The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-19


Mcdonald. Lizzie, New York
Mccarthy, Catherine ", New York.
Mccarthy, Henry.
AlcKenna, Jane, chambermaid.
Morarart, Jennie, chambermaid
Nash. Mr..
Nellie, Annie.
Patterson, Mrs, wife OF Judge Patterson
OF Colorado.
Pnrdy. Mrs. l. H.. of Purdys Station,
New York
Salamon, Mrs. y S.. widow.
salamon. Miss Ronaso, her daughter.
Shea Kate, servant.
Stokes, Mrs. James H.. this city.
Simpson, Miss Adele, OF South Orange.
Seleman, Mary, this city.
Soy, Mary, laundress
upham Annette, daughter OF ex-state
senator upham OF Vermont.
van Nechten, A. V. w, New York.
van. Miss NJ Of Purdys station, N. Y
Walsh, Mary, servant.
Ward, Annie. chambermaid.
Ihe condition OF the injured In the hos
pitfalls is reported az follows.
Presbyterian Hospltal--AdelnIde Whee-
Ter, burns on back shock, improvine
Dorothy Wheeler, burned hands aud shock.
improving; Miss Won spiegel, broken leg
aud rib improving; Miss r. NJ Ioch,
burned face, hands and back improving:
Edward Shelton, plumber this city. burns
Of face, improving.
New York Hospital william r.. Love
clerk OF the hotel. burns face and hands.
Improving; Ellen Curran. a domestic OF the
hotei, burns OF arms and legs, condition
net serious, Mrs. CGroh O'Holihau. cham
oermaid, burns, improving.
Flower Hospital Patrick McNohols.
Waterman of the hotel, shock. improving
James Mcclure truckman, fractured right
leg and scalp wound, improving; Kate
Flanagan Chnmharmaf1 hume nnuaittz..
serious.
Mrs. Alice W. Price, slster-l n-law OF
Governor Gambler OF Georgia, who is In
Bellevue hospital with broken log, was
reported as doing we'll
Mrs, Sol Russell, wife OF the actor, who
was registered at the Windsor was not in
the house az the time OF the fire aud Is
safe and we'll.
Kate Forsythe, an American actress.
who was registered at the hotel. was in
Phlladelphia.
Colonel Higbee. United States corps, be-
fore reported missing, Is safe.
Detective sergeauts cnss and McDur.
who were on duty at the fire yesterday.
| arraigned today In police court man who
gave his name as Frank Cane and whom
| they accused OF trying 10 make or with
iewelry belonging 10 Abner Mckinley, val
Jed from $4,000 TO $4,000. Cane was ar
rested while the fre was In progress. Mr..
| .nrdoya, the broker, places his loss at
! $4,000.
| Commissioner Scannell said today thu,
the burning Of the Windsor hotel was about
| what he had expected. Hc declared thai
| y was one OF the worst IRE traps IN New
! Fofk, and addeds There are other hotels
in this CITY as had as the Windsor. and
! unless the proprictoFs pit .heir rlaees In
publish liat that have in my posses
! slen"
The men who are clearing the wreci,
VIII Srlt in shifts and be watched by the
police and corps Of inspectors TO guard
against the possibility OF making away
with any yaluables they may fnd. Nearly
every guest who was saved lost expensive
iewelry or Jewels. Some lost diamonds tc
the value OF many thousands
In front Of ~e building one-story
frame house has been erected. This viii
be the office OF the contractors and tn,
police headquarters also To this all val.
tables Will be taken. When the hour al
change OF shifts arrives the men comins
of duty will be called into this place Rnt
searched for yaluahies, No lahnrer will
be permitted TO leave his work and x
outside the lines or communicate with
person inside the lines while at work.
The last will and testament OF Benia.
min u. Jones, Executed May II, 1894, wa.
found this afternoon. Il dlsposos OF
quarter Of million dollars in property
Attached 20 4 was codicli which pro
yiaes for the disposition OF other proparty
The Will was turned over to the building
department. Near the same spot SOM
railroad bonds were picked up. They wer,
wet and badly burned
Some OF To bodies In the ruins may b.
recovered by Monday or Tuesday. II vii
take q week 10 get at some OF them, an,
perhaps Il will take twice that long I,
get al .those M tile cellar preparatiol
has been made Tor the handling OF bodies
Wagons With stretchers win be inside IN
lines, and the coroners VIII take charg
4 Of the bodies al once
Warren Leland Jr.. said 1T ere weu
about $40 persons employed IN tire hoeei
az neai ~ J can Judge The list of N,
help u locked up IN the otdce safe. wh,rl
e somewhere IN the ruins. aud prohabi,
L VIII be several days before Il can s:
eotten ct ! am afraid msns e1i the h..l-
perished We NIL know who they ~ are !, Il i,