The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-11

premises, II Is said, from real estate agent
named Edward Joyce. and sub-et parts Of it,
his wife. Bessie Abrams. his sons, Louis j.,
Hyman, and Eli his daughters, Rose and Min
ME, his brother, Louis Abrams. aged ~. all oc-
cupying the top floor and garnet of the house,
and Michael Korones, n Wholesale grocery sales
man, Bertha. his wife, solomon, David. Abra-
ham. Carl and Jacob. his sons, Annie, his
daughter. Fannie David's wife, George Rabino-
witch, who boarded with them, and Jennie
Stcnman and Myer. her son.
All of the persons killed we're in this house.
as were all of the injured except James and
Lauretta Brady. son and daughter OF Thomas
and Mary Brady, who lived on the second floor
Of 20 Monroe street.
The list of dead and injured is rs follows:
DEAD.
ABRAMS, RosE, daughter OF Isaac, aged 10.
SHERMAN, JENNIE, aged 90.
STEIsNAS, MYER, aged ~.
KoRoSEs ABRAHAM. aged a.
KoRoSEs, BERTHA, his wife, aged ~.
KoRoSEs SOLOMON, aged 81 son OF Michael.
ABRAMS. ISAAC, aged 40.
ABRAMS, Bessie his wife, aged 40
ABRAMS, Eli, their son, aged Z.
INJURED.
ABRAMS MINNIE. daughter OF Isaac bruised about tho
body.
ABRAMS, LoUGs, brother OF Isaac,
ABRAMS, HYaAS, son OF Isaac.
ABRAMS, LoUIs j., of Isaac, salesman for ~
Equitable Suspender Company.
BRADY, LAURETTA aged ls, wrist broken.
BRADY, JAMES, aged 10, arm broken.
KoRoSEs DAVID son OF Michael
KoRoSEs, FANNIE. wife OF David
koRoSrs, CARL, son OF Michael
KoRosEs, ANNIE, daughter Of Carl.
KoRoSEs JACOB son of Michael
Besides the two injured there were in 40 Mon
roe street: On the second floor. Thomas r.
Rralv Mary hia vita app1
Thomas J. and Harry his sons, aged 81 and Z;
his daughters Irene and Mary. aged IL and 10.
and a boarder, Timothy Dooley. On the first
floor, Mrs. Michael McGurk, widow; Michael
McGurk her son, aged II: Thomas McGurk,
- co., 80, ~. 80, ,,a,ia ~ daroht,r
hcr sun aseu o. "n" '"nssie' he' u""H"',
aged "a; and on the top floor. family named
Jennings, consisting of Michael j., aged 20:
-, -, n- I r,,,, - ~ iii ,,,,,,,
Masse' aeeu 20, anu rhe'', "neu 90 VII" WYNN
lived n cousin, Minnie, aged Il.
The dead and injured were taken into primary
s,ho,,,hor,sa ma n, IN lJ,nro. s,roe, where the
s'hoolhouse 3o' at ~ Monroe street. "here lne
dead were placed in the boys playground. The
Coroner saw them there and they remained
,rn.n,a., ",'h, ma s,,ions,, in,r..d 49,.
there last nigh'. Inc seriously ihlureu were
first treated there, ana Rnerwarf those were
uaNen " 'ne ''o'''''' ""0'' '''1
r'es "'fe s''''u9'
The police established headquarters IN tho
,,rad ,ar,o,s or,IcIes 30 io,.Ir, and o,ber IRON
tereo various Articles VI Je"eirS "'" o''''' ''''
erty recovered from the wreck.
All accounts Of the catastr ophe agree in tho
s,a,om.n, ,ha, ~ n sudden while ,b, storm was
at its height there was a sudden crash, as Of a
thunderburst, which aroused the neighbour
hood. When the people OF that part OF Monroe
street got to their Windows TINS noise was FOUND
TO have been due to the collapse Of the new
structure at No. ~.
Dr. MusgraVe OF 10 Monroe street, almost op-
pOste the scene of the accident, had Just re-
turned from call and had gone 10 bed when lie
was aroused By the crash. " In Few moments,
he said, Il heard in the street loud cries for
help. went To the window and saw two bakers
beyond mine running M hud down the street.
shouting for assistance. saw that there was q
been houses and new business building, aud,
realizing the situation, though IL WAS still dark.
| hastily dressed and ran out.
" Ii may have been i've or certainly not many
more minutes after the crash when saw three
people. one after another, make their way out ~
the heap Of ruins which lay IN the space which
"A, over the way. While we werr looking To SEQ
what could be- done the police and fremrn came,
as did also Father Moore OF ST. Theresa's CATH
Ollie Church in Rutgers street, and the work OF
hauling over the ruins WAS begun. There WAS
no fire. the engines were dism-scd but the
men worked with will. and in IA comparatively
were found Several were taken out ana
such slight wounds they had, principally
abrasiOns and Commissions, were treatei. The
principal trouble was Ia Keep the poor people
quiet. They no sooner realized that thty were
alive than on they started in their night clothes,
moaning and waiting for their RELATIVES; The
whole ueig rhuOd was Of course Immediately
aroused, and as the rescued persons met their
friends il was pathetic To see them In their UNI
couth attire hug each other inth d"mpnstratlVe
Father Moore was very active In quiCtiugand
caring for them. but OF course In a spiritual way
he could do nothing, as all these people were
Hebrews"
LYMAN Abrams, OF the injured, SAID:
" The first thing reInemt"r al ger gong 10 led