The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-13

Police hcponough to-day from various parties through
out Tho country inquirng for friends.
Csc from Brooklyn, ~ y. signed J. /. Gilbert,
making Inquiries regarding Harry Gilbert Answer.
saved.
One from Rosanna Handy, New YORK, inquirsBg for
Lucy Handy. Answer saved
one from A. Fei;z, New York. inquripg for Charles
keifncht Answer, probably burned
One from Jerome d. Parmen,er OF Troy IN ~
Press. inquirng n H. Clark wife and daughter werc
killed. Answer, cannot DO found and have not re-
ported
One from san Francisco irqulrns for H. PaolcttL
Answer, missing.
One from Newburg. \. Y, inquring for II. c.
Horton. was answered.
~ do not think he was In the hotel. Tuesdays
register cannot be found
STORY OF AN EYEWITNESS OF THE FIIE--A
son LOST IN TRYING TO sAvE MS MOTHER
BLACK HILLS MINERS AND THEIR Five HUN
DRIED POUNDS or GOLD.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CHICAGO. April IL, 1877.
Your correspondent met las. evening gentleman
named Jennings, who had just arrived from tho scene
OF the catastrophe at 81 Louis Ho had been out with
party 10 wine supper, and was passing the hotel
when the alarm given. lie rushed into tho build
ing and passed up TO tho paror floor by the west side
entrance He could SEQ lre, but the smell OF some
thing burning lod tho mir. lie met two three per-
sons, who asked what WAS the NATTER where was the
hros A policeman came up and asked HIM where
he was going. Hc said he heard some cry
aFire!" and caIno TO see what It meant. He
looked down the rotunda and could not distinguish
anything for tho smoke. He hurried back and up
stairs crying "Firel" Ho to the fourth floor and
raped at tho doors he passed down the halls say
ing
"Gct upl the house Is on nre."
He then started to go TO the upper story, but con-
cluded not to- He thought he would not risk Il, and
started TO 20 back whom tho nanes shot up the slo
vato., and In instant OF all escape II seemed.
A man appeared At q door rubbing his Dyes lie
rushed into tho room and looked out OF the window
SCENE CONFUSION.
Tho street was nl!e6 with people rushing TO and fro
He saw OF by the window and har-
ried back the hail, though the smoke so thick
he could hardly breathe. He did know what to do
The hall filed with crowd OF peope-half crazed
ncn asking another meaning less questions
women screaming and rushing back and forth nearly
naked. Escape by The stairway was cut on
TRYING TO SAVE HIS MOTHER.
young man came out OF room near and
"For Gods sake! where's my mohers"
A voice came from the next room, Henry. Hcnry!n
Tho man threw himself against The door and burst 1t
open. mass OF smoke and scarcely audible groan
was nil that could be seen or heard. The man stood
moment appalled,, and then raising arm above hts
eyes, no sand, "Herc, mother! where are your" and
no disappeared. He was heard 10 TALL, but nothing
could DO seen. He never came out
BLACK HILLS MINERS.
Two men followed him to a window which they
raiscc and looked out Somo men wero trying to
raise ladder but 1t would not reach Tho strangers
bore heavy vallse between lhom. One said
"Wel we might as well have left this dust In tho
Hills. We're OF luck.p
Looking out they saw that at the fourth window TO
the right a ladder had been raised ana tho iremen
were assisting the people to descend All three started
In that direction. One OF tho strangers said -
'We must leave our dust. There 500 pounds OF
as clear 20 as ever camo from tho gulch ut Rocky
Bar; but It's gone"
They hurried on. and tho speaker ana one OF tho
men reached room where were huddled several per-
about the window, all eager escape The other
stranger, powerful man, stopped at the door aud
said -
.Bill, why didn't drop that gold into the street,
I'm gong back 10 do IT," and disappeared. The two
went down. bat tho ono who returned for the gold was
seen no more Mr. Jennings reached tho street In
safely and saw several during the awful hour that
followed leap from tho upper windows to DO crushed
on the pavement below lie went to the Planters,
took breakfast and left by the early train Tor
HORRIBLE FREAK OF AN INSANE MAN
man.who gives tne name OF ); u. Harrington, Of
hs says no witnessed at the burning or tho
southern Hotel He had room on Tho
hall was filled with smoke, which seemed to be going
up the dome In great black column Two women
stoou neaT tho TaiInK ot the rOtunuA cling ng
to one another Hc had emerged from his
room but moment when man. dressed only IN a
pair OF pants, came rushing down the hall
10 where they stood and said, 'Why don't you
jump" At tho same time lie seized ono OF them
hurled her tho balustrado, and sho red
with SHREK into the rotunda below. Tho man hur
ried on, evidently being Insane. Mr.. Harrington saw
him no moro, and was himself rescued byA ladder.
cLAxToS's RUN
Ii. 8. Belden, prominent resident OF Eyanst on
Of tho suburbs OF Chicago, arrived homo from ST.
LOUIS to-day. and says he occupied on tho Nth
floor, TINT OF Kate Claxton's. lie says that .he
newspaper reports TO the effect that Miss
Claxton OF tho lower Goors Is untrue hence
the greater wonder OF her escape
Travellers from ST. Louis registering Mt tho hotels
from oher places escape the crowd OF reporters and
others who at tho houses ANXIOUS to see an eye
witness OF the catastrophe.
EXCITEMENT AMONG HOTEL GUESTS IN CHI
cAoo-PRoPRIEToRs PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
FIRE ESCAPES.
CHICAGO, April IL, 1877.
Intense excitement prevails In this city among tho
guests OF tho large hotels in consequence OF tho DO.
structon OF tho Southern Hotel at ST. Louis aud tho
loss Of life there The hotel proprctors here are dol
all In their power TO suppress the excitement BY
adding the OF Are escape to their build
ngs and by employing special Are patrols In order to
guard against such accidents One OF the prime. pal
motel owners hero offers to expose any room In his
hotel to ignted combusbles IN order tho
ulo security OF the house against nrc Tho test will
take place this week
FACTORY BTRNED