The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-31

Nearby was the body or q child IN
Fauntleroy costume. his golden curls In
vivid contrast to the scarlet color OF his
face from which every particle OF the
skin had been torn.
BOOT YDEI. MARKS.
His cheeks bore plainly the mark Of
boot heels, his chest was crushed and II
was only too evident that his life had
gone out under the heels of the frenzied
throng around the doorways. There
were dozens OF bodies OF young women
and girls from Is to % years OF age
Many OF them were elegantly dressed
and their clothing or some trinket found
will be the only guide TO those who knew
them, for their faces have been literally
trampled into an unrecognizable mass
Some OF the bodies were stripped entirely
OF clothing. and with mangled and
charred features were seen In all their
horror In one respect they were alike
The left arm OF nearly every victim was
held stift 10 the side while the right hand
was outstretched as II warding on peril
At Jordan's on Madison street. the dead
numbered iss They were stretched upon
the carpets of the little chapel and on the
bare floors OF the morgue below. The
scene varied only in minor details from
the ghastliness seen under the electric
lights OF Rolston'A
To Sheldon'e on West Madison street
Il dead were taken.
At CAROLS, Wells street. a.; at
Gavins. North Clark street. ~; at
Buffums on Wabash avenue, 81. and AT
Perrigo's on State street. ~. otner
morgues scattered throughout tho city
received smaller numbers.
AT COUNTY MoRGUE-
At the county morgue. 10 bodies had
been received or these three men and
two little girls were identified. Prepara-
tions were made at the morgues for the
inauests which begun today Many days
viii be sAent I'm the inquiry Into the fre
and several juries will be empanelled In
order TO expedite matters. Each body has
been numbered and the marks OF identih-
cation placed In ~ envelope with a cor
responding number, and in many cases a
bit OF scorched ribbon or a trinket may be
the only means OF establishing Identity
WILL INVESTIGATE THOROUGHLY.
I'VE will make every effort TO sift this
matter TO the bottom" said Coroner
Traeger this morning. Some one must be
20 blame and the fault will be placed
where It belongs. II the undertakers are
unable TO care for all the bodies i VIII is
sue orders to throw open some hall where
the dead may be placed TO await identih-
cation"
All night long the crowds came and
went around the morgues There were
the heads OF families. brothers, sisters
and men and women looking for those
from outside cities who had been their
guests. For hours they passed UP and
down before the long rows OF the dead,
searching for the faces Of their missing.
sorrow relgned i'm the residence OF DR..
Frank w Gunsaulus, the noted divine.
who lives at 26ls Prairie avenue. William
Mclaughlin, 10 years OF age, a nephew OF
Mrs Gunsaulus was one OF those severe
" burned. lie was taken TO the Presbyte-
rian hospital. where the attending physi-
clans held out no hope for his recovery.
Mr. McLaughln's home In In Buenos
Ayres. He is member OF the sopho-
more class Of the Ohio Wesleyan univer-
sity AT Delaware, o.. and was spending
lbs holiday vacation at the Gunsaulus
home
ALL NIGHT SEARCHERs.
All night search was kept up for Mary
Dorothy Garts. u years old. and Barbara
Gartz. four years old. who attended the
theatre with their aunt. Mrs. Adelaide
been found. and there seems TO be no
doubt that the children have perished.
They are the daughters Of A. r. Gartz
end the nieces OF r.. T. Crane. the mil
lonaire manufacturer OF this city
Mrs. Hoptfelt was taken from the
theatre severely burned about the head
and shoulders. The children are believed
10 have been caught in the crush coming
down from the balcony and TO have been
trampled to death on the staircase lead
Ing TO the main floor Walter Zeisler,
j. years old. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sigmund
keiser. is among the missing. He Is
nephew OF Fanny Bloomfield Zeisler the
pianist
"A party consisting OF Mrs. Lucy Garn.
her two children. Frank. 10 years. and
Willie. six years old Harriet Wolfe. 10
years old. daughter OF Ludwick Wolfe a
millionaire business man. and Miss Burke,
Q dressmaker. il missing Mr. Wolfes
entire family searched ell night through
The hospitals and morgues. but failed TO
Ind trace of any members OF tho party.
GTaefsr Stewart Republican national
committeeman from Illinois. spent the en-.
tire night hunting for Mrs. ". Fox
OF Winnetka, Ill. and her three children
Mrs. Fox Is the daughter OF william
Hoyt. VINO was president OF the w NJ
Hoyt Grocery company. one Of the wealth
fast concerns OF the kind I'm the west
Mrs. Fox was taken home but mono of her
children were found.
Mr.. Stewart said the handkerchief of
Hoyt Fox, ~ years old, has been found
In the pockets uf n suit upon the body OF
q boy at Rolston's morgue. There is no
doubt that II is the boy, although the fea-
lures are hardly recognizable.
FOUR IN ONE FAMILY.
There was n pathetic scene at Roleston's
morgue when the body OF John Van Ingen,
Is years old Of Kenosha, Wis. was identi-
ned. Friends OF the Van Ingen family
had spent many hours searching at the
request Of Mr. and Mrs. Van Tngen. who
were Injured. Today four Of the Van
Ingen children who are believed 10 have
rerished In the fire had not been ac-
counted for They are: Grace, two years
old; Dotty, Ave years old: Mary, i3 years
old and Edward. ~ years old
one Of the saddest OF the many scenes
enacted in Thompsons restaurant, near
the theatre. where many OF the dead and
wounded were taken Immediately after
the fire. was the search by party OF
priests and nuns. headed by the Rev
J. I. Holtinger OF Ontonagon. Mich. for
Edith Horton and her sister two young
girls, who. In company with one Of the
convent sisters had attended the perform
ance. The body of Edith Horton WAS