New-York tribune., 1891-08-28
BODIES STILL UNIDENTIFIED.
TEN UNNAMED coRPsEs YET AT THE MoRGUE-
TO BE BURIED TODAY.

TEN UNNAMED CoRPsEs YET AT THE MoRGUE-
TO BE BURIED TO-DAY.
The scenes at the Morgue grow sadder day by day
as those hopeful ard yet fearful come In by the sai
pcetern gate of Bellevue Hospital and walk down 10
the dead house. In the deadhousc there were nine
teen yet as unidentified corpses and each ana every
one was burned or crushed out of all semblance to
humanity. All that was left TO identify the mangled
remains wus what had been taken of them
Each body. as it was placed in a she'll when ta5en
from the rain, labelled with number ana what
ever found on It dockeed and kept st the Church
st. police station There confusion, however, be-
tween tho Churchst squad and those in charge at the
Mmgue. The trouble, and ono that should certainly
have been avoided occurred over bodies clevon and
twelve They were found under a press on Sunday
nfghi and some articles taken from theiP bodies
II was found later that the bodies could not be removed
and in the meantime other bodies were sent mp III tins
shells numbered eleven and twelve. The numbering
then between the Morguc and the police staflon be
came confused and has remained 80 mp TO the present
time An objectionable case Cd car-lessneSs occurred
at the Morgue. On one corpse was found the tag Of
a mans shirt with the name G.. Bliss or Blsz. but
from what body 1t had been taken could not be
learned.
II was early In the morning when Philip Baum
sartner went to the Morgue and searched among the
dead. He identified his son Charles, sixteen yeors
old who had worked for Liebler Mass. and the
broken hearted father wolked and made arrange
ments for The buFfal Of the body.
Shortly afterward came young man, WHO said that
bIs name was Henry Dohs ard that he was In search
Of his brother Richard tventyol.e years old Of No
Ar western boulevard, and pressfeoder employed
bv the south Publishing Company. lie identified the
body by a few scraps Of clothing
The next one 10 be identified was herman KlrShner
twenty-five years old, OF No. 616 East One-hundred-
and fifty ninthst. who had been employed as feeder
nv the South Publishing Company. lus aged mother
came down to make the sad search for her lost son.
and only recognized tire remains by few scraps of
clothing
A man w1yo wos net among the list Of missing. hut
however was among those OF the dead, was William Nc
Plersoa, thirty-four years old, and prossnan for
Lebler a. Maass lie boarded at No. 80 Dominicket
and wa, identified by his friend, W. o. Pcttcngill who
live. al 10 rs Westavo., Buffalo. lie came down
here Yesterday fearful that his friend. who he knew
worked for LIebler Mass, might be tho deSd.
and he found him there.
Another man whose name has not appeared on any
list. but who was identified among the dead,
julius Petersen, twenty years old, Of No. 10
Eldrdge-st. lie was cousin OF Petersen who kept
the restaurant In Park Place. He was identified BIZ his
friend Chris Christensen.
Thomas Williams, tllrty-six years old, Of no. 135
vsnck-st was identified by his wife.
The last OF all TO be recognized william Barry
thirty-fve years old OF No. GTand-gt lie q
printer in the employ Of the South Publishing Com
pany. His wife recognized the few pieces OF clothing
that had bdon found the body
leave the Motsus I shorty after 10 a. m rSsre VIII
x the fatcful thirteen. consisting OF Schmalbaoh,
Thomas Williams, Julius Petersen and the ten unlfnowD