The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-24
TAKEN FROM THE RUINS
PORTIONS OF HUMAN BODIES FOUND
IN WINDSOR HOTEL DEBRIS.
Bones and Charred Flesh That Can
Not he Identified-Abner Mckin-
Iey's Papers Recovered.

NEW YORK March 23.-Nineteen dead
and thirty-four missing is the record so far
of the Windsor fire oil Friday last. One
more body was found to-day. This brings
the list OF unknown dead TO nine. The frag-
ments were dug up about twenty feet west
OF the annex on the Forty-seventh-street
side, I'm a part of the ruins where no other
bodies or bones have been found. The re-
mains consist simply of portion of spinal
column, with some of the ribs attached, a
piece of the skull and some small bones and
charred flesh. The remains were taken TO
the morgue and numbered Body No. g.
Identification in this case, as in the large
majority of the other bodies at the morgue,
will be impossible. IL is not likely that any
of the bodies yet to be found will be recog-
niZable.
The work of clearing away the debris pro-
ceeds slowly. The great mound of debris
in Fifth avenue seems to grow larger each
day, though it was said to-day that fifty
carts were engaged in hauling ii away.
Many persons called at the morgue and the
East y-first-street station to-day. the
former in the hope of Identifying some of
the bodies, and the latter, mostly women,
to claim lost articles to preserve as keep
sakes. The search continues to reveal small
articles of personal property.
Articles of many different kinds continued
TO be unearthed. OF these some were bank
books. apparently OF domestics in the
ploy of the house. One was in the name of
Margaret Quinn and another in the name
OF Kate Dunn. marked package of letters
and books bore the name of Col w. c.
Brown and the address, 80 Broad street A
letter contained the card of DR.. II. r.
Purdy l49 Lexington avenue. A spoon was
marked u E. F.. An album with pictures
contained a memorandum with the names of
NJ J. Cramer and Miss Kate Walsh. A
bundle OF letters showed the address of
George Beckham, Spring. Lake, n. Y.
Among other things found were a ladys
poeket6ook containing uain cartridge pencil
c. T. W." d metal box with the cover
marked Il. ID. L." and metal box, twelve
by six inches, contained jeweled trinkets
AT O'Clock tonight a charred human foot
was found near the elevator shaft. 1t was
sent 10 the morgue unmarked.
Abner Mckinley and Col. w. c. Brown
called at the East -first-street police
station last evening and claimed a package
of papers bearing Colonel Browns name
These papers were important legal. papers
in possession of Mr.. Mckinley at the time
of the fire: They were forwarded tonight
to Fostoria, o., by special messenger.
Shortly before II o'clock tonight workmen
found on the Forty-sixth street side of the
ruins bundle OF letters addressed to Abb
ner Mckinley" the remains of dress suit,
a dress-suit case and a half-burned satchel.
Some small bones, which appeared to be
the bones of a human forearm, were found
near by.
At 100 o'clock this morning two charred
bones were found near where the human
being was found earlier in the evening.
They are thought to be part of the same
body.
The Herald says: Warren F. Leland
will receive each day until his new hotel is
completed a sum. said to be $3.50. on use
and occupancy policies which he fortu-
nately held. This will be entirely apart
from the insurance he will receive fur
niture, personal property and improvements.
The use and occupancy policies provide
for payments To the insured for each day
his business is not in operation.