St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-22
THE BROOKLYN HORORR.
Eight More Victims Resurrected
From the Ruins Of st. Johns
Asylum.
The Work of Clearing Away the Fro
zen Debris and the CHASTITY Sights
Being Unearthed.
All the Children Accounted For But Forty
six-Seyeral Fires Reported From
Other Places.


theatre ERE the Brooklyn Catholic orphan
asylum grows in horrors with the hours. Up
to 1880 p. N. to-day seven more bodies Of
the missing children have been dug from
the ruins, also the body Of = man. Contrac-
tor Mcdonald, with force Of twelve men,
commenced work at six o'clock and
their picks and croEbars made no
unnecessary disturbance Of the piled
up mass OF warped iron, charred
timber and frozen mud that lay on the floor.
At o'clock the Workmen, who had cleared
of the top Of the debris, noticed section Of
thigh bone proiruding from behind piece
of iron. It was gently disengaged from its
holding in the frozen mass that surrounded
II, and the trunk and vertebra Of a full
grown adult followed. Less feshy parts Of
the body were burnt 10 the bones, and the
intestines and spine were charred. The left
arm was deep in the frozen mass, and inyes-
LEGATION showed il still retained in all its dis
tortion Z bent form. The latter body, from
being smaller and not so well
clad, was burned 10 cinder. The
little trunk dropped from IFS resting
place and rolled until boulder stopped its
progress. The two remnants Of humanity
were doubtless all that remained Of the de-
voted father who persisted in vain Efforts 10
save the life Of the sick aud maybe crippled
and therefore helpless son.
The workmen proceeded. Now they took
a heap OF burnt ashes and sifted It carefully
only 10 discover a part OF a shoe or some
other article Of wearing apparel that haG been
more fortunate than its owner. The half
square Of space that intervenes between the
boiler and the eastern wall Of the basement
Of the inirmary had been sifted at III O'Clock.
and the workmen proceeded in their task and
quickly came upon two little bodies
lying together against the iron
Sanction. The workmen now labored
on and by O'Clock had nnear.hed two more
bodies, and a. 80 had exposed two more.
eight thus far to-day aud eighteen all told up
to the time stated.
The bodies recovered to-day are in better
condition than the ten discovered Yesterday.
The flesh Of the latter had been comnIetely
burned OF, leaving nothing but eratked
/ splinters of the largest bones. The bodies
recovered to-day, although burned beyond
identification, are not eremated- bevond
recognition as the remains OF human beings.
The trunks, with the tenders and muscles
torn and burned, we're placed in baking pans
that had contained the daily bread of the
orphans. a heap Of bread, baked beyond
any use, lay in the corner. The skulls had
been in most instances detached from the
bodies. The corners have not vet been ex-
amined, and unless all signs fail they are
| likely 10 hold a large contingent of eharred
corpses. The remains Of Sister Mary Jose
! phine were viewed by Coroner Hesse and
! jury, and the inquest adjourned until such
time as shall be fixed 10 hold an Investigation
upon all the bodies.
The body Of the sister was buried this
afternoon in ST. Mary's cemetery, at Flush
! ing. The corpse was followed 10 the grave
| by the Mother Superior Of st. Johns home,
several sisters and some relatives Solemn
mass OF requiem was celebrated. Arrange
ments for the interment OF the other bodies
has not yet been made. The quarters in
81. Mary's hospital ow being used for the
homeless children was built originally for a
| stable n
The missing children are still being picked
up in the streets. Accounts differ as TO the
number of children in the infrmary at the
time Of the disaster. The mother superior
insists that there were but twenty, while
another claims that the inirmary had thirty
FIVE suffering inmates.
There is no doubt as TO where the FIRE
originated. Mary Feeney, who was in the
laundry, made statement in which she re-
iteraied what she had previously said, that
the smell Of burning rags in the drying room
was the first indication Of the fire.
Vice President Shannahan, OF the orphans
society, said 10 a reporter: ''The wings and
main building were not only supplied with
iron fire escapes, but had galleries running
their whole length, and upon each floor, so
escape in case OF emergency was easy"
''But this new building where the laundry
and bakery was had no fire escapes"
'No, it had notl''
"And this was where al the lives were
lostln
"Yes, of course such calamity could not
have been anticipated. The gentlemen who
bad control of the main building were very
careful to adopt measures and plans that
would give the children an ample opportunity
20 escape in case Of an emergency, but when
the laundry building was put up it was not
intended at the time TO use Il as a hospital,
and consequently fire escapes were not
ereeted.''
"Can You tell how many children were in
the house at the time Of the nrel'i
Yes; the books show there were 724, and
OF this number We have accounted for 663,
which leaves 81 missing. All the sisters are
accounted for and escaped uninjured. except
| tbs unfortunate sister, Mary josephine. In
addition 10 the sisters (there were thirty-tEo
OF them) there were thirty attendants, all Of
whom have been accounted for. The bodies
found leaves forty-six ehildren yet to be ae-
counted for. We, Of course, hope there are
no more children in the ruins, but we can
not tell until the basement has been
cleared"
q Rev. Eugene F. Maboney, chaplain Of the
institution, was asked by a reporter.If the
list OF children was in the possession Of
Mother Superior DeChontal. He said it was,
and when asked If the reporter could obtain
It, he answered it Was not for the press, and
inquired of the reporter thought 1t had been
made out for the special benefit of the press.
The sisters, acting under instructions.
refuse any information to the reporters.
The total insurance is $95, 900, and the
estimated loss $685. 600 The Beach Racing
association makes u contribution of 81, $40,
of which sum George H. Engeman con-
tributed 81, GOO. Colonel Sim. Of the Park
theater, and Mayor Low each give 500.
Other contributions make the aggregate sum
already received So
LATER.
The delivers in the debris continued their
labors to late hour into the night, and Sc
cured two more bodies, making an aggregate
OF twenty bodies recovered. Twenty children
are still missing.
OIL MILLS BURNING.
PHILLIPS CITY, Pa, Dec. 2O.-The fire at
the Thnrn creek wells e ertin ar,ished ercenf