The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-08

inc llre escapes, and Wcre In tho hands
OF tho ambulance surgeons, who had
been summoned from bellevue hospital
and Now York hospital. Tho surgeons
had their hands full in taking care OF
tho injured and mai,iiod.
All this time tho fro was raging
iiercely and 1t was plain to DO socn tho
building was doomed. Tho structure
burned like SO much kindling wood.
The work oil rcscuing tho guests still
went on and many were taken from tho
windows by iremen and policemen.
MIR. Frederick Uhlmann, dealer in
hops, has been guest at tho Hotel
Royal for years and lived with his
brother Simon and mother. Tho latter
yesterday won't to Lakewood, N. j., on
Il visit. Mr.. Uhlmand had gone to bod
shortly after ono o'clock and was sleep
ing soundly when no was rudcly awal-
ened by tho cry OF fire, and tho screams
for help OF tho inmates OF tho house.
lilo ran from his room on tho second
iioor, which was directly over tho Office,
into the hall. uo found it filled with
smoke and was forced buck into his
room. Again ho made m attempt and
falling over somc obstruction in the
,passageway succeeded in making his
way down tho one flight Of stairs to tho
street below. llc escaped with only an
overcoat to cover his nakedness. Mr..
Uhlmann lost everything in his room.
including $4,000 in cash. Several
checks and notes and other valuable
business documents were lost.
Despite his loss, however, Mr.. Uhl-
mann was cheerful to-day, for, as he
said, "If my mother and brother had
not gone away on Saturday they would
have been burned"
Among the narrow escapes was that
OF Mr.. Tompkins, OF this city, who was
n transient guest Mt tho hotel. Hc was
awakened from his slumber by the cry
OF fire. lie got up and went into tho
hallway, but escape down tho stairs was
impossible. Mr.. TompEirs kept his
head about him, and collecting all his
valuablcs, escaped out OF one OF the
windows down 4 rope. In descending,
the flames from tho second floor win
dows burned his hands slightly and
sCorched his hair.
These escapes occurred before the
walls of the building fell, while the fire.
men were doing their utmost to stop
the progress OF the flames, which
threatened to envelop tho adjoining
building. When the walls fell people
were seen at several windows crying for
help, but they fell back and were soon
buried in the ruins. The flames OF tho
burning building illuminated tho sky
Tor miles. around and drew to the scene
an immense throng OF people.
RECOVERING TIE BODIES.
The fire lines were strictly drawn and
maintained during the entire day and
none save person authorized to enter
by reason OF his official position was
allowed within the prescribed bound
aries.
At the morguc the same scenes were
re-cnacted which characterized the
Park Place disaster.
/ At s o'clock tho first dead wagon ar
rived fromsthc.sccnc OF the holocaust,
bringingf0Ir6 6diUg, ttwt6 -of'wliom were
men and two women.
At 1915 o'clock another body was
brought in. 1t was that OF 4 large,
able-bodied man and was entirely nude.
The face had been burned beyond rec
ognition, and the LETT arm was also
burned to q crisp. His identification
was soon Completed, however. The
finger ring Of gold which he wore was
the means OF Identification. 1t was the
body OF II. j. Levick, salesman for tho
firm OF Strauss & Freeman, clothing
manufacturers Of this city.
A POPULAR HOUSE.
The Hotel Royal was built moro than
Twenty-Five years ago. It was formerly
kept by Messrs. Ferris and Butler, but
Mr.. Mcares leased it thirteen years AGO.
In 1882 the building was remodelled.
The house was the home OF many per-
sons in the theatrical profession and
was patronizcd chiefly by transients for
a night.
Many families made it, however,
their permanent place Of residence. The
elaborate restaurant was literally pat
ronized by the class OF people who Kept
late hours in the upper part OF tho ten
dcrloin district.
After tho fire had sufficiently cooled
to permit partial examination OF the
ruins, q search was made for the dead.
The search was at once rewarded bv
the finding OF Il charred body almost
burned to 4 crisp. It was unrecogniza-
BILE, but was identified as that OF Henry
]. lcvick from ring on one OF the fin
gers.
The walls were in q dangerous comdi-
ton. and it was deemed necessary to
pull them down before continuing the
search Tor tho dead. A force OF 100
men will be put to work early to-mor-
row morning clearing away the debris.
The loss on the hotel and furniture is
estimated at S250,00O.
SOME OF THE VICTIMS.
The dead and missing and injured are
as follows:
The dcad-Unknown woman, forty
years old, fractured skull and slightly
burned. She jumped from window
and killed herself. Body ut morgue.
Unknown woman, about twcnty-eight
good looking, light complexion, wore
IN abundance OF jewelry. Burned and
suifocated. Body at morguc.
Unknown man, about thirty.Gve years
old, dark brown hair, jumped from
window. Head badly smashed. Smooth
face, about feet inches in height,
weighed about $50 pounds, wore linen
night shirt and trousers. Body Mt
Unknown man, good looking, about
iorty-thrce years old, stripped silk
undershirt, light brown stripes. Evi-
IDENTIFY q Hebrew. Body at morgue.
Henry c. Lcyyi OF tho firm OF Levy,
Strauss G. Freeman, 707 Broadway,