Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-03-06

balcony, but as i had cut my foot badly in jump
ing, after had got upon il / fell the fall com
pletely benumbng 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, and then fell down
the cellar, remembering nothing from that time
until, it may be an hour after found myself in
store on Seventh street. think the fire did not
begin in the drug store, to be stated, but
that i broke out in the ironing room underneath,
travelling through the wall. Mrs. Jones and her
baby, ! suppose are burned up. DR.. White and
his family got out should Judge that there
were from seyenty.6ve to eighty persons sleeping
in the house. All of Birch's minstrel company,
DR., White and his family, Mrs. Jones and her child,
Mr.. Lyons his wife and child and Strader's family,
Of six, knew to be in the house.
The private Waterman in the hotel, Sharp, in
attempting TO escape, fell at the head of the stair
case, and was rescued by one of the members Of
Birchs Minstrel Troupe Sharpes face, head,
hands, and feet are said to be badly burned, and
bis hair signed Off
DR.. White safely leaped from his window, and
partially received in his arms, in succession, his
wife, three children, and nurse, skillfuy breaking
their fall, so that they are comparatively un-
harmed.
William v. Smith, young man, member Of the
day police, boarded at the hotel, and displayed
creditable GOODNESS and intrepidity. Adrotly get
ting from the dining room window to the porch,
he saved himself and child three years Of age,
by tying sheet to the balcony and descending
upon 1t.
DIR. d. w. Stader made the following statement:
have dog that has been in the habit of acting
as watch for me during great number Of years.
He has, when passengers have arrived at night, or
when any noise has been made il, or about the
house, always given the alarm. This morning he
barked very loud; a little after he came to the
door and continued his noise, whereupon got up
and went to see what was the matter. The flames
were then coming from the back entrance Of the
house, up from the drug store, think. l tried to
get to the fire plug, but seeing that the fire had
made too great Roadway for that to serve any
useful purpose ran to the third floor and halloed
through there as loud as could. Mr.. Davis, who
had been sleeping with me, also up stairs and
assisted me to awaken the people. then, sup
posing | must have awakened everybody, went
through the window, which broke through, on to
the balcony. ! suppose there must be between
twenty and thirty lives lost A Miss Hunter was
sleeping in No IL, a room adjoining the corner
she jumped out and was killed. William Torrance,
a young man, was badly burned. George Crane,
brother of Miss Crane of this city, was undoubt-
eddy burned to death, and Charles Davis, and boy
who was with him, we're burned up. They slept
in room No o.
Mary f. Morris had, when about to escape, $500
in money. Her aunt called to her to save child
of Mr. Lyons, whereupon she dropped the money.
My family consisted of myself wife, sister-n-law,
and three chill iren; all were saved but with the
loss of everything
Chas. Davis, reported above, was baggage mas
ter on the Terre Haute and Alton Railroad, and
arrived on Friday evening with his wife's brother
VIM. Cunningham, I'D of fourteen years. Both
are doubtless dead The former had wife and
child at Terre Haute.
A shirt bosom was found, on which is the name
Of r. w. Gregg who was accordingly supposed to
be among the victims. 1t since appears that Mr..
Gregg is still living, in Illinois, having lately left
the hotel, but without taking with him his trunk
and clothes
Six bodies, or what were once such, were taken
from the ruins on Saturday, and three more were
found yesterday These and those killed by leap
ing, number thirteen. Others are reported still
missing among which are those of
Bruce McNtt, Of st. Louis.
Burkhardt Wust, OF St. Louis.
6 orge Grane, OF st. Louis.
Mr.. johnson, of Chicago
William S Taylor of St. Louis.
Henry E. Rochester, of Green county, N. Y.
Paul Stirred, of St. Louis.
BY the side of corpse was found a carpet-bag,
clutched by the remnant Of severed hand. The
carpet-bag is recognized by Mr.. Daniel Skanks,
No. Q Fourth street, as having been purchased
from him during the day preceding the disaster.
The customer also bought suit of clothes, which
he put in the bag. When found, the bag was
empty Mr. Skanks informs US that the purchaser
was native of Pennsylvania, aged 43 years, and
communicated TO him other particulars respecting
himself He left his home in Missouri with two
COWS and four calves. He was on horseback, but
returned his horse when nineteen miles from home
on account Of the cold. He came to this city with
$500 In gold and S75 in paper money. He had
sold his calves for $35 He has a family, one of
his children being grown. He stated to Mr.. Skanks
that he was stopping at the Pacific Hotel
Snce writing the above we learn that the body
of H. H. Rochester, Green county, n Y, has been
found. 1t is identified by letters, among which is
the grant to him Of the power Of attorney, dated
October 25th, 1887. He was last seen with his
trunk upon his shoulder endeavoring to obtain
egress from the house. The body was found in
the cellar, 10 which he had apparently fallen head
first
Mr.. Ephraim Doane arrived on Friday evening
from Chicago. His body is found, being recog-
nized by letter found unburnt beneath his per-
son. and patent right Issued to Ephram Doane
and VIM S. Farmer.
On third body was found piece of cloth, on
which was written in indellible ink the name of
Evan J. Watkins. On his breast was breastpin,
with compass and square upon It.
The negro Paul, OF Mr.. Wheaton, is not dead,
as reported, having escaped with little harm.
A plan of the hotel, witt the number and oc-
cupants Of rooms, so far rs known, has been made,
and the numbers in the hotel are estimated at
seventy-one or two. OF these, forty-four now
known to have escaped unhurt or but slightly in
iured Nine othe-s are known TO have received
serious, some of them probably fatal Injuries.
Eighteen remaining thirteen OF these are corpses.
Four or five persons are yet certainly missing, and
very probably more.
An old gentleman known as DR.. Lord, of Gin
cinnati, occupied room No. l6, and is doubtless
among the lost. He leaves wife and sou at Gin
cinnati
The FIRE Is now known not TO have originated in
the drug store. The result Of the investigation
into its source will be made public.
The hotel was completed in January, 1857, and
owned by Geo. b. Field who valued it at $4,000.
It was first leased to Dr. Strader, who opened it
in June, in partnership with Jacob Lyons.
The Easements were drinking saloons, the first
floor was appropriated as stores, the second story
compos d the hotel Office, ladies' parlor, dining
room, and some sleeping rooms, while the third
story was divided into dormitories by lath aud
plaster. The house would accommodate one hun
bred and twenty guests.
The following are the estimated losses OF pro-
Eit.. 4. nIon,,;lln rrocara Lose "a hO0. In