The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-23

were working in the street saw an arm
sticking uD. They dug away the
ruins and disclosed the body
of man He was dressed in blue fan
mel shirt and oEeralls. The face was
mashed beyond recognition. About five
minutes later charred trunk was taken
from inside the building. Soon after the
bodies of Johnny Gebbs and Joseph Heg-
ney, the two children who were
playing in front OF the building, were
taken from the debris in the street. The
fifth body found was that of a young
laborer,and was also discovered under the
debris in the street. Next horse and
truck, battered to pieces, was found in
the street. A horse and wagon were
standing In front of Peterson's restaurant
when the building fell.
PITEoUs APPEALS.
While the rescuers were at work they
were amazed TO hear cries for help COM
Ing from beneath their feet They re-
newed their energies and were further
astonished TO hear the voice cry out
10 them to get of the bricks
that were pressing them down and
hurting the person beneath Soon they
came in sight of a head. and what was
their surprise to find it the dirt be-
grimmed, bloody head of q little girl.
It was Mary Hegney, the girl who
was playing with Johnny Gibbs and her
brother Joe In the gutter when the crash
came. Blood was flowing from her nose,
but she was otherwise apparently unin-
jured. The bricks had formed a sort
OF arch over her which protected her from
the falling bricks. She was sent to the
Chambers Street Hospital.
Near the girl was found the body of a
tall. bald headed man with a black
moustache. The bodies were laid SIDE
by side on the pavement and COW
cred with canvas. At four o'clock a
procession of policemen carrying plain
collins came down the street. The
bodies were placed in the boxes and
taken to the moFgue.
FIGHTING THE FLAMES
The flames burned iiercely and it was
nine O'Clock before they were subdued.
They still burned densely in spots, and
the ruins annexed darkly. About that
time another body was taken out of
the ruins. Ii was found near the
street line II was that of man about
fifty years old, who had gray moustaehe
and hair. 1t was badly burned In the
pockets was card, the name on which
was iilegble, but it bore the words
Sole Agents for the Mission Vinegar
Co, Alb TO 422 Palisade avenue" He was
supposed to be from jersey City, but the
numbers on the card on Palisade avenue,
this city, are small stores and no such
company as the Mission Vinegar Com
pany was known there
BODIES IN THE RUINS
At that time Fire Chief eastman said
be could see several bodies In the cellar
and even down In the subcellar floating
in the water, which he said was eight feet
deep. When Inspector Williams learned
this, he secured force of sixty Italians,
and after the electric light company had
rugged up several powerful arc lights he
set the Italians to work recovering the
bodies. The ruins were still hot in many
places and the Italians worked slow.
KOFIJI SCENES
The scenes around the Church street
station and Chambers Street Hos
pitai were heartrending. Woven
with tear stained faces and
trembling lips were enquiring for
husbands. fathers and brothers.
Old men tottered into the station house
with gnawing lip and asked for some In
formation OF a son or daughter.
Some were hysterical and rayed for
their lost friends.
THE INJURED.
At the Chambers Street Hospital we're
John sheehan, aged % years, Fail
River, Mass, lacerated over eyebrow
place of employment unknown.
Bernard Addlabrook, SO years, of No
III Eldridge street. lacerated nose; place
of employment unknown.
John Link, foreman Engine 30. LAGER.
ated wound of head and foreh head.
Morris Goldberger, IL years, of 299
West Fourth street. collar bone broken
William Smith, so years old, Brooklyn,
wounds on the chest, cheek and head
Louis Bernard. "a years old. of No. So
West Eleventh street. compound fracture
of skull. Trepanning was performed and
he will probably recover.
John Willcoif, aged 81 years, of No. $50
Madison street, punctured wound of arm.
Frank Morrell. aged 80 years, ribs
broken.
Maggie Haggerty, aged years. res
cued four hours after fire, bruised face
and head and broken rib.
Milliard Fillmore Barrett of No. 16O
West Fiftieth Street, fractured skull;
very doubtful.
All wounded except Louis Bernard,
Morris Haggerty and NJ. F. Barrett were
sent home.
The following missing were reported at
the Church street station house up to
ten o'clock
Alexander Dalyrimpie. II years old.
pressman.
Jennie Flower. Is years old, No. Al Rem
wick street, book binder, with Ellis s.
Mcdonnell.
William Mcdonnell Of No. 151 Chester
street. BROOKLYN. junior member OF firm
of Ellis s. Mcdonald
Maggie Quinn, No. 244 Cherry street,
with Rosenfeld q Co.
Alice FULLY, No 80 Madison street,
with hosenfeld q Co.
Mamie Williams, with Rosenfeld g. Co.
John Sands. No. IA Forsyth street.
& john Dixon, press feeder
George l.. Shaw, pressmau.
William Schell. aged 20 years. litho-
grapher, No. 81 Montgomery street, New
York.
Abram Dukarwitch, 141 Delaney street,
with Rosenfeld & Co.
George MaMahon. IA years DID, of No.
63 Downing street. who was in the habit
Of eating at Petersen's.
Edmund Curry, 45 years old, Wood
bridge, n. j., expleyed by Leber e. Mass.
Frank Dodds, 80 years old, married, a
laborer on Pier Is, n. R., went to res tau
rant as usual for dinner.
William Barry, compositor.
William MCPHERSON, feeder, Dominick
street.
Sarah Mcmahon, 20 years old. with Ellis
& Mcdonnell.
Edwin Henry Shaddock, is years old, Of
No. 20 Moore street, Brooklyn.
John Unschers, 90 years old, with
Lieper g. Mans.
OF the seven bodies found only three
were identified, those of John Gibbs,
Joseph Hegney and Michael Shattery.
Shoplifters Come to Grief
Fannie Barth, aged 20, of No. 81 Willett
street., was caught shopIlfting in Ridley's
yesterday, and at the Essex Market Po-