Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-01-19

noon before the fire when Scheller was
Intoxicated, landlord Antisdel gave
him talking to, warning him to
mend his ways. Scheller was
afterwards talked to by lice, chief clerk
of the hotel, snd left in high dudgeon,
proceeding On regular carouse. He
claims having left the barroom in the
hotel at 1:30 4. NJ, on the morning of
the fire, but conclusive evidence has
been secured to show that he was out
until $50 a. M, half sn hour before
the fire, with viii Sanderson, Of Ed
ward Sanderson & Co., Tom Dunbar. of
the Milwaukee driving park, and Joe
Henderer, q saloonist, under the gam
bling den of Sholes 4 Newbaur. Feel
ing is intense, but great many people
who knew Schelier well declare he is
not capable of the deed.
ADD TO ITS HORRORS. ..
Yesterday closed with the twenty
eighth body recovered, and at noon to-
day the number had increased to thirty
one. The blackened and unrecogniza-
BILE forms of three girls, side by side in
the laundry room, were taken out just
as night enshrouded the ruins with lis
shadows, like pail of gloom. Eight
bodies in ali have been recovered along
the west foundation wall of the build,
ing, the
REMAINS OF THE SERVANT GIRLS.
who were undoubtedly struggling to
reach the passage way into the bank
building, when they were cut off by the
smoke and flames. The north wall hav-
ing been torn down, the workmen be-
gan excavating the two secti ons that
we're lett untouched on account OF the
danger that menaced from the totter-
ing pile of brick and mortar. They
were rewarded in their work with the
discovery of the body of a large man at
the foot of the old entrance for ladies,
which was closed when the elevator
was placed in the house. The body
was doubled
OVER THE FOUNDATION WALL,
the greater portion of it lying ont up.
on the sidewalk, face down. The I'M
fortunate victim had, without doubt,
made his way to the head of the stair
way, found it to be on fire, an all re-
treat being cut off, madea tremendous
leap through the sea of flame, fer the
pavement, and struck over the wall.
The mating at the street entrance WAS
baked and matted into the flesh of the
abdomen, but there was nothing on
the body to lead to identification. 1t
was the remains of very large man.
Quite distance has been made into
the court, where it WAS expected large
number of bodies would be found, with
out revealing any new victims and the
opinion now prevails that the
INMATES OF THE HOUSE
who were aroused by the roar of the
flames made their way to the Michigan
and Broadway fronts, and that the
worst features of the terrible disaster
are now known, and that very few
bodies remain In the ruins. The
crowd Of people that stand about the
pavements outside the Gordon was rs
large to-day as it was at the
BEGINNING THE SEARCH,
the modification in the weather having
added recruits to the watchers. The
first impressions created by the awful
calamity, however, have worn off, and
the appearance of the patrol wagon to
convey its horrible freitage TO the dead
house is often greeted with coarse jests
and laughter by hard harted wretches,
who congregate in groups around the
premises.
While the workmen were gently
scraping the debris away from the
REMAINS OF THREE GIRLS,
found together in the laundry of the
Newhall yesterday, Capt. O'Connor,
who by the way has won his way into
the regards of the city reportorial 6 taft
by the courteous manner in which he
has treated them, was accosted by
Journal reporter with the remark:
" You don't expect to recover many
more bodies now that the court seems
to be clear of victims p
Oh yes, there are some
THIRTY STILL MISSING"
"The greater number of victims
seems TO have been among the servant
girls. It's little if any less than man
slaughter to have cooped them up in
such quarters; don't you think so?"
THE SAFE.
The safe Of the NewhalI was taken
from the ruins and opened at 2 O'CLOCK
this afternoon. Its contents consisted
of lot of bills, some money, d travel
ing-bag seized from the agent of q de-
funct theatrical company, a gold watch
and three blank hotel registers. A re-
porter, when the fire broke out, made
his way to the Office to secure the reg
lister, and was informed by the clerk,
Mr.. Antisdel, that it had been placed in
the safe, but it has failed to develop,
much to the disappointment OF large
number of people who have friends
missing.
NEW HOTEL.
Architect Mix is engaged in prepar-
ing plans and specifications for large,
first. class, fire proof hotel, to be built
on the site lately occupied by the New
hall. TIE building will front on Broad
way, and will be arranged with offices
and one bank, and will be $50 feet front
and 120 feet deep. The cost. will be be-
tween 100000 and $5O0000.
JOHN GILBERT's CONDITION.
JOHN Gilbert, lying at the PIankinton
is much better to-day. He told his
mother this morning that If she would
look in his pocket she would find some
money there for ler-the money he
received a few hours before the fire.
The doctor thinks his recollection OF
the fire will occur to him some moment
suddenly. He seems to know nothing
of it now. The other Injured ones in
the hotel are progressing favorabIy.
THE VERY LATEST.
WEDNESDAY, 2. a. m.-The fifth day
search through the ruins of the burned
Newhall house for the remains of the
victims of the mighty confagration
ended last night with the result of dis
covering the fragments Of IL bodies be-
tween the hours of and 5 O'Clock,
making a total of thirty-nine found
since the w.rk was begun last Friday.
The labor is now more than half done.
Capt. O'Connor, VINO has the matter in
charge, thinks the last inch Of debris
will have been examined by Saturday
afternoon. The heap of brick piled
over the space known as the open
court of the house, was penetrated yes
terday, but, contrary 10 the prevailing
belief, no bodies were found, 1t was
thoug ght that many had endeavored to
find
SOME AvESUE OF ESCAPE