The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-16
the seu,hsrn Motel FIRE.

since yesterday. The search progresses
however, with great vigor, and will no,
cease till every particle Of debris has been
turned over. Several articles OF jewelry
with the initials of q. J. Clarke and wife
were found this morning near where
their bodies were discovered, thus com.
pleting their Identification Three more
OF the unsccounted for guests telegraphed
of their safety this morning, Litson and
Porter OF Indianapolis, and Adolpt
Schiewind, OF New York. Ii is also
known that K. (. j. Miles, Of Cincin'
natl, is safe and the w. S. Monroe, ol
New York, whose name WAS telegrsphed
last night, is believed TO be w. ). Nor
rison, Of the same city, who IA safe and
now at Lindeli hotel.
Another body, supposed to be that oI
a man, was taken from the ruins thu
afternoon, but was so badly burned that
it cannot be recognized. A considerable
amount of property in the shape oI
jewelry, silyerwsrs, etc, has been un
earthed and restored to the owners. O
course, it is badly damaged.
As the fire department has received
much blame from portion OF the city
press, and from many individuals fo'
alleged bad management Of the fire
Chief Sexton has made little investigs'
ton Of the matter in seli-defense. he
has examined Russell, the chief engineer
Of the hotel, aud several empl yees whC
assisted in the effort to subdue he flames
| in the store room. Russell reiterated hn
statement telegrsphed last evening, an1
gave il as his opinion that the fire depart
mont was summoned too late TO save tht
building. The other parties examined
corroborate Russells statement The body
found this afternoon, Is so badly burned
| that It is impossible to distinguish The
| sex, but il is believed TO be the remains
OF colored nurse girl of Mrs. Clarke
named jackson. About three-to Irths oi
al exceedingly valuable Diamond neck.
lace, owned by Mrs. Munster, was among
the jewelry taken from the ruins to day
Seven of the fifteen unsccounted for
guests, whose names we're telegrsphed
last night, reported by telegraph to-day
ST. LOUIS, April l5.-Scarch has pro.
gressed vigorously all day in the ruins OF
| the fire but no more bodies have been
| found. Some articles of jewelry, siyer.
ware. bar and table furniture, broken
and burned trunks, articles o; clothing
papers OF different kinds, valuable and
otherwise, have been taken out. A
much larger part OF the debris has been
! turned over, aad tho belief ID now gen
eral that there can not be more than tive
or three bodies remaining in the ruins
The children Of Mr. and Mrs. II. y
Clark, and their nurse girl, Ella Jackson
and Charles kionuecht, the head waiter
ibis belief is strengthened b. the inc
that ali the help Of the hotel, except th'
head waiter and the girls known 10 have
been killed, previously mentioned, have
reported, and all tho guests, excepting
one, have been heard from. The clcrI
and ). + Stevens, relatives OF II. j
Clark, arrived yesterday from NORTH
Adams, Massachusetts, but they do no
seem to be quite satisfied with tho identi
flcation of the bodies supposed to be II
J. Clark and wife This morning they
had worknen 10 begin \ search in ths
part of the cellar directly on the corne,
of Walnut and Fourth streets, adjoining
the rooms IN which the bodies wert
found. but 80 far il has teen fru.less. In
view ol the sharp criticisms directed
sgsinst,th tire department, an intervis"
with John Lindsay. Que Of ths assistant
engineers OF the Fire Department, which
gives A detailed account Of the efforts
OF the fremen IN save live. will b'
OF general interest. Lindsay drove
from bis house 10 the fire rs fast ss h:'
horse could run; wss ri the hotel In les'
than five minutes SITTER the alarm had
been struck. The iro Ths then coming
out. of the sixth tory window And
through the roof He item says: II sto;
in front O. the house and after 3 minute
look at things, | made uP my mind ths
it was impossible 10 savo the building
ard that the main object would be Il
save the people. The skinner hook ard
ladder truck stood At the main
entrance on WslnU. street IN front
of the versudsh. Tbs Skinner hook aud
ladder truck is used 2. . regular hook
and ladder as well 81 fire escape. Il
has all the appliances o. hook Aad
ladder truck in il, as well a. the escip"
These things have 70 be STRIPPED OF snt
the men were s'rlppi~ them % when
got there. | ordered .bsm 20 get ready
as soon a. possible. One ofthe principal
ladders, the extension belonging to th'
fire escape was laid on the si:ewa!k and
when the men came - look for It, toe
crowd Of people bst become 20 great
| that the men could not ind u, aud It WA
p-Dbsbly two Or three minutes before
they cot Il through; somebody would b
coming 70 the Walnut street font tc'
assistance, but there va, no oue appear d
in sight. / ordered the apparatus 10 b.
raised and the boys raised the isdder, snr
lust at the m ment we got il up some or
came running from ne Fourth sire
/ front and said. There "a l,t
o. people on ii. Fourth street irons who
want 20 get out" TIE escape il not a
thing that you can run along The stree:
YOU may run IL on smooth ground, but
| hardly scrDss TIE car tracks with safety
20 ordered the apparatus d,~n sRs'D,
ADG toe sen took !! - tie Fourth street
front and there raised il. I! VA
raised right sgsin.t the versrdah
which comes out 20 tae edge
o:ths sidewalk. and On tn.t account Ht
could not gst i! ris into the Wirdo~
We wanted tl.l cr21rei the connec ing
! rod pin 20 be taken out asd iet the upper
/ ladder "a llbscE Oh the wire rope Used
Tor raising, till We got the esesps Elgh'
| into the window, -lt then Tooie. NJ.
! Kennan aud Thorn ~e:t up too ladder
and brought out ssvsn people. There
wss nobody e..e N Tgai 10 the fourth
story r.ndows, 20 took : run around
70 the front - tc9 now thlps'
were going On there. When / 20;
hack 10 toe Ws.Gu; stree. front Again
there was man iu the ioIrtG story VIII
dow; We bsd = ladder Up ~ the veran'
dab on the Walnut st!eeI side, but il VA
not near enough ts MIN by one stnry
The msu hsIlOed for hep, and orderes
them 20 tak4 lbe ladder and throw Tin
8 rope, which Sm done, ALd the man
came doRs safely. Then | went back or
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