Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-23

was heart rending. While this was
going on, firemen, police and volunteers
were searching in the ruins for more
bodies. In the upper rooms OF the east
wing of the building four bodies, burned
to crisp, were discovered. Then the
dangerous task of removing the debris
began. Many pairs of braces were un-
earthed in the ruins, showing that some
of the unfortunates, in their efforts to
escape, had loosened and thrown them
away. The body of one of those found
was so badly dis6gured that it was
hardly recognizable. The brother OF
the victim, a little girl, identified it this
morning, and took the remains away.
add death froW Arlz.
THRILLING INCIDENTS.
Thrilling incidents at the fire were
of course innumerable. When the fire.
men first arrived woman was seen at
window. on an upper floor, clutching
babe in one hand and struggling with
the other to raise the sash. She finally
succeeded, and her screams fell upon
the ears OF the thousands of spectators.
No ladders were at hand, and nothing
could be done. The flames were closing
in about her, and she looked back into
the furnace of death, then down to the
pavement below. Suddenly she clasped
the babe to her breast, then tossed it
out of the window and gave her life to
the flames within. As the child left the
arms of its mother, Pipeman OBrien
planted himself firmly beneath the win
dow and caught the child, which in
few minutee was smiling and happy,
seemingly unconscious of the surround
ings.
HEROIC FIREMEN.
The heroism of Firemen John Loucks
will long be remembered. He ascended
an extension ladder to an upper floor.
and as he reached the window ill was
met by Fireman Robertson, who had
pushed his way through the smoke
with child in his arms. Loucks
grasped the child and started down, but
had descended only few feet when he
missed his feet and fell headforemost.
His leg caught in the rounds of the
| ladder and was broken, but he held the
child with one hand and grasped the
ladder with the other. As he hung there
the spectators below turned away,
| thinking be would soon be obliged to
| loosen his grasp and fall. In moment,
however, two other tremen reached
him, and carried the injured man and
child safely to the ground.
Fireman Donneliy went to second
story room, where he found number of
female patients. He took one under
each arm, and ordering third to cling
aboa: his nack, landed them safely ON
the floor below.
HORRIBLE SIGHTS.
The search of the rooms after the
smoke was cleared out, revealed some
horrible scenes. In one room on the
third floor, four victims were found
dead. kneeling in attitudes of prayer.
The windows were up, but the unfortu-
mates had apparently made no efforts to
escape. Some patients were found in
bed dead others in the halls where they
tried to work their way on.
WHAT STARTED THE FIRE.
The FIRE began in the Office of the Sec
retafy about midnight. The flames
spread with great rapidity and soon
enveloped both buildings. 1t is not
known how the fire started, but is sup
posed to have been spontaneous COM
bustion.
GHoULs AT WORK.
Early this morning ghouls began
work among the ruins, and no small
amount Of jewelry and valuables was
piliered by the thieves. Detectives
Gage and Kinney arrested man who
gave his name as Russell. They found
him rummaging among the debris, and
in his pockets were money and other
articles thought 20 have been stolen
from the effects of the patients.
TIL loss to the building, furniture,
aggregates about SAC, 900.
| ONE WHO LOST HIS LOVED ONES.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22.-Samuel Laz-
arus, clothing merchant of Dallas,
Texas, whose wife. and child were
among the victims OF the terrible fire at
indianapolis, is in this city on business.
His daughter Minnie, aged 7, was being
treated at the institution for disease OF
the spine, and his wife was nursing the
child. Lazarus first Information of the
disaster came through an Associated
| Press dispatch announcing that Mrs.
Lazarus was badly hurt. Nothing was
known at that time of the condition of
the child. Upon being told that his
| wife was dead, the unfortunate husband
! tainted, and his condition is now pitia-
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