New-York tribune., 1891-08-26
INQUIRIES FOR MISSING FRIENDS.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS AT THE CHURCH-sT.
STATION YESTERDAY


SCENES AND INCIDENTS AT THE CHURCH-sT.
STATION YESTERDAY.
Never in all the twenty-one years that the dismal
police station has stood In Churchst has the sergeant
on duty been obliged 20 listen to so many pitful in
qures for missing friends during the last four days
Anxious people began to come late Saturday afternoon
More anxious people came TO the police station yestcr
day than on any Of rhe preceding days Some of them
asked foolish questions and some were impatient and
cross over the delay in rescung the bodies Richard
Flynn sixteen years old. of No. 40 Cathernest.,
the first call at the police station yesterday. lie
inquired for his employer, William e. Macdonald, Of
The firm OF Ellis & Macdonald Thc lad cried bitterly
when the sergeant told him that there was no news
concerning Mr.. Macdonald.
few minutes later Isaac Kent seventy-four years
old of No. 1O2 RldgewoOdave., Newark, came to the
station lie came double errand. lie first told
story OF lltreatment at the MOreue Then he said he
was looking for William staten, salesman in the EN-
ploy of Frederick Trippe.
George +. Thorne, salesman in the employ of
George L. Hamrn of No. 1O3 Duanest, inquired for
John Hyand fifty years old, Of Penn Yam, Yates
County, y. y.
A few minutes later Minnie Dohren, seventeen years
old OF No 43G East slxthst. entered the station weep
ing bitterly she asked for the effects of her brother,
Adam Dolren fourteen years old. He was the Office
bov for The south Publishing Company. Miss Dohrcn
identified her brothers effects which were given TO
her she had just come from the Morgue, where she
had identified her brothers body.
About noon Il dark stout woman accompanied by a
man. entered the station. The said in COM
manding tone; Sergeant, l want you to show ME
all the effects taken from the dead bodies
"Who are You looldng forl' said the Sergeant
"That is no matter" said the unknown woman.
This was too much for the Sergeant lie asked the
woman If she wanted him 10 open thirty packages Of
the relics 10 which she calmly replied that that was
inst what she wanted. The Sergeant told the woman
that she wanted too much. She went away angry,
after refusing 10 give her name.
Mrs. Zeheln, of Williamsburg, came In and asked
if there was any of her son. Philip Ebere, seven
teen years old OF No 40 South Fourthst.. Brooklyn.
lie employed by Liebler Il Mass
Annie Nett Of No. 141 Delancey-st, TO inquire
for Abraham Dukerevyitz, seventeen years old, who
was employed by Louis Rosenfeld Co. lie boarded
with Mrs. Matte, at No. 141 Delaaoy-st.
young woman, who said her was Lizzie
Shredder, came inform the police that Mary Smith.
domestic. who formerly lived at No. IS summit ST.,
Brooklyn, had been missing since Saturday. She
usually took her lunch In the Petersen restaurant.
AT 20 O'Clock three young men entered the sta
ton and made inquiries for John Auschotz. twenty
three years old, of No. 3O4 East Houstons
Auschaz lived with his aged parents and worked for
Liebler & Mass. The young men were Auschatz's
brothcrsln-law. They refused TO give their names.
boy Frank Jor1nan came In and asked If there
was any news concerning Rosie Hldridge, thirteen
years old OF No. 500 Thirl-ave. The police had no
record Of her. as she had not been reported tho
missing before. Jorman said he thought she worked
| for Leber e. Mass.
T. II. Barlow Of Boston, came TO the station at 3
O'Clock looking for information about his friend. John
Burn, hrty-hve years old, Of No 354 East Foucenth-
81. Barlow said he sent from Boston to look for
Burn BY COmrade Court Ancient Order Of Foresters, OF
Boston. Burns wife began 10 worry about him on sat
day evening. 1t has been his mvarlabe custom for
many months to return to his Boston home, at No.
| l53 Milkst., every Saturday afternoon His friends
do not know where he employed, but they think
| he worked somewhere in Park Place Burn was a
| nthographer lie had a wife and three children.
Joseph H. DOnnclly a composor on "The Boston
Herald" arrived In NewYork yesterday afternoon, and
went at once 10 the Church-st station. lie sobbed
like child when he entered the station and inquired
for his brother John F. Donney, who, he said, began
| work as a photographer for Lcbler d Mass on Satur-
| day morning lie had been In NewYork only a few
! days lie leaves a wife and baby one week old.
| His wife lives al No. 045 Tremontst
Hermann BOrman, IL was reported at the Church,st
station last night is probably another victim OF the
disaster. Rudolph Sturenborg OF Rockaway inquired
for him. He said BOrman was thirty y-hve years Old
| and unmarried. He lived in Bowery lodging house
| and worked as a fireman in Petersen's restaurant.
| He wa, born in Berlin, Germany, and had been in
| America three or four years.