The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-25
PARK PLACE VICTIMS
The Work of Delying for the
Victims Continues.
Some Etghty-five Already Taken Out-Dis-
trict Attorney Nichols Interesting
Himself In the Matter.

Nav YORK, Aug. A.-The work of dely-
ing for the dead in the ruins of Park Place
was continued throughout the night, dur
ing which five bodies were found, making
total of seventy-four victims of the
awful explosion.
Later-The body of Ernst H. Shaddock
of Brooklyn, was found. An Italian work
Ing in the ruins, was seen to take something
from the body of the victin. A silver
watch was found upon him, which he ad
mitted taking. The police took him to the
station, and on the way he narrowly es.
capped lynchlng. He was held for trial
AT the morgue there were constant
streams OF people looking for their friends
or relatives among the dead. & sickening
odor from the burned bodies pervades the
atmosphere. 1t is now.thought the faulty
of construction of the building caused the
accident.
BY noon two more bodies were found So
far only the edge of the ruins has been
searched. 1t is firmly believed at least
nifty bodies are still under the debris. 1t is
thought by to- morrow afternoon all the
bodies will be recovered
Six more bodies were found in the ruins
at o'clock, five of which bodies were
women or girls and one that of a boy.
Three We're Identified by friends
District Attorney Nichols is considering
the question of indicLing the person or per-
sons responsible for the disaster. After
long consultation with his chief assistant.
eX-Judge Bedford, he placed the case in
the hands of Assistant District Attorney
Townsend.
BY o'clock two more bodies were re-
covered. The odor of decomposed flesh
that arises from the ruins is becoming al
most nnbearable and disinfectants seem to
produce but little effect. City Chamber
lain Train, whose mother owned the
wrecked building, said to-day regarding it's
condition: sit was built in 1872, and was
acquired by mother in 1887. Eve always
understood it was well constructed and
has been never condemned nor was it CON
sldered unsafe. Regarding the claim that
the stock of material and heavy presses on
the upper floors caused it to collapse
there's nothing in it, for it always has been
used for the same.purpose it was used for at
the time of the fire. From what have
been able to learn | think the cause of the
accident was fire followed by an explo-
sion."
A man who has been engaged for thirty
five years in placing prin ting machinery In
position, said today the presses of Ellis 81
Mcdonald and Leibter & Mas were so
placed that the vibration ran with the
beams and rafters, and that the eighth CHI
resting place was insufficient to support
the enormous weight on. it. On the third
floor alone, he said, stood nearly forty tons
of machinery.
Louis Rosenfeld, proprietor of the paint
store at 20 Park Place, has been missing
since shortly after the disaster, and reIa-
tives think the fearful scenes he witnessed
after the crash came unsetted,his mind and
he has strayed away. They have reported
to the police.
Two more bodies were recovered at II
o'clock, but little progress was made in
excavation to night. At midnight a total
of thirty-four bodies had been recovered.
Of these twenty are identified The total
number reported missing is lightweight.
A full list of the identified bodies is as fol-
lows: Leonard Cole, John Gibbs.
Sarah Ann Haegny, Michael Slattery'
Andrew b. Peterson, George Low,
Gustave Zeikler, Jacob Heidenrich,
Charles Brother, Otto Walser, Frank
Hach, Abraham Derschopki, Gustav Stei-
ner, John Steinke, Edward Shaddock.
Maggie Quinn, Lottie Helm, Mamie vii.
liams, Mary Deinlein, Conrad Schmidt.
l 30 a NJ, Aug. 25.-Another unknown
body has just been found in the ruins.