Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-25
Digging in the Debris for the
Dead.
George Scheller Arrested for
Firing 1t.
Other Particulars Of the Awful
Affair.
ONE DAYS WORK.

The weather makes 1t decidedly DIS
agreeable for the spectators who lott
cred about in the neighborhood Of the
ruins, and their number was materi-
ally deceased, although they swarmed
about as numerously as ever when the
patrol wagon started thitherward. One
body was recovered this morning, the
whole front portion of which was
burned away,
EXPOSING THE HEART AND LUNGS
70 view. This makes the eighteenth
thus far taken from the ruins, mis-
take having been made in the count
yesterday, owing to the frag1lentary
condition in which the remains were
found, one of the bodies being counted
for two. The sickening oder arising
from the ruins is beginning to make its
impress on the health of some of the
men. Capt. O'ConRor
WAS QUITE ILL
last night from inhaling the poisonous
vapors, but was at his post as usual this
morning.
The work of excavating on the east
and south side of the ruins is nearly
completed as far as the court. When
the latter is reached, if predictions are
verified,
A HORRIBLE SPECTACLE
will be presented, as it is supposed that
large number of people jumped in
there and were unable to escape. A
few feet more and the hotel safe will be
covered and true list of the guests
and employees be made known from
the books said to be stored therein.
Several trunks have been recovered in
fairly good state of preservation, con
sidering they took q tumble from the
third, fourth, fifth, and even the
sixth story, TO the basement.
A SINGULAR FEATURE
is revealed in the fact that while in some
instances safes sustained great injuries
IN passing through the fiery ordeal,
wooden trunks, with the exception of
accommodating dirt, came through
with heir contents intact, notwith-
standing the tremendous falls many of
them sustained in reaching the base
ment. There are large quantities of
SAMPLES OF LACE
and other fire fabrics belonging to the
genus homo known as the CONNER
cal traveller. untouched by the fire, a
spark from which would have set them
in blaze, while human beings, whose
bodies are capable of sustaining an
immense quantity of heat and flame
before being consumed, are in many
cases burned away to the merest frag
ments
AT II o'clock this morning the nine
teenth body was taken from the ruins.
1t is supposed to be that of q boy.
AMONG THE MISSING.
Christina Hagen, who was reported
missing, is safe. Mrs. Bridget Bridge
man, employed at the Newhall for the
past twenty years, is reported
missing.
Yesterday afternoon trunk was
found in the ruins and taken to the
central station where it was opened
From letters found in it, and the name
on the clothing, it appears to have be-
longed to Mary Woolsey, who has
never been reported in the list saved
or missing. SIZE was undoubtedly q
victim of the fire.
GEN. TOM THUMB
has made frequent calls at police head
quarters every day since the fire, to
see if his trunks had not been found.
He would examine closely every trunk
recovered, but has failed to find the OBJ
iect OF his search. His trunk contained
his evercoat and most of his clothing
and his jewelry and collection of old
coins. The general was indignant over
the report that Officer O'Brien rescued
him and his wife. Yesterday afternoon
he TOLD Chief Wason that he rescued
O'Brien, who might otherwise have per
ished. He admits that O'Brien awak
ened him and his wife, and remained
in their room about ten minutes while
they were dressing, but that when they
left the room he found the ladder by
which they made their escape, and as
he commenced to descend the ladder
told O'Brien that he had better follow
him. The general and his troupe left
the city this morning, but not until he
had warned the police officials to noti-
fly him Immediately if his trunk was
found.
A GHOST STORY.
A strange story comes from the
ruins. Late on Saturday night the
night watchman in the immediate vi
cinity of the corner wherein the late
Newhall house stood heard unusual
sounds proceeding from the debris, and
in endeavoripg to investigate the mat.
ter, found that
THE SOUNDS
came from the alleyway on the north
west corner of the ruins. He listened
attentlvely and felt assured that some
one was using a pick and shovel. He
went closer and as he did so the sounds
ceased, but on attempting to leave
again the sounds increased in volume
and he felt assured that some one was
WORKING VIGOROUSLY.
He told his impressions-that evil
den.ly someone was at work there at
that unreasonable hour Of the night
but some laughed at what they called
his faneies, while others wished to in
vestigate the matter. As the night
wore on many persons heard the story,
but would give il no credence. Some