The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-11
A TOTAL OF 22 CORPSES.
ali the Bodies Now Ont Of the Fallen
War Department Annex.

Learn the Cause and Fix the Respon-
sibility The Coroner's Inquiry Be
gun Over the Body Of a South Caro-
linian.
Washington, June 10.-Until late last
night workrnen were employed removing
the tons of loose brick and broken timbers
from the b'ord's theater building, and this
morning the old hulk looked less hideous
than when scores of dead and broken
bodies were yesterday being carried from
1t. A hundred or more broken desks and
tables were piled in the rear of each floor
and a litter of papers and books had been
gathered up, and such as were Of any
value were taken to place of safe-keep-
leg. Broken and twisted gas pipes pro-
truded from every part of the wrecked
section of the building.
GATHERING OF THE CLERKS.
BY O'Clock, an hour earlier than usual
old clerks began to arrive at the building,
and every newcomer was greeted with
elusive welcomes by his comrades. And
then they told tales of marvellous escapes
and each was again and again questioned
as to where he was at the awful moment.
Tears filled many eyes as each told of his
one whom they all knew and loved dashed
down to death Many of the clerks, with
a view to not losing any time, knocked on
the door of the annex building adjoining
the ruined theater and to the officials
within reported for duty. But no suita-
BILE building has yet been secured, and it
will probably be some days before the
force is again put to work.
The death roll received another acces-
sion at 6 AS o'clock this morning when A
M. Gerault, clerk from New Jersey
gave up the struggle which he had main
tanned against awful odds for nearly
twenty-four hours He went down in the
midst of the wreck and sustained injuries
from which he never rallied.
cut, and the shock produced
concussion of the brain. Hewas taken to
MertZ's drug store, the temporary resting
place yesterday of many of the injured,
but his injuries were of such a serious
nature that he could not be removed, and
he died this morning. Mr.! Gerault left
wife and married daughter. The former
was a his side throughout the night and
was with him when he died. His body
will be taken to his old home in New Jer-
sey for burial.
YoUNT NOT DEAD.
A report gained circulation that Albert
G.. Xount of Pennsylvania, a chief of
division in Ford's theater, died from his
injuries last night The report was in
correct. Yount is still alive, but is in a
very critical condition
A report made by the superintendent of
the Emergency hospital this morning
concerning the injured men was encOur-
aging. Most of the patients showed i'm
provement in their condition.
Il. K. Pennington of Alabama, whose
skull was fractured, was removed from
the hospital to his residence, and is
slightly better.
Lewis w Body of New York, reported
on the list of dead, escaped niniured.
This reduces the total number of deaths
to %. There is also doubt about the death
OF M. w. Jarvis of Michigan.
CLEVELAND GREATLY PERTURBED.
President Cleveland is said to be much
perturbed over the calamity and win give
his personal attention to the matter of
securing full investigation. This morn
ing Col AinSwOrth, chief OF the record
and pension division of the war depart
ment, asked for q court Of inquiry TO de-
termine the cause of the calamity and, if
possible, to fix the responsibility where it
properly belongs.
LEAVE WIVES AND LITTLE ONES.
The Identification after midnight of the
body supposed to be that Of Mr.. DIETRICH
as that of j. G. Chapin of South Carolina
is verified. He leaves widow and three
young children.
Or. Nelson" the last body taken from
the ruins, was Dr. Burrows Nelson, once
a prominent dentist and who still prac-
ticed his profession out of Office hours, A
widow and five little children survive
him, and his wife is on the verge of her
sixth maturnity, ana also of insanity. He
was one Of the original faculty of the Co
lumbia Dental College and was for a long
time employed in the Office Of the surgeon
general. His father was consul to the
West Indies, and he was born in that
country, but upon the rolls is accredited
to West Virginia.
Michael T. Mulledy of Louisiana, and
]. B. Gage Of Michigan, were also recOg-
nized after midnight among the dead, and
their identification was verified to-day.
George NJ Allen of Virginia was a col
ored man, who had been hospital stew
ard in a colored regiment during the war,
and after the war was connected with the
Freedman's bureau in North Carolina,
where he was once a justice of the peace.
He was appointed by President Hayes to
the position he held at the time of his
death
FURLOUGHED UNTIL MONDAY.
All of the employees in that section of
the records and pension Office that were
quartered in the theater building have
DGen IuIlOuRDtQ uHbll ltAb NlOuNlctg4 ~ w llCll
they are ordered to report for duty, If able
to do so, and also requested to bring such
information as they have of the
condition and Whereabouts of persons
unable to report. Meanwhile force of
clerks has been detailed from the war de-
partment to search the ruins and collect
and assort valuable pension and army
files that are in the debris Diligent
efforts are being made by the war depart
ment to secure another building for the
occupancy of the homeless records and
pension force.
Coroner Patterson and Deputy Coroner
Schaeffer are preparing to enter upon
a thorough investigation. 1t was the IN
tention Of the coroner to begin the investi-
cation Monday morning, but as friends
and relatives wanted to dispose of the
bodies before that time, Dr. Patterson
concluded to begin the inquest to-day and
then adjourn the hearing until next week.
Instructions were given to the police OF
the First precinct to summon jury OF IN
quest, and Deputy Coroner Schaet-
fer, who has charge of the investi-
cation, was particularly anxious that
the jury should be composed of thorough
business men, as well as 10 have some OF
the building trades represented Ia order
that the jury might lend the benefit OF
knOyvIedc cc of buii6inps to the coroner