The daily Cairo bulletin., 1884-01-09

Five More 0hansd snd Smoking Remains
Taken From the Debris.
The Number Of shs Dead Now Piared .
Thirty. .ssvsa-Preparstions for
the Funeral-Osher Details.

burning. The twenty or more workmen
we're greatly impeded by the smoke and
neat which appeared TO have increased
since yesterday. Some men were carrying
water to pour on the fire which was burn
lug under the bricks. These the fremen
are now removing. The smell OF burning
Aesb Il plainly distinguishable.
The search for the missing bodies slill
buried in the ruins Of the Institution OF
the Immaculate Conception was prosecuted
much more vigorously to-day than at any
time since the terrible catastrophe, the
:reely-expressed Indignation OF the rea.
tives and friends Of the missing ones at the
slow progress made yesterday having the
feet Of urging those In charge OF the ex-
cavation TO greater exertions. Street Com
missioner Samuel Stromberg, accompanied
hv force Of thirty men, arrived at the
ruins few minutes after 7 o'coSs. and
with picks aud shovels commenced turning
yer the debris under the large dormitory.
rhe ruins were smoking terribly all
morning, greatly adding TO the
disadvantage under which the men are
working. and necessarily impeding their
progress. About 10 o. clock the skull OF a
grown person was found by one OF tbe
workmen aud Immediately afterwards q
heap OF charred bones, burned hpsh aud
partly consumed clothing were unearthed.
A rosary, from which depended an unusu
ally large cross, a portion Of sleeve and
half pair Of spectscles, were found under
Tka Inn Lad
in two small boxes and carried to the tenn
porary unorgue on Race street. Fathers
tioff and Gier closely examined the cou-
tents of the boxes and pronounced them the
remains OF the Mother Superior.
Who, until then was supposed
10 have been found Sunday
and who had been identified by
the gold filing In her teeth. Sister
Eleutheria was called In aud after care.
ful examination Of the rosary pronounced
Il that Of the Mother Superior. identifying
II BY the steel beads aud . peculiar link
which fastened the beads together. The
eye.glsss was also identified by Sister
Elsutheris a. belonging to the Mother
Superior, she having the only ooncave lens
10 her spectscles 10 the ill.fated convent
A portion OF the girdles found burned into
the bones and flesh, was identified By
| Fatber Gier, being Of peculiar make and
msteria. Sister Mary Msgdalen
| identified all the articles -
belonging to the Mother Super.
Tor but was doubtful weather or not the
remains were here, thinking 1t possible the
articles we're dropped during the excite.
ment attending the eonhagrstion. Sister
| Mary Magdalen incllnes to the opinion that
the rem aims recovered Sunday was Mother
| Superior. The Identification, however, Is
| considered complete, and the body recov.
| cred Sunday no doubt was that OF one Of
the other missing sisters. The backbone
aud upper portion of the limbs Of another
vicrim were recovered under the west
wing At 1880, but nothing was found near
the remnants Of the body by which 1t could
| no identified. The gang Of men working
under the large dormitory found pile Of
bones and burned nesh at II O'Clock which
10 supposed to represent Two bodies, one
very small child, the other well.develop.
ed person. Each corpse or portion OF
corpse Is placed In q small box as soon As
found and taken to the temporary morgue
to await Identification or remain till the
unclaimed bones will be buried by the
| Sisters.
THE FIFTH BODY
found to-day was taken from the ruins at
noon, but was nothing except afew bones,
pieces Of chsrred flesh, a small quantity OF
clothing and rosary and 10 supposed to be
the remains of one of the sisters. Mr..
Stromberg states to-day that it would re.
qure several days yet to recover all the
bodies, Is the work is very tedious. The
smoke from the smovldering
ruins is suffocatng, and 1t will be
necessary to take out every shovelful of
debris iu the ruins before it can be said
that the work 10 flushed. At noon to-day
twepty.six victims had been recovered and
one Of the sisters stated that only two more
were missing, but, according to the
testimony Of Sister Eeutheria,
who seems to be the best posted inmate
Of the convent about the namber Of per.
sons 10 the building when the hre broke
out, thirty -seven perished and eleven are
still among the missing.
PREPARATIONS FOR TIE vuNERAL.
The Catholics Of St. Peters Church held
an informal meeting last night in th'
Orphan Asylum. Present we're: Fsthe!
EbeIlan. Of Milwaukee; Father Gougl
and Father Stephan, of this city; Father
Nickel, of Highland; Michael Reiss, q.
Rsiss, DR.. Julius Kohl, Peter Sander.
Adam Russ, Adam stsnder, Me Reeb,
Peter Chuse, Mic BeckmaDu. Adam Bisch,
Jos. Carey, Jos. Schwartz and others. The
meeting WAS held to arrange for the funeral
| " the victims. Father Lucas bad gone to
Alton to consult Bishop Baltes about the
| matter, and no definite steps will be taken
until hls return. The meeting adjourned
| until this evening at. The Catholics OF this
city and surrounding country are expected
to be present.
The Council decided to expend an amount
not exceeding 81 200 In the equipment Of
| hook and ladder corps. The two turn.
| Ing societies first offered to furnish 10 vol
uuteers from their members, provided thi'
was done. Mr., Heinfelden, Of the Zeit.
uug and Stern, laid the proposition before
the Council, which, after few moments
consideration, II accepted. Bellcville will
soon have 40 excellently equipped Hook
aud.Ladder Company.
The Coroner says he will hear the evi.
! deuce Of half dozen more witnesses. The
| Jury do not intimate what the verdict will
bs, though they have probably decided al
/ ready.
The remains or partial remains Of tweu.
ty-ous bodies have thus far been re-.
covered.