The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-10-17

| women, employees OF the hotel. The
| three women rushed to the window.
threw their arms Ahout each other and
called for help. The crowd ON the street
could sss sh~ Fl@m@z nsshsna Thsm.
A hundred voices from the street call
cd 70 them to be quiet I'LL ladder could
be placed, but one Of the Eirls suddenly
stepped into the window sill and with 4
cry, I'D rather be killed than burned
threw herself out into the street. She
was killed by the fall. The other
two crouched into the room ard q
moment later they were rescued by tbs
firemen, who carried them down the
ladder Ina their arms At q window on
the fifth floor two women screamed FOR
help. The big ladder WAS at another
window and jnlnping net was brought
oct. One OF the women, Bridget DOYLE.
jumped before the net was got into posi.
ton. She was dead when picked up.
Mary Padden, a laundry girl, jumped
from rear window and was killed.
The time finally came when ths cries
Were hushed and nothing could be seen
IN tne great structure hnt seefhing,
moaning pillows Of fire ~ they mounted
above the highest cornices and made the
STARS In the sky look dim,
alss % the KiIaed,
Annie Cummings, servant, city, died
IN the patrol wagon. Her skull Il sup
posed 20 have been fractured and both |
knees are crushed,
Annie Cummings, vegetable cook, New
York, killed By jumping from the firth |
story window.
asridget Doyle, cleaner, Marcellus,
killed by jumping from sixth story win,
dow,
w, y. Harrop, guest, New York, kill.
Mary Paddsn, laundry sir, -
% y jumping fr".-. : -.nsn story WIN windo~ xs
- s,cnwarz, cleaner, city, badly
burned all over body, both le1s broken.
T1Ghf arm broken, died at $50 q. m. at Il
house Of the Good Shepherd.
Fifteen others are missing, probabIya
consumed IN the flames. Eleven people
Were injured BY jumping from the win
dows, four fatally.
List Of the Iatmred.
This is the list of the injured as far as
known:
M. j. Casey, bartender Mt the hotel:
right foot injured.
Annie Campbell, servant: compound
dislocation Of the right ankle ioislt and
compound fracture Of the right humer-
us, may recover.
Maggie Doyle, cleaner, city: right ieg
broken and both arms broken above the
the wrists by jumping from . window.
Lizzie Landgraaf, servant; serious
compound fracture Of the right knee;
1umpedi badly shocked. Case doubtful.
all over body and inhaled FIRE.
Ed. Nichols, Of Dunkirk, N. Y. presi-
dent Of the Brooks Locomotive wurkx:
bF0lm - ankls mo II badly shocked
but VIII recover
MrA 0Connor, servant. very badly
injured about the head, compound frac-H
ture OF the right arm mt the wrist. Isl
suffering from shock and may die.
MAX kosenheim, guest. New York;
badly burned and right ankle broken.
Susan smith, servant, city; hystericaI
and suffering from fright. Il is not
known how her case may terminate.
Mary lyman, servant; suffering
badly from the shock. but viii recover
Mrs. Walker, servant; burned, shock
and smoke. Serious, may die. I'D
Cora Tanner injured. III
Itwas reported shortly after the fire,
broke out that Miss Cora Tanner, the
actrees, who was . guest Of the hotel
bad jumped from q window to the
ground and had been killed. Later il
was learned, however, that Miss Tan
nsr had escaped alive, but had suffered
severe burns ON the arms and hands
Put Loss of Life NJ Nineteen.
SYRAcusE, N. Y, Oct. lT.-The Le- |,
land hotel ruins are still burning
fiercely, with several streams playing
On them. An immense crowd IL present. ,
The number of dead ID still uncertain.
Four bodies have been recovered. About
nfteen persons are missing.
Three Kiremen InJzred.
Assistant Chief Engineer Eckel super
o squad OF firemen At work
west OF the hotel court. The men had I,
been at work here about m hour, when .
he wall fell, partly burying John How
EFT, hoscman Of engine company No. x
the ruins. lie was got out and !
'ent 70 st. Joseph's hospital. His left !
heck bone is crushed and the side of
lis head is badly cut. Foreman Duun,s :
light foot was crushed by the falling of
he wall and Fireman Gruthier had his {