Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
smashed, compound fracture of back

The following Is the list of the injured:
Annie Cam bell, hotel domestic,
jumped from the fifth floor, lett eye
smashed, com pound fracture right upper
arm, compound dislocation right ankle,
severe shock, will probably lire.
r. s. Drysdule, New York, was on
fourth floor came down two stor es OH
rope, when escape refused TO work; he
dropped TO the sidewalk, rupture of
external ligament, right ankle Joint,
conclusion Of spine, hands badly burned,
vii! likely recover.
John Dunn, fireman of Company 4,
toes crushed by falling wall.
Burnett Forbes of this city was in the
southwest corner OF the fifth floor, had
to slide down a rope to first floor, when d
woman jumped out of the fifth story and
in falling struck him on the shoulder.
nearly causing him to fall; Il ladder was
then run up to him. suffering from con-
gestion of lungs caused by smoke, hands
badly burned from friction of rope.
F. w. Gilmore, Pawtucket, r. l..
came down rops and struck GU q coal
chute; nail in a board ripped his back
the full length of his spine: hands .adly
burned from friction of the rope.
Theodore Guthrie, fireman., company
No. l f, face badly burned.
Maggie Gillespie, domestic, cut about
head aud face, compound fracture OF left
leg, burned across back, fracture of right
arm, left nrIn burned.
John Howert, fireman company No.
4 completely buried Ivy falling walls,
cheek bone broken, left side face badly
cut and bruised, will probably recover.
Lizzie Landoff, hotel domestic, jumped
fro hat n nd frnf .fttra
knee joint, foot badly crushed.
Mrs. O'Connor, hotel domestic, frac-
ture right arm, serious injury about face,
badly shocked.
Max Foseuheim, New York, fracture
Aunie Schwarz, domestic. internal In
juries by fall.
Mary Foynen. domestic, conpoundf
fracture right arm, burned about face
badly shocked.
The missing are Mary Boyle, servant,
city; Robert T. Mills, New York, a
guest; A. j. VauHouten, Jersey City.
guest; George e. Woods, Dexter, n.
Y, a guest.
Cora Tanner, actress, made her escape
in this way: Upon being aroused she
rushed into the hall aud dashed into the
first open room that was occupied by
gentleman who was about to lower him
self 10y the fire escape. She cried 10
him, 'tOr Gods sake save ms, and
the man stopped in his flight and adjusted
the escape to Miss Tanner. He lowered
her to the ground and then followed.
She was not seriously injured, but the
palms of her hands were lacerated by
holding on to the rope. Miss Tanner
snved her jewels and $500 in cash AMI
valuables, having gobbled them up
hastily and thrust them into a jewel case
and tied 1t about her neck. Miss TanDer
was taken TO the Vanderbilt house and
attended to in the ladies parlor. Other
members of her company ar0also NJ the
Vanderbilt house. Miss Dupree aud
Miss Klein, both of the same company,
had narrow escapes.
How the fire originated 10 not vet def
nitely determined on. 1t is doubtful If
II ever will be, so rapid was the progress
of the fumes. 1t Is thought, however,
that it started in the bakery adjoining
the kitchen.
In twenty-five minutes from the first
alarm the northern side of the building
fell in. so rapid was the progress OF the
tire. Fifteen minutes later the center of
the eastern wall fell with terrific crash.
At 80 the west walls fell, carrying with
them a two-story brick block on West
Fayette street, occupied by the Curtis
manufacturing company and Charles N.
Gibbs. The southeast wall fell soon
after, and when daylight broke all That
remained standing OF the beautiful
LELAND structure was section of the
northeast corner aud the elevator shaft.
The latter stood like monument and
Threatened to tall at any time.
A rough estimate of the loss Is S2l5,-
900, with insurance Of about Sl3O, 900.
Leland 3 loss will be about $50 600. The
loss of the American express company is
SIS 900 and Of the Curtis manufacturing
company SIS 800. both fully insured.