The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-23
Scenes Of Agony aud Deathln the Roar,
ing Ruins.
A POPULAR LApYs SAD FATE
A. similar BUslsmailsr ConnagraFloa at
Fort smith-More Of the Maryland
Convent rire--Duek Hunters
Drowned In Iowa.
OTHER FIRES AND MlsHAPs.
Tho Fire Record.
ST. JosErn's ACADEMY,

sl' JoSEfAs ACADEMY.
BALTIMORE, March 22.--Ffiday's fire
at 81. Joseph's academy, near Emmetts-
burg, will result in grenter loss than
was at first reported. The repertery and
Sisters department were entirely do
sroyed, entailing loss of fully $4,000.
IL was hrst reported that the
loss was covered by insurance, but
investigation proves that the only poll
cies ON the burned buildings that were
not allowed to lapse amount 10 but
B5OO, though not long ago the property
WAS known To be coveredto the extent
of $4,000. Tho Sisters will at once re.
build.
THE CHICAGO HOTEL HORROR.
CHICAGO, March 22.--The statement
that six patrolmen were killed or horri.
bly, mangled, ut last nights disastrous
hotel fire, proves incorrect. Two mem-
bers Of Bulwinkles famous fire insur-
ance patrol barely escaped the falling
wall. Two others were pinned fast, but,
after long efforts, were finally extri-
Gated. The legs of both were severely
bruised. Patrolmen A. Jones and Jnnn
Walsh are believed To have been snfiio
Gated beneath the wall. No trace OF
them had been found up TO late hour.
Policeman Marks saw two domestics ut
one of the second story windows
after II WAS supposed all the inmates
bad been rescued. He rushed up tho
burning staircase and few moments
later appeared, dragging out both wo-
scious by the smoke. The hotel. which
is total loss, was located ON Wabash
avenue, at the southwest corner OF
jackson street. IL WAS erected immedl-
ately after the great fire, and while it
had every appearance OF being
u substantial structure, ~ has been
know to insurance men a. tire-trap.
II was formerly known as the Burdeck
house, then the Crawford and recently
as the Langham. Cummings T. How
ard were the owners, and Shaw II Son
leased II. The latter's loss Is $50,0O0:
insurance $4,000. The building was
valued at $l6O,000; Insurance one-h half.
keltz u Son, dealers In picture frames,
and Hardens Hand Grenade agency,
suffered total loss. Insurance un-
known.
THE HORRORS MATERIALIzR.
IL has been sscertained tonight that
the fro was more dreadful in loss OF lii,
and physical injuries Than at frst sup
posed, IL IL now known that at least
five persons were killed and four in
jured. Just before the south wall fell
upon the Faxou building, n number OF
persons besides those si the fire insur.
ance patrol were inside tho building, as.
sistlnB to save goods, as no
immediate danger was apprehended.
There Ia no means of knowing lust
how many of these volunteers
were In the structure at tho time, but
excavations have proceeded TO an ex.
tent, which Justities the hope that all the
dead bodies have been found. As lar as
known, those at work In the Faxon
building when il WIS crushed by the
falling walls were rs follows:
Captain Edward Shepherd.
James Boyd.
Knute Thine.
Patrick Mullins.
John Wash.
Frederick Jones--all members OF the
Il re insurance patrol.
VIM. Beam, piano tuner, and John
Hennessey, clerk-both employed In
the building.
Millins and Thine both being neai
the rear of the building were forced out
through one OF the windows by q ru' h
of air as the building fell and were not
dangerously hurt.
Capt. Shepherd and Boyd we're plnnsd
down by fallen timbers and were res
oued alive about midnight. Both are
serloasly hurt, but IL is bclis svod they
will recover.
Walsh and Jones we're taken out
about o'clock this morning, both
crushed 70 death.
Beam was alive whom found and was
taken 70 the county hospital, whore ho
died at o'clock this morning.
The body of Hennesssy was recovered
| at q a'clOck tonight.
Soon after the walls fell the wreck
took fire and the firemen turned several
streams on the blazing mass TO save
their comrades from being roasted TO
death, though Mt the imminent risk of
drowning them. The water was ice
cold aud drenched the poor, imprisoned
follows, chilling them to the marrow.
Mrs. G. V. Belknap, who was killed by
jumping from the upper siory, was the
widow OF Col. Be knap, who died some
years ago at New Orleans. She has many
friends In Cincinnati. The remains are
still ut the city morgue.
MARVELLOUS ESCAPES.
The escape OF Mis-. J. A. Murray and
child was marvellous. The lady occn-
pied room on the fifth floor, and was
unaware OF danger TIL IL was too
late to attempt to descend the stairs.
She reached the tro escape, but at
each floor found the hole in the grating
too small 10 admit of the passage of hei-
self and Infant. She WAS therefore CON-
PEELED four times, with the flames burst
ing around her, to seat her child upon
tho platform, lower herself over the
edge and reach up for the little ono
Mrs. Murray reached tho ground with
out assistance and a quarter OF an hour
afterwArd had wholly recovered from
the effects of her terrible experience.
AT FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS.
Fort SMITH, March 22.--rhe Grand
Central hotel burned this morning.
Loss, about 10000. Most of the furai.
ture was saved. A woman was badly
/ injured by jumping from the third floor
on to u shed adjoining the building, the
stairways being cut off by smoke nnC
flames. Tho building was owned by
Hon. William Fishback, who was yes
terday defeated for United States sen
ator by ex-GOv. Berry.
A VILLAGE NEARLY DESTROYED.
BALTIMORE, March "a special Il
u The American from Lanaccning says
4 Fire destroyed almost the entire bnsl
Apess portion OF the village this morn
PIng, enia,ling loss OF S5O00O0; insur
anee, SIS 900 Lanacon,ng was nearl
destroyed by fire Ia 1881.
AT MILWAUKEE.
n MINIATURES, Msrcn 22.-Phster Il V,
gels sheep~kir. tannery, together wit
stock, consi.ting Of wool aud sheer
skins, was almost entirely destroyed b
D fire last rignt Loss, $4,000, insured.
AT HENDERsoS ', KENTUCKY.
hzSpkRsoH, March 2.-The Soutl