The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-20
LONG LIST Of MISSING.
4 FEW SUPPOSED VICTIMS OF
WINDSOR HOTEL FIRE SHOW Up.
Down the Standing Walls Going
On With Some Narrow Escapes
Dynamite lsed Cauaes Damage.

NEW YORK. March la.--Littie progress
was made today In removing the debris
CT the Windsor hotel fire In the effort 10
discover the bodies supposed To be buried
there. All day long over 20 men laborea
as much as the misty. muddy. steauing
mass Of broken stones. twisted iron and
crushed brick would admit A heavy.
sitting vapor arose continually, retard
ing progress and keeping the workers for
the most part away from the center Of
the ruins. From Fifth avenue much os
the debris that had fallen into the street
had been cleared away and the men were
able 10 reach n portion Of the first floor.
What small portions OF wall could be
blasted down were ieveied, but the great
pillar of brick at the Forty-seyensh stree.
end st.il stood.
covered and no more deaths from injuries
received al the fire were reported from tho
hospitals bat a number of the injured were
s;lli in u ssriosss condition.
The death Est remains the same yes
tergfay-Sxteen-and the list of missing
has been reduced To fnrty-fcur. as num-
her O. those previously unaccountea for
reported in person. or have been located
by friends.
The only things found during the early
part of the night were a set Of artificial
teeth on a gold plate and some articles
OF clothing.
pv midnight the laborers had excaTated
back from the front building line and 20
the ssss1-hasefrlsnt for a distance of hf;een
feet.
The great value Of Jewels and ieweiry
TN the wreck made the men work care
fully Each siovegtul of the refuse WAS
carefully examined before being placed In
the carts.
Teufrh; the persons living sr the three
houses nearest the wall on Forty-seventh
street were ordered out by the police be-
causss OF the danger Of i;s being blown
down By the high Wind.
One Of the strange sights cf the day 70
,hs. police was ss, curiosity of the crowd.
Sightz.@-s rsslraher thousands while day
Nxhs lasts and even after nsEhifafi the
number OF Idle visitors was GscnsnfoTtshsy
large.
Work was hs-ssa this morning To deTIlol-
ssa fhe fTagn9entsry portions of walls on
the east and north sides of fhs burned
building ard later the number Or work
ers xas rssufara aesf as.f sl1e work Of resroy
ing the rubbish pasae,i ss vigorously as
was practicable TIE chimney. siEaty i've
fast high StzEsiing on tae forSF-sfxia
street xs.fa sf The rglsas. nesr F1fth svvnue.
was Blown sp today.
Thirty pounds 2f dynamite Ters PLACED
ss.sls~ sAe hhsS q sn8s chimney and es@c-
steam ssll& rise from 5he debris. and ncw
and then sal.gnas II flames shoot 20. srefs
al fnis lass hanF after the are TIE wark-
y-sea have t4Avn zhiss - siD cnky a fEsks "a
g,srsscial ~1gk Nata fnev DIG down lit
Sc Nay the aebrss IS 40 ssoS sas tasy are
usasgea "a NOSE % another tacaiifx.
Daring the star weTksn~T we're angzg@i
IN ysssggng 10 ggesses 1se ssx-~fory aal sssa.
il standing o1 sk~ Fifty sesezsh street
xa4A - sAa fsGs1s site ia order - make sae
search is sfse Tsgfsss safe.
Tire xee8sss ~1ght* fise feet chimney was
81 - sssless ssnrsiy asarr o c&g<ex tAsa at
eFssoor TIE ~ Preston ~r~eSA5 3 nsaza$-
- r5zse glass wsaas@s ara aaS9s ln nesF-
ng residences
4 large rsrwe nf rsase @ere a. wewx aartag
T}se Afternoon or wsgAt @as tls@ rsass es~
sramem 10 rtR h0se8. Et SsE sx.see1szf enE.
f0zse@ w@Ssl2 4e1 i~e fgunf lhaFe A
large aszaclnt as ssvasf artses@s, sssssessk1sy
.ss fsassosaAl property - guests ~as sosss
Ssrraw Escape trouz Death
Eanse5 Sw@snsy. zee egsssrEs ns-g A'r~s s@g
af tEe eSsaiSaas department.. ard tasT@s wsmn