The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-19

sides As they cleared sway the outer por-
son o. the debris they found portions Of
the ground GooY intact Up to late hour
the cn.y articles found 10 reward the la
borers were three bastere1 trunks partly
filed with clothing.
In front Of the hotel. where the balcony
had stood and where the structure had been
eight stories high, shere was a Pile OF
bricks and twisted iron supports forty feet
high. The wall OF this part fell neither
IN or oar. II collapsed and fell upon Itself
With It's fall. which was early III the fire,
all hope for anyone Ief, IN the building
was gone. How many had managed to
reach tae doorway when II fell VIII NOT be
known until the mass Is cleared away. That
VIII be several days.
The men who are clearing the wreck will
work ia shifts and be watched By the po-
lice and corps Of inspectors. to guarantee
against the possibility Of making away with
any yaiuablex they may find. Nearly every
Guest who was saved lost expensive jew
eIry or jewels
In trent Of the building, n one-stoTy
frame house has been erected. This win
be the office OF the contractor and the po-
lice headquarters also To this valuabIes
will be taken. When the hour OF the
change Of shifts arrives the men coming
on duty will be called into this place and
searched FOR valuabies. No laborer will
be permitted 20 leave his work ana go
outside the lines or communicate with a
person inside the lines while at work.
A VIII and Bonds Foand.
| The last will and testament OF Benja-
| min E. jones. executed May II. 1884. was
| found this afternoon. II disposes OF .
| quarter OF a million dollars in property.
| Near the same spot some railroad bands
| were picked up. They were wet and badly
| burned. What bonds they were could not
| be determined
| Some Of the bodies in the ruins may be
| recovered by Monday or Tuesday. 1t win
| take week to get at some OF them. and
| perhaps 1t will take twice as long 10 get
| al those In the cellar. Every preparation
| has been made for the handling OF the
| bodies. Wagons with stretehers will be
| inside The lines. and the coroner will take
| charge of the bodies al once.
| The Gould home was point OF interest
| today. Several hundred persons who man.
| aged to get inside the lines waited around
| in hope Of catching glimpse Of the wo-
man whose charitable acts yesterday and
| today Were spontaneous.
| The police threw a guard around the
| house. 7. had been slightly damaged by
| fire. Miss Gould and her brother Frank
| occupied the house Friday nignt. although
| they had permitted 1t TO be turned into q
| hospital and morgaie during the fire. To-
| day three men were slightly hurt while
| working about The walls. They were taken
| 10 The Gould home and waited there until
| the arrival of an ambulance.
| Novelist Gunter Probably y Victim.
| Archibald ciavering Gunter. the we'll
known novelist. was patron OF the
Windsor. and IL is feared by friends who
have not seen him since the fire that he
lost his life with his child.
Col Thomas Oehiitree said tonight:
Mr.. Gnnter was In my apartments an
hour before the fire. and have no doubt
his body wilt be discovered In the ruins
| He WAS very large stout man. and was
n constant sufferer from asthma. and
/ would find IL difficult 10 make his escape
through the smoke"
Warren f. Leland. the proprietor Of
the Windsor had somewhat recovered to-
day BIT; was stiIi in feeble condition
| He is as yet unable TO account for the
origin OF the FIRE
Il was learned today that Elbridge r.
| Gerry had the building and furniture be-
| longing to the hotel fully insured, and
even the annual rental. Cor which he In
.iefunihed himself with policies aggregat-
| ing $1,000. Mr. Gerry carried policies ag-
gregating saa5ea on the building. and had
insurance FOR sisheo on the furnishings
| In addition to this Mr. Leland had poll
eies aggregating 500 500 on his OWN furri-
ture IN the hotel Most Of the policies
that covered the hotel were written with
corporations that have their main offices
| ia other states than New York
M estimate ear be made Of the precious
metal and gems which have wlthstood the
flames and lie hidden In the wreckage Of
the hotei The total will run I'D some
where near mlihen. How much has been
picked up and carried away can ueyer be
known, nor can all ever be recovered
Mrs Nancy Kirk who lost her life. ana
her daughter Miss Mary Kirk. had the
family jewels. valued AT more than s1n0. 90.
with ,hem. There were scores Oh other
wealthy families who lived IN the hotel
and who lest jewels forth thousands OF
dollars.
Joseph Haworth Missing.
Theatrical circles were stirred today by
a persistent rumor thar Joseph Haworfh.
tae actor. ard until recently Viola Aliens
leading man I'm The Christian was oae
ag the possible victims 81 he windsor aio-
T.! sre. As lhe story started. Mr. Haw-
ortiz vas sail 70 he al he Players Club
in the cary part ~ Friday afternoon He
: said % have left % visit the Windsor
hesri. where a friend wa- Stopping and
where Mr.. HawortA occasionally lived He
was nof again seen Several Efforts were
made te1ighf 80 t}ad hjrn N sorne OF his
accustomed AaUu:s hat without success
inassgy made Of ais most Intimate frsents
As "a his "a asgsahoggs Mas equally fGtEs
Corrected List OF the Dead.
Following Is The list % dead corrected
az ecl@cS tonig3fs
CONNOLLY JOHN. empseye o. hotsl:
barns and internal injuries. died at Flower
hospital
FLANAGAN. KATE. - eharanernaaISs:
dssvi a, F'sewes hospital from effects Q.
burns ara INJURIES.
GIBSON MRS ApDIE =. Cincinnati,
,seaagN. tied az Murray Hill nsste8