Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-12

ESPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE REcoRD-uSIos.l
MILWAUKEE, January 11th.-A force OF
about 100 men, under the supervision OF the
Board of Public Works, was set at work this
morning, first tearing down the tottering
walls, and then clearing away the DEBRIS
looking for bodies. The clearing away is
now in progress on he Broadway front, the
bricks and timbsrs being thrown into the
street. Broadway between Wisconsin ana
Michigan streets Is closed to traffic, and the
entire pile of ruins will be Taoved. lac
men are working il gangs, and have oeen
sworn il the same SIS special police: Every
article of valus found is taken 10 charge Dy
the authorities.
TWO MORE B0DITs.
Shortly before II O'clock the gang working
on the corner of Michigan street found two
bodies close together, so badly mangled as TO
BE- unrecognizahle. They were bodies evil
IDENTIFY of persons who had jumped from the
windows at that corner just in time to be
caught by the falling walls. None OF the
6renen nor spectators remember seeing two
persons lump, and the feet that they lay on
the pavement with no debris under them,
proves thet they must have jumped. instead
of having fallen with the wall.
ANXIOUS INQUIRIES.
kilograms are pouring in here from all
parts of the country, asking for missing
| friends. Inquiry has been made by at least
dozen wholesale houses in the East regard
| ing their travelling ner, who were due here
| Tuesday. Not one Of those Inquired for can
| be found, and it is safe to assume that there
were great many more transient guests in
the house than at first reported.
PROBABLY ONE HUNDRED BODIES IN THE
| RUINS.
The finding of two bodies so near the edge,
which had not before been seen, has given
riss to the idea that there are at least 100
bodies in tie ruirs. twill take several days
| TO remove the debris with as large a force as
can be worked, md as the register ia pre-
served in the safe it will be impossible for
| long time sitter all the bodies have been re-
covered TO ascertain positively who all the
victims are.
SOME OF THE VICTIMS.
L. K. Smith, who no doubt persisted il the
flames, clms here from Kansas City some
time age, and was employed in D. w. Keys
Office, in the freight department Of the ST.
Paul Railroad. He occupied room on the
| fourth iioor, and was last seen in the building
late on the night Of the fire.
| Dan Martel, fcrmerly conductor on the
Illinois Central Railroad, Is among the VIC
tins. He hsd been conductor on the Wis
consin Central for some time past.
| It is now generally conceded that r.
! Howey, another Wisconsin Central con.
ductor, ia among the victims. His relatives,
however. say the body supposed to be HoTey's
was that of some one else.
George c. Smith, the well-known railway
agent, the local representative of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern, who resided at
| the Newhall, is missing. His body is surely
| in the ruins. He wos last seen going to his
room. His son reached the city last night.
soRRowFUL STORIES.
Mrs l.. W. Brown, wife of the General
Yardmaster of the Chicago and Northwest
err, is dead. Mr.. Brown made rope of the
sheetp, which he tied to saving machine.
He slid down and received but slight injuries
After reaching foothold he called TO his wife
to follow, but she did not, and few mo-
ments later she was buried beneath the mass
of falling bricks IN her room.
Judson j. Hough, CT Peoria. ILL.,, who had
both legs broken and received other internal
Injuries BY jumping from the ffth.story win
dow into canvas held by the fremep, died at
the Central Police Station. Mr. Hough was
visiting the family Of Allan johnson. He
was special agent Of tie Northwestern Fire
Insurance Company Of this city, and leaves
vile and four children. He was about 40
years of age. There was touching scene
when he tried to tell the bystanders where hs
| lived. He spelled out thu words " Peoria,
| wife" "baby"
Charles Kelsey and Am Kelsey, with the
Tom Thumb Opera Company, are missing,
and were undoubtedly burned to death.
| Mrs. Sylvester Bleecher, wife of the man
ager of the Tenn Thumb Company, is not ex-
pscted to live. She suffered dislocation of
the left shoulder and hip, and received
compound fracture of the knee joint. Death
is momentarily expected. The other MEM
| bers of the company are safe, and escaped
without receiving any injuries.
James Giland states: l was in the bull d.
ing at FIVE minutes past o'clock and asked
the night clerk if my boys, Willy and Walter,
were out. The clerk said all help was out.
| then turned my attention to the guests,
knowing many of them, having been steward
Of ehe house up to October last. On the Sec
ond fl Jor recognized William L. Cramer
and wife. Mrs. Craner asked me and an
unknown gentlemen to take Mr.. Cramer
down stairs, which we did by clasping hands,
he sitting on them. In this manner we pro-
ceeded down stEirE. Both seemed to be
greatly agitated Mrs. Cramer requested me
to take MIR. Cramer TO hotel. After placing
him outside the door l left him, saying there
were others deserving attention. Iresurnei
and assisted James Ludipgson and Judge
Paul ont. Then l went to the Michigan
street side of the house for time and assisted
another across the alley. The last words my
boys said to me last night were "Good-by,
papa, to- morrow is payday" The old man
was completely overcome when he finished
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| said he would have tried TO save his boys ii
he had known they were still in the building.
Williams of Jacksonville, who escaped
from the building with severe burns, states
Liza walking along the hall from his room to
side building, he stumbled over at least six
or eight bodies. He says, all along the hall
could be heard screams AMI hear.-ending
means, as if many poor unfortunstes we're ia
the pangs of death. In all probability the
bodies of those persons lying ia the hall are
buried beneath the ruins.
PERSONAL EXPERIENCES.
1. T. Richie, Of Louisville, KY, said he
was awakened about o'clock by great noise
and clatter; he partially dressed aud then
found the hotel on fire. He was on The floor
above the Office, and on opening the door
found the corridor full Of smoke. He worked
his way to q corner room and got in. He
found man there partially dressed, tearing
his sheets and blankets into shreds, and
twisting them into ROPES. The maa had tied
one end to chair. Ritchis pulled the bed
to the window AID attached hastily the iu-
proyissd rope to il. The two then descended
to the balcony, and after screaming 20 the
firenen o ladder was raised ard they reached
the ground. The Tom Thumb party and a
large number of people wsre on the balcony
and Ritchis says the scene was the NEST ap-
pllling he ever saw. The flames were fast
Closing in on them, and they were so fright
ened that it was impossible 90 tell which wsy
they escaped. An old woman lying on the
bzlcor Y, who travels with Mrs. Ton Thumb,
had both legs broker, and was otherwise
badly injured. she was moaning and vail
ing, and crying most bitterly for some one to
carry har away The whole party, in almost
a nude condition, were conveyed to tie Plank
inton Hotel. where they received every at
ten.ioa possible. Richie lost almost all his
clothing. He lefs on the IL O'clock train for
hia home in Orange.
Your correspondent called on Scheller,
proprietor of the billisrd-room and bar Of toe
Newhall House, and formerly chief clerk Of
the hotel, who is at his home III from injuries
received while aiding in rescuiDg The people
from the burning building. Sc5eller said he
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