The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-03-04

from sleep by the greedy flame. dar,td from their
couches through the windows, while still 9TH
ers, with scarcely less haste made, for the most
part, Intellectual efforts to descend with saletv.--
The dead and the MANNED were picked up and
convened from the scene--the still living o the
Sisters hospital.
Mr. H. Hubbard and wife of Boston, were on
the third floor. Mrs. Hubbard uwoke in such
pain that she only walked her husband before
plunging headlong out of the window. He in.
stantly followed, and fell on the icy pavement
near her She had leg fractured twice, knee
dlscoaed aud her lower jaw broken i'm two
places. She was removed to the hospital, and
still survives. lie had the lett Sncle and hip
joints discoIatcd, aud the forehead badly con.
fused.
A gentleman. who proves to have been. Mr..
Joseph Jones' called from the third story TO ,hoss
below on Poplar street, to look out for n lady.
and threw down mattress, begging them to
catch her upon it, They had not well adjusted
It when 1t was knocked from their grasp by the
fall OF the lady with an infant i'm her arlps--
She struck the inner edge of the matrass and then
the pavement She was sent to the Sisters Hos
ptal, and still survives. Her child was taken
to the depot opposite and shortly died. Miss
Mary Hunter, formerly OF Kentucky. having
first been badly burned, jumped from he second
story. She was taken away a corpse
Elihu Hays, a Wisconsin, stranger was picked
up with broken thigh and al. Ills recovery
is hoped for but it is doubtful.
MIR. Thomas Hart Strong, a member of the
st. Louis bar, jumped from a third story win
dow IN the rear, aud was lying helpless on a
narrow space between the two collar entrances.
when two others jumped upon him there banS
no other place for them t. leap without puinr
into the cellar. lie was taken, still living. To
the hospital but soon died. VIM. Torrence,
one OF the persons who ledpel upon him, es-
capped wi III . strained cnclc,
Major j. Wagner, a Hungarian by birth, well
known as the able typographyr OF the ST. Louis
Co., is known To have pershe,l. lie r, tired at
night to his room at the hotel, and is since
missing
Mr. James f. Geary, local reporter for the
Leader, makes the following statement which
we extract, as published yesterday from the Re-
publican
My wife, says h., "was very sick last eve
ning; so much So that l. staying at home with
her, was unable 10 attend a, ths Office. | then
sat with her all night doziug in chair, EARLY
| IN the morning. canuot say at what tine--I
was awakened by sulOcatug smell, as of fire ;
| took no notice OF this al the timr, supposng
that the servants Were lighting the fires. Shot
ly after however, heard some one RAINING
over the house shouting fire. told my wife
to lie still while | should 90 down aud see wha {
was the matter When got some way down
the stairs, the smoke overpowarcl IN fIt mo-
ment; recovering, went up stairs to my room.
No. lO, got shawl, which Mrs. G. put aruund
her. then led her down. The smoke was SO
dense now that she was all but suiIocated She
| fell down. | then carried her out. AMI left her
in the custody of some one who promised /,
take her off safely. | returned to get my litil,
girl, (Florence GeOry) To get her / was obliged
to 60 through the fire, which cut OF our return
BY the stairs. got her to tn, win low, then
threw matrass on TO the balcony on this lei
her fall, jumping after her.
The fire now seemed to be coming out of the
windows, and apprshending danger in this posi-
tion, | called out TO those who were Oh the pave
ment, threw the mattrass to the ground and
again dropped the child upon it. At tbs mo
mcnt, some one placed ladder against the
balcony, but as | had cut my foot sadly in
jumping, alter had got upon it, fell the fall
completely bennming my limbs, so that could
not get up. | now shouted to those who were
by to tell them that Mrs. Jones and her child
were IN the next room to mine, asleep aud then
fell down in the cellar, rem mb.ring nothing
from that time, until it may BE- an hour at.r.
| found myself in store on Seventh street.
DIR. White safely leapcd from his window, enl
partially received in his arms in succession, his
wife, three children, aud the nurse, skilllully
i breaking their fall, SO that they were comparu.
lively unhurt.
DIR. ID. w. Strodcr makes She following s,utcr
ment, published yesterday in the RcpaJliGan :
suppose there aust be between aud TWEEN
ty and thirty lives lost A Miss Hunter was
sleeping in No, II, q room adjoining tn, corner:
sh, jumped oat aud was killed William Tor
renee, ayoung man, was badly burned George
Crane, bother of Miss Crane of this city. was
undoubtedly burned to death and Charles Davis
and boy, were burned up They slept in roc m
No 90. Mary f. Morris had when about to
escape, $500 in money. Her aunt called to her
to save child of Mr., Lyons whercuron sh.
dropped the money. Ny family consisted OF
myself, wife. sister -in-law, ami three children.
All were saved, but with the loss of every
thing
1s-Tho corresponding eIitor of tie Utica Hr.