The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-08
SEARCHING FOR THE DEAD.
Sa7sraI More Bodies Taken Prom tha
Wrecked Journal BuIldin9.
A GHoULISH DETROIT UuDERTlKEB.
He Attempts to Assume Charge Of . Bsdy
Despite the Opposition Of the Pc
rsnts-A Relief efsabscrlptien--Re-
sponsibfiity for the Disaster.

sfess or the men working on the ruins
resulting from yesterdays terrible boiler
explosion was very slow after 2 o'clock
this morning. and from that nour until
s O'Clock. only two more bodies were
dug out OF the debris. They were those
of Adolph Scrieber, foreman os AIlllers
bindery. and John Gordon. a stereotyper
of the Detroit Journal. A larger force
of men were put to work about o'clock.
At O'Clock the searching party uncov-
cred the nineteenth body. IL was that
of Jennie Neubauer. one OF Killers
employees. Five minutes later the body
of Bertha Wedbusch was dug out and
ten minutes past 3 o'clock. still another
girls body was recovered. II was badly
burned. and not at once recognized.
The cause of yesterdays frightful ca
tastrophe was settled beyond all ques-
ton this morning. when the workers
on the ruins got down t. the boiler. The
explosion was caused by dry boiler.
BY IL O'clock twenty-five bodies In all
had been taken from under the mass
OF debris, and three more had been added
to the list of Identified dead. They were
John f.. Breitenbecher. an employe of
Killers book-bndery; Rose Morgan. ana
Kittie Leonard. Miss Morgan was en-
pIoyed In Killers. and Miss Leonard was
an empioye OF John Davis 4 Company.
The two, bodies unidentified at this
hour are those Of girls.
A dry boiler--not drop OF waterfalls
the whole story OF yesterdays terrible
catastrophe. caused by an explosion OF
the westerly boiler. and may be both.
This fact was definitely settled this
morning, when AL Whitmore, one OF the
BEST boiler experts In the city. crawied
under the Wet and twisted timbers and
dug out the debris to the place where the
battery OF boilers was located.
The easterly boiler was entirely gone
and its head was found near the alley
In the rear OF the building. III nan parted
Just behind the dome. and every tube was
broken of clean. The westerly boiler
was not IN place and II IL believed that
h also exploded Boiler Inspector Me
Gregor inclines TO the theory that both
boilers went out. and Is emphatio In his
statement that there was not = drop
or water In the east boiler whom II went
out.
1T was az dry as q powder-mill. and
when We nni the whole business the
conditions will prove this. j think that
both boilers were split across al the
seams; II they had opened lengthwise
there would have been side force that
would have taken the walls I'm both d-
rections." was the boiler Inspectors de-
claration.
Engineer n. r. Thompson. who was In
plenty or water in the boilers. but his
statement H. not believed. lie will. un-
doubtedly. he held by the coroner's jury.
At noon the work OF searching for the
bodies OF the yet missing was practically
abandoned. pending the strengthening OF
the walls of the Journal building. The
men continue TO work, but were making
no effort to get at the place where II Is
believed most Of the missing bodies VIII
la found.
The sixtv mr. savsptv occ,na nfx NJ the
Journal building proper, at the time OF
yesterdays explosion, had an almost mi
raculous escape.
The building was thoroughly inspected
bv the Board OF Building Inspectors to-
day. and. as a result, II will be instantly
condemned. The building was found 10
be I'm n terribly shattered condition. Th>
inspectors say that there Is not solid
joint in n. The west wall is buckied six
inches; the east wall Is badly cracked at
the third floor. and elbowed several inches
out OF plumb the north wall IN In an
"N' shape. and tho entire structure h
moved on It's foundations The inspectors
said that, IN their opinion. the west wall
force Of the explosion. The inspectors
think IL Is simply wonderful that tho
building id not utterly collapse. The
Board Of Inspectors have taken no formal
acton as to condemnlng the building. bu,
The surrounding buildings. which also
suffered greatly from the shock, will be
thoroughly examined. Some Of the em-
ployes OF the Free Press Job printing
house, which occupies "A building almost
directly opposite where the explosion aook
place. refused 10 so TO work this morning,
claiming the building had been shattered
so as to render Il unsafe.
At O'Clock the total number OF bodies
recovered was thrty-one. The last nso
were nothing but blackcned trunks, ana
no Identification was possible. except by
fragments OF clthng and trinkets.
The discovery I'm regard 10 the boilers
throws the responsibility upon the en-
gineer and the owners of the bu.IiiDs.
After the coroners' inquest the matter
OF responsibility VIII probably be taken
up by Uhe grand jury nov In session. As
an The families or the Victims are IN
humble circumstances, General Aiger has
headed "a movement 10 raise q fund for
their relief. some Of the victims being the
sole support OF aged parents. The fund
promises to be a large one.
Three ~ the persons injured yesterday
are In a dangerous condition.
The portion Of the Journal building
which survived the explosion was later
in the day condemned by tho building iD-
spcctors.
one of the undertakers who gained no
tOriety yesterday by lighting for eorrse
again came before the public to-day, lie
was Al Emergency Hospital when Lizzie
charge. The idea OF his having charge
was too revolving for the friends ~ the
young lady, and they protested, bDi tho
Undertaken refused TO give up the ne
mains. The family protested TO Coroner
Butler, and he at once made the under
taker turn the body over 10 the family
undertaken.