The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-12

the flames. Mary Ann Hesry, while
escaping from the burning portion Of
the hotel, was badly scorched. See ia
still alive. but It is thought her irjurles
will prove tatsl.
Mrs. Fisher, housekeeper Of the Fifth
Avenue Horel, this morning called the
roll OF the girls Sleeping in the burned
rooms. Nine OF them are missing.
namely: Delphia Cummings, Mary
Corley. Margaret Connor. Mary Nc
Cabe, Lizzie Moran. Margaret Camp.
he'll. Honora Ward. Kate Cnshan aud
Mary Donnely, employed in the scrub
bing department. One man who was
burned 10 death is supposed to have
prrished while attempting to alarm the
sleeWng girls. All exact statement OF
the losses and insurances has not yet
been received, but the total loss it is
believed will not fall short OF 500 0OO
In the fire at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
four floors on the Twenty-third street
side of the building were nearly flooded
with water which ran in streams
through the ceiling OF the rooms. s S,me
fifteen or twenty OF the servant girls
who were suddenly aroused from sleep
when the fire commenced were unable
to save even their clothing. Many
friends and relatives came TO the hotel
to-day and supplied them. About one
hundred rooms have been vacated by
tie guests since II fire.
Immense crowds visited Bellevue dur
ing the day to view the corpses OF the
victims Ten females. and one male
corpse were arranged side by side in
cotfins. An army o: plasterers, me-
chsnics and carpenters are at work on
the front portion OF the building. All
the corp.es at the morgue are more or
less burned, a major ty being beyond
recognition. The loss. as far as Can
be estim ated, will be from $3.50. .0OO to
5000 600; fully insured.
FIRE Marsha, McSheldon, who, this
made personal inspection OF
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. this evening
began an examination Of witnesses in
regard to the fire in that building last
evening. All the occupants Of the lower
floor escaped. and those on the top floor
might have done 90. though the burning
of the stairs cut off the regular means
Of exit
The room in which the bodies were
found opens directly upon a fiat root,
with which it is nearly tlush, and,
the opening was protected by
a wire netting, which might have been
cut. it is probable that the unfortunate
creatures who perished were so terrified
and bewrldered and also blinded by the
sm Ike that they had lost the power OF
reasoning, and it is not unlikely that
some o. them were soff Jcated in their
beds. Yesterday was pay dav among
the servants in the hotel and it is con-
jac'ured that some OF the scruhblng
women were intoxicated. IL this is 70,
The tact may pot only account tor the
"a lure o, 20 many to escape when it
WAS po.sib'e to do so. bat al.o af 'rd
q ,,ne clue M to the origin o. the fl e.
The hotel contains 519 rooms, and
the lop fl } 'r- on the Tweutylhlrd street
side are used by the servants At the
TOO Of the sta'rca-e and surrnu ndIng 1t
are rooms 5US 5 %, 5lD aud 5I2. The
o,rls VINO were turned occupied rooms
SIS and $40. O,the slreet side OF the
hnild ne hall runs. and through this
the yirIs ran who made their escape
rhrv were ia their night clothing, hav
lost everything but what they had
On
The insurance on the Fifth Avenue
Hotel is as 'oIlows: Liverpool, London
IL Glo'e, $34 500 Commercial Union,
s!nOlO; Imperial, &I2 j0l LOrlllsrd,
r p ,bI'c, Phoenix, Brooklyn, n. B.,
Mercantile, Lancashire Fire Assocla-
Ii,n ct Philadelphia. each $lO,OOe
Atlantic, G humtii. knlck
erbocker, S erling, Relief, Cameron,
fIopr, Importers and Traders, CITY.
VI, rchants, New York, Bowery, Ma
tional FIRE aud Marine Insurance G I'M
pany OF PniladeIphi'. Gerhart. Nation
al of Hartford, Etna OF Hartford,
Manhattan. Black River, Atlantic fire
and Marine O. P owl lence. Commercial,
Mutual, English, Arctic, Williamsburg
I ,ity, Eastern, Bangor, Union Fire Asso-
citation OF Philadelphia, Traders OF
Chicago, Hihernis OF Cleveland, Fair
Fl Id County Merchants, Mutual OF New
ak Orient Hunters Of Kings county,
oach $5O0O; American. 5000; Mon
tauk. Jefferson and Traders each $25OO;
a total OF $292, 500.
Motion Denied.
Judge Icgrahsm rendered a long
opinion to-day, denying the motion
argued last week to quash the indict-
ment against NJ. Tweed and Messrs.
Hall aud Connolly. The prosecution
moved in the curt to-day that Mr..
Tweed be called upon to plead. II s
honor held that no action could be
taken, as that case was under adjourn
ment.
The Missing Steamer.
There are vet no tidings of the miss'
ing steamer S:anderia, and no doubts
are now entertained in this city that the