St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-17

QOWS OF the rooms opening lntO bnd
we'll. The flames licked up the window
sashes and gaining headway into fOuH
rooms on each floor at the same time, the
fire swept through the entire building.
Scores of guests who had been awakened
by the cracking of the flames or the
ringing of the electric bells rushed out
of their rooms into the halls only to find
them full of smoke Some of those
who got out of their rooms just sue.
ceeded in escaping by the staircase.
The halls were filled with the cries and
shrieks OF frightened men and women.
Although the gas was burning in all the
halls the light could not be seen more
than few feet off on account of the
dense 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.
Capt Quigley. of the night watch, had
responded to the alarm of fire with
about twenty-five men, who did excel
lent service in reScuing guests. In less
than ten minutes after the alarm had
been given the rescuers were driven
from the inside of the building. and the
only means of assistance was from the
outside, On the outside pandemOnium
reigned. Spectators glanced at the
burning structure for au instant and
then turned away sickened. Shrieks
still filled the air when the Office of the
hotel was abandoned to the flames. The
following is a list of the killed.
ANNIE CUMMINGS, vegetable cook, New
York, killed by jumping from the fifth story
BRIDGET DOYLE. cleaner, Marcellus,
killed by jumping from sixth story window.
w. E. HARkOP, guest, New York killed
MARY PADDEN. laundry girl, city, killed
by jumping from sixth story window
ROSE SCHWARZ, cleaner. city, badly
burned all over body. both legs and right arm
broken; died at $3.50 a. m at House of the
Good Shepherd.
This is the list of the injured as far as
known:
M. j. CASEY, bar tender at the hotel;
right foot injured; at St. Joseph's hospital.
ANNIE CAMPBELL, servant; compound
dislocation of the right ankle Joint and
compound fracture of the right humerus;
may recover: at St Joseph hospital.
MAGGIE DOYLE, cleaner, city. Right leg
broken and both arms broken above tine
wrists by jumping from window. Taken to
House of Good shepherd.
LIZZIE LANDGRAFF, servant serious
compound fracture of the right knee:
jumped; badly shocked; case doubtful; at
KATE McGRAW, servant badly burned
all over body and inhaled fire; taken to
House of Good Shepherd.
n, IN. 1..D
of the Brooks Locomotive works, broke an
ankle and is badly shocked. but will recover;
he is at ST. Joseph's hospital.
MRS. OCONNOR, seavant, very badly in
Jured about the head; compound fracture OF
the right arm at the wrist; is suffering from
shock and may die at st. Joseph's hospital.
MAX ROSENHEIM, guest, New York, badly
burned and right ankle broken; at House OF
Good Shepherd.
SUSAN SMITH, servant, city; hysterical
and suffering from fright. 1t is not known
now her case may terminate. At ST. JOseph's
MARY lyman, a servant suffering badly
from the shock, but will recover.
Mrs. WALKER, servant, burned, shock
and smoke Serious, may die. Taken to st.
Joseph's hospital.
William T. Grover, acting manager
for Cora Tanner, who was filling an
engagement at the Jacobs grand opera
house, Was-with the company, nearly
all OF whom were at the hotel. He tells
disconnected story of how narrowly
all escaped. The people occupied rooms
on the third and fourth floors. Mr..
Grover said: Nearly If not all the
young ladies of Miss Tanners com
pany mad retired, but several of the
gentlemen were still out when the fire
broke out. threw a few of my clothes
and personal effects into my trunk,
but lost them in the end. / was
OH the fourth floor. Among others ON
that floor was Miss Ada Dwyer. of the
company. We met in the hall and
started in the direction of a fireman's
voice, who was showing frantic men
and women the way to the stairs. We
got separated in the crowd in the halls.
where the scene was an awful one. The
gas must have been put out by the
dense smoke for the halls were sOOh In
total darkness. l did not see Miss
Dwyer again till we met on the ground
floor. l lost all of my personal effects
except my watch and money"
Regarding Miss Tanner, Mr.. Gro
yer said: ''As soon as Miss
Tanner was aroused she rushed into the
hall. The door of a gentteman's room
near by was open and she rushed in
with the shout: For Gods sake save
me- The gentleman was about to
lower himself by the fire escape, but
stopped and adjusted the escape to Miss
Tanner. He lowered her to the ground
and then followed. Miss Tanner was
not seriously injured, but the palms Of
her hands
Were Cut and Lacerated
by holding so tightly to the rope. Miss
Tanner saved her jewels and $500 in
cash and valuahles, having gODbled
them up hastily, thrusting them into a
jewel case, and tied it about her neck.
Miss Dupree and Miss Klein, both Of
the same company, had narrow escapes.
The were Oh the fifth floor and would
doubtless have perished had it not been
for the courageous boy who ran the
elevator. They CROPPED around the hall
till they heard a shout to come to the
elevator. They followed the sound Of
the voice and found the car. They were
taken down safely.a Though the flames
shot into the elevator at nearly every
floor. The Leland hotel occupied the
west side of Franklin street, from the
Central depot to West Fayette street,
and was built about three years ago by
George w. EversOn, of this city, who
died before it was completed. The Fay
cite street end was occupied by three
stores. The dining rooms, parlOrs and
reception rooms were OH the second
floor, while the upper floors were done
Off i'll suites. The building cost about
$4,000, and was leased by Van Buren
Leland and Warren Leland Jr., who, on
the Sth OF May, 1888. opened the hotel,
whens 1850 invited guests were
present. The building was owned by
the Everson estate. A rough estimate
of the loss is S215,000. with insurance
of about S13O,00O. The Lelands' loss
will be about $4,000. The loss of the
American Express company is estimated
at 81, 5O0 and of the CurtisS Manufacture
ing company $4,000, both fully insured.
At O'Clock this afternoon the superin-
tendent of public works ordered the
men engaged in exploring the ruins to
stop work, as all the missing had been
accounted for.
Two Bodies in the Ruins.
The fact became known at late hour
this afternoon that there were at least
two bodies buried beneath the ruins of
the Leland hotel. One of them was a
servant who jumped from sixth story
Window at the rear of the burning build,
ing. The other is that OF Mary
Doyle, who is supposed to have perished
in the flames. She was employed at
the hotel with her two sisters, Bridget
and Maggie. Bridget jumped from the
sixth story before the firemen could get
the net in position. and she was killed
instantly. Maggie also jumped. but
was caught in the net and escaped with
DrOKeu arms and a fracture of tho riOnt