The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-27

believe that there had been a cessation of
the work OF the searchers. Indeed. lt was
a matter of wonder to all that there was so
large a number of missing who could not
be accounted for. The theory was advanced
that owing to the fierceness of the flames
which ragged several hours some of the
bodies were entirely consumed.
At an early hSCr to-day small knots of
disconsolate men and women gathered
around the morgue and made inquiries
about their missing friends. The odor that
rises from the morgue causes many to keep
at a good distance. The black wage ar
rived about Q o'clock. bringing four male
bodies, and there was a rush TO identity
that are yet unidentified. Ont of the fitty-
four bodies at the morgue there are eight
females. The first body identified to-day
was that of Mary Reddin. of Brooklyn. She
was employed in the book bindery of Ellis
n Mcdonald. Then Dennis Sullivan identi-
fed the body of his sixteen-year-old son
George. Body Nc. % was recognized as
that of Morris A. Harripg. of jersey City.
He was at luncheon in the restaurant at
the time of the collapse. Jennie Flower.
the young woman who was to be married on
Sunday, the day after the disaster, was
identified by her stepfather. Lizzie Dowd,
aged twenty-three years. was identified by
Mrs. Main. The body of William q. Schell,
photographer. aged twenty-five years, was
Identified by his mother. The body OF
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identified by his partner by his watch, and
chain. and locket.
The morgue-keeper had his attendants
take a barrel of chloride of lime and place
It around the mOrgue in small tin pans.
The effect was instantaneous. The scene
around the little building to-day was even
more pitiful than at any time yet. Crowds
blocked the streets, n the entrance TO the
gloomy place was constantly filled. making
1t difficult for the attendants TO get In and
nnf 'Gho ~ ~ Tho IaaA vro1nn orrl Ad
there was q mad rush by inquiring friends
bent on getting some clew TO missing rela-
tlves and dear ones. Some of the bodies
that have not been identified were buried
this afternoon.
Mayor Grant has appointed n relief COM
mlttee, and money for the families of the
dead has commenced coming in. One
thousand dollars has been received from
Mrs. Grain, owner of the building that
collapsed. She sends a letter saying she
wished she could give more for the families
of the dead. The coroner will begin an
inquest next Monday. The Mayor, this
afternoon, received a letter from the
widow of Thomas Williams, of No. 1S5
disaster, in which che says she is too poor
TO pay the expenses of her husbands
funeral. The Mayor wrote to the Commits
siOners of Charities and Corrections direct
ing them to provide q coffin, hearse and
carriage, and to bury the body in Calvary
Cemetery.
This afternoon twenty barrels of benzine
and other oils were found intact in the
basement of No. ~. Fire Chief eastman
took samples from each barrel and for
warded them to the Bureau of Combust-
ibles for analysis. The coroner and the
fire department. officials are well satisfied
that the search for bodies is virtually over,
ended.
The complete list of the bodies positively
Y6anflflaH nm IN m1dnfuhf ia aa follows.
Leonard Cole, age forty-fve, Brooklyn;
Sarah A. Heagney. six, New York; Michael
Slattery, ffty-five. New York; Andrew b.
Peterson, twenty.one. Now York; George
four. New York; Gustav Zeikler, Hoboken;
Jacob Heiderich. New York: Charles b.
Breitner, fifteen. New York; Frank Hacb,
thirty-three.- New York; Gustav Steiner.
twenty-si4, New York: Edward shaddock.
eighteen, Brooklyn: Otto Walser. twenty
four. New York; Maggie Quinn, eighteen,
New York; Lottie Helm. twenty-six. New
York; Matte Williams. sixteen, New York;
Mary Deitren. 16, New York; Conrad
Schmidt, New York; William Ellis; 3.
Gustave Curry, IS. Woodbridge, n. j.,
William Scheli, %. Brootiyn; Peter Mueller.
16. Brooklyn; A p. Middleton. IL. Brook
Ign; J; w; Tripe. druggist, New, York;
Barry. tbirty-fve. New York; Ralph Ebsrle.
seventeen. Brooklyp;. Lizzie Dowd. eigh-
teen, New York; John Faath, eighteen,
Brooklyn; X. III. Marks. t~hirty-five,
Brooklyn; Gustav Reich. nineteen,
Brooklyn; Annie Lully. seventeen,
York; = Sehwalbach, Brooklyn;
Louis Rosenfeld. New York;; John Hyland.
Penn Yam. New York, Morris A. Herring,
Jersey City: Mary Reddon, Brooklyn;
George Sullivan. sixteen. New York;
Jennie Flower. New York; Newman Gold
schmidt, twenty-nine. New York: Sarah
Mcmahon, twenty-three, New York; Ar
thur Kittle, twenty. Hoboken; John Dixon.
seventeen. Brooklyn; John Steinke, forty
two, Jersey City Heights.