The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-30

PnlLADELrnlA, Pa, April .20.-Tho
search for the victims OF tho Central
Theatre fro began at clock this morn.
ing. Upon tho belief that the bodies
would be found close to where the stair.
way on tho right leading up from the
stage was located work was begun at
that point. Tho rear wall OF tho theatre
and tho still higher wall OF the Times
building being threatening over tho
workmen, great caution was necessary
in digging around the base OF tho thea.
ire. After two hours and half OF slow
laborious work the searchers had the
melancholy satisfaction OF uncorering
part of n body.
Half an hour'smore work brought tho
body completely in view, but the char
red and blackcned mass OF flesh bore SO
little likeness to Il human being that it
could not be told whether it was man
or woman. Little more than the
trunk OF the body was left. The head
was gone, both arms were burned off to
the elbows and both legs to above the
Knees. The body was taken to the es-
adjustment OF the coroiter's undertaken,
where it was found to be that of a wo-
man. Clothing found beneathit was
identified by the wardrobe woman OF
tho theatre rs that OF Mrs. Flora Lorel-
Ia. As fast MS the bodies are removed
they will be taken in charge by the coro-
ner and when all tho missing members
OF the company are found their friends
will be given their bodies for burial.
George s. Thatcher, who was in the
audience and who was reported as miss
ing, returned to his home latc last
night.
The search for bodies was stopped at
noon because OF the danger that the
oyerhanging walls might fall OH the
searchers. These will be taken down
at once and the search renewed
Thomas Acheson, aged 81 years, who
was burned while making his escape
from the burning theatre, died to-day
at the Pennsylvania hospital. Achnson
is the first OF those severely burned to
die. Although several others are in II
dangerous condition, it is believed they
will all recover.
John Mitchell, brother OF Mrs.
Flora Lorella, who lost her life in the
Central theatre, visited the morgue
where the headless trunk recovered
from the ruins this morning was lying.
Mr.. Mitchell, alter his shudder OF hor-
ror, turned away, his disbelief convert
ed to the conviction that no Was. not
looking on his sisters corpse.y I5s..is. =
Miss Lorella entering. description
was given her Of the lace which was
found on the corpse. "That is it," she
cried. u know that pattern; Flora and
had the lace siirrcd on the under
garments heavily because of,the charac-
ter OF the act We performed. Let me
go to tho morsue. Nobody but myself
can be sure OF seeing it."
AT q quarter before l o'clock Mrs.
Lorela stood before tho screen OF the
dead house trembling and CRYING.
Superintendent Good considerably re-
fused to permit her to look at the
corpse, and at the sight OF the bit OF
lace trimed linen,. spread out on the
brick floor she broke down completely,
sobblng "Ies, that is tho lace We wore.
There can be no doubt now"
The identification was positive and
Mr., Good noted down the official rec.
ord OF it:-"Flora Lorclla, aged 2S
years; No. 1850 North Eleventh street,
Philadelphia, identified by Mrs, WA.
Lorcila."
At one o'clock this morning the work
men uncovered the charred body OF a
man lying upon his face, with hair and
clothing entirely gone.
The man who is supposed to be
Thomas Lorella, was evidently under
the stage and nearer the opposite side
from that on which Mrs. Lorclla was
founl H'i-E n