The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-08
DEAD AND INJURED.
Five Bodies at the Morgue, but Only Ons
Identifed-Some of the Messing.

Five Bodies at the Morgue, but Only One
Neutrality-suspicious. of the Messing.
The dead. so far as known. include four
persons who met death by leapiDg from
the ill-fated house. and b. III. Levy, who
was found in the ruins. The dead are:
UNKNOWN WOMAN. about forty years of age;
fractured skull; suifocated and slightly burned.
More nd hnS are front OH s s
much worn, Supposed to have jumped from the
window and killed herself.
UNKNOWN WOMAN, about twenty-eight or
thirty years of age, very good looking, rather
light complexion. very much bejeweled. Wore
diamond earrings, diamond hnger-ring or three
stones, emerald lingering OF three stones, and
Burned and suffOcated.
UNKNOWN NAN, about thirty-five years of
age, heavy dark-brown hair. evidently jumped or
dived out OF window or from roof. Head all
smashed to pieces. Had smooth face, was five
feet, nine inches in height, and weighed about
175pounds wore linen night shirt and trousers.
Partly burned his face is crushed inion the right
UNKNOWN MAN, very good looking, about
forty-three years old, head bald just back OF
forehead. only the least bit of hair on head. and
about an inch under the ears; brown mustacbe.
Wore striped silk undershtrt; eight brown
stripes; apparently Hebrew.
HENRY c. LEVY, member OF the firm OF
Levy, Strauss 81 Freeman. 1907 Broadway, whole
sale clothiers, body very badly burned, left arm
bruised and burned. head very much disfgured,
The injured are:
yer by profession, residence Hazleton. Pa, part
IL asphy yxiated and burned; injuries not fatal.
WALTER LYLEs, aged sixty, unmarried, lived
permanently at the hotel; suffering from burns
and Commissions.
ISABELLA MEAREs. aged forty-five, wife of the
proprietor of the hotel slightly burned on head
and body, and contusions on back and side;
sprained ankle.
HERBERT HARDING. aged twenty five, engineer
af INIT fninr raH xVh ilQ lra vel fryin IN
and rescue a woman. Was carrying a woman
down stairs when the staircase fell, burying him
In the ruins. Lost consciousness and does not
know whether the woman was saved or not.
Several of his ribs are broken. ana he has other
contusions.
RICHARD MEAREs, proprietor of the hotel, had
his left hand and arm badly hurt.
UNKNOWN MAN, about thirty-fi urns and
contusions; at Mount Sinai Hospital.
UNKNOWN WOMAN, about forty, unconscious
UNKNowN MAN, about fifty. contusions and
burned on body.
SOME OF THE MISSING.
These are among the missing. Mrs. Late,
Mrs. BaRley, housekeeper; Mrs. Coreye.
Mrs. Nav and child, Mrs. Henderson. Dem
YER, Col; Miss Lewis, MIR. aud Mrs. Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guild. VIM. L. Armstrong.
Charles Close. Mrs. Hildebrsnd, Thomas
Kennedy and four chambermaids.
Following Is the list of permanent guests,
fifty-seven in number and the employees.
eleven in ALL who are known to be saved.
There were fifty-five employees and all but
eleven slept out of the house. OF the
transient guests nothing definite is known,
as the register is missing. and even if the
register was found il would give no clew
to the identity of the missing, as
it is thought that many of the
rransients were registered under assumed
names. Those known to have been saved
are: p. Taylor. w. T.. Pierce. Frederi>k
Uhimanr. ii. q. Tompkins W. g. Anderee,
Mrs. Knapp. w. e. Buchanan. +. S. For
day. Rupert Tonant, j. III. Powers, NJ
Brown, Z. p. Rupetdon, Blodgett L.
Ball. G. Soper c. w. White. T. q. Hard
man, w. N. Scott. Langdon Sweet, g. s.
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