New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-03
MORE BODIES IN THE RUINS.
SIX VICTIMS ALREADY FROM THE OK
CHARD-ST. DISASTER.

ORDINARY DIRT USED IN THE MORTAR SUPER
,x-r7.vDr>T BRADY sAYs-TIIREE ITALIANS
FOUND MANGLED IN THE CELLAR
~rhrae bodies Of Italian hodcarriers were dug out
q. the ruins of the collapsed buildings at No l'l
n No. 157 Orchard-st. yesterday morning Inc
bodies were identified later those of John Mar
u ocoa thirty. Of No. 342 East Eleventh-st Jo-
,orb Mario. aged thirty-one, Of No. Si2 First-ave
oa Iosonh Crescendi of NJ. 307 East One-hun-
Observation-Disclosures As two injured workmen
James Wilkinson and John Thornton, had died IN
the hospital on Friday night five deaths We're
caused by the fall of the buildings. Six injured
men are still in the hospital, and some OF them
may die
Earlv on Friday evening 100 men in the employ
of r. F. Gallagan & Sons began WORK al inc
ruins and they kept up the search for oodes al
night The bodies of Marl and Crescehul were
found together at the bottom Of pile OF 'nd'ei."'
weighing at least 100 tons, which filled up the
basemcn: Of No. Ij5 Orchard-st. Al the time OF
the collapse the men evidently had been waking
with their hods on their shoulders over prank
eorcvav i'm the basement toward an opening III
the marty wall between No. 1jj and No. 113. the
bodv of Marli was found within a yard OF the
doorway. literally crushed by the planks. Inc
nod OF bricks lay across his broken shoulder ana
almost every bone in his body had been smasheu'
Creecondi whose body was half reclining in a SIT
ting posture lay three yards away and ms hod
had been thrown 10y the falling masonry few
feet distant. A heavy stone crashed down upon upon
bisab1omen crushing the life out Of him instantly.
the doctor said He married and had seNerdi
children The bodies were removed In anlpu-
lanccs TO the Eljridge-st. station and placed III
the back r10m await the arrival OF the CoioieI'
WORKING; ALI. NIGHT IN THE RUINS.
The s4archers found Marros body buried near
IL hq6
and presented a horrible appearance. The I'M
fortunate Italian must have been working direct
" beneath where the first beam gave way ana
caused the structure to fall in. 1t was thought
that other bodies might be discovered heai Ine
spot where the Italian was found ana every ma mn
OF rubbish surrounding II was carefully searcheo.
No other bodies were revealed however III that
part of the cellar. ,.
The search fer the bodies was performed under
great disadvantages as heavy rain was raining
on the f1imsv buldingJ In which the mortar mas
been rendered thoroughly rotten by the iate IIos''
AT night the work went on steadily ana mohoto-
ronsiv without incident. No went TO the
scene OF the disaster to seek missing reIatNes
or friends, and except when the pou'ts W.
found there was no cessation OF the IaDor OF
shifting the masses Of wood and brick
A squad of police from the Eldridge-st. stauon
was hand to keep the SIDEWAYS cIsat hm itU o..
one was permitted near the ruined pui m1
unless he was there business. The buildings
were still dangerous, and no one knew TINS Deter
than the experienced workmen who were search
mo in the ruins Contractor Gaagan. While
directing their movements. kept a sharp eye Oh
the standing shells OF Drlck. 49,.
81 want to get out of hele before una"
comes" he remarked. when asked as 10 the
safety of the buildings. These walls are D!
no means safe and apt 10 ian IN AT any HiU
1nent There is no question that they We're pau!
shaken by the crash that occurred ana 50 Wan
ened that their condition is extremely dangerous.
William F. Lennon. the owner OF lne - ,ba" o
and Iohn Coomes and Peter Geavers, the CON
tractors were held in the Essex Market follce
Court Yesterday, pending the action OF the Oo'o-
Ner.
WHAT SUPERINTENDENT BRADY FOUND
crnerirtendent Brady, of the Building Bureau,
was at the ruins nearly all night ana io'heN
1rettv well tired out yesterday lie saiu u'"' ~
had made an examination with arc lights Whleh
showed that the contractors had uSed ihie'io'
o+ar,al and sand taken from the cellar or the
bnidinr When they had excavated an me sanu
,ha, dared there they started to take IL from the
vard Mr. Brady said that IL would not suipiIs1
i,ir, in the least If developments should reveal
tho fact that the party walls had peeH uhU''
mined.
Whom Mr.. Brady was seen at his home NO. o9o
West Seventeth-st., last night ne gave OUT ''''S
statement:
Tho work on these buildings was eNceptlonaalE
bad and the material used vas SO o. ssronr TO con
denim it. The iron beams were cheap anu P,%nn,
unable TO support ne WelshJ put = |roIiaDse The
whole for buildings in the same roI'ti me-
I condition and the builders should h0' htH" -
ing about their condition except what vas So a.
having to depend, OF course on ut I'io. attr ,bat
inspector He reported time ana t.lne 1s@t rrsh r
d = baye susnended him. ! suspended him d.
Tectly took look at the buildings have no"
ordered that the four buildings be torn d'"h