Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-20
SEARCHING THE RUINS.
Eany Bodies Still In Remains of the
Windsor Hotel.
EIGHTSEERS SWARM AROUND
Gore Insurance on Hotel and Furni-
ture Than Was Thought mt First.
Some Thrilling Rescues ana
Escapes Reported by Guests.

New York. March 20.--Through rain
and with their efforts hndered by a
,hoking smoke that arose from the half
Iuenched ruins more than 200 men from
the building. police and fire depart
nents have sought, but with only half
satisfying results. the bodies of the per-
sons believed to have persisted in Fri
lays terrible fire at the Windsor hotel.
Most of the time the smoke was so
1ense that the workmen could scarcely
see their hands before their faces. The
1eat from the mass of debris, glowing
led in places. held the rescuers almost
beyond it's limits. Besides, the rem
nants Of the walls left standing We're
so shaky and threatening that it would
have been dangerous to allow the work.
men to prowl about the mass of riveted
iron and brick. Efforts We're concen-
trated on clearing away the debris. re-
moving weak walls, drilling the Chin
neys 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 were taken
rom the seething mass of ruins. The
attest estimate is Is dead, Sc missing
md 81 injured.
Spectators Swarm Around.
The scene of devastation in the imme-
late vicinity Of the fire can scarcely
De imagined. Broken and blackened
windows, wrecked doors, smashed rail-
ngs, dirt and general debris surround
Utmost every house. Countless thou
ands OF spectators, pouring from every
treet and avenue and from every
ransit line that passed near the scene
the great holocaust and from private
arrlages as well. packed the surround
ng thoroughfares all day, pressing as
lose to the ruins as the restraining po-
ICE lines would permit and straining
heir eyes in the hope of catching sight
some CHASTITY part of the spectacle.
me hundred policemen held back the
rowd. At intervals the lifting smoke
hoWed the fire engines putting almost
olemnly and their silent attendants |
their sides; beyond, where all eyes |
ought to reach, two gaunt columns of |
lasonry, all that remained standing
the hotel.
Warren F. Leland, the proprietor of
lie Windsor, has somewhat recovered,
1T is still in feeble condition. He is
J yet unable to account for the origin
the fire.
The Insurance.
1t was learned that Elbridge r. Gerry
Ia the building and the furniture that
longed to the hotel fully insured and
EN- the annual rental, for which he
demnified himself with policies ag-
egating $4,000. Mr.. Gerry carried
licies aggregating $685., 900 on the no.
building and had an insurance for
10000 on the furnishings. In addition
this MIR, Leland had policies on his
n furniture in the hotel. The ma lori
or the policies that covered the hotel !
corporations that have their main
ices in other states than New York.
no estimate can be made of the pre-
JUS metals and gems which have i
thstood the flames and lie hidden in a
embers and wreckage of the great \
tel. One family lost jewelry valued L
s2oo'ooo' and the total will run up !.
newhere near 100000 How much Il
been picked up and carried away
never be known nor can all ever be
overed. Mrs. Nancy Kirk, who lost
life, and her daughter, Mrs. Mary II
* Haskin. We're staying at the hotel
ey had the family jewels, valued at
re than s2oo,O0O. with them There N
re scores of other wealthy families le
O lived In the hotel and who lost II,
els worth thousands of dollars.
Will Found In WreckaEe. fc
he first article Of any value found in w
wreckage. strangely enough, was be
last will and testament of BENJAMIN NJ
Jones. 1t had been drawn on Nav lie
1894. by Lawyer William L. SNYDER ed
Temple court. The document con- as
eo OF SIX pages and an attached da
II that appeared to be a codicil. Fl
was found by workman midway by
Neen Firth avenue and the rear of
motel, IN Forty-sixth street, and was w;
slightly slnged. The police would TT
only cursory inspection of the pr
ruInent and finally decided to DENY %
that. SO that the only provisions tel
couid De ascertained We're beuuests sis
5000 to one son, $2OO, 900 to another SD
ana number Of other beuuests Ell
10 aggregate 100000 The will was He
TO police headquarters by Detective 70
lips OF the East Fifty-first Street the
ion. ue
ter three badly battered trunks fill ag,
WITH wearing apparel We're dragged leg
OF the ruins. They We're taken TO in
East Fifty-first Street station,
re two OF them We're identified as
property OF Mrs. Abner MCKINLEY. r
owner Of the remaining one Ia rot
w. Sta
es!dent Murphy Of tho board =, ~.
u sent Sanitary inspectors Blau- 20
dno Di4lneham to the scene Of the the
with disinfectins corps. They wh
spray tho wreckage and remain on cor r
until 1t Is ascertained that all the Az
- nave been recovered. an
The Inquest. ens
'oner Fitzpatrick said that he
hold the inquest on March 81 If !
BILE. ,
am going to make a thorough in tho
CATION he said, land fix the 70. M.
'iplllty for the disaster where II R,f
ss. l have been informed that the
people were notified ten years AGO -
10 building department to improve r
ysten Of FIRE escapes In the build. r
do not know whether these roo.
endatlohs were ever carried out,
VIII find out all about it at the
St"
coroner said that he was not a
'er In the rope fire escape. II be-
y he said, that the ropes with
these hotels are. supplied are /,
subterfuge. examined the hands
victims who had used these ropes .'
ound them cut to the bone. 1t is '"'
a = ~ 10 an,