The record-union., 1899-03-19
Aimpsred BY the Dense Smoke Arising
From the SmoIdering Ruins.
The Latest Estimate Of Casualties
Is Sixteen Dead, Sixty-Six
Missing and Fifty-seven In
jured-Though No More Bodies
Were Found Yesterday, 1t Is
Believed That To-Day's Search
Will Be Attended With More
Satisfactory Results.

NEW YORK, March 1S.-Through the
incessant rain to-day, their efforts him
dered by a choking smoke that arose
from the half quenched ruins, more
than two hundred men from the build
ing, Police and Fire Departments
sought, but with only half satisfactory
results, for bodies of persons believed
to have perished in yesterdays fire at
the Windsor Hotel Most of the time
the smoke was so dense that the work.
men could scarcely see their hands be-
fore their faces, and the heat from the
mass of debris, glowing red in places,
held the rescuers almost beyond its
limits. Besides, the remnants of the
walls left standing were so shaky and
threatening that it would have been
about the mass Of riveted iron and
clearing away the debris, removing
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 from the
seething mass of ruins to-day. The
sixty-six missing and fifty-seven in
jured. 1t is believed the men will be
able to proceed with the gruesome
search tomorrow with more satisfac-
tory result Several fire engines had
kept their stations all night long, throw
ing heavy streams of water on to the
ruins. Occasionally mass of flame
would struggle up from some unnoticed
ix hr1hh nd
the streams played on it. Through the
day explosions of gas punctuated the
continual pumping of the engines.
The scene of devastation in the imme-
diate vicinity of the fire can scarcely
be imagined. Broken and blackened
windows, wrecked doors, smashed rail-
fngs dirt and general debris surround
almost every house. Countless thou
sands of spectators, pouring from every
street and avenue and from every tran
sit line that passed near the scene of
the great holocaust, and from the
private carriages, packed the surround
ing thoroughfares all day, pressing as
close to the ruins as the restraining
police lines would permit, and straining
their eyes in the hope of catching sight
OF some ghastly part of the spectacle
crowd
AT intervals the lifting smoke showed
the fire engines, putting almost solemnly
and their silent attendants at their
sides. Beyond. where all eyes sought to
reach, rose two gaunt columns of ma
sonry, all that remained standing of the
hotel.
Warren F. Leland, the proprietor of
q I,od
to-day, but was still in a feeble condi-
ton. He is as yet unable to account
for the origin of the fire.
1t was learned to-day that Elbridee
T. Gerry had the building and furnit-
ure that belonged to the hotel fully in
sured, and even the annual rental. for
which he indemnified himself with poll
cies aggregating $4,000. Mr.. Gerry
carried policies aggregating $685.. 900 on
the building. and had insurance for
$120,O00 ON the furnishings. In addi-
tion to this. Mr.. Leland had policies ag-
gregating 100000 ON his own furniture
in the hotel. Most of the policies that
covered the hotel were written with
corporations that have their main Of
nees ,n other States than New York.
No estimate can be made of the pre-
~-oe%' i'ASeoi anu SeiifS WHICH nave With
stood the flames and lie hidden in the
embers and wreckage of the great ho-
tel. One family lost jewelry valued at
S2U,O00, and the total will run un
somewhere near a million. How much
has been picked up and carried awav
can never be known nor can all ever
be recovered.
Mrs. Nancy Kirk. who lost her life.
and her daughter. Miss Mary Kirk had
the family jewels, valued at more than
$2OOUUO with them. There were scores
OF other wealthy families who lived in
the hotel, and who lost Jewels worth
thousands of dollars.
THE KNOWN DEAD.
FOLLOWING is the list of dead correct
ed at o'clock tonight:
John Connolly employe of hotel
burns and internal injuries: died at the
Flower Hospital.
Kate Flanagan, 40, chambermaid of
hotel; died at Flower Hospital from the
effects of burns and injuries.
Mrs. Addie Gibson. 80 years of age.
Cincinnati, shock; died at. Murray Hill
Hotel.
Eleanor Louise Goodman, IL years of
age, daughter of Samuel Goodman of
this city, fractured skull; died at Belle
vues
Miss Laselles Grandy of Elizabeth
City, N. c., here on shopping tour:
burned to DEATH
Mrs. Mehitable Henry, widow of DR..