Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-13
Sickening Scones
,cial Dispatch to TIE BHI.

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MILWAUKEE, January IL. - Up till
evening five bodies (t five little heaps
of charred human flesh may be called
be d,ee) were found in the ruins of tho
Newhall house. At noon the remains
of man were found at the north end
OF the ruins, lying on mat,rass,
showing that tho victim had been
sm othered. The body was burned be-
yond recognition, although the skull!
remained intact, showing set of
we'll preserved teeth. As the work.
men began to raise the body the head
fell of and the braina oozed out, the
odors that were sent forth being suffi-
cient to drive them from the scene.
Others came forward, and tho body
crur,blsd INTO confused b'aetev"S
massfrom which the bones protruded.
II was taken to the norge
where 1t occupied placs in the cor.
ner, still smoulderinp, fillirg the
room with stencil that is unendur-
able. As men work into and open up
the ruins, the odor OF burning flesh
became more and more apparent, and
there is scarcely room to doubt that
by tomorrow night scene will be
presented before which the stoutest
h, art will qpail in horror. A human
foot has also been found, partially
burned, with no traces of the body to
which it belongs anywhere near it.
Two little heaps OF remains found
near, the personal effects recognized
as belonging to Robert Howie and
David III. Msrtel, Wisconsin Central
conductors, leave little doubt that
both perished.
Towards evening two moro heaps of
remains were found making five in all.
The remains were all discovered near
the sidewalk of the Broadway front.
The body identified in the morgue was
not Miss Chellis, but Mrs. l.. w.
Brown, OF Allegheny, Pa, whose hus-
band is in the employ of the Chicago
u Northwestern road. The last body
was recognized as that of Emma
Hager, a domestic, leaving five little
heaps of burned flesh and bones un-
identified.
The most thorough investigation
, into tho causes Of tho Newhsll fire and
/ condition Of the hotel has been deter
mined upon by the authorities. The
! diatrlct attorney will conduct tho ex'
p animation Of witnesses. The jury
empanneIed by the coroner is not sst'
1 isfsotory. As they have been sworn
10, however, they will hear evid denct
: to morrow az to the cause of the death
3 Of the persons taken to the morpue
3 This will require very l,ttls
3 time. The great question as to the
cause Of the fire and responsibility fol
q the slaughter of 30 many people vii
3 be taken up The district attorney
= Is determir ed to push the invest;ga
tion to the bitter end. The mem ber
h If the jury are: Daniel Wart, rea
n estate man; j. B. Thompson, builder
h ID. j. Trainey, machinis'; Johl
s O'Oonnelly, contractor; j. O Corri
e gan, coal and wood dealer; Rober
1t Davis, real estate man.
Governor Rusk will send in a specis
IT message by the drst of M X, week ad
II viting revision of the hotel laws. Ii
q connection with the subject of legia
ID latlon the lieutenant governor ex
,e presses tho belief that the Legislature
. would revise the statutes to consid
erable extent. There Is no doubt, b
o. thought, that the legislature woul'
m act upon the suggestions of the gov
ri eraor and enact laws compelling hotel
a to sff1rd better facilities for escap
% during fires.
Il. James ii. Earnest, Shullsburg, La
III fayette county, whose name appear
I'd among the missing, was well know
IN prominent democratic politician i
Of southwestern Wisconsin. He was
native of Kentucky, born In 1918
ys He came to Wisconsin In 1886 and il
Milwaukee, represented the county il
the legislature various times, and wa
member Of the senate In 1868