The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-30
DELVING IN
The RUINS.
One Thousand Men Are EN-
plOyed at the Scene
Of Yesterdays Catastrophe In
New York City.
MANY ARE MISSING.
All Night Search Revealed But
One Dead Body.
Still Believed That Many Are
Under the Debris.
Property Loss is Now Esti-
mated at 50, 100000.
All Night Search Revealed But
One Dead Body.
Still Believed That Many Are
Under the Debris.
Property Loss is Now Esti-
mated at 50, 100000.

mated at % ,UUO,OUUs
New York. Oct s0-The search for
bodies in the ruins of the building Oc-
cupied by Tarrant & Co, which was
kept up all night, was without result
until after o'clock this morning Dep
uty Fire Chief Ahearn reported that
the body of a workman had been located
under the wreckage in the rear of the
Homemade restaurant, and added that
he feared about 20 bodies would be
found at this point, as he had been in
formed that many women were on the
fire escapes of the restaurant few
minutes before the Tarrant building col
lapsed. and that they ran into the build
ing just before the big explosion
Some of those reported missing re-
turned to their homes during the night
Louise Joeckeu, an employe of Tarrant
& Co., was one of these. She said she
went to lunch at y o'clock and having
lunched some distance away from Tar
rants had missed the explosion She
remained about the place for some time
watching the fire.
Michael Coughland, of 133 Monroe
street. who had been reported missing.
went home during the night after his
day
Herman Dorowitz, a bOokzeeper, when
he found he could not work any more,
went to see some acquaintances. He got
home late at night to find that he had
been reported missing.
NJ. Spielkauf had been reported miss
ing. but he got home all right late last
night.
At o'clock this morning about 1000
men were at work on the wreekage, and
firemen We're playing streams of water
into the half burned buildings on Wash
ington street below Warren. Seven fire
engines were still on the ground
The list Of missing, up to a. m, was
as follows:
F. S. Armstrong. employe of J. s.
Coward.
Mary Bradley, employed in printing
Office Of Joseph Carroll
Joseph Besso-
Ira c. Barnes. egg dealer.
Francis Barnes. egg dealer.
John Cruger,- egg packer.
Kate Callaghan. employed on fourth
floor of Tarrant & Co
Isaac Cohen, truck driver.
Stella Christie, employed by Tarrant
& Co
George Donnelly, truck man.
Ernest F'latman, employed by Acker,
Merran & Condit.
& Co.
Miss Griffin. address unknown.
Thomas Harriet. employed by Tarrant
& Co.
VIM Halsey, employed in egg store.
Patrick Hennessey, employed in COM
mission store
Morris Kwaver, address unknown.
James Lodolee, address unknown.
Joseph Multier, address unknown
Benjamin Mo0rehouse, Aontclair, n.
J., clerk in Tarrant & Co.
Julia Murphy employed in Warren
E4e,3rvr Nr,,b av,rlox-a5 T., We sl,i, e~tr,,
street.
Hamilton Matthews. truck driver.
Victor Hugo Mathushek,of Of the Mathu-
shek Piano company. Mathushek was
few minutes before the explosions took
place.
Jules Oppenheim, employed in Warren
street.
Frederick Peter. employed at Green
wich street and Park Place.
Geo. Pottinger, gateman elevated rail-
way station, Warren street.
Mary Rusch, employed by Tarrant &
Frank schoeter. employed in Green
E Smith, employed in Chambers
Geo. W. sulker. egg dealer
rants.
Abraham Stein.
Geo Schuek. employed in the Tarrant
laboratory.
Mary Smith. employed by Tarrant's.
Lizzie Smith, employed by Tarrant &
Co.
Jennie Smith. employed by Tarrant &
Co.
Lawrence Tanse.
James Wilkinson, ,emp1oye street clean
ing department
Three hundred men were at work on
The ruins all night. superintendent of
Buildings Dooner. had 200 men at work
as soon as daylight appeared He said
he intended to get the debris cleared
away SO that bodies might be reached
before the afternoon He declared that
q dozen buildings would have to be torn
down
Sanitary Superintendent Roberts said
that between 15e and 200 tons of fruit
and vegetables We're in the ruins He
said much Of this had spoiled and some
OF the offensive odor ascribed to dead
bodies, was really caused by decaying
vegetable matter.
LOSS 50. .00o, 900.
Explaining his statement that A dozen
buildings would have to be torn down.
Superintendent Dooner said:
More important than finding the dead
is the protection OF the living. The force
of the explosion has impaired many
think of letting men work in them while
there is q possibility that they may. come
down 7 believe the buildings along the
south side of Chambers street from
Greenwich to Washington streets and
on Washington street from Chambers to
Warren street have been made unfit for
occupancy They will be thoroughly ex-
axnined this morning. and until I am