The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-15

and tho location ofthe starcases from the accustomed
hands and knees through tho smoke 10
the fourth 1oor When they reached II the terrible
leap for life had been taken by Mss Mcclellan The
fremon and volunteers had been making ali speed 10
reach the windows by ladders from the roofs of the
stores and saloon, and they cried out Justify to tho
sufferers above TO "hold on moment" The mo-
menis were hours to those in peril and Miss McClel-
Ian was heard distinctly 10 cry out with sickening
Before ladders could DO adjusted she sprang
ana fell with awful thud upon the roof forty
rushed to her assistance and she was picked up a
sensecss mass BY this time Mr. Weston aud AIR
Plunkett. fearing thatsde had taken tho fearful risk
and climbed the roof TO lind her in the condition de-
scribed
As gently MS possible she was removed to tho 81.
James Hotel and thence 10 tho boarding house. No. 65
Walnut stree, which Mr. ana Mrs. Plunkeit stay
ing. Her faco terribly crushed and her injuries
Internally cannot be estimated The house Is kept
strictly quiet the shutters drawn close and notice
tho front door reads thus:-"By order OF
the doctor, under no circumstances can anyone
be admitted" DR.. Landlord, VINO has been Miss
McClellans Attendant physician, and who called
In directly alter she had been injured says that shc
had but one slight niIment since he has known her,
and that she possesses excellent constitution,
her condition Is quito precarious He says that she
has sustained severe conclusion CT the brain and OF
tho spinal cord that her ace badly bruised and
and scaldcd that she has an ugly wound on tho right
side Of her head, extending to the bone, two pene-
trating wounds in tho region of the right gron
fracture of rib on tho right side, speak OF
minor hurts which not serious The injury from
which danger Is chiefly apprehended Is IN the
sion OF the brain and spinal cord With respect 10 this
concussion, said nine O'Clock last night that re-
action going on satisfactorily, with fever
than would reasonably DO anticipated and that
sidered II probable that Miss Mcclellan would
THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE AS DESCRIBED BY
THE NIGHT CLERK.
The fire had Its origin in the storcroom th ere seems
to be reason to doubt that Further the flames had
communicated well among the combustible materials
In that place aud had almost reached tho elevator be-
fore anybody had observed them. rho discovery
seems TO have bcen made almost simultaneously by
George W. Ford, tho night clerk DUTY at tina, time
in the office, and Two or three Of the other employees
THE NIGHT CLERKS STATEMENT.
Mr.. Ford made the following statcment:-I was
standing behind tho transferring the names to
the ledger, when smeed something like wool burn
ing. said TO q one-egged fellow that on tho
outside OF the counter, ~ smell something ike
wool;n and then he SAID that he did too |
turned right around to back window, only a
step of and opened It, Tho whole back part OF the
hotel was absze, and saw ut once that there
hope TO save tho place. turned right around again
and turned on the district alarm, and then OF
tho bell boys out with lre alarm key to turn on a
hotel 70 wake up everybody, and my.
SELF stood the rotunda ana yelled s.Fircln
could nothing but the Office books and near
not saving them The safe was already locked and
everything in IL is now probably as good as ever In
two minutes amer the alarm Of fire given IN
the house the steps leading down TO the Office floor
ned with the hotel guests and employees, but all
egress by tho stairway cut of
by the smoke. The fact of II is, the whole
thing won't like that (snapping his nngerl
carried the two ladies down the ladies' entrance and
went up Tor another one, when was overcome by the
smoke and It had not been for Freedman Of our
bakers, would probably now be In the ruins some
where Those that were saved may think themselves
mighty lucky, for there time lose. At the
same time that Mr.. Ford made his discovery one Of
the employees OF the hotel smeed the smoke and
tracing to the store burst opeL the door, Tho
fames long smothered, leaped out and scorchod him
He flew up stairs screaming "Firc At tho top OF his
voice.