Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-11

for her to return, and both started for the
fire-etcape. Crompton managed to throw on
some of his clothes, but Mis- Herbert had nc
time to save anything. Mr.. Crompton carry.
ing her down with nothing on but her nigh!
dress. A hack passing near was brough.
down, and Miss Herbert carried to Collins
vale escaped in similar way, but were more
fortunate. in both getting partially dressed.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
CHICAGO, January 10th.-A Ners special
has the following of the Milwaukee holo.
caust: The building was long known as q
death trap" and it only required half ar
hour to completely enveloped it in flames. II
hsd eighty-six employee. who mostly lodged
in the sixth story. Eight hundred guests
could be accommodated Exit by the roof
was impossible, on account of the FIRE. and
for some reason the two standpipes and fire
ladders were not available. Ban Hall, fire.
man, was crushed under large heavy cor-
nice, but was quickly gotten out from the red
hot plates of galvanized iron, seriously, If not
fatally, hurt. The department fought
heroically, but was only able TO prevent the
spread of the fire. The hook and ladder
companies were most active, and saved about
twelve people by well directed etfortp. The
Morgue was hideous sight. Two small
biers were soon filed with bodies tightly
packed, and these bodies-giEls, women and
rnen-were laid promiscuously on the stone
flags almost in heap, as the patrol brought
in the bodies three and four st q time. In the
American Express Office Allen johnson and
wife lay stretched on the hard floor,
evidently dying. They are since dead
They were forced to jump from window
of the third floor. A blanket held to catch
them was too weak. and their backs were
terribly injured. Edward Pollock, of Lar
caster, awakened nearly as soon as the flames
broke out, grabbed his clothes, swung from a
balcony on the fourth to that beneath, where
a dozen others were, and by means of knotted
bed clothes all reached the ground.
William E. Cramer, of the Ecening Wis.
consin, was saved through the heroic efforts
of Charlie Crossing, Sentinel typo. Chief
Clerk Tice, who had a narrow escape ssys
there were no boartle.s and 80 employees IN
the house. So fsr sc ara unaccounted for.
The hotel was built by Daniel NewAall and
sn association IN 1857, at q cost of Sl55, eco.
The Insurance. aggregates 100000 on the
bulldog, and $50, 900 on the furniture.
STILL ANOTHER REPORT.
MILWAUKEE, January 10th.-Long afler
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Chellis. dressmaker at Chapman & Co.'s,
was seen at her window on The fourth floor.
She was recognized by friends below. and i'm
plored to make leap upon the canvas, but
remained standing at the window until the
flames enveioped her, and she sank to be seen
no more.
In threequarters of an hour after the dis
covery of the fire the building was total loss.
at $50 o'clock the Broadway front gsve out,
and came laundering to the pavement.
Shortly after that che sotteriug walls of the
soutbeast corner followed, tearing a heavy
Telegraph pole to the ground, which felled
Benjamin Vanaahag. q truckmsn of Hook
and Ladder Company No. 2, beneath its
weight. He died IN few hours after.
DEEDS OF HERoIsM
Are recorded worthy Of unqualified praise.
Ed. Ryemer and Herman Strauss, of truck
one. appeared on the roof of the bank buii6-
ing at Critical juncture, directly opposite
the servants quarter, ladder in hand. For q
moment the unwieldy thing poised in mid
air, then descended with crash through a
window of the hotel. It formed bridge
across the alley, and before it became steady
in position a man had crossed it into the he
tel, and ther, amid the cheers of the multi
tude below, dragged the helpless creatures
across the slender bridge until fully a dozen
were rescued-all of them in their night
clothes. Many wers badly frczan before
taken to shelter. A woman in a dead
faint, unable to help herself, was dragged
across in safety, but at one time the whole of
her body was hanging over the edge of the
ladder, while the brave man held her by one
Of her ankles. The crowd below held its
breath in suspense expecting every moment
to see the ladder turn over or break beneath
the terrible strain. By herculean effort he
pulled her upon the slender bridge, and finally
placed her out CT danger, while the crowd,
which had endured the most painful suspense
for fully ten minutes, burst forth in round
after round of applause.
Two brothers named Clayton rescued four
womer, carrying them bodily out. The po-
lice rescued a dozen persons.
There is loud talk OF incendiatism, in which
the Chief concurs, also the police who were
fret on the ground. No tangible ground en-
be found for incendiarism teyond the fact of
its breaking out near the foot of the elevator.
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