Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27


patrons of the restaurant.
The progress made in the work of re-
covering the bodies served to make APP
parent the extent of the labor in store
before that work is complete. Unless
some other means or method is adopted,
the bodies of those deep buried under
the mass of machinery cannot be
reached in time to recover them in such
condition that they can be identified.
Although large number of sturdy
longshoremen were set at work yester
day, they did not succeed in actually
removing from the ruins any of the
very heavy presses or pieces of ma
chinery.
That the great and widespread public
interestin this most terrible calamity has
not in the least decreased was amply
shown by the great crowds that were
present at the scene from daybreak until
dusk and even far into the night. Hun
dreds upon hundreds stood patiently in
the mud and downpouring torrent hour
after hour, gazing in mute interest and
sympathy at the hearse Of the morgue,
the pile Of empty collins waiting to be
filled; and the labors of the men en-
ployed in tearing away the ruins.
While there was no definite increase
of the store of knowledge of the charac-
ter of and responsibility for the disaster,
there was nothing learned TO indicate
that the first judgment of the cause was
incorrect, namely, that the collapse fol-
lowed the explosion, if explosion there
was. This collapse was due TO the tear
ing away of the rotten beams of an old
and infirm building, the upper floors of
which were overloaded with tons on tons
of MISUNDERSTANDING presses that would
have shaken to ruin the walls of many
stronger building.
| None of those who looked on the
shallow recesses in the rear wall, into
which were fitted the ends of the floor
beams, was able to get away from the
conclusion that the fiimsy nature of the
structure was SO obvious as to have been
apparent TO those who had ever had occa-
sion TO inhabit or observe it. With over
80 tons of paper and machinery on the
top floor, the wonder is that the collapse
did not occur long ago. The manner
in which the beams were laid was suf
ficient, of itself, to show the great and
inherent weakness OF the structure. In
stead of being laid from party wall to
party wall, they were laid from the
front to the rear, and when one end of
the beams gave way everything went at
once.
FOUR MORE BODIES THIS MORNING.
Early this morning there was found
in the Park Place ruins the body of a
man about 8 feet 10 inches in height
and weighing 1870 pounds. On it were
striped trousers, red flannel drawers,
white merino undershirt, blue jean
working apron, white socks and CATERS.
In his pockets were found a panhandle
knife, red bordered napkin, two 81
bills wrapped in paper and one penny.
The body was very badly burned. 1t
was 100 o'clock when it was found.
AT 3.45 o'clock there was discovered
another body, but it was o'clock be-
fore it could be gotten out. 1t was that
of man with sandy mustache, about
80 years old, feet inches in height
and weighing about 100 pounds. 1t was
clad in blue check jumper and over
alls, and white underclothes. On the
little finger of the left hand was plain
gold ring. In the pocket were two pen
knives, one with wooden and the
other with buck-horn handle, and a
two-foot rule.
At GAO o'clock there was another
body found, very badly bruised, that of
man feet 8 inches in height, weigh
ing about 1856 pounds. In his pockets
were rubber cement bottle, three keys
and leather-covered memorandum
book containing list of names, among
which were those of Woodruff & Wood
son, No. 112 South street, Boston. The
fourth body found, making 50 in all up
to that time, was discovered at $3.50
o'clock. 1t was that of man 5 feet G
inches high and weighing about 1886
pounds. The head, arms and left leg
were badly burned. On the body were
blue overalls and blue working apron
THE sLow-woRKtNG ITALIANS.
The work of disenterring the dead
was continued slowly through the night
by the italian laborers and the fire.
men. This morning the gang of long
shoremen returned to work and matters
Immediately began TO progress more
J rapidly. II is thought the four bodies
found since midnight were those OF
men who were in the restaurant when
the crash came. as they lay Immediately
beneath the spot where the restaurant
was. The body of the woman found
beneath press last night was not taken
} out during the night, but when the
longshoremen went to work this morn
ing they at once started to remove the
press.
IDENTIFIED BY JEwELRY.
The body of Frederick w. Trippe
proprietor of the drug store at No. II
Park Place, was found at 9.15 o'clock
.. 1t was so badly mangled and burned
that it was at first impossible to tell
1. tt.nt &c
Finally friends of Mr.. Trippe recognized
diamond ring on his finger and gold
watch with the initials Of. w. T." or
Trippe was 40 years old, and lived a
No. 1873 West Seventy-first street.
ANOTHER MANGLEp CORPSE.
, The body of William F. Ellis of the
i firm Ellis s. Mcdonald, No. rs Parl
Place, was taken out of the ruins at Il
i o'clock. II was burned and manglec
almost out of resemblance 10 humanity
, and the clothing was also unrecogniz
able. In pocket was found pocket
/ book containing various papers bearing
: the name of William F. Ellis, which
served to show that the body was his
Mr.. Ellis was 40 years old and lived a
i No. 228 Hart street, Brooklyn. w. T
, McMcDonald, Mr. Ellis partner, il
J missing and is supposed to be among
} the killed.
THE eHoUL GETS SIX MONTHS.
, Rosha Davarino, the Italian laborer
caught robbing a dead body yesterday
. was sentenced to the penitentiary fol
, six months at special sessions court to
! day.
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