The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-12
TELEGRAPHIG NEWS.
Details of the
FFightfuI Disaster.

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Chicsgo. 10-Prof. w. D.. Tomlins, q
musician of this city, was not burned to
death in the Milwaukee fire IS reported.
BE is in this city alive and we'll.
Milwaukee, 1l.-FollowinR are inter-
estibg details respecting the Newhall
Hotel fire: Lieut.. lockwood says in
regard to the origin Of the fire and
the awful rapidity with which it spread:
l was in my Office when the slarm
sounded and reached the building be-
fore the engines began to play. The
flames were filing the elevator and
breaking out on different floors. hurried
to third floor and helped one lady make
her way down stars. then turned to
go back, but no man could have gone up
to that third story then and lived. It
didn't seem more than minnie from the
time left the floor till the time when
| turned TO go bsck, but in little time
the fire had filed ell the building above
the second story. AS far as the origin of
the fire Ia concerned, can't see how it
could be started, unless somebody let it.
so far as now known, not single Pa
ciflc coaster Wss connected with the fire,
not one name from the far west appear
ing in the list of lost, injured or saved.
A correspondent called on Scheller,
proprietor of the billiard room and bar
Of the Newhall House, and formerly
chief clerk of the hotel, who is at his
home i'll from injuries received while
aiding in rescuing people from the burn.
ing building. Scheller sAid he was called
up as soon as the alarm was sounded.
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posing for the moment that all the peo-
pie In the upper stories must have es-
capped, gave attention to caring for those
who had been taken out. When asked
to give theory as to the origin of the
FIRE, Scheller said, it seemed to be all in
the upper stories. and suppose it began
there, but from evidence presented and
all learn here, now think it fact that
the fire started in the lower part of the
building, near the elevator. | don't see
how it could possibly hsYe began unless
somebody set it on fire. The only thing
that makes it impossible for nae to suppose
it was ether than OF incendiRry origin, is
the fact, that cannot understand what
motive anybody could have for such an
act.
Mrs. L, W. Brown, wife of the general
ysrdmaeler, Chicago and Northwestern,
is dead. Mr.. Brown made g rope Of
sheets which he tied 10 as5Wing machine,
He slid down and received but sli1hs in
juries, after reaching foothold be called
to his wife to follow, but she did not and
q few moments later was buried
beneath a macs of falling brick in
the room. miss Libbie Cnallis, for ten
years in charge of the dIessmaking de-
pa-tment OF a Chapman's store, occu-
pied room in one OF The upper stories
fronting on Michigan street. Surrou1 ded
by flames she sppeare al enc window,
and for an instant loOket imploriE giy
down at the throng below, and then fell
back into the vortex Of fire and persisted
There was fire escape within her reach,
but the poor woman was so completely
overcome by heIror at her situation,
that she was poWerless to act. Jud:on
J. H0ugb, of Peoria, H., who had both
legs broken, AMI received other internal
injuries By jumping from fth.storJ
window, into a canvas held By fremea
died at Central Police Station. Mr..
Hough was visiting the family of Allen
johnson. Ge was special agent OF lhe
Northwes. eTn Fire Insurance Company,
this city, and leaves g wife and four
children. He was about 40 years of aga.
There was touching scele when ne
tried 10 tell the bystsnders Where he
lived, He spelled cut the words,
-" Peoria, wife, baby" Charles Kelsey
and Ann Kelsey, with the Tom Thumb
Opera Company a:e missing, and were
undoubtedly burned to death. Mrs.
Sylvester Bleecher, wife of the manager
of the Tom Thumb Company, is at the
Plsnkinton House. under medical treat
ment, but not expected to live. She
suffered dislocation of the left shoulder
and hip, and received a compound frac-
ture Of the knee joint. Death is momen-
tsrily expected. Other mem bers Of the
company are safe, AM escaped without
receiving any injuries. The scene at the
ruins is weird in the extreme; heavy
saowstorm is prevailing, which serves to
keep steam from the water-drenched
piles Of brick and mortar from arising,
and nothing can be seen of the once
famous structure but a jet Of fame blaz-
ing out in mig-sir like q fire ball. The
police have extended the Gordon along
side the walks of surrou13ing blocks,
and none but policemen, ~fremen aud
reporters are allowed to pass through the
streets. The terrible calamity has so
dszed the people, that with few excep-
tions they stared like grim spectors I'm.
moved, surveying the scene hourly.
Business in the city is entirely sus-
pended, and merchants and mechanics
ara gathered in the neighborhood Of the
smoldering ruins, or are discussing the
horrors in offices, stores and saloons in
the neighborhood. BeDjsmi NJ. We'll
whose Office has for some years been on
the ground floor of the Newhall, escaped
with the aid Of his servant, saving all his
books and papers and at 9 O'Clock had
leased the old Kellogg Office and was
ready for business. He had expected
such catastrophe, and always lef
everything prepared for it before going
home at night.
j. 7. Richie, of Louisville, KY, said
he was awakened about 4 O'Clock by 6
great noise and clatter. He partially
dressed, and then found the hots
was on fire. He was on the floor oVel
the Office, and on opening the door found
the corridor full Of smoke. He worked
his way to the corner room and 90. in
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