New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-08
BODIES AT THE MORGUE.
ONLY FIVE RECEIVED THERE.
SEVERAL MORE ExrECTED ro-DNY-EFFoRrs AT
InENTIFICATION.

SEVERAL. MORE ExPECTED To-D\Y-EFFoRTS Al
IDENTIFICATION.
william Flnnegan the MOrgue keeper. and the Sta'
~ men under his command lad every thhs III rc"''
nc. for the reception Of large number "' pVe' yer
terdav but thew had little to do. lheH "o'A mas
.c,recv begun yet. II was Just after O'CLOCK wien
, earliest arrival, were taken ont Of the ded-"aso"
and mt IN the rough wooden boxes waiting 10 r.
,tye ,bcm The first body lifted out wa> that oi u
roman VIII, IN lie had been comcy ana "OuAI
s,tbinr I'm the face Of the dead creature when eNe"
undcr the shock Of - dreadful death stu sno"eu /"
fac, ~ the expression II lnd worn IN hic' ENo ""'o
.n. u. E, the impression that She had been servant
and An ~ III -hwoman. From all that o'um De sceh
-, ,o c.,ture, backcned by smoke and scorched by
Tho rafu. she WITS about twcnty-eght years ou ana
u,do, tte medium height. Her hair was nghtbrown'
,,huo a false braid huue down the back OF her neck
i,,io, mn the alf closed cyeds one could see that
the owes wcro brown and large while the teeth "erc
even and white and regular. the ears shau ana ueu'
.,elv formed the forehead broad and high. the Jaw
heavy. square and firm probably Hho h"u "c'sn'u
i,o uound, The face was lttle dishghrcu' hothlus
more than few ciscooratlonS Of the SKIN Oh .'o '''
hcod and cheek bones showing where the IRE ma"
touched Lcr Tho terrible cash on the forehead
lich rodo even The doctors aud Morgue men
s,rddor told what had killed her She hhd
leaned from the upper Windows Into the street Henry
.,,, the ,,waId OF the hotel after looking Mt the
body said he felt almost certain that he IccoSUlAeu
onc of the chambcrmad, called "JuIa."
Tho .ccoId BODY also that of woman, Is believed
re ,nony to be- Mr.. Van Norcn who occupied Room
-. tc an tl. second door. Others vino save the body
he, # va. tnlch out ~ the ruins equally sure
,o, ,e face all Scared twisted and contortcdis not
that OF Mrs. Van Noiden Apparently the woman III
tbe Mor1e was about thirty years old, about rect
Inch in height and had dark-brown hair ana eyes
chill, the upper teeth were filled with gold ON the
deIcateIv cut features there still showed the rchhe-
mcnt Of woman OF breeding. In her ears hung
,,ir a, diamond earrings their lustre dimmed b. the
,,olc on the first and Second fingers OF the lott
honi we're found two gold rings the hrs set with htee
small emcad,, the second win three small dlaohds'
ON another finger wnsa third ring, set In PEARLS snr-
rounded with tnrquol>es.
Two men accompanied the two women In their ride
io IN Morguc. Box neld all that remained Of
a stout sturlily built young evidently about
thirty wears old The whole top of his head had been
crushed In by n fall or blow. His hair was short.
black crisp and curly his face round smooth ana
clean shavcn: two Of the front upper teeth We're
filled with gold The face, although bloodstaned and
blarllencd was little dsigurcd. and in this case the
work VI Identification should be easy That he had been
aroused from his sleep BY the choking volumes OF smoke
and made one last effort blindly ard madly to light
his way 10 safety was shown by the condition of his
clothing He still pair Of dark trousers, with
white suspenders, white me7no underShirt white
linen drawers and u muslin nshtshlrt, with red
flower embroidered on the collar.
Charles hunting, the barkecper Of the hocl. Ircog
n2cd him as a guest Of the hotel who had frequently
visited the cafe. but whose name h did not know.
II companion In the adjoining box had probably been
about ten years older, with dark brown hair ard
musrchc and brown eyes lie had been partly bald
his upper teeth being filled with gold. Probably he
weighed about leo pounds.
Alexander Angus, Scochman is thought to have
beca at the Royal. He IS now missing and friends
called at the Morgue but failed identify either OF
the two male bodies there M the time. lie OF
athletic build ard can be identified by his watch and
peculiar ring which he wore on his left hand.
f. 4. Clark, Of Clarks Hotel Boston, Il nephew OF
the proprietor, returning from Chicago and Is known
TO have been I'm the hotel Saturday night. lilo
was feet 10 inches In height and had brown hair and
bushy SIDE whslers. f. l. Hunting, OF No. 1873 West
Forty irdst. failed TO identify the body OF Mr.. Clark
and went away feeling that his friend was til In
the ruins.
J. II. Ryan, clerk at the Gctney House formerly
clerk st the Hotel Royal and j. H. Haley. also of
the Gedney House. called to il they could identity
any Of the bodies. The, said that they thought the