Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-10-17
FLAMES CLAIMED FIVE.
Hairbreadth Escapes at the Le-
land Hotel Horror.
WOMEN DASHED INTO ETERNITY

Pavement Far BeIow-A Man who Es-
capped with His Leg Under One Arm.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Oct. 1T.-Happily the
loss Of llfo by tho burning of the Leland
hotel Is but a fraction OF the number given
Ia early morning reports OF the disaster.
The known dead are only five. Two or
three may die Of their injuries, and it is
confidently asserted by the hotel people
that all the missing have been accounted
for. At the outside not more than two
bodies are in the ruins. The number OF
those injured, according to the list
which follows, is twenty-four There were
a hundred guests and twenty-five employees
in the hotel. According to the latest re-
ports the dead and injured are as follows.
The Dead.
Annie Cummings, New York, cook, aged "a
years; alsnost instantly killed; died in patrol
wagon
Nridget Doyle, Marcellus. N. ", cleaver; killed
by jumping from sixth story window
William z. Harrup, Elizabeth, n, j.; died at
hospital.
Mary Padden, laundry girl killed by jumping
from sixth story window.
Rose schwarz. aged % years, servant; died at
hospital
The injured.
George NJ Burroughs, Of Buffalo; badly injured
Anule Campbell, aged IS years. servant seri.
ously injured and taken to st. Josephs hospital;
may live. NJ j. Carey, hotel barkeeper; hands
burned by friction Of rope. Simon Comstoek,
guest; N from nhalng smoke; at House Of
Coed Shepherd. Maggie Doyle, cleaner; right
leg and both arms broken. r. s. Drysdale, New
York, travelling salesman, aged 4s years. seri
ously injured, but may recover; nt Congress
%
4; toes crushed by falling wall Herbert Fer
mad, Rochester; injured about head by fall
ing down stairs Burnet Forbes, Syracuse;
wounded and m from inhalation of smoke
+. W. Gilmore, Pawtucket, r. l., aged 80 years;
badly hurt. Maggie Giles, aged 20 years, servant;
badly burned. head and face cut and left leg frac-
tured. Theodore Guthier, member Of Fire Com
pany No. /; face badly burned John Hewlett,
aged 81 years, member Of Fire Company No. 4;
seriously injured, but will probably recover.
Lizzie Lunderon, aged 10 years, servant; severely
injured. Kate MeGraw, aged - years, servant;
great toe injured and hands burned by friction
Of rope. E. p. Nichols, Dunkirk, president Of
Brooks Locomotive Works; broken ankle and
severe shock. A. q. OHiecke, New York,
aged 80 years. travelling salesman; badly
hurt; az the Vanderbilt house. Mrs. O'Con-
nor servant; right arm fractured, face and
eyes injured and suffering from shock.
Max Rosenheim, New York; right ankle tract
ured and hands burned BY friction Of rope; at
House Of Good Shepherd Annie Schwarz, sery
ant; internal injuries caused by fall George
Shean, captain OF Steamer Company No. Il face
burned Susan Smith, aged 2i years. servant
badly cut and shocked Mary lyman, aged 20
years, servant; compound fracture Of right arm,
burned about face and badly shocked Hiss
Calvin Walker. aged IS years, servant; badly
burned and shocked
FrsnzIed People as the windows.
Lewis Leland, proprietor Of the Ocean
Hotel at Long Branch, first discovered the
fire, noticing a light in the stairway lead
ing from the Office to the kitchen. He and
the elevator boy ran up stairs and awaken
ed the guests while the alarms were sound
ing. But in less than minute the entire
northwest corner Of the building was adre
and the flames were beyond human con
troll The terror stricken guests rushed
into the halls only TO find them full Of
smoke. Dozens Of men and women, who
had fallen on the floor and stairs overcome
with the intense heat and smoke, were
dragged to the exits.
The police did excellent service in rescu-
| ing guests. In less than ten minutes after
the alarm had been given the rescuers
were driven from the inside of the build
ing. Frenzied people crowded to the win
dows crying for help.
| The Women Were Crazed.
At one window on the sixth 1oor were
three women employees Of the hotel. They
were Annie Cummings, cook. and Made
line Hennessy, the linen room girl, and
her sister Lizzie Hennessy, a chamber
maid. The three women rushed TO the
window, threw their arms about each Other
and screamed for help. Behind them the
crowd on the street saw the flames.
A hundred voices from the street called
to them 70 be quiet till a ladder could b'
placed, but the Cummings girl suddenly
| stepped on to the window sill and with {
cry, "I'd rather be killed than burned,
throw herself out into the street. She wa
killed by the fall. The Hennessy sisters
crouehed in the room, and moment late
they were rescued by the firemen, who car
ried them down the ladder in their arms
AT window on the fifth floor two womeE
screamed for help. The big ladder was q
another window, and jumping net wa
brought out
One OF the women, Bridget Doyle, jump
ed before the net was got into position. Sh'
struck on her head and shoulders and WA
dead when she was picked up. She was
hotel employe and her home was in Mar
cellus. Mary Padden, a laundry girl
jumped from rear window and was kill
ed William f. Harrup, Of Elizabeth, y
j.. a commercial traveller for New Yorl
house, started down fire escape. Th
rope did not work and he dropped to th
sidewalk, breaking both ankles and beinI
injured internally. lie died at the hos
pital. Several others leaped from window
and we're injured.
Two Flremen Hurt.
just before 2 o'clock a wall fell, partl
! burylng John Hewlett and John Dunn
fremen. Hewlett was very badly hurt an
Dunns foot was crushed Van Buren an
Warren Leland, Jr., lost about $500
worth of personal property, which was j
their apartments in the hotel. Mr.. an
Mrs. Warren Leland, Jr., barely escape
In their night clothes, leaving none,
watches aud diamonds. w. ID. Banckel
Jr, married Miss Mary Johnstone at Fa.
etteville, n. T., Wednesday, and the entiI
party had planned an extensive Canada
trip. As they lost all their clothing in til
fire they decided to return home at once,
Mr. and Mrs Isaac Anderson, of King
tou, were another bridal pair, althoug
, elderly people. They were married at .
wego Wednesday. They escaped unii
: jured
The One Legged Man Hustled"
.E. Johnston, Of New York, manag
of Ovide Musin, the violinist, made h
appearance at 4 a. IN. on the street in
! | variegsted costume belonging to three di
ferent men. The only articles that we
his own we're his cork leg, patent leath
shoes and nightshirt. He lives in Broo
lyn and has an Office at No. l4S Fifth ay
4 nue.. New York.