The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-19

and fire departments, sought, but with
only half satisfactory results, for bodies
of persons who are believed to have
perished in yesterdays fire at the Wind
sor hotel. Most of the time the smoke
was so dense that the workmen
could scarcely see their hands before
their faces, and the heat from the
mass of debris held the rescueTs almost
beyond it's limits. Besides, the rem
nants of walls left standing were SO
shaky and threatening that it would
have been dangerous to allow the men
to work about the mass of riveted iron
and brick Efforts We're concentrated
on clearing away the debris, removing
weak walls, drilling the chimneys and
other parts of the walls for blasting
and making the way safe for the men to
dig in the ruins for the bodies.
No more bodies We're taken from the
senthing mass of ruins today. The lat
est estimate tonight is sixteen dead,
siXty-siX missing and fifty-seVen in
iured. 1t is believed the men will be
able to proceed with the gruesome
search tomorrow with more Satisfac-
tory results Several fire engines were
throwing heavy streams Of water on
The ruins all night. OCCASIONAL a mas
of flame would struggle up from some
unroticed spot like a bubble and burst
away as the streams played upon it.
Through the day explosions Of Sas,
punctaated the continual pumping of
the engines.
SCENE OF DEVASTATION.
The scene of devastation in the i'm
mesiiate vicinity Of the fire can scarce
ly be imagined. Broken and blackened
windows, wrecked doors, smashed rail
ings. dirt and general debris, surround
ed almost every house. Countless
thousands of spectators, pouring from
every street and avenue, and from
every transit line that passed near the
Scene Of the great holocaust, and from
private carriages as well, packed the
surrounding thoroughfares all day,
pressing as close to the ruins as the re-
straining police lines would permit, and
straining their eyes in the hope Of
catching sight of some ghastly part OF
the spectacle. One hundred policemen
held back the crowd.
At intervals the lifting smoke showed
The fire engines, putting almost solemn
". and their silent attendants at their
sides Beyond, where all eyes sought
10 reach, rose two gaunt colmns Of ma
sonary, aid that remained standing of
the hotel.
Warren f. Leland, the proprietor of
the Windsor, had somewhat recovered
today, but was STIl IN a feeble cOfQl-
ton. He is as yet unable to account
for the origin Of the fire.
HEAVY INSURANCE.
1t was learned today that Elbridge
IT. Gerry had the building and furni-
ture that belonged to the hotel fully
insured. and even the annual rental,
for which he indemnified himself with
policies aggregating 10000. Mr.. Gerry
carried policies aggregatinS 1886, 900 on
the building and had insurance for
$4,000 on the furnishings. In addition
to this, Mr. Leland had policies aggre-
eating 100000 on his own furniture in
the hotel. Most Of the policies that
covered the hotel We're written with
corporations that have their main Off
ces in other states than New York
No estimate can be made of the pre-
cious metal and gems which have with
stood the flames and lie hidden in the
emDers and wreckage OF the great no.
ted One family losE jewelry valued at
$500 600, and the total viii run up some
where near S1.000.000. How much has
been picked up and carried away can
never be known, not can all ever be
recovered.
Mrs. Nancy Kirk, who lost her life.
sand her daughter, Miss Mary Kirk, had