The herald., 1898-02-13
SEARCHING THE RUINS
FOR THE BODIES OF VICTIMS OF
WEDNESDAYS FIRE
Eighteen Corpses Are Recovered,
Leaving Thirty-one People Still
Unaccounted For

! PITTSBURG, Pa, FeD. 12.-Ine re-
suits of Wednesday nights terrible fire
and the subsequent explosions on Pike
street continue to grow in all their har
rowing details. At 10 o'clock tonight
eighteen bodies had been removed, near
ly all of which were found in the ILL
fated Mulberry alley. This morning six
bodies were found, ard 1:30 another
was discovered, all of which were more
| ing timbers and bricks.
Following is a list of the dead taken
out today:
WILLIAM EDWARD FINCH, fire.
man of company No. Il. His body was
the twelfth recovered.
GEORGE EDWARD NEWMAN of
Philadelphia. gas inspector.
WILL F. DORAN.
PROF. JAMES MOXON.
DAVID BENTON WECKERLY.
D. A GEARY.
JOHN COSTINE.
In the Associated Pres dispatches thir-
ty-eight persons We're reported missing.
OF these four have been accounted for
and three added to the list of the dead,
leaving thirty-one still unheard from.
To this array have been added the fol-
lowing missing reported since yester-
day: James Gibson, aged "a; John Hunt
er, aged So; Charles Dauer, and Robert
McCabe, aged II.
This swells the list of missing to thirty
five. The impression is strong that many
of the missing have met their death
under the walls.
A conference Of the city officials was
held at the office of Mayor Fl. P. Ford,
the result of which was that the city
has assumed the responsibility Of taking
full charge of the wreck, searching the
ruins of the fire for those dead bodies
that are supposed to be yet buried be-
meath the huge pile of debris.
Eight of the victims were buried today
and the interment of the others will take
place tomorrow. The origin of the fire
is a mystery, but Marshal McFadden is
of the opinion that it was caused by
spontaneous combustion.
DAMAGE AT NEW YORK
| CLEVELAND O., Feb. 12.-The large
Hoyt building on the northwest corner
| of ST. Clair and Bank streets, owned by
the Hoyt estate, and occupied princi
pally by manufacturers of clothing
wholesale hatters and furriers, was
practically destroyed by fire with its
| contents this morning. The fire orig
| mated in the rear end of the building
| and was caused by an explosion of gas
oline. 1t spread quickly and upon the
arrival of the Fire Department, it was
evident that the structure could not be
saved. A terrific explosion sent the
fourth floor wall to pieces soon after
the fire started. The loss is estimated
at $375O0 which is we'll covered by in
surance. The building cost 100000. The
following are the estimates Of the prin-
cipal losses:
Buckeye Wolf Co., 100000, fully in
sured: Hexter & Westheim, $4,000, COW
cred by insurance; A. Hexter & Co., $50,
900 to 81, 900, fully insured: A. l.. Bas-
sett & Co., $50, 1000, fully insured; H c.
Lang & Co., $4,000, insured; Hoyt Es-
tate Building, 100000; Liebenthal &
Bloch. loss unknown, probably from $40,
900 to $40, 900.
GASOLINE AGAIN
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The fire lines
which were drawn around the scene o1
the Nassau-street fire last night, were
not removed until after am. today. Al
; that hour tons of water were still be-
ing poured on the smouldering embers
About o'clock this morning the build
: ing at Park Row caught fire, owing. il
is supposed, to sparks blown from thu
, Nassau-street fire. The Cateras, {
hotel publication, was damaged to the
extent of $12, 900, and the office of VIM
, Steinitz suffered in a similar manner
The total loss was about $1,000. The po
lice today stated that the Nassau-stree
Chambers building had been damaged t.
, the extent of 100000, and it's tenants
| s52, 900. The damage to the tenants a
ITO and 112 Nassau street is $4,000;
11S, 5000, and at 122. $1,000. The Van
derbilt building is said to be damaged
to the extent Of $4,000, and its tenants
s5OOO making a total for last night!
fire of $344 900.