, 1877-04-21
THE ST. EGUES EaOTEL.
account Of lne Affair as Held by Herself

Account Of Ihe Affair as Held by Herself
ST. LOUIS, April y, 1877.
Kate Claxton, wh.se miraculous escapes try IN the
theatres III huyklyn AMI NasbIug;O., viii be re-
uemttTr, gave the following account OF her tNpe-
licucr IN the UUTuIIg hotel Mss CHsNtUn siys: L
ItI the Olympic ILeitIe Immediately after tie per
olInauce and returned to tEr hotel with my brother
We went tho dining room TO take late supper
AMI there Ne found Miss Osborn and Miss MeCle!-
Ian Miss MCC elan 80 bright and c-eerlnl, ana
WIS charmed with her sweet tIc. and iuanneTs- hit
tie imagining what was 80 s'On 10 follow Alter
bidding them good night welt up to my room ON
the fourth tour and my hro,her retired 10 hIa roOR
ON the stu.e II JUr. sat down and read Il little be
fyr- go.ng to bed and everything Ma quiet Next
thin.s that remember was loud kDockIng IT the
door. | WAS uuIreSSed and had bren STEPPING some
Ia a little time, III hall stupid condition, turned
and listened listened again, ami the knocking WAS
repeated while nom aud ue,r came the dreadful
shouts OF " fIre :" " Fire. / SpTane, frCn the bed,
aud a terrible feeling u oppression came over INT.
cannot describe IL l locked up at the gas IN my
rom, which WIS burning dImly. and thea saw the
smoke curling around The chandelier. Then 1t ap-
perel ali al once iii the room, and Gense elUuIs
came Though the apeTtures OF the fire CRATE
thought Instantly OF my brother and rushed out
uEiIrs,,si ,ss WAS discover hgs room Meanwhile
prOaruna my l sand, Let nnd the sizsIs
OF We shall be- lost" My brother halt dressed
nl reached across III bed 10 get something 10 throw
over me- e colin [ tuI tI- SJilgs, aud confusion
ami 81 uke and roar ci the tire were mlng.et with
the n,,,st -tcl and LeATlreLdIBg scTrIEs. shall
never forget Il. We were hot acquainted with the
Lotel arrangements lOr The common practice Is 10
use the elevator ascent aid descent, and therefore
could not find {. staircase or any mvaEs OF escape
Ineg we're others on tie same floor IL tie same ter
rib dilemma but We could lot eaca other Ion
The SMOKE.
PresetutIy We -ropv.l along ami found a step down
ward " e cunlEgucrd to descend =" lat IA 'Plrned
cannot say, Tor J 10 not distinctly IeneuIser. L
have been IA greater danger, Is you know, and al
ways vLie.var 10 maintain my vunpo-u!e, cut the
suck Last night shifted the Nc reached Icy
some me.u> or OIlur the tSJ !autinE OF the Ltiles
s:aIras Cu the Fifth street side, opposite The Olym-
PIE Tn,alIe. There w.s a great ooNd oi lad.es IA
rhrir nigEt tr,sss tie vtsJIUue, ami some OF tie
men wele persua ling them 10 remain, assuring them
that all MOu j be safe We dli not heei tits .ylce,
and passed. ont INTO the street way made
Though he crowd Tor reach the hotel opposite,
ard remained there little time 20 recover my
self There i saw poor Miss Mcclellan brought IN.
Ny srUj her procured carnage shortly afterwards,
and we cane doyu 10 the LIHieH. ierl very much
worse to-day than did when l arrived hUIne after
the escape. have lost everything, literally eyeTy
tiin. tor unier Obligations To lIy syIIpaihiz-
Us and friends tor the clothes which you see Ine
vse..rii., now Laye nothing OF my uWu whatever,
except the uiShtrUbe IN winch escaped.