He carried up the coal, Moxlow suggested?
Yes.

He carried out the ashes?
Again yes.

Moxlow paused for a moment.

Was he the only person who ever carried out the ashes?
Yes.

What did he do with the ashes?
He emptied them into a barrel that stood in the yard back of the building.
And what became of them then?
Whenever necessary, the barrel was carted away and emptied.