New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-08
THE BROOKLYN DISASTER.
FIFTEEN OR SIXTEEN BODIES FOUND.
,opry-sEyEN MEN SEARCHING THE RUINs-So"~
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,o.ry-sEyEN MEN SEARCHING THE RUINs-coM-
MISSIONER GAYLoR's REPORT.
The vorkmen employed to dig in the ruins OF que
"Old Safest Glass House" 10 DToVA mt, dark
despite the rain in the afternoon. ne 1nrned 10
rubbish and beams charred to coke ta tnih lookeS
Eris ~ eno chimney-sweeps The netw ORR OF
nhaftinC pipes and Orders greatly InPeueu IN; ~
osSsst but %ng Of the the factory had ssd
and and il is believed that there are d NJ
more bodies in that portion OF the W.T. Mfe0 IN
~. ' Debris in the rear Of No. SO Atlanticaye saw
the burned stump of thighbone sticking out
under board After some labor bedy was eyceof
waited 1t had been consumed IN the names eneope
ing mart of the back, thigh and heart; b.Iar
fo1nd close to where the waiter, Edward pu' IT,
was discovered The body was remoVeo W 'A0
Inc ohvsiciaus encouraged by their success con;
timed turning over bricks and beams IN the rqineu
Island College Hospital, found foot. Dr e. T..
Davis shortly afterward discovered announcer r
ment which he tRs SSSes t iUe believed
the feet to belong to men. Whether thsy
We're from the same man they could not say. II. IN
Wrecksee of the west wing tho doctors renewed
the search with vigor IN the extension. foI, nf
tension had been smashed by the outWaru ialt v,
INC, uno With sticks poked in the rubbish The
phvsicians were rewarded by finding piece oi
human flesh weighing about popmnSH ors w Of leo.
The relics were placed on piece OF TIN anu orsu y
over to the undertaken. The man ana wsnen dut
up gold watch and mattress anu oouuii's '--"'
went down in the crash - - III 4o,d ~ q m
porter asked of DR.. Ruppel ,o.s
"From my count three bodies were ioun1
the first day, ten the second DAY anu
two to-day These # TeI Ss , ON see Of Mat
W was body. They we're lying near together This
will bring the total up to fifteen bodies that we
know Of But this estimate does not inc Tue a
feet found to-day fragments found yesteIuay
that have been called bodies The probability ls
that these fragments were torn of by tang pipes
shang and thus separated on E9 he burned and
leave foot or hand. The extiehiiIies "o"io W
'I nr in r r. Page thought that sixteen bodies had
been recovered. -
DR.. Davis was non-commltta. D., 90 +ho+ +ba
al do not believe SAID Dr Ruppel, una" oo emo
actual number found will ever be known posi-
The bodies and fragments are all lying n the
Mnrgue making seventeen different objects. lhose
that have been identified have cards bearing names
and ages pinned to them. The BODY OF JONI
ME. McGrath age sixteen VINO wS wss the only
one identified yesterday i'll addition TO the lls s
gwen in yesterdays TRIBUNE he was reG ;Og 1Se
by means. of piece of clothing burned lnte the
flesh Coroner Mennmger will lmpanel Jury 10.
day aud they will review the remains. AIter tnaS
the bodies WI DC oa the Coroner once said he believed
was n mass of melted and charred RUBBER Deithg.
The funeral of Daniel Lowery, the engineer, NH DC
held ON Sunday at his former residence, NO. 90
Atlantic-aye. Coroner MenniDgers action In refus-
inc to have the house-mover Miller, held was uhr
fayOrably commented Gpsn ne S iSnenced him.
SUPERINTENDENT of Sewers Goh, whe has charge OF
the workmen at the ruins, says that II all tne
wreckaCe is to be gone over, 1t Will occupy Dis
force two weeks, but il the search is centned 10
the wing where it is believed all the victims per-
ished it will not occupy more tnan uT3 S S1 as
longer An old man who worked for Judd Is De
leyed TO have persisted and his body TO De SUN IN
the RUNS -Four safes were recovered yesterday py
the workmen. Two belonged 70 WEI ono ' no
watch-case manufacturer, one to Judd anu ono W
Gerow, the palnt-machine MANUFACTURE. l.. .
No further inquiries were made OF the ponee yes
ferday for missing people,. - A.,
Commissioner of Buildings Gaylor has sent the
following reply to the Mayors letter calling for In
formation about the old factory:
fer1tng 10 the calamity in Safest which recently oe
cured would most respectfully report ,.,nsnsa ia
located near the centre of the block between AtaR
ave and sate ftyve feet 'front.' se aSon Twelve or
fifteen years for factory purposes Neither was
not authorized by this depaImSnSS ene made in
the building. -, .x.o,os tho columns
from 1nder one of the girders to replace them with
stronger columns In factories the WORK OF snoring up
mon occurrenee and not considered dangerous work
when done under proper supsIvIsO 49,, ar the suner
x9 n Of Mr. Miller know in Brooklyn that
iwould select superinend that Kind OF w0rA III pr0i
I'D n, Lbont year ago one Of the tenants that
withheld his name called the inspector 10
The building safe. Inspectors Long ana burrougs
made examination OF the same ana they o
the building in good condition. with the exception
the floors being settled in the centre causned ~ snk
age Of the timbers. The tenant who wished TINS eIa
nation made wanted his machinery placed on levsi
floor other cause why tne moor shouu sIh
way only by overlooking the same thnK tnere ouHn
to be law to prevent the occupants Oh an
stores placing extra heavy WEIGHTS on H sne @
until they ascerained whether the noors arr
strong enough carry the same You can CRUSH uo"H
any building by overlooking the hoors'
The Commissioner said he did not think there
was any ground upon which either the agent oI ths
house mover could be prosecuted for not securing
permit 1t was merely technical VIOLATION OF me
law and the penalty of fine or SooO ana oou
dav until the yiolatisn ceased, was entirely 100 So
we're when work was carefully done. II MI Miller
had asked for permit 1t would have been grahteo
at once. ss h;,a;,o
since this disaster than for some time before. Z;
scheren reported for prosecution yesterdEa Sy
for an unsafe building in Sedgwick-st near co
lumbia-st, used as a jute factory. III =
heavily loaded and the beams are weak
while the walls have bulged and cracked
Mr.. Schieren ordered tine tenant to 9
out. Several other owners were warned 10 max
repajrs at once Some of the pr0prletors OF danger
ous structures have sent word to the DEPARTMENT.
Buildings that the needed work has been begun. 4
number of cases of violation of the laws In regar
10 unsafe buildings in the hands Of the Corpora
tion Counsel. who is pressing them to trial.
owners are unable to take down unsafe Duiiuhg
it can be done at the expense OF the city.
THE MAYORS APPOINTMENTS.
The Mayer's Office was thronged as usual yesteI
dav with persons who wanted TO influence hi
Forthcoming appointments. The Mayor mas unit,
Saturday to act and 1t is understood that he VIII
al hot dou ba n