The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-04-20

was going u. Escape by means of door
ways was no longer possible, the upper
floors being in absolute possession of the
flames and the lower halls and stairways
being enveloped in a black smoke that
would have made suffocation instant. Not
/ one of the D, 900 spectators dared go into
that secthng mass of smoke and gas.
ESCAPED OR PERIsHED.
At 4 O'clock all had either escaped
perishcd, for every floor had given away,
and the south and cas- wall had fallen. de
molishing the small adjacent buildings
and burying everything animate and im-
/ animate III thelr ruins. The firenen cGn-
tiuued their work, until six o'clock, the
flames burning tiercely at that hour, but
shortly alierward they began TO suhsde,
/ and by seven o clock the debris a heap
/ of smouldering, smoking timbers and
steanilng mortar and brick.
THE NUMBER LOST.
From the busy workers about the debris
3 last night was but one opinion, and that
I the numbers reported lost are by One-haif
/ too low in estimation. ''I'll tell you what"
said one sturdy worker, Il worked at re-
moving the bodies at the Brooklyn theatre,
aud We didn't think there were over Il
! dozen butncd, and " hen the fire is down
and we get to wo. k here, it's my honest
/ opinion the people will be surprised" 1t is
. of course impossible to approximate the
/ number lost in the fire, but the prevailing
superstition is that no less than 30 aud per
= hals 100 persons lie buried III the general
demolition. \ recoId Of those saveo is
being kept II; the Iiude!l hotel but thus
far not more than 80 persons, who were III
, the Southern last night, have signed it. 1t
: is reported That Edward Kerre the French
consul at Chicago, arrived in the city last
. night and Iui up at the southern. As no
/ word car TIE Obtained concerning him,
many believed that lie perished III the
flames.
] LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.
/ DIR. Auicr, coroner, gives the following
list of killed, as reported IO him, and he
thinks it comprises all now known to be
dead Rev. \. II. Adams, OF Stack Cross,
Berkshire, England George Frank Gou-
ley, grand secretary Masonic fraternity of
Missouri; about eighty servants were III
the house. of whom Kate Reilly, Kate
/ Dooiau aud Mary Moran are known To have
been killed; the other victims are Henry
IldZcu, o! the auditors department., Mis-
souri, Mis-. Stewart, wife of w. 5. Stewart,
cf the firm oi Derby q Day, of St. Louis !;
, Andrew +. Is'snan of the firm of Teichman
u Co.. of >. Louis; Charles q, Teenan
aud Sidmore Hayden.
LOSS AND INSURANCE.
The building Was owned by Robert
Campbell. IL originally cost about 81 $50,
600, bat was purchased 10y Mr.. Campbell
for S525, ,0JO. The furniture, which was
owned by Breslin. Darling 4 Co., was
I valued S20O. 900. and is total loss. OF
the insurance. $500, 600 is on the building
and S142 900 on the furniture.
AN ORATORS ESCAPE.
Joseph Pulitzer. Carl SchurZ'S special
. opponent in The late campaign, was guest
in the hotel. He heard the shrirks of
women on the floor below. He went out
+ without dressing and found the staircase
Il 81 4.
! He never returned 10 his rooms aud was
nearly chokcd To death when he reached
tie exit on Fifth street. He thinks the fire
was observed on tie street twenty minutes
before the guests were aroused.
AN ACT OF HEKOIsi.
Among The many acts of licroism at the
! great fire none was more noticeable than
that oi Clifford w. Saunders, a reporter of
I the G}0be DcW0crftf. who, at great peril
asceidcd li'iGrr to the fifth story and
thew rope To those in the window above
thus enabling them to descend to he lad
der and escape. In this way Saunders WAS
the mcaus of saving ;he lives of seven or
eight servant girls as the wall fell in al
most immediately after their Iesue.
SEPARATED BY DEATH.
One Of the most melancholy events Of
the great fire tlausl,ircd about seven q clock
in the morning. Our readers will remcm-
Ter the particulars published in all the
daily papers oi the aIistoCratic wedding
the parties being Mr.. Munster, of England,
and the dauehtcr of DR. II. c. Lynch. " hjch
took place three months ago. The happy
couple Travelled until within the past two
weeks, when they returned lo the city and
were occupy my IOOnIS at the Suui heru
when the alarm OF ti,e was given. In the
din ami confusion OF TIE fire Mr.. Munster
and his wife became separated the l'uS
band escaping, leaving his wife in the burn
ing building. Reports soon after reached
his ears thaI his niie had persisted in TIE
flames, and The poor fellow at once lost his
reason. He procured pistol aud placing
the muZzic of the pistol against his right
temple fired a shot which sent him into
eternity without a struggle And his wife
who WAS not burned, but saved providenti
ally, rs a lnlost frantic at his death.
Thrilling SCENE.
Nj the east front at about $50 o'clock
at one of the windows on the fourth fipoi
Il man appeared i'm nighi-drcss. The lad
der had been taken away. and below him
was a sheer descent oi 90 feet. 'What
shall | do?'' he asked. ''Stay where you
are, answered the crowd, God deliver
J me- he exclaimed. Iouking up at the luIid
sky. aud down to the floors below him now
all abaze. lie hooked up at the sky and
claspcd his hands in prayer: ''ioIo, foi
Jesus sake could be easily heard by the
thrOng beloH, caltued INTO perfect silence
1t seemed hours before jhe truck wac
brought. Il must have seemed centuries 1,
the lonely mau, standing at the darkeneo
window, lighted by an occasional hasl
/ from TIC flames aIuuud him, Tnd stan lee
Dy the crash. that came here and there, o.
falling wallis Lord for Jesus sake. " Ia,
cried. ''Stand where you are" said fiii.
voices The truck finally came and wai
slowly aud olumsily aiSrd To the window
Two iiIemen went up and pat the man oI
the ladder. He came down SLOW ly, hi
limbs trembling beneath l,in!. Al the bot
tom he raised himself ur to his full heighi
"Hurruh for St. Iionts,' he cried ''Nev
York amt dead yet Then raising hi
hand mp To the sky. lac said IN q lower tone
Lord forgive me fai tvtay sin that hav
ever committed. 70 iilitix of having you