New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-17
SOME ACTS OF HERorSM
NV CORA TANNERS LIFE WAS sAvED-TnE
KINDNESS OF BoOTBLACK.

KINDNESS OF BoOTBLACK
Syracuse, Oct 1s gpeciar-one Of tho heroes Of the
IRE John c. Garritt. of No. 1876 state-st Brook
Ign, who saved the life Of Miss Cora Tanner. tho
actress.
@My room Is on the third hoor' said Mr. GorIftt TO
. reporter. IL was awakened by the automsdc nre
alarm IN my room. got on some Of my clothes ana
then came ont into the hall. Miss Tanner was run.
ming up and dewn the corridor In search Of means OF
escape. led her TO window and adjusted the rope
FIRE escape around her body. She slid down the rope
herself and followed. Mine and Miss Tanners hands
badly bstered by the rope but otherwise we arc
all right"
The reporter saw Miss Tanner in the parlor OF the
Vanderbilt House half an hour after her escape. sne
was having the wounds inflicted her hands by the
rope dressed and still too nervous to talk much
She spoke feengly Of the heroism of Mr. Garr1t ana
freely acknowledged that she owed her life 10 him.
Louis Aldrtoh and two members OF his company
"The Editor" which was given In the Weitln5 opera
House last night Frank Chapman. the business man.
ager, and Miss GOldthwate were guests at the ho'e
They escaped with their lives. and that is about all
Mr. Aldrichs hair was singed and his face slightly
bllstered. He lost all his money. about 1900. he
had part of 1t and Mr. Chapman the rest MI. Adrich
saved his badge and his gold watch both OK winch
recent presents TO him from the Actors oruer OF
Friendship Among the donors was Edwin Booth
In speaking Of his escape Mr.. Aldrich said Il thinK
our escape q sensational one. Miss GohthWaite
and came down the stairs together. do not know
how VIC got down, but we tumbled down some way
Frank ". Cornwen, Of New-York a salesman for
Dennson Brown, bank stationcrs, entered Congress
Hall about 4 O'Clock. after he had been given
up by his friends dead. lie wore russell
shoes without socks, trousers that reached only u
the calves Of his legs, Prince Albert coat that was
pretty we'll worn, neat fall overcoat and white
soft hat Under the two coats were one embroidered
nightshirt and two flannel shirts
at didn't wait to DO anything but put on these
three shirts when the electric bell rang in my room.
he said but made dash for the hall. AS left my
room ran against the forms Of woman and child.
who had fallen exhausted. picked up the child and
dragged the down into the street There some one
took them and back into the hotel Office and got
my coat out Of the check-rosm. Is ran ont Into
the street with only my three shirts on an Italian
bootblack hailed me and took me into some place
near here and gave me these shoes and trousers and
the hat and coat. haven't got cent left, but when
straighten out I'll take care Of that bootblack'
James Dcy. one Of the firm Of Dey Bros.
Co.. the leading dry goods house here. was severely
injured IN descending by rope. Mr.. Leland had
brought six young women for service In the dining
rooms Several OF these escaped from the building
with absolutely nothing on. Contributions OF clothes
were solicited for them to-day from the various stores
Herbert J. Jcrnald. Of Rochester, was on the fifth
Aoor when he was awakened by the fire alarm. He
found temporary quarters at the Congress Hall, and
this afternoon went on TO Moravia. lie said
al was on the fifth floor. When left my room
couldn't see anything for the smoke, and had no
idea where the stairs were. But God must have led
me TO them for never could have discovered them
myself / fell down one flight and bruised nv head.
I then managed to work my way downstairs and
helped others. I lost my watch and money. and
saSe6 fcw clothes. couldn't have stood II another
monsnt In the hail. as Was olmost sufiocafed By the
smuAe I thought Of everything IN those few minutes
EveGybody Is kind and ] cannot be thankful enough