Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-09
ELEVEN BODIES
Taken From the Ruins Of the Hotel Royal, in
New York City, Up to Last Nighttime
Hundred Men at WOrk-Will Take
Three Days to Clear the Ruin.

NEW YORK, February S.-Despite the
fact that work Of digging out the bod
les OF the unforturates who lost their
lives in the Hotel Royal early Sunday
morning was stopped temporarily at an
early hour last evening, crowds linger-
ing about the place during the night
aud hung on the outskirts of the fire
liBeS gazing at the weak and tottering
walls. Al seven o'clock this morning
when the CHASTITY search was resumed
the crowd Of the night was swelled TO
five times its size.
The fremen at nine o'clock this
morning found the body of woman in
a room on the fifth floor Of the portion
OF the building still standing in Fortieth
street. A few minutes later the body
OF man was found beneath pile OF
debris under the site Of the dining
room.
The work of clearing away the ruins
Is being carried on by 125 Italians in
charge of Contractor Galligan. Seven
bodies had been found at half-past nine,
but how many charred and mangled
bodies are still buried beneath the ruins
OF the Hotol Royal is question OF hor-
rible uncertainty. The bodies OF many
others may lie hidden in the mass Of
Steaming wreckage which chokeS up
the wide space between the blac kened
and diSfgured walls.
FROM a careful examination OF the
Hotel register and the journal which
was furnished by night clerk l.. Under
wood, the number Of persons in the
building when the fire broke out was
I52, of these eight are known to be
dead. Eighty-one were rescued by the
firemen, assisted by citizens, before the
walls collapsed, and sixty-one are still
missing.
Among those who were rescued from
the flaming building are twenty-four,
who are more or less seriously burned
or bruised. Three of these are at Belle
yue Hospital, and there is one each at
the New York and Presbyterian Hos
pitfalls. The others have been cared for
by their friends at neighboring hotels
or at their houses.
In taking out the seventh body quite
a pit had to be dug under where the
dining room was, and number OF other
bodies were brought to view. Every
effort was made when IL was discovered
that the wall on the Fortieth street side
was tottering and threatening the lives
of all the workmen, so the search was
suspended for time in order that the
wall might be torn down.
As soon as this was done work was
once more resumed. At 1880 o'clock
the eighth body was found about ten
feet from where the seventh was dis
covered. II was that OF woman with
ont clothing, about 25 years old, feet
. inches In height. Beneath the body
were found a black cambria skirt, a
bunch of keys, and check book, on
which was written &c. A. Hurry, Phila-
delphia."
Victor Follern, a waiter who worked
in the hotel some time ago, gave In an
interview this morning some interesting
facts that may throw some light on the
origin Of the fire. He said that while
bs was working there IL was the habit
for rubbish 10 accumulate in one corner
~ the kitchen. This pile OF rubbish,
on three different occasions caught fire,
hnt was quickly extinguished by pals
of water.
Notbipg was thought of 1t at the
time. hut Follerin believes that IL was
bare that the fire originated. This
u,oroing II was learned on good author
itv that Herbert Harding, the fireman
of the hotel, who first discovered the
FIRE. fought the flames fifteen minutes
before he raised an alarm. rms was
the General belief among people who
saw the nature and swiftness OF the hre,
but Harding denied it. IL Is now SAID
,bst he has contided this fact to a
friend. and by the friends indiscretion
some of Inspector Byrne's men have
learned the fact and are investigating
AT noon the ninth body was found IN
tbe Immediate vicinity OF the spot
where the eighth body was discovered.
Il was also that of woman about
tbirtv-iye wears old. 1t Is Thought
sbe was an employe OF the hotel.
Tn 10 O'Clock this afternoon four
bodies had been found and removed 70
the morgue. Three OF the bodies were
those of women and the fourth that oi
, a man. Added to the five bodies at the
morgue yesterday makes nine all recoV'
cred from the ruins. OF these only one,
hat Of Harry L. Levy, has been identi'
FED The bodies recovered to-day are
All terribly burned and identification
NAV be impossible. The sixth oooy
fonnd is thought to be that OF fanny
Clark, of this city.
T,ote in the afternoon the men found
toot in the ruins. At $50 body was
| fonnd in the ruins. lt was so oaaly
burned as to be unacceptable, and
WAS sent directly to the morgue. Al
s.95 the eleventh body was brought tc
vieV. the legs were almost gone and the
body terribly mutilated.
One hundred men are at work on the
5abris and will be kept going night
and day until they have completed the
work Of clearing away tho ruins, which
will in all probability take about three
days.