, 1872-12-13
THE LATE HOLOCAUST,
Further Parti cu1ars of the Fire
at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Death Of Another tim---Popular !ndiq-
nation---Comments Of the
Press.
Full Account Of the Catastrophe by
Mail,

Mail.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 1.-THE greater portion Of
tho damage to the Fifth Avenue Hotel was dono
by water. The FIRE did comparatively little. The
furniture, carpets, etc., largely injured. The
amount Of loss has not yet been estimated. The
hotel is in good working order to-day,
though one-third Of the rooms out of condi-
tion. The proprietors state that the house will
soon be all right The injury was sustained on
the Twenty-third street side. The loss Of life |
ia deeply deplored by the proprietors Of the |
hotel.
rTo tho Associated Prcss.l
NEW YonH, Dec. 12.-Mary Ann Fagan, o VIC
tim Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel fire, died in great
agony at the Bellevue Hospital yeaterday-mak-
ing twelve deaths in nl1 Of servant girls. Tie
fire originated, according to the evidence before
the Fire Marshal, in a servants room on the
third floor. One Of the proprietors Bays, how
ever, that the origin Of the fire is not at all
known. Another Of the proprietors says that he
ordered an alarm to be given after the discovery
Of the fire. Both are Of the opinion that the
poor girls met their death from sufYocation.
The loss on the building will be only $40 900.
The furniture is damaged to the extent OF
$4,000.
Al eyewitness says there is no doubt that it
the ire the girls would have been rescued The
general impression is that the hotel proprietore,
In their anxiety to save the furniture and car
pets, wanted to put the fire out themselves The
loud and piercing shriekB Of the girls on the top
floor wero distinctly heard in the basement. At
this time the fire had made great headway, but
even then the hotel employees, whose attention
was directed to the great glare, said, "0h, it's
nothing and again, =" These girls will scare
the guests il they 60 on in that way"
General Shatler, q fire official, says that the
alarm was not given soon enough. Chief En-
gineer Perley says tnat the location Of the fire
II o'clock. The fromen we're on the ground five
minutes later. He thinks there WAS an uuac-
couutable delay at the hotel in giving the alarm.
The tortuous ways Of the interior Of the building
prevented the fremen doing very effective ser
vice. The foreman OF one company says that at
first he was refused admittance to the hotel with
the excuse that they did not wish panic among
the guests. Ho finally insisted upon entering.
The Fire Marehal gays that nothing like sufficient
precaution had been taken to guard against the
loss of life in the event Of fire at the hotel, and
that he finds no efforts were made by the people
in the hotel to rescue the girls. He thinks the
authorities were 30 concerned about the baggage
Of the guests that human lives we're forgotten.
Besides, the workmen we're looking after bag
| gage instead Of attempting to rescue the endan-
| gered people. An employe says that he lnefec-
tually endeavored to tear off the screws Of the
windows where the girls we're confined.
/
terday. The sig hts there we're Of the ghastliest
character.
The press Of the city calls for o thorough in
vestgation. The Herald heads its leading edi-
| torial thus: 'The Fifth Avenue Holocaust-lt
Was Criminnl-Was It Murder ?" and proceeds,
in :, lengthy article, to strongly condemn the
authorities OF the hotel for their conduct j.
Six bodies are yet unrecognized IT Three ,:of Of
look like mummies, they are so blackened.
Three of the roasted victims we're found in 8
room, as though burned embracing each other:
| great deal Of indignation is manifested toward
| the authorities at their course in sending the
| corpses of tho unfortunates to be stared at, in
their horrid Disagreement, ut the Alorgue, which
is intended only for the reception Of unknown
dead persons.
Some charitab1y disposed citizens propose aid
to the relatives Of the burned.
From tie Ne,o To7E Herald, Dec. II.
A little after II o'clock last nigh one OF the
servants whose duty it is to watch" all night
in one Of the upper Railways Of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, discovered smoke issuing from the stair.
way Immediately beneath her, and on running
down to See what WAS the cause was confronted
by dense cloud Of thick, binding smoke, that
came up through the openings N htfnl gusts
the danger in an instant, she ran down stairs
: shrioking, t;Fire: fire!" at the top Of her voice
At every step she took doors were opened
to the right and to the left, and the alrend!
oring to know what had happened. But the CIR
ran On, still shrieking " Fire! fire" in piercing
tones, and on every hallway she met some 3the
"watcher," who, having already noticed tn
: smoke, Joined her in waking up the guests. Th
! smoke bv this time had spread itself in ever
+ part of the hotel and had become sitting enoug
te alarm even those who had not been awakene
by tho outcrieB Of the servant. A Herald re
> porter, happening to be passing the hotel at tn
; time and noticing the smoke curlin
| ont into the street in little blue cloud
Under the doors. ran in to ascertai
The c cause. Witho4t. as he rot off the car ther
: : was nothing going on more than usual. Peopl
we're coming from places of amusement
couples. lauehing gayly, and carriages wer
standnr at the cnrb. and men stood on th
! corner Chatting as usual, no ones attentio
eTe amnhs APFN'
= 0nce inside the yestibu1e it BECAME ey
Q dent that something out Of the ordinary ha
: occ,1rrad ocn1 ' Tha c1arRs looked anxious. and
/ cTo,,n Of men stood aronnd The marble countt
66aatapr;nc 6eetp IN ihem With questions. They were q
!. Guests c9 Of the hotel, and to everyone the cle1