Year: 1876

ONLY ONE BODY AND SOME FRAGMENTS FOUND


GREAT CROWDS PRESSING TO SEE THE THEATER


-sTRCINEss OF THE POLICE GUARD-APPEAR-


ANCE OF THE RUINS.


The ruins of the Brooklyn Theater were the
objects of eager melancholy interest from early morn
ing till midnight yesterday. The detachment Of the
18th Regiment was received by squad OF police
men at 7 o'clock Inspector Waddy made his head
ouarters at the police station Westinghouse adOin
ing the theater The policemen guarded the door OF the
station-hOuse and the entrance to the theatef and
formed Gordon about the on JOhnsOn-st. On the
opposite side of the street from what was the main en-
trance to the theater the crowd of women
and children remained almost stationary for hours gaz
Ing with speechless interest vacancy Of countensnce
at the ruins On the side OF the next to the
theater people were allowed TO pass hut not to iOter
They came in groups from all directions half dozen
women frequently being together, In some cases
well dressed, in others wearing the habiii-
ments OF the poor. Often group OF sym
pathizing women was about distressed
friend Hundreds of school children, rosy-cheeked
boys and girls stopped their way 10 and from school,
and not being permitted look in at the glass doors OF
the entrance with troubled faces peered from distance
through a hole which had been made In the Sidewalk
steps large crowd remained all day at the corner OF
johnson and WashingtOn-sts where they had view OF
the fragment OF wall left standing at tho rear OF the
theaer Boys OF the street not slow IN hndng out
that the stables in Floodsaey furnished view OF the
interior OF the lobby They reappeared rs OFTEN as
they were driven out by the police. block below on
Washingon-st a mountebank took advantage OF crowd
TO ply his business but prepared TO drive away at
moments warning.


The main entrance front theater is very well
served though cupOa is burned almost to skeleton
From the street nothing could be Of the interior.


large American flag flying at half-Inast from the
cupoa Al noon the front OF the Post Office was drIped
in black and white from the pavement 10 the cornce.
Dietcs Hotel also draped and before evening sey-
era other buildings ON the block were hKewise draped
in token OF the public grief


The search among tho ruins for bodies and lost art
ces which might serve identify the missing re-
sumed at o'clock in the morning by ChiefEngineer
Neyng who had a force OF 80 at work. -Four men
were engaged In removing the debris beginning with
the wall Of the vesbule and proceeding carefully into
the lobby, which half dug over Parts OF human
bodies were found here, including heart and liver
There was mass of clothing mostly rent, and OF hats
bonnes and rchiefs, Of the handkerchiefs
bearing the name Chichester" silver watch was
found The hands had stopped at 114S Other articles
discovered were ocket and chain, few pieces Of jew
elry and great variety OF keys, with several pocket
books and documents, and two newspapers.


Most Of the force at work in the ruins OF the
dltorium among the piers OF the foundation. This
the most difficult the remains OF the oodsaley wal
had to he removed At eight o'clock the only body re
covered yesterday was found the east wall of the
auditorium next TO FLOOD salley, andufecty under tht
curve Of the dress circle Nothing remained but char
red trunk almost divested OF flesh. part OF hoop
shirt was clngng to the remains which are therefore
| supposed TO be those Of a woman key was alsC
found which Is the ony possible means by which thi
body may be identified During the afternoon the work
men reached the space the east side Of the stage
dug with care hoping TO find some articles which should
stil further confirm the belief that the fragment Of
body found near the remains Of Mr.. Burroughs al
that was left OF Mr. Murdoch The precise spot moi
reached before nghtfal when the work suspended
About the stage, fragments Of costumes and tht
Brussels carpet, rolled up and burned TO o crisp
| appeared. In the lobby a coat was found
n the pocket OF which was conductors badge II wa
identified as belonging to Charles Andrews, who had h
coat stripped from him In the crush He saved himself
The body Of the woman and the fragments Of othel
bodies were placed In pine oon and not removed
10 the Morgue till nghtfan I 10 possible that add
tona bodies may yet be exhumec though 10 believed
that the extent Of the loss b fully revealed 20 far a. hu
man remains can tell the awful story


Carbonate OF lime was scattered over the binders and
ashes IN the lobby Only fsv parsons were admitted