Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-13

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dead.
The telegraph wires inclosing the
building on the south and east sides,
played sad havoc with those who made
the frightful leap for life. Several bod
les were fairly cut in two by the wires
and the torn and bleeding forms wonid
drop to the ground. Others weuld hit
the wires crossways, rebound and be
hurled to the ground with dreadful
crash.
| To the unfortunate waiter girls, all
| lodged in the sixth story and attic, the
saddest lot has fallen. OF the sixty
young girls, only eleven we're heard from
alive as late as yesterday evening. 1t is
feared that the estimate of fifty lives
lost, as formed Yesterday morning, is
far too low. and that fully double that
number are bbrned or smothersd to
death in the blazing pyre.
The police patrol soon commenced
| their dreadful work of gathering the
dead and wounded. The former were
| taken to the mOrgue, which was soon
| filed, and the latter to the Central Po-
lice Station. where they were cared for
| by physicians.
| LARGE FoTCE At WORK ON THE DEBRIS.
| At daylight this morning large gang
of labOrers resumed the awful work of
| hunting for the dead in the ruins of the
Newhall house. The streets in the vi
cinity of the ruins are packed black
| with people. The greatest excitement
prevails. The fire department is en-
gagged in pulling down the remnants of
the walls, and with each succeeding
crash the excitement increases. The
police and the fire department are con-
fdent that tully 80 people are buried in
the ruins, including number of guests |
not mentioned in the published list. |
Crowds of people are arriving ON every |
train. The hotels are filled with fearful |
and anxious people seeking friends or
relations supposed to have been lost in |
the fire.
Portions of the fallen walls have piled |
higher the debris at the main entrance !
Of the hotel. All hope Of finding the |
bodies seems more forlorn than ever.
BUSINESS Is SUSPENDED
throughout the city, most of the inhabi- |
tants having cOngregated about the |
ruins. Gilbert, of the Minnie Palmer |
company, is in the agpnies of death. |
There has been little or no chance for |
him from the start. Judge Elliott's |
condition is still critical. 1t is believed |
he cannot recover.
Every undertaken in the city is busy, |
and preparations are going on for |
twenty funerals.
The latest and probably most accu
rate estimate, is that ninety-two people |
perished in the flames Or were killed by |
jumping from the windows.
II is known that the list of dead, |
missing and saved remains unchanged. |
L. 4 Il l. Al
recovered it would be impossible to REQ |
| ognize them, and the confusion and un- |
| certainty will. be intensified.
Twenty bodies have been found in |
the ruins. X. X. Smith, who no doubt |
| perished in the flames, came here from |
Kansas City some time ago, and was |
employed in ID. w. keyes' office, in the |
freight department of the st. Paul rail |
| road. He occupied room on the |
fourth floor and was last seen in the
building late on the night of the fire.
Dan Martel, formerly a conductor on
the Illinois Central railroad, is among
the victims. He had been conductor
| on the Wisconsin Central for some time |
| past,
It is now generally conceded that Il. |
Howey, another Wisconsin Central con-
ductor, is among the victims. His rela- |
tives however, cay the body supposed to |
be Howey was that of somebody else. |
Geo. @. Smith, the well known railway |
agent, and the local representative of
the Lake Shore 4 Michigan Southern,
who resided at the Newhall, is missing. |
His body is surely in the ruins. He WAS
last seen going to his room. His son
reached the city last night.
| OTHER REpors.
CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-Milwaukee specials
state there are no new developments,
and not body has been reached in the
ruins. The brick and morter retain an
Immense amount Of heat. and render il
almost impossible for the laborers to
handle the stuff. Full six thousand peo:
pie are assembled on Broadway and
| Michigan streets, and every store win
dow facing the ruins is crowded with
ladies and children Watching the work.
A force af about one hundred men, un-
der the supervision OF the board of pub
1 lie works, was set at work. first tearing
down the tottering walls, and then clear
| ing away the debris, looking for bodies.
The clearing away is now in progress on
Broadway front, bricks and timbers be
ing thrown into the streets. Broadway,
between Wisconsin and Michigan
streets, in closed to traffic, and the en-
/ tire pile Of ruins will be removed. Men
| are working in gangs, and have been
sworn in the same as special police.
Every article of value found is taken in
charge by the authorities. Shortly be-
fore IL O'Clock the gang working on the
corner of Michigan street, found two
ladies', close together, so badly mangled
a. to be unacceptable. Tho persons
who jumped from tho windows at the
corner were Just in time to be caught
by the falling walls. None OF the fire.
men or spectators remember seeing the
two persons jump. BY the fact that
they lay ON the pavement with no debris
under them, proves they must have
jumped instead Of having fallen with
the wall.
TELEaRAMs FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY
Are pouring in asking for missing
friends. Inquiry has been made by at
lenst a dozen Wholesale houses in the
east regarding their travelling men,
who were due hero Tuesday. Not one
Of those inquired for can be found, and
il Ia safe to assume there great many
more transient guests in the house than
was at first reported. The finding Of
two bodies 20 near the edge. that had
not before been seen, has given rise to
the idea that there are at least 100 bod
ics in the ruins.
It will take several days to remove the
debris. with as large force as can be
, worked. and as the register Is preserved
in the safe, il will be impossible for a
long time after the bodies have been re
covered, before it viii be known who all
the victims were.
NO BODIES RECovERED.
A force of 125 workmen we're engaged
all day at the ruins of the ill fated New
hall House, searching for bodies. but
none were found up 10 o'clock this
evening. The remaining wallis were
pulled down. because they endangered
workmen, but the north wall, which 10
partition wall with adjoining build
ing, might tumble at any moment.
On the main topic Of conversation,
while dwelling on the dreadful holo-
caust, and the number of times the
Newhall has been iynited through the
instrumentalisy of malicious per sons, q
x.,lS.. ~ tha