The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-08

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HEARTREEDING SCENES
The scenes at tile fire before the fire com
panies arrived were hearyreuding. Oue
man, whose name IS not known, sprang
from a third story window and WAS
! dashed 90 death on the ground below. The
people turned their faces away hOrrhei at
! the sight. This was on the SiXth-ayenue
side OF The building. A moment later an
/ other man leaped from a window Of the
FuruetE-street side and was instantly killed.
Shortly afterWaTd TWO women jumped from
windows on Sixth avenue and were dead
when picked up. Their bodies were taken
% the Ihirteenth-S.Tett Ntat0u-hUuse, and
alt-TWaTd, being unidentified, were removed
% the MUTgue. At that hour tie known dead
numbered four. Several others dropped
from windows or Slid down ropes with
( which every room ~ the hotel is provided
ana escaped with severe burns, while more
were injured IN the same way while going
down nre escapes and are in the hands OF
ambulance surgeons from Bellevue and New
York hospitals. Tie surgeons had their
hands fUi in taking care Of the injured and
manned. All this time the IRE Was raging
neTcey and lt vas evident that the building
was doomed, The structure burned like
kindllng wood The work OF resculng
guests still went on, ana many were taken
from the windows by nremen and policemen.
Sergeant W ara and PatToWau Philips OF
Fire Patrol . vent ON the fourth floor
front and rescued Walter II. Phelps and his
wife, taking them down a ladder safely.
They also succeeded IN saving Mrs. Samuel
kuff. who was about 20 leap from one Of
The windows of the third floor.
lost EVERYTHING.
Nj Frederick Uhlmann has been q guest
nj the hotel for years and lived with his
brother Simon and his mother The latter
TWO went Yesterday 10 their country resi-
dence at Lake Wood, y. }. Mr.. Uhlmann
had gone TO bed shortly after l O'clock and
was sleeping sOundly when he was Tudeiy
awakened by the cry II fire and the screams
and >h uts for help OF the inmates OF the
house. lie ran from his room on the sec
Oud floor, directly over The CtiCe. into the
hail, found lt filed with smoke and was
forced back into lis room. Again he made
an attempt ana falling over some obstacle
90 tile paSsaLrWaY succeeded In making his
way down the stairs. lie escaped with
only IN OyeTcOat TO cover his uakedueSs.
Nr. JHimanu lost everything In his room,
lnc-u ing $1,000 IN cash. Several checks,
notes and other valuable business dlcJ-
! men.s were lost Despite bis loss, how
ever, Mr.. Jhumann was cheerful to-day,
for lie said, IF mother and brother had not
gone away Saturday they would lave been
! burned
NARROW ESCAPES.
Among the narrow escapes was that OF
! b. c. IGCmTkiuS u this city, who was
transient guest at tie hotel H5 was
awakened from S eiuLbar 10y a cry Of fire
and Egt UF and went into the hallway, but
escape down tile stairs was impossible.
Collecting his ya.udOlt5 he escaped out If
/ window down rope. In descending the
/ flames from % sec1uI-Stlry window burn Ell
( his hands and scOraned his hair.
Mis-. /. Knapp II Chicago had a room on
/ the fifth floor. She had presence OF mind
/ enough % wrap Wet towel around her
/ head 10 prevent being stft0cated, Went to a
{ n
ouriy policeman.
Mrs. Kueper and daughter, Of Flemingt0n,
! y. j., occupied a room on the third floor,
front. They were taken from their room
/ down ladder They lost all their clothing
/ save The ght dresses which they had on.
/ and were cared fOr by Mrs. = knight of
/ West FoTt!etA street. Mrs kuppeT suffered
I from tie shock, and Miss hueper's long
/ black hair was su-ed bg the flames, which
/ burst over her head as She stepped on the
/ ladder Mrs. Knight offered temporary hos
/ pi,aHty and had no less Than nine homeless
/ people there al one time Among those who
/ accepted Of her hospitality was young
+ man named Levy, Who slid down rope,
/ tearing tile flesh 10 the bone
BURIED IN TIE RUINS.
These escapes occurred before the walls
/ Of tie building fell, while the fremen were
/ doing tlelT utmost 10 stop the progress Of
/ the flames winch threatened 10 envelope
tie al IoIulng buildings When the walls
/ fGI. ETpzf- rs ere seen al several windows ON
/ the top floor crying for help, but they fell
! back aud were soon buried lu The RUNS.
/ The flames Of the burning building illumi-
! mated The sky for miles around and drew 10
/ INC scene an immense lnTon@ OF people,
/ fIe INES were sIl. tly drawn ana MAIN
/ tanned during IAe ehllTe DAY anu none save
/ persons authorized 10 enter Oy reason OF ms
/ official position was allowed within the
/ boundaries. News Uf the disaster spread
/ through lh' lehglh ana oieaGiA OI lle city,
/ ahG friends oil ld0se VINO HVeQ IN the Motel
! hurried t9 tile spot in lear anu trembling.
FROM WINDOW TO WINDOW.
One Of the most thrilling ESCAPES was that
/ Of q Young man named j. NOOuau Of jersey
/ City. NOOnan was recently married, aud
! had just returned from an extended we'd
! ding triT. lie came - the city yesterday TO
! celebrate the event win his friends, and
/ after night OF II went to The Hotel Royal
| and took ar0Om on the fourth floor. NOgnan
/ was awakened by shouts Of ire, and locke d
/ about for q way u escape. Flames filed
/ the halls, and he went 20 a window, swung
1 himself from the sill to a window below, aud
/ from one window 70 another until he
/ reached the ground. The hotel was built
/ over twenty-five years ago. In 1882 il was
! remo1eled and an addition built on the
/ south side. The house was the home Of
/ many persons IN the theatrical profession
! and was patronzed chiefly by tTansIeuts.
! Many miles, however, made y their per-
| maueHt place OF residence.
BODY RECOVERED.
After the fire had sufficiently cooled search
WIS made for the dead, which was at once
/ rewarded by tie finding Of a charred body
/ almost burned TO a crisp. II was identified
as that Of henry j. Ljyey. The walls were
! IN Gaugerou, condition aud il was deemed
/ necessary to pun them down before contin-
uIng the search for the dead. a force Of
/ 100 men VIII be put to work early to-mor-
/ row morning clearing away the debris The
! loss on The hotel and furniture is estimated
/ at S2jOC0O The building was owned by
/ Lyman Israel. a furni ure-deaier on the
| BJWery.
AT THE MOEGUF.
! At the ATorrue tba sape scares ,,ero 70
enacted which c6ar5ct.rIled Tie ParlI-1Isco
disaster AtSo'rlorL lie frst deIdl,tt'l,o,,
arrived from tbe scene If the fire brin,7Ud