Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-13
THE HOTEL HORROR.
sIUKENING sCENES AT THE RUNS.
Taking the Burnt and Mangled Bodies
From the Debris-strOnS Men Turn
from The Terrible Sight.


rakfng the Burnt and MaDsled Bodies
From the Debris-strons Men Turn
From The Terrible Sight.
Tie loss Of life by the Milwaukee fire,
it now seems, will turn out to be simply
appalling. Ben Tice, the head clerk, and
the night clerk knew of about / 10 boarders
and guests lodged by the house on the
fated night, which also contained at least
10 employees, a total of 1S5. OF these 81,
not including the ALtisdal family and the
head clerk, are known to be safe. This
leaves the number III, human loss SO
and shocking as to be absolutely
beyond comprehension.
Yesterday the work Of removing the
ruins of the burned hotel was continued
and large forces worked on both the
Broadway and Michigan street front. At
1890 clock the debris gave up the re
mains of one Of the victims. The work
men engaged in the southwest corner dag
up piece of a backbone and one shoulder
blade, which were picked up aud placed
in box. Miss Libbe Chellis, dress
maker, was in this part of the hotel, it is
supposed, and it was thought that the
remains We're those of that lady. Later,
however, they were Unidentified as Mrs. l..
W. Brown, Of 4 Ilegheny City, whose hus
band is d railroad man. Shortly after
another body was discovered in standing
position The breast faced the north and
from the neck down the body stood
straight The arms extended east and
west and We're burned off at the wrists
The head laid back and the whole sug-
gested that the person had been standing
when the walls fell, had started to throw
up his arms when the hot bricks raiued
down and ho was caught in that position,
while h head was pil!owed backward in
the NOTED mass.
a S!ckenIns Sight.
1t was sckeniug sight. Tie stencil
which arose was terrible and produced a
sickening sensation when taken in at the
nostlils But the most horrible scene Oc-
Cured when the surroundings had been
almost removed, which was done 10y two
strong workmeD, with their hands, and an
attempt Wa, made to remove the body
1t ioosened at all the Joints and fell to
pieces, exhibiting half cooked sbreds of
human flesh that made faint the strongest
heart. The joiIts Of the skull separated
and with this the brain was exposed. The
hideuus sight caused the hardened work
men to recoil aud run away from sheer
sickness and terror. The cuI i0us lockers
fell back and it was with difficulty that
the men We're induced to return and re
move tie remains to pine box, III Which
receptacle they were carried to the morrue
by the police patrol. The grinaiug
mouth, with the upper teeth white ant
gisteL:rg in awful death, denoted the
person quite young in Years, while the
sh:ivelcd fiat breast proved conclusively
the remains TO be 4 male, but nothing
existed which rendered possible identifca
tion.
The third body found near the mali
entrance of the hotel on Broadway wa:
| that of q poor man, who had evidently
been caught and smctheYed in bed, as
he was wrapped in bed clothing, ant
| when the floors gave way was thrown tt
| the front. TO one piero of flesh, evident
| ly the chin, q mass of singcd grey hal
clung. The whole Y is found to be fas
| te led in a mattress, vi. .;ch was taken VI
| and deposited in the TX with tho pieces
a hotel key, hrOugt lit with the re-
| mains, showed that .'!o unfortunate had
occupied room COS. Abont this time til,
| marked clothing of d. Il. Ma.telIc and Il
| Howic, the ill-iated conductors, was takel
out near where the second corpse was eX
| tricated, and it Is thought that those re
| maliS were of one or the y her of theS.
! men.
| The FOvrth Body.
The articles which have been removed
| at o'clock would make full wago.
load, or even more. Shortly before tha
hour the fourth body was discovered nea
hn nf hnt l,nr ol. ~
female could not be distinguished. |
was badly burned. 4 fifth body wa
found and recognized as that of Emm:
open faced, gold one, was fouad; also
to the Mutual telegraph company
Two coats were also found. In the
pockets of one is letter and a paper ad
port, I!!s.' Mr.. Roweil escaped without
any clothing. There was nothing to SHOW
to whom the other coat belonged. In th;
southwest corner Of the ruins was foun'
| a photograph Of a young, SIN Doth facet
man, apparently about five feet tel
| inches high and weighing perlap
175 pounds. On the back Of the pic,
| tuve was written the name - Mrs. f. LIE
idhu. IHc photograph NtH DeSH tdhSl
| in New York. A memorandum book an,
| large bundles Of business papers were
also unearthed.
W. A. Hall, of Laporte. lad, partner Q
| NJ. Weber, in the milling business, died a
DR.. Barrett's Office. lie jumped from
fifth story window. breaking both legs
| the bones protruding through th'
| flesh. John Gilbert, the actor il
still unconscious, but the physicians d,
not give up hope. Mrs. Sylvester Blocker
wife Of the manager of the Tom Thumb
troupe, passed a quiet night, but is vcr,
| low and will probably not live lame
! McAlqine, the Milwaukee commissic,
man, does not improve, and grave doubt
| are entertained Of his recovery Andrew
| Hardy is improving. Mr.. and Mrs. Crane
| are out Of danger. All the servant girl
have been taken to their homes, excep
Minnie Mack and Dora Cole, both o
| whom are doing very well.
HEEDE.s NOUkE':5 SUICIDE.
"A =; o,ntse Alter the Fatal Shot which Mad
Life Desirable.
The excitement caused in Erie by tn,
suicide of Reeder Moore. has been intensi