The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-30

As fast aR they were brought IN tney
were ranged in rows along the right slde
OF the bare hail. Tho outer clothing ana
wars were piled in the orchestra trench.
Al the scene Of the wreck Prosecutor
AIbeftson and Po9ice Captain Moodrun
tagged all the bodies and removed vaiu-
abIes. placing these in separate pagS Nun
CORRESPONDING numbers. Many i0entlnen
their dead by merely hooking at the JeweHy
i'm these little sacks. ~
Hardly had the first body been hrouSht
IN the mornIe when "A thrOnG gathered
outside clamoring for admittance. some
were hVstericRl, others kept ElehCe' WIN
Iips drawn and hands clenched.
One woman sat upon the curb across the
strect and rocked slowly back ana form
grooming a plaintivp song. hcr eyes the
while fixed on the door through whlcn neI
aop had gone in search OF ms ~nirotheT. 49,
SO great did the crowd nj ihe bereaVeo
and the curious ones hecolue mat the 70
lice had 10 push tho people bN X from the
doors. rope OF the sidewalk anc vigorously
examine every one seeking adm lttance.,
All night and an OF to-day TINS police
guard had TO be main aimed against the
Hundreds Of mOrhldly HlrlouS lnal Houe"'
TO get through their lines.
Ono wagon that drove up 10 the dOor OF
the morguc contained the bodies OF three
children. One was a tine XVI oL :, and
McElroy. She had long yellow curls ana
she WAS dressed IN jautIy coat OF, gray.
She Law IN the wagon mex, 70 the Douy OF
negro boy. and they took Noth pouics ouC
together. laid them next TO eaCh olhet on
the floor of the theater ann taGgen 'n'"
with number, IN succession.
When ANDREW McElroy, who lives AT
2o2a Green street. Phlladelphia, ana VINO
had waited for the arrival OF ms wire ana
two children at tho stat, on ~ Atlantic VT,
on Sunday. came into the dim room ana
nasssd down the aisler Of the dead ne
stopped short At he sight OF one req MI
tened hand that p'eped from oeneath me
shee, He s'oops1i and picked up the
hand. drew OF thr mitten and turned over
tha 6n0era mt hn could see the tiny BABY
ring that was on one ot them,
Don't show me- tie face! On, don.
show me the face! he.'cVealheu' N"'
Nv God. I Fnow.
Then he dropped to the floor IN a faint;
When they had takcn'L! IN out ana r"Elltu
him ne came back and fntnd his VIE s.oouy
without tho trcmor " n muscle IN ms ser
face Then be hunted AL down the rows
for the body OG his baby, hut ne coold uol
discoyor il. That is PROBABLY one OF me
bodies that has been washed down the
channel ~ the TIDE.
moTgue 10 find his family all dead. TINS
was GenrrC +. RenCkert, who lives al SKIN
and jackson streets, Philadelphia. ne
had taken his wife and has two boys u Ine
rain AT the Camden ferry Sunday morning.
and had waited for them to return SUNDAY
night until the wells of the newsboys on the
streets chilled his heart and sent nm hurry
ing down 10 A tlanflC Civ.
7ike one possessed. Benckert raced from
one Undertaking establishment to another,
rainIy trying to still the fear that was IN
him. When he went into the theatre puilu-
inc he cried in a loud voice: VINO nae
aecn NV wife and my two little boys! MY
little Clarence had a new watch' my "'I"
Clarence had a new watch
One of the helpers down in the front
looked into a bag lying tagged there WIN
The number % and pulled out a cheap
"That's il, That's it," the father
screamed. Take me to my boys and 10
their mother"
Holding the watch in his hand; behcKeLi
nassed down the aislee Of the dead until
they stopped him before a little sheeted
figure. The father himself pulled down
the cover and fell upon the breast OF tns
boy. covering the face with Kisses aho
hoarselv murmuring words OF endearment;
Then he raised the stiffened arm and shpped
the cheap nickel watch into the dank pocket
After thew had taken him to the body o.
his wife ard Of his son Benckert seemed
frenzied with his grief. He stood over ths
body of his wife and raised ooth han"s nNei
Gods winl' he yelled in treble tones
Then with the voice OF n olasPheh'nt
he repeated il: Gods Will
William Hayes, when he found the corpse
Of his sister. Gertrude Hayes, went into Vlo-
lent Mysteries. He rolled on the Moor IN the
lane between the rows OF bodles, shriekeo
and laughed. He had to be held by thret
men and was afterward treated by a physi'
The helpers brought in the body Of DR..
Alvan l.. Hudders, a prominent physician
Of Philadelphia. who hved az Lyceuhh
DIR Hudders had numbered his friends II
the clubs and summer resorts by the score
He was tagged No. %, and AS No. " ne lay
on the floor Of the theatre or several nour
until Mrs. German II 1909 Pacific avenue
thisc CITY. stopped before his body and spok
his name to the Coroner's assistant, wh'
sat on the stage and took down the RECORD
Of the dead in his book.
side of her husband. On her fingers ant
in a brooch at her breast there were qua
monds which had been removed ana tagEe'
nv the watchers at the Watersidei Mrs
Hudder's number was IS, and she lay hN
the side of a Philadelphia przetlghte
known as Jack Dempsey.
an through the night and until the smok
gas lets in the bare theatre began to pal
before the gray light Of morning the row
nj the dead were made longer and the ma
sitting on the stage IN front OF me oac
drop, painted to represent the han OF som
Dalace of dreams, made entries IN MS Dook
All through the night and early mornlnt
boFore the Identification of all the dea
had been made complete, there was tn
steady shuttle Of feel and the occasions
uuick scream Of recognition.
At y O'clock HlS WOIHWB Wv p''.N
cleared the theatre of all the crowd IN ordt
20 give the undertakers room Tor th"i
work. All II the bodies we're embaime
and il was two hours before the dooI
were again thrown open. With the comm
of dsy the removal of the corpses by FRIEND
and reIatiN - began. Many remaiped, nov
aver. az a lure to the curious outside.
Last night wTecking crews from Can
dem and Atlantic City were hurried to N
scene. and under the direction OF a corr
of engineers the task OF raising the SUI
merged cars was begun. BY 5 O'Clock tV
heavy derricks were in position on opp
site sides Of the segment of broken bridg
directly over the cars. The diVers art
much diffCulty passed a chain under Il
forward car, No. 8,T04, and the order wi
given 70 hoist away. With the first rev
luton Of the drums il became apparei
that the load was too heavy for the de
ricks and the strain too great for the bridg
Then the derricks were shifted and u
null was put on the car from the shoI
After a great tug the submerged car slipp'
on its trucks and partly floating, part
dragging along the bottom, 1t drew up
the shallow mudbank on the Atlantic u
aide OF the T~horoughfare.
Hardly had the battered and mud stain
wuaNnr hnfA~n N HU