The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-10
In THE HOTEL RUINS.
Still Delving for Dead Bodies at
New York.
SEVENTEEN BODIES RECOVERED,

IL Is Expected That TOday's Work
will Largely Increase the Number.
Only Few Bodies Identified Thus
| Far-Investigating the Cause of
the Tragedy.
NEW York, Feb. 10.-The search for
bodies in the ruins of the Hotel ROYAL
still continues. OF the sixteen bodies
five had been killed by jumping from
windows, seven were taken from the
ruins Monday and five We're found yes
terday OF those discovered yesterday
the first was the body of an unknown
woman, burned beyond recognition,
which was removed from the cellar be-
meath the restaurant. She had false
upper and lower teeth. Soon arterward
the body OF a man was found few feet
away. Half an hour later the body of
woman, whose shoulders We're covered
with half burnedshaw was discovered
near by, and little further on another
woman's body, which was burned so
badly that nothing remained by which
she could be recognized, was taken out
of the cellar. All the bodies were placed
in pine collins and hurried off to the
morgue. Meanwhile some of the men
continued to dig among the ruins, and
late in the afternoon the seventeenth
body was found, that of woman with
q shawl wrapped about her head.
A Dismembered Foot Found.
About an hour and half after the
seventeenth body had been removed the
worlsmen discovered foot near where
the last body had been found The coro-
ner decided that it was one of the miss
ang portions of that body, and ordered it
to be placed in the coffin containing it.
A few feet from where the foot was
found quantity of clothing was un-
earthed. On it was the name &c. Ford"
A few minutes later the diamonds of
Mrs. Hattie Van Norden We're found in
aailyer gold lined casket. These jewels
were identified by Henry Van Norden,
who haunted the ruins night and day
since early, Sunday morning, as the
property of his missing wife. There
were four diamond rings. one pair of
diamond earrings, solitaire screw stud,
one diamond scarf pin, and badge of
the Benevolent Order of Elks.
OF the dead only six have been iden-
tiied thus far. These are: Mrs. J. Co
hen, aged 80, wife of a Toronto bust
mess man; Louis Levy, aged 43, of Lon
don, Ontario; Henry j Levy, clerk in a
wholesale clothing store in this city;
Mrs. Sarah Blake, of Sheidonville, Conn,
aged 30; Alonzo A. Townsend of New
Haven, Conn; Elizabeth Donohue, a
Aermaid at the hotel.
wo in Critical Condition.
pf these who were injured by the
Aepting three-Walter Yates, Mrs,
Rnd Miss Eta Green-have left
falls as cured. OF the three re-
the condition of Miss Green
ates is still most critical. Mrs.
suffering from shock and a
bf contusions, but will pull
all right. Miss Green, who
remarkably pretty and attractive
girl, was the cashier Of the Sturtevant
house. Some of her friends identified
her on Sunday night, but ut their re-
quest the hospital authorities would not
give out her name
There is still great mass of ruins re-
manning in the further end of the exca-
vation over against the wall of the For
neth street portion of the building,
which Is still standing. It is behind this
wall that the elevator shaft was located,
aud over which the upper Railways con-
verged. There, it is expected the great
est number of bodies will be found.
Investigating thekCause.
AT the headquarters of the fire de-
partment the marshal, Mr.. Mitchell, |
continued his investigation regarding
the origin of the fire. Three Witnesses
were examined, Mr.. Meaies, the pro-
prietor of the hotel Norbert Harding. |
the engineer, and Jean Neetux, the chef
The theory OF the fire's originating from
burning grease was dissipated by the |
engineers assertion that he rlsaed |
through The kitchen after the FIRE was
discovered aud at that time there was
nothing burning in Tint room,
Fire Marshal Mitchell puts little faith
IN the boiling fat" theory, but he said,
when asked by a reporter, that his in
yesti8atlon had not gone far enough to |
warrant his declaring II theory, bnt at
course he had an opinion rs to the cause
OF the tragedy.
Thinks It Began in the Elevator.
He said: "AIy impression is tiat the
fire hfg gan in the elevator, which was at
the first floor, but in aaying tliis drfand
upon some things upon which | base my
opinion being corrobolated IL is prob |
able that the blaze had its origin III The. |
careless handling OF matches. The NIB
Der tube leading to the elevator being |
twisted, the gas snppiywas c1t eff every /
time the car made Il trip past Il certain |
point. and the conductor had 10 l.eiisht |
the jet many tiaes Tie engineer also |
made an investigation with lamp to
see if there was u leak, and he may have
aeft spark to slnorlder in some ereyiee.
believe that The engineer was perfectly
sober and had been SO all day, and that !
che night clerk was too. - Mr.. Mitchell
Bald that it was evident that The house
was not earefally watched.
Crowds of curiosity seekers surround
the ruins. A large force Of police keep
the people well ou. OF bounds, and they
osn see but little Of the black, gaping
hole in which SO many horrors lie can-
Uealed. Tho mountains Of rubbish which
are heaped up in the roadway and on
me payements on all sides of The ruins
smut the work,nen almost eonloletsIv
from view. Those who ride by in fhe
eieYated railroad trains, however een
set passing glimpse of the death Dit.