New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-14
SEARCHING FOR THE DEAD.
THE RUINS OF THE NEwHALL HOUSE.

SUPPOSED TO BE 62-sTATEMENTs OF THE
SURVIVORS.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 13.-The search among the
ruins of the Newhall House this forenoon resulted
in the finding of three bodies, all burned beyond
Identification. This makes eight bodies found in
the ruins so far and thirty victims. 1t Is supposed
that the bodies of most of those burned Will De
found near the area at the back OF the once.
In the course of the afternoons work eight
little heaps of charred eesh and bones
were found. supposed to represent as many bodies,
and were taken out This makes sixteen bodies
found. Lizzie Augand. dining-room girl, died
this afternoon from the effects Of injuries received
by jumping from sx-story window. Daniel Mlnl-
man, bell-boy. Is among the missing Ihomas
Cleary and Patrick Conroy, bell-boys. are SAFE
Taking the chief clerks statement that there were
ITO guests and OF employees in the hotel as correct
there must be 43 bodies yet in the ruins as 10 are
known to have been saved, % dead bodies have
been identified, and 10 bodies charred beyond iden-
tifcation, have been recovered. making the total
loss of life as near as can be estimated, 80. The
excavations have now reached about twenty-five
feet from the Broadway front. Until the main hall
was reached the remains Of four persons were
found As the occupants of the hotel would nat
uraly leave their rooms and rush for the corridors,
it. anticipated that the worst features of tho fire
will not be revealed until the excavation has
proceeded fifteen feet further. 1t Is pre-
dicted that the opening of the court in the
, centre will reveal a large number Of bodies, as
the inmates of the rooms opening on it would be
forced by the flames to jump from tine windows
The servants quarters were on the fifth floor, and
ranged along the alley side Of the building from
point about twenty feet north OF Mchi-
gan-st. to a point about twenty feet south
of the north end of the building
and the rooms were built along hall which ran
north and south and at each end was totally sepa-
rated from the guests apartments by heavy doors.
The girls themselves say that the first they knew of
| the FIRE was when Liuehan, the engineer, ran up
| and yelled to them TO AXE up and run
| ont and follow him and not wait
to dress He says that the hall was filled with the
servants and he thought that they were escaping
| consequently he made his way down, only to find
| that one was behind him. The rushing air. the mo-
| m cent after Llnehan and the one girl got through
| the separating doors, closed them and they never
| opened again. This also prevented the heat and
smoke from entering the servants quarters 50 that
those who did not escape met death with full
realization OF what was upon them and were not
halt deaf from suffocation.
Mary McAuey. who lies at the A1tell House in
nervous condition. and who was carried out in
faint by Fireman Strauss says: 81 was awakened
by the shouts and screams of the others, and
ran into the hall. 1t was full of
girls rushing madly up and down.
| CRYING and screaming. rushed to the end of the
| hail. peered through the doorway and saw that
| everything was smoke and fire outside then
had taken refuge, joined them, and We all knelt
down in prayer. One OF the grls haa eruc n NIX, a.
fat gTayGSS window ont og9 crashed n
our room and tainted. II 80 happened that the
fireman with q ladder had found our room out OF
thirty Others, aud We win low ONE o19srT' c wHlc
John Gilbert, the comedian, passed very com COM
that he has improved and VIII continue
to improve The physicians report that
dong we'll Mr.. Cramer bears his severe burns
brayey and Is making fine process. James III
Ernest OF Shulsburg, who was reported missing,
has bren found all right. Ow ing 70 belated train
he did not reach the city until Wednesday
morning About $3.50 was realized from the two
| Tom thumb performances for the relief fund yes
| terday The Minnie Palmer Opera Company Will
give an entertainment at Detroit on Monday even
| ing the proceeds TO be given 10 the rellef iund.
| Tho Coroners formal inquest IL pos poned untl
| the eXhumation has been completed. ne Jury
| simply vie ws the remains 10 admit OF burial: Inc
rict-Attorney says efforts will be spared TO get
~ the bot m of the affair At meeting OF the Cham
! Der of Commerceat noon to-day, a call was issnet
for volunteers IL is expected that 800 men Will b'
found The gold watches Of Howie and Marteli'
| have been identified. ieavGngno doubt that thel
owners have perished, Another gold hunting % css'
watch has been found. On one side of II IL schOoh
| or and on the other side a fish. The movement i
marked. "R. and g. Beagly, Liverpool. Eng: >,
GALENA, ILL.,, Jan. 13-James II .Eamest, OF Shulis
| burg Wis once member of the Wisconsin Legs
. lature and "A prominent Democratic politician an'
railroad man. IL doubtless In the ruins OF the New
hall House. ..
/ DrBUoUE. Ia, Jan. 13-A fund has been started
here for those heroic firemen who labored to saw
the inmates Of the servants quarters.