Evening star., 1899-03-20

DIGGING UP REMAINS
Two Skeletons Found in Ruins Of
Windsor Hotel.
MANY LOOSE BONES UNEhRTHED
No Clues to Identity of These
Ghastty Discoveries.
o T F. G Z S FE j TACT
IAEY LOOSE BONES UKEhRTHED
0 f F1C E SAFE ACT

NEW YORK, March 2a-The skeleton OF
a victim of the Windsor Hotel fire was
found today on the 46th street side. The
remains were in such a condition that II
was impossible to tell whether they were
those OF a male or female. There was only
little flesh left on the breast The body
was found ten feet from the sidewalk and
| tv enty feet from the rear OF the building
A human foot, with nearly all the flesh still
on II, was also discovered at the same spot
A little later the burned bone OF a human
leg. so badly charred that 1t could not be
told whether it was that OF a male or te-
male. was taken from the ruins. The bone
was taken out of heap Of rubbish at the
entrance to the hotel. A second body was
found in the debris where the office OF the
hotel had been. 1t. like the first, was
burned beyond the possibility of recogni-
ton
Shortly after II O'Clock number of bones
We're found on the 41th stree; side Of the
ruins. They Were not Joined together in
any way, and the police put them into q
coffin.
Streams Play the Ruins.
All last night streams from two fire en-
gines were poured upon the ruins Of the
Hotel Windsor, where the fire began last
Friday afternoon was still smoldering
With daylight large force of laborers was
Stt ll WI n seuiCIllIlS the RUNS Tor tne re-
mains of those who had pcrished in the
confiagration. The work was chiefly direct
ed to the 5th avenue side
The big office safe was dug out and It ap-
peared to be intact. Numerous small ar
ucles, such as jewelry, purses. bundles OF
papers, photographs and wearing apparel
which had belonged to occupants of the
hotel, were also gathered up.
At 9 O'Clock the charred leg bone Of a
human body was found near where the en-
trance of the hotel was 1t was badly
burned. and there was no telling whether Il
was from the body of a man a woman
The bodies found in the ruins were exam
lned at Bellevue morgue after being taken
there in the dead wagon.
Body No. is that of a man. The trunk
is nearly complete, but the legs, arms and
head are missing.
Body No. is that of young woman. II
is in six or seven sections a part OF a
brown kid glove with pearl buttons was
found on one hand. The jacket is OF Thibet
cloth, the co,or of which is unrecognizable
anu i the SKIRT Is OF back serge. A black
cloth buttoned dress is marked Made W.
& X. Company, Ex,ra." In the pocket OF
the skirt was cent.
Workmen Use Their Hands.
The workmen with picks and spades were
called off, and others put to work, who
were to use only their hands II was felt
that the bodies. if any were uncovered,
would be so badly burned that Identification
would be almost Impossible except by
means OF some personal belongings. The
first body found was discovered a little
later by the workmen on the 10th street
side of the ruins, ten feet from the side
walk and twenty feet from the rear Of
skeleton of the breast, including the ribs
and breast bone. Close by a foot with
nearly all the flesh on It was found. 1t
appeared to have been severed from the
leg by the falling of some heavy piece Of
debris.
The four injured persons from the fire
who are at Bellevue Hospital were reported
this morning to be improving. They are;
Mrs. Alice w. Price, thirty-five, Macon.
Ga; sprained back, fractured ankle.
Mrs. c. Simmons, fifty-two, Frederick.
Md; burns and shock.
Kate Roach, domestic; burns and broken
leg.
Nellie Thomas thirty-seven, assistant
housekeeper: shock and burns
All the injured at the New York Hospital
are reported improving. They are: VIM. +.
Love. hotel clerk, burns of face and hand:
Ellen Curran, TWEEN seven, domestic burns
OF arms and legs; Mrs. c. H. Calhoun, At
lanta, Ga. shock. Mrs. Calhoun is expected
to leave the hospital today.
News of Supposed Missing Ones.
Miss Helena Leah Reed of Boston. who
was reported missing, Is safe. She was at
the hotel on Friday, but left before the fire
broke out.
Simeon Leland stated today that he had
received a communication stating that Mrs.
D. S. Salamon and her daughter, Rosina,
who occupied rooms on the fifth floor OF
the Hotel Windsor, are safe.
Jennie McKenna, reported missing is at
the home of her sister in Richmond Hill,
L. /. Her hands are slightly burned.
Capt. McCIusky Discusses the Fire.
Capt. McClusky OF the detective bureau
said today:
Il do not believe that thieves started the
fire at the Windsor Hotel 1 have no
theory as to how the fire originated. but
do not believe that IT was of incendiary
origin. The mere fact that thieves take
advantage of every opportunity at a fire
pl Cbably induced this idea but think that
the theory that the fire was set by thieves
for the purpose of plunder is absurd"