The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-22

NEW YORK. March 2i.--Three bodies
were recovered from the ruins % the
Windsor hotel today They were badly
charred and great difficulty is being ex-
perienced, In the identification.
There are now FIVE bodies AT the morgue
each tagged with number. which with
the known dead brings the list 10 fifteen.
The list of missing IS still very large,
numbering forty eight persons. The IN
jured at the hospitals arc all recovering
Although the work % clearing away
the debris Is progressing as rapidly as
possible. II seemed tonight, when the shift
OF 4eo men WAS made. that but a small
part of the ruins had been removed. An
effort was made 10 pull down the section
OF the rear wall by means Of a cable. but
il was unsuccessful.
Lines are drawn a,s around the ruins
and the big crowds that stiti gather are
kept at a distance The streets about the
ruins are impossible. and the debris Is
piled 10 n height of fifteen rs twenty feet
on the Fifth avenue side. Mpn the Forty
seventh street side the pile is even more
formidable.
The vorkmen have succeeded I'm clear
ing away considerable Of the debris for a
interior Of the mass and TO a distance
downward over this territory 10 the cell
ing Of the cellar They have struck at
intervals what appear To be PARTITION
walls. and tonight are digging around
them toward the ground.
The servants OF the hotel were for the
most part on the top fioor of the Forty
seventh street side, ami the wofkmen have
unearthed many articles Of cheap clothing
and cheap tewssry. as well. which evident
iy belonged 10 the domestics.
II was estimated that at the speed with
which the work is progressing at present
IL will be at least week before the pll.
will have been gone over, and il may be
longer.
All during the night articles % mere or
less value were brought 20 -ns surface ard
turned over 10 the policemen wha were
stationed about 10 receive number them
and take them TO the East rsfty-nrst
street station house 10 awais identification.
Al! Of the most valuable % the articles mso
turned over 10 the ceroner's office ofsi-
rfais.
Tom Clifton. fsse porter af ths hatei
thinks that tbn. body knowu as hpay Va.
ho.oi He formed this opinion from ssc
beaded clothes tbaf we're on TIE lsfy.
citfscn also fasfnks that asssgy Ne. II that
~ a charsAsrrlaia named Aus.le. ehe
worked on The a@or where Mrs. Aaxee
rcofned
Ore hundred rr1en worked al, ~ ght On
the rssirs. BAT IN usamy places the sIesgrss
was tho bot 20 r~ynstf of wesk 4 nfsre.
tsr es rysueea ee bodies were found dsargnx
the nsghs. boass eharYea ard broken anss
separated from one another. with sus1a
gseces af burned resss on them
This morning ~ortraeu alxging ri the
Ysfth avsns3e side near the entrance
where the TySf trare2 osf bottles usre
found came sfFon rSeee % gsegv.s
wsavhlrsg assoat two pounds Later a
workman fossrS shat appeared "A ne tgw
kgescap Of rsaid wsth pieces sss sssnsur
fxsrex. II wAs sag sv on the Ferty -s@v.
euth $sre~t eide Pie sof damaged
esetsagsg Was found nsse In trying 20 sss,-
crate tss Yseecs tae wsskwsea found fss-
siyte the eaosiine shas wss ssli@vesa ~ b.
rnangseS. h@rnrA and crushed assh and
b9aes- The Whole snaa9 wAs ant in eosans
ard taken "a fae ma4gaS.
Pail List ef Missing.
r.. !ssf of missing ss nom sls follows
Mrs. MARY aa9ffn. os Eew York. ayS- N.
r. HFa9lsD. pass@auTx. iynssie Fsoyce. :
years cks. S.w York. Ms. fs. o. FsrnHa,
MaFy Clare e sesrs osa. cssaEsn@rsssalgi.
s-asxies Desch. borough eot1ertor S~a-
tw4xfst - . Augustus isgnham. Mass "a
gan pafrog eg aetes. Miss Fletcher. Miss
Mar-&rrs Fsslser. II years old p4sssbaarx.
Csctiaued ca Psxe Two.