The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-21
TWENTY-THREE LIVES LOST.
THIS NUMBER LIKELY TO BE IN
CREASED BIZ 7O-DfYS SEARCH

JOhu's Homo Tor ttOys were Ovethnuted
rsstsrday-Ten Mere BOJies Taken Ous,
and Two In Sight Behird tie Boiler.
Tho sunshine danced and sparked on tho
tce.coatcd walls Of tho St. Johns Homo In
Brooklyn Yesterday morning. changing the
charred and ugly ruins OF tho night before into
q palace Of beautiful coors. Tho rows Of long
icicles gittered and the 10y bricks shono ike
rubies. A white cloud OF homeless pigeons
nuttered in from all directions. looking for tho
comfortable nests under tho roof. from which
the smoke and flame had driven them. Only
crumbling walls and blackcned timbcrs were
there. and they lowered around all day. mop.
ing with rumplod foathcrs in hooks and crew
fees loath. apparently. to bolievo tho extcnt OF
their misfortunes. At 8 o'clock they wcro
startled into sudden flight by tho rumbling OF
carts. Six workmen came up with two horses
and carts and set silently to work on tho ruins.
under tho direction OF n littls old man In
faded coat and ruflled silk hat.
Tho workmon began at tho entrance to the
bakery and worked stendily In toward tho
northeast corner. where tho staircase was.
Everything done was systematicnnd thorough.
Tho littlo man stood on top OF tho heap OF
bricks. ashes. and burnt timber. and inced
throo OF his men who worked with shovel aud
pick. only taking up a little n u time. llo step
ped backward as the work progressed. NIL the
while keeping his keen eyes on thu shoveis OF
tho men. and watching everything that thoy
took up Now and again he would pouncc on u
man whose shove, was poised in mid air. make
him lower it again, md carefully siit its con
tents before him. An iron bolt or II piece OF
charrcd wood had aroused his suspicious.
Tho three men shoyei.cd the ashes into
q big heap, behind them and tho other
three men showleh that heap into tho two
cnrts; and at fivo minu'es' intervals all through
the day ,hoy received strict injunctons from
tho little man to bS very careful OF what thSy
shove led. Tho land in tho rear OF tho in.
dumnins sa sronnI Ab ho R" was sv Selected ,
and to, 1t the carts were driven and then
ton came into play and each .i cart load as It
was dumped was leyelicd of and sltcd rs
thopgh precious hnd We're hored Tor.
farm house with gang OF sturdy Young
Chairs, tables: h..l, and desks were dragged
the same; Hugo bass Of ,alt had becn rmptiei
the Icy surface into an usly mixture Of slnsh,
and rias'er This vas swept up and shovelicd
their Knees scrubGng brush in hand I'i From
then until unit! evening they worked steadily.
raj again. The directors had been busy below,
yard. 4 she'd vii be bull; over it. ar and in a
week from now; when it Is hoped the east wins;
will be ready Tor tho children. mo big boiler
will be ready 20 warm it up for them. This is
the cheerful side OF tho scene.
By9 o;.ock crowd OF 20n men women. and
children had gathered around TIE entrance TO
the ruins. they Pressed N as close rs the
every moy"meni If he T men at wofk W.;hin
Each cart load a. il was dragged away was fol-
lowed by u con,inecm; OF Toys. who watched
tho unloading, and then accompanied the cart
back; At o., the men abruptly stopped work.
A twisted mass 81 steam tii,n had inst been re-
f44,N .tf,.l,,
thiEh bone. |, was careful iis'nternle"h. and
what nproared 10 to nm alut. " Right
beside 1t was Uncovered the, r.mains Of n little
billy of recognition. 4 number of tho T.
iron pans used for baking bread in tho nstitu-
tho remains were iut and carried TO tho serv:
ing room in the main building md deposited
w Fnr me an ten ho SH Sn '1n h" f nSny
earthod. except here and there. II sboc or q
fragment Of garment burned 70 a crisr;
Children, pot over 10 years old. They " w ,MS
6nIdIsd close t"E",hcT md were sopnra,fd
pans and laid beside the others There is i OF tho
h. insrsn"c Ey "e!oeH Six S bodir "" had
been found. and all. with tho exception of tho
dren not over 10 or II years old. The bodies.
as RUE. We're better preserved than those
Sn @ ay Sos GS as t hs 9
mains Of human beings. In most Instances
only few cnrre muscles lem ind de oi " rn
manned on the bones. around which were caked
lnasses Of frozen cudcrs
IN the mean time Coroner Hos 80 had arrived
and sworn in /" Jury in tho s"rv!rg room. They
viewed tho r,mnii., 4 sinterret!,?n FRIDAY. and
when 10 is ready 10 take testimony. Tie
WG"n W ,n , wns Sc; seen by John Tyson and
shp WAS oI the point Of h"ng saved is thought
70 be the i" ewhese body was found On Friday
Ann Mccn IN OF 81, Pearl street, brooklyn.
She Wa t,,nstomcd to work al dav. and
w"s S". John '"r n for hsr 'hT" e
10 yrnrs. were in the li9,me.. Her Infant
Shili was lrit by her each day in the care Of
baby IL now in tie care Of Sisters but neither
Of the boys has been found; and i is feared
the children under the caro- OF Sister Mary Jc.
death, The other i thought TO. have
slsn and both are heii"y"d /" have i p"rIshsT
T. Is thought n'so That y" body found yester-
Is tho remains OF - sacon,i visitor who was in
tho inrmmty when the fire broke out Sister
Anthony said that ,hi- second visitor Ind como
to see her ittle boy. who wGS under her charge
and that whom III" alarm was given she ran
from the room. taking her hoy III lcr arms. II
upper floor. and that he child ionn, near her
was hSr Own W. whom she hal hc'h IL Tn' the end
four !. n'u'.!atri 80 tho rest and Mt A.. two
more, making ;"n in ali as the result of yester-
dnS i"tor3, Al thus time ito pile of ashes and
ciht!"rS had grown so large behind the men
that they could u" longer work TO advantage
ana they stopped INIT, to-day. II was said by
the managers that tha bakery had been on
tirciy cleaned out thu last OF tho ten
bodies having boon found in tho on
CINE room, we'd, ei in between tho boiler
and the wall. Portions Of two more
bodies wcr" visible back OF tho boiler but the
directors shii they could not no got at ycst.r-
DAY. y mass OF accumulated rubbish will have
TO- DH cl"hfct away from oir the boiler llrst.
The number ~ Victims rs far Us known at
present ~ %: Sister Josephine, who died from
her fan. tho ten bodies found on FRIDAY. OF
which nine WIRE children. tho ten recovered
yesterday and two seen. but not removed.
Litto JOHNNY Ryan. who slid down the pipo
sondvcutnrousiy is On o way to recovery.
The mystery Of the frontal bone to which
was attArh,d II fragment of white linen. such
as Is ,worn 10y thu sisters, still remains I'M
solved. 1t is positively asserted by the Mother
SUPERIOR that slle ns seon every ono OF tho
Sister5 slMce tho Ore md lhnt she knows rosi.