The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-09
DIGGING IN THE RUINS.
ET0HDtMoRE BODIES RECOVERED FROM
THE BURNED HOTEL ROYAL

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F.. workmen digging in the ruins OF the burned
q, Hotel Royal at Sixth avenue and .Fprtieth
I, street yesterday and last night uuearthcd
eight more bodies OF victims OF Sunday
=. mornings disaster. This makes a total OF
thirteen bodies recovered. twelve OF which
were removed to tho Moreue. OF these flve
have been identified with more or less definite
ness. In the list OF persons who are known or
tsnpposed to have been in tho hotel Mt the time
OF the fire. or for whom inquiries have been
made at the Morgue or police station.
are flity-two names. Many OF these names
arc obviously fictitious. and In several
eases there is but slight ground TO believe
that the persons missing were In tho hotel at
all. A great mass OF debris still remnins I'M
explored In the basement of the burned hotel.
and as this lies about the point where tho
elevator shaft and stairway were It is consld-
cred probable that . number OF bodies may DO
unearthed there to-day
Work upon the ruins was resumed In earn
est carly yesterday morning. Chief Bonner
arrived early and stayed all day. battalion
Chiefs Gicuuel and McCabe were his lieuten-
ants and tho crews Of Hook and Ladder IL
aud 10 remained to pull down wallis. The hard
and tfsagreeable part OF the work was done by
100 Italian laborers.
Early In the day Foreman Shaw and the men
f'of Truck II explored tho structure standing in
FortIeth street. It's walls and floors remained
intact. On the Nth floor OF this building in a
front room. the fremcn found tho body OF
woman This was shortly after . o'clock. She
had met her death kneeling. Little else
was learned. for her clothing. II she
wore any Mt tho time. was burned
g, from her. and her body was chnrred.
There was chased gold ring on tho third
finger OF her loft hand. The flremen found
table cover in II room on ono OF the lower
floors. and in this they placed the body. gath
ering up the ends and tying fast rope. They
lowered the bundle to the street. and it was
placed In n rough Pine coffin. Detective Kemp
OF the Nineteenth precinct. who was in charge
OF the bodies and property. marked this coffin
6snd sent It to the Morgue.
Tho second body OF the day was found at
quarter to IL o'clock. BY this time the Italians
had dug we'll into the cellar close to Sixth
avenue They found the body under the res
tsurant 1t was man. His legs were burned
and crushed. but the face. though backened.
would be recognizable He was about 35 years
old and partially dressed He wore dark suit.
cotton undershirt. and carried gold double
case watch and link chain. A triangular en-
uAOu WIN tue uOtlo l.lIes love- tTu(n, was IN
his watstcoat. He had dark moustache.
Detective Kemp numbered his coffin Z.
Three-quarters Of an hour later the Italians
turned UP another body in very nearly the
same place. This was woman. 5 feet inches
In height or thereabouts. She was embedded
In ashes and broken bricks. and was burned
and blackened beyond any chance OF recogni-
ton. She had worn nothing but black under
shirt when death overlook her. Beside her
was bunch Of pass keys.
When this body was removed tho word was
passed that there was another in sight. and
the crowd made n rush that overwhelmed tho
police for moment. Before order was re-
stored. a pino box was passed into the cellar.
and Chief Gic1uel helped the Italians to pick
up the fifth. body Of the day. This
also was a woman. She lay close to
j. the other. separated from her by huge
"rafter. half buried and covered with bricks.
She was much burned. but was recognizable
The Coroners said she was 30 years old. Her
eyes were blue. Her upper set of teeth were
false. She had thrown a garnet wrapper. with
large buttons covered with garnet cloth,
around her. This was burned away below,
but In her bosom was found scorched en-
velope containing $50 and small steel key.
Meantime all sorts OF relies were unearthed
and deposited upon the sidewalk In the care OF
Detective Kemp Trunks were brought out
broken in and partly burned. Satchels an.
peared. some OF them broken open. and most
Of them displaying toilet articles and bits OF
feminine Dress A policeman brought a long
blue silk stocking and threw it on the pile OF
: relics. A brand new pair OF shoes of tiny
proportions and shiny tips came next Other
shoes. all small and some dainty. fol-
lowed. Odd pieces Of wearing apparel,
both masculine and feminine. burned. soiled
vvofa ynI lad
pile, pair OF striped trousers. with tho legs
burned of. contained water soaked love let
ter Ia one pocket, with sentimental verse In
It. and signed "Semper Iiem. 'Sabe.'" A bit
OF lace which had adorned dress was Jumped
In with half-burned check book and some
Iedgers. Bundles Of papers. mostly of q BUSH
ness nature. from the partially burned lower
rooms Of the Fortieth street structure made
heap BY themselves. Detective Kemp made
marked them. and policemen carried them to
the Thirtteth street police station.
working in an enormous heap Of ruins piled
hnS he tSe bGk wills which
entrance, on Sixth avenue. found a leg and foot.
The heel which alone was recoenizable by
% any osf sSissta that had h.
The I ISd r4aRRaly dug away the stun
LOT Of bones and flesh were lifted, out and
wrapped in q cloth. Hall an hour later the
Italians laid hold Of human frame and lifted
II INTO coffin. Only ono leg came with 1t, but
whether the portion OF the body wrapped in a
cloth belonged to this body or not. so 1t was
was carried away This Ind been q woman
3nee; Defective Kemp numbered the coffin, 10.
he placed IN It the odd leg previously found.
Lack nf light hampered tho wqrkmen at
OF the cellar north OF a division wall running
across the cellar from a point near the sixth
tric lights and the other half Of the cellar was
S SrH, =, hundred men were throwing out the
could be disposed Of Only the heavier tim
Ders haI fallen into the cellar. Tho light
ashes. W
A part OF the wall near the Sixth avenue on
france that separated the cafe from the Office
standing and the big square mlrror, that
aysue on 1s wal T. the rght Of the Sixth
%o9fInS%en 1t reelected tnY Gprss q M
}. and made 1t nossihle for the crowd In SiSth