Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-12
THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL HORROR.
DEATH OF ANOruER VICTIM
Tie Origin OF the lire Noi kuexu
Delay in Civ ing che Alarm-Hum
lives Forgotten TN the anxiety 60
Save PrOperty-Whsi ~ To BIa me
Second Dispatch

NEW YORK, Dec. i2.-Mary Ann Pagan a
victim OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel ire dlef iu
great agony at Beiley ue hospital yesterday. The
IRE oTielUa ed, according t0 evidence before tna
IRE marshal, IN a servants room on the third
moor. One OF the proprietors says, however, tie
origin OF the Ire II not AT all known. Another %
ne pTOpfletors SAYS he ordered an alarm to be
gwen after the discovery OF the fire. Both ara
"t the opinion that the poor girls met their death
from suiiOcation.
THE Loss on THE BFILprsa
WI! oe only sio 100. The furniture " as DANA ad
20 The extent OF $1,000. An eve witness stvs
there Is no doubt that IL All alarm had brsn
-onnGed on the discovery OF the tire, the girls
ion Is that The hotel pIJpTetcrs in iheir anXIty
20 save the'T furniture and carpets, wanted u
Tut the IRE out Themselves. The
LOUD PlEECISG sCREECHss or THE GIRLS
on the top door, were distinctly heard IA the
basement AT this time the lire had made
gr1 at Roadway, but even then hotel empioya
whose attention was directed 10 the glare. ssia
ON, II $ nothing, aud again, e.. These giri-
VII scare The guests At they 20 on that
way. General SAaieT, IRE official, saws the
alarm was rot gwen soon enough. Chief
Engineer PerlE says the location OF the fire va
hrst teleerapEed To him At eighteen minute,
past IL; The iremen were on the yroand i've
minutes later. lie thinks there was
UNACCOUNTAELE DELAY
Al lie Eote! IN giving the alarm. The tOrtuous
HaNs OF The interior OF the building preyenraJ
ne hfemci doing very effective service. Inc
'ofe man OF one company SAYS that at fig~t he
excuse tha; they
pIpN T WANT PANIC
among the guests. He finally INSISTED on en-
.tIiHg 4 lac tire marshal saws ihtuy like suf-
accent lIecautisn, had been taken o. guard
igli LIST a los of lie ia event OF A IRE At ire
MOTEL, That ne nhdS no efforts were rna1e IN The
Loiel TO RESCUE The girls lie thinks the author
tues were 20 concerned about the baggage OF the
guests that
HUMAN LIVES WE'RE FORGOTTEN.
Besides the woTkmen were looking after the
baggage instead Of attempting 10 rescue the en-
hdl geIed people. An employe saws he ineriect-
Gaitl endeayOred 10 tear of the screens OF the
windows where the girls were confined
over twenty i've thousand persons went 70
me inOrgue yesterday. The sights there were
81 The ghsstIlest character. The press of Tins
city calls Tor a thorough invest CATION
CHASTITY SCENES AT THR MoRgys
BIN bodies are Yet unreCognized. Three OF
THESE cannot be Identified. Some OF the bodies
looh Ike mummies, they are b ackened
IhIec OF The roasted victims were found in
Dom as though burned embracing each other
great deal OF indignation IL manifested to-
ward. the authorities AT their course i'm sending
ne corlses Of the uniortunates 10 he stared Al
IN All their horrid Disagreement At the morgue
which Is Intended only for the reception OF In
known dead. Some charitsbly disposed citizens
PROPOSE aid 20 the relatives OF the burned.
THE CoRoNRRs INQUEST
on The bodI'> Of The burned victims of he Fifth
avenue hotel IRE commences TO morrow