The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-12
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The Milwaukee Death
Trap still furnishing
Mangled Remains.
Latest Reports confirm
the statement that
no less than 70
Perished.
Death of another Unfortunate
who Suffered untold
agonies.
Bad Wreck on the Wabash
Road.-0ther News
Items.

the bodies two coats were found and IN
one of the pockets a letter and paper ad-
dressed to VIM. D. Rowen, Freeport, Ill.
Rowell escaped without clothing. A gen
tleman who met Rowell in Freeport yes
terday was seen this morning. There was
nothing to tell to whom the other coat be-
longed. In the southwest corner of the
ruins was found photograph of a young,
smooth, full faced man, of apparently
about feet 10 inches high and weighing
perhaps rs pounds. On the back of the
picture was written the name of Mrs. E.
Leland. Bundles of business papers were
also unearthed Workmen have dug in
about IS feet from the sidewalk, some
standing in water a foot deep, and cOnse-
quently, can make little headway After
to-day hey can get along much faster
The action of the council caused such
general condemnation and threatening
that another meeting Is called for this
afternoon to employ large force and get
electric appliances for work at night.
w A. Hall, of La Porte, Ind, partner
of M Weber, in the millinery business,
died this morning at DR.. Bartlett's office.
He made Jump from a fifth story window
and broke both legs, the bones protruding
through the flesh His whereabouts only
became known late last night. Five bodies
were buried this morning: d. G. Powers,
Mary Conroy, Bessie Brown and Annie
Linahan from ST. Johns Cathedral, and
Maggie Sullivan from St. Calls. The
attendance of the people at the impressive
funeral services were very large.
Remnants left from night dress show
that body is that of a woman. Shreds
of the dress cannot be removed without
tearing off the flesh. From the locality of
the body it is supposed to be that of Miss
I TraGC lCP of T a
Chapman s. Co, who was seen at a window
in the 9th story, shortly before Broadway
wall fell. The remains are fBirly imbedded
in the brick News of the body being
taken to morgue spread like wildfire, and
of people are now on the scene.
Much Indignation is manifested a. the
bungling way in which the work is carried
on.
Shortly after noon two more bodies,
charred beyond all Identification aud part
of human trunk was found. 1t is now
settled beyond peraventure that the loss
of life is not less than 10.
The work of exhuming the bodies per-
ished in the Newhall House holocaust was
continued from an early hour to-day. A
cold and cutting northeasterly wind pre-
walls keeping back the crowd and giving
the workmen a chance for unhindered
labor. But the work is carried on without |
system and very little is accomplished. |
Shortly after 10 o'clock the charred remains |
OF human body were found at the north |
end of the Broadway front of the hotel, |
the first and only body found up till noon. |
1t was charred beyond recognition the |
flesh actually off from the lower ex-
tremeties.
The coroner has called an inquest for to-
morrow, the district attorney will conduct |
The examination. Jno Gilbert, actor, is |
IT'LL unconscious but physicians do not /
give up hope. Mrs. Sylvester Blocker, |
wife of the manager of the Tom Thumb
roupe passed quiet night but is very low
md will probably die. Jas. Mcclure, Mil
md grave doubts are felt for him. The
physicians will hold conference over his
,ase this afternoon. Andrew Hardy is i'm
proving and Mr.. and Mrs. Cramer are out
# danger AL servant girls saved have
,een taken to their homes except Miunie
dack and Dora Cole, both doing well.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 11-One of the main
opics of conversation while dwelling on
he dreadful holocaust, is the number of
lines the Newhall has been ignited through
he instrumentaiity of malicious persons.
A gentleman who had occupied quarters
n the house said the building had been set
IN fire at least four times during the past
wo years. Once fire was set on a chair
placed 10 the hall, in contact with the ele-
7ator. On the chair had been piled oil and
The fire got pretty good
tart The next time the fire was started
n barrel of finder which stood in the
lal on the first floor against the elevator.
This time also the house narrowly escaped
'he naxt fimaa hole was tern through