The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-10-25

never be forgotten. 1t was agOnlzlng
in the extreme. At many windows
could be seen men and women plteOus-
ly calling for help or making their es-
cape by means of the rope appliances.
! In q window in the NTH story Il man
and woman were seen to be apparent
! " struggling in each others arms. The
woman evidently wanted to throw her
! self out of the window. Below them
was a sea OF flames. Soon after they
! were lost to view.
On the fifth floor on the Fayette st.
side four women appeared at window,
| their screams for help being heard
above the din and roar. The tiremen
shouted 10 stay where they Were. The
hook AMI ladder was put into position.
! The evils of overhead wires were again
demonstrated. The wires were i'll the
way and prevented the raising OF the
ladder. Minutes seemed hours while
one of the ladder men mounted the
rounds and cut the wires
Following is list of the injured;
| Anna Campbell, aged Is, hotel do
mestir, Jumped from the fifth floor
| left eye smashed; compound fracture
right upper arm; compound dlsioca-
| tiOn OF right ankle; severe shock; Will
probably live.
X =. Drysdale, OF New York: aged
| 4S wears: salesman; was on the fourth
| floor; came down ? u stories on
| rope when the escape refused to work;
he dropped to the sidewalk; rupture
of external ligamcnt, right ankleJOlnt,
conclusion of the spine; hands badly
burned; will likely recover.
John Dunn, fireman OF company 4,
toes crushed by failing wall.
Burnett Forbes, was in tire south
west corner OF fifth floor, when a wO-
man jumped out OF Il fifth story wlm-
! dow above him, and in falling struck
him on the shoulder, nearly causing
him to fall. A ladder was then run
up to him. lie is suffering from con-
gestion OF the lungs caused by smoke
hands badly burned from friction OF
the rope.
r. ". Gilmore, of Pawtucket, r. l.,
| aged 3S, came down the rope and
struck ona coal chute. Anailin Il board
ripped his back the full length OF his
spine: hands badly burned from triC-
ton OF the rope.
Theodore Guthier, fireman, com.
pany No. |, face badly burned.
Maggie Gile, aged 20, hoteldomestiC,
cut about the head and face; COM
| pound fracture OF the left leg; burned
across the back; fracture right arm;
left arm burned.
John Hewlett, fireman, company 4,
aged 81; completely buried by falling
wall; cheek bone broken; lett side OF
face badly cut, and bruised, will pro
badly recover.
Lizzie Landeroff, aged 10, hotel
domestic; Jumped from fifth floor
compound fracture knee Joint, foot
! crushed
Mrs. O'Connor, hotel domestic,
fracture right arm, serious injuries
about face, badly shocked.
Max ROsenheim, OF New York city,
fracture right ankle.
Annie Schwarz, hotel domestic, in
ternal injuries by falling.
Mary Tyne, aged 20, hotel domestic,
compound fracture right arm, burned
about face, badly shocked.
The missing are
Mary Doyle, n servant, city.
Robert Mills, Of New York, n guest.
A. J. Van Houten, oi Jersey City, n
guest.
George f. Wood, of Dexter, n. Y, n
guest.
Cora Tanner, the actress. made her
escape in this way: Upon being arous-
ed she rushed into the hall and dash
ed into the first open room, which
was occupied by n gentleman who was
about to lower himself by the fire es-
cape She cried to him, For Gods
sake, save me- and the man stopped
in his flight and adjusted the escape
to Miss Tanner. He lowered her to
the ground and then followed. Miss
Tanner was not seriously injured, but
the palms OF her hands were laCerated
by holding so tightly to the rope.
Miss Tanner saved her Jewels and $500
in cash, and Valuables, havinggObbled
them up hastely, thrust them into a
Jewel case and tied it about her neck.
Miss Tanner was taken to the Wander
bilt house, and tended to in the ladies'
parlOr.
The other members OF her company
are also at the Vanderbilt mouse. Miss
Duseree and Miss Klein, both of the
same company, had narrow escapes
They were on the fifth floor and would
doubtless have perlshed had il not
been for the courageous boy who ran
the elevator. They CROPPED around
the hall until they heard shout to
come to the elevator. They followed
the sound of the voice and found the
car. They were taken down safely,
although the flames shot intOthe elc-
vatOr at nearly every floor.
On all sides, by this time, men
and women could be seen dropping
from the windows or sliding down
the fire escapes. In the center OF the
building was court yard. Here was
being enacted similar scenes to those
on the outside OF the building. The
guests in the rooms facing this court,
in many Instances, had to make their
escape by this means. Some jumped,
while others used the fire esCap
On the roof of the boiler house. loCat-
ed at the west side OF the building at
one time, lay six or seven persons un-
conscious, and injured. They were re-
moved by tiremen and others TO places
OF safety. The flames swept through
the building with unparalleled rapid
ty. Chief Engineer Riley, OF the fire
department, says that when he arriv-
ed at the scene he and his men ran for
the upper portion Of the building. He,
with n couple OF hosemen, reached the
fourth floor, but could gono farther
Heavy Failures.
The failure OF X. G. Peters, the mil.
lionaire lumberman OF Manistee, Mich,