The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-13
SICKENING SIGHTS
REVEALED IN NEwHALL AoUsERuINs
The Chlrrtd R,nAlpN Of FIt uafOrthnAt'S TALsn
PrOp the SnOuldsrIBE Debris iEStSrdah
Total LOn Of Life Not Lees ThIa SsIsntJ
SoulI-Seshn at The NOrEHs.

exhuming bodies perished in the Newha
House holocaust continued from an earl
hour to- day. A cold aud cutting uOrtheW
wind prevails, keeping buck the crowd an
giving the wOrkmcn chance for unhindel
cd labor, but the work Of the l2O men
carried on without system, and very liItl
has been accomplished. Shortly after /
o'clock the charrcd remains OF huma
body were found ut the north end OF th
Broadway front Of the hotel, the first an,
only body found up till noon. The bod
wis charred beyond recognition. Til
flesh was actually burned oil from tn
lower extremitieS. What remnants wcr
left from night dress show that the bod
Is that Of woman. The shreds OF th
dress cannot be removed without tearin
oil the flesh. From the location Of tn
body II is thought lobe the remains Oi Mis-
Libbie Chillis, head drrssmaker at A. Chap
mans. She was seen at the window Of thu
sixth story shortly before the broadway wal
fell in. Her remains were fairly imbedet
in the brick. The news Of the bOtl ly beinI
takrn into the mOrgue spread like wlldlr,
and thousands OF people nre now on tht
scene. Much indignation is manifested al
the bunglng way the work is carried on
md at the insufficient force. The actor
OF tho Council caused such general con
domination and threatening That another
meeting is called 70: this afternoon to EN-
ploy larger force and get electric appli
anCes for work ut night.
JuMFED TO HIS DEATH.
W. a. Hall, Of l.aporte, Ind, partner Of
Mr.. Weber in the milling business, died
this morning at DR.. hrkrtt's office. lie
naIu jump from the nth story window
and broke both legs, the bones prOtTudinp
through the flesh. His whereabouts only
became known late last night. Five bodies
were buried this morning, u. q. Powers,
Mary COnrOy, Bessie Brown and Annie
\ I.rnheim, from the St Johns Cathedral,
Ghtl Maggie Sullivan from st, Gals. The
ntitASdAucG Of people at tho impressive
iunpIal services wis very large.
Shorty alter noon two more bodies
Churrcd beyond all Identification, aud part
Of ii human trunk were found. II is now
settled beyond peradventure that the loss
Of life will not DO less than seventy,
In addition to the bodies two coats were
found. In the pockets OF one is letter
aud papers addressed to Mr.. d. Rowell, OF
Frccport, Ills. Mr.. RowpIl escaped with.
ont his clothing A gentleman who met
Mr.. ltOwrll in FrecpOrt yesterday was seen
this morning. There WIS nothing TO tell
to whom the other coat belonged. lu the
southwest corner oil the ruins WIS found II
photograph OF Il Young, smOolll.iHced man,
apparently about ieet 10 inches high and
weighing about l7j pounds. On the back
Of the picture was written the name Of
Mrs. L. Leland. The photograph was taken
in New York. A memorandum book and
a large bundle Of business papers were also
unrarthed. The workmCu have now dug
i'll about sixteen feet from the sidewalk
SLOW PROGRESS on TIE RUINS.
Some are standing in water foot deep
md consequently can make but little head.
way. After to-day they can get along much
faster for reason that the debris may be
thrown into the hole now being made.
The Coroner has called Gu inquest for to
morrow. The District Attorney will conduct
the examination. John Gilbert il
still unconscious, but physicians do
not give mp hope. Mrs. Sylvester
Becker, wife OF the manager, Of Tom
Thumbs troupe passed quiet night, but
Is very low and will probably not live
James McAlpinG, II Milwaukee commission
man, does not improve and grave doubts
are felt for him. Physicians will hold Il
conference over his case this afternoon.
Andrew Hardy is improving. Mr. aud
Mrs CramGr are out OF danger. All the
servant girls have been taken to their
homes, except Minnie Mack and Dom
Cole, both Of whom are doing well.
slCHESING SCENES.
Up till evening five bodies, il five little
heaps Of charred human flesh may called
bodies, were found in the ruins Of the
NewhAll House. At'nOon the remains ol
II man were found at the north end Of the
ruins lying on mattress, showing the vic,
tim was smothered. The body was burn
ed beyond recognition, although the skull
remained intact, showing set Of well
preserved teeth. As the workman begau
to raise the body the head fell oil, the
brains Oozed out, and the odors that
were sent forth were sufficient 10
drive them from the scene. Others
came forward and the body, Crumbled
into confused, blAckencd mass, from
which the bones prOtrudGd, was taken TO
kI,..1 int
the corner, still smOuldering and filling the
room with stencil that IL unendurable.
As the men work in and open up the ruins
odOIs Of burning flesh become more and
morcapparent,a and there il scarcely room TO
doubt that by tomorrow night scene will
represented before which hrS,ou,est heart.
ed will quail in horror. a human foot
has also been found partially burned with
no traces Of the body 10 which II belongs
anywhere near it. Two little heaps OF IT.
mains were found near the personal effects
recognized rs belonging to Robert Howe
and David II. Martel, Wisconsin Central
Railroad conductors, leave little doubt that
both perished. Towards evening Two more
heaps Of remains were found, making five
in all. The remains were aIl discovered
near the sidewalk Of the Broadway front.
The body identified at the mOrgue was
not that OF Miss Chellis, but Mrs. l.. W.
Brown, Of Allegheny, Pa, whose husband
is III the employ Of Ihe Chicago 4 North.
western road. The Inst body recognized
was that Of Emma Hague. a domestic,
leaving five little helps OF burned flesh and
bones. William 4. Wylie, formerly Il
Michigan passenger agent OF the Michigan
Central Railroad, recently appointed Mil
waukGe passenger agent Of the same Con'
pany, arrived On Tuesday and stopped N
the NeWhall. lie went to his room al
midnight and has not bcOn seen since.
a TlIoRoUdII INVESTIGATION.
A most thorough investigation into the
Newhall fire and condition Of the hotel ha,
been determined upon by the authorities
The District Attorney will conduct the ex.
animation Of the witnesses The Jury em
panelled by the Coroner iS not satisfactory
As they have already been sworn in, how,
ever, they will hear evidence tomorrow ~
TO the cause Ol the dputh OF l,erSOnH taken
10 the moTgue. This will require but little
time. Then the great question W 10 the
cause Of the tire and responsibility for The
slaughter Oi s0 many people will be taken
up. The District Attorney Is determined
to push the investigation to the bitter end
LEGISlATloN To ~ HAP,
The uovernOr Will send In special mes
sage by the tirst Of next week advising q
revision Of the hotel laws In connection
with the subject Of legislation the Lieu
tenant tiuVcrtlur CGprcsseS the belief tha
the Legislature would revise the statutes tC
considerable extent. There would be nj
doubt, he thought, that tho Legislatur,
would pct upon tho suggestions Of tht
| Governor and enact lAWV COlupclIill hoiel