Evening star., 1922-02-08
FIRST BODY TAKEN
FROM HOTEL RUINS
Four Known Dead, Is Mis-
sing and 28 Injured in
Richmond Blaze.
RY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, February S.-A
charred body, burned -hspond recogni-
ton, the first taken from the ruins
since the Lexington Hotel was de-
stroyed by fire early yesterday morn
ing, was found by workmen at 1850
o'clock this mornings This brings the
number of known dead from the fire
to four.
The local police department report
ed today that after a careful re-
checking of the list Of guests in the
hotel it was found that sixteen per-
sons still were missing. This list
the police state, was compiled from
a card index system taken from the
hotels records.
The department announced today
that six persons reported that they
were safe. They are: B. H. Jones. E.
A. Smith. A. B. Fittz. J. r. Nelson,
J. F, Blue and J. E. Scott.
Reports From Hospitals.
According to the latest information
from the hospitals. twenty-eight per-
sons are listed as injured. 1t is un-
derstood, however. that a very small
proportion of these are seriously
hurt, and that the fatally injured
will not be more than one, at the
most.
eIt was stated at police headquarters
that Albert e. Wilkinson OF Will
Transport, Pa, came here today for
the body Of Martin J. FoS. one Of the
victims of the fire. The police learn
m ~ of
Y. who is believed to have perished
in the flames, was contractor. was
married and was the son Of +. II.
Pierier Of Yonkers;
Following is list Of those reported
BY the police today as missing:
e. T. Carter. United States Navy: p.
II Push. Richmond; Samuel Ash. Rich
mond: &C. C.. Eberly. address un-
nnnwn. now B. e. Arnes, Charleston, S. G.:
4. r. Cox. Richmond: T. X. Jones,
NorfoIk; Is. S. Harold, address not
given; F. L. Shaw, Chesapeake ana
Ohio railway conductor, Richmond; z.
q Taylor. North Carolina; c. w. Haw-
thorns. address not given, = Ma
thias address not given: T. D. Pierer.
ynnkers. n. Y; c. b. Boles, address
not given.
Patients Improving.
A careful survey at the hospitals
this morning of those injured shows
that with the exception OF Andrew
c.,,es. twenty-six, Buffalo. N. T.. all
~ the patients are improved. Gales
ia suffering from a broken back and
partial paralysis of the body.
Elmer Deffenbaugh, sthirtyrtwo,
druggists. Newport News. Va. was re-
ported to be still in serious condi-
tion. but was somewhat improved to-
day, He is suffering from chest in
juries and fractured ankies:
Physicians said today that the fol-
lowing patients, while some of them
we're suffering considerably, were
thought TO be out of danger. -.
j. II. Hager. twenty-siS, Boydton.
va, back injured. :.
( John r. Cochran. fifty-three, New
viii leave hospital today.
George Cutter, ~, Buckroe Beach,
Va: fractured leg and injured back. :
James F'olden, %; Patton. W. Va;
sprained back and 1acerations on
B. G. Wright, Newport News, va;
fractured ankle, bruises and burns. ]:
B. H. Trlce, 6s. Globe, Va; sprained
J. G. Harival. 81. Portland. Me-:
A. H. Harrison. 81. st. Louis: frac-
". W. Bourne, 10. Spartanburs. 8:
c.: hip injured. Left hospital today.
d. F. Howell, SO, Norfolk; probable
sprained back.
Ernest Staples, 81, Richmond; leg
injured.
b. II. Fits, scottsville, Va, and =.
B, Rogerson. Vaughn, N. c.. are both
improved.
Thomas Little Of Portsmouth, Va,
suffering from bruises and burns, and
iuxeph Overton, Ashavilfe, N, C.: in.
iiiTNtt- leg: both imprQVe<1.sSst: - , -