The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-12
to drop with a heavy thud upon the pave
some Maroon Escape..

to drop with heavy thud upon the pave
ment.
Some Marrow Escapes.
Some OF the escapes were marvellous.
w. III. CHAMPION, w. A. Lavcle, md
Misses Amelia Herbert and Matte Dunlap,
of the Madison-Square Theatre Company,
occupied rooms In the fourth story OF the
hotel. At about O'Clock Miss Herbert
awoke. The air was filed with heart
rendng eroans and cries. She momentarily
thought the frightful din delusion. Re-
covering from her perplexity correct inn
preston OF the situation flashed on her
mind, and jumping from her bed,
she hurried INTO the corridor, and rum
ming to Dir Comption's room pounded
frantically on the door. This gentleman
had already taken the alarm, and was hur-
riedy preparing 10 leave his apartments
and warn his friends. The two then went
TO the rooms occupied by Miss Lavelle and
Miss Dunlap, whom they aroused. The
party dashed into tho halls, which were
| filled will. thick smoke that rendered them
quite dark, and sought means to escape.
Through the heavy, murky smoke that
drifted In clouds through the corridors q
burst OF red light would occasionally flash
from the elevator opening. The ladies
were terror-stricken. Suddenly, above the
sickening groans and fearful cries Of perish
ing people, they heard strong voice shout
ing:
"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 encouragement. His
form was indistinctly visible through the
black masses of smoke. but following the
sound OF his voice they reached a fire.
escape and were saved. '.Poor, brave fell
low" said Miss Herbert, speaking OF the
| fireman who saved her and her compan-
ions, ~ learned aiterward that while at
tempting some similarly heroic deed he
was killed by falling telegraph po.e." The
property and wardrobe belonging to the
Madison-Square Company was at the depot.
The story of hair-breadth escape from
a terrible death is related by Lizzie Aug
land. one OF the dlning-room girls. She
awoke and heard q noise about 4 O'Clock
A. NJ. She awakened her roommate, Mol
| lie Connors, and the two girls hastily
dressed and attempted to descend by the
stairway, only to find themselves facing 4
sheet OF flame. Miss Connors, terribly
| frightened, screamed out, "My God, Liz
zie, we can't get through there" Lizzie
replied,
"wE MUST GET THROUGH or PERISH"
With this Lizzie rushed through the
flames and succeeded In reaching the Office
floor, where she fell insensibIe. She was
terribly burned about the neck and lower
portions OF the face, and on her arms and
legs, but her injuries are not fatal. From
Miss Augland the fate OF Mollie Corners is
| learned. She says that when she started
through the flames she turned TO SEE II Mol
| lie was coming, and she saw her fall on the
stairway. This leaves no doubt but that
Molle Corners persisted in the burning
building.
Another escape to be recorded ia that OF
a man whose name could not he learned,
who was seen swinging himself from the
! fifth floor OF the burning building until
his feet touched the window below. Kick
ing in the glass, ne dropped and grabbed
| the sash. This was repeated until he reach
ed the balcony, from which he was rescued
with his hands badly cut. At the burn
ing Of the SpotswOod Hotel, Richmond.
on Christmas-eve, 1870, State Superintend-
ent OF Public Printing Shaiter, it is said,
escaped from the top story OF the building
in the same way.]
HEROIC DEEDS or RESCUE.
A deed OF herOism was recOrcd worthy
Of unqualified praise. i. Ryemer and
Herman Strauss. of Truck No. 1, appeared
on the roof OF the bank building ut q
critical iuncturc, directly opposite the SER
wants quarter, ladder in hand. For amo-
ment the unwieldy thing was poised in
mid-air, and then descended with Il crash
through window OF the hotel. 1t formed
bridge across the alley. and before it
became steady IN position men had
crossed into the hotel. Then, amid the
cheers Of the multitude below, they drag
ged helpless creatures across the slender
bridge until fully dozen were rescued, all
in their night-clothes, but many were bad
| " frozen before reaching a shelter wo-
man in dead faint was dragged across in
safety, but ut one time the whole OF her body
was hanging over clear OF the ladder, while
q brave man held her by one Of her ankles.
| The crowd below held their breaths
| in suspense. expecting every moment to
sec the ladder turn over or break beneath
the terrible strain. The man, however,
was equal to the emergency. BY Hercu-
lean effort he pulled her upon the slender
bridge, and finally placed her ont OF dam
ger, while the crowd, which had en-
dured the most painful suspense for fully
ten minutes, bnrst forth in round after
round Of applause. Twelve water-girls
were rescued by these brave men. The
two brothers Clayton rescued four women,
carrying them out bodily. The police res
cued dozen persons.
a Bride Of Two Days.
Our telegraph report Yesterday morning
mentioned that Mrs. john Gilbert was one
OF the victims. A special TO the Philadel-
phia Press says:
Mr.. Gilbert was connected with the Min
ME Palmer "My Sweetheart" Company,
playing the part Of the Gambler, while
under studying to ell the role Of Tony.
Just before leaving Chicago for Milwaukee