The evening world., 1892-02-07
he said, "and DO not believe there can bo
mora tha n Nfteen hodiea in there

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"wc believe that OF the 17b inmates Of the
hotel, 14o or more found refuge in the Ged-
ney House, tho Hotel Metropole and the
apartment houses on Fortieth, Forty-first
and Forty.second streets, near the scene OF
the disaster"
Subway Commissioner Hess, who had been
at the ruins all the morning, mnde similar
estimate.
81 nm sure there are not moro than ten or
fifteen bodies in the ruins" ne said.
The Work of the Police.
Immediately upon the breaking out Of tho
nre Capt. Reilly, OF tue Nineteenth Police
Precinct, hurried to the scene with all the
men he could secure from his own command.
lie called for help at once, and at daybreak
had sixty men from other precincts placed at
his disposal.
Inspector steers had In the meantime ar-
rived at the scene and assumed charge OF the
police, aided by Capt. Reilly and two SER
geants.
The police had hard work to keep the crowd
back at flrst, as curious and excited specta-
tors made many desperate efforts to break
through tho lines
AS soon as the flames were sufrlciently sub
dued to allow q search for the dead Capt Ben
Gicqucl Of the Fro Department and . corps
OF nremen begad at the earliest possible mo-
remains Of those reported missing.
1t was hot work, as nearly every brick was
seething with heat, yet the brave men
worked among the smoke and flames with
desperate determination.
Up till 2.3O P. NJ, when the digging was
stopped TO allow dangerous wall which
threatened TO fall at any moment to be
pulled down, only one body-tbat OF Henry J..
Levy, of 7o7 Broadway-had been recovered.
Shortly before 3r. NJ. the dangerous wall
was pulled down, and capt. Gicquel and his
men resumed their search.
Up TO the time OF going to press no sys-
tematlc effort to ind those supposed to be
lost was made, but II Is understood that q
gang OF men, many OF them who helped at
the Park place disaster, will be put to work
as soon as possible.
so far, only that portion OF the ruins di
rectly underneath the hotel once on the Sixth
avenue side has been partially worked over.
At BELLEVUE HOSPITAL.
Three OF the injured persons were taken to
Bellevue Hospital. One OF them, Clarence W.
Klein, of Hazloton, Pa, was discharged at 1
Pm. lie was not seriously hurt.
Mrs. Isabella Meares, the wife OF Landlord
Meares, is suffering from shock. At flrst 1t
was thought she had sustained several frac-
lures, but DR.. J. +. Taylor says several con-
tusions and few scorches will oover her In
juries aside from shock.
John L. Yates, who is about sixty years OF
age, is suffering from shock and some severe
burns on the hips ana legs. He had severe
attack OF vomiting at the time an EVENING
WORLD reporter saw him at $50 p. N. in
ward l3. DR.. studiford says his actual con.
dition cannot be determined for several
hours.
David L. Weis, OF No. 14a West Seventy
third street, called at the morgue at 0 O'clock,
and as soon as the body In cof,n No. was
shown him he said, "My God that's poor
Harry" 1t was Harry j. Levy, he said, a
city salesman for Strauss & Freeman, OF No
7O7 Broadway. lie identified the body by
the mustache.
"Levy ana were together last night" no
continued, "and we sat together In his room
until $50. II had stayed little longer no
doubt his life would have been savcd.'
The first ambulance call OF the four that
were sent out came to Bellevue Hospital at
3.22. AT 324 Driver Pat Donnelly was on
his way TO the IRE with DIR. James Taylor
Drs. weyman, studiford and Weldon followed
at 3.28 with tho other three ambulances In
the order named.
HUMOR, EVEN IN DEATHS PRES.
ENCE.
The holocaust, although teeming with
horrors, was not without humorous Incl
dents.
James T. Powers. the star OF "a Straight
Tip" company. related an amusing occur.
renee concerning f. s. Fondy, OF Vermont
one Of the guests who escaped.
"It was his frst trip to New York;" SAID
Mr.. Powers, sand although no only got In
yesterday morning, nothing seemed tc
'phaze him in the least.
"The poor fellow had to ny for his life, and
didn't have time to fully dress let hin
have my travelling hat and collar and neck.
tie, and tried to get him to 20 to bed here In
the Gedney House, but he said, dryly:
"No; guess won't. I'm going home or
the first train in the morning and the streets
good enough for me.
"New York is a great town and this is my
| first night here, but rve had enough. I'm