The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-26

fYson the - Louis psuecrss, reo. "a
ne morning Of the 9osh q Seeruary, lsss, 10 made
surrsncs Of one Of The most hssrrcadas Of mortal e.Am
ties. A thronged bcte the weArsed and travel sore
umSer- Of night 81 that sd dsis ,ccs d.. sad saraai
GROUND end among them with the nness Of doom rhe
seAfu total Of The Aocrung horrors cannot YET DC ssd
snes whose forms too mArred 70 se known
sound and The last Inscribed record Of who's names has
persisted, can be satisfactorily asoertAned.
SCARCELY less than eighty persons have retired 70
the Of the Pacidc Hotel then standing on seventh
and on M y SSSs. ss hss
arrived the Pacific train who supPed and took rooms
81 this doomed hotel
Cerre and Seventh streets, square souhwArd, detected
The Ore light Of burning building rsoected from tho
the Pacific house Hurryne the they foaad The
s0s Sss Of three .a he'd fs 2, 'front.'
rear walls Of WOOD and bad ignitsd with astonishing
sucderness and ooer had passed there
ASIDE from the cracking and roaring Of the fierce name
he stiffness OF The grave regned Ia the hotel The watch
man numbered and yelled a the entrances I'll the answer
w. Strader, startled that gentleman from sleep heavy
roaring filled the air. and the glare of nre into
he sprang into the hall and rushed for the fire plug,
but was repeled by advancing flames, that sweep
IDEA Through his efforts and those OF the wstchme
without the dodgers awaked 10 y consciousness Of mm
nent destruction DR. strader then ran TO ca. his own
family in safer portion Of the house and found them
still sleeping Some of his servants he WAS compelled 10
drag forth by the hair BY this time any exit from the
hoase by the main entrance impossible. was on
IRE, and the leading IL passed the drug
below the conbustbes OF which thus quickly
gnited and the element ragged with tenfold fury. Only
email staircase doorwsy-cons.ruced for the Of
laesled into the street, and the passage TO this
speedily interrupted and rendered impossible by deep
barrier Of fire. few had been In time 70 follow the
landlord into the street. and some Of them were severely
burned. To the many dear ones who remained
through the second third story windows And 80
swiftly had this horror grown that dozen persons
ana the mnoung vcs 81 the
were already wrrhing with almost intolerable heat
Others, suocated in their rooms at this very time
rs the sequel too surely proves actually being broed
and roasted in their beds Others STILL stung from sleep
by the greedy fame darted from their touches through
the windows while still others scarcely less haste
made, for the most part, Intellectual efforts TO descend
with safety. The dead and manned were picked up and
conveyed from the scene,he still living to the Sisters
hospital.
Mr.. b. Hubbard, and wife of Boston, were on the
third floor. Mrs, Hubbard awoke in such pain
sha. she only walked her husband before pupging
headioDg ont Of the window He instantly fol-
lowed and fell on the icy pavement her. She
Jaw broken In two places She was removed 70 the hos
piial and still survives he had the left ANGLE and hip
joints d.slooaied and the forehead badly confused.
gentleman, who proves TO have been Mr. Joseph
JONES' called from the third story OF those below Pop
lar street, 70 look out for lady and threw down mat
ess, begging them 70 catch her upon it, They had not
well adjusted when knocked from their grasp by
the fall Of the lady, with infant in her She
edge Of the mattress and then the pave
ment She the Sisters hospital and till sur
wives Her child was taken 10 the depot opposite, and
shortly died Miss Mary Hunter formerly OF Kentucky,
having first been badly burned jumped from the second
story. She was taken up corpse
broken thigh and head His recovery hoped for but is
doubtful
MI n Hart Strong member of the St. Louis BAR
jumped from third feor window in the rear and was
lying helpless space between two cellar
frances, when two others jumped upon him-here being
no other place for them TO leap without going into the eel
lar He was taken still living, TO the hospital, but soon
died Vim Terrence, OF the persons who leaped upon
him, escaped with strained ANGLE.
MAJOR j. Wagner, Hungarian by birth, well known as
The able ypographer Of St LOUIS county is known TO have
pershed He retired at night 10 his room al the hotel
Mr. Jas F. Geary local reporter for the Leader makes
ne following statement My wife was very sick last
evening much that !, staying at home with her,
was unable TO attend at the on1oe. then sat with
her all night, doing in chair. Early in the morn.
ing-l cannot say at what time-I was awakened
by sufocaiing smell as Of fire. l took notice
Of this at the time, surprising that the servants
lighting the fires. shortly after, however heard some
C0e rnnning over the house shouting fire" told my
wife 10 lie STILL while should go down and what
the matter. When got some way down the stairs, the
smoke overpowered me for moments recovering went
up Stare TO my room, which was No 10, got shawl,
which Mrs G. put around her then led her down The
smoke so dense that she all but sufocating
abe fell down then dragged her out and left her Ia the
custody Of some who promised 10 take her of safely
returned 20 get my little girl (Forence Geary) To get
her obliged 10 70 through the IRE which cut of
return by the stairs got her 10 the window thea
threw mattress on 20 the balcony; on this let her fall,
jumping after her The fire now seemed TO be coming
out Of the windows, and apprehendng danger in this
position, | called out 10 those who the pave
ment threw the mattress TO the ground and again drop
ped the child upon Il. At this moment some one placed
ladder against the balcony, but had cut my foot sadly
IN jumping, AFTER | had got upon II fell the fall COM
etely bepumbng my limbs that could not get up.
shouted those who by 10 tell them that Mrs
Jones and her child In the next room 10 mine,
asleep, and then fell down the cellar remembering moth
ng from that time until, may be hour after, found
myself In q store Seventh street think the fire did
begin the drug store seems TO be stated but tina,
along and through the wall Mrs. Jones and her baby
suppose are burned up. M. White and his family got
out should Judge that there were from seventy ave 10
eighty persons slee ping in the house. All OF Brchs min
s,re company Dr White and his family Mrs. Jones and
her child Mr. Lyons bis wife and child and straders
family, OF Elk knew 10 be 10 the house
The private Waterman In the hotel sharpe in attempt
ing 70 fell at the head OF the staircase, aud
rescued by Of the members OF Brchs minstrel troupe
Shapes face head bands and feet are said 70 be badly
burned, and his hair signed Off
Dr. White safely eaped from bis window and partially
received IN bis arms, IN succession his wife three children
and nurse, skituly breaking their fall, that they
comparatively unframed.
Vim. V. smith. young man, member Of the day police,
BEARDED ai the hotel and displayed credtaole GOODNESS
and Dtrep5hy. Adroitly getting from the dining
window 70 the porch he saved himself and child three
Of age by tying sheet 70 the balcony and descend
In b. ". ssrader made the following statement
have dog that has been IN the habit Of acting as watch
Cor me during great number Of Years. He has, when
passengers have arrived AZ night when noise has
or ABOUT Always gwen the
ns morning be barke3 very loud a little after he came
70 The door and continued bis noise whereupon got up
and went 70 see what was the matter The flames
theu coming from the back OF the house. up from
the drug store, mink tried 70 get ~ the FIRE plug, but
seems that the Gre had made headway for that
% ssrye aby useful purpose 20 the third floor aud
haocd hroogh there loud AZ I could. Mr. DAVIS,
vh0 bad been sleeping with also up stairs and
assisted me 70 awaken the people. then, supposng
mus, have awakened everybody, went through The
window, which broke through, 10 the balcony.
7 suppose there must be between twenty aud thir.
IN lNes int A Mnge va In No
adjoining the she jumped and killed.
william Torrance, Young man, badly burned. Geo.
Crane, q brother Of Miss Crane, OF this city, I'm.
dOuhtedy burned 10 DEATH and Charles Davis and boy
Who with him, burned up. They sicp, IN room
No -
May . Norrs bad when about 10 escape, $500 In
money. Her aunt called 10 her 10 child OF Mr.
Iyont vbereupon she dropped the money.
ny family consisted of myself wife. sister in. Law and
three children all saved but with the loss q every
thing
Chas DAVIS. reported above, was baggage master on
TerrN IAun and Alton Ra,rcad and arrived on Friday