The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-19

ate upothe staircase and aeliar
red its surroundings.ae h9laSlS 90
Then reaehiag the open space intt
| which ,gthe rooms OF the servant,
'opened,it burst into lis fullest Strength
| Theiflaines in fheir. passage did littl,
soi fioedamage .antib they attacked fhs
bcorridors at pptheaaraught iariR
Ling throagh the marrow passages WAY
i carrying the flames quickeriandim max
ttug them tlf0r6:2 deslr ratctiHe Ass the,
9swent oly eIheyospreadi ioxer fhet en-
\ tire extent ofIthsl GReBt ~ ing gasaThs
pw0odW " ork aofutlIe rooms lRhereadths
! servants sleptimmeaiately ,eanght firs
land soon the entire wing 1vasal q snas,
/ ofdlnrid g6amesJE TheGfiamesssp spsehf
so rapidly that the servants asleep ia
4 the r90ms atthei tope0f the, Istaircsst
iowefes ovcrtakenag before assisfallcs
f pcoufdareachsth andI were Gonhplete e.
slFsshtit otE from ptheln,ainybu a
tIITheefiremel,1whe had in5tisei medn'
| time arrived d3smeFeatoOI late toa Eefide]
them any 0assisfaH pasabEisthiS nc
iabe-aparslhenss ofethe poors. .erentnfei
were ie0v veaopelb ins aames.sa Shartly
I'aftep one 0selock itisiss iuorning, oEJHeIl
| it wae found tbat al, uu lumber reofipery
Psonsi were missing, g,dthespoliee Officer
'anai aASshel Ioi dhe stife'sl1ePaxtmSn n
EeHeetedaa- -eherance ny Hnieansi OF lail an
iron lad defsi 10 the rooma where's The
Hpeopleawerc supposed to be. 7sissw .,
They there foIndothesoharEed and
burned bodies of thirteen persons.
Bedding and furniture were sire eWf1
aDeut tne rooms. ss, .,eenluseaS Win fnj M
., !. an a.. seiIsins.si LUG 1pn9ies lay at tne ne
lel1ereht q ptaces , 9s5g Inr9op5g9 sI5il Wnlcn tne
poor peoRissl nsq iEisq " ma egr9sYfi:: ~:
fkrosh ihs he. Widow! 0tbeps, e. iSIRs i tRs
enc dsaxor e r f9 nnd aif had 60 @ faliento ITO fhs
iieg ~ III 1ps 1St3s g4i5 tsoirl >,
s,,, Inc snoaies lof Two women were e
nail concesled ge unsqer e peg IN an outer
Feom,, Where lhey eYlslfeantly had t.fea a1
!ilo ilo snciter cll. tnemseiveS from the DIlnd
iing. ana snHocallng c smoke9, mo1sl9, and fne ne
sscsaathlng sea names aill as When the nreme9 M
ana ponce got l1so me wing .he lsslr moor
~ knls rooin MAS sognu,l 81 out t1e rpo,
VII W ~ ~ and ! nay ialles9 e ss
upsoynt tnt Aoor, 2 cohiusen '', ss mass, fna ~
upon Ine ooqless .s-fsf ~ :. -.,a.,rr,f. i;
! Inc WAFER !hroWn from the hose
y was seYerSai lncnes oeep. upon upon kne
notolr' "a ana M Was nltering through 70 the
sgrou199dii hne heavyEs Deam1ls of the
rooI hso Aatlen upon Pstll me, burned ppd- 1:i
les, seyeringsi iiInips ana malutsllAtlng alt the
jTerl1alns h,orIioiy,. vel ,!,l hss.yai
. Inc Doales were speedlly removed
70 tne Dellevpe ge g Hospital, from pm " hence
they were sent TO ule NJ Mhorgue., owing
70 the, confuslon ana exciteinent the
names Of the victims could not be as
70 t"en.y mlilnuses Illn halsE
.5#os ocloyc;hA OCH w ven qeaq "a poqles
isA had oeen recovefedT..oixteeE IN pne se
room and SIX IN lnfoIthelriEWIfhiiech are
PROBABLY ali. 81 b,;u.d5 go, = :.
). Inc Inc alarm was ,nrst given by one o.
Lhe ienaie Servants, scr atl sWpo, ~ ssnrleked 9l
nIre ttllinrougn me haii WAYS, " ak ellinS
me guess. oI Whom thsfe were anont .t
AVE nanafeo lh me notei, many OF
the the guests went 10 the ofhce ana IN IN,
aulreu as 70 the exciteMent,itnt put We're
informed by the CLERK That there was
!. only Mite NE III the, laundfy., !,
This attempt to keep the IRE quiet SO
as to avoid panic, helped to bring
about terrible result hen the,
guests Became Seogniz5nt ofstfeif dan,
ner, scenes of,e0nfsslon ensued. Yeo::,
pie were moving about in apparent
dlstfactiofl, baggage hfled the hail=
way s, the smoke was snffocatlng and
the water dfenthed the floors. -
Z; 1t was near. Y twelve o'clock before
gave the alarm, and d passing
policeman, 1esrning Of the fire inside,
caused the fife-engines to come to the
spot. The fire, by this time had mad
consid erable head way. he ladies
wei g in q wild state of excitement:
The carpets were still covered with
water, - .,-,-5se., .,f - -,
A poor servant girl was found on
the third foor 81 ,Wrlthlng ,lf IN the agonies