New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-16

ING HEARD FRoM-AID FOR THE SUFFERERS
STATEMENT OF An ASSISTANT ENGINEER OF The
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
ST LOUIS, April 15.-The ashes of the
Southern Hotel have yielded little additional evidence
of the extent the of life from the fire of Wednesday
morning. Another body was taken from the ruins
Yesterday afternoon It was badly burned tina; it
could not recognized but is believed 20 be the re-
mains of the colorcd nurse girl Of Mrs. Clark named
Jackson.
Much the larger part OF the debris has been turned
over and belief is general that there cannot be more
hantwo three bodies remaining in the ruins viz those
Of Charles Kefncht the head waiter; the child OF MIS-
H. j. Clark and it's nurse Ella Jackson. This belief Is
strengthened by the fact that all the help OF the hotel
except the head waiter and girls known to have
been killed and previously mentioned, have re-
ported and all the guests excepting one have been
heard from r. VI. Clark and T. F. stevens relatives OF
H. CLARK arrived yesterday from North Adams, Mass
but they do TO be quite satisfied with the den
caon Of the bodies supposed be those Of H. j. Clark
and wife. This morning they had wOrkmen begin
search in that part of the cellar directly the corner OF
Walnut and Fourt-sts adjoining the room in which the
bodies were found but thus it has been fruitess.
The search bodies progresses with great vgor and
will not cease until every particle OF debris has Deen
turned Several articles Of jewclry with the Initials
Of H. j. Clark and wife found tins morning near
where their bodies discovered About three-uar-
Of exceedingly valuable diamond necklace be
longing Mrs. Munster was among the jeWelry taken
from the rains to-day Considerable amount OF prop
erty in the shape Of ewery siverware, &C. has been
unearthed and restored to in badly damaged
state Numerous articles OF jewey, slverware, bar and
table furniture, broken and burned trunks, articles OF
clothing and papers of various kinds, valuable and 9TH
erwse, have been taken ont.
As the Fire Department LAS received much blame from
portion OF the city press and from many persons Tor al
legged bad mana Of the Southern Hotel fire, Chief
Sexton has made little investigation OF tie matter in
self-defense He has examined Mr Russell. the chief
engineer hotel and several employees who assisted
in The efforts 10 subdue flames in the stOreroom.
Russell reiterated his statement teegraphed Friday
night and gave his opinion that the Fire partment
was summoned too late to save the building. The other
persons examined corroboratel Russells statement.
ACCOUNT OF THE FIRE BY FIREMAN.
In view OF the sharp criticism directed against the
Fire Department, al interview with John Lindsay one
OF the assistant engineers OF the department which
detailed account OF the efforts Of the 1remen to save
lives will be- general interest Mr. Lindsay drove from
his house to the fire fast his horse could nun,
and was at the hotel in less than five minutes
coming out of the sixthtoy windows and through the
roof lie says: Stood IN front OF the hotel and after
few minutes, look at thin IS made up my mind tlat IL
was impossible to the building and nat the nam
object should be to save the people Inc simmer HOOK
and Ladder truck stood at the main entrance on walnut
ST. in front OF the vcranda The Skiuner HOOK ana
Ladder truck is used as a regular hooA ana ladder
the appliances OF hook and lad Ter truck on L as Wei
"a the escape These things be stripped off, and
fine men were stripping them of when got there. |
ordered them to get ready as soon a, possible one Oh
The principal ladders the extension belonging to the fire.
escape was laid on the sidewalk and when the men
came to look tor II the crowd OF peop.s hai |
nd IT, and it was probably three minutes before
they got IT, thought somebody would be coming TO the
Wanlt-s front for assistance, but nobody app AIRED IN
s@Lf ordered tie apparatus raised. and the boys"
raised the machine, and jast at the moment we got II up
somebody running rom the F0urth-st front and
aid There's a lot of people the FOurthst front who
want out" The escape IS not Slch that you can
run with II along the street. You may move IL
on smooth ground but hardly across the car tracks with
safety so ordered the apparatus down again. and tie
raised IT, It was raised rlgnt against the yerandah,
which comes out to the edge 0f the sidewalk ana on
t.f account could 1t right into the window.
Which we wanted do | ordered the connecting rod
Din taken and let the upper ladder fail Dek on the
wire-rOpe used for RAISING unuI We SOt the escape
an INFO the window and then TOOle aud Mckeernan
and Thorne went up the ladder ana Drought OUT seven
persons There was nobody exc IN aght III the fOuItH
ST. window, 80 took run around the H.e 10 SEE now
things were going on. Whea GOT oacH % " aLnutIst
mad ladder up the verandah Of the Walnu-st side,
cried for help ana ordered the men take the ladder
and throw HIM a rope, which was done, ana the man
re-scape Lad taxed ont everybody that was in sight
that haa como 10 the windows ordered the men to
where the girls were, but we could not get 10 them; we
could reach them from the street We mad to spice
on a mans shoulders, ana we look OUT seven or
cIsLf clrls al TIE back OF the Em-st. wing.
Nrhoel Ieser driver OF engine No. 10, TOOK the seal
ING ladder ON ms SHOULDER and hooked to the WINDOW
s ana by himself brought down seven or eight girl.
snn,tIv after This word 10 rs that another
VS. IN a window the FOUrth-st 'front.'. We went there
"a .ourd & r. Kruneiy IN . fftL-sOry window. Ike
r. nov on tEe burnnx deck We took him
dDVu He was the last taken from that
side OF tie building. There ladders
on the WaInu.t 'front.' Dy which Dir. spaulung. the pro
pr.tor OF the olympic, aud some hers got down. We
isd the ladders al around the hotel wherever occasion
required. Lindsay emphatIcaLy denied that part
OF this ire-esCapc WAS not ON the ground
M The commencement OF the IRE, has
been charged aud sad there delay in handling IL
excaut when lIe crowd covered up the extension ladder
by standing GA IT, He praised the escape highly, and sand
there nobody who came 10 the windows who not
taken by the skinner escape, they remained there
mill 10 could reach them OF the escape could
DE on all sides OF the building at once; but lac thought
those persons who jumped had waited they could have
been saved by the escape.