, 1877-04-14


which there VIA = free discussion regarding tho
are, the substance Of which was that tho most
thorough investigation Into the csnse Of tho fss
and IL management rhould bo made. rc.olu.
ton Waa adopted rendering 10 Tho Coroner the Her-
vices OF the officers of tho pol!ce Department In
making bis Investigations Into the matter.
THE LATEST.
Fptctdt Dspatch to me Tffban&
ar. 14orts, april 14.-Up ~ thia itrne-l a. a. -
only thirteen persons positively known TO have
petahed. but It ID certain that many bodles Jet re-
main In tho ruins.
10 fhs Ffttern Assocfdted nsts.
81. Louis. April l3.-The remains taken from
Tho ruins last evening" supposed to os sho's % Of
child. proved, on examination today, 10 ho those
Of dog.
u.J. CLARK AND WIFE.
Tbs bodies Of tho t1an and woman found to-day
uerc identified ~ II. j. Clark and wife. Of North
Adams, Mass. The lady was Identified by tho dress
she wore and the gentleman BY hla watch.
:, 4. RussKtk, cniEr zNoiNEEH or TftH Horrfr
has made q statement Of h!s experiences on the
night Of tho trc, which throws sonae Hight
on Tho origin Of tho trc. lie aays he
1eft the engfne.rooua about hslf'pnst II
o'clock, leaving an assistant In charge,
and went IL bis room on tbs fifth floor near tho
baggage elevator. liz was aEouscd about 8 min.
hurried out and found The hall filed with smoke.
which came from The fretpbt elevator. but saw no
hte, lie started for tho south part Of tho house
with view to dc.csud by tho setyants' stairway,
but was Obliged to ctawl on hs hands and knccl to
prevent sntoeatlon, The smoke was 30 dense.
There wars
NuMDER8 OF WOMEN
Oh the stth floor crying piteous)y Tor help, whom
he told to follow him 10 the lower door. Some
did, and Others wcro too distracted. apparently.
to do ~ he directed. Finally. he reached tho
dining. room floor. passcd into the kitchen Ant de-
seended by tho basement. Hero he found ths
smoke very dcnar. and that the pumps connected
with the engine had been IN operation, and that
some employees had been throwing water uu The
fire. which At that time waa
nAoIao rt,HiousLr IN THE sTonE-nooX.
A nozzle had been blown OFT before he reache1
The basement Another was put on and tc then
put tho pumps It work again, and turned stfcam
on ths aee. This was conttnued until the
aro became go hot and spread 30
far that all wcvc Obliged u
dec to. thcr lives. They mAdo thcEr exit through
tho basement under tho rear part Ut ahu building
anu emerged on Elm street. This account does
not state
HOW LoH6 THE Firm had BRsH DuRN1s0
to tho knowledge Of nj least severn, employees of
the house before the afu alarm ssas turned OIL but
II does show. atld coacluslyely, that efforts were
made 10 subauc It beforc tho gucsts in the houso
were aroused or any attempt ulndc 10 notify then,
that The buillln9 was burning. 1t seems to lc
pretty cerlaia-at all sven.s. it's extensively
beIItYed-that tho ilutei waa known
10 be on d,e by tho emp!oycs
from twenty mtnntes 10 ha1f-an.houF
before the Firc Department was notlde,1. Hussslt
also statcs thai there was pile Of mattrossas In
ono corner Of the store. .Foom. and lot OF loose
was box In which tho stock Of matches was kept.
Hd THINKS 1ho m7@1feases nna n'alcacs uao q Roou
deal 10 10 VIII inc origin or Inc are bus does hot
kno" anything deantd abo1ttt.
THE FOLLOWING QUESTS
In tha hotel On thS night Of tle Orc are attll nn.
accounted for. II tho Int should meet the eye Of
any one mentioned, he viii relieve gFcat anxiety
felt here 1y tele9FaphinE Drcata. Darling, Darling
i Co.. psopFletors Of thu hots1, that he IS safe:
T. +. nrown, Georgetown.
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