Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-30

through the long night ware confident no
more bodies remained.
The last body, was removed from the
night.
When the soldiers and marines with
drew, only a handful of police were left
BY mid forenoon TIE city authorities had
assumed charge and a gang of workmen
began removing the remains Of wreckage,
! piece by piece, to the street. This sys-
tematic combing AMI removal Of the
/ debris will reveal by rightfau whether
there are any more bodies to be recovered.
Some Of those in the hospitals have legs
and arms torn off, others chests crushed
or terrible head injuries, from the enor-
nous weights Of concrete and steel that
came hurting down on them from the
weight weakened roof without an in
stant's warning.
Edward II. Shaughnessy, second assist
ant Postmaster General, is one Of those
so seriously injured it is feared he may
edie. He has broken pelvis and internal
injuries and blood TRANSMISSION already
has been resorted to in an effort to save
his life.
DR.. clyde ". Gearhart, a widely known
capital dentist specialist, suffered legs
so badly crushed that it was said at hiA
hospital this morning, they may have to
be amputated. His wife and 9-year-oId
son were lost in the tragedy. A great
steel beam fell across the family, killing
the woman and the boy, and pinning the
doctor, who sat beside them. For more
than twelve hours he was conscious I'M
derneath the wreckage, with the knowl-
edge that his wife and son lay alongside
him, dead.
Mrs. Howard Kneesi, wife Of the vice
president Of a large automobile firm in
the district. had one leg torn off in
terrible manner. Her husband was killed
beside her.
Those are only few Of the terrible
tragedies which ELL Washingtons hos
pitfalls, and they serve only inadequately
TO give q general picture of the worst
catastrophe the national capital ever wit
messed, and one Of the worst theater dis
asters IN history.
The scene around the wrecked theater
this morning at sunrise resembled moth
Ing so much as a shell shattered cathedral
in some town OF northern France. The
walls remained. but inside them wreck
age aud splInters Of stc~& timber and
concrete were piled high in an intricate
mass. 1t may be this wreckage contains
still other bodies. but the searchers ex-
pressed the belief all had been removed
At any rate. the work was halted. It
viii he gone over again, however, in all
probability.
Tales Of heroism and unmitfgated per
soual sacrifice came IN the wake Of the
tragedy today
Outstanding among the heroes was Al
bert G. Ruchler, who gave his life that
others might live He was discovered by
rescuers pinned down by steel girder
f,frr
hurt and asked the rescuers to concen-
trate their efforts In getting at the more
seriously injured The rescuers needed
his plea and when he was removed from
the tangled mass OF debris an hour later
it was 100 late 70 save him. He died in
the arms Of those who lifted him from
the wrecbage and HIS body was conveyed
to the temporary mOrgue across the
street
Ten Georgetown college students, Nv
ing at the s. A. r. Fraternity House.
near by, volunteered their bodies for
blood TRANSMISSION to save the life Of Miss
Caroline TpShaw, niece Of Representative
Tpshaw 0f Georgia. who suffered the loss
Of one foot and the other was so badly
mauglcd It may have to be amputated
Lieut.. Col. Taylor, bleeding from leg
wounds found he could stand upon them
md rose from stretcher as they were
about to carry him away and insisted
on tearing away with his bare hands pas-
ter and tangled wire skeins that Gov
cred the body Of his daughter. who was
rescued alive.
A six ear-old red headed boy, whose
name was not learned, on being removed
from the ruins, argued holly against be-
Ing carried away and insisted he be
permitted TO remain until his twin sister
had been rescued also. The rescuers
guided by the boys directions. found
the sister, who was hurt only slightly.
Three priests penetrated the ruins heed
less Of warnings and remained on duty
to administer the last rites Of the church
to the dying.