Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-10
MORE BODIES FOUND.
The Hotel Royal Ruins Still Continues TO
Furnish Ghastly sights-How the Work
Progresses

| The Hotel Royal Ruins Still Continues to
Furnish Ghastly sights-HOw the Work
Progresses.
New YORK, February 9.-At . o'clock
this morning, when the workmen had
been digging for six hours in the ruins
of the Hotel Royal without finding a
body, there was not cOrporaPs guard
Of spectators. They flocked to the scene
of the fire after the theatres and re-
mained until about o'clock when they
left The nen worked hard in the ro-
tunda where, early in the evening, a
| foot was discovered, but unearthed
nothing more than dilapidated grand
piano, which had cashed down from the
second floor.
At 3 o'clock the entire force was put
to work in the cellar, under which was
| the dining room. and near the elevator
shaft and the staircase. An hour and a
quarter later, 4:l5, body No. l3 was un-
earthed. 1t was that OF woman with
dark hair, badly burned and utterly de-
void of clothing or jewelry, by which
identification would be possible.
At 4:30 a. IN. the body of man,
minus both legs and one arm, with the
hair burned off and the face scorched
| beyond recognition, was taken out from
the same place and put in coffin, No.
| IA.
At 5. a. m. q body was found which
may be identified. 1t was that OF an
extremely well formed woman with a
red and black plaid shawl on her
shoulders and scapuler about her neck.
Her arnis were burned TO cTisp, tho
legs were in similar condition and the
face and neck were badly scorched.
The body was put In box No. Is.
1t took about half an hour from the
time No. 16 was discovered to remove
the heavy timbers, bat the body was
finally taken out at 5:15 a. m. 1t was
that of woman badly charred and en-
tirey naked with hands missing and
legs below the knees gone. The head
was small and the features, as near as
could be gauged, were regular and hand
some.
The workmen were kept at the CEN
ter Of the building until 6 o'clock, when
q change Of force was made, and the
| fresh daY men put on the side entrance
on Fortieth street. 1t is expected that
bulk Of the bodies will be found here
and at the foot of the elevator shaft,
for in passing through both Of these
places distinct odor OF burned and de-
composing flesh manifested itself.
AT 6:3O o'clock crowd Of spectators
began to reassemble, and kept increaS-
ing until 7:30.
The iaborers began work this morn
| ing on the second floor at the elevator
shaft, where it is expected many bodies
will be found. They had not been at
work long before they were ordered 10
stop by Chief Gieuguel, who thought
| the standing walls were dangerous.
Under his orders the men were put to
work to tear down these walls, as well
| as that between the cafe and Ofiics.
One body was identified early this
morning. 1t was the body No. G, which
was found yesterday In a room on the
| fifth floor OF the hotel. II was ldentl-
fed as that Of Miss Sarah Blake, Shell
donville, Mass. Body, No. /, has been
identified as that Of Mrs. J. Cohen, thir-
ty-three years Of age, OF Toronto, Cana
da; body, No. 4, as that Of Louis Levi,
of London, Ont. Mr.. Levi and Mrs.
Cohen came to this city together from
| Canada.
At1:55 o'clock this afternoon was found
| badly burned, the unrecOgniZable body
! Of woman with shawl wrapped about
| her head.