The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-13
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
THE BIG BURN.
Correct List OF the saved.
incidents and Happenings.

Milwaukee, 1.-THE common council
had dipgrsceful wrangle this afternoon
about providing funds for Inc digging
the bodies out of the ruins Of the New
hall House, and finally made no sppro-
priation for night work.
Following is correct list of those
known to be saved: Elisha STAR, James
Luddington, William Z. Cramer and
lady, l.. w. Brown. Mrs. Harshaw, D:
j. PAU, Mrs. asllett and child, s!l Of
Milwaukee; q. G. Richer, New York;
james Wardrobe, New York; j. q.
Prinson, Sheboygan Falls; j. o. Ande-
wall, Cedsr Grove; J. r. Duvsl, Milwau-
kee; ". E. Lspsen, n. Y; Isaac Nc
Cam, L. McOullom, Richland Centre;
Professor Tomlins, Chicago; B. W.
Busen beck Michigan Central Rallrosdi
III. Ciaft0n, n. q. jerks, W +.
Schmidt, Ed. Burnhsm; r. r. Connolly
and T. A Dixon, al OF Chicago; W, Z.
Durand, Milwaukee; j. q. Craig, Des
Moinea; William Tanner. Berlin G. e.
Clark, Weukesha; j. V. Mahony, Rock
Island; n. Weber, Lsporte, Indlanai
u. P. Hill, Syracuse, n. Y; Frank
Tucket, Berlin; c. W. Briggs, Grand
Rapids; J. T. Richie, Louisville; Tom
THUMB and wife, L. Brown, Allegheny,
wife persisted; L. Lsrdin, Q. France and
D. Cohen, commercial travellers; the
whole Antis6ell family, E. P. Hof,
Milwaukee; Jno. Gilbert, Of Minnie
Palmer's company; Mrs. Baker, of the
Tom Thumb company: Miss NJ. Gyett.
Sheboygan Falls; 4. Pollock, Lancaster;
Jas. McAlpiEe, a. Hardy, Milwaukee;
Miss Mcclure, Bridget O'Neil and sis
ter, German girl, first name Frances,
julia Burns, Kittie Bayly, Anuie Be.
ridge, Amelie Stall, Amelia Miller, Dora
Cole, Mary Garvin aad Mary McCsuley,
all servants; Matte Dunlap, Amelia
Herbert, W, q. Compton, w. Il. LOV-
ell, Mediso4 Square company; Ben Tice.
chief clerE.
W. a. Hall, Of Laporte, Indiana, is
not missing. He was found in DIR,
BsrtIett's office, with both legs broken
from jump from fourth story window.
Chicago, III, L. Anderson, OF this
city, who was in the NeWhall house fire,
gives the following thrilling description:
81 sat on the window-sill Of my room;
and cav the flames take my bed and my
clothes, and saw the floor sink IN the
mass Of fame before I,escaped, by sliding
down the rain spout, which ran along my
window. I had a room on the corner Of
Michigan sstr;et and Broadway, fourth
floor. 1t was nearly ! o'clock in the
morning when l went to bed, having
been in company with L. A, Brown, Of
Philadelphis, and, poor fellow, | saw
him afterwards, go down to his death in
the mass Of flames, without being able 10
help him. It was awful walked up
stairs to my room, as the elevator stop
ped running at 1890. On nay way up I
met the only Waterman in the house and
l asked him how could escape in case
Of fire. He said, easy enough. There
we're two wsys-one by thestairway and
the other by going through labyrinth
OF hall to the front, Browns room was
opposite mine. I went to bed after that
and was awakened by horrible shrieks Of
burning women and grosns Of burning
men. 1t WAS like hell itself, so terrible
seemed to be the sounds. The flames
we're crsckling all around, ana as I
opened the door great mass Of smoke
and fame rushed in and I became stifed.
I was unable to again shut it, and the
lsmoke almost killed me. / had nothing
Ion but gauze undershirt. l felt my
strength leaving me; I was choking; I
lsank to the floor; I thought was gone,
but my senses had not altogether left me.
gathered myself up as best l could,
land made towards the window; by q
desperate effort I succeeded in getting
there; I sank again to the floor but raj
LIED, and attempted to raise the window.
It was so we'll balanced that it yielded at
once to my puuy efforts, and went up. ]
LEANED out and the fresh air revived me;
II was strengthened and consciousness
returned. I looked down below and saw
the fremen and policemen holdiag s
mattress; thy shouted to me to jump on
the telegraph wires, but refused. saw
ladders against the building; l sat dowr
on the window sill and saw everything
90 down, my clothing, vslise, every
thing, was unable to save thing.
ishouted, l begged, | implored for thost
below to save me, They saw me, bu
gave me 10 help ! saw my frienC
come from his room and attemp
to come 10 me through the mas
of flames, but saw him 60 between
the vortex Of fame to his death. Oh
such sight! It WAS too horrible to ina
CINE, I saw the tin-spout. It was par
covered With ice, three women and on
man had tried to descend it, and the,
landed in the valley of death. The.
lost their hold and fell to the street be
: Tow. 1t was the only means of escap
! Ileft. seized it with the frantic effort O
despair. Everything inside Of my room
was gone; I caught it in q vice-like gri
and commenced to slide; sometimes
: slipped from six to twelve feet and other
a few inches, but l kept going down
uaing thu ice made by the hose as q foot
hold and catch for my hands, which 20
see are terribly b.istered. went clea
\ down to the cellar, 10 feet below tn
; street; but was alive, clad only in 10
gaGze undersh:rt. % my way down
saw two little girls standing in windo'
on the third story, and they asked me t
save them, but was powerless to Civ
them aid. and 1 had to see those innc
cents, not over six years cid, sWsllowe
up by the hesrtless flames saw Kel
sey, Tom Thumbs colored servant, &
down with the walls. He was clingIn
to a window-sill in the fifth story.
walked out TO the front and went u
stairs into the front Office, where foun
q woman was, tearing her hair. I coui
not see her face and did not know VII
she was. 1spoke 10 her, but she took L
notice Of me. seized her By the ankle
ard dragged her down bodily, thU
saving her lifs went across to the e1
press Office, where I saw Antisdele, wh
was leaning ever Mrs. johnson
He said, 81 SIN crazy. You rub tn
woman. l want to go and save N
children | was in position to /
rubbed myself, being naked and chilly
l said 10 fireman standing by, II hay
lost everything.H He said you are aliy