New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-12

flesh in coffin No II, and she is of the opinion tha'
that Is the body OF Mrs. Van Norden. The Dony'
however, is burned so badly that no one could posi-
lively identify It.
The woman said the missing woman's DIAMONDS
and other jewels not in the ruins. know that
she placed them In the safety deposit vault she Smn
to Tribune reporter Il do not know whether She
told her husband or not that she had put the jewels
away for safe keeping but know ii, and they were
not burned In the fire with her. Nc, l do not know
the name Of the safety deposit company. because
did not pay any attention to that when she told me
about IT, That fact lie easily learned. however,
The mysterious pressed her Indignation at
the refusal Of Mr. Van Norlen to visit the Morgue
lie seems to think about the diamonds than he
does about his wife, she declared. Ii Is his duty to
come here and look at the bodies instead OF remaining
away and declaring that his wife has not yet been
found 1t will be shame to bury Mrs. Van Norden In
n Po'ers Field
The Injured people who at the hospitals are
recovering. Miss Eta Greene much improved
and Wuter L. Yates pronounced out OF danger.
Mrs. {. A. Ius'ey and J. W. Cromwell dentiied
property the Nineteenth Precinct police station H.
Van Norden also called at the station and identified
jewels worth $3.50, which, he said. belonged to MIS-:
vailed at about S Witch he i has said 50 me
The italian employed . "a s h by and
the city will take charge Of the work Of clearing
the streets. Richard H. Meares the proprietor OF the
responsible for the erection OF suitable and good
fire escapes one of the fro officials however voiced
the sentiment OF MANY when he said that, whoever
might be legally responsible both the proprietor OF the
hotel and the owner OF the building weIc certainly
morally responsible for their negligence and careless
ness In not taking all possible precautions for the
safety OF the inmates Of the building. J. r. OndeN0nk
Is alive and naturally objects to being Chased among
the missing.
WHY DID TIE CITY BUY THEM, THEM
A letter from Mrs. Scott-CurrOr was received by
Mayor Grant Yesterday In which she inquired why
the aerial ladders which her sister, Mrs. Scott Uda
sold to the city years ago for $4,000 were not
placed In use. She felt that they would have
saved many lives at the recent Hotel Royal fire ard
other similar disasters. The writer explains that rs
the patents have expired she has pecunlary Inter
est in the ladders, aud her suggestion is only in the
interest Of humanity.
A fatal accident put stop to the use OF these
ladders. II occurred at their first public exhibition
years ago. at Grand-st and Broadway, and in which
battalion Chief Nash and fireman were killed. Nash
was an enthusiast the subject. While he and his
companion were going up the ladders the guy-rop
became taut that II doubled the ladders mp and
both men were thrown to the ground and lost their
lives Mrs ScottCurrOr asserts that the taut rope
alone caused the accident and that IL Mr. Nash, who
thoroughly understood the working Of the ladder had
remained at his proper station on the ground ana
attended to Its manag cement accident would have
happened.