The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-01-14
THE NEWHALL HOUSE FIRE.

THE NEWHALL HUUSE FlkE.
IRA0MKN1S o. sIxLHRN BODIES TAKEN
IRON 1HB RUINS
TIE fetal Nunbsr sf Llvss Lest Placed ~
eS-1riliiss Expssssaes o. reur Msa whs
wsrs Saved Ansr I.ssiss All Hsps.
NILwAuKn, Jan. 1s.-The marked lower
ing Of the temperature this morning had the
effsot 10 decrease tho crowd around the ruins
Of the Nswhall House. During the forenoon
the remains reported In sight e dark last
night were recovered. and littls later all
that remained u two other victims was
carefully gathered up and taken TO the
Morgue A horrible feature OF tho CO.
lamity 10 revealed In the number OF
fragments Of human flesh and bones found in
tho ruins-here foot. there an arm and else
where part Of skull or some other portion
Of body-whioh goes 10 show that - the VIC
Tins fell back into the vortex Of fame and de-
scended with tho floor timbers they struck
upon the network Of gas and water pipes and
were torn to pieces.
An important fact connected with the IRE.
and one that has escaped mention thus far.
10 that q large fire bell had been hung In
tho area since tho erection Of the hotel. to be
used for alarming the inmates In cases Of
imminent danger from IRE or otherwise.
This bell hung in = wood framework
In the rear Of tho once. and once
asS Ia. ss n's ooSS e The
PsSs % from a b. sc. e 81 "a
oa y w. Hn.ds ~ W.. s es. sh' ss sSe
Siseoysssd. i gould No. have been rune: even
OF the bell until after the hotel was In ruins.
| The size Of the bell was such that its sound
| would have reached every part OF the man.
,Sstsssn = NJ and dusk the remains sa.s $. Of
%ePts and I dentiy 'G are III that st Of one
s syd sSs nas
uncovered. but 1t was decided to let II remain
until TSsninS The nH%Ger o. victims s,g e;
Is IL. IN addition. the foot Of child was found
near the southeast corner Of the hotel this
s1s 81 nS anna q tSs cha
Miss Shellis: i + now deemed pretty Gsr, .si
hs Ms! cSsy Ifr IN
ns cp Rss
IN roat tSe once
or ut the head Of the staircase communicating
.aehaa saI The ss ss SS to
led to the belief that ono man had fallen upon
eadSaas Ok
noon are undoubtedly those Of U. ". Martol
sx xassisnd the Dining room girl who ran
Say 81 sa fs at
the. Axtell House. Her death resulted from in
called upon Chief OF Police Mason this after:
hs St Si "a n ns JassPe
&sI p as III IN a bs aSsfs aisT
wallet which she IF 81 behind her 2. the
sw % ths Ts The w s sa S6 EN-
and set OF. gold coins from $50 down to u.
She said that the printed statement that that shs
Nss ssS
S M o 81 sn. a sS sna w saxsa
pRoto sa q her father and mother which
wirs SON IN of Judge George Reed arrived from
Bismarck to-day. and Is searching for his fa;;
H. ha s sb hut pI%b Se Of
traces OF the remains have been discovered 1t
is evident that M, Reed did not die in Mis- room
rec So II et
dsnd bodies ss f have BEEN and iSbodies
charred beyond Identification. have been re-
eovsred H. MAKING the total loss OF life as near
as c fa Ss ss jam "iiSSaalsom Mspexol Jr Ct
this city one oil inc SURVIVORS OF inc 'NcWnhi
House IRE. arrived home to-day in II crippled
condition. Ho says that he was aroused from
his slumbcrs. in company with friend named
| William Bowen OF Boston. by II man kicking ut
his door and shouting ut tho top OF his voice.
The profanity of the man. he says. was awful.
but ut that time # awakened both seepers
more, ei!eetual!y than less emphatic words
tho sweetest words he ever heard. Young
Mcdowell! says this was tho same man
who took the servant girls across the ladder be-
tween tho burning building and the one I'D
loining Bowen and Mcdowell got the ir clothes
on and entered the hall The smoke almost mos
su!Iocated them. Both fell prone on tho ioor,
and in that position rolled along to an open
window. Here they mot Edward Otis OF
Chicago and II. c. Chase q Cincinnati NJ that
time unknown to them. The two latter were
night dress. They made, q rope OF bedc!othes,
and. fastening 1t around the woman. Lowered
her down almost to tho ground The rope fall
ing with her. nothing remained for the t0ui
mon to do but jump or be burned ur. Ihey
we.o ali partly strHnalsd BY the , smoks
he had swallowed = coal stove. They
: were almost wild with the excitement Of
the NOMENCLATURE them torrent OF
: flame. beneath hundreds OF upturncd faces
: | and, darling through tho air, human bodies
turned over and Oyer only to remind them O.
. them. They shook hands and exchanges
I. each In turn clasped tho window ledge, viii
8 their hands aud dropped. Mcdowell thinks
Q they were caught In a canvas They were al
!, broken and his err cut on. Chases right arm
WAS broken Bowens wrist was broken. anC
McDowells arm sprained.
wreckers DSiu OF Exposure.