The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-08

help. but they fell back, and were soon
buried in the ruins
The Hotel Royal was built more than
twenty-five years ago. 1t was formerly
kept by Peris & Butler. but Mr..
Meares leased it thirteen years ago.
The house was the home Of many
persons in the theatrical profession and was
patronized chiefly by transients for the
night Many families made it, however,
their permanent place of residence. The
elaborate restaurant was literally patron
lied by a class of people who kept late
hours in the upper portion of the lender
loin district
SEARCHING FOR THE DEAD.
After tile fire had sufficiently cooled to
permit partial examination Of the ruins,
a search was made for the dead. The
search was at once rewarded by the finding
OF chsrred body almost burned to a crisp.
1t was unrecognizable, but was identified as
that of Henry J. Levy. from a ring on one
OF his fingers. He is of the firm of Levy,
Strauss & Freeman, wholesale clothiers.
The loss on the hotel and furniture is esti-
mated at S250,0O0. The building is owned
by Hyman Israel, a furniture dealer In the
Bowery. Levy's is the only body recog-
nized whose name has become public Be-
sides him two men and two women are
known to be dead. So far as is known,
none Of the injured are likely to die.
NEARLY ALL UNIDENTIFIED.
NEW York. Feb.7, IL P. M.-Those known
TO be dead, whose bodies were moved, were
not all identified. In fact only one was
identified with any degree of positiveness ;
this was believed to be f. G. Levy OF the
firm of Levy, Strauss & FREQ
man, "a clothing firm on Broad
way. The body was badly burned and
disfgured. The four others are the bodies
of two men and two women. It is feared
that search of the vast smoking pile of
debris in the cellar of the hotel will reveal
many ghastly finds. 1t was reported at q
late hour that no less than 100 people are
still unaccounted for.
Many Incidents Of narrow escapes are
recorded. One man, Mr.. Klein Of Hazle
ton, Pa, ali old customer of the hotel, was
aroused in time to get out upon fire
him to start downward. Flames cut
off his descent. Smoke and flames
prevented his going up the ladder. His
position was critical. Happily a firem an
discovered him as he was almost suffocated
and quickly, though not without difficulty
and danger, helped him to place of safety.
sNATCHED FROM A HORRIBLE DEATH.
w. H. Sykes of the Chelsea apartment
house, this city, prominent and wealthy
man, was stopping at the Royal. He was
reused by the flames and essayed 20 escape
from his room on the third floor to the Bry.
ant Park hotel adjoining. The distance be-
tween the windows was about ten feet.
Stepping out on the coping and
closely hugging the building he
sought to edge his way across. The coping
suddenly narrowed. He could go no fur
ther. Fire and smoke belched from the
window he had just left and he could not
return. Clad only in his night dress he be-
came benumbed. His strength gave out.
His head reeled. He tottered, and Just as
he was falling thirty-fve feet TO the street
below a stalwart fireman caught him and be
was saved.
HER PRESENCE A MYSTERY.
AT 9:20 o'clock this evening an unknown
woman who was taken to the New York
hospital with fractured skull and thigh,
was Identified by a man aud woman. The
tnJ jred womans name, at the request Of
her identifiers, was withheld by the hospital
authorities. She was employed where they
were, and failed to report for duty this
morning. They were at a loss to account
for her presence at the hotel Her con-
dition is critical. and her death is expected
TO occur during the night.