New-York tribune., 1891-08-27
THE DISMAL SEARCH ENDED,
sIxTY-ONE BODIES WERE FOUND IN THE
RUINS.
WORK OF RECOVERING THE LAST coRPsEsl
DIFFICULTY OF IDENTITcATI0N-A
RELIEF FUND STARTED.

Sixty-0ne bodies have been recovered from tho
ruins Of the collapsed building in Park Place.
and the search for more is ended The mass of
rubbish which now partly fills the cellars of the
building has been turned over from the wall In
front to the wall in the rear; the flooring Of the
cellar has been uncovered inch by inch and 1t
is supposed the last body has been taken out.
There are a number of persons who reported
to be still missing, and the anxious inquiring
friends firmly believe that the absent ones are
still in the ruins. The truth Of this belief will
not be verified until the mass Of rubbish, the
heavy machinery and timbcrs have been removed
from the street and the cellars of the building
entirely cleaned out. This part of the work viii
be done at once but yesterday at 80 p. m. the
Fire Department gave Up its part Of the work.
The fremen have worked intelligently industri-
ously and faithfully. They have not hnguished
in their efforts so long as they considered that
another body remained.
On Tuesday night the work was prosecuted
with more vgor than at any time before. Fire
Commissioner Robbins was in attendance nearly
all night He in measure took charge OF the
men, and whenever there appeared to he letting
up in the work would shout his orders, handle
ropes, and take hold of charred timbers and
help pull them out He had on his good Clothes"
but that fact did not interfere with his labor.
Ten bodies were recovered after 1 o'clock yes
terday morning and up TO 10 80 a. M, when the
last body was taken out. Fifty-seven bodies had
been found up TO a. m. yesterday morning. The
Gfty-first was found in the extreme rear Of the
restaurant. The lower limbs were fractured, the
upper part of the skull gone and there was no
trace of clothing the body. 1t weighed about
140 pounds, and was 5 feet 6 inches in height,
and that of male adult
Before this body had been placed in the coffin
another was found in the front part Of the cellar
Of the paint shop. 1t was lying on it's back one
arm protruded through the dirt and the work.
men had unconscousy walked over it many
times. 1t was woman. Three teeth were miss
ing from the lower jaw, and the left arm was
gone. The clothing consisted of q white chemise,
blue and white checked calico dress, redstriped
apron, black stockings and low-cut shoes. The
woman had brown hair, and was about feet
inches in height
Five minutes later the body Of o man was
found in Petersen's restaurant 1t was badly
decomposed. 1t was about feet 0 inches tall
and weighed about 40 pounds
A woman's body was found in the paint shop
at a. m. Four upper teeth were missing, but
the lower teeth were perfect. The hair WAS
black, and the body had q black cashmere
skirt, white underskirt, tucked with lace, white
stockings and cloth-tOpped button CATERS.
At O'Clock tho body of man discovered In
the cellar of the restaurant was taken out. 1t was
identified by Charles G. Herring to he that of his
brother Morris A. Herring, who had been tho
head salesman in the harness store of Osburnc 81
Burke. No 40 Barclay-st The long watching Of
the living brother, continued from Saturday until
Wednesday morning, was at last rewarded. When
he saw the body he said MY God Ny Godr
Nv brother.' The charred body was identified by
O. book found in pocket of the clothing.
Whenever body was removed from the ruins
and carried to the place where the Coroner took
a description of it, sickening odor of decomposed
flesh filed the whole atmosphere. This stencil
was. in measure, made bearable by the solution
Of bromine sprinkled over the body, coffin and
the place where the body was found. The disin-
fectant is powerful, and does not have strong or
pungent odor, but it is more effective than car
bOlic acid
At 80 a. m. the body Of another man was
discovered in the restaurant, near where Herrings
body had been found. 1t was about feet 10 12
inches in height and weighed about 100 pounds.
The teeth were in perfect condition. also the dark
hair. The man must have been about forty years
old. There syas laced shoe on one foot, and
nothing on the other except white cotton sock.
On the body were blue checked jumper, black
striped trousers, dark waistcoat, blue pOlka-dot
]
cts were found bone handled knife, small vial.
four 81 bills five cents, and a silver watch with
Fahys case and Elgin movement. 1t is watch
of peculiar make, and may lead to the identlica-
ton Of the body.
| At 6: 80 a. m. the body of young man, nppar-
entity about nineteen years old, and weighing l2o
pounds, was taken out of the restaurant. lhc
only article Of clothing left upon it was long red
stocking The body was terribly decomposed.
About 80 o'clock, as the people were crowd
ing through the streets on their way TO Work, tno
body of q man was found in the restaurant le
was on the back The man had his hands over
his face and probably died from suffocation, as
his face was swollen and his tongue protruded.
! The body had on light striped trousers, polta-doo
| rcd tie, white apron, tennis Shirt white socks,
and congress CATERS. The man was about fifty
five years old, five feet nine inches IN heiSht' ana
weighed about 1870 pounds.
| few minutes later the body of another man
was brought out of the restaurant 1t was
seemingly that Of n man forty-ive years old, five
| feet seven inches in height, and weighed about
| 15O pounds The man must have died from suf-
! location lie had sandy mustache and fun
set of INNER and lower false teeth. lie had on
a striped cambrc shirt and dark striped trousers.
The body of man was taken out at o'clock'
r. had on white cotton underclothng, dark striped
trousers, white suspenders and black silk ties
The black mustache was evidently dyed as the
hair was brown There were found upon tlA
! body a brass watch, pair OF eyeglasses, n pep
| knife four KEYS on o ring pocketbook containing
| eight pennies and three Chinese laundry tickets
! The body was not much burned and the man un1
| dombtrdiy died from sufrocation. In life the man
WIS five feet siX inches in height forty years old
! and weighed l25 pounds.
! At 10 :30 o'clock the sixty-irst body was taken
out. 1t was that of young woman of medium
height She was found in sitting posture with
n heavy beam across her legs. Her dark brown
| hair was tied with brown ribbon The body
was dressed in blue and white calico dress,
with porcelain buttons, black striped stockings
| and white skirt.
| As the rubbish was cleared away there was .
| better opportunity 10 examine the walls OF the
building Conjecturs 10 the cause of the ex-
plosion freely circulated. The party wall Of
| the building shows evident signs Of weakness