Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-11


realize his position. He stopped, threw
his head back, <evealing a ghastly face.
and swung slowly to and fro, sWayed by
the breeze which the roaring flames
above created. His limbs swung around
convulHively as though to catch upon
something; then he let go, and groans
went up from hundreds as he whirled
round and round and finally struck on
the stone tagging with a ~sickening thud.
He was carried to a saloon across the
street and died in a few moments. Two
other men jumped from fourth story
windows, one Of whom seemed not to be
dangerously hurt, while tie other expired
10 a few moments.
A woman in g fifth story window on
the Fifth street front became panic.
stricken and jumped out. She alighted
on her feet and was carried to the st.
James Hotel still alive. Her husband,
who had been standing by her side, then
tore up the bedding and let a strip so
made out OF the window. To this the
6remen attached a rope which the man
hauled up, making it fast to the window
sill and safely descended.
A nan named j. E. Wilson jumped
from the fourth story window and was
killed. Andrew Ensman and Mrs. Scott
met their death in the same way.
The mortality among the female help
of the hotel is feared to be great. There
we're some 200 Of them, all of whom
we're lodged in the upper story of the
building. Tbs panic among them was
perfectly terrible, and a number Of them
jumped from the upper windows on the
Elm street or rear side Of the house.
Among those known to have been killed.
in this manner we're Bridget Mead, Mary
Carey, Bridget White, Ellen Kelly, and
several others who were carried away by
friends, and whose names are not yet
sscertained,
Miss Kate Claxton, the actress, had
anothor narrow escape aud is unframed.
Among those known to have been
saved are Fl Kretz, Texas; Mrs A Nc
Coy, Altoona, Penn; Mrs Colt, Syracuse,
N Y; W B Coggswell and family and E
J Kimball, Mine LaMotte, No.
DR.. Gerlact, German Consul, jumped
from his window and broke his leg. His
Is uuhurt. Chas. Teensn lost his
life in attempting to save others. Philip
a boarder OF the hotel, was res
cued alive, but is entirely bereit of all
reason.
at a quarter past two, or about half an
hour after the fire was discovered, the
entire roof was ablszs and the flames
rapidly descending to the lower
A half hour later the floors and
walls began to fall, the roof fell
in, and there is now nothing left of one
Of the finest hotels 10 the country except
The Walnut street front, and parts Of the
and Fifth street faces.
The loss on the building and contents
will be from $4,000 to 81, 200, 900; in
surance unknown as yet.
The following guests of the hotel from
abroad are safe, and are now stopping at
he Liudell Hotel; W P Clougb, St Paul;
5 & Rhodes, Boston; c Godfrey, Han.
nibal; E L Mansfield, New York; S B
COulson, Yaukton, D T; S H Krieger;
Philadelphia; S Schoyer and son, Pitts
A ] Webster, New York; George
.Strout, Chicago; W Il Fletcher, New
] V q Lott, Lansing; Charles
New York; A S Shackleford,
New York; SIS ~Crittendeu, Cincinnati;
q X Morrill,, Cairo; A s Wilson, New
Mrs Love and Mrs Porter, Indian
Tom 7 Lyon, Mobile; H 7 White,
Syracuse; CP Kennedy, New York; A
Pope Joy, Chicago; Mr. Birdseye, Ne.
Tada, Mo; R P Witbrec, Colorado
Springs; ] R Parson, New York; F
Herman, Pittsburg, Frank E Ksrelsen,
New York.
The following are at the Planters
Mr. and Mrs Berrian, a bridal
couple; VIM. P. Watson, Chicago; Fred
Cook, New Orleans; Geo S Morize, ]
L W Benham and J NJ Davidson,
New York; H A Wilson, St Paul; Geo
Peeterbaugh, Peoria; H S Belden, Chi.
W Bigelow and G H Caldwell,
Parkersburg, and Charles Musser, New
York.
The following went to the Laalede Ho
.el, and are now stopping there: G W Ma
honey, G A Kalen, B%ellville; A L Brock
way, W J Miller, J Il Morrow, r Il
E Pannock, NJ ] Shoelcrait, D
sornborger, Miss Kate C%laxlon, S Il
Cone, D NJ Dickson and wife, Mrs D F
ioit, (syracuse), EFT Tyson, Caleb Cav.
kias, LIZ Fallon, New York; c A Ortell,
A G Tischner and wife; Fol
Sullivan, Pine Bluff; ] L Perry, Sara
.oga Springs Miss E NJ Darling, Indian.
apolisi VIM Christman, Independence;
EL Apologize, Louisvillei A ] Bodwell,
Chicago; James J Davis, Augusta, Ga.
VIII Contests.
New YoRK, April 1.-THE general
Term Of the Supreme Court has just de-
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