Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-25

pOllCt WHO were On uuty III ludl lOCdl-
ty. At Hintze & McLsughlins large
crowd collected to hear
THE WONDERFUL STORIES,
and again there were scoffers at the
tale. Several went from that place to
the scene, and heard distinctly the noise
within few feet of where they stood,
but could see no one. They went back
and larger crowd gathered to discus
the matter. John Slensby, of Stems
by's theater, laughed to scorn the story
and
VOLUNTEERED TO GO
and annlhilate any immaterial body
that might present itself When he and
his companions arrived, they found, ac-
cording to report, about seventy-fve
persons cUngreg4ted, all intent on the
DISCRIMINATING the mystery. Some
stood aloof and could not be prevailed
upon to even approach the spot where
the cause of all the curiosity held sway.
Those who approached, nevertheless,
heard the sound distinctly picking
away and apparently using a shovel 20
throw the frozen earth and brick to one
side. Some
STOOD AMAZED,
while one more daring than the rest
mounted and demanded to know who
1t WAS that was working so late on such
cold night and for what purpose, AT
this the sound greatly increased, and
the man got from the ladder, he knew
not how, while all made general
stampede for the sidewalk. There
was
A TERRIBLE RUSH
for the open street and Ed. p. Hackett,
among the brave severely hurt himself
in his endeavor tn get out. He went
home in dilapidated condition.
When Slensby arrived at his starting
poinC he was in wild state of excite.
ment, and joined in with the majority
that there was indeed ghost in that
disastrous locality. The theories that
have been advanced are many. 1t is
said that
A WOMAN DEMANDING ADMrTTANCE
to the ruins to look for the dead body
of her daughter was refused and
that she somehow stole in and
was there, half crazed, trying
to find some traces of the lost one.
Others incline to the ghost story and
say that not soul could be seen, al
though they stood within few feet of
the spot whence the sounds proceeded
sounds that could be heard block
away. Others entertained the opinion
that
SOMEBODY Is BURIED ALIVE
in the mysterious corner, where there
was big cellar. They say that people
have been known to live for hours in
such positions. A very respectable
gentleman declares he heard means
coming from that direction. Some of
the gentlemen agreed 10 call on Capt.
O'Connor tot day and ask that the Gel
lar be opened at once. In fact, the
opinions
ARE so CONFLICTING
that further investigation of the mat
ter will doubtless follow. Whether it
it will turn out to be matter Of the
imagination or a realistic fact, cannot
be said at this time, but all who have
heard the ominous sounds are inclined
to treat the subject in a manner not at
all fanciful.
ADD TO ITS HORRORS.
Y esterday closed with the twenty
eighth body recovered, and at noon to-
day the number had increased to thirty
one. The blackened and unrecogniza-
BILE forms of three girls, side by side in
the laundry room, were taken out just
as night enshrouded the ruins with it's
shadows, like pail OF gloom. Eight
bodies in all have been recovered along
the west foundation wall of the build
ing, the
REMAINS OF THE SERVANT GIRLS,
who were undoubtedly struggling to
reach the passage way into the bank
building, when they were cut of by the
smoke and flames. The north wall hav-
ing been torn down, the workmen be-
gan excavating the two sect ons that
were lett untouched On account OF the
danger that menaced from the totter-
ing pile of brick and mortar. They
were rewarded in their work with the
discovery of the body of q large man at
the foot of the old entrance for ladies,
which was closed when the elevator
was placed in the house. The body
was doubled
OVER THE FOUNDATION WALL,
the greater portion of it lying out up,
on the sidewalk, face down. The un-
fortunate victim had, without doubt,
made his way to the head of the stair
way, found it to be on fire, and all re-
treat being cut of, made tremendous
leap through the sea of lame, for the
pavement, and struck over the wall.
The mating at the street entrance was
baked and matted into the flesh of the
abdomen, but there was nothing on
the body to lead to identification. 1t
was the remains of a very large man.
Quite a distance has been made into
the court, where it was expected large
number of bodies would be found, with
out revealing any new victims and the
opinion now prevails that the
INMATES OF THE HOUSE
who were aroused by the roar of the
flames made their way to the Michigan
and Broadway fronts, and that the
worst features Of the terrible disaster
are now known, and that very few