The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-27
THE SEARCH ENDED.
Sixty-one Bodies Taken
from the Ruins.
TEN PERSONS UNACCOUNTED FOR

erAnG OrOerS tho fIro DopeFt"onu -
Investigate and Report to Him-Ceronsr
HanIey will Probably Order tho Inquest
to Begin Tuesday-Names OF some OF
tho Jurors Seiected-Thirteen Barreis
or Naphtha and Denziue Were Found Ia
the Ccilar-Superintendent OF Buildings
BRADY believes That There Was a.
Explosion OF tho Gas or Ono or These
Combustibles--He Admits tho Buiidiug
Was Overionded-Aidf for Destitute FaA-
lie. or the victims-List OF the Dead
Verified List or tho Missing.
Sixty.one bodies have been taken from
tho ruins OF the Taylor building. and the OFF,
cials say there are no moro. Taking from the
list OF the missing the number OF unidentified
bodies still ut tho Morgue. there remain ten
persons unaccounted for. Tho bodies OF these
ten may have been utterly obhterated by tho
IRE. but 1t is not likely. Some Of them may
have been so badly burned and torn apart that
the workmen did not recognize the blackened
pieces as parts Of human bodies or 1t may b
that many OF tho missing were not in the build
inc at all.
case in point Is that Of Mr.. Macdonald Of
the firm OF Ellis 4 Macdonald. 1t Is known.
with almost absolute certainty, that he was in
the building when the disaster occurred. 1t 10
known that he Is missing. His friends have
scrutlnzed every body found and tried all
means Of Identification. Last evening the
members OF the Burns Club OF the Twenty
sixth ward Of Brooklyn. to which he belonged.
visited the Morgue In n body to mako q last sf-
fort. They were convinced. after long scru.
tiny that his body was not there. Where Is ~
Where are the others?
1t is certain they are missing. and that they
disappeared at about the time OF the fire. That
is all. The list printed In THE Sun this morn
ming has been carefully verified by reporters
who visited the saddenel homes
The scene at the ruins at o'clock yesterday
afternoon when CHIEF eastman stepped from
the hole and said. There arc no more bodies
there" was pathetic. Since Saturday after
noon mon and women who numbered missing
relatives and friends among the lost had
haunted the place. Gradually tho number
decreased as bodies were brought out and
identified. There remained about twenty who
had seen en,h corpse and had said. No. It 10
not mine"
The Chiefs announcement meant to Thorn
that they were not even to have the poor salts
faction OF burying their dead. In the mind of
not one did the hope arise that perhaps her
son. her daughter. her brother. her sister. or
her friend had escaped tho awful death. and
they turned away sick at heart. sobbing pite-
ously. Away they won't. q sorrowinR group. to
the Morgue. whore. in tho sickenine stmos-
pierre they fingered over the body OF each of
the unidentified dead. Could they hsve been
mistaken at the ruins and passed a blackened
semblance OF humanity as not theirs. theirs
though it was. burned and torn beyond recoe-
nition? One OF the party. q mother. claspsd
her hands over a crushed form. Il think this
is mne Oh, WILL my VIII. forgive mo for not
knowing you down there" she walled. and the
tears coursed down her cheeks and fell upon
| tho body.
Back from the Morgue again came some OF
| tho party to tho scene Of tho ruins. and there
they STAYED. Watching with jealous interest
every movement Of the workmen as the dirt
was turned over and over and thrown up on
tho bank. They could not believe what the
Chief had said.
| SHARP WORK AT THE RUINS.
Tuesday night 1t was said that the ruins
could not DO cleared up inside OF from thirty
TO forty-eight hours. Tho work was accom-
plshed in eighteen hours. This result was
brought about apparently BY swearing on the
pnrt OF tho forsmen who had charge OF the
work Tho Italians had worked lnzily until
these foremen employed by John D. Crimmins
came and swore They worked after that like
slaves. The d6bris came out by the baskettul
as fast as the mon could run up and down the
bank They seemed to contest with each other
the honor OF doing tho most work.
THAT Is the only English those men UNDER
stand" remarked Capt Allaire. referring to
the swearing.
Until o'clock body was found every hour.
Sometimes two wore found together. By that
time the laborers had dug down to within two
feet OF the cellar floor. There was no more
room in tho street to throw tho wrecksgs and
Chief eastman ordered tho mon to begin ct
No. 6S and turn over all that was loft. The last
body was found In tho cellar OF ~. After all
that was left had been turned over tho men
started back and did the work over again.
That took until o'clock. and 1t was then that
Chief eastman announced tho work done.
But there must be moro bodies there" said Q
reporter; look at the list OF the MISSING"
There are no moro there" answered the
Chief.
NO" said Contractor Criminal u have
watched my men turn over every bit OF the
stuff that's left. I'll swear there are no more
bodies
1t was not until this announcement that any
part of the crowd that blocked the streets aud
fought to get through the police limos could b
Induced 10 leave, and 1t was only part then
All day until evening there wee n thousand
people pressing against the lines and askins
questions.
Commissioner Gilroys sixty men and theil
carts did good work in clearing tho d6bril