Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-05

to his ward through the registers. The
material portion of evidence given by the
attendants who were on duty when the
fire occurred, is as follows:
VIM. F. Kramer-Was on duty as at
tendant in the upper second hall. About
7:3OP.M. saw smoke coming out from the
registers; first from the lower ones. Went
at once to the superintendent office and
reported the fact, and the doctor
at once went = to the basement. |
went back to my hall, called
up my boys patients] and conducted
them into the first section. These patients
were in the hall and all the doors of their
rooms were locked. Columbus McAlillcn
was sick in his room, the door open. An
other man John c. Brenan) was locked
in his room; he had to be locked
UP to keep him from fighting
other patients. There was third one
who did not come out; he had to be
showed along; couldn't move himself
The sick man was sound sleeper after
his fits; think he was suffocated in his
bed. l had forty men; got thirty-seven
of them out; kept them in upper first
till ordered into center building; from
there took them down stairs and to the
barn. Tried to go back, see that rooms
were clear and lock them, so patients
could not go back; couldn't get half way
down the hall; couldn't get to the sick man
or the man locked in his room; the smoke
was too bad: tried twice. Didn't miss the
third man till next day The place was
full of smoke in five minutes AT
first enough was coming in so l could
see something was wrong. When came
back from the doctors Office the place was
full. Lost all my effects, except pants
and vest l had on.
VIM. J. Barkhurst--Wa attendant at
time of fire In lower first hall; about
quarter past heard pounding on door at
north end of my hall; met at the door the
attendant of the lower second hall, who
said there was fire in the other end of
his hall; helped him move the patients
out of his hall; he had most of them at
nv end of his hall; the smoke in there
was very dense; it was coming out of the
registers; his rooms were open; [ went
down the hall as far as l could; he had
forty-five patients; understood some of
them were lost; there were eighteen in
my hall at the time; five were absent, in
the kitchen; all of mine were saved; l
saved part of my effects after my pa
tients were out.
John L. Siez-Was attendant on middle
third floor First saw smoke in middle
second, in the water closet next to my
hall Went to the doctors office to nOti-
| fy him; he was not there; came immedi-
ately back and found the halls full of
smoke; tried to open the locked doors
of rooms but coutd not the smoke drove
me back. The hall doors were open and
patients in the hall were out. There
were eleven in bed; their doors were
locked couldn't open any doors; went
outside and tried to get ladder to open
| the windows; one patient was brought
out, breathing when found, but he was
suffocated and died All were taken out;
| lost two, the one taken out dead and one
who died next day. The patients in the
second hall were excited. Lost all my
personal effects.
John McMahn-Was attendant In mid
| die second hall. First saw smoke coming
| in through the water closet of my hall;
| told Mr. Siez; opened windows to let the
smoke out and the hall cleared, but in
| five minutes after the smoke was so dense
| it put the lights out. had forty-four
| patients; took them to the first hall, Sec
| ond floor; one was in his room sick; gave
him his clothes and he got up. ! went
| to taking patients out and got out all but
six; one of them was saved; he was taken
| from window afterwards. Those lost
| from nv hall were William Fritz, Jr., j.
E. Gfellar, Patrick F. Faych, Patrick
Claucey and Tosten Larson Moss None
| of them were locked in their rooms; but
| many of my patients were those who had
| to be helped out. Lost my personal eff
fects.
John Larson-Was attendant on upper
third floor Had sixteen patients; four
were IN bed; three locked in. L told
| Kramer of the fire. There was so much
smoke couldn't go back. Four were
| burned; they were Dr. Samuel i. Pruden,
Carl Ranscheimer, Amos G. Alley, and
Charles r. Barber. locked the doors SO
they couldn't go back. Witness APP
| peared to misunderstood questions
and an. interpreter was EN-.
ployed, when lie continued.
| The smoke was so bad l couldn't exam
| inc all the rooms; tried to bring out the
patients; couldn't see; unlocked the
doors so they could come; brought out
some; left four locked in their rooms:
they were put there after supper;
couldn't get TO their rooms because
the smoke; they were in corner room
| Southwest corner of north wing), third
room from that, fifth room and Groom
next the other corner. Invent around to
the outside to 60 up stairs and tried to
| go into the hall, but couldn't go in the
outside door because of the smoke. Told
Kramer only. Had key to unlock their
doors Of the sixteen patients two were
Swedes, whom could understand in our
language. Lost all my personal ef-
| fects.
D. W. Vanetta-Was attendant in up
per first hall My first knowledge of the
| fire was from rafting On the door lead
ing into the upper second hall; patient
there said there was smoke at the upper
end; saw it myself. stoed at the door
quieting patients as they came
through; Kramer was examining rooms.
l had twenty one patients; all were
scared; three were in their rooms, but had
not retired. Saved part of my personal
effects, when passing my room, following
patients into the central building. Lar
sons hall was full of smokes the connect
| ing doors were wide open. As the last of
Kramer's men came through he asked
help to find the door of patient locked