The evening world., 1891-08-24
Police Arrest an Italian GhOuI
in the Act Of RObbing
the Dead.
Stencil from Burned Human Flesh a
Menace to Public Health.
The Searchers Watched by Anxious
Friends and Relatives of the
Missing.

Upto 10 O'Clock this morning only twenty
three bodies had been recovered from the
ruins of the Park place fire. or these four
teen have been identified and nine are un-
known.
How many more lie buried beneath the
mass OF brick and mortar. charred and black
ened timber and heavy printing presses and
other machinery that NIL up the narrow space
between the standing walls OF the demolished
building is only q matter OF conjecture.
It is probable that they number nearly one
hundred, at least, for the list of those re-
ported missing by their friends, and who were
known to have been employed by the various
firms who occupied the building, has been
swelled to ninety.
Possibly some OF these will turn up alive
and well A number OF such cases have
already been reported TO the police, and
several persons visited the scene OF the ruins
this morning, who said that they had been
reported among the lost.
Very little progress was made during the
early hours OF the morning in removing the
debris from the ruins. After the heavy rain
storm, when work was resumed about 1
o'clock, the CHASTITY scene was illumined by
two big electric lights one OF which was hung
on the north side OF Park place Just opposite
the ruins and the other just above the gangs
Of workers
Chief Reilly remained on duty till 1.30, with
thirty firemen, who were assisted IN removing
the brick and breaking up and carrying out
the charred beams and planks OF the flooring
and partitions, by gang of nifty Italians
under Contractor Joseph BOIrO.
Battalion Chief eastman took his place at
that hour and remained in charge OF the
operations until O'Clock this morning. The
DAY Shift then came on, and comprised thirty
men from Hook and Ladder Companies and
IL with fresh gang OF Italian laborers.
Capt. slevin commanded the police reserve
on duty TO the number OF nifty men, who were
Stationed at the limits OF the fire lines and
within the lnclOsure.
The block between College place and Green
Wch street on Park place is closed, and thick
ropes have been stretched across the street
from corner to corner.
CROWDS BLOCK TIE STREET.
Hundreds OF people remained TO watch the
workers all night long, and the number was
increased TO thousands when daylight came
ana the early-mOrning trains on the Elevated
Oegan to bring down their loads OF passengers
nom uptown.
The work OF delving for the dead continued
uninterrupted through the night, except at
umes when the rain poured down In such
torrents as to render labor impossible.
Except at these times also the fire lines at
either end OF the block were lined with wait
ing friends or relatives OF the missing.
When they were driven from the street by
'he rain they sought shelter in doorways or
Wherever protection might be found, but as
Sooh us 1t cleared their weary and mournful
HSil was resumed.
soon after o'clock In the morning the
squad Of men who were digging near the
street line OF the fallen building at IA Park
place, came upon another body. This was the
seventeenth found.
was crushed in between q mass OF rub
U'sh and charred timbers, and the flames had
ourhed II beyond recognition. II was twisted
,nVo The most horrible contortions, ana the
nead and face were crushed TO q shapeless
mass.
Alter two hours hard work the beams and
lim6ers which pinned the body in the ruins
we're removed, and It was taken out and
% A., "N w. A~' NJ etVehp1 "aS n"uu
~ 10 nifty II, although there were several
anxious watchers at hand who were looking
lot lost friends.
lhey turned away from the shocking spec
'ac'e IN horror. Just before O'Clock the city
near'e made Its appearance and removed the
Oouy 10 the Morgue, where Il still remains
among the unidentified dead.
AhWill be seenin the list OF victims already
-uK out ncm the ruins. number OF those