New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-10

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Iicht Cornpanc who saved the cat which was
found in m, Park Place ruins went
down among the rubbish and began digging ABOUT
the entrance 70 the vault below the main corrlu0I
of tho hotel After considerable labor ne res
cued the imprisoned animal One OF the oepuV9
coroners who was present asked that the cav pe
given 20 him for Coroner Shea. Mallory reluseu'
Then the contractor Mr. Galhgan, claimed the c"'.
&C he said everything found in the runs pelonecu
10 him until its owner proved his properly. MAJ
,orv a9ain refused ard Detective Hayes said tha'
-he police must take charge Of the animal
Mallory stir asserted that he would keep the cao
and that the police would have to take him along
~ they took the beast Hayes grabbed the cat.
but Mallory kept his hold. Hayes became angry
took Mallory by the back of the neck ana pu'Ieo
him off a pile of rubbish, at the same time 'ear-
Ing two buttons of Mallory's overcoat hayes
took him ito the Thirtieth-st police staloh'
There the sergeant promptly discharged tne res
euer of the cat and told him 20 take the animal
with him.
BODIES NEAR TOGETHER
An m. YESTERDAY after the men had been
wording for six hours removing the wrecKagc
from the cellar the pile of rubbish on the side
walk had enormously increased, and the spec
tstors greatly decreased. They fooked to the
sccne Of the fire after the theatres were out and
remained till about 2 a. m, when they became
dis1usted and went away. When a. M came
the men had been digging for eight hours WITH
ont finding body But they were rapidly nearing
the wall under the door which led from the am
inr-room to the elevatorshaft, and they were
getting closer to the foot of the staircase w1hch
lea to Fortiethst. Every one knew they would
soon find more than one body AT 4:lo q. M
BODY No Is was unearthed. 1t was that OIL a
Woman She was badly burned and devoid Oh
clothing Some money was found near IT,
young man named Roberts. who said he bad peen
q clerk in the Hotel Royal and who said he knew
Mr. and Mrs Van Norden, thought it was the BODY
Of Mrs Van Norden The body was short ana
stout and set of false teeth were in the mouth
Roberts said Mrs. Van Norden was woman OF the
same build and figure of the body, and. further
more be said she wore false teeth. man who
appeared to be q Hebrew looked at the body and
said he would not be surprised if 1t were that OF
Mrs. Van Norden.
At 4:3O o'clock, right beside where the thir-
tecnth body was, the fourteenth body was fouhd
with its arms stretched toward the spot from
which body No. 10 had been taken. 1t was
that of a man. minus both legs and part Of one
arm The hair was all burned of. and the lace
scorched beyond recognition. Two pocket-bcoks
were found near the body.
The fifteenth body taken from the runs
at 445 a. IN. The eXtremities were burned OF.
Investigation showed it to be the body Of a hand
eomely formed woman. The body was nude with
the exception of red and black plaid shawl
wrapped about the shoulders. Tied to a string
around her neck was scapular 1t was thought
that il was the body of Kate Riley, the missing
cbanbermaid. who was known TO be devout
Catholic.
THE SIXTEENTH BODY.
1t was 5 when the sixteenth oody was
Onearthed Like the fourteenth and fifteenth, II
was near the spot where the thirteenth was found.
1t was woman's body, and entir/y nude. Inc
hands and feet were off and the body was burned
u a. dark brown The head was small, and the
features seemed to be regular and handsome II
had q good set of small teeth rainier HreSuiar,
but clean and well kept 4,
After body No l6 had been found, the
digging continued for hours without new dls-
ooveries, excepting that great deal of clothing;
books, trunks, and valises was found.
At Is .. NJ however, the hOorers saw some
thing under the wTeckage Of the hotel office which
looked like body. IL was long time before
it was fully revealed to the sight Of the Watchers
wrecIsage had been sufficiently removed to permit
the removal of the body. When IT was hnn h
,ght That rcmen torcrs, ana policemen recoled
In horror 1t seemed hardly credible that the
black, distorted, shapeess object eoud DC human
Icing, but after IL had been carefully placed III
colin and taken 70 the Fortieth-st. side OF Bryant
PARK, where all the dead are placed as soon as
they are recovered, it was found that me oody
was that OF woman. She must nave pceh
small woman The greater part OF her BODY was
burned away. OF her head there remained only
d snail fragment. both arms AMI the nght le2
were missing, and she had no teeth in her mouth
SO far as could be discovered. Near the place
where she was found was a piece Of yellow PIX,
which looked like part Of wonans waist. ms
was put into the coffin with the body, to aid IN
the identification. if possible. 1t cannot be ldent-
fed in any other way as ~ IS uhlecoanlza ,,.
found some underwear marked "A. VI. carey:
There was Mrs Carey at the hotel The body
was put in coffin No II.
FINDING SEVERAL JEWELS.
A stir wos created at o'clock Yesterday after
noon, when one of the Italian labOrers stopped
and picked up small object. He delivered 1t 10
Defective Hayes at once, and then it was found
To be a small silver box badly furnished by fire
and smoke In it were found some of the dla-
monds OF Mrs. Van NOrden, and they were iden-
titled by Mr.. Van Norden as his wifes property.
The contents oil the box one ring with three
sapphip* and three diamonds one ring with three
diamonds; one ring WIN one sapphire and TWO
diamonds and one ring with two diamonds lhcre
were also pair OF screw earrings with TWO
diamonds and one sapphire III each, one solitaire
diamond stud, one diamond scarf pln anu one
small badge OF the Benevolent Order Of Elks.
This box found near tie elevator shaft, ana
Nj Van NOrden rem0lned at the runs Ior long
tune, " the hope that the vallse, which he SAID
contained much larger quantity OF diamonds,
would be found. Bat il was not discovered up
TO o'clock, when he went away. About that
time, however, Detective Hayes again came from
the ruins, with some more jewels which had Just
been found by labOrer They were one
amethyst brooch, one brooch with miniature,
and two coral pins with pendants on which there
was the mono9ram H. ii. These had been
found in the same place, near the elevator, and
like the diamonds, they badly Giscolored
There also found in this spot the cash drawer
of the hotel, with several dollars in Change, ii
had been left by the clerk.
Mr Van NOrden had been waiting about the
rains all the morning. \ strange story was cur
rent around the neighborhood Yesterday 10 the
effect that il had been charged that Mrs Van
Norden had been robbed and perhaps murdered
The only apparent basis for this rather wild bit
of rumor seemed TO he the fact that some woman
was said 10 have been seen rushing through! the
hallway during the fire and offering $500 10 any
one who would save her. The police laugh at
the