Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-10-17
FIRES VICTIMS
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Lives Lest

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discovered IN the FeEloa II ne
kltoAen locstsa 60 tie sSroHa reof ia
Tie rear ID sac west side % the beia3ng.
Inside Ct hf.eeH mIngtes the building
@as "A fisus tpom cad ~ esd. AID bs-
fore shirty uinesss lad elapsed ste walls
l&A fzlicE. Nitb the exception % the
northeast eoFaef. The eole N&s
one Sestsiag farraes, " ssieh wss
added tie horror that May lives wsrs
involvec Al nTst is wAs feared That
the less 81 life Wss about thirty bat a.
the night wore alona the number of
missing and dead was reduced - ten or
tHolve.
= Ahen the GAmes began TO sweep
thrOgga the no.cl Night Clerk ioAes So
the automatic nre-4larm bell 20 ringing
ana before the rudely awakened guests
roaid realize what VAS the matter. the
danes ana smoke rushed throaFA the
halls, eating 81 the Usual nesrs ofexlk
Zach room VAS provided Nllb conlaoA
rape iv-eseape asa bY E4e-ns If these
many lives were saw. Iao burning
hotel viewed from the street presented
scene which VIII never be forgotten.
1: was agonising in "a, oxtrems. Al
many windows OF the fva stories ef the
burning bulidlpg could be seeR men
and women piteously calling for help or
making their escape by means Of the
rope appliance
On all sides mon and women could
be seen dropping from tae windows
or sliding down the horoscopes.
In the center OF tho building WAS
courtyard. Hero aes being enact
cd similar scenes To those on the out
side OF the building. The guests
In the rooms facing this court In many
instances had b. make their escape by
this means. Some jumped, while
others used the Horoscopes. On
the roof OF the boiler-houss. To-
Gated at che west side Of the
building. at one time, lay six or seven
persons unconscious and injured. They
were removed by aremen and others 10
places of safety. The flames swept
through the building with unparalleled
rapidly.
The following DEAD have been identt,
fed: q
Aurie CunnIL-- oY--ILIS ny. Annss Can-
mings OF New York, Dridget poyls Mary Pad.
den Rose Schwarz. ". Z. Hagrop VI View York
and Frank Casey of Gicnns Falls. n. Y. The
nbe first named were servants. ahe the last two
we're guests. r. r. Mills. . guest registered
from New York City, Ia aIssiag, aSis also Mary
Doyle, servant.
The list of injured SO far as known
numbers eleven.
Among those injured Is Cora Tanner,
the actress who was severely burned
about the head and foet She was play
ling an engagements AZ the Grand Opera
House and had room in the hotel.
Every physician il Syracuse is on the
ground Most Of those killed were on
{ the fourth and fifth floors. Ono
woman was being lowered from a win
dow by the aid of rope. She had
reached a point opposite the ,hird story.
when the rope became ignited from the
burning sill, the rope parted and the
woman fell TO the psvement--her brains
dashed out and her body hatteued into
shapeless mass
their lives by jumping from windows
I Ono man says be saw six people jump
from different windows on the Fayette
street side OF the building within
space OF four minutes, and the sight
siekened him with ts horror and he
was compelled to leave the spot. The
building was provided with both iron
fre-escapes or the outside and ropes on
the inside, which were the means OF
saving many lives.
A man and woman were seen locked
In each other's arms IN q window on the
fifth floor az the northeast corner az the
building Below them Uas q perfect
sea of flames No possibility Of escape
except by the window was open 70
them. and that seemed inevitable
death. No assistance could reach
them. Tho woman seemed 70 be
anxious 20 jump. but her husband was
earnestly entreatine her 30 dosist The
crowd below waited With bated breath.
/ The woman made one last effort 10
Jump, was restrained by hor husband,
aud the cry Of the crowd signaled the
awful end that must have beisi.en
them as they fell backward into the
/ room into 3 mass OF flames
At window on tho fourth floor, al
most directly under this, stood woman
surrounded on oil sides by fierce flames.
She seemed irresoiute IS % whether 20
/ jump 70 the pavement or face the fiery
foe that was fast eucrosohing or hsr
/ liberty and life. She stepped upon the
sill o. the window and placed her
hands above her head. People in
the street below sAudGered and turned
their faces % shut out the horrible
F sight shat must meet their gaze should
the woman jump 20 the groanl The
woman did not jumR bgt scented 70 be
withheld either BY fear or . feeling
F that escape would come from some other
source. she stepped down from the
sill iEto tho room and remained a. tbo
window but On Instant. when TIE whcls
F rooru became enveloped ~ Gsmes ard
she sunk back from lew
2 p Brayton. q this city. was IN >
room ca the fourth fco- Re vas
. aroused and quickly got into some -
+ bis clothes and went down the stair
case through clouds q SMOKE.
breathing throsCh set bath
sponge thst be pat into bis moatA.
/ The halls uere frei With ths
cries and shrisks q frightened ner and
women Although nc Tas vas hnrnirr
F in az the halls the light cea3 rot -
sesa more than fsp feet - ~ secorn'
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