Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-25
MORE BODIES
Taken from The Park Placa
Ruins Yesterday.
Horrible Starch Ilisin6 from The Decom.
posing Bodies.
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delsine for the dead in ,he ruins Of Park
place vas continued uninterrupted through
the night except at times when the rain
poured down in such torrents - to rerdef
labor beneath it impossible. Except st
these times also the ffe lines at either end
Of the block were lined With waiting friends
or relatives Of the missing.
Another body was found. Iswss that Of
Q man and lay beside tsngle Of pYesses ct
No. 70. 1t was taken out and placed in one
OF the pine ccfiins on the sidewalk. II was
terribly burned and unacceptable.
The work again went on unmarked by
incident until 740 O'Clock this morning
when the second body WAS found, also that
OF man, near the spot where the first was
discovered.
Five minutes later the third body Of .
man was found in nearly the came place /,
hardly had this been done when the body
of another man vas found but he lay be-
meath heavy press, and it will be impos-
sible to remove the body till . derrick 10
obtained 10 hoist the press from the ruins.
Almost simultaneously the discovery Of
Q fifth body, making IL in all, vas made
among the brick af No. "a. II was large
man but unacceptable.
At the oftice Of boiler Inspection at police
headquarters today, it was stated that &C.
cofding to the records there the Taylor
building had no steam boilers Of any kind,
nor had there been any for several years
pact. The steam power used in 1t was
supplied from outside sources.
Btipgipg Horrible Sights to Light.
At three O'Clock the bodies Of three
women were found, and little later the,
b dies Of two women and boy were taken
out. Three of the women we're recognized
ss Lottie Helm, % years old. Maggie Quinn.
20 years old. and Mamie Willisms. l6
years old. All worked in the building.
The six bodies were found huddled close
together. The faces presented the appear-
ance OF death by suffocA,ion. Eye balls
and tongues protruded and their
bodies were swollen to an abnormal
size. The odor Of decomposing fesh that
arises from the ruins is becoming terrible
and disinfectsnts hitherto used seem to pro-
duce little effect. At 8 o'clock the body OF
man 2S years old ives brouah, out from
the basement Of No 20. The head and
trunk were burned beyond recognition, but
the legs and feet were comparatively in
tact The next body Was brought out from
the press room. 1t was that of young
man who looked to be about 81 years
old. His face vas burned beyond
recognition. In the right hand pocket
Of his trousers was 4 copy Of the
paper Golden Weekly, together with some
clippings. He was probably one Of the
employees in the press room. Half an hour
later another pine box was carried out OF
the ruins ard laid beside the previous two
on the sidewalk near the city hearse. Ia it
were the frightfully charied remaing Of Q
young man. 'The body was burned ard
mutilated beyond recc gnition. Both hands
and one foot were missing. nearly every
ves.ige Of clothing was gone. The man was
apparently about "a years of age, 8 feet,
inches in height and about $50 pounds in
weight. Another body was removed from
and muscular man, about 6 feet in height,
and Ct pe,hays 1856 pounds weight. The
remains were not much burned, although
no mutilation of any part, the
hair was not even slnged.
and the features were intact None Of
those at the scene of the disaster could
identify these remains, and they were sent
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body which has been recovered.
At Z 80 they excavated in the press room
and uneArthed the body of = woman. She
was found in semi-recu mbent position and
her arms were extended % il to ward c #
the fatal blow. Blood was flowing from
her mouth and nose. The body h'd
not been touched by the fre and
wae apparently that Of woman
2S years cid. Firemen ard labortrs
worked hard 10 relesse the body from its
position, but one of the legs was caught
under the heavy press and it was decided to
let the body remain where it was until
morning, when it can be taken out without
mutilation. At . 80 2. NJ. 3G bodies had
been found.
NTomorrow 3 still larger number Of long
ahoremen are to be set to work, when it Is
hoped that much greater progress will be
made. Coroner Hsnley expressed the
opinion this evening that when the cellar
on the west side Of the ruins has been
reached there will be found over twenty
bodies Of women and young girls who were
Visiting in line at cashiers desk to receive
their salaries. None Of these girls have
returned to their homes and their friends
wait anxiously the time when workmen
will begin to remove the mass Of bricks st
that point.
The number reported missing is 8S. The
loss on the building, stock, machinery, etc ;.
10 placed at $500, 900. The building 10 in
sured for $500 and other property for
$40, 900. Louis Rosenfeld G Co., stock
and machinery, valued at s25. 900 was fully
insured in Hartford company.