Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-09
TN THB RUINS.
Searching ior The Victims Of
The Hotel Royal Fire.
SsYsfsl Bodies Alresdy Pound and
Identified by lhsiF Friends.
Many People Still Missing, Known to
Have Been in the House.

New York, Feb. S.vLste in the after
noon workmen found foot and part Of tn,
leg in the ruins Of Hotel Royal. At 5 81
the body was found. IL vas 80 badl,
burned it vas unacceptable and was sen
10 the morgue. About 45 the llth body
was broush. to view. The legs were almos
gone, arms burned of and head crushed
almost to Jelly. In the upper jAv . se
Of false teeth wss found which looked lihs
,hose Of woman.
The work Of clearing away the debri,
will be kept going night ard day ard viii
probably take about three DAYS. The gen.
ersl description Of the body Of No. IA.
lies with Julia Martin. Charles Blake
from Stamford, Conn, came to the morgue
-ith friend to iuquire for his sister, SIS
rah Blake, aged ~ years. who registered
II the hotel Saturday. He 10 of the opiu-
ion that No. corresponded with the body
Of his sister but did not positively identi.
fyit.
A midde-sged man with tears in his eye,
cane to he morgue in quest Of Mrs
Rogers OF Brooklyn, . woman Of doubtful
reputation, q friend Of his, who told him
that she hxd An engagement" At Hotel
Royal for Saturday and Sunday nights. He
failed to identify any one.
Police Captain Cross was among the
visitors to the morgue. He recognized the
face Of No. 2. and promised to send an
officer who would be likely to know whether
il WAS the person he suspected. Later
two stylishiy dressed women came and
looked at the bodies. The elder Of the two,
Of handsome ard somewhat dissi ipate d .sp.
pesrance, ssid she was proprietfess of I'll
establishment, the locality of which she did
not care to disclose. Mr.. Levy, who was
lost st the flfe, called at her house Saturday
she said, and took one Of the inms'es to the
theatre. Tie girl probably went with Levy
to the hotel. She WAS called kitty
The wemen could not find her body at the
morgue.
Samuel Cherry, . bell boy st Hotel Royal,
looked as the bodies and though. the one in
box No. was Mrs Lewis, . bookmakers q
vile. He believed No to be her husband
He asserted positively that he met Mrs.
Cora Henderson Of Denver, Col, Sunday
night in a drug store. few blocks further
up the avenue from the hotel. Mrs. Her :
derson has been reported missing
Mrs. Mary Mccarthy called with Miss
Bridget Begley and was quite certain that
No. . vas the body Of Housekeeper Bsgley.
The twelfth body was found at O'Clock
this evening under the cafe in the ceIlsr on
the 40th street side. The legs and arms
seYe burned off, IS WAS part of the scalp.
On the back part Of the head was long
lock Of hair that showed the body was that Of
a WOMAN. A memorandum book found near
the body which contained a shopping list.
On bill in the book was the name Of Mrs
Il. A. Cate. Ga visiting card in the
ms emorandum book was written with . blue
lead pencil the address +22 Seventh Ave.
nue." and on another card was inscribed
Frank Wolf al S.I5 Z. M"
Five electric lights have been rigsed uD
snd . calcium light added. by the aid OF
which the work of examining the ruins il
being prosecuted vigorously.
The dentist Who made The false teeth
found on body No. ., identified tuem A.
Mrs. Begley's. Mrs. j. B. Garry, sup.
posed to have been burned in tbs hotel,
returned here today from Philsdeiphis.
= Boxes wers found in the ruins tonight
Containing letters addressed to- Miss W. r
Lewis and George Evsns. Pbilsdelphis
Mrs. Harry Van NordeD, -bn it is thought
nerisbed in the Are, carried iewels worth
$4,000 in q belt about her body.