New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-02
jumped from the seventh story ihto frstave'
and was crushed to a pulp.

iumped from the seventh story into flrst-avc,
and was crushed TO a pulp.
The sight of the suflerings Of the burning, strug
Cling men brought tears TO the eyes OF the braVeSt
and women prayed and strong men breathlcssly
watched James f. Igoes brave attempt to escape
He had got clear of the building ana was gradu-
ally working his way along the wires TO safety,
while the people below anXlousV ana heiplessly
watched his brave attempt 10 save TO his wife
and fonr little ones their bread-winner But
the wires cut and his strength falled ana groan
went up from the upturned faces far below him
when he was seen 10 slip from his slight support
and fall TO the roof of the boiler house, where he
received fatal injuries Men lifted him gently
and started with him to drug store Dut on the
way, after last word OF LOVING care Tor MS
family he breathed his last.
The last man of The Tribune" editorial staff
TO leave the building was Charles All Williams.
the managing editor and although himself badly
burned about the head and hands, he gave the
following statement of how each OF those above
reported met with his death, having been an
eyewitness of the deaths Of all save one. Walter
f. Miles and w H. Mman, with number of
printers started down the FIRE escape. A blast
of hot sm oke and fame struck Nllman as he was
starting and he lost his hold, and In falling
knocked Miles of. both falling from the seventh
floor 10 the ground and at the sixth floor knock
ing off Milton, Pickett and Professor Edward
Olson, who had reached the hre escape from that
floor The four men in falling struck against
the lowest platform and bounded away from the
building, and were dead when they struck the
the fire burning his hair and neck, and ne
narrowly escaped the fate of those who
had preceded him, the heat and smoke being over
powering The printers on the % ladder eIcapeaa Iarta
Jenknson sought to escape by the wires, but had
been weakened by the smoke and flame so that
both soon fell off. striking on the roof OF he ne
Tribune" boiler-roOm Jenknson was dead when
picked up. Robert McCutcheon jumped from the
window-ledge for the extension-ladder, but his
hands slipped, and he fell to the pavement a
.l.ol n4Dhh him hut
TOO heavy for it, and, striking the ground, was so
seriously injured that he died soon after. F1ck,
ett Igoe, Miles and McCutcheon were married
men, and Jenkinson was to have been married III
q short time. Mllman lost his wife by asphyXla,
ton a couple of weeks ago, and had Just returned
TO work IL. 81,
No attempt to recover any of the bodies will
be made tonight. but in the morning when, when me me
ruins have had time to cool Off, work Will DE
begun and pushed vigorously.
While Messrs Igoe and Miles, of the Associated
Press, were attending to their duties on Inc
seventh floor, their wives, who are great TRENDS
were attending the theatre together, intending, as
return home with Mr.. Miles. When they came
out of the theatre the office was on fire. and their
husbands had perished few steps away from
them: They spent the day together to-day mourn urn
ing the sudden departure of those on whom they
depended, and sorrOwfully conscious of the faith
fuiness TO duty which had characterized both men
in their deaths Mrs IgGe is native ts OF NdE Mime
from Jackson Mich. She has two infant children
James +. Igoe was native of Ashland, Penn.
Several years ago he TO this city, and for the
last two years and half had always been at his
post. being known as careful, conscientious and
intelligent operator.
had worked in Detroit, Jackson, Mich, Chicago
and Minneapolis He served as operator during
the day and agent at night; was intelligent and
painstaking in his work. and yesterday completed
his eleventh month without break, which is
one of the most remarkable telegraphic featS in
history
The elevator man, whose brave attempts to
bring down the occupants Of the upper floors
when the elevator shaft was on fire, have been
generally commended. says that he thinks there
were still several people on the eighth floor when
escape was cut off, and that they must have
perdshed in the flames or fallen in the wreck
in q, re rbe eevater few minutes before the fire
broke ont, and says. they did not come down
again. He did not know who they were, but
saws they wanted to see the city editor of " The
The papers will all be published as usual t. TO-
morrow =" The Tribune has the use of The
St Paul Dispatch" plant for its morning issue.
while The Tribune-Star,' its evening issue comes
out on time through the courtesy of The Mime, re-
indebted to The St. Paul Pioneer-Press' for type
Chief Stetson, of the fire department, laws the
blame for the great loss of life to the lack of
fire escapes. and says the department did what it
could TO save lives, and if there was any delay
il was because life considered OF more value
than property. For some time the room where the
fire started has not been used, and the origin of the
flames is a mystery. Financial loss amounts TO
about $500. 900. THE Tribune's7 loss is placed
at $4,000, with $4,000 insurance; The
Journals" loss is 100000, and it is half-insurcd.
and "The Trbune's" job office lost $50, 900. on
which there was about $4,000 insurance. ;Other
minor losses make the aggregate stated, and
the insurance foots up to 100000.
The Typographical Union to-day adopted reso-
lutions demanding an investigation that shall fix
the responsibility for the neg glect of simple pre-
cautions which would render exit from the build
ing easy and safe.