Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-01-12

ESPECIAL TO H SENTINEL
CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-Following are some
interesting details respecting the New
hall House fire at Milwaukee,: So far as
known not a single Pacific Coaster was
connected with the fire. Not one name
from the Far West appeared in the list of
lost, injured or saved. Scheller, proprie-
tor of the billiard room and bar Of the
Newhall House, says: When I reached
the hotel the fire seemed to be all in the
upper stories, and | supposed it began
there, but from evidence presented, and
from all I learn, l now think the fire
started in the lower part of the building,
near the elevator. 1 don't see how it
could possibly have begun, unless some
body set it. The only thing that makes it
impossible for me to suppose it other than
of incendiary origin is, that l canno I'M
derstand what motive anybody could have
had for doing such a thing.
Mrs. L. W. Brown, wife of the General
Yardmaster Of the Chicago and Northwest
ern, is dead. Mr.. Brown made a rope of
sheets, which he tied to a sewing machine,
and slid down, receiving but slight injur-
les. After reaching a foothold he called to
his wife to follow, but she did not, and a
few minutes later she was buried beneath
a mass of falling brick in her room.
Miss Libbie Chellis, for 10 years in
charge Of the dressmaking department
80 n HlA---A-
a room in one of the upper stories
fronting on Michigan street. Surrounded
by flames, she appeared at one of the
windows, and for an instant looked i'm
ploringly down on the throng below, and
then fell back into the flames and persisted.
There was a fire escape within her reach,
but she was SO completely overcome by
| the horror Of her situation that she was
powerless to act.
Judson Hough Of Peoria, H., who had
both his legs broken and received internal
injuries by jumping from a fifth story
window into a canvas held by the firemen,
died. He was a special agent Of the North
western Fire Insurance Company OF Chi
eago, and leaves q wife and four children.
He was about 40 years Of age. There was
3 touching scene when he tried to tell the
by-standers were he lived. He spelled
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Charles and Ann Kelsey, with the Tom
Thumb Company, are missing, and were
undoubtedly burned to death. Mrs. s.
Bleecher, wife Of the Manager OF the Tom
Thumb Company, is not expected to live.
She suffered the dislooatica OF the left
shoulder and hip, and q compound fraG-
ture Of the knee joint. Her death is
momentarily expected. The other members
OF the company are safe.
The scene Of the ruins is weird in the
extreme. 4 heavy snowstorm prevails,
which serves to keep the steam from the
water-drenched piles Of brick and mortar !
from rising, and nothing can be seen of
the once famous structure but an occa-
sional jet Of fame blazing out in mid-air |
like a ireball.
]. W, Richie of Louisville says he was
awakened about 4 o'clock by a great noise
and %clatter. He partially dressed and
then found hat the hotel WAS on fire. He
was on the floor over the Office, and on
opening the door found the corridor full
of smoke. He worked his way to the
corner room, and there found a man, par
italy dressed, tearing his sheets and
blankets into shreds and twisting them
into q rope. The man had tied one end to
q chair, Richie pulled the bed to the
window and attached the hastily-impro-
vised rope to 1t. Then the two descended
to the balcony, and, after screaming to the
fremen, a ladder was placed against the
balcony and they finally reached the
ground.
Tom Thumb and party. and & large
number Of others, were on the balcony,
and Richie says the scene was the most
appalling n he ever saw. The flames
were fast closing in on them, and they
we're frightened, and it is impossible to tell
in what manner they escaped. One poor
old woman, who ~trsvels with Mrs. Tom
Thumb. was lying on the balcony with
both legs broken and otherwise badly in
jared. She was moaning and wailing, and
out piteously for some one to carry
her away.
Orange Williams of Jacksonville, who
escaped with severe burns, says that in
walking in the long hall from his room 10
the other side of the building he stumbled
over at least six or eight bodies. All along
the hall could be heard screams and heart
rendiDg means, as il many Of the I'M
f%ortunates were in the pangs of death. IN
all probability the bodies OF those persons
he eaw lying in the hall are buried be-
meath the ruins.
James Gilland, formerly steward Of the
hotel, says: I was in the building at five
minutes past 4. l asked the night clerk if
my boys, Willie and Walter, were cut. The
clerk said all the help were out. So /
then turned nay attention to the guests,
knowing many Of them on the second floor.
I recognized William E. CrGmsr aad wife,
and helped them out. 1 returned and
james LudingtoR and Judge Paul
out. Then I went to the Michigan street
side and assisted another man across the
alley. Then / found out that my boys
were lost. The last words they said to me
last night were: "Good-by, papa; to-mor-
row ia payday" The old man was COM
overcome when he finished telling
story, and went away sobbing.
John Gilbert. comedian, Of the Minnie
Palmer company, jumped from a third
story window, with his wife in his arms.
About the same time another man jumped
from q window above and fell on Mr.. and