The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-10-24
FLAMES CLAIMED FINE.
Hairbreadth Escapes at the Le-
land Hotel Horror.
WOMEN DASHED INTO ETERNITY.

rhey Refused to Await tho Ladders
Coming and Madiy Plunged to the
Pavement Far Below-A Man who Es.
capped with His Leg Under One Arm.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Oct 17-lIappily the
loss Of life by the burning of the Leland
hotel is but fraction Of the number given
in early morning reports Of the disaster.
The known dead are only five. Two OF
three may die of their injuries, and IL is
confidently asserted by the hotel people
that all the missing have been accounted
for At the outside not more than two
bodies are in the ruins. The number OF
those injured, according to the list
which follows, is twenty-four, There were
hundred guests and twenty-five employees
in the hotel According to the latest re.
ports the dead and injured are as follows
The Dead.
Annie Cummings, New York, cook, aged 2,
years; almost instantly killed; died in patroi
wagon.
Bridget Doyle, Marceus, n Y, cleaver; killed
by jumping from sixth story window.
William L. Harrup, Elizabeth, n. j.; died a
hospital.
Mary Padden, laundry girl killed by jumping
Rose Schwarz. aged % years. servant; died ai
hospital.
The Injured.
George NJ Burroughs Of Buffalo; badly injured
Annie Campbell AGED IS years, servant; sert
ously iu iured aul taken 10 st. Joseph's hosptal
may live NJ. Carey, nc J barkeeper; hands
burned by friction of roqe Simon Comstock,
guest; ~ from inhnling smoke; at House Of
Good Shepherd Maggie Doyle, cleaner; right
leg and both arms broken. r. S Drysdae, New
York, travelling salesman aged as years. sert
ousy injured, but may recover; at Congress
hall. John Dunn, member OF Fire Company No.
a; toes crushed by falling wall Herbert Fer
maid, Rochester; Injured about head by fall
ing down stairs Luruet Forbes SYRACUSE
wounded and III from inhalation Of smoke
y. w. Gilmore, Pawtuckef r. T. aged 80 years
badly hurt Maggie Giles, aged % years, servant
badly burned, head and face cut and left leg irac
tured. Theodore Guthier, member Of Fire Com
pauy No. /; face badly burned John Howlett
aged 81 years, member of Fire Company No. q
seriously injured, but will probably recover
Lizzie Lunderoff, aged 10 years seryanv, severely
injured. Kate McGTaw, aged y years, servant
great toe injured and hands burned by friction
Of rope. f. 2. Nichols, Dunkirk president Of
Brooks Locomotive Works; broken ankle and
| severe shock. a. G. Osiecke, New York,
aged 80 years, travelling salesman; badly
| hurt; at the Vanderbilt house. Mrs. O'Con.
| nor, servant; right arm fractured, face and
| eyes injured and suffering from shock.
| Max Rosenheim, New York; right ankle iract-
| ured and hands burned DY friction OF rope AT
House of Good Shepherd. Annie Schwarz, scrv-
ant; internal injuries caused by fall George
Shean, captain OF Steamer Company No ]; face
| burned. Susan Smith, aged "a years, servant;
| badly cut and shocked. Mary lyman, aged 2C
years servant; compound fracture OF right arm,
| burned about face aud badly shocked. Miss
4 Calvin Walker, aged % years, servant; badly
| burned and shocked
Frenzied People at the Windows.
Lewis Leland, proprietor of the Ocean
Hotel at Long Branch, first discovered the
| fire, noticing light in the stairway lead
| ing from the Office to the kitchen. He and
the elevator boy ran up stairs and awaken
| ed the guests while the alarms were sound
ing But in less than minute the entire
| northwest corner of the building was atre
and the flames were beyond human con
troll. The terror stricken guests rushed
into the halls only 10 find them full OF
smoke. Dozens of men and women, who
had fallen on the floor and stairs overcome
with the intense heat and smoke were
dragged to the exits.
The police did excellent service in rescu-
ing guests In less than ten minutes after
the alarm had been given the rescuers
were driven from the inside OF the build
ing. Frenzed people crowded to the win
dows crying for help.
The Women Were Crazed.
At one window on the sixth floor wer,
three women, employees of the hotel. They
were Annie Cummings, a cook, and Made
| line Hennessy, the linen room girl, anC
her sister Lizzie Hennessy chamber
maid. The three women rushed to tn,
window, threw their arms about each othe
| and screamed for help. Behind them til,
| crowd on the street saw the flames.
A hundred voices from the street calleI
to them to be quiet till ladder could b.
placed, but the Cummings girl suddenl.
| stepped on to the window sill and with
cry, "ld rather be killed than burned,
| threw herself out into the street, She wa
| killed by the fall The Hennessy sister
| crouched in the room, and moment late
they were rescued by the firemeu, who caI
ried them down the ladder in their arlut
AT window on the fifth floor two wome
screamed for help The big ladder was a
another window, and jumping net wa
| brought out.
One of the women, Bridget Doyle, jumI
| ed before the net was got into position. Sh
struck on her head and shoulders and wa
dead when she was picked up, She was
hotel employe and her home was in Ma
| cellus. Mary Padden, laundry CIR
jumped from rear window and was xii
= ed. William t. Harrup, of Elizabeth, J
j., a commercial traveller for New Nor
: house, started down fire escape III
= rope did not work and he dropped to u
y sidewalk, breaking both ankles and bein
injured internally. He died at the no
pital. Several Others leaped from window
: and were injured.
r The one Legged Man Hustled"
e r. L. Johnston, of New York, manag
l, of Divide Musin the violinist made h
appearance at I "a. IN. on the street in
u / lI.1npfrfr,f4 Ia. Il
Is ferent men. The only articles that we
10 his own were his cork leg, patent leath
shoes and nightshirt. He lives in Broo
lyn and has an Office at No. i43 Fifth nv
IN nue., New York.
r 81 was in bed" he said, "when the fl
r broke out, managed to secure my mrl
ID and watch, and was unmindful Of my ar
rt fetal leg. When ! raised the window sa
T, the flames rushed in. Tl,en l hustled.
I'd the hall encountered Miss Dwyer OF (
Of Cora Tanner company, and a servant 81
e Together we grpped our way down
is stairway to the street. johnson attract
Il, great attention, as he made his way fro
r., floor to lloor on one leg, carrying his urt
en- cial limb under his arm, He declined
IT. favor of the ladies all offers of assistance
IS OF Incendiary Origin.
~ How the fire occurred is q mystery
- leading insurance man who viewed {
w scene declares that in his opinion it was
incendiary origin. He says that the {
started in the kitchen, and that it looks
,e, if grease had been ignited by somebo,
as The kitchen was amply protected from
lie | cidental fire, and the blaze at the Gll
IN hotel later in the morning, which the sa
in man investigated, originated in Ii
ul manner.
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Smart Detective.