Re: Sunday, 15 March 1925
DI Darlington clarified that no one (Miles, Mrs. Shipley or possibly Phil) had been accounted for, either alive or dead. So, technically, all were "missing" at this point but one or more remains were expected to be found buried in the rubble at some point.
Inside the front door, the Count could see the remains of the timbers supporting the first floor above them. Intact portions of the ceiling remained next to the brick exterior walls. Most of the roof above them was completely gone, collapsed onto the middle of the first floor which then collapsed onto the ground floor and quite possibly into the basement.
The stairs to the right of the front door led up to nowhere, ending in charred runners outlined above against the grey sky. Inside the door, a massive mound of charred wood and brick barred further further progress into the ruin. The basement door was in the kitchen in the back, perhaps access could be gained from the rear door through the garden?
Going around to the back via the alley, they gained entry to the ragged overgrown garden through the open rear gate.
The kitchen door was also broken in, and there was an inch of standing water from the fire brigade's hoses. Some of the ceiling above the kitchen and much of the walls still remained, as did a portion of the roof. Across ten feet of knee-high charred debris the Count could see the basement door, still intact.
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