The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-09
Searching the Ruins.

NEW YoRK, Feb. 9.-Firemen, while
yearching in the ruins OF the burned Hotel
Royal at 8 o'clock yesterday morning,
found the body of a woman In a room on
the fifth floor OF that portion Of the build
ing still standing on Fortieth street.
A few minutes later the body Of a man
was found beneath pile OF debris under
the site OF the dining room.
1t was intended to put large force OF
mon at work on the ruins Sunday night
to remove the debris and search for the
bodies supposed TO be buried in it, but
this was found to be impossible, as the
fire continued burning in the basement
and In the coal bins in the cellar, and the
ruins were too hot to permit OF any or
ganized search.
Ate o'clock the engines were sent to
their houses, and two lines OF hose were
connected with the five hydrants and
streams Of water kept pouring on the
smoking ruins throughout the entire
night.
A careful examination OF the hotel reg
lister and the journal which was furnished
by the night clerk shows the number of
persons in the building when the fire
broke out was 162.
OF those eight ara known to be dead
Eighty-one were rescued by the fremen,
assisted by citizens and 81 are still miss-
ing.
Among those who are rescued are "a
who are more or less seriously injured.
Until the great heaps OF brick and NOR
a. ~..I tulH 40. a -.
which are packed tightly into the death
pit have been removed no one can tell
what the awful grave will disclose.
III 10 learned upon good authority tn at
Herbert Harding, the fireman of the ho-
tel, first discovered the fire, and fought
the flames for l5 minutes before he raised
an alarm.
It is stated that two weeks ago one of
the scrub women employed in the hotel
made deliberate attempt to burn up her
fellow servants at midnight, and nearly
succeeded. She disappeared afterward
with the threat that she would yet "burn
them ALL"
Late yesterday afternoon the workmen
found foot and part OF a leg in the ruins
and at $50 o'clock body was found. 1t
was SO badly burned az to be unrecogniz-
able and was sent to the morgue.
About $40 the eleventh body was
brought to view. The legs were almost
gone, the arms had been burned off and
the head was crushed almost to jelly
In the upper jaw set Of false teeth were
found which looked like those of a
woman.
The work of clearing away the debris
will be kept going night and day, and
will probably take about three days.
The general description of body No. 8
1allies with that OF Julia Martin.
Charles Blake, an elderly man from
car To- ha mr. xx-if 4 4,
friend to inquire for his sister, Sarah
Blake, 40 years Of age, who registered at
the hotel on Saturday. He was OF the
opinion that No. 8 corresponded with tho
body OF his sister, but did not positively
identify it.
A middle-aged man with tears in his
eyes came TO the morgue in quest OF Mrs.
Rogers of Brooklyn, woman of doubtful
reputation who was friend of his and
who told him she had an engagement"
at the Hotel Royal for Saturday and Sun
day night. He failed to identity any one.
Police Captain Cross was also among
the visitors TO the morgue. He was quite
sure that he recognized the face OF No. 2.
He promised to send an officer who would
be likely to know whether il was the per-
son he suspected. Later two stylishly
dressed women came and looded at the
bodies. The elder of the two, of hand
some and somewhat dissipated appear
ancc, said she was the proprietress OF an
establishment. the locality Of which she
did not dare to disclose.
Mr.: Levy, who was lost at the fire,
called at her house Saturday she said, and
took one OF the inmates to the theatre
The girl probably went with Levy to the
hotel. She mas called "Kitty." The
woman could not find her body at the
morgue.
Sameul Cherley, q bell-boy at the Hotel
Royal, looked at the bodies and thought
the one in box No. 1 was that OF Mrs.
Lewis, the bookmaker's wife. He recog-
nized the short curly hair. He believed
No. TO be that OF her husband, as the
features were similar and the shirt was
like one he had often seen Lewis wear.
He also asserted positively that he met
Mrs. Bora Henderson OF Denver, Color
ado, on Sunday night in drug store a
few blocks further up the avenue from the
hotel. Mrs. Henderson has been reported
AZ among the missing.
Mrs. Mary Mccarthy called with Miss
Bridget Begley, and was quite certain
that No. was the body OF Housekeeper
Gorresponded, she thought with those
OF Mrs. Begley and she went of TO bring
the dentist to verify their make.
Thomas White OF Orange, n. j., came TO
look after his brother Charles, also of
Orange.
julius Ryan was in quest OF his sister,
Kate Ryan, 45 years OF age, who was en-
ploysd in the Kitchen OF the hotel.
The twelfth body was found at
o'clock last evening under the cafe in the
celia on the 10th street side. The legs
and arms were burned of, as was also
pare oil the scalp. On the back part OF
the head was a long lock OF hair that
showed the body was that of woman.
Her age could not be guessed at. A mem
which contained a shopping list. On a
bill In the book was the name Mrs. ii. A.
Cate.
Near the remains was also found a por-
tion OF book entitled "Down the Biver
TO Selkirk." On a visiting card in the
memorandum book there was written
with q blue lead pencil the address "22
seventh avenue" and on another card
was inscribed Prank Golf ut s.15 %. m.
Five electric lights have been rigged up
and calcium light has been added by the
aid oil which the work OF examining the
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