, 1877-04-15
One More Body Recovered from
the Ruins Yesterday.
ReDorts as to the Condition Of the
Injured Victims.
The Story of Mr. Charles Kennedy S
Marvellous Deliverance.
Startling Facts Relative to the Origin Of
the Fire.

ing for bodies has continued steadily nll day. In
morning the workmen recovered come valuab
jewelry at the Fourth street 'front.' (which has no
been identified. Eear the entrance On that stree
was also found the foot of child, supposed 10 bt
that OF Stella Clark. little girl years Of age
Workmen also discovered heavy crosa, upon TN
back Of which was engraved, ''H. J. G. to A. Z
c., 1S03-1374'': also, pair OF earrings, f"t
wide-band bracelets, and breaspin. As these were
found near the epot where the bodies o.
Mr. and Mrs Clark were unearthed and beal
Clark's iniials 1t is believed they were the prop
erty OF that unfortunate couple.
Early this forenoon the men digging In the dehr1I
under the Office formerly occupied by the Iron
Mountain Railroad Company, on the Fourth strecl
'front.' discovered the shattered renains Of trunk
They were gathered together and placed in the
hnnds Of Capt. Tom o'SeiIl, who commands the
police on duty at the ruins, and by him taken tt
the Four Courts.
MORE RELICS.
An ivory card containing three cards bearing
the inscription. s'Mrs. Y. X. Brown" ono opera
glass; two gold bracelets with the Initials ~. H.
b." engraved ON the inner eide, get OF gold and
moeaic jcwelry, one gold chain bracelet, one coral
necklace, ono gold ecan-ring, one cameo earring,
ono pearl buckle, the bacx-case OF gold watch
and one dress-p pattern Of watered sik. ALI o1
these articles were
BRUISED. BATTERED, AND WET,
and covered with ashes and mortar. and Mr.. Chap
man had them washed before he could determine
their value. They were subsequently found to be
the property Of cx-Mayor Browns wife, who es-
capped.
Bridget Whites condition is still critical If
she rccorcrs 1t will be in MANNED condition.
Mary Bark will recover. Her leg was broken, but
her other injuries are slight. FEankc Mcclellan Is
improving, and will soon be out Both OF IL. A.
SchackeIfords ]e.s ure broken, but he is other
wise not badly hurt, md is dong we'll. The
corery, but her case Il not promising.
kIR. KESNEDi's STORY.
Tie papers have confirmed general accounts OF
the miraculous escapes OF Charles r.. Kennedy
from deutn, meme Of which are correct The TRIB-
uSE correspondent met Mr. Kennedy to-day, and
heard Ills story, which il az follows:
occupied loon No. :9s:,, on Tue fourth floor Of
The hotel On tile Fonrth-street side. had been
asleep an hour or more, surpose, when was
Of smoke was so strong got up and opened my
door to see wha: was going on. / was terrified 10
see the entire hill wrapped in flames. The floor
smoke was 50 dense as to obscurc the sight,
except for few feet around me. My first e1cla-
,en A did hnn hs5e n to be
fires before, knew that The best thing could do
was 10 close the door and tratsom to prevent
draft into my room. This done. opened the w,n-
down the window after me-. ! had nothing on but
my night-c1utles, but thought they
WOULD PROVE NY sHRoUD-
never eau tell how long ! stood on tnat sill
shoutux for mid. but It appeared to me many
ages Tie flames soon burned through the door OF
my room. aEa l could see throush the window
were dainty mossels for the drc. The fire soon
became SO hot TINT it burned my hard, and every
ray Of hops died oat Of my mind. felt ees.ain
could then read, and fully determined To
THROW MYSELF HEADLoSo
from my most perilons perch the moment the
saw strong men below me crying and heard them
shout Hold on, Jump etc. but hecded nonc
OF them. At what appeared to be the very last in
around the corner, and hope rose in nv breast. It
was wheeled around and elevated for me, put the
Top g. tue ladder h" 9Tt 30 t1 ncr - an
ful dcx1crity and threw me
THE END OF ROPE,
which caught and pulled till the top of the ladder
was drawn over to me. O'Tooie Was at my feet the
instant the ladder touched the wall, feet below
ny winGow, and, begging me to become cool, he
,aueht in his arms just as the glass in the win
low of mr. room shattered by the heat and the
fames burst through When reached the ground |
was 80 ovcrioyed that gould not help cIc1am..
ny God. New York is not dead yet!'' felt fairly
,vcrcc me, and wanted to embrace O'Toolc, who |
eft me at once and began looking for others to |
ave. can never express nly.g1uttude to TINT |
nan. lie is the hrave@t being ever saw.
a STRANGE STORY.
Orrin Welch- Mayor Of Topeka. KIM, tells |
:upcd Room l19. jus. over the storc-roon1, where
he fire is supposed to have originated. lie says he
uttered his room at o'clock in The evening and
,oy md asked the cause Of the smoke. The boy
'aii he supposed it came from crate somewhere
n the 1ote' wesh ,s Tent out and qhsIs re-
vas s..ong smell OF fire in the
room and more smokc than before. Not being
'be TO sleep. he went down 10 the night-cleFk and
CHANGED TO THE FOURTH FLOOR,
where he was sleeping when the alarm was made
M lie is the re
trength unit! it broke with uneontzolaolc fufT the
oIluwing morning-
hut ali the circumstances point TO the truthfnness
II Walsh's theory, mud that the fire could not Dos
'ibly have had such hcadway when the alarm was
.iyen had It not been progressing several hours.
There will doubtless bG very lively investlga-
ion into The matter as there j. strong public de.
nand that the responsibility OF the holocaust should
be placed where 1t belongs.
VALUABLE NECKLACE.
onc-ha'f of Lord MINISTER'S $4,000 neck
laes which vas missing was found s h this m0rning
and his lady. The stones were nll in the settings
but :hcir value will doubtless be somewhat impair
A magnificent gold ring belonging to the same
marty and set with agate with Saturn us crest
with MINISTER'S initials, has also been recovered.
ANOTHER BODY FOUND. |
To the Tesfern dSsncddscd Press.
ST Louis, April 14.-Anotlcr body, supposed |
TO be that OF man, WAS taken FROM the ruins this
but SO ladly burned that it cannot be
4 considerable amount OF property in the shape
Of lcwery, silscrware, etc, has been unear1hed |
and restored to the owners Of course it is in 4
buddy damaged state.
Three more OF the unaccounted-{or guests te1e- |
graphed their safety this morning. -Lutson and
Porter, OF indianapolis and Adoph Scheewind. OF