New-York tribune., 1891-08-26
HALF A HUNDRED NOW.
WORK OF RECOVERING BODIES
CoRPSEs ARE FOUND TO BE HORRIBLY
MANGLED
BEGINNING TO MAKE ACTIVE PRoGREss-ToNA
OF RUBBISH REMOVED-THoSE WHO
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.


the ruins of the collapsed building in Park Place,
and ifty-onc corpses had been dug out up to
a. m. The list of missing continues to grow, and
it now seems likely that nearly 100 persons lost
their lives in the catastrophe.
The city officials got to work in earnest on the
Park Place ruins last night, and at last showed
a good deal of commendable vigor in the search
for the bodies still under the mass of brick
and mortar. At 6 80 o'clock the men who had
been working all day were relieved, and gang
of John ID. Crimmins's men were put to work.
under the personal supervision OF L. L. Crnlmihs.
The workmen were stirred up at last and there
were as many the spot as could work TO any
ADVANTAGE. The result which they accomplished
plainly showed what vigorous work could do.
After 80 o'clock bodies were taken out rapidly
and the men got quickly down into the cellar.
Most of the last bodies which were removed were
crushed beyond any chance of recognition except
by the clothing. They were nearly all found
underneath the tons of paper and heavy machinery
which fell from the fourth floor.
Some Of the bodies simply masses OF flesh
and bones and had no semblance TO human
form. The head and shoulders of one glrt
eighteen or nineteen years old, cut dngonaly
across the chest and completely severed from the
rest of the body, were taken from under one OF
the presses near the eastern wall. The rest Oh
the body was found some distance away SO
terribly manged that it had TO be removed wlth
shovel. This was only sample, too, Of many
Of the other bodies taken out.
The terrible weight of timbers, bricks, tons OF
paper. and heavy machinery, falling from suoh
height, must have crushed the life from their
bodies in an instant. The stencil, too, which Is
coming from the ruins as the worlSmen get deeper
into the mass of rubbish, is something terrible,
and tells the tale palmer than words OF the
horrible sights vet to be witnessed when all the
rubbish is removed. The bodies taken out were
all badly decOmposed. The representatives from
the Health Department were on hand and sprinl<ied
each body with powerful disnfectants before 10
was removed.
Three DAYS and more have passed and the work
is by no means finished The number of bodies
recovered in q measure gives a conception or
those still remaining in the ruins. The hremeh
deserve great praise for their faithful efforts.
This occasion demonstrates again the good materlai
of which the Fire Department is composed. But
still this department cannot accomplish every
thing.
The labor of the men was greatly retarded
Yesterday by the huge of rubbish reaching
to the second stories of the building the street.
which has accumulated while the work has been
in progress In any other city in this country, or
in the world for that matter, the Mayor or others
who are supposed TO look after the welfare OF the
municipality. would have given all aid possible
in an affair of this kind. But since this accidens
the Fire Department has labored unaided.
The Mayor of the city for three days appeared 10
he oblivious of the fact that there had been
great loss of life in this city, and that many OF
the bodies had not been recovered. Yesterday he
teegraphed TO his private secretary from his sum-
mer resort at CoOperstown to establish popular
subscription for the benefit of the relatives Oh
these whose lives We're lost
Edward c.. Sheehy, Commissioner of Charities
and Correction who has been in charge of the
removal of the dead early yesterday morning called
lhe attention of Thomas T. Gilroy, Commissioner
of the Department of Public Works, TO the me-
cessity of removing the rubbish which had accu-
mulated force was organized at once, and
about 3 p. m. twenty carts and fifty men went
10 work The rubbish is dumped at Frankin-st,
and the North River.
Coroner Hanley who has been on duty all day,
was relieved at 10 p. N. by Deputy Donlin, and
he in turn was relieved by DR.. Page. who voun'
teered TO act as Coroner.
LIST OF THE DEAD.
Following is list of the bodies recovered:
| BREITNER CHARLES, fifteen years old No. 345 East
Fifty fOurth-st., photographer for uebler & Mass
| COLE LEONARD r., thirty yive years old, married.
| No. 304 Putnam-ave. Brooklyn. clerk In Trppes
drugstore
| CURRY, GUsTAvE, forty-flve years old, Of Wood
ridge y. j., employed as photographer for Liebler
d Mass leaves wife and two children.
| DOHREN ADAM, fourteen years DID, 10. 40 East
| Twcny-siXth-st, once boy lof So.th ruoiis"iis
| Company
! ELLIS WILLIAM H., forty-two years old, No 23s
Ellis & Macdonald. bookbinders. No. 76 Park Place
FAATA J0HN eighteen ssT % aEoseaeG Sd Eo 25S Co.
GIBBS, JOHN, ten years old No. 237 Greenwichst.
HACH FRANK, thirty three years ola. No. l2a first,
ST.. Hth0grapher for Lieblcr IL MaasS'
| HEAGNEY, ANNIE, three years old, NO. 6l Park
Place.
Helm. LoTTIE, twenty four years DID, No % Avenue
| c. employed By Rosenfeld Il Co.
| HEIDENRICH JACOB, fifteen years old, No; 129 Easo
one hundred and eghth-st he has brother who Is
| a policeman in the Fourteenth Precinct
st.. employed as trackman for William H. Geary,
of No IS Park Place.
! HYLAND, JOHN, ffty-fve years old, OF Penn ian,
| " Y He was killed In the Hudson RESTAURANT,
LOEB GEORGE fifteen years old, No. 392 Wallabouc-
ST. Brooklyn, employed by Liebler d Mass.
MIDDLETON, ALBERT F. seventeen years IS, old, NO.
Az Fourth-ave. Brooklyn; pressieeder ior Lie'ies
MILLER. PETER, sixteen years old, No. 394 Wallac
bout-st., Brooklyn, E. D.; employed by Lieoier q
MULLER. ANNIE, sixteen years old, No. 436 East
| Nlnthst. employed by Rosenfeh a. Co.
PETERsEN ANDREW b., twenty two years oio; no tS
| Hudson Restaurant.
QUINN. MARGARET. eighteen years old, No. 24a
| Cherry ST. employed by Rosenfeld q Co.
| REICH. GUSTAV, nineteen years old No GO Miller,
| ave Brooklyn, employed by Liebler & Mass
| sCInIALgACH. -, sixty years old. Of No. 422
| paIsadeave. Jersey City Heights, lie was pass-
| To- tIe buIldng at the time Of the collapse.
| scUNIDT CONRAD. thirty seven years old, No. 2,134
~ Rtantic-aye Brooklyn, employed as foreman in
| iicbler q Maasss lthoraphing establishment.
su NDDOCK, ERNEST, eighteen years old, No. 20
| Moore-st, Brooklyn.
eT ARTERY MICHAEL. No. ! ,107 ParS-ave., employed
| by the Empire City subway Company.
! STEINER GUSTAV, twenty-six years old, No. 21l
EAST one hundred and -seventhst pessman for Ellis
! q Macdonald.
| sTEINKEY, JOHN forty two years old No. 24s Grf
| ltlIst., Jersey City, employed By Leber 4 MASS
| STTIJVAN GEORGE, seventeen years Old, No. ZIG
| Monroe-sL, feeder for Llcbler & Mass
TRIPLE F. W., forty five years old. Of No. l25 Xess
| seventy -hrstst., druggist at No. 40 Park ISce.
| lad heen spendng the summer at seabnsht. N. j.,