Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-10-17

the flames rushed In. Then hustled In
the hall encountered Miss Dwyer, OF the
Cora Tanner company, and a servant girl
Together we CROPPED our way down the
stairway to the street. johnson attracted
great attention, as he made his way from
floor 20 floor on one leg. carrying his artih.
cial limb under his arm. He declined In
favor of the ladies all offers Of assistance.
George burroughs Escape.
George Il. Burroughs, the son Of the
superintendent Of the western division OF
the New York Central railroad and man
ager of the Buffalo Printing Ink company,
had a narrow escape. As he came down
on the fire escape rope woman went rush
ing by him and was instantly killed on the
roof below. The rope then burned through
and Burroughs fell to the roof. He was
badly bruised and his hands were lac.
Grated
Cora Tanners Close Call.
Cora Tanner, the actress, thus describes
her thrilling experience; II was awakened
by a faint ring of the electric bell in my
room, which was on the fourth floor.
sprang out OF bed on hearing woman
scream 'Flrer and opened the door, 10 Hnd
nothing but darkness and binding smoke.
hurried to get my yaluables from under
Il found an open door through which
several people were rushing. Iquickly en-
tered and saw man trying with difficulty
to unfold a fire escape. | moistened a
towel and covered my nostrils and mouth
| and then appealed TO the man who was
speechless from inhaling smoke, For
Gods sake, save mel He closed the door
as the smoke was filling the room, and
tried TO open the window TO lower the rope.
He couldn't do it.
"Thereupon put my clinched hands to-
| gether and drove them through the glass
and screamed for help TO those below.
| The answer was, Don't come YETI Pres
entity the signal came that the net was
ready, and the gentleman generously sent
me first My hands claspcd the small rope
and after had gone few feet / struck a
piece of masonry My hold was nearly
lost, and after sliding one story fell the
remaining three into the net. My COM
panion, Mr. J. c. Gavitt, Of Brooklyn,
whose bravery | shall never forget, imme-
diately followed. Our hands were terribly
lacerated by the rope and sustained sew
eral bruises, but the nervous shock was
the worst"
OF Inoendiary Origin.
How the fire occurred is a mystery. A
| leading insurance man who viewed the
scene declares that In his opinion it was Of
incendiary origin. He says that the fire
started in the kitchen, and that it looks as
If grease had been ignited by somebody.
The kitchen.was amply protected from ac-
cidental fire, and the blaze at the Globe
hotel later in the morning, which the same
man investigated, originated in a like
manner
The Losses.
The loss on the hotel building win fall
upon the heirs Of George b Everson, who
are insured for ss0,Oc0 Van Buren and
Warren Leland, Jr., proprietors Of the
hotel, had $4,000 worth Of furniture, on
which there Is an insurance Of s20OOO
Newton 81 Hickok. the druggists, saved
nothing Their stock was valued at s8,O 900
with $500 insurance. M. A. Shumway
dealer in butchers supplies, had s4,O0
stock. with partial insurance. The Ameri
can Express company lost a., 500; insured
The Curtis Manufacturing company los
S., 900: insured W. S. Orr, a merchant
lost 5000. The aggregate losses are S1S5,
QUO, not including the personal losses o
the guests.