The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-17
THE SYRACUSE HORROR.
ssvEN OR EIGHT THE NUMBER
DEAD OR MISSING.

DEAD OR MISSING.
rSa MAGNIFICENT Hotel Smold ering
Meas of Ruins yrighsful Scenes En-
octed-A Woman's Leap to Dsath-
List of the Dead-A Fireman's Heroic
work - Cora Tanners Escape
F,arcsness of the Flames-A Guests
story.
SYRACUSE. n. Y, Oct. 16.-The most
.,,ifcent and most modern and finely
annonted hotel in Central New York is to
90 nothing but mass of smoldering
-,,;ns 1t was 12:45 this morning when fire
vas discovered in t1e region of the kitchen.
io,atsi on the second floor in the rear of the
vast side of the building. Inside Of fifteen
r,;Dutes the building was in flames from end
>, end and before. thirty minutes had
ol.nsed the walls had fallen. With the ex-
c.ntion Of the northeast corner the whole
mas one seething furnace, to which was
odded the horror that many lives were in.
vOlved.
THE DEAD AND MISSING.
At first it was feared that the loss of life
vas in the neighborhood of thirty, but the
day wore along, and the number of missing
and dead was reduced to seven or eight.
When the flames began to sweep through
the hotel, Night Clerk Porter Jones set
automatic fire alarm bells ringing, and, be-
fore the rudely awakened guests could real
ze what was the matter, the flames and
smoke filed the halls, cutting off the means
If fescape.
FRIGHTFUL SCENE.
The scene beggars description. Strong
men seemed paralyzed with fear and knew
not what TO do Others, more cool, hur-
uedy donned some of their clothing and
grded about them the patent fire escapes
With which each room was equipped. 1t
was nothing but a piece of webbing and
rope, but by its means many lives were
aved
The burning hotel, viewed from the street,
presented scene which will never be for
gotten. It was agonizing in the extreme.
In many windows of the five stories of the
burning building could be seen men and
women
PITEoUsLY CALLING FOR HELP
or making their escape by means of rope
appliances In the windows on the fifth
story man and woman were seen to be
apparently struggling In each others arms.
The woman evidently wanted to throw her
self out of the window. Below them was O
sea of flames. Shortly after they were lost
Fayette street side four women
appeared at window. Their
screams for help could be heard above the
din aud roar. The firemen shouted to them
TO stay where they were. Hooks and lad
der were put in position, but the evils of the
overhead wires were again demonstrated.
The wires were in the way and prevented
flto rsesx, OE L.
hours while one of the laddermen mounted
the rounds aud cut the wires
JUMPED FROM FIFTH STORY WINDOW.
Among the frightened women at the win
bow was Annie Cummins, one of the serv-
nts Her companion tried to persuade her
rom jumping headlong into the street.
w bile the laddermen were at work hosting
adders willing hands had hold of a jumping
BET, and the Cummins woman jumped with
he evident intention Of landing in the net,
but dashed out her brains on the pavement
The following is a list of the dead so far
bs known:
THE DEAD.
ANNIE CUMMINs, New York, aged "a; I;
Jumped from fifth floor window, fractured
ne back part Of her head, fractured knees,
prulses about the arms and hands; killed
Instantly.
WILLIAM E. HARRoP of Elizabeth. N, J..
yea ~, lowered himself by rope half way
fown from the fourta floor, when the rope
Purned of and he fell to tae ground. Died
st. Joseph's hospital o'clock a, m.
ROSE SCHWARz, aged % years; hotel
&omestlc Jumped from the fifth floor.
Tlgnt side hurt; compound fracture of both
ms and wounds about the head and face.
ieq from the shock and internal injuries
Pied at st. Joseph's hospital.
AN UNKNOWN WOMAN, about 80 years
age. She began work Tuesday az a
pIei Domestic Jumped from the fifth
por. The back OF her head was completely
ushed IN; fracture of the left thigh. and
lmerous internal injuries. Killed in
an1ly. Has red halr and is supposed to
we lived In New York. The BODY is at
cCarthy's morgue.
ne Cummlns woman in her descent
ucS sne wires, and her body bounded
er ana over aud she fell in bruised and
nsieo heap seven feet from the net.
SOME OF THE INJURED.
Ieorge M Burroughs of Buffalo. man.
OF the Buffalo Printing Ink Works
Srg SueSce1ulng when the rope burned and
dropped two stories He dislocatad his
fie ana wrists, and had his hands scorohed
his back badly hurt. ''-o'A
aero II oert Feraaud of Rochester was on the
n9or lie fell down stairs aud was
ureo about the head.
LADDERMAN's HEROIC WORK.
eanwhlie the laddermen were working
wlli, and succeeded in placing an ex.
P'1n I ladder against the building. A crv
norror rang out from The spec
,wnen it was found it was too
& !, out this was quickly succeeded by
Sneef when one of the laddermen
tnCed tno the ladder, and, standing upon
roplnost L round, reached up and helped
L V4ree women. It was the work Of a
mad the Cummings woman waited a
gn' = or two, her life would have been
an sidss men end women could be
cropping from windows, or sliding
IN THE COURTYARD.
'Ne center of the building was a court
- mere was being enacted similar
c,,,o.. w tnose on the outside of the build
a'-s su9GOS IN the rooms fronting this court
bi. .y instances had to make their escape
fira means. a Some jumped, while others
no ene roof Of the boiler house, located
a, west side of the building, at one
nix sl4 or seven persons unconscious
ana oal eQ They were removed by fire.
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