Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11

one eide of her neck was scorched and
her hair was singed in places.
~ saw several men and women slide
down on rope fire escapes, but they
fast upon each other and there
must have been many injured, although
they escaped death. Those who were
fortunate enough to get out alive fled
in all directions with
scarcely any clothing on"
THOUSANDS IN THE STREET.
Three alarms were sent in, and the
streets and avenues were soon filled
with fire engines and trucks. A crowd
of several thousand people quickly
gathered, and Police Captain Reilly,
with 200 policemen under his charge,
had all they could do to control the
excited throng. The thousands in the
street witnessed most horrible sights.
The windows were filled with people
in their night clothing, making piteous
appeals for help, while behind them was
q sea Of flames. The firemen did won
derful work in their efforts to rescue
these people by carrying them down
the ladders, for entrance or exit to the
building by the staircase was entirely
cut off.
MANY AWFUL SIGHTS.
Two men and women leaped from
upper windows and were dashed to
death on the pavement below. One of
the men was stalwart person weighing
at least $50 pounds. He was clad only
in his night shirt and trousers.
He stood for a moment irresolute on
the sill. There were tongues of flames
all about him. Then he leaped. He
turned in the air as he descended and
fell on his head dashing out his brains.
His body and that Of the other man
and two women, who were killed by
leaping from the building, were taken
to the West Thirtieth street station and
afterwards to the morgue.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Policeman Daniel Glenn clambered
up ladder to the windows of the third
floor and rescued woman who was al
the window. As he was descending the
ladder with his burden the crowd looked
on breathlessly.
Another woman who had been crying
in an agony of fear from the window
directly above clambered out of the win
dow and hung with her hands to thesil
till exhausted.
Then she released her grip and fell
striking Glenn and almost knocking HIN
and his charge from the ladder. TIL,
woman herself was killed by the fall.
THIS MAN ESCAPED.
A tall, handsome young man climbed
down the Sixth avenue front from tn,
very topmost window.
Slowly he picked his way from sill t,
window-cap and from cap to sill Will
the crowd watched him. At last h
reached the ground, seriously burned
| and bruised but alive, and the crow
cheered him with wild enthusiasm Will
he disappeared in the crowd unidenti
fed.
ARoUsING THE GUESTS.
The janitor who discovered the fir
rushed around making efforts to arous
the guests. The progress of tine flame
prevented him from awakening any bu
the people on the second floor. Som
of them escaped in time others failed /
save their lives.
Richard Meares, the proprietor Of tn
hotel, and his wife were on this foo
They had a miraculous escape. The
emerged into the hall only PARTIAL
clad and found the fire had made grea
Roadway. The stairways were file
with flame and smoke and tongues
flame darted ont from the elevator shat
Saying "follow me" Mr.. Meares, wit
his oyercoat over his head, clambere
| thn hat,tctar at bo - al
stairs and dropped to the floor below
Turning to catch his wife when 81
dropped he was Mortified to see that sh
had not followed him.
The frantic man would have rushe
back up the burning stairs, but the fir,
men seized him and roughly hustle
him out of the building and turned hi
over to policeman, with his left han
and arm badly burned. He was taken
Bellevue Hospital.
Meantime Mrs. Meares had acted f
herself with rare presence of min
She rushed to the window and leap,
to the roof of the portico over the
trance and was taken down by the fir
men.
HIS BOY MISSING.
j. f. Avery, manager Of the sale
mems department in the Americi
Tobacco Company, occupied room
the fourth floor with his son.
Il was awakened by the glare Of t
| flames rushing from the elevator shaft
said Mr.. Avery. 81 ran into the ha
, but was met by flames and smoke.
the confusion | lost sight of my be
, God knows what has become of him.
/ got out Of the window and hung by I
, fingers to the ledge until | was taken
) by the tiremen. That is all that C
{ tell. If were to talk an hour / Gov
give no further facts.
Mr.. Ayery's left hand was bad
burned, but it is expected that he "
be able to go out in day or two.
= THE BODIES RECOVERED.
j Last night five bodies were recover
d from the ruins, three men and t
d women Only one was identified, Her
1 G. Levy, wholesale clothier Of I
n Broadway.
/ The work Of hunting for the dead p
crosses slowly because of the intel
e heat Of the debris. All the bodies, il
I expected, will be recovered to-morrc
The police do not think there are mi
than 20 bodies in the ruins. Corol
Messlmer said there were between
:, and 10. The general belief is that
Z Z total number of dead will notexceed
i MISSING SERVANTS.
e There are about 30 servant girls &
it ployed in the hotel and their sleep
n rooms We're on the upper floors, SIEVE
IN of these young women have not yet
ported, and but one sad inference {
N be drawn from this fact.
le HEROIC FIREMEN.
Some gallant deeds Of heroism W
s performed by the firemen. H.
70 McEwen, who saw it, told the story
~ "a these words:
;. Gone Of the grandest rescues l e
J saw. or nrohahly that any pprson q