Huntsville gazette., 1891-08-29
THE NEW YORK HOLOCAUST.

AAAo VvfN Oh recovering the Remains OF
the Victims of the Park Place Explosion
and Fire-Progress Slow Owing to the
Immense Amount of Debris to be Over
hauled-Thc Highest Early Estimates OF
the Loss of Life Likely to be Verified.
NEW YORK, Aug. IA gang Of Ital-
ians worked under the light of electric
ity all night at the scene of the dis
aster in Park place. Progress was slow
owing to the immense amount of debris
which the overturning of the rear wall
created.
The first discovery was made at $50
this morning. that of the body of man
hr ned beyond recognition. At TAO
the bodY of another man was Drought
out and few minutes later that of
boy. The latter was terribly burned
about the face and arms. The man
had been fearfully crushed, his intes-
tines protruding in way that was
sickening to see.
At o'clock the body of man with
his legs burned off was found At Q
another mans body was discovered,
and was recognized as that of John
Steinke, of Jersey City. At $50 a
young mans body was found, making
the twenty fourth victim thus far dis
covered.
A few minutes later bystander saw
workman pick up vest and take out
watch and chain from it. A police
man was called, and the italian was ar
rested with the watch and chain in his
possession lie said he intended to
give them % his foreman. He was held
in $500 bail to answer.
At 1920 another body, that of man,
greatly disfgured and burned, was
taken out.
BY noon the odor of the burned
bodies became PAINFULLY offensive and
two physicians Of the health board
were sent to disinfect the ruins and
also the bodies as they were taken out.
thorough investigation of the
cause of the accident was then begun
by superintendent Bradley and force
of deputies. 1t was learned that there
was positively no boiler in the building
and that the heavy lithographic presses
were not working when the accident
occurred. The theory that the disaster
was directly caused by faulty construc-
ton is being born out by the facts
which are slowly coming in.
Up to noon to-day the list OF bodies
recovered numbered twenty-five, of
which ten remain unidentified. The
only one recovered to-day which has
been identified vas that of John
S;eirrixe, aGoa a. Of Jersey CITY.
The work of removing the debris was
greatly accelerated this afternoon.
The Italian laborers had been notori-
ously inefficient and in their place
stalwart longshoremen were substi-
tuted They pulled a mammoth press
from the ruins and another body of
man was discovered beneath it.
At o'clock the bodies of three
women were found. A few minutes
later three more bodies were found
two women and one man. The three
women were identified as Maggie
Quinn, aged 1S; Mrs. Lottie Helm, 2G,
and Mamie Williams, 16.
District Attorney Nicoll is al, eady con-
sidering the question of indicting the
person or persons responsible for the
Park place disaster. After long con-
sultation with his chief assistant, ex-
Judge Bedford he placed the case in
the hands of Assistant District Attor-
ney Townsend.
Secretary VIM. Randell, of the board
of fire underwriters, issued a call for
meeting of the board to-day to con-
slider whether any of the insurance
companies are liable for damages either
to the Taylor building or to the stock
in the fiimsy structure. A clause of the
policy which provides for these peculiar
cases, reads that if building falls ex-
cept as result of fire the insurance
shall be void.