The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-25
DIGGMG FOR DEAD.
Another Days History of NeH
York's Great Disaster.
"A EuMDER OF DIsFIaURED BODIES.

The GhRstiy Work Proceeding More
Brnwny experimentation
ing the Question of Indicting the
Responsible Parties.
New YORK, Aug. ga gang Of
Italians worked under the light of cleo
tricity ali Sunday night at the scene
Of the disaster in Park place. Progress
was slow owing to the immense amount
Of debris which tho overturned rear wall
created. The first discovery was made
at $50 III the morning, that Of the body
of man burned beyond recognition.
AT TAO the body of another man was
brought out, and q few minutes later
that Of boy. The latter was terribly
burned about the face and arms. The
man had been fearfully crushed, his in
testines protruding in way that was
sickening to see. AT $50 the body of
man with his legs burned off was dis
covered and was recognized MS that of
John Steinke, Of Jersey City. At $50 a
young mans body was found, making
the twenty-fourth victim discovered.
A few minutes later bystander saw
IN Italian workman pick up vest and
take a watch and chain out of it. A po-
hceman was called and the Italian ar
rested with the watch and chain in his
possession. He said he intended to give
them to his foreman. He was held in
$500 bail to answer. At 1890 another
body, that Of man greatly disfigured
and burned, was taken out.
Thirty-four Bodies Recovered.
The work of removing the debris was
greatly accelerated in the afternoon,
The Italian laborers had been VIGOROUSLY
inefficient, and in their place stalwart
iongshoremen were substituted. They
pulled mammoth press from the ruins
and another body, that of man, was
discovered beneath it, AT 3 o'clock the
bodies of three women were found.
A few minutes later three more bodies
were found, two women and one man.
Three of the women were identified as
Maggie Quinn, 1S years of age; Mrs.
Lottie Hean, 20 years; Manmie Will
iains, 10 years.
Up to midnight two more bodies had
been taken from the ruins, making
thirty-four in all thus far recovered
Two more of the bodies were identified
last night. They are: Mary Deinlein,
aged 16. of 445 East Ninth street; and
Conrad Schmidt, of 1876 East One Hun
dred and Sixth street.
There are still eighty on the list of
missing persons,
Crushed Beneath Press.
Early this morning the worlInen, in
removing some timbers revealed the
arn, head and breast of woman. She
lay on her back and large press
crushed her down with Its weight and
rendered the removal of the body i'm
possible without the use of a derrick.
Tho face showed no sign of suffering,
she having been providentially stunned
before the press crushed her life out.
At 1:30 this morning another body
was found. 1t was discovered III a sit
ting position on the site of the restau-
rant at the west side of the ruins. 1t
was that Of man about 80 years of age.
Later small foot, ankle and part of
o leg, probably boys or a girls, was
recovered, The member looked as
though it had been burned away from
the body.
The total number of the bodies re-
covered from the ruins is thirty-four.
The number positively identified is
twenty, and the numbeB reported miss
Ing lightweight. This would indicate
that 122 persons lost their lives by the
collapse of the building.
AAe NorsC part Oh the tragedy 1S yet
TO come, as evidenced by fearful and
overwhelming stencil which indicates
unknown horrors and an almost inesti-
mable number of bodies buried under
meath the weight Of rubbish and ma
chinery. A terrible stencil arises from
that part of the ruins occupied by the
restaurant. 1t Improbable that this spot
will add fear.Ri tale to the present
and estimate of the horror.
Due TO Faulty Construction.
A thorough investigation of the causes
of the disaster was begun by Superin-
tenlent Brady and force Of deputies.
1t was learned that there was positively
no boiler in the building and that the
heavy photographic presses were not
working when the accident occurred.
The theory that the accident was di.
rectly caused by faulty construction is
being borne out by the facts which are
slowly coming in.
District Attorney Nicoll is already
considering the question of indicting the
person or persons responsible for the
disaster. After long consultation with
his chief assistant, ex.Judge Bedford
no placed the case in the hands of AS
sistant District Attorney Townsend.