New Britain herald., 1925-07-06
43 BODIES TAKEN OUT OF WRECkAGE Grim Work of Searching Boston
 Ruins Continues THREE INVESTIGATIONS ON
City, County and State Seek Cause of Collapse of Pickwick Club Ruilding-Debris Whisper Strange Stories Fraught With Tragedy.

Stories Fraught With Tragedy.
 Boston, July tFt-With the re- covery of four more bodies early to- day from the ruins of the building which housed the PickWick club, night life resort, the list of known dead from the collapse of the build Ing in the early morning of July had reached 4S when District At torney Thomas C, O'Brlen opened a grand fury investigation of the disaster today. Several of the vic time had not yet been identified.
 The body of Francis J. Driscoll of Roxbury, one of the four taken from the debris in the early morn ing hours, was identified by union card in a pocket of the clothing, He was a business agent of the rlasterers union and had gone to the club to meet another union official for a conference, members of his family said. About six months ago Driscol was appointed superintendent of public buildings by Mayor Curley but the civil serV- ice commission refused to ratify the appointment.
 The district attorney had before him today as the first witnesses q number of consulting engineers who were questioned as 10 the condition of the building before the fatal collapse,
 All Night search
 All night long the search had gone forward. Under the concentrated glare of dozens of arc lights an army of men had patiently brick by brick, stick after stick, worked their way down through the mass of debris, pausing now and again to lift another unfortunate.
 By this morning they had found nearly all of those about whom this early morning fife had centered. "Ellas" body, Miss Ella Cauley, was brought out pitifully bruised. In her dress they found the money for which she had smiled away the broad bandyings of the guests that sie might realize her hope of mar rage and Q home.
 Police officer Killed.
 Frank Tillo, and Ncddo Flanagan, who had won many local ring bat ties, were found. Inspector Ben jamin Alexander of the Boston pOlice who had thought to add an- other arrest to the several made at the club died in the wreck. Some Of the bodies found were of persons paying their first visit to the club, 1 others were those of habitues. 1 Johnnie Scales and John Duffey, for | the last time had wandered singing between the tables while drinks were pressed upon them and silver | showered on the dance floor. There | were others better not named. Some of their tattcred wraps and | brocaded slippers lay heaped this morning in q dirty doorway cross 1 the street
 Domestic Tragedy
 The debris whispered a strange | story. One man, his Wifc's picture | In the pocket over his heart, was found in the dead arms of another | woman. Once and again a worker | picked bottle of splits or whiskcy | unbroken by a force that wrecked | so many lives.
 There remained much work 10 be i done. There were several untouched l pockets that might hold bodies. | Early last night the discoveries came 1 in quick succession so that the total | Of known dead rose rapidly from 19 | to 3I, Then the work was more diff | cult It took sometimes an hour to eAtricate a body after 1t was located. 1
 Find Two More.
 Great masses of foundation stone ! pressed down upon them and had to he lifted by derrick. At 1 this morn ing the body of a woman was found and an hour and a half later the body Of her companion was taken out.
 Practically all Of the bodies have been identified by the throng which has besieged the mortuary ever since the catastrop<le. At no time have the streets about the scene been clear of watchers. Yesterday the police shot ore man and arrested three others 0hom they said they found footing ths -'oakroom of the club.
 Investigations On,
 .aaS &ity, county and state open ir'd5, Cations 10 determine the cause of the disaster, which with possibly one exception. is the worst that Boston nas ever known in the toll of life.
 Timothy J. Barry, proprietor man. sger of the club, has not been seen nor has his body been found, The authorities want 10 question him. The floor manager. James F. Glen non died with his guests and his body was found.
 Charged With Looting,
 4 laborer engaged in searching the ruins was arrested early today when his companions reported 10 the police that he had been retaining money which he had found among the debris. At the station he gave his name as Angelo Cook. He had S29 in his pockets.
 The last body taken from the ruints, that of a man, was partially Identified later as Francis Driscoil. said to be labor organizer.
 The body of the woman found at o'clock this morning was believed to be that Of a sister of Mrs Me Eachern Of RcXhuTy, one Of the known dead. After the grand jury had com rleted it's study of the site, District