New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-17
THE NEWHALL HOUSE DISASTER.

ITS FULL EXTENT YET UNKNOWN - LIQUOR
SELLER CHARGED WITH SETTING THE HOTEL on
FIRE
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 16.-Nearly q week has
elapsed since Newhall House went down ia ruins,
yet the fGl extent OF the disaster remains unknown
The widest reports that originated dag OF
disaster fully realized and si the picks shovels
OF the laborers continue 20 add 10 the Yeste
day closed with twentyeght bodies recovered, and
noon to-day the number had increased TO thiriyone
The backeOed aud unacceptable forms OF three girls
lying side by SIDE In the laundry taken out
just light Eight bodies IN all have been recovered
along the west foundation wall OF the building
Tney the remains OF the servant girls who I'M
douDdy struggling to reach the psssageway which led
into the Bank Building when they were cut OF by the
smoke aud flames.
The north wall having been torn down, wOrbmen be-
gan excayang the sections that wereeft untouched
Of the danger that menanced them from the
tcelng pile OF brick and mortar aud rewarded IN
their work with discovery OF the body OF a large
the foot Of the old entrance for ladies which
closed when the elevator placed IN the house. The
body doubled the foundation WALL the greater
portion oft lying out upon the sidewalk face down.
1he unfortunate man had without doubt made
his way to the stairway, found It
ON fire and oil retreat cut Off and
made tremendous leap through the Of fame for
pavement. persisted Nothing found the body
winch would lead TO identification Considerable pro.
gress been made into the court, where 1t
pecled that large lumber Of bodies would he found
without revealing any victims, and the opinion
now prevails that the inmates OF the house who
aroused by the roar of the flames made their the
ichigan-st aud Broadway fronts, that the worst ica
tnres OF terrible disaster are now kLOwD and that
very few bodies remain III the ruins.
Inc crowd OF people that stands outside OF tho Gordon
was os large to-day at the BEGINNING or the search,
The cold weather having moderated aud permitted ill.,
crease of recruits the watchers. The nrst impress
sons created by awful calamity however have
of ana the appearance Of the patrol wagon 10 convey
s horrible reightage the deadn0use Is often greeted
with coarse tests and laughter by the hard-hearted
wretches gather aOOut the premises
George ScbeieT proprietor Oi the Newhal mouse par,
WAS arrested afternoon warrant charging him
with having fire which destroyed the Newhall
House. He has been drinking heavily since the hre.
Tde prisoner immediately transferred 10 the county
Jail IL is reported 5oheer arrested prnci-
pally statement Of Luehan and another empIOye
who claim that they Scheer IL the wood room,
where, LneLan the fire originated, and that he
Attorney refused to let any Scneer the excuse
being That he afraid attempt would be made 70
lynch him.
ueIsn the engineer Of the Newhall House, Is out OF
his room to-day He states that the various about
The fire originating ia the second third stories
are All bosh. Linehan, the announcement OF the
IRE went into the wOOdrOOm IN the basement and there
Iound a pe of wooa burning IN the The brick
walls were blackened, which was caused by The IRE
was no other are below nor In any other part
of the room. Lineban accuses no one OF lighting che
torch no matter he may think concerning IT, but
he does say: Tho Lire never came there