8 May 1885
THE CORNER'S JURY
At 11 o'clock this morning the follwing gentlemen were sworn in at the 
Morgue as juroris in the case:

Colonel John. F. OWINGS (foreman, drygood, Fulton Street, corner Tillary.
James H. HART, jeweler, 313 Fulton st
Theodore T. OVINGTON, china, 69 Willow st.
Thomas S. TICE, jeweler, 311 Fulton st
Henry C. MUNDELL, shoes, 303 Fulton st.
John McCORMACK, shoes, 282 Fulton st.
Frederick W. BASSFORD, carpets, 257 Fulton st.
Frank M. HORTON, dry goods, 394 and 396 Fulton st.
William H. MUMFORD, upholsterer, 392 Fulton st.
Peter H. McNULTY,  with Wechsler & Abraham
H.P. JOHNSON, 397 Fulton st.
William H. CLIREHUGH, 359 Fulton st.

These gentlemen having answered to their names, were sworn in as a jury 
in the Coroner's room, on the second floor of the Morgue.

STATEMENTS OF THE RELATIVES.
The jury then left in a body, and the friends of the victims who had indentified 
some of the dead, were called into Keeper McGUIRE'S private office , 
where Mr. John MITCHELL, the Cornoner's clerk, took their statements as far 
as related to the indentification of the remains.  Upon these stements the 
Coroner issuded the relatives and friends permits for burial.  
The sttements are as follows:

Henry EGER-I reside at 38 Troutman street, in the Eastern District, am am the 
father of Frederick EGER, the deceased from the postion and place in which the 
body was found, I am satisfied that it is that of my son.  
He was employed in the metal spinning shop.

James McGRATH- I reside at 214 Bond street. I am the father of the deceased, 
John McGRATH, whose body I have indentified at the morgue yesterday by his clothing.

William DURST- I reside at 845 Willoughby avenue, Brooklyn, and am a nephew 
of the deceased Henry DURST, whose body I identified at the ruins and the the 
Morgue by his clothing and memoranda found in his pockets.

John HAFNER- I reside at 372 Leonard stree, E.D., and am a brother of the 
deceased Henry A. HAFNER, whose body I indentifed at the Kings Count Morgue 
on Thursday, May 7, by his shape and a projecting tooth in the left jaw.

Richard BUTLER- I reside at No. 32 Greenwich stree New York City; am the 
brother of the deceased Edward BUTLER, whose
 body I identified at the morgue this morning, by the false teeth in 
front of his mouth, and by his hair and formation of the forehead and eyebrows.

These are the only five bodies so far fully indentified and funerals occured 
or will occur at the time and places give below.  
 
THE FUNERALS
Frederick EGGERS, buried this afternoon from No 38 Troutman st.  
Interred in the Luthern Cemetery.  The sersvices were held at the grave.

Edward BUTLER'S body, encased in a neat coffin, was removed from the Morgue 
at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and followed by a retinue of friends, was taken 
to the cemetery of the Holy Cross at Flatbush, the service of the 
Catholic Church being held in the cemetery chapel.

Henry DURST will be buried from the Morgue to-morrow.  
He will interred in Greenwood, where the services will be held.

Henry A. HAFNER'S remains will be buried to-morrow in the 
Cemetery of the Holy Trinity, and the services will will be held in the 
Roman Catholic Church of the Annunciation, in the Eastern District, of which 
Re. Father HAUPTMANN is pastor.

John McGRATH will be buried on Sunday from his parent's residence, 
No. 214 Bond street. He will be interred in the Cemetery of the Holy Cross, 
and the services will be held in the mortuary chapel there.

Engineer LOWREY'S funeral also takes place on Sunday, as has already been 
stated in the EAGLE.

"In this investigation, " the Cornoner said, "I am going to read the reports 
published in the EAGLE and the Sun; they are the best and come nearest to the truth.  
I want to talk with the people who have been interviewed and shall use most of 
them as witnesses.  I want to get all the evidence I can, so as to present the 
full facts in proper shape to the jury." 

WORK STOPED AT THE RUINS.
Several bodies are thought to be still in the ruins, that of William CLARKE 
and that of Kate McCUEN, a girl who is reported as missing, and who is thought 
to be the woman who was heard to scream as the walls went down.  As there is no 
certainty as to the whereabouts of either, their recovery will be a matter of 
considerable time.  

10 May 1885
THE GLASS HOUSE VICTIMS
Funeral of Henry HAFNER, of Grtaham Avenue, Yesterday.
The charred remains of Henry HAFNER, one of the victims of the 
"Glass House" Catastrophe, were take on Friday afternoon from the Morgue 
to his late residence, No. 195 Graham avenue, to where his widow and 
seven children reside, the oldest aged 15 years and the youngest only a 
year old.  The distress of the family can scarcely be imagined. He was a 
sober, hard working man.  
The funeral took place at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon from the Church of 
the Holy Trinity on Montrose avenue, and was largely attended.  the remains 
were taken to Raffmier's Cemetery, Evergreens branch.     


Transcriber:
Nadine Demczyszyn
Pam Jeter
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