Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-31
N0"o ny Io'o6'"P"
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
MANY \ PEOPLE BURNED B B
Twenty-Five Lives Lost at
Fort Worth. Texas.
A FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Dedication Of the Garfield
Monument.
KILLED ON THE RACE TRACK.
Annual Regattas of Row.
ing Associations.
KILLED ON THE RACE TRACK.
HALOUAUsT AT FORT WORTH.

Twenty-Five Persons Believed to Have
Been Burned-The Spring Palace IL
Reduced TO Ashea-The Wonderful
Goodness of Russell Harrison.
FORT WORTH, Tex. May 30.-The Spring
Palace was burned tonight and Russell Har-
rison, son of the president, had a narrow
escape from death. One life was lost and
five persons were injured. Loss Oh property
800, 1000. Mr.. Harrison and other members
of the Frank Leslie Weekly party
who are in town were making q round of
the exhibition when the infammable
decorations of the place caught fire. Editor
Slsicher had spoken Of the possibility of fire
and had been assured by Vics-president Bur-
bage that every precaution had been taken
against 1t when a cry was heard, mingled
with the shrieks Of hundreds of women
on the upper floor. Mr.. sleicher turned
to Mr.. Harrison with blanchsd face
and said, "It's FIRE; save yourself y
Mr.. Burbage sprang upstairs to save his wife
dows. "Stsnd STILL" shouted Harrison.
"Stay were you are and pass out orderly"
The stairway upon which he stood was in
stantly blockaded by surging mass of men
and fainting women, through which Harri-
son tried to make his way to save little
child which he and others had not noticed
lying asleep behind the exhibit railing In an
obscure corner of the building. II was ina
possible to make any Roadway and the flames
were already seen leaping from pillar to pill
lar, covering the ceiling with q sheet of FIRE,
while a shower of sparks fell upon the
unfortunate creatures struggling to find
the narrow escape down the stair
case. Mr.. Harrison stood his ground
begging the terrified women not to give way
and hoping to extricate them from the
providing mass, until finally the stairway was
closed. He then made final effort to mount
the stairway and save the child, but it was
too late. The flames were burning the top
rails and decorations. Mr.. Harrison hurried
from the building, first telling franz
tie doorman to carry out the big
| second book in which che names of visitors
| were recorded. By the time he reached the
| outside the roof of the palace was one great
blaze. Women were running to and fro,
shrieking for husbands and children, and
from the opposite windows of the fiery fur
mace the forms of men and women cliDging
| to windows and dropping twenty feet to the
ground could be seen. Mr.. Sleicher Jumped
from window on the first floor. The fire
department was quickly on the ground, but
the flames spread with such incredible speed
| that nothing could be done except to save
| adjoining property.
As the exhibition was to have closed on
Sunday and grand ball was the closing
| event of tonight several thousand persons
were present. Ladies' and gentlemen in full
dresss and of the best society of the city
and vicinity were on hand. One man il
known to have been fatally burned. Severa
persons were seriously injured by being
trampled on or scorched. It Is impossible
to 6nd out whether the loss of life is large
or not, but many fear that at least twenty
Ave persons have persisted, and some ever
l place the number larger. All estimates ar
merely conjectures at this writing.