The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-14
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The st. Louis Fire.

Cne bundled and fifty men began worl
at the Southern hotel ruins this morning
and shortly after the unacceptable body
Of woman was found. The police com
missioners yesterday rendered the coroner
the services of officers and police in max
ing thorough investigations into the fire.
NO MORE BODIES FOUND.
Up to two o'clock no more bodies wer,
found. One of the hotel proprietors state
that none Of the employees of the house ex
cepting those heretofore reported vert
killed. About twenty of them are still I'm
accounted for but it is believed they are al
alive. Of the guests 39 have not reported
but the presumption is that most oil
them left the city the day following the
fire or have since departed. The remsint
of George Frank Gouley, grand masonic
secretary, were removed to Masonic hall
to-day, where they will lie in state until
Sunday when the funeral will take place
The body of Mrs. w. G. Stewart will be
taken to Syracuse, her former home, fol
burial. The coroner will begin an investi-
CATION Monday. The body of man has
just been found five feet from the body OF
the woman discovered this Afternoon. The
body has not been identified and probably
will not be, as it is very badly burned and
came to pieces while being removed.
STORY OF AN EMPLoYE.
The remains taken from the fire yester-
day supposed to be child's proves to be q
dogs. The bodies found to- day have been
identified as II. ]. Clark and wife, identified
by dress the gentleman by his watch. J.
E. Russell, chief engineer of the hotel
states he left the engine-room at half-past
eleven, leaving an assistant in charge, and
went to room on the fifth floor near the
baggage elevator. He was aroused about
five minutes past one by the shreks oil
women. He hurried out and found the
hall filled with smoke which came
from the freight elevator but saw nc
fire. He started for the south part of the
house with view to descend by the south
stairway; obliged to crawl on his hands ant
knees to prevent suffocation, the smoke
was 30 dense. There we're a number Of
women on the fifth floor crying piteously
for help, whom he told to follow him &c
the lower floor. On reaching the baeemen
he found the smoke very dense. The pump
connected with the engine had been in op
Grafton and some of the employees hat
been throwing water on the fire, which a
that time was raging furi0usly
in the store rooms. NoZzles
had been blown off before he arrived. Au.
other was put on and he then put the
pumps at work again and turned the stream
on the fire. This was continued until the
fire became 30 hot and spread so fast tina
all were obliged to fly. This account
shows conclusively that efforts were made
to spbdue the fire before the guests in the
house were aroused or any attempt wal
made to notify them that the building wal
burning 1t is believed the hotel wa!
known to he on fire by employees from
twenty minutes to half an hour before the
fire department were notified. Russell
states that there was pile of mattresset
in one corner of the store room and @
lot of loose hair and about five feet
from them, on the floor was box il
which a stock of matches were kept. He
thinks the mattresses and matches had 6
good deal to do with the origin of the fire
The following guests in the hotel or
the night of the fire are still
unnaccounted for. II the list should
meet the eye of any one mentioned,
he will relieve great anxiety by telegraph
ing the proprietors of the hotel that he il
safe f. T. Brown, Georgetown, A.
Chuslain Cairo, E. A. Henning New York
B. Hall Providence, s. E. Kcary New
York, II. Tobey, w. w. Latson Indianap
oils, w. s. Monroe New York, d. W
Marshal Cleveland, II. S. Porter Indianap
oils, Adolph Schiewind New York
j. II. Watson Wisconsin, ]. b
Luttey New York, and A. Will
loughby Philadelphia. The only en-
ploye of the hotel, in addition to these
already found, whom it Is thought lost il
Chas. Kieff, night head waiter. Wher
last scen he was going through the fifth
story arousing guests. 1t is feared he was
overcome by smoke and fell victim tc
his noble impulse to save the lives Of
Others.