The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-21
SEARCH FOR DEAD
IN BROCKTON RUIN
Many Missing" Are as Yet
Unaccounted For.
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FAMILIES GRIEF STRICKEN
City Officials Bending Every Energy to
Clear Debris From Demol-
ished Shoe Factory.

BROCkTON. Mass, March 21-The
tragedy of the Brockton horror grows
with each hour, and this morning the
death roll shows ffty-three known dead
ana Inst OF missing of ninety-six, en-
ployes OF the Inflated shoe factory of
H. b. Grover & CO. which was blown
VI and burned yesterday.
In small city the term missing
mas the grim significance of dead"
Ihe Official list of dead shows ten bodies
identified Search of the smoldering
runs was resuEted again this morning.
no bodies were recovered last night
=. Mayor Keith, City Marshal Boyden
flre .Chlef, Marston, and Medical Elk
aminer Paine are in general charge OF
the, search of the ruins. Medical Ex-
amlner Paine expresses the belief that
many of the bodies had been burned to
ashes and no trace of them would ever
De found Relief committees from sva-
rlouS secret societies and labor unions
are tending their aid to locate the miss-
ing members of families. Many of the
injured are in the hospitsls, and will
recover. OF the 400 employees of the
factory. but 25l are reported as getting
out of the building. The majority of
these sustained injuries
Many Scenes of Grief.
The work of searching for the dead is
marked by many scenes of grief. Heart
broken mothers and wives waited all
night in silent line near the ruins, wait
ing for the search to be resumed this
morning. Cloudy weather and a cold fog
gave a cherries setting to the already
heart-breaking scene
Many offers of assistance have beer
received from other cities. but Mayo,
Keith says they will not be needed
The city has arranged for a public
funeral of the unidentified dead and viii
pay the expenses. Mayor Keith, in
speaking of suggested public mass
meeting, said this morning:
First of all, let us recover the dead
rms work must be accomplished as
Quickly as possible, and in such a man.
ner as to relieve some of the fearful
as,ispense that. weighs so heavily upor
the stricken homes"
Search Goes On.
The work of searching for the missing
dead was continued with great vigol
this morning. Crews of men worked
among the charred beams and timbers
and machinery, which lay piled in shape
the debris, which sickened many Of the
searchers. Because of the incinerateo
condition of most of the bodies there
is little likelihood that many will be
identified When a BODY is found 1t is
removed to the police station and there
tagged.
The city and State will make sep
,arate Investigation of the disaster.
The ofticiai list of identified bodies
Ray Cole, Mrs. Emma B. Pray. Har-
~ S. Hall, Florence A. Durham, Waite,
I Copeland. Jerome A Mayor, George
Smith. Miss Serena Shaw Barrows. Elk.
Councilman Ernest Carlson, Stephen
Snow.
Body of Engineer.
The body of Engineer Rockwell was
found this morning in the engine room
beside the chair in which he had neer
sitting, and was identified by a mai
clipper and watch. This makes
eleven identifcations of the bodies
thus far recovered.
The work Of searching the ruin.
went on SLOWLY today, though with a.
much expedition as possible under
the circumstances.
The moving OF the heavy twisted
Orders, gnarled by the force of tht
explosion into the machinery, mad,
the work of removing the debris slow
The fireproof vault, containing the
records, books, ard valuable papers o.
the firm, is as yet unopened.
List of Employees.
In the safe IS also the pay roll
which probably contains the only cor
rect list Of the employees of the fac
tory. Mayor Keith said that the vauI
could not be opened for twenty-fou
hours or more.
When it is opened" said the mayor
we will verify, with the lists of thos
who have reported as survivors, anc
those reported by relatives and friends
as missing, the roll of dead. This /,
our only hope Of securing a correc
record of the fatalities Of this trag
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