only to discover
pair OF shoes or some other article of
wearing apparel that had hpen more
fortunate than its owner. Half a square
OF space intervenes between the boiler
and the east wall of tho basement of the
iniirmary that has been silted since II
O'Clock, and the workers proceeded Ia
their task and quickly came upon
TWO LITTLE BODIES
lying together against an iron stanch-
con. The workmen now labOred on and
by | o'clock had unearthed two more
bodies, and by 1880 had expos q two
more eight thus lar to-day, and eigh-
teen all told up to the time stated. The
bodies recovered to-day are In better
condition than those found yesterday
The bodies today, although burned be.
yond identification, are not cremated
beyond recognition as the remains of
human beings. The hip bono aud YER
! tebraS o. an adult person were in the
best state Of preservation. Skulls
had been in most in
stances Diet ched from the bodies.
The corners have not yet been EXAMINED
and unless all signs fail, they are likely
TO hold large numbers of charred
corpses.
= THE REMAINS or SISTER JOSEPHINE
, were viewed by COron,r Hesse and a
jury, and tho inquest adjourned until
, such time ~ shall be fixed 10 hold an
, investigation on all the bodies. The
body of the sister was buried this after
, noon In st. Mary cemetery ut Flushing.
The corpse was followed to tho grave
by the mother superior of st.
Johns home, by several sis
ters and by some relatives.
Arrangements Tor the interments of the
other bodies are not yet made. A part
OF st. Mary's hospital is now being USED
for the homeless children, Missing
children are still being picked up in tho
{ streets.
) ACCOUNTS pIpPER
as to the number of children in the in.
: Urinary at the time of the disaster. The
Mother Superior states that there were
but twenty, while another claims thai
the infirmary had thirty-hvo suffering
4 inmates, There Is no doubt as to where
tho fire originated. Mary Feeney,
who was in the laundry, made u
) statement, in which she reiterated
what she had previously said, that the
smell Of burning rags in tho drying
room was tho first indication of the fire.
viCE-PRBsIDNNr sHANAHAN,
OF tho Orphans society, said to ro.
porter, that the wings and main build
: Ing were not only supplied with iron
[ firo escapes, but had galleries running
their whole length and upon each floor
30 that escape in case OF an emergency
was easy, hut this new building, where
the laundry and bakery were, had
NO FIRE ESCAPE,
and this was where all the lives were
q lost. The gentlemen who had control
. Of the main building were very careful
to adopt measures and plans that would
give the children ample opportunity oil
escape In case Of emergency, but wher
the laundry building was put up IL was
: not intended at the time to use II as 8
hospital, aud consequently ire escapes
were not erected
"Can you tell, Mr.. Shanahan, how
: many children were in the home Mt Tho
time of the flre?'
0 "Yes; tho books show there
I were IA, and OF this mum
/ her we have accounted for 663
which leaves VI missing. All the sister
are accounted for and escaped unin
llurod, except the unfortunate siste
Josephine. In addition TO the sisters
aud there were 81 Of thom, were 80 ct
i PENDANTS, all of whom have been &C
counted Tor. Tho bodies found leave 4
children yet 60 he accounted for. We
/, OF course, hope there are no moro chill
: dren In the ruins, but We cannot tell uu
II til the basement has been cleared"
o RRv. BUGRNE KALoNEY,
y chaplain OF the institution was asked o
u the reporter II the list OF names OF th
a children was IN possession . th
mother superior. lie sAld II va tan