The New York herald., 1872-12-12


These rooms are the large dormitories at the angle
OF the corridor. There was but one door and one
window In each When the alarm was given the
women who were awakened In time managed to
escape by the Windows the wire screens OF which
were taken on by their united strength and by the
help which they received from men OF the hotel.
One window was open and many escaped BY this.
The partition In the middle OF the corridor was
sailed with axes and hammers but yielded only
when It was too late. Many Of the girls escaped
with nothing on but their night clothes. and were
all day yesterday trying to ind the few clothes
they had lett. What was not burned was ruined
by water.
JOHN MKAY. rHB PLUMBER.
reached the room where the girls dead bodies
were afterwards found and managed to drag two
out still alive. With the help OF the gas man, who
accompanied him, he wrenched the wire screen
from the window and called for the girls to hurry
out Only two responded to his CALL A chair
stood near the window. and about It lay the mo-
tioniess bodies Of five Others and on the other side
lay three more already asleep In DEATH He could
do no more. He called again. but neither sound
nor motion answered him. and, driven by the
binding and surocating smoke which broke
THus sa The two
lifeless women. One OF them, mary Ann Pagan.
died in great agony ct Bellevue Hospital yester-
day. rs
THE FIRE ORIGINATED s.s.I.
according to the evidence before the Fire Marshal.
in Q servants room on the third door. near the
spiral staircase. 1t progressed rapidly that the
girl who mad been asleep, escaped only with severe
injuries. AS II gained headway 1t was caught up
spiral stairway, and thus sprung at once to its
fatal work In the attic 1t Is observable that even
the fourth moor Is comparatively uninjured. The
very force OF the draft seems to have carried the
fiames beyond the intermediate floors to the attic,
where its iOrce was concentrated. fs
TIE LIST M ruR DEAn
They were all scrubbing girls and all slept In the
two rooms Oil and 5l3. They were compelled to
house, and glad enough. doubtless, to do SO. con-
sidering that their work commenced at three in
the morning. eu #4M
Della Cummings, aged twenty-six.
Mary crowley, aged eighteen.
Margaret Conners aged twenty-five.
Mary McCabe. aged thirty -a
Mary Ann Pagan, aged twenty six.
Elizabeth Moran, aged twenty
Lizzie Campbell, aged seventeen.
HOnOra Ward. aged twenty-five.
Kate Gushing, aged thirty.
Mary Donnelly, aged twenty-eight.
Mary Jane Havey, aged twenty-nine. IT.
When Miss Fisher the housekeeper's assistant,
CALLED THE ROLL
OF the girls yesterday the scenes were very AFFECT.
answered for them, and "Dead." "Badly hurt, :"
came In dOeful response from the shivering line
like roll call Of troops after battle. There were
some .nH~
AMUSING INCIDENTS
among the guests Of the house during the alarm
fire originated, and when he became convinced
that 1t threatened serious cOnnaGratlOn he went
IN o. one to p him away Win
ney General Hoar, who readily took hand, and
the two sedate puhlcists conveyed the heavy trunk
to place Of safety while pOrters and hall men
were wild and demOralized.
THE DISCIPLINE
OF the hotel force Is said to have been very inef-
cient during the emergency. Mr.. GriswOld was in
charge. Mr.. Darling being away and he tried to in
fuse some system into the movements Of the men,
whatever for safety lives or even the removal Of
the baggage or persons OF the guests. When Mr.
Darling came better discipline was infused, and
the fre was soon extinguished.
THE LADY GUESTS,
who had only retired q few moments before, rushed
about the corridors In the most dlsenohantng dis.
alarm had subsided to replenish their toilet.
THE HOTEL
well arranged structure for its purpose in this
country. 1t was planned by the late Paran Stew
ems, ana was regarded by him as nearly perfect
THE ASSURANCES.
The following is the list Of nsuranees on furni-
5000; Phenx sio, 900; Imperial, $is 500; Com Com.
North British Mercantile, S. Importers and
s5Soe; .sSS; isSs Esss ssocS sscS;'nss ss
tional Fire and Marine. Of Philadelphia, IS, 900;
baHeo Tnon c{ e
Philadelphia, $4,000; Traders, Chicago, IS, 900
Hibernia. Cleveland. 5000; Fairfield Conn.,, $4,000
Hartford, $4,000; Kings County $1,000: Loriard
10000; Safeguard, $1,000; Commercial Union AS
surance $4,000; Atlantic, $1,000; American
$4,000; Columbia, $4,000; Knickerbocker $4,000;
Sterling 5000; Republic, $4,000; Liverpool. Lon
don and Globe, $34, 900; Gebhard, 5000; National
River, Watertown, $1,000; Atlantic Fire Marine
$1,000; Lancashire, lo,00o; in out OF town COM
$685., 500. The total amount of insurance on the
building is $645,000