The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-02-12
WHAT is UNDER THE DEBRIS?
A Strong Force of Men at Work Trying {
Answer That Question

A Strong Force of Men at Work Trying to
Answer That Question.
The fire had spent its force at 5:15 a. m,
for there was practically nothing COM
bustible left in the she'll Then the scene
surveyed by the firemen, the police and the
citizens was one of complete and sorrowful
wreck. Ambulances had carried away the
injured, and those who had escaped I'M
hurt had gone to the hotels or to the homes
of friends. All that remained was "a smok-
ing, blackened mound of debris that rose
to height of twenty-five feet. And I'M
der the debris what would the men set to
work Immediately to clear away the wreck
what would they find thereS This Ques-
ton stayed the crowd, and all yesterday
there was throng of people in Bryant
park opposite the ruins, and around all the
approaches to the demolished hotel, watch
ing while one hundred able firemen la
bored in the smoking heap anxious, yet
fearful of what each upturned heap might
bring forth.
The First Gruesome Discovery.
1t was at II o'clock that the first body
was found 1t was horrible sight to be-
hold, burned, blackened, and bruised. It
was hurried away to the morgue. where
after much difficulty it was identified as
the body of Harvey G. Levy, a member of
the firm of Strauss 81 Freeman, 707 Broad
way. Besides Levy and the four who were
picked up dead on the pavement as the re-
suit of leaping from the windows there
were recovered from the debris yesterday
two unknown women and two unknown
men, one of the latter having evidently
dived headforemost from some elevated
point, as his head was smashed to pieces.
This made eight known dead by shutdown
yesterday. This morning 100 men under
Contractor Galloway were put to work,
and it is expected the fearful work of the
fire will soon be known.
Some Authentic Figures.
During yesterday afternoon, Fire Mar
shall Mitchell had an interview with
Meares, the proprietor of the hotel From
him it was learned that in the hotel at the
time the fire occurred were 1873 persons.
Just how many of these escaped it is diff
ficult to say. At 9 o'clock the police of the
Thirtieth street police station gave the
following as the official list of those known
to have been saved: p. Taylor, w. p.
Pierce, Frederick Ulhmann, ii. g. Thomp-
kins, w. G.. Andereid, Jr., Mrs. Knapp,
w. G. Buchanan, e. S. Fonday, Rupert
Tenant, j. M. Powers, M. Brown, Il. p.
Rupetdon, Blodgett L. Ball, c. Lopez, G.
White, Il. G. Hardman, w. +. Scott,
Langdon Sweet, G. S. Mcguire, j. K.
Carey, Mrs. f. Titus; Mr.. Gibson,
of Newport; - Briggs aDdwife,
M. j. Levy, Phelps, wife and child;
Simon Uhlmann, Mrs. +. Uhlman, Mr..
md Mrs. Winter, Mr. Forbes, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hussey, Martin Yardman; +. Olsen,
porter; Underwood, night clerk: Harding
Shoenfeld, Colonel John Taylor, Mrs.
Anderson; Kate Reilly, chambermaid: Mike
Curley, porter.
A List of Missing.
These are the missing so far as known:
Mrs. Slate; Mrs. Begley, housekeeper;
Mrs. Gorge, Mrs. May and child, Mrs Van
N borden, G. Halderbrandt; Mrs. Hender-
sJn, Denver. Colo; Miss Lewis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Guild, William
f.. Armstrong, Charles Close, Thomas
Kennedy and four chambermaids.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1O.-Five more bodies
were recovered yesterday from the Hotel
Royal ruins. Three more bodies have been
ldentifed-Mrs j. Cohen, Lewis Levy, and
Sarah Blake. A casket of diamonds be-
longing to Mrs. Hattie Van Nordan was
also found. Three of the missing have TO
ported all right.