New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-23


carried around to those unable to leave
signed post Every detail Of this considerable
hospitality is personally superintendent by Miss
Gould who spends much of her time In the
kitchens
In a letter 10 The Tribune correspondent
who signs himself An Old Time Reader asks
II the Fire Department is not supplied with
life nets TO catch people who beset by flames,
jump from To- windows OF burning buildings. as
in the case Of the Windsor Hotel Nets do form
part OF the equipment Of the NewYork Fire
Department and were brought into use on Fri
day night. One or two lives were certainly
saved by people being caught in these nets. and
that more were not so rescued was due 10 the
fact that most of the jumping had occurred
before the equipment wagons had reached the
fire.
That there were nets 10 meet emergencies was
shown yesterday when three were found be-
meath the wreckage which is being carted away
from the sidewalk.
Fire Marshal Seery said yesterday that his
investigation into the fire is being pushed as
rapidly possible He declared that he telt
he could say little about the matter ar yet he
said that from the Information so far gathered
II appeared to him that the fire originated on the
second floor OF the Forty-sixth-st. side or the
building. where a curtain caught fire in nay
window He declined TO discuss the matter
further till he had ended his investigation
ARTICLES TAKEN FROM THE RUINS.
miscellaneous collection ~ articles
taken from the ruins to the East Fifty hrst-st
police station yesterday. The property was not
Of valuable nature II consisted Of chinaware
spoons cutlery two large punches OF keys
twenty-six metal trays. one yachting cap a
bracelet a glove stretcher. a hair-curler piece
OF metal with the initials IS. G." on H. scissors
and other things too much damaged by fire 20
make Identification possible
Few persons called at the East Ffty-nrsI-s,.
station to inquire for missing persons or 10
claim found property. One Of the inqulferS MtiS
a young woman who did not give her name. one
said she had a ca BILE message from ireland ASK
ing information relative to Katie shea, the glri
employed in the dnng-room She mad come come. 10
ascertain anything she could concerning MISS
Shea She was told that nOtnlng mas ur'l H'a'N
concerning the missing girl
AN INTELLIGENCE BUREAU ESTABLISHED.
The property taken from the ruins is begin
ming To accumulate in the station house. Dur
ing the afternoon the property was removed
from the sergeants room 70 some large rooms
Immediately over the station, where IL was as
plaved for inspection. Because Of the number OF
persons who have visited the ruins uaHy 10
make inquiries about missing persons ana 10
obtain other information. five men were de'alleu
yesterday morning under ROundSman NuEeht,
If the East Fifty-first-st. station. 10 estaplsh
an intelligence bureau. and 10 direct persons 10
the best sources 10 obtain the information they
seek.
p Corotan. representing the firm Of Coro-
tan & Co. OF London returned yesterday 10
England having lost valuable colecuoh OF
goods at the Windsor Hotel IRE. he saws MS
/ collection Of draperes included variety OF
Egyptian hanginGs and rugs, secured many
years ago by his father, now dead ana We're
brought here for exhibition only. NJ. Corotan'
al the request Of friends in England 6rousni
on FOR delivery 10 relatives a Naluapie olu
miniature portrait Of the grandmother or CoIo-
mel John Y. Cuyer Of Brooklyn. ana greatly
prized by the family. This Is supposed 70 nave
heen destroyed with NJ. Corotans collection.
| Colonel Culver IS anxious 20 learn ABOUT II
should II by any caprice or fortune nave rs
capped destruction.
TWO MISSING PERSONS SAFE.
Among those who were said to ~ missing was
George Schloesser. who was employed in max
ing icecream in the hotel Word was received
at Police Headquarters yesterday that Schoes-
ser was safe his home, No 4t4 seventh ave.
man who visited the ruins in the morning
said that Margaret Farrell. laundress IN the
hotel who had been reported missing, is safe
al the home of her aunt, Mrs. Bassett, No lf34
Third-ave.
A bundle Of papers and circulars addressed 70
H. ". Schlomann general manager Equitable
Life Assurance Society was found IN the runs
late last night. Besides these were Two aiarm
clocks a silver hairbrush and mirror, with the
initials &C. l. A. ~; set Of six silver toilet
articles an ivory nailbrush and fragments OF
many articles. Most OF the articles were found
at the Fifth-ave. and Forty-sixth-st. corner.
Many people called at the Morgue throughout
the QaN ana ldSl lisAt l'l INV pun i'SF VI P'H-
sihle Identification Of some Of the bodies. None
were recognized, however, and IN view OF the
condition of the bodies # is not likely that the
identity of any will ever be positively deter
mined.
DESCRIPTIONS OF BODIES
The following arr the official descriptions Of
the five bodies now lying at the Morgue:
Body 30 Trunk OF a man head and arms.
legs missing from knees; impossible to form idea
Body 10 2-Parr OF the body Of woman ago
corset piece Of kid glove with white pearl buttons;
piece Of black satin dress black cross buttons COW
Body No 3-Part OF the body OF e female. arms
and legs missing. hair burned from head. appar-
entity the body Of elderly woman. about sixty
years. second back tooth. lower Jaw. right side,
hneo with gold. back tooth left side. goldzhled:
teeth In good condition: shirtwaist marked 3s ap-
parenIy ne size, par OF black silk dress, with
ebirtTaist band Of dress marked Dou p 81 de-
Pan Par SpparentIy Paris MAKE
BODY No. 4-Portion OF an unknown body. sup
posed TO be that of a female; found in centre OF
building near the elevator shaft. no means Of
Identifying head and arms and one leg missing;
part OF black silk dress and piece OF brown silk
Body No Trunk Of unknown man; arms
BURN burned OF o%eT eeth GOOD upper ones missing
apparently the body Of an elderly man; no other
means OF Identification.
FOR BETTER PROTECTION OF HOTELS
THE CORPORATION COUNSEL SENDS TO ALBANY
BILL GIVING POWER TO THE MUNICIPAL
ASSEMBLY TO MAKE PROPER ORDINANCES
Corporation Counsel Whalen yesterday to
Albany a bill giving power 10 the Municipal Assem-
bly, 70 make such laws or ordinances would
guarantee better protection against ire IN hotels
The bill was drawn after consultation with tho
Hotel Mems ton. the Board OF Fire Under
writers the Superln endent OF Buildings, chief
Bonner and Fire Commissioner ScannelI The bill
will in all probability he introduced by Senator |
Grady in the Senate and by Assembyman Palmer !
in the Assembly. II Is as follows.