The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-04-19

the other expired in q few moments. A
woman in a fifth story, on the Fifth Street
front, became panic stricken, and jumped
out. She alighted on her feet, and was car
ried to the st. James Hotel, still alive. Her
husband, who had been standing by her side,
then tore up the bedding, and let the strip
so made out of the window. To this the fire
men attached a rope, which the man hauled
up, making it fast to the window sill, and
safely descended by it. A man named ].
E. Wilson jumped from the fourth story
window and was killed, and Mr.. 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 were
some two hundred of them, all of whom
were lodged in the upper story of the build
ing. The 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
were Bridget Mead, Mary Carey, Bridget
White, Ellen Reilly and several others, who
were carried away by their friends, and
whose names are not yet ascertained.
At 2 :15 or about an hour after the fire was
discovered the entire roof was ablaze, and
the flames were rapidly descending to the
lower stories.
Half an hour later the floors and the in
terror walls began to fall. The roof next
fellin, aud there is now nothing left of one
of the finest hotels in the county, except
the Walnut Street front and parts of the
Fourth and Fifth Street faces.
VIM. Felix Munster, said to be a member
of the English House of Commons, who
was married in this city a few months ago,
was residing at the hotel with his wife.
They became separated, and under the i'm
preston that she was killed, he became in
tensely excited, and evidently lost his men,
tai balance. About six o'clock this morning
he went to the room of afriend at the corner
of Fourth and Oliver Streets and shot him.
self. The Coroner held an inquest, but
could not decide whether death was caused
by suicide or accident. There are various
reports regarding the matter, one to the
effect that he knew his wife was saved and
that he killed himself while laboring under
mental arrangement.
The origin of the Southern Hotel fire is
not yet definitely ascertsined. Chief of the
Fire Department Sexton was on the ground
all day, his left arm in a sling from the re-
cent injury he sustained. He was by no
means mincing in his words concerning the
story about the origin of the fire. He plainly
said he did not believe it.
His theory was that the fire did not start
in the store-room, as reported, but in the
wine.room, which is situated under the ele-
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feet way from the wine-room. There was
also an undue tardiness in giving the alarm,
and this can only be attributed to culpable
negligence.
The alarm had scarcely been sounded
when Engine No. 6 was on the way to Fourth
and Market, the station from which the
alarm was sounded. When it arrived there
the fire was ascending the elevator in
columns, and it was impossible to cut 1t OH.
| A II Az a--,roa -a. nm thn c0ona in nnnn
time from the moment the alarm was
sounded, and the fire had gained too much
Roadway when they arrived to cut it OH.
APRIL 12.-Fron sixty to one hundred
men have been put to work on the ruins by
order of Mayor Overstolz, and this force
will be increated to one hundred and fifty
or two hundred. The search is now pro.
crossing Just underneath the rotunda, which
was a rallying point for a great number of
the terror-stricken inmates of the hotel. 1t
is expected that some bodies will be found
there.
Several interior walls which were unsafe
have been pulled down, end all will be
leyeled so that the men can work all over
the ruins without danger.
Mr.. Morrow, agent Of a New York jewelry
house, lost a sample trunk containing
Sl7, 900 worth of j~ewelry. This morning
the remains of the trunk were unearthed
and between $500 and $500 worth of the
cont, nts recovered, in a damaged condition
The remainder Of the jewelry was melted
and is valueless, except as old metal. Soma
manuscripts and papers belonging to Kat
Claxton were also found.
The body Of a child, supposed to be a lit
|, tie girl, was found in tine ruins this evening
!. Just under the Walnut Street entrance t.
the hotel. 1t lay on a small mattress, ant
) evidently fell from one of the upper sto
7 ries. 1t was d~isfgured beyond recognition
, Mr.. Morrow, who recovered a small par
. of his jewelry, has had four barrels filet
with ashes taken from the locality where hi
trunk was found, and has sent them to New
> York to be smelted.
4. OF the two hundred employees of tn
hotel, one hundred aud ffty.nine have re
ported and others are expected to report to
q morrow. 1t is not believed that many o
them are lost.
Ithas come to light that on Monday ever
: ing two ladies and a little child arrived q
the hotel and took quarters for the nigh
i intending to proceed on their journey o.
q the following morning. They have nc
= since been seen, and there can be n
y doubt that they all persisted. Owing to tn
~lsteness of the hour at which this informs
s ton was obtained, it was impossible to. lear
the names of the party.
On Sunday evening there arrived at tn
q hotel a lady and five children, the youngel
= of which was but an infant. They propose
8 remaining only a few days. They had n
one to aid them at the moment when aid VI
b so necessary, and not one of them has e
capped.
APRIL 13.-To relieve the anxiety whic
seems TO prevail in some sections of tt
country respecting how many and who wei
killed on the night of the fire, or ma
y since have died, the death list is reported
follows:
n Rev. A. R. Adams, of England; &c
o Frank Gouley; Henry Hazen; Mrs. W.
. Stewart; Charles Trivan Andrew eastman
H. j. Clark and wife; Kate Riley, Ks
y Felix Munster, of England. The Ia
ter a suicide, committed under derang
ment broughto on by intense excitement.
Mrs. Scott, mother-in-law of Andrew Els
man, and Frsnkie McClellau, the actres
g who were dangerously injured, are slow
n recovering.
There are two or three others who had iet
broken, or were otherwise more or lie
y hurt, but the above list comprises all wi
are known to have been killed, aud it is n
believed by any one, who is familiar vii
], the circumstances, hat this number will
n materially increased.
g The Coroner mas selected six well know
le and responsible citizens who will serve @
% his jury, and he will begin his investigate
on Monday next.
is A force of about $50 men began VOL
n again at the Southern Hotel ruins this NOR
M ing, and shortly afterward the body of
ig woman was found on the Fourth Street sit
e, of the hotel, but was so much burned al
e. disfgured that it could not be recognize
1t v as taken to the morgue to await furth
n Developments.
t. 3P. M.-Another body, that of man, h
tie just been found, about five feet from that
Sc the woman discovered this morning. TT
re body has not yet been recognized, an
N probably will not be as it is very bad
a burned, and came to pieces while being I
moved.
OF TIE remains taken from the ruins IL
e. evening, supposed to be those of a obi
L. proved, on examination to-day, to be tho
lie of a dog. The bodies of tine man and won,
is Iound to-day rave been identified as q.
I'd Clark and wife, of North Adams, Mass. II
OF lady was identified by the dress she wol
and the gentleman by his watch.
Chinese Einger-NaiIs.
k The custom of wearing long fngt
US nails obtains amonp the aristocracv