Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-01-17

and were responsible fUr number oil
deaths. besides keeping the FRENCH
from throwing up ladders against the
buildinc. So strongly were business
men and otter witnesses Impressed
with the belief that the wires we're a
great source o? trouble ihat petition
was prepared and circulated among the
businessmen and on Change asking
that the wires hereafter be placed IN
der ground.
One man, by letting himseli down at
arms length frem iifth.siOry window
put his feet through the window below
and reached the fourth floor in safety
The operation vas repeated until the
third floor was reached, each point
gained in his perloua descent beng
greeted with encouraging cheers from
the bystanders. AS he was putting his
feet through the top Of the second'Story
window his hands slipped from the sill
above. and, with wild shrek OF de-
spajr. he tell backward, turning over
several times, and, striking the pave
ment on his head, was mahGled beyond
recoonitien. At one time there were
! ak persons hanging from one window
sill IN the fifth story, crying in agonizins
tones for help; but one after ahoiheI
they loosed their hold to drop win a
heavy thud upon the pavement.
Some Narrow Escapes
Some of the escapes were marvellous
w. H. Champion, W, \. Lavelle. aud
Misses Amelia Herbert aud Matte
Dunlap, Of the Madlson-Square Ihoat'e
COMPANY, occupied rooms in The fourth
story of the hotel. Al about o'cloc K
Miss Herbert awOke. The air was
filed with heart-rendering gro"uS auH
cries. she monentariIy thought the
frichtful din GelusiOu. Recovering
from her pcrp!exity a correct impress
sion OF The situation dlshed on her
mind, and iumriug from lex bed she
hurried into the corridor, and running
10 Mr.. CompUou's room pounded IRAN
ucally on the door. This gentleman
HAD already taken the alarm, and was
ihurriodly preparing TO leave MS apart
ments and warn hls friends. The two
then weat to the rooms occupied BY
Miss lavelle and Miss Dunlap, whom
they aroused, The party dashed INTO
the halls. which were filed with thick
smoke that rendered them quite dark
and sought means 30 escape. Through
the heavy, murky smoke that dri!led III
clouds through the corridors a burst o.
red light would occasionally flash rom
the elevator opening. The ladies we're
iterror-stricken. Suddenly. above the
sickenlnc-eroaus and fearful cries OF
perlshlng people. they heard a strong
voice shouting:
.''HERE, HERE, THIS Way
and fireman dashed to their side and
told them il they valued their lives they
would follow him. The fireman ran
ahead of them, shouting continually
the while, and Offering words OF en-
enlargement. His form was lndlsIinct-
l ~ visible through The masses Of smoke
but following The sound of his voice
they reached a fire scene and were
Isayed. Poor, brave fellow" said
Miss Herbert, speaking of the freman
who saved her and her companions,
81 learned afterward that while al
tempting some similarly heroic deed
he was killed by a falling telegraph
pole" The property and wardrobe
belonging to the Madison Square Com
pany was at the depot.
The story of LaiI-brcadth escape
from a terrible death is related bY Liz
zie Augland, one OF the diDlns-room
girls. She awoke and heard noise
about 4 O'Clock A. NJ. She awakened
her roommate, Molle ConnOrs, and
the two girls hastily dressed and at
tempted to descend b. the stairway,
only to End themselves facing sheet
Ioftfl,mc. MISE Connors, terribly
frightened, screamed oot, my God,
Lizzie, We can't get through there. "
LIZZIE replied,
I'VE MUST GET THROUGH OK PERISH.
With this Lizzie rushed through the
flames and succeeded in reaching the
Office floor. where she fell nsensible.
She vas terribly burnt about The neck
and lower portions Of Tie iace, and on
her arms aud legs. bu! her injuries are
not fatal. From Mrs Augland the fate
of Noble Corners Is learned. She
says that when che started through the
flames she Infncd TO see if Molllo was
coming. and she saw hsr fall on The
stairway. This leaves no donbt but
that Mol!ic Corner. perlshed in the
burning building.
Another escape TO be recorded is that
OF man whose name could not be
learned, who was seen swinging HIM
self from the fifth floor Of the bufoing
building until his feet touched the VIM
dow below. kicking in the glass, he
dropped and grabbed the sash. This
was repeated until he reached the bal"
cony, from which he was rescued with
bis hands badly cut. Tat the barnnS
OF the spotswood Hotel, Richmond, Oh
Cbristnas-eye, 1870, State Superinten
dent OF Public Printing SnafIer, it Is