New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-17
THE FIRE AT SYRACUSE.
FOUR LIVES KNOWN nc BE LOST.

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FOUR LIVES KNOWN Tc BE LOST.
TWO PERSONS STILL NIssING-A LARGE NUMBER
BADLY HrRT-THE DESTRUCTION OF THE
LELAND FOLLOWED By FLAMES AND
A PANIC IN THE GLOBE HOTEL.
! tBY rEIroRArn TO sas z-'nuHE:
Syracuse, N. Y, OCT. le.-The Leland Hotel,
the largest In Syracuse, Is tonight mass OF
smouldering ruins. Nearly two hundred persons
, slept within its walls last night, and all except
five escaped with their lives, although score
were more or less badly injured. There Is no
room to doubt that the loss Of life and the bodily
injuries increased by the faulty construction
Of the building 1t has bern regarded oil along
as hre-trap, and the way In which it was de-
stroyed confirms that opinion. In an hour after
the flames were discovered the house was in
ruins. The great structure collapsed like toy
house. The fire broke out at 12 AS o'clock this
morning. In O few minutes the centre Of the
building around the eevator-shaft was on fire.
When the flames began to sweep through the
| hotel, the night clerk, Porter II. Jones, set
the automatic lre-alarm bells ringing The panic
stricken people, most Of them in their night-clohes
made their why through halls filled with smoke.
groped their way down the stairs. reached the
elevator which was kept going until the flames
made lis use impossible. or tried the fre-escape
| with which each room was equipped. This fire
escape was nothing but piece Of webbing and
q rope, hut by its means many lives were saved.
| The list of casualties is as follows:
| DEAD.
CUMMINGS. ANNIE, Of New.York, who Jumped from
NTH story window, was instantly killed.
| HARROP, WILLIAM T., Of Elizabeth, ". j. whose
| at httStp nj hat -Xnr
lowered hin:self by . rope half down from the
fourth floor when the rope burned OF and he fell
~ the goind lie died at st. Joseph's Hospital at
4 -
| SCHwAIz. ROSE q servant In the hotel, jumped from
the Nth floor, She died from shock and Internal
inju les at the House of the Good Shepherd at 80
.. In.
DOYLE. BRIDGET. . servant. jumped from the fifth
floor and was inst'nty killed
| INJURED.
BURROUGHS George NJ. OF Buffalo: when the rope by
which Re Descending burned. dropped Two
stories. d'sloclung ankle. and badly injurns his
back. His wrists and hands were scorchcG.
| CAMPBELL. Annie a domestic jumped from the nth
| reor She lost he- len eye had her right frac.
trr d. and suffered a compound dsocaon OF the right
| ankle tut viii probably live.
CARRY. NJ j. tho bsrke5Der. had his hands burned BY
! the friction OF
| COMsToCK Samuel was made III by inhang smoke.
DRYSDALE. L. s.. OF NewYork, salesman, was on the
fourth Guor lie down and II half stories
when
to the sidewalk suffering rupture OF the external liza.
ment OF the right ankle Joint, conclusion Of the spine
| and hands badly burned. lie will likely recover
DUNN John fireman. had his toes crushed by falling
| wall.
| rEKyALD. Herbert Of Rochester who tho NTH
floor fell stairs, and injured about the head
FORBES Burnett, was In the southwest corner OF th"
building OH the nth floor. Ie descended by rope to
the first nocr, when woman jumped out OF NTH
story window above him. and In her descent struck him
on the shoulder nearly causing him n fall ladder
was run up 10 him. aud he was taken down. lie Is
suffering from congestion Of the lungs caused BY In
haling smoke.
GILMORE f. W., Of Pawtuckct r. l.. came down . rope
and struck coal ekuts. nah IN Q beard ripped hf1
back the full length Of his spine.
III ilcs Theodore fireman. WIS badly burned ABOUT
GILES Maggie, domestic, was cut about the head and
face suffered a compound fracture OF the left leg and
fracture Of the right arm Her back ana LETT arm "'
burned
uowI.ETT John q fireman. was buried by falling wall.
s cheek bone was broken and the left side Of his face
was badly cut
LrNDERorF. Lizzie. domestic. jumped from the hth
and received compound fracture OF the BGce JOINT
and had foot badly crushed
McGRAw Kate domestic, had her hands burned BY the
friction OF the rope.
OSIECKE A. Co. travelling salesman, was on the fourth
floor lie slipped down rop to the second floor and
dropped the sidewalk. His hands were badly burned
By the rope and his back was injured.
O'CONNoR Mrs. domestic. suffered fracture OF the
NOsENIEIM Max OF Ncw-York, right ankle broken and
both hands burned by the friction Of rope
sHEAN 1eorgc. captain of steamer company No. l. was
burned about the face
SULLIVAN. Eugene. fireman, had his moustache ana
eyebrows burned OF.
SMITH Susan. domestic was badly cut and shocked
SCHwAEz. Annie. domestic suffered Internal Injuries
by O fail.
TYNEN Mary a domestic. received compound fracture
Of the rght arm, and burned aoont the face.
WALKER Miss Calvin, domestic, was badly burned
The burning hotel, viewed from the street, pre-
sented scene which will never be forgotten.
At many windows could bc seen men and women
piteousy calling for help. or making their cs-
cape by means Of the rope appliances In q
window In the fifth story man and woman were
eccn struggling in each others arms The woman
evidently wanted to throw herself ont of the
window Soon after they were lost to view.
On the fifth floor. toward the Fayetta-
st. side, four women appeared at. q window
Their screams could be heard above the
din and roar. The frcmen shouted to
them to stay where they were The hook and
ladder truck wns put into position. Then the
evils of overhead wires were again demonstrated.
Minutes seemed hours, while one Of the laddcrmen
mounted the rounds and cut the wires. Among
the frightened women at the window was Annie
Cummings, orc Of the servants In the hotel lier
companions triad to prevent her from jumping
headlong to the street. While the ladGermen were
at work hoistlng ladders, willing hands had hold
of the jumpng-net. The Cummings woman
jumped, with the evident intention Of landing In
the net In her descent she struck the wires and
her body yyhired over and oyer. and she fell
bruised and mangled heap several feet from the
net. Her death must have been instantaneous.
Meanwhile the men were working with a will
and succeeded in placing the extension ladder
against the building. cry Of horror rang out
from the spectators when It was found that the
ladder was too short. But this was quickly sue
ceeded by cheer, when one Of the ladder
men, standing on the topmost round, reached up
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