Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-26
Now Almost Certain That Cliff
ton Hotel Wreck Hides An
other Corpse
!. p. JOHNSON STILL MISSING
His Name on the Transfer Register and
Part of His Clothing Found in the
Debris - Unidentified Body at the
Morsue Does Not Tally With john
sons Description.
% Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids, Feb. 26.-Work OF
searching for more bodies in TIL,
ruins of the Clifton hotel fire was re-
sumed yesterday, the developments rel.
ative to A. P. johnson indicating thai
| his body is yet In the debris. Johnson's
home was at Orion. Iii. The remains
| at the Beatty undertaking parlors dc
not tally with the description of this
man, it is feared. and the mystery OF
| the identify of that unfortunate is yet
unsolved.
A. P. Johnson is certainly among the
victims. His relatives have no doubt
of it, and every indication points to-
ward the fact that the charred remains
of this aged man are yet buried in the
ruins.
B. S. Millett, of Jewell Junction. SON
in-law of Mr.. Johnson, arrived in Cedar
Rapids yesterday to Investigate con-
corning his father-in- law. Last Thurs
day Mr.. Johnson departed from his
fhome in Orion H., on the c. r. l. &
P, for the home of his daughter in
Jewell Junction. He bought his ticket
by the way of Cedar Rapids and would
have arrived here Thursday night for
lodging, intending to leave here in the
morning for his destination over the
Northwestern railroad. His name APP
pears on the transfer register of the
hotel, recovered from the ruins, and
since he left home no word has been
heard from him. His coat, vest and
pipe found in the ruins have also been
identified as his.
Mr.. johnson was going to surprise
his daughter with his visit and accord
ingly had not communicated his inten-
tons to them. AS no word came from
him, his people at home became wor-
ried, and last evening telegraphed to
Mr.. Millett The parent not having
arrived he came to Cedar Rapids at
once. Arriving at o'clock yesterday
morning. Mr.. johnson was man 65
Years of age, and left at home wife
and son, and an aged mother who is at
the point of death because OF the IN
trinity OF age.
Mr.. johnson is described as being a
man of average height and weighing
$50 pounds. He is said to have been
robust and broad chested. The re-
mains at the undertaking parlors 90
not agree with this description and the
taeth OF the remains are not believed
to be such as belong to an aged man.
The on-in-law does not believe that
the teeth of MIR. johnson We're ever
filled and remembers that he often
complained that the meat was difficult
to masticate. 1t is possible that the
jaw of the body now in state will have
TO be removed and used as a means of
trying to identify the remains. Mr..
Millett viewed the remains of the I'M
identified man here and said he was
almost positive that such was not his
father-in-iaw. While the army of men
is digging in the remains no stone will
be left unturned TO accomplish the
identification of the remains at Beat
tvs. Mr.. Johnson, it is shown by the
transfer book, occupied room No. Az.
He wore mustache and goatee.
AS stated in yesterdays paper clue
was being worked upon with the belief
that the unidentified body was that of
II. Wilson, a brakeman on the railroad,
who was seen on the evening Of the fire
with Mr.. Mowely, one of the victims
Mr. Wilson has been located braking on
the Northwestern railroad. The two
men were seen together that fatal night
at 10 o'clock, but it is now learned that
Mr. Wilson left the city at II o'clock
and is alive.
This leaves the body now in state UNI
identified and almost a certainty that
the remains of johnson are in the
ruins