The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-14


jured are heard beneath the debris implM-
ing help.
Narrow Escape on the Elevated Railway.
New YORK, April IA AT few minutes
after 9 O'Clock Monday morning three trains
on the Third avenue line were proceeding on
their way down town. They were very close
together and packed with passengers many
| of them being merchants and brokers' The
first train pulled up at the Hanover street
station AMI signalled train 100 right behind
it Train No 100 stopped and signalled No
2J4, but the latter was only fifteen feet
away and could not be stopped
The engine crashed into the rear car of
No. 100, tearing the woodwork to pieces.
| The steam-ppe burst creating the widest
excitement among the passengers, some Of
whom climbed out of the windows and
down to the street below. Women tainted,
and the utmost confusion prevailed. The
street below was filed with debris.
The body of Fireman Charles Mccarthy
was found in the engine, held fast by the
wreck. Both his legs were broken, and he
was injured internally He will die. A re-
lief train soon came and took the passengers
Off Many of them were severely injured
but it is impossible to ascertain their names
at this writing John b. Messler, the en-
gineer of the last train, was arrested and
taken to the New street station. Taking into
consideration the enormous traffic of the
road at that hour, it is to be wondered at
that many persons were not killed.
Severe Ordeal for a Fire Proof" Hotel.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 14.-At 7:30
o'clock Sunday morning fire was discovered
in a room on the seventh floor of the Still
man hotel and apartment house on Euclid
avenue, near Murisnn street, and in very
short time the entire upper story of the
building was in flames The chambermaid
who made the discovery ran screaming down
the corridors toward the office, and the
guests only a few of whom had yet arisen,
fed from their rooms in the utmost confu
sion. The clerk, hearing the noise of tht
r commotion, hastenel upstairs When ht
learned the cause of it he quietly informed
the frightened people that there was no dan
ger, the building being regarded absolutely
} fire-proof. His reaSsuring tone allayeG
theif fears, and the guests returned to thiei
rooms. Meanwhile however, the flames
$ which originated in a room where the scrub
bing utensils are kept were spread
ing rapidly, AMI the sixty servants
twhose quarters were ON the upper floor
barely had time to escape with their lives
many losing all their clothing. Eigh
, steamers were called, and it was not unit
after five hours hard work that the fire wa
D gotten under control The roof was entirel
@ destroyed, the heavy timhers falling on tn
seventh floor and crashing through it il
many places. In this way the fire worise
Il down to the sixth floor and thence to tn
ff tn by means Of ash sluices, but it was nc
allowed to spread. A heavy bean
fell in front of the door to Harr
II Stevens room on the sixth fiooi
o and shut him in He was rescue
from a window on an eXtensio
II ladder Beyond a few cuts from breakin
a window-glass nobody was hurt, The Still
V man is the finest building in Cleveland.
was erected one year ago at a cost Of aboU
S5O0,000 1t is owned by Col. w. Fl. Harr
= and D. p Eels. With the exception Of th
h roof it was fire proof The loss on the built
ing is about $50, 900, on which there is no il
surance. The guests and families lose aboV
Is $4,000 by water. The loss of the servan
n will aggregate $1,000 1t is supposed TIL
the fire was caused by curtain BLOWN
into gas-jst