The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-12

elevator and was not on the upper floor.
There was nothing anywhere around the
elevator that could burn so quickly, and at
$50 o'clock there was no smoke in the eleva-
tor. Either Elliott or myself would have
noticed it. After the smoke was observed
there was scarcely time to do anything be-
fore the whole thing was ablaze 1t might
have caught in some of the shops IN the
basement that back up to the bottom OF the
elevator floor of the hotel part. There was
nothing that could possibly burn that way
that could have been smouldering through
out the night. This is shown by the fact that
so many were around till such a short time
before the actual blaze occurred. don't
know that the fire was inCendiary, but there
is very queer look to it."
John Gilbert's condition is more favorable
O-day, although consciousness has not yet
returned.
Among the lost are Captain James P Vose,
of the United States engineer corps. The
five railroad men killed were L. K Smith, of
Kansas City, employed on the st. Paul road;
Walter Scott OF Dubuque, also on the St
Paul road; Dan Martelle and r. HOWE, of
tho Wisconsin Central, and George Smith,
local agent of the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern.
The following persons registered their
names to-day at place designated Tor the
purpose; William A. Deweese, Wilmington;
George l.. Lee. Chicago; Charles Fromel, Chit
cago;W. R. Busenback, Chicago; w. II Cramp-
ton, W. r. Lavelle, Miss Amelia Herbert,
Miss Mollie Dunlap, Madison-square Com
pany; J. L. Kellogg, Racine; A. j. Case, New
York; Orange Williams, GAINESVILLE; Mr..
Clafiin, Chicago; ). G, Roberts, Troy, N. V;
Nice Moran, Beloit; e. Price, Palmyra; Wal
lace D. Elder Emil Fish, New York; Mrs H.
b. Horshaw, Oshkosh Fred Meade second
Porter
Toward evening pieces of flesh were found
under the servants quarters, but in such
state that the doctors could not determine
whether human trunk or not,
Tonight all is dark and dreary at the scene
OF the fire. The authorities have not pro-
vided electric light, despite the popular
camor.
Not single body has been found yet
The pieces of flesh discovered have been ex-
amined again by physicians, and pronounced
to be not from a human body The chief of
the fire department early in the forenoon
had his men at work with large quantity
of heavy rope and tackle pulling down the
Jagged walls. which lowered for a hundred
feet skyward and quivered with the breeze.
placing the workmen i'll imminent
danger of being crushed to death.
Several exciting scenes occurred, but the
walls were taken down without the slightest
injury to a single soul. When the bricks
fell they covered the ropes SO densely as to
require the combined efforts of hundred
men. with the advantage of a leverage, TO
ertion. Citizens freely gave aid, and volun-
teers for anything were forthcoming at the
slightest appeal.
"a bodyl A body!' shouted Mi excited
workman at about 3 o'clock This
thrilled the people present with
~tumultuous feeling and wild
rush was made for the sorrcs Of the cry
r. Lies IePeHed the onslaught as best
they could, but hundreds pressed by and
surrounded corps OF workingmen. wait
ing with breathess and undated anxiety
while the men carefully and tenderly re-
moved the sticks bricks and charred pieces
from cindered petticoat. The garment was
finally uncovered and drawn out, only to
find that it encased nothing of human form,
and the crowd breathed welcome relief
The same exciting scene occurred
when a lady's fine leather satchel
was disnterred. 1t contained
wallet butno one was allowed to touch or ex-
anime it, so that to whom it belonged is yet
a matter unknown. Then the crowd rushed
forward as a workman delicately removed an
infants garb. 1t contained no remains, and
was placed with the other discoveries, anda
the three formed a little mound on a slab
which was the object of thousands of
glances.
The pulling down of the walls was at
tended with great danger in many instances,
but in others the walls had to be showed
over before the wall could be shaken. Sew
rowly escaped being caught. Chief Lippert
looked upon the brave actions and
remarked, My firemen know no
danger" He refused to touch the
north wall, as by rudely pulling it down, he
was afraid of hurting some of the men and
lnjuring the other building C. D. Nash was
told this by the chief, and he accordingly let
the contract of tearing down this wall to a
mason who will Immediately erect scaffold-
ing on the roofs of the other buildings and
proceed with the work Henry Greer, big
hearted sailor, this forenoon rendered most
efficient service in assisting to tear down dan
gerous walls. He scaled the waveriug col
ulnns and fastened ropes with cool i'll
trepidity, which provoked volumes of
praise. He also sang his sailor
songs, thus aiding the unity in pulling
at the tackle. Greer approached Chief Lip
pert with tears in his eyes, and begged to be
allowed to work, He did not want money,
but he wanted to assist in some way. Here
and there, where the density was not so pro-
nounced, the smoke would issue from the
small assures, curling up through the air in
graceful turns, and proving the assertion
that a heated furnace ragged below.
Like a miniature world, rough and
smooth rolling, full OF ravines, the
mass presented plenty of thought for deep
meditation. There a mound covered with
CLASSY facing of ice, at another place broken
pile of frozen bricks Here stood the vault,
mere tne elevator, mere the interior YARD ana
one posted could locate wildly all OF the de-
tails of the house. The jutting and
Jagged timbers and iron beams were
once hard to remove Once inside
the walls, and the work progressed
slowly and will until sufficient space is OBJ
tanned to throw back the pieces without car
rying them and heaving them upon the side
walk. 1t is proposed to work back, clearing
out one section and then reflling it with
debris from the next In this manner the
street will not be blocked and all the pur-
poses OF the search will be accomplished.
great deal of anxiety is felt in regard
TO tue north wall, which rears its wierd pro
portions skyward some sixty feet intact, and
may at any moment topple over and add
annIheL long LIST Of casuailies to this hnrri-