The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-02-11

II was hurried away 70 the morgue,
where after much difficulty it was iden-
titled as the body of Harry G. Levy, q
member of the firm of Strauss & Free
man, 707 Broadway. At o'clock q
gang of fifteen laborers were put to
work clearing away the debris at the
corner of Fortieth street. They con-
tinued their work until dark. One hun
dred men, under Contractor Galloway,
will be put to work. and then it is ex-
| pected the fearful work Of the fire will
soon be known.
Coroner Hanley, who was early on the
scene, arranged for the removal Of all
the bodies recovered direct to the morgue,
where description of them will hc
taken and they will be placed in coffins
| for Identification.
From Mr.. Meares, the proprietor of
the hotel, it was learned that in the
| hotel at the time the fire occurred were
| 1873 persons. just how many of those
escaped it is difficult TO say, but late in
| the afternoon the firemen and the police
came to the conclusion that the number
| of lives lost would be between twenty
and thirty. But they admitted that
| their figures were only based on suppo-
sition, and that the number of deaths
due to the fire might not be known for
days.
The Dead and Missing.
The dead so far as known include four
persons who met death by leaping from
| the ill-fated house and b. II. G. Levy, who
was found in the ruins. A list follows:
Unknown woman, about 40 years Of age
| fractured skull, suiiocated and slightly burned
| Heavy gold band ring on finger. Supposed to
have jumped from the window and killed her.
self. Front teeth very much worn.
Unknown woman, about % or ~ years Of age
very good looking, rather light complexion
| very much bejewecd. Wore diamond earrings
diamond finger ring of three stones, emerald
| finger ring Of three stones and finger ring OF
six sapphircs and two pearls. Burned and suf,
focated.
Unknown man, about 81 years of years OF
| age, heavy dark brown curly hair, evidently
| jumped or dived out of window or from roof OF
the hotel Head all smashed to pieces. Man
had smooth face, was about feet 0 inches in
| height and weighed about la pounds; wore
linen night shirt and trousers, partially burned
and his face is crushed in on the right side.
Unknown man, very good looking, about a
years Of age head bald just back of forehead
only the least bit Of hair on head and that /.
brown in color, short side whisiers for about
| an inch under the ears, brown moustache.
These are the missing as far as known
Mrs. Slate, Mrs Beglcy, housekccper; Mrs
| Cory, Mrs. May and child, Mrs. Van Noorden
| Chalder Brandt, Mrs. Henderson, Denver; Mis-
| Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs
| Guild, William f. Armstrong, Charles Close
Thomas Kennedy, four chambermaids.
| Tho Injured.
The injured: G. w. Kleine, aged 80
unmarried, lawyer by profession, resi-
dence Hazelton, Pa, partially asphyxi'
ated and burned: injuries not fatal
| Walter l.. Yates, aged 60. unmarried
| lived permanently at Hotel Royal, suf.
fering from burns and cOntusions. Isa.
bella Meares, aged 45, wife of proprietor
of Hotel ROYAL, slightly burned on head
and body and cOntusions on back and
side, sprained ankle. Herbert Harding
aged 25, engineer at hotel, injured while
bravely trying to reach and rescue a
woman; was carrying a woman guest
down stairs when the staircase fell bury.
ing him in the ruins; lost consciousness
and does not know whether woman was
saved or not; several Of his ribs broken
has other contusiOns. Richard Meares
proprietor of hotel, had his left hand and
arm badly hurt. Unknown man, about
| 30, burns and COntusiOns, at Mount
Sinia hospital; unknown woman, about
| 40, unconscious from smoke; unknown
man, about 80, cOntusiOns and burned
| on body.
Actor Powers Story of the Catastrophe.
James T. Powers, the well-known
comedian, who witnessed the whole of
! the terrible cOnhagratiOn and its accom-
| panylng horrors, was seen in bed in his
| hotel by a reporter. He was nearly sick
in consequence of the excitement he had
been through, but was willing to talk OF
what he had witnessed. ri have been
trying to sleep, said Mr.. Powers, "but
can't do it, No sooner do / close my
eyes than the whole thing comes back tC
me like horrible nightmare. Ny God
it was terrible. Those poor men and
women, / can hear them shrek even
now. was standing on the corner, just
outside the hotel here, smoking a cigal
and talking to friend / think it was
about 3 o'clock, or little later, when
happened to glance through Forfeit
street over to Sixth avenue, when saw
little bit of flame break out Of the rooi
of the Hotel Royal. Hello, says /,
guess the roofs on fire, and went ovel
leisurely to see what it amounted to.
had not gone but few yards before the
| MuOlS IOOl SCtlleu dDldLe III du lIlSJdIU
I ran over and looked through the Office
window and saw one big sheet of flame
that appeared to run from the ground
floor straight up the air shaft up to the
roof, illuminating every floor like &
furnace. Instantly every window
seemed filed with men, women anG
| children crying out piteously to those be
low to save them. Take us down fol
Gods sake save us, don't let US burn tc
death
There was great excitement during
the day around the burned building
Thousands were around the ruins, among
them the relatives of those who were
known to have been in the building.
These shrieked for information about
their loved ones. At the morgue, too,
great crowds viewed the bodies.
The origin of the blaze in the elevator
shaft is mystery. The janitor says the
flames were shooting up the shaft when
he first noticed them.
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