Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-24
NEW YORK DISASTER.
More Aboutsthe Holy Coat Of
the Savior.
GREAT DISTRESS IN GERMANY.
Shot BY her Brother Shot his
Friend, Crop Outlook, Both Were
Drowned, Shipwreck, Sons Of
Veterans, The Santa Fe, The Ma
val Reserve, Reciprocity, State
and Foreign News, etc.

THE NEW YORK DISASTER.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-With the
aid of hastily placed electric lights
the search in the debris of the cisas-
ter was kept up all Saturday night
A large force was put at work and
two fire engines were kept going all
uight playing upon the heated brich
and stone. At intervals manglee
and cbarred bodies were taken from
the ruins and placed in the deac
wagon that stood constantly neal
by. The bodies were taken to the
morgue Immediately.
The morgue was besieged all Sat
urday night and Sunday by friend
and relatives Of those who are miss
ing. Morguekeeper White is usual
ly man Of nerve, but the touching
sights lac saw he says he will 10
soon forget. Up to 8 q. m. yesterda,
fourteen bodies had been recovered
and at $50 p. m. the bodies Of tw'
more men, burned beyond recogni
don, were removed. As evening
came on, heavy downpour of rail-
4et in, which with slight break
continued throughout the nighi
The workmen were Withdrawn fron
their work and the crowds wer'
scattered, the policemen being left T.
watch the ruins.
Five bodies of men have not ye'
been recognized. 1t Is thought tha'
not less than fifty were killed Thi'
morning means were provided t.
remove the heavy girders and ma
chinery, which must be taken from
the ruins before any more effectual
progress can be made in clearing
away the debris aud getting out the
remainder of the bodies of thos,
who perished.
Late last night two more identifi
cations were made as follows: Abra
ham Berschopki, Gustave Sterner
Police Inspector Williams, wh'
has been at the scene Of the disaster
almost from the first moment, said
In regard TO the probable cause OF
the fearful accident, there was ne
explosion in the building, because
there was nothing to explode. The
accident was the result of weak
structure and the incessant vibra-
tions Of the heavy presses. Man!
of the witnesses who saw the crash
say that the bnildinR slowly bulged
out Ia the middle until 1t had formed
a noticeable curve from the roof to
the ground aud then II fell.
The work Of delving for the dead
In the ruins of Park place continued
throughout the night, during " hich
five bodies were found, making d
total Of seventy-four victiAls of thu
awful explosion. Later the body OF
Ernst Fl. Shoddock of Brooklyn
was found. An italian working III
the ruins was seen TO take something
from the body of the victim. A
silver watch was found upon him
which he admitted taking. Tie
police took him to the station, ana
on the way he narrowly escaped
lynchlng. He will be held for trial,
THE HOLY COAT OF THE SAVIOR.
BERLIN, Aug "a. -The"holy coat
now on exhibition at the cathedral
ut TreYes, has been examined by
textile manufacturers, who say that
when the wrappers were removed
the garment was found 80 tattered
1t could not be displayed. An aged
and experienced nun managed t.
gum the fragments together, thu
material being too much worn e.
permit Of the use of needles and
thread. The coat is now partly
overlaid with the materials In which
IL has formally been wrapped and
which having become decayed, can
not be separated from II. The re-
verse side Of the coat has also beei
examined by DR.. Rock, OF AK, Ia
Chapelle, who says It Is mounted on
bussus silk, which was the material
ia use during the first century and
never later than the sixth, and
which was very costly in Catholic
circles. These facts are regarded a.
proving the authenticity Of the relic
CROP OUTLOOK.
WALLA WALLA, Aug. "A. Then
was but one wheat sale OF any i'm
porlance. Two thousand bushel,
brought n cents freely, but the
farmers AJAX 80 cents. AT farmers
alliance meeting Saturday the opin
Ion was general that 80 cents could
bo had. The meeting also de
nounoed the grain bag trust. The
town is filled with people. There
was much bidding for wheat, but
too much difference existing between
huyers and sellers. All farmers art
ready To sell at 80 eeuts.
BorH WE'RE DRowSED.
SoHESEcrApy, N, ", Aug, "a
saturday evening AS John Glbney
aud wife aud little child were cross
ing canal bridge the child fell
through an opening. The father