The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-06
MISTAKEN IDENTIFICATIONS.
MRS GOLDsCHMIbr BURIED TWO OF
THE PARK FACE VICTIMS
reurteea Claimants for the Nine Cnide.ti.
ned Bodies-who Shall Say How Many
Atstakes Were Made ~ Reintivese

aed Bodies-wAo shall Say How Many
Mistakes Were Made ~ Keiauvess
How many o! the idsnti9catione OF tho bodies
recovered from the ruined TAYLOR building in
Park place were corre t Is q question thai can
never be answered Sixty-two bodies maneled.
distorted. and burned almost out o; all sem
blancs to humanity. were taken from the fear
full tang'e Of broken beams. crushed brick.
and twisted iron that for nine days marked the
scene OF the disaster. Six OF these bodies
were recognized when und By the clothing
or Iewelry or papers found on them. Fifty.six.
crushed into rude collins, were carried to the
MorGue aud exposed for Identification. sor-
rowing crowds looked at the remains Ia more
or less vain search for NhAt hey feared to end.
Fifty-three OF the slSty-two bodies. It 10 .aid.
were identified. Death certificates were grant
cd under the names given. and the bodies were
buried. For the nine unidentified there we're
fourteen claimants. each missing one near and
dear known to have been working In the
wrecked building and not aimee seen. Whore
are those i've bodies? Who has claimed .
body that should have been claimed BY some
ono else? Who is mourning over grave that
contains . strsnRer'
Tho collins containing the blAcksned re-
mains were placed In rows IN the Morgue Men.
women. and children. looking for lost friends,
eazed into them. prevented from standing
too long before any particular conn By the
none too gentle keepers. What wonder II the
Erist-strleksn relations. horrifed at the objects
they were com pc led to look at Above them
selves to be persuaded. perhaps against their
better judgment. that the b ackensd. fearful
heap Of something they were told was man
was the husband. father. or brother they
sought
Cases In point are the identihcations Of New
mai Goldschtnde and OF Samuel BliZ. The
explosion or collapse Of the buildings occurred
on Aug 22. shortly After noon. Two days and
four hours later. locking at the CHASTITY row OF
collins at the Noreue. Henry weiner saw In
one piece OF CLOTH that was familiar to him.
His friend Newman Goldschmidi had . suit
sho ii { to MIS- Goidsehmid,. Mrs. Gold.
|o4n iAs sS.n +: IL.
morning OF the disaster. She okeI at the
Her tro'her Samuel Rsim took th. cloth to
and larzen ter Gle ming /. nostiv-i " dent.
ssSmidss CD istm.- suit wa CT GoIdsek midi
Always carried silver wach ana gold chain
II. Hs s.ni Fla 1o wi n' n; had ts his
found and wa. tod hat ev,ryth,ns ..und on
street station. Thi,hsr he went to ASK about
The, waIch, and ring The Sergeant At the
before noon 81 Aug 2s-rsiu.sd 10 ansxer an!
90 tons about the pr"Ier.y unlss. she told
~ Ioiy she believed to be lha, OF her hus-
ALI =: . :aa s; es ss sda M .s;si
ss h nod - .uy
my brother appealed to the Ca.tain he got 10
ssti- ;sf,i n. The captain said: DON'T bother
fni OUT Ii. he numt.r on the cotiin and perhaps
ne Sergeant viii tell you what was found on
SATISFIED a. length that no proo' bevond that
Of the id.nsiie.,Sn n,9 e re si0,h eoutd 30
from sri.f and anxiety, claimed Tho bod, and
buri.l i wa.rs she hopes so9' az Ib. t. !is h.s.
seven days Any n.sxi7lnss ID: -. were
noun So.i.i1ey hat The ruin: had bssa
thoroughly sea ehsd and that there were no
ins.sd sHi Tor ' iesen. o.. ana ii. BOD!
ss EGs 'eSas nav Y o ~:
He m who worked With him.
IS. q; ss,s st +. sssn and ny: S ae,:
ssas stock
bodies. they we're 6adl, fecompo..d but the
| flames had o OF scorchsi The clnr hing and both
and amss LOWS, 50 ssmen for the late hrm Of
Re enfield %: The one they aid Mas samuel
q On f Ss
| Mrs .Goltscn midi. and IN the wai-tcoa, pocket
s s':5 w."h ard sd as sss IN
The den, ,fca,iop was beyond question, and
Of the corpse she had believed 10 b. her hus:
bands She vilI not disturb The corpse INST
"to stnrb his rest. rerhsp. he ha no one
! to pray that bis soul rsst In peace. Although
r!; 1.s'a With him IN, HI h.s sns AMI hn is ioI
q least shall rest In peace. He may ts
buried :oTswh..e else; Somebody Locking
his When put up a sian With my husbands
bsr :. The Whole thing was so cruel that
sSi ma thu "ns' MY 9r ns''
Had my husband retut ne alive on the day
nave b.. sea G. br.,.d The s.S.nth snnl!srs.ry q
Soass, a., +. spiGEa ..p s Il. s H.
Mrs. GoIdschmidt lives At ~ As. seventy
ri ssso ..'S .pa ssr BY &: sk
unless carried. shs told, The story Of nor search
syesiDs. and isin,.d durins the s"isI -. 'a''
Ths corpse found - the came time as Gold:
| eCnhlut8 8QC lu0ukI'OQ ny NOs0OIeEu Anu
! Lewis as taat Of samuel klttz had on moth nx
| By which II could b~ recogn izsd except suit OF
! blue dupeares overails aud rsi hRnne under.
! clio he's 4 porti,n Of tho scalp wa. Intact and
Inc said ee Th scs 70
identified By Coronsr H.nIy an AL, was tursd
virginia. Biitz Of IA Third street conquered
Morsus TO take : last 10 1 at, what MAS
after br iof glance ID at the corpse Was OF her
hrothsr She vas tod that ko:eAfsld and
Ieeosniy.d mis- hair and his el thing; Miss
her brother. samuel was small. ,kly man.
NsIsh;nG less ,san III DGp,ds tn: BODY WAS
breadth ., ehss, and sic q Lone hT crouch
she had spoken With her brother an hour he
! fore the accident amt he was dressed 10 an
some black and white s,rited goods,
H,wi,hs,andiinG eer ',a,sm,n zen .he idsnsia-
| The ody 10 referred TO TO this day In Coron Or