St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-08

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ran up the ladder. too, and stepped off
to the roor of the veranda over the en-
trance TO the office to steady his wife
when she came down. She was very
nervous, and in making the descent
slipped and
Fell 10 the Sidewalk.
She was picked up with q sprained
ankle, and had several body bruises. In
the meantime Policeman Gallagher had
rung in an alarm, which was followed
by two calls for ambulances. The scenes
at the fire before the fire companies ar
rived were heartrending. One man,
whose name is not known, sprang from
third-story window, and was dashed to
death on the ground below. People
turned their faces away Mortified at the
sight. This was OH the Sixth avenue
side of the building. A moment later
another man leaped from window on
the Fortieth street side and was in
stantly killed. Shortly afterward two
women jumped from windows on
the sixth avenue side and were dead
when picked up. Their bodies were
taken to the Thirtieth street station
house, and afterwards. unidentified, re-
moved to the morgue. AT that hour the
known dead numbered four. Several
others had dropped from windows or
slid down ropes. with which every room
in the hotel was provided, and escaped
with severe burns, while many more
had been injured in the same way, max
ing their escape by the fire escapes, and
were in the hands of ambulance sur
geOnS who had been summoned from
Bellevue hospital and New York hos
pital. The surgeons had their hands
full in talking care of the injured and
manned. All this time the
Fire Was Raging FIercely,
and it was plain to be seen the building
was doomed. The structure burned
like so much kindling wood. The work
of resculng the guests still went on, and
many were taken from the windows by
firemen and policemen. Sergeant Ward
and Patrolman Phillips, of Fire Patrol
No. 2, went into room on the fourth
floor front and rescued Walter H.
Phelps and wife down a ladder safely.
They succeeded in saving Mrs. Samuel
Kniff, who was about to leap from one
of the windows on the third floor.
Frederick Uhlmann, the dealer in
hops, has been q guest at
Hotel Royal for years, and lived
with his brother Simon and
mother. The latter yesterday went
to their country residence at Lakewood,
n. J. Mr.. Uhlman had gone to bed
shortly after l o'clock and was sleeping
soundly, when he was rudely awak-
ened by the cry of fire and the screams
and shouts for help of the inmates of
the house. He ran from his room on
the second floor, which was directly
over the office, into the hall. He found
it filled with smoke. and was forced
back into his room. Again he made an
attempt, and, falling over some obstruc-
ton in the passageway, succeeded in
making his way down the
One Flight of Stairs
to the street below. He escaped with
only an Overcoat to cover his nakedness.
Mr.. Uhmann lost everything in his
room, including $4,000 in cash. Sew
eral checks and notes and other valu-
able business documents were lost.
Despite his loss, however. Mr.. Uhlmann
was cheerful today, for. as he said, "If
my mother and brother had not gone
away Saturday they would have been
burned" Among the narrow escapes
was that OF Fl. c. Thompkins, of this
city, who was transient guest at the
hotel. He was awakened from his
slumbers by the cry of fire. He got up
and went into the hallway, but
escape down the stairs was i'm
possible. Mr.. Thompkins kept his head
about him. and, collecting all his val
uables, escaped out of window down
a rope. In descending the flames from
the second floor windows burned his
hands slightly and scorched his hair.
Mrs. F. K. Knapp, of Chicago, had
room on the fifth floor. She mad pres
ence of mind enough to wrap wet
towel around her head to prevent being
suffOcated, and went to the window and
waited until rescued by burly police
man. Mrs. Kueper and daughter, of
Flemmgton, n. j., occupied room on
the third floor front. They registered
at the hotel yesterday. They were
taken from their room down ladder by
the tiremen. They
Lost All Their Clothing
save the night dresses which they had
on, and were cared for by Mrs. s.
Knight, of West Fortieth street. Mrs.
Kueper suffered from shock, and Miss
Kueper'S long black hair was singed by
the flames, which burst over her head
as she stepped on the ladder. Mrs.
Knight made temporary hospital of
her fiat, and had no less than nine
homeless people there at one time.
Among those who accepted of the hos
pitality was young man named
Levy, who slid down a rope, tear
ing the flesh to the bone. These es-
capes occurred before the walls of the
building fell while the firemen were do
ing their utmost to stop the progress of
the flames, which threatened to envel-
ope the adjoining buildings. When the
walls fell people were seen at several
windows on the top floor, crying for
help, but they fell back and were soon
buried in the ruins. The flames OF the
burning building illumined the sky for
miles around and drew to the scene.
which during the entire day was an OBJ
ject of curiosity to an immense throng
of people. The fire lines were strictly
drawn and maintained during the entire
day, and none save a person authorized
to enter by reason of his official position
was allowed within the prescribed
boundaries. The news of the disaster
spread through the length and breadth
of the city, and the friends OF those who
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fear and trembling. One of the most
Thrilling Escapes
of the night of terror was that of a
young man named j. Noonan, of JERSEY
City. Noonan had been recently mar
ried and had just returned from an ex-
tended wedding trip. He came to this
city yesterday to celebrate the event
with his friends, and after a night of it
went to Hotel Royal and took a room
on the fourth floor. Noonan was