The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-04-20

effort to save life this way had failed,
the folded sheets still swayed in the
midst of the flames, like so many burn
ing flags in distress.
Mrs. A. Mccoy, of Altoona, Pa, had
come out here with her daughter, an in
valid, who continued on further west
last night. Mrs. Mccoy occupied room
800. When asked how she got out,
she remarked briefly, but torcibly: !:
"God knows; I don't. 1 tumbled
down stairs, lost all my papers, but Pm
safe, and that is something to be thank
full for"
III. Kretz, of Texas, occupied room
1858, on the fifth floor. He was awak-
ened by the watchman, and, getting
into his clothing, started into the hall.
Once there, he came upon several chill
dren, overcome with freight, aud seiz-
ing three Of them, started for the stair
way. On reaching it he fell, and with
the little ones, rolled completely down
stairs. All were saved.
Mrs. julia Crowley was employed in
the laundry room. She fell on her
knees in the presence Of Father Tobin
aud thaked God for his intervention in
her behalf.
| Five girls employed in tho house
were rescued after two hours hard
work from the very top OF tho Elm
street wing, and carried away exhaust
cd from fright. Bridget Mead, dish
washer, was rescued from the top floor,
and SO badly frightened that she
tainted.
Probably tho most thrilling escape
was that Of man from tho fourth
floor. He stool on the sill of the VIM
dow, and several times stopped as If to
jump. Once he shouted, "Look out;
Pm going to jump! Tho crowd yell
ed back "No! no!'' i'll Mortified tones,
and tho mans course was stopped.
The Skinner ladder made its appear
ance, and the man seemed assured of
his salvation. Tho ladder was raised
and he was rescued amid tho widest
cheering.
Jos. Il. Carr and family was rescued
by John Davis, tho saloon keeper, who
dragged them from their apartments
on the fifth floor.
| j. G. Greer, formerly of the firm of
Greer X CO., Of this city, was Il boar.lcr
on the fourth floor. He succeeded in
escaping by lowering himself to tho
room below by his bedding, and was
taken therefrom with II lady and gen
tleman by the tiremen.
One of the saddcst incidents of the
contiagration was the death of Hon.
George Munster, NJ. p, of England,
who recently married the daughter of
a prominent physician OF st.
Louis. He was spending his honey
moon at the hotel. BY wonderful
presence of mind on the part of his
wife, both escaped out of the burning
building, but their flight and the con-
fusion and horror of the scene had over
turned his reason. Under an insane
impulse he rushed back into the build
ing, and putting Il pistol to his head
blew his brains out.
One man, who had been occupying Il
window on tho Walnut street front of
the hotel, became desperate at the
seeming delay in efiecting his escape !;
with nervous hands he tore sheets from
his bed into strips, tied them together,
and fastening this improvised rope to
the window-sill, and disregarding the
fact that it did not reach
more than twenty feet, he let
himself down hand-ovcr- hand.
Men below who saw his position, turn
cd away their faces to avoid the sick
ening event that was inevitable. Fin
ally he reached tho end of the rope and
then for the first time he seemed to rea-
lie his position. He stopped, throw
his head back, revealing Il ghaStly face,
and swung slowly to and fro, swnyed
by the breeze which the roaring flames
above created. His limbs swung
around convulsively, as though to
catch upon something, then he let so,
and groans went up from hundreds rs
he whirled round and round, and final
ly struck on the stone tagging with Il
siclSening thud. lie was carried to Il
saloon across tho street, and died in {:
, few hours. Two other men jumped
, from the fourth story windows, one o
, whom seemed not to be dnngerOusl,
hurt.
OFFICE OF RECEIVER ~ SUPEEIN,
Monroe, April
8 On and after Saturday, 7th in+
8 on this Road will run as follows
Leave Monroe daily at .'.......
L | Arrive at Monroe.
- RS Close connection made at V icI
e trains OF Nicksbur.y ~ Meridian
G points North and East. and for
y, AT Delta with StGaInDOatS Tor
.. on the Mississippi River
81 J. w.
~ ,,,D Receiver and Super
- May II. is76.-
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