The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-10-25
VISION OF DEATH.
1t Comes Suddenly to Guests in a
Hotel at Syracuse. Fire Pre-
vents Escape.
Scenes of Horror at the DcStruc-
ton of the Leland Hotel.
Leap From Windows.
Many Are Dashed to Pieces on
the Stone Pavement. A List
of the Dead,

""s "l"Pl'" III ''"'''"N ,,,
O'Clock on the morning Vi '''' i''''
inst. and while the guests OF the sIX-
stow, cIord hotul were siee,lnguu
l-.;.l,l, =, rra IroL. ont in tLa
- s,''' Rafnro Cha .Inenars rnuIl ull
i,', a,.,,,s.,J ,La A,nee had dashed
pe "louITu II I',o ',i''i m"m,.1, nf tbs LntoI
o,I,I ,S I''St' "tIt ~ ~ nsnn,'. nUa,' ''00'
'''tr I,i,,, -, +I,osa t,rr;
,I' ''r,,,,,;,,rrn. NM b,,,,,t tho dra.,,s
~ ~ .I,,,i ihahoid.rs for vaars and whose
S,',,,,.(,, ,.on,ai, j., no mind whiIp lie
il,.,
NJ, .+ro.ty fIInd with nm .ycitad
,rnnd who wotrh4d thp efforts of the
u,rortuna+e nnOnIr 10 cSCaDp. The
,,;T, ,,,,'ro "os IroI.idad win 10th iron
,'',,,,' ~, +I, nut.il. and roues
49,, ~ ,Ln ~, IIrUidn ond thnsrwrrr+ +he mems
"f' of 80, nri,l, ,,,',,r rmomv Iivrs
NI,,,,,9 ,,nnrIa cra,cd with iricht
Lost, tIair t;vcS nv mrnninr from win
Iov,s 0nn man saws ha Saw six urO-
,'J", ,',,,,,,, fron, dir,rent windows on
~, ~, 'IL 'LaILo,,e ~ side of thr building,
o3I "3 y,,oco of four ,,,inutea and
w. '.,,, s,Iht =, 81 wronght unnn him with
;tl,barror tbo+ hs was rOmualIad 70
I,,o,,o tLn snot
n,,a 'rror,,I, v.as found wi1b mrs.
iva Lohn IN her arms crouchrd in a
n;ru.o,, ybera cha had been over
,,,,,,,. ~! L'9 s,'aI,a EL. w,s rauoved Inv
~ f,-,!,,,
''IT 80 I''rS,r, o,d Incidents corrac+od
.,.;,I, ~ ~ ''ro uo.nIa ,, nf tLa ipn,otns ara
EIa,. %'en ,,,'d;no ,,r ~ ~. evtrarnn Tha
''.',a 80 ''r',,7 .S, ,+.,,,J;,,o i, +Lo u,,,or
~ ~ ,,,'I - tha oxr?tnd rrovd Le.
Ir,,, %',,'U ,,oro W., Jnofenirg and added tothjs
~" -" "anst"n+ "ni rn%r nf many fire ON.
c;o., 49,, o,.n"tai . hahaI of ronfIsion md
2'lio2 ..'' sG1' " i, onJ oronnd tba
pam, ny NNN''' '''0''N
''o,.', H,|of .l,. ,,os+ fr;cbtfrI Incidents
t - a. 'i,o 4I +a,.,;iJa dootL ~ =
W w, -, ,,,,,I t,.n,, tha aGftb
molItain f "i,U i;iJnn !1;'n,p GavaroI nn,cnman
j oi 'lle t%'','io tLn t,'iowou. bnId;pg q net
SSUo'' Ta,o lom, ont 49,, ''NI I,'an onI worlor
:l wv li';;,o ;.a 49,. l,F tba ,,ty ma o.'
J"i"P, ';tL ;,IS' ,lnrI.a,, T,,,bs MIA raxt
t"ivu ;,,', "'nm ,na. womam Who annearnd
~ l"l.;P "'a, ~, :" t,' Eftb ntor,, e. hor
Il; a. "i'I.'"" ''s CIa lan,,ad Lni n,issad
llsi,'Cto I,'J', ','iI Tos%ad ~. ;,tno honn,
Sl'' ''oe anu "''''
''',' Othn"S '',,,.,' ,,oro Conn ot +ha windows
h,,t rnf,,SoS 80 ;,,n,n and f4II hnck INTO
| ,I H"V aoo.(, 1S,S''oI' W. ''''''l
T,h' E,,onc;,l I,,.. excnads S1D5 600
T,ba Lnt,J cost go 600 ~ furni,
t,Iro r1 - nDII Oh daStroyad There was CON.
siIarn}'Ia ;,i 81 M lass snSt ainad wv tbc Amcri-
nam Evnress Connany, in its huiIding
ond ov,lross mottnr adjoining tine no
81 Tka r,I;,i6,,.I inmates 0f thebo-
toj los, Laa,,,I,, ~ ,,arlonnI efYerts #
- ,,raLoiLo tho loss of Iifn will NOT on.
,,lJ ,;l,Lt ,arS1rs rhYpa yuests and
zoo saTI.orts About 70 n9rsons were
la,,aroi,, ,n;,rod TLa Gra was disrov-
orn6 ~ ,o!!9o ,!3' - ~ and in an hour
| 4L,h i ,,,,, l,nrnad "a tIn gronnd
IVA .InrI u,as LniIt tLran vears 400
anJ n,as Iho hast botaI in Svracusa
''It II waS wo, hm;It Nv Georgn Everson who
diad %afora II Was fujiv finished #
,raS @ oLomt 900 foot snIare and was
s;t~ato1 %,'T 't,, or tI,n ryas+ sihn of : Fronk-
H., ~ o,'I alI,noW Railroad st outLe
49, ,n,,tL ~ anl w E,vntt 70 st m hasouth
0n a. I've deatL ~ Mr Fverson thenron
ont,, daSnonJad ~ his danohtars Mrs.
Co9rTa y taorord and Mrs. A n
TewiS who etiIl own il There were
100 .l,,orotn rooro in which o5O ner.
sors ,,,,ra l,,., accon,od,tsd II was h,r.
SG'l, ;aioJ w., n,;tb % Gra "sca,,cs coIi halls
f,s''tT Grn oiorm' w hollis steam heat;nc and
nIoo. nt" ",'.i amd "v "as ,;nht;ma Tbnrs was ~
q Loci sta;rw@av | @ desrnn5;ny from the
+omof y tie LniIing to The snnt Invest
colncr cor w nmd q fromf stairway WINDING
ornmnd ml -, ''l d"w,, ~ tbe nor+ hoSst rornaT
G,o"tiI ;ntD ~ @%'' sa;nn Tho aioIator w,s aIso
lI,'o ,liT .tLo,st o'.tI1, 'c cornor rmfortmn1
ot' otoI, ,'4 +haro ',, ,rero % No inn,ad;atav al.
;oin},a %Ti LmiIJ;ngs unnn wh;rh S,,ests
!On,,i5 y1n,, is,rnn IN nase ~ f;ra tCha Ever.
uon bn;I5ing t0werpd alone and hiob
above he Surrounding st ores, Itwas
oI,,,oe+ gnToro ~ sLona TLe ;nner
,'' nnn,|S ,rn,, o,.ar,, Honr Iooked nut
nno,, ] IL r,,n cour; tbe s;des NJ which
u,ara ~ wnod covarad With rim
The botoI rTaS looeed hv Van Rurap
UaIand ond Worren I eIa1d Jr ohont
tEraa vaars oon and was on4ned on
ate tha o,:a,,ir1 'F SIa,,S 1893 rhon 4
200 ,o,,;ta5 ,,,aat: ,,ora rrosont Tbe
III IoIomds 'i - so ,,,oJa = Jacidod eucceeU
4 =, tha;r I,on+,ra orJ tSa;r S,racmse
4 bataI ,uos fost oc"T;r;n, nat;onaI
-. M 80 80, og ~ tba iea Iin,o botnIl
\ e }tLs sss"1 cnS,atr,,
4 i NJ, ,Su,;,c, - n lief of tba dso6 so for
n \. nu,.. ~
&.Se ~: :, E,,,,,,,,;,,,, of Na,, yorb o,ad
''3: ~ ..,..,>a5 frnn, 6ftL AGO. fractnTad
"a - &c hao5 orI tnee hrnised
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