Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-01-11

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e Michigan street front. Privat
. Watohman Richards turned in the DO,
D alarm almost simultaneously with tn,
/. telephone alarm from the hotel off,
and in few seconds, IL seems, tn,
flames had loaped up to the SIX h story
carrying death and destruction in their
! progress.
AMONG THE LOST
Is w. l., Tomlins of whom Theodore
Thomas said when last here, "He ia
the best trainer of choruses In this
country" He came here from En-
gland about 10 years ago, located first
in New York, and besides teaching
vocal music was employed by the
Mason ~ Hsmlin organ company to
exhibit their Instruments in concerts.
Twelve years ego he came to Chicago
and here accomplished his great work
Ever since he has been identified
with the Appollo club. He has
trained &ll great choruses that have
appeared here. He prepared the
chorus for the great May festival In
1880, and for months past had in
training children's chorus of 200
voices. A few weeks ago, whilo in
Chicago, he heard the chorus and pro-
nounced 1t the most wonderful exhibi.
tion he ever witnessed. The deceased
proposed to raise up chorus of chill.
dren to 1000 voices. Of late he has
led praise services Sunday evenings In
Prof. Swings church, Chicago. He
leaves n wife and four children.
One OF the most trying scenes Incl.
dent to the fire was witnessed at the
morgue. At o'clock fifteen bodies
laid upon the marble slabs and floor.
The allotted space was too small to
accommodate them ali. One of the
first bodies recognized was that of
Mrs. John Gilbert, wife ef Mr..
Gilbert, Of the Minnie Palmer COM
pany. They were married yesterday
morning In Chicago, and
THE BRIDE OF NIGHT
lay upon the cold marble crushed and
bruised almost 5eyond recognition.
1t is said she was Miss Sutton, of
Chicago. The Minnie Palmer com.
pany and the Tom Thumb company
have cancelled engagements at the
opera house and the academy of music,
owing to the death Of the members OF
their companies.
William e. Cramer, editor of The
Evening Wisconsin, and wife, who
had rooms on the second floor, re.
ceived serious but not fatal injuries,
and he is now under medical care at
the Plsnkinton. Mr.. Cramer waa
badly burned about the hands and
head. Mrs. Cramer's hair was badly
burned, as were also her hands and
feet. Among
| THE REMARKABLE ESCAPES
to be recorded is that of man whose
name could not be learned, who wos
seen swinging himself from the fifth
floor of tho burning building until his
feet touched the window below.
Kicking in the window, he dropped
and grabbed the sash. This was re.
peated until he reached the balcony,
from which he was rescued, with his
hands badly cut.
1t is reported on the street that
there were $50 guests In the house last
night. II this be true, the horrors
4 that will be revealed ~, the removal
4 OF ale 1s psis aus tso 11Jssss1i Il ~, D..
template. The Nenhall WAS knosaa
to every traveller In the northwest
and every person ia Milwaukee who
had resided here for a year or two as
A FIRE TRAP
OF the worst description. Had it been
a smaller establishment and had it
been the property of less wealthy and
important persons it would have
been condemned
A citizen's meeting held tonight
and arrangements made to place an
adlq quate force of men on the ruins To
recover the bodies. Travelling men
reuldent and nonresident held meet
ing for tho purpose of adopting
measures for the relief of such of the
fraternity as are sufferers from tho
fire. A terrible obstacle to the saving
of life was found in the net work Of
telegraph wires which hedged the
building In. Not only did they
prevent tho firemen from placing
ladders against the building, but 1t
was impossible to hold q canvass in
such position that tho unfortunatea
would not strike the wires fret.
Even the crowd saw what was
the matter AID number of
prominent business men stood in
front Of the chamber of COM
merco building and apathemized the
telegraph companies until their throats
we're parched. There were frequent
shouts of
"CUr THE WIRES DOWN."
"Chop down the poles" but no move
ment as made to take them down.
/ The loss OF life is considerably larger
than anticipated at first, it is feared il
will reach 100. So far the following
: sixteen OF tho twenty. i've bodies founc
; have been positively identified:
T. Il. Van Loon, retired capitalist o
, Mrs y II 4. Gilbert, wife Of Jno. Gil
r ber' the Minnie Palmer conn any.
a A.len Johnson, commission merchant o
Milwaukee.
Mrs. Allen johnson, Of Milwaukee.
Maggie Sullivan, chambermaid. parent
o live near S Jldier's Home
o Mary Conroy, laundress Of Milwaukee
8 Maggie Owens, of Milwaukee, parent
J., live on Seventh street, near Ciybourn.
s Mary McDade, waiter, parents live q
n Mukwonago.
. Mary McMahon, waiter. parents live q
Lyien. The body was forwarded to he
g parents.
n Bessie Brown, waiter, of Milwaukee
q parents live 10 Third ward near the corne
. of Jackson and Buffalo streets.
Ottilie Waltersdorf, kitchen girl, age
y rs years. The body claimed by friends.
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