New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-24
ACCOUNTS OF THE MIS,SING.
THEIR RELATIVES HAVE GIVEN UP ALL
HOPE.
SCENES AT THEIR HoMEs-A FEW OF THOSE

brothers and sisters were missing anu hoa' o"o' ,
not tho consolation Of mourning over the podi
OF those whom they he'd every reason 10 DeheVe 10 TX
dead The relatives and friends of the missing ones
had about given up all hope OF seeing them awe
In most OF the homes where one or more members
Of the family were missing. there was mahlies'ea
resignation which was truly heroic AT each mouse
where death had entered neghbors and friends KEEP
calling TO make inquiries, to utter word OF cheer VI
20 pour forth consolation and sympathy
No tldings OF william IL. Ellis, Of the firm OF hi'
g. Macdonald. blank book manufacturers, had bee!
obtained last evening, and at his home, NO. &c
Hart st. Brooklyn all hope that he would ever DC
seen alive gone He was Dachelor, tDrV
eight years old and lived with his mother and three
sisters Two other older sisters married. and also
live in Brooklyn The five griefstricBen sisters were
at the family nome all day yesterday. comforting O.
best they could their aged mother. The go0d OLD
lady had habit of sitting at the window every even
ing vatchina for the return of her son from his days
la5ors From early In the morning until late last
evening she occupied aer accustomed place In thd
window looking anxiously for her son. she was dis
tracted with anxiety. but still had hope. william
will certainly back she said but her daughters
said they never hoped to him again, for lie never
rema med away from home over night, and II he iid
escaped from the wreck would have come home
PROMPTLY He had only recently bought the house In
which they live and was almost the sole support oi
his widowed mother and three younger sisters Ills
mother is seventy years old and her daughters fear
That she will not be able to stand her loss.
William g. Macdonald. the other member Of the firm
Of Ellis & Macdonald. IS stn numbered among The
missing and his family say that there is no question
thai he IS one Of the victims. His home, No. 1856
Chester.st Brooklyn was visited by scores OF friends
Yesterday but not OF hope could be obtained
His wife almost cazed with grief and refused 10
see any one Mr.. Macdonald has three children inc
Oldest daughter is IN Scotland, visiting relatives
at the old homo OF her father. Mr. Macdonald was
one of the active Republicans Of the Twenty sixth
Ward, and organized the Robert Burns Ciuo Oh tna'
ward.
Ellis and Macdonald had been associates over twenty
years They became acquainted while employed as
printers by the old Transcript and about sixteen
years ago went into partnership IN the bookblDding
business Two years ago they burned out. but
last spring congratulated themselves having almost
entirely recovered from the effects Of the fire. The
firm manufactured all the blank books Of the New-York
Central Railway Company.
Albert Middleton seventeen years old; living at No.
412 Fourhave. Brooklyn, and employed as feeder for
Lebler d. Mass lad not returned 10 his home, and his
father and mother said last evening that they were
satisfied that he dead. His father, whose grief
was almost uncontr ollable accompanied by friends.
went TO the MOrgue three times yesterday 10 Identify the
body Of his boz, but did not find him. The affection
is particularly sad for Mr.. and Mrs. Middleton, for
the reason that they had three bright children, all OF
whom have suddenly died. Eight years ago little girl
was burned to death: two years ago boy died sud
denly from dphthera. and their only other child
is gone The young man left his home saturday morn
ing in happy frame of mind the prospect Of re
turning that evening with his first advance in wages
and told his mother Just before starting that he would
bring her gift He was to Join athletic club near
Crosby Park on saturday evening.
At No 394 Wallaboutst., Brooklyn, where Charles
Bomgarner lived, it was learned that no Of him
Ia is, old and was
the oldest of a family of fonr children. lie was
press feeder at Lcbler & MASS establishment Ills
parents both living, but poor. His father IS
jorneyman tailor. Both parents are Frustrated with
grief Mt the loss of the boy who Day and
contributed his earnings to the support Of the family.
When the family Of John Dixon was visited ut their
home. No. 362 Broadway, Brooklyn, his mother and
her seven surviving chldreA waiting anxiOusly
for the return Of his father who had been absent since
an early hour yesterday morning. searching for his
seventeen earOld When the bows father came
back with Of his son. no said he was satisfied
since he had the wrecked building, that his boy
dead. lie had been watching the men at work
clearing away the ruins all day yesterday. At the
time the building fell he was at dinner not more than
block away. lie Is n photographer, and works only
short distance from the OF the disaster. Young
Dixon was the Oldest son.
John Faath, eighteen years old, was sim missing
from his home, No. $50 sackettst, Brooklyn lie was
employed at Louis Rosenfed's bronze factory lie has
brother living.
Robert H. Marks. twenty-five years old lived at No.
10j Lafayete-ave., Brooklyn. lie was married and
had two little children. When the news was brought
TO his Young wife that her husband was among the
missing, she Immediately tainted. and remained nncon-
scons most Of the time yesterday. Ilel husband had
worked for Liebler Mass for two years.
Peter Miller lived at No. $40 Wallabout-st Brook
lyn with his parents. Ills father IS sprngbed makor
Il H. - LII.
teen years old and WAS of four children. Tc is
st among the missing.
Ernest Sbattuck, eighteen years old, WIS the only
child of tls mother, who is n widow and was depend
cnt upon her missing for part OF her support He
had been working for Lcber Mass only a dav and
half. He lived with his mother at No ~ Moore
st. Brooklyn.
Philip Eberle, sixteen years Old. lived at No 40
south Fourth ST.. Brooklyn. lie was a feeder mt the
establishment Of Liebler &c Maass He has not been
found yet. His father is dead His mother married
second time, but her second husband died last July
Philip was one of seven children
sarah Mcmahon, who worked for Ellls ,e Macdonald
book binders lived with her four sisters in fat at
No. 40 Columbusave. They orphans and one
attended to the household duties while the Others went
out TO work Yesterday the four surviving sisters
visited the Morgue. but could not Identify anv OF the
bodies there rs that Of their sister They have no
doubt however but that Sarah persisted in the fallen
building.
George Mcmahon. Of No. 90 Downlngst., who was
at first thought to be dead, home saturday night
all right. lie had just finished his dinner I'm the res
taurant and left the building when II fell He was
scarcely half a block away when the crash came.
Tue family Of F. W. Trppe, who kept the drug
store In the fallen building had received no news Of
him when Tribune reporter called al his bo1se No.
l@o west seVehty-hrstst, yesterday afternoon. lie
is known To have been in the store lust previous 10
the explosion
James Devine' twenty ono years old, who was first
supposed TO be killed. came TO his boarding place No
t1S West sixteentfst, yesterday, from ths Chambers