New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-01
TWO MORE BODIES FOUND.
DISGRAcEFUL cARELEssNEss REVEALED.
WHO FOUND THEM, Mr. GRANT OR THE PoLIcES
THE MAYOR RoUNDLY RATES THE FIRE
AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.

AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.
The united efforts OF rhe Fire, Police and Health Dc.
partments supplemented by the energy Of the con-
tractor Mr. CrlmmIns, were unavaling last week to
discover and remove all the dead bodies from the ruins
OF the Park Place building that collapsed weck ago
last Saturday.
The bodies Of two victims Of the disaster
discovered at II 30 a. yesterday buried beneath
pile OF rubbish in Resented & Co.'s vault under the
sidewalk. They were slightly burned and much de-
composed.
The first body discovered supposed to be that Of
Abraham Dukarevltz, an employe OF Resented q Co.,
who lived at 40. III Delancey-sd when the clothing
and personal effects were examined, however, II wsz
positively identified as the body Of Samuel Bz, twenty
years old, employe OF Rosenfeld Co., who lived at
| No 1863 Houston-st. Bltz's body was identified By
James Lewis and Leo ROsenfed.
The other body was identified as that Of Newman
Goldschmdts aged twenty-nlne, an employe Of Rosen
! field &c Co.. OF No. All East seventy -ninth-st Gold
schmdts body was identified by Mr. ROserfed also.
The Identification was made easy by jewelry (which
Goldschmdt wore and by papers which were found In
! his clothes.
| How the bodies were discovered and by whom Is Q
question that has hot yet been settled. There two
different stories Of the finding. The police ard the
wOrkmen employed by ROsenfeld d Co. TO search tho
ruins for vauabHs tell story OF their own, in which
they take to themselves the credit while, the other
hand, Mayor Grant contends for the honor.
The account Of the recovery of the bodies given by
Police Sergeant Lamly and Rosenfelds workmen, which
generally accepted the correct at the ruins
yesterday. follows: Frank Martin, Thomas Cook
Frank Welsh and Charles Dawley digging in tho
ruins In ROSenfeds cellar at Nos 68 and 20, yesterday
morning. At IL 90 O'Clock, as they removed a heap
of rubbish that lay in front Of the vault under the
sidewalk, Martin suddenly exclaimed that he Some-
| thing that he thought the dead body Of man.
The leg of another body protrding from beneath
/ Of prhb gh
one and Martin jumped back II he had been shot.
For hours before that the stencil had been almost
uncomfortable When the bodies were discovered ths
mon were obliged to wait until disinectants had been
| sprinkcd in the vault Martin told a Tribune re-
porter that he at once informed Police Sergeant Lamly
Of his discovery. Sergeant Lamly said that he told
Captain slevln who in turn he says, Informed Mayor
Grant who came to the ruins before the bodies were
! removed
Sergeant Lamly said that when Martin informed
| him Of his discovery he ordered the men to clear
away the rubbish at the entrance. When the rubbish
was cleared away the Sergeant entered the vault
| Martin and the other wOrkmen were not sure that
there were any bodies In the vault. Sergeant Lamly
said that he was the first person who entered tho
vault and that after Martin ne the first person
who saw the bodies Sergeant Lamly's statements ara
corroborated by Martin and the other workmen.
The story of Mayor Grants discovery Of the bodies
Is an altogether different one. In it the names of
L
His attention had been called, he says 10 the peculiar
" sitting odors which continued to from the ruins
bv an employe OF Norris Settle Son, who have been
disnfecug the rubbish gattously since the Board OF
Health decided that its task was accomplished ana wiui-
draw its men last Friday. This representative told the
Mayor that he was unable TO quel the horrible stencil
that came from the ruins, although he was using his
strongest chemicals. This statement Increased MI.
Grants snspcions that all the bodies had not boon found
and he determined to make personal examination
short While before yesterday, accompanied
by his private secretary Mr. Speer the Mayor visited
the place OF the disaster The stencil was so powerful
that IL did not take him long TO determine the spot
from which 1t proceeded Going down among the ruins
he soon discovered body lying in one OF the vaults
which extended under the sidewalk Further examiha-
ton and turning parts of the refuse brought tc
leg OF another body to view. This was as much as
Mr. Grant could stand. His stomach IS an extremely
healthy one but it has its limits. He gave a few
brief directions and huredy returned to the City Hail.
which he reached just the Relief Committee was as
semblng.
He told the reporters present of his fghtfu find"
and then put himself into telephone communication with
the Fire and Health Departments and the Coroners'
Office What he said the phone to the officials
of these departments savored more of vgor than polite
ness but them to moving rs they had not moved
lately The Mayor then addressed this letter to
Anthony Eickho1, acting president OF the Fire DEPART
ment:
To the Acting President Of the Fire Department.
sir: You are hereby directed forthwith to remove
all the bodies and debris of the Park Place accident
4 personal examination has showed me that az the
laws of 1857 makes it the plain duty Of your de-
partment employ aborers and material to perform
as speedily possible the work necessary for the re-
covery Of the bodies OF the killed and injured Thas
your department has not DONE 49, ..a,.o4 -. ~.
| do not know the reason for this neglect Oh ING
performance of its duty by your department., ana fn
ask that report be made 20 me forthwith ss & 70 Ito
delay in the performance of this work ana the ~ rasI @
tha vour department stopped working before all tle
bodies were found and properly removed ana Dei'ro
Above all your department should at once 90 ths
"orN "'i'" '"0 1t" HUGH J. GRANT, Mayor.
After the Mayor saw the list Of the Fire Depart
ment's absentees published in saturdays Tribune no
sent the acting president letter on the subject gV
ing his views OF their conduct in unmlstakaoie trins
and II was thought that they might be awakened %
Of their duty The only man on the st VINO has
got back to the city since is Chief Bonner freSueho
prrov c,ary Jusscn, Assistant secretary Byrhes'
Medical Officer Ives, Assistant Chief MeCabe. Fro
Marshal Mitchell and Assistant FIRE Marshal ffaHA
are stin away. A., ,,.uo.
,adssod binsolf +, the Health Department. which
wos responsible for the care Of the bodies OF the victims
- Tho disaster To Charles G Wilson, president OF
the BOARD Of Health he wrote as follows;
Sir: VIII Won speedily make report as 70 the Teaso,s
why your F 3 ee@e Of ai the oi % Place accident ana
Why il did not discover the aaIlIloSi @ t and bv
Ling con,paDy and not by the regular disntectlng
CORPS o. your department These bodies were so s
SoDId have disclosed them, and the odor from uein
was so that even ~ S casual nlsN1se ys II Is
n r,,tiie shame that these bodies have been allowed
f. lie Cor 50 long tine without proper attention DS
vonr denartment. I request that you speeluy ara
i,r"mntiT take measures to cleanse ana pnriy ,nS
Irlns and 10 avert any danger 20 the puohc heatD
which NAV arise from their cohdhon - 49,
WHY" iN'' " HUGH J. GRANT, Mayor.
,rho. the Mayors strong language had somewhat
onsod the sumbering officials Of the Fire Departments
was proved by the following note nom tllee ABOUT
- .i,ned by IS. Howand Robbins, acting presi-
-. ~ II assured the Mayor that immediate steps
ro benr taken to comply with his orders, and adds:
- We had reason believe that the work Of examlns-
to VI ~, last when II had been reported tlat no
Oh ,r, w bodieS were burict In the ruins
- Navor was inclined TO defend Contractor Grim
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