The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15
THE NEWHALL DISASTER.



Fate of the Servants.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 13.-Search in the ruins
of the Newhall House this forenoon resulted
in the finding OF three bodies, all burned be
yond identification, making eight bodies
found in the ruins so far, and thirty victims.
There is not the slightest superstition who
the bodies are. All the remains found, SO far
were discovered in excavations started from
the main entrance on Broadway. 1t is sup
posed that burned humanity will be found
near the area, back of the Office.
At meeting at the Chamber of Commerce
at noon to-day, a call was issued for volun-
teers 1t is expected 500 will respond.
The gold watches of Howie and Martelle
have been identified, leaving no doubt that
the owners have persisted. Another hunting
case gold watch was found. On one side is
that of fish movement, marked 'R. & G.
Beagly, Liverpool, England"
A commercial traveller who has had long
experience in the hotels Of the northwestern
States, IN an interview, mentions some
twenty-five in cities of medium size which
are worse fre-traps, if possible than the
Newhall House. He considers the hotels of
the West lamentably unsafe.
A Dubuque special says the fund started
there for those heroic firemen who labored to
save the inmates of the servants quarters of
the Newhall House is likely to reach a con-
siderable sum.
In the course of the afternoons work at
the Newhall House ruins eight little heaps of
charred flesh and bones were found, sup
posed to represent so many bodies taken out.
This 81 y aybnnaH b01ips
Lizzie Angland, dining-room girl, died
this afternoon from injuries received by
jumping from a sixth-story window.
Thus far the identifi fled dead are thirty-nine.
Dan. Meniman. a bel-boy, is an addition
to the missing Thomas Cleary and Patrick
Conway, bell-boys, turned up safe
THE TOTAL LOSS OF LIFE
Taking the chief clerks statement OF the
guests and the employees as correct, there
must be forty-three bodies yet in the ruins.
Ninety-ive are known to be saved twenty
three identified dead, sixteen charred bodies
beyond Identification, making the total loss
of life as near as can be figured, eighty-two.
1t IS predicted that the opening of the court
in the center will reveal large number OF
bodies as inmates of rooms therein would
be forced by the flames to jump from the
windows, and it is hoped they may be in a
condition to be recognized.
The servants quarters in the Newhall were
on the fifth floor, and ranged along the alley
side OF the building from a point twenty
feet south of the north end of the building.
The rooms were built along the hallway, ran
north and south, and at the east end were
totally separated from the guests apartments
by heavy doors. The girls themselves
say that the first they knew of the
fire was when Linehan. the eng-
neer, ran up and yelled to them to wake
up, run out and follow him, and not wait
to dress. He says the halls swarmed full of
maids and he thought they were coming
consequently he found his way down only to
find but one was behind him. 1t appears
that by the rushing air, the moment Linehan
and the one girl got through, the separating
doors closed on them with a bang, and that
they never opened again. This also pre-
vented the heat and smoke from entering
their headquarters, so that those who did
not escape met death with full realization
of what was upon them, and were not half
dead from suffocation.
STATEMENT OF MARY M'CAULEY.
Mary McCauley was in bad nervous con-
dition, and was carried out in faint by Fire
man Strauss. She says: II was awakened