The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-24

In the Identity OF the man may Re found that
OF tho boy whose body was found short dis
tanee away. Tho couple were probably press
man and feeder. and the books Of the flrm said
TO 30 in tho snfe, will tell the name OF the
feeder after the FRESHMAN is idsn lied.
Tho crowd continued 10 increase and the OK.
element gave no slens OF subsiding Every
fow moments some weeping woman or grief
stricken man would attack the police lines and
flercely denounce the power that prevented
them searching in the ruins for what they
feared to nnd.
AT DAYLIGHT.
Between o'clock yesterday morning and 8
o'clock In the afternoon tho streets bordering
on the scene OF the disaster resem bled huge
picnic ground. The solemnity which prevailed
iu tho crowd the night before had given way
to srriehtliness and liveliness. In place OF the
sobs und means and the whispered CONVERSE
tons that had been the rule. there was
laughter aud loud talk. Here and there In
the crowd would be one mourning one,
but ito lameniation OF that one was
drowned in the noise OF the rabbe.
A stranger who happened by never would be-
lieve that calamity that had robl cd maybe
hundred human beings OF their lives had
taken place. still less would he believe that the
bodies OF nearly all OF those victims lay
charred and broken under the tons and tons
OF stone aud brick and iron that formed an
enormous pile between two buildings. Thou
sands OF persons were gathered In the streets.
and OF these thousands perhaps = hundred
were there o look for missing friends or rea-
tives The others came from curiosity, and
by their actions transformed tho scene. The
men and women were dozens deep
outside the limos the police had established.
and takers worked on the outside OF the crowd
Just as they work at a race track or a
picnic ground or fair ground. Men and boys
sold PINK and yellow lemonade and popcorn
baIls. and called their wares with regular
Fourth OF July Here 80 are! Hero ye are I!
Here 70 arc. now. only a nickel. half a dime,
fur schooner rcd or yellow lemona q. ado"
or. NO hard drinks sold. ladies and gsn s.
Here ye are now. peach lemona.a ado" mau
sold hot Frauktusrter sausages in Greenwich
street. Around the corner from Park pace. III
College place another man had a little three.
legged table. and tried to catch foolish persons
with tho three shell game At times. and again
with a sweatboari. when he yelled. net quito
loud enough for tho police on the inside Of tho
crowd to hear:
Now. gents step right up: the little church
around tho corner 10 Roln'; over lsren and
under soven: como On now. Oil see the little
church on Sunday"
With all these things Going ON there Is not
tho record OF single arrest In the Church
street precinct or In any OF the nelehborinR
precincts OF ono OF Tho fakire. Perhaps tho
takers were careful enough not TO let tho police
catch them at their tricks. but when The Sun
reporter saw them thoy did not seem to b Ok.
ercisinc any care, or perhaps tho police worn
out after their twenty-four straight hours OF
duty, found 1t all they could do to keep the
crowd outside the IRE lines. At all events the
fakirs carried on their business and called
their wares unm olested By the police. They
did big business.
HEARTLEss BEHAVIOR.
The lemonade stands were surrounded
nearly all the the time. and gallons Of the de-
coction were sold. The people who gathered
and made up the crowd seemed 10 forget that
tho day was Sunday. and worse still. they FOR.
got tho dignity md solemnity OF tho
occasion They forgot thst q hundred houses
were filled with mourning. and that
they appeared at least to DO laughing
at the others SORROW. Ofcourse all who came
we're not engaged In the offensive conduct
Those who gathered closest to tho ropes were
we'll behaved. and so wore many probably
the greater number. OF those who came. and
who could not set near to tho llnes. The PEG.
pie came from all parts Of tho city, from Brook
Ign. Jersey City. Newark. Hoboken. and sur
rounding towns. The ferrybosts wore crowd.
cd, and the elevated trains dumped loads OF
humanity at tho nearest station. Park place
from Broadway was crowded with men and
with women la bright-colored dresses and hats
all the day. Crowds came through College
place and through Church street and College
place and Barclay and Murray strecis Prob.
ably the crowd changed every hour. but from
Z in thu morning. Until late in the afternoon
there d!i not api ear TO BIO any change In its
PROPORTIONS.
Inside the lines the scenes were different.
There fremen and policemen worked like
beavers, ADD forty or fty italia who had
been hired ty Inspector Williams pretended 10
work as ha.G. though they really loafsd more
than they worked. AtSo'oiock In the morning
the scene was this: A black mass Of smoking