New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-09
THIRTEEN BODIES FOUND.


and on investigation part of foot and tsI1hDonc
was found. Dili9cnt search, however, laileI 10
reveal "A body. The thighbOne was broken III
two. II WAS hurriedly laid IN one oil me conlnS,
For some time afterward nothing more was orOushl
10 light, and the spades turned over Only
the same Kind of rubbish ana burned TaESc
l,ut at j:lj D. m, while Battalion thltl
G.cqTcI, Doctor Edson, and Commissioners Robbins
and McClavc were gathered near the place oil the
digging, the laborers found what presented one
of the most hideOus and terrible sights that had
| been seen thus far The discovery was made
near the centre of the building where the wrecked
remnants of the piano lay among mass OF other
stuff and heavy tmbers lot OF runps4 W., MGs
| under the piano and damned in on top OF this
rubbish and beneath the piano lay the pOuA
II was utterly unacceptable. and 1t was as much
as the coroners assistant could do 10 say IT was
that Of a man. One leg was entirely burned on,
and from the other leg, the loot was gone lhls
| foot. however, was found near the body, ana put
in the coffin with it. The man lace was ehllrGE
burned off, and not trace Of it was left, while
one side was also destroyed by fire leaving only
| the ribs. On the leg was the remnant OF a coarse
weollen sock The limbs were drawn together rs
if the poor wretch had died in indescrbable agony
The body was put in coffin No: TO-.
Near this body was also found another foot
which was apparently that Of large man, ana me
No identifcati0ns were made at the scene OF
the ruins. and the collins were sent to the Morgue
at once as soon as found: The revolving eHhlpl-
tons of human brutality born Of morbid curiosity
which were seen at Park Place, when crowds
thrQnged around the collins to see the bodies; are
fortunately not 10 he witnessed at the Hotel
ROYAL for the street where the collins are Is kept
clear Of everybody not authorized to see them
Great is taken to enumerate and preserve
any object Of wearing apparel, jewelry or per-
sonal property and papers which are found near
any of the bodies. as that will be the only way
to identify them
At AS p. m the eleventh body was found.
II was discovered on top of the piano which fell
from the second floor into the rotunda below.
one of the Italians in digging struck the head
with PickaXe. breaking OF the lower Jaw.
woman. Ii was burned beyond recognition. Tine
arms and legs were missing. and the head rs far
down as the eyes was cinder. Under IL were
found a number of pieces Of what was thought 10
be black silk
The twelfth body was found al. p. m, in he
cellar under the restaurant. II was horribly
burned, the arms and legs being almost burned
off Around the shoulders there remained part
of q gray shawl When this was removed II
revealed a mass of long dark brown hair about
quarter of an hour ter when mass of brich
and heavy beams ha, oecn removed from
the spot corsH, petticoat and some
other, artieles worn by Women were
PICKED up. Ont of one of the bundles Of clothing
small card case dropped and part of book In
which was notebook. In the card-caS' was
card bearing i'll writing the name Mrs. H. \.
Cate, and under the name written in blue pencil,
was the address 40? Scvcnth-ave. With that
card was another bearing the nam Franh
Wolfe. jr," on the back of which. written IN
lead pencil Called p. III. In the card
case were dollar bill and a bill showing the
bearer to owe TO Jolly a Sons ST for securing
several dresses The part of the book found was
entitled Down the hiypr 10 Sclkirk In il W.,
notebook. II was a womans shoppn@-l st. ana
in il was entered in womans handwriting
number of small purchases Of such articles
as hair pins button hooks and shoe horns.
4 Tribune reporter called last night nj No. -
Seventh-avc. 10 make inquiries Tcg0 rdlng the carl
bearing the name Mrs II. A. Cate" found in
the purse al the scene OF the disaster. servant
who responded "a the call and gave her name Is
Mrs. Margaret Herbert, would not open the jo@r.
but in answer 70 questions asked said that Mrs.
H. T. Cate. widow lived there. that she was
alive ana well, and could give 40 information an
regard to the discovery. Fcinc told that the Ii
rectory gave the name Richard Cate At Nc, -
Sevcnth-ave, Mrs Herbert said sh" had ircI 'her'
five wears and knew Of 10 such person
When body No. II found on top Of The
piano another body was discovered under the
piano. The workmcn left it therc after pouring
carboc acid the spot. When. al 10 p. m,
they hal finished clearing ont the cellar under
the restaurant. derrick was erected ana all
hands proceeded TO clear ont the rotunda 10 tn"
elevator shaft. where it Is eNpccte THAI large
number Of bodies will be found few minutes
after o O'Clock Health Officer Jenkins visited the
through what remains Of the building. He thought
that a number Of bodies would be found in the
elevator shaft The odor around that
spot is terrible and notwithstanding the amount OF
carboiic acid poured upon il. the OdOr still existed
CD TO 10 o'clock no inquiries were made for
missing friends or relatives. The crowd at The
scene the evening went on, kept steadily III
cTeasinG
At 1O:2O p. m. a cat was heard moving in the
vanlt under tho sidewalk similar incident
occurred in the Park Place disaster.