New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-24
IDENTIFYING THE BODIES.
ANXIOUS CROWDS OF BORROWING RELATrvl
AT TIE MORGuE AL DAY.

ANXIOUS CROWDS OF soRRowING RELATIVES
AT TIE MoRGUE ALL DAY.
over 5000 people visited the Morgue yesterday u
view the charred bodies taken from the fire. falhers
mothers sisters and brothers, with grief and anxiety
written In every feature entered with hestancy tht
gloomy building prompted By the dreadful expectancy
of finding the body OF a loved one among the mangeo
FORMS At late hour last evening the bodies Of
thirteen victims had been received at tho Morgie MINI
Of these were identified during the day. -Four OF the
forms are charred beyond recognition, and tneii
Identity will probably never be known.
One of rhe nrst callers AdoIph Listna, OF NO
oe6 West Thirty-eghth-st, in search Of the body Of
Otto Walser, an emplOye OF Lieber MASS lie
thought he recognized some OF the clothing ana
obtained permission to take piece to the mother OF
the young mnn He soon returned with the nforma
ton that the clothing had been identified By her and
the body was at once removed 10 young Wasers home
Wslser was born in Germany and had lived in America
only few years
John Low, gray-haired veteran, Of No. 800 waila-
bout-st, Brooklyn, who was searching for MS son
George an employe OF Liebler e. Mass, raised the
cover OF one OF the pine boxes and at once recognized
tho backened body as that Of his son. The tears
rolled down the old mans face 1ld after gazing mourn
fully upon the nfeless form for several minutes fe
returned 10 bis home to inform his wife OF toe ia'e
OF her boy.
Another identification made BY john lcAear'
OF No. 40 Westinghouse, Hoboken. lDe po"s n
claimed was that OF his brother Gustav. "heh 'n'
coffin was opeued and he recognized his brother, n
fell hack and covered his face with his HANDS, roo
Gustav he cried, plteously as he was LED away pl
q friend Tho friend was Gustav Zckearts room
mate who recognized the latchkey found on the young
mans clothing
In most cases the Identification had to depend upo'
the clothing or other effects OF the dead John hach
Of No. l51 Harmonst, Brooklyn, Identified MS DFother
Frank Hach, by d brass ring attached 10 the apron
which he wore in the lthographing cStabhhment Inns
apron had been made only few days ago by the young
mans mother and TO make sure 1t was sent 10 nc
and promptly recognized. lie was thirty three year
NJ age. ard was employed by Lebler d. Mass
Frank Glade, of No. 500 East Fiftlrst., looked al
the nIne bodies as they lay in the pine boxes, and
reaching the ninth box found the charrcd remains OF
his brother-in-aw Gustav Steiner. He recognized
him only by the clothing, the mans face having been
burned to crisp. lie was printer, twenty SIX years
old and lived at No. oil East OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
seyent-st mothers tears fell on the distorted form
of Charles Brctner, her ffteen-yeaFoh son, VINO was
n uthographer for Liebler d Mass. boay prcugh'
in about O'Clock last evening was soon identlned a
Abraham Derschopki. of No la DeianS s ST. ~
was seventeen years old, and had lived in THIS country
onIy TWO wears being a native of Russia. He was
recognized by his friend Leo Resented, brother o.
Louis Rosenfcld the brpnZe manuia1tUIer, IN WHO'S
concern the young man was WORKING , 49,,
During the afternoon the crowd OF visitors taxed Ius
capacity OF the Morsue As the deaa wagon WIZ tSe
Morruc and the pine box was borne in, 1t was quickly
surrounded by the anxious throng who closely viewed
the features OF the new arrival In tae nope 'na'
-Four unknown bodies are still held at the Morgue
One is the body OF young man IN an almost nude
state, his clothing having been erneo RON GI S DoS
recognition.