The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
And ITHACA IN GLOOM
BODIES or TWO DEAD SIT DENTS
SHIPPED TO THEIR HOMES.
No Trace Found Of the Bodies Of Nichols
and EreIIe-SOung Pope. WhO Was
FrIghtTulIy Burned, Wakes a Brave
right and Has n Chance 10 Recover.

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ITHACA, Dec. s.-The day after the ca
t~astrophe at the Chi Psi lodge finds the
Cornell University and the city still buried
in the deepest gloom. All university ac-
tivities outside Of the regular class room
work were suspended. aud many professors
were so affected by the extent of the ca
lamity that they could hardly carry OH
their classes.
At a late hour this afternoon the bodies
Of Oliver L. Schmuck and James McCutch-
con were carried from Sage Chapel, where
they had been resting, 10 the railroad sta
tons and shipped to their homes. -Four
hundred Cornell seniors marched in the
procession behind the hearse carrying
Schmuck's body to the station, where 1t
was shipped to Hanover, Pa, the home of
his parents. All of the men wore badges
of mourning. As a special guard of honor
President Taylor of the senior class dele
gated Howard Maxwell Rogers and Adolph
Coors. two prominent members Of the
class OF 1907, 10 accompany the remains
to Hanover and TO represent the class at
the funeral ceremonies.
A little earlier in the afternoon the entire
sophomore class had formed outside of
the chapel and escorted Mrs. McCutcheon
and the body of her son James to the lie
high Valley Railroad station, where it was
transported preliminary to shipment to
his former home in Pittsburg.
At a meeting Of the senior class this after
noon resolutions Of sympathy for the rela-
tives Of the deceased students and for the
Oh Psi frat were adopted. 4 special
resolution extending the sympathy of the
entire university TO the relatives Of the
three gallant fremen who we're killed in
the disaster was unanimously adopted.
Another resolution passed provided for a
period Of mourning for the entire class
until the holidays. The Tompkins County
Bar Association met this afternoon and
adopted a series of resolutions IN memory
Of Attorney Robinson. The fire COM
mittee has appropriated $500 Tor the
family Of each fireman.
Meanwhile a large force OF men were
ut work under tine direction Of Attorney
Paul Clymer searching the ruins for the
bodies Of Nichols and Grelle. The sup
posed charred trunk that was found late
yesterday afternoon was declared by
physicians not TO be- the remains If a human
form. All day long the work continued.
Piles Of debris were removed and thrown
into the gorge, but mp TO a late hour TINS
afternoon no trace of the bodies was found.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols arrived from chr
caRo, and the mother Of young Orclle
reached the scene early this morning. All
day long the sorrowing and grleistricken
PARENTS watched at the ruins g.. iecting
every minute to find some trace Of the
bodies of their loved ones, but all IN vain
Scores Of students, members of the faculty
frat boys and alumni who had returned
10 help out aided the laborers in their
work, but nothing was found Here anc
there a piece Of jewelry, remnants of
charred book. shreds of costly tapestry
beautiful hangings and other relics OF Ia,
one time beautiful furnishings appeared
hut not a sign OF a body.
1T all cary hoLr TINS morning dynamite
was USED to Gemollsh the still stlnG lng
chimneys and to tear al art the mass o.
stone which was thought 10 be covering
the remains of the young men. In two heav "
blasts both chimneys were thrown to tn
ground. and the &c ris was see ttered al
over the campus. The shock and roar were
heard all over town. big windows in thu
Cornell library, Morrill,, McCiraw and Whit,
halls were shattered. and the crash coulG
he distinctly hearu all over the hill. ClOuCI
Of smoke and ashes hid the ruins for sew
eral minutes. Several other blasts wer'
set of. and most of the walls are now 0e
moliShei. The men will work all night a
the task of looking for the Cead.
In the city hosl itll Clarence j. POI
il fighting for life. With the Geath Of Nc
Cutcheon, Pore is now the only seri
ously injured survivor of the catastrol he
All last night the doctors Cesf aired OF hi
/ life. In his EttemI I 20 escaI e he kicked 1
a window of a room which was a mass Q
flames, and the fire struck him full in tn
face. He inhaled 80 much Of the Fame
that the physicians were SUR riseL that b
did not die outright. But the courage an
grit that have che rae terri a. his work on tf
| foot lall field were never more in evil enc
tina in this bait q with { 81 tn. All thTOuG
the night his 7 Owerful : hysique snO y lei
did concition withstood every attack o
/ the grim pursUer. and a an early. hor
this morning he got the urT ar hand
: Throughout the day he has held his ow
a bit better. The doctors now say that theI