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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-02-08
Took NIntters ConIlx.


Among the narrow escapes related is
that of VIM. c. Thompkins of this city,
who was a transient guest. He was
aroused by the cries of fire and finding
escape impossible by the stairs, coolly
packed his things together and lowered
himself to the ground by means of the
rope fire escape which he found in the
room. When on the ground he gathered
up his effects, which he had previously
thrown out of the window, and went
elsewhere to finish his sleep.
The Hotel Royal.
The Hotel Royal was built more than
twenty-five years ago. 1t was formerly
kept by Messrs. Paris & Buffer, but the
present proprietor leased it thirteen years
ago In 1882 it was remodeled and the
south-adjoining building was added to it.
1t had 1914 rooms Many actors and
transient patrons stopped there, but
many families were permanent guests.
The somewhat elaborate restaurant
was literally patronized by the class
which keeps late hours.
The loss on the hotel and furniture is
estimated at $3.50, 600. The building is
the property Of Hyman Israel furniture
dealer
Mr.. Meares made feature of serving
frequenters of the French balls, when
their annual revels were transferred from
the old Academy to the Metropolitan
Opera House. He had some reputable
guests, and some who hired rooms for
the night only. A good many of the
latter were couples who came late at
night and left early the next morning,
and of whom no questions were asked as
tIa fl,,srs I ! 1fsrt &c
missing practically impossible to verify.
The nature OF the com APPLICATIONS which
are likely to arise was shown last night
when man and women called at the
New York Hospital and identified the
woman who was taken there with a frac-
tured skull and thigh. The injured
woman's name, at the request of her
identitiers, was withheld by the hospital
authorities.
A Grotesque Crowd at the Gedney.
The night clerk of the Gedney House
was startled at about $3.50 by man rush
ing in and asking him and if he had
thirty vacant rooms.
"What do you want with thirty
rooms l'' asked the clerk.
"Why our guests at the Royal are
burned out They must have place TO
put up"
'All right, )" said the clerk, "Well
make room for them"
The man ran out and in a few minutes
there arrived at the Gedney probably the
most grotesque party that ever struck
that hosiery. There were men, women
and one little child Some in night
clothes, and the others partly dressed,
and all shivering with the cold and
greatly excited.
There was a great ringing of bells and
hustling of "fronts, and in few min
utes the queer looking party had been as
signed to rooms Some of them wC>e in
bad way. Their faces We're cut and
bleeding and number of the men and
women iimped through the corridor, and
one woman had to be carried to the ele
vatOr.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-02-08

be here in q minute Wait Wait For
your lives wait =
"But it seemed an age before the fire
men got there, and | really believe it was
ten minutes bero the first ladder was
raised and the building waG then one
mass of fame 80
Crazed with Fear.
"The poor wretches. many of them
crazed with fear, jumped from the wiu-
dows. One man especially attracted my
attentin
Il shut my eyes so as not to see him.
hut | heard him strike with a sound that
made my blood run cold,
81 saw one man jump from the fourth
story. The poor DEVILS clothes were on
fire, and he came down like stone and
struck the sidewalk only few feet from
me.
''When I opened my eyes he lay there
a mangled corpse, with his brains scat
tered over the sidewalk.
Brave, Heroic Act.
az saw man, too at the third-story
window furthest toward Thirty
street take three little girls and woman
and pass them along the cornice into an
adjoining window in the next building
luGu ne lOllONeu Untlll.
"It was brave, heroic act and fear
fully dangerous, but all were saved.
"Ihere seemed to be more people on
the third floor than elsewhere and God
only knows how any of them were saved.
81 saw at least fifteen men and women
rush to the windows look out despair
ingly, and then fall back in the flames.
Whether any were saved do not know. ~
Daring Rescue.
Among the daring rescues was that
performed by Lieutenant John r. Vaughn
of Fire Patrol No. 3. When engine No.
2G arrived at the scene Vaughn saw a
man at a third story window. He was
half-dressed and waving his hands fran
tically.
Vaughn seized an axe and rushed to
the door of No. $50 Sixth avenue, next to
the hotel He beat in the door and made
his way through the smoke upstairs to
the third floor. 1t was fiat house.
The fireman called to the man, who was
leaning out of the hotel window, saying:
Don't jump; I'll help you"
At that moment George Burke of Pa.
troll No. appeared, and Vaughn lay
down fiat on the sill, and Burke sat on
his feet. Waugh reached to the window
Ol One hOtel Nuef6 lue ulan was, WIN
his hands resting on telegraph wire,
thus forming "a bridge.
Passed over a Human Bridge.
The first one to pass over this human
bridge from the burning building was
Mrs, Phelps, wife of one of the proprie-
tors of the hotel. She was quickly fol-
flowed by an employe of the hotel, then
the son of Mrs. Phelps. The strain upon
the fireman was very great, but he
heroically held on. When drawn up to
the windowsill he fell inside the room
exhausted. He quickly jumped to his
feet, however, and said that he was ready
for more work of the same kind.
1t was soon at hand. A man was seen
standing on the coping on the Fortieth
street side of the hotel crying for help,
and Vaughn bolted downstairs to the
street and made his way to the building
adjoining. There was apparently no
means of effecting n rescue from there.
The man still stood in the window
Vaughn, supported by a member of his
company, hung down from the window
of the next house aid rescued the man,
who was pretty badly burned.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-02-08
Remarkable Escape.

Char les Carson and Thomas Kelly of
Engine No. l, went to the rescue of
man on the fifth floor, which they had
reached by scaling ladders. The rescuers
got the man 20 the thild floor, when the
ladder gave way, and, clasping hands,
the three men leaped to the pavement
and escaped uuhurt.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-02-08
Lost His Son.

J. E, Avery, manager of the statesmen s
department in the American Tobacco
company, occupied a room on the fourth
soor with his SON II was awakened by
the glare of the flames rushing from the
elevator shaft l ran into the hall, but
was met by flames and smoke. In the
confusion lost sight of my boy. God
knows what has become Of him.
81 got out of the window and hung
by my fingers 90 the ledge until 1 was
taken of by the firemen. That is all
that ] dan tell. If I were TO taiS an hour
/ could give no more facts
DR. o. Luske, who was a resident OF
the hotel, says:
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-02-08

'l was awakened by the noise ot the
flames rushing up ohe elevator shaft.
opened the window Of my room and saw
the ~ portion of the building on the
Fortieth street side mass of flames.
ran into the hall and shouted fire. and
rang the big gong.
''Ihen l climbed on fire escape to the
roof of the cafe, which was level with
the second-story windows.
"There / met Mr. Levy, a liquor dealer.
Both of us were barcfooted and wore
only our night-shirts.
Women were screaming from windows
all around MS, almost naSed like our
selves
81 and Mr. Levy, instead Of making
our own escape, set about to save those
around u.s. and ! broke with my feet a
window ON the roof and dragged a
Inattrass from the bed,
"Ihis / threw TO the ground in the
yard Then, taking the frantic women,
we dropped them from the roof TO the
mattrass.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-02-08

'Ihe distance was about twenty feet,
but the fan was broken and at least ff-
teeu women were able 10 escape through
the basement Of neighboring house.
Both OF us were fairly cool und did our
work as carefully as possible
Sat last as the last woman was let
over de edge OF the roof we thought OF
escape for ourselves. The tin roof wea
becoming unberabie to our naked feet
and the air around us was seorching
breaking a glass i'm a skylight in the
cafe roof, we dropped TO the floor inside.
There we CROPPED about in the sitting
smoke until we reached the Sixth avenue
door Levy broke the glass la the door
with chair and we reached the outer
air through the apperoure thus made just
as the interior TO the cafe was filled with
flames.
81 was taken at once to the Gedney
House, whore ] was placed in room 81.
/ was somewhat bruised and my left
hand was cut and burned. My wounds
were dressed and nc the present time
am resting comfortablys
II hear that Levy was killed. lie was a
hero lie was made Of stern stuff
have seen men cool IN perilOus positions,
but never saw any man wich nerve
like his. "
Searching the Ruins.
II Is creditable 60 the police and fire
man that aa soon a. H. WAS uOssibla To do
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-02-08

II is creditable 90 the police and fire
men that, as soon as il was possible TO dc
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-19

Major Patterson, of Kittanning. Inspector
of the Second Brigade, left for Philadel-
phia last evening. The Major says he will
commence to inspect the companies Febru-
ary /. He was interested in the report
from st. Paul that the Government wanted
to know how many troops Minnesota could
furnish on short notice. 'In the event of
war with Chile" said the Major, "Uncle
Sam wouldn't have to come as far East as
Pennsylvania to get soldiers. There are
plenty of men in the West nearer the Pa
cifc than we are. My opinion is that
Chilean insults to the United States are due
more to ignorance than deviltry. They
have never come in contact with any of the
great powers of the world and are accus-
toned to bullying other South American
countries. In case of war Pennsylvania has
$40 men in the guard, and am sure the
boys would make good soldiers. But the
regular army can handle the Chileans"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-19
Burning of the Junction Station.

The station at the junction of the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie Railway and Montour
Railway, was burned night before last
about o'clock. The loss is but slight, as
the safe was gotten out, as also the case
containing the tickets. The principal loss
consisted of 20 sacks of flour, some beer
kegs and lot Of milk cans on which the
solder was melted. Station Agent McAdams
thinks the fire caught from sparks from a
passing locomotive.
There is some talk of building a new
station lower down, about midway between
the junction and the Coraopolis station and
the abolition of the latter, as three sta
tions in one village have long been con-
sidered superfuous, as to one of the rum
her
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-19
AN ORGANIZATION FOR BUSINESS.
Charles O'Brien States the Objects of the
New Democratic Club.

Charles O'Brien States the Objects of the
New Democratic Club.
The Democratic Association of Allegheny
county met last night in the Office of G. A.
O'Brien, 4O2 Grant street. In the absence
of President L. B. Duff, Mr.. O'Brien pre-
sided. Mr.. F. P. Iams reported for the
Committee on Organization. He said they
had printed copies of the constitution and
blank applications for membership, which
were mailed with explanatory circulars to
a large number of Democrats in the county,
Returns from them had not yet been re-
ceived owing to the short time. About
fifteen applications for membership were
received. They will be acted upon at the
next meeting.
A couple of the members stated that they
had met with doubtful Democrats who
were dubious about joining, fearing that it
was merely club or social circle that was
being gotten up. Mr.. Iams and Chairman
O'Brien stated that such was not the case
and the constitution should show clearly
that the purpose was solely to reorganize the
Democratic party in this county, keep can
didates before the people and bring out the
vote. The utter disorganization existing,
they said, was clearly shown at the fall
election. The association adjourned to
meet Monday evening, February 1, in Mr.
O'Brien's Office.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-19
BADLY USED UP.
James Backett, Colored, Has a Lively Time


James racket, ColOred, Has Lively Time
With His Two Sisters
James Hackett. colored, of River avenue.
Nineteenth ward, had two visitations of
wrath yesterday from irate females. The
result is that Hackett is in danger of losing
an eye and has a badly cut head, and the
two females are in the Nineteenth ward sta
tion. Yesterday morning Hackett had
dispute with his sister-in-law, Caroline
Oliver, and she assaulted him with an UNI
brella. She punctuated her blows with a
push, and the end of the umbrella struck
Hackett in the eye, badly injuring it, When
he escaped he went before Magistrate
Hyndman and sued her for assault and bat
terv. She was arrested by Detective Gum
bert and lodged in the Nineteenth ward
station for a hearing.
Last evening Hackett's sister, Elizabeth,
took him TO task for disturbing the serenity
of the family relations BY causing his sister
in-law's arrest. The argument was warm,
and, IL is charged, she finally broke beer
bottle over his head. His scalp was badly
cut and he had to seek the aid of phvsi-
clan. He next complained against his SIS
ter, aud Officer Schafier escorted her to the
Nineteenth ward station to keep Miss Oil
yer company. Hackett was severely hurt
by the two attacks, and is in danger of los
ing an eve.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-19
EFFECTS OF THE STRIKE.
Vehicles in Great Demand, and Bridge
Tolls Are Remarkably Increased.

Vehicles in Great Demand, and Bridge
Tolls Are Remarkably Increased.
Every business man who lives on the
Manchester line in Allegheny and who is
lucky enough to own horse and buggy had
them out yesterday. Some of the most
antiquated vehicles, similar to the
'Deacon's one horse shay" were brought
into use in consequence of the
tie-up on the street car line. The graveyard
silence of the Northside was only broken
ever and anon by the rafting of rickety
old buggy with spokes loosened and spindle
dry, carrying resident of lower Allegheny
to his home.
The hackmen are once more chuckling,
and the Fifth avenue jehus can be ap-
preached now only with a sweet,
condescending smile and a "fver."
These dear old has beens" are
doing thriving business, as are also the
livery men. One of the collectors at the
Allegheny side of the Suspension Bridge
said that the general receipts were at least
five times as great as at any time prior to
the strike. Business in the Pittsburg shops
is hurt, because many Allegheny customers
will not walk over to do their shopping.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-19
TRUSTEE FISHER Is SICK.
One of the Great Economite Leaders Laid
Up With Rheumatism.

One OF the Great Economite Leaders Laid
Up With Rheumatism.
1t was reported yesterday that Trustee
Fisher, of the Economic Society, was Sc
riously i'll and that his relatives had been
summoned to his bedside. As Mr.. Fisher
is the trustee who opposed DR.. Cyrus Teed,
the Koreshan apostle. and kept him out of
the society, this rumor naturally caused
considerable comment, but on investigation
if proves to be incorrect. Its only founda-
tion is that Mr.. Fisher is suffering from an
attack of rheumatism contracted recently in
the lumber regions of Michigan, where the
society has a large tract of timber land
which is under Mr.. Fishers supervision.
The attack is comparatively slight and has
not confined the patient to bed.
There is an unusual excitement among
the Economics over the Preparations for
their coming annual festival 1t is
during this festival, which continues
for several days, that the executive
body of the society meets and considers ap-
plications for membership. This year it is ex-
pected that DR.. Teed and a Hebrew named
Moses Silverthorn will apply for admission.
There will be pronounced opposition
against Teed as a matter of course, and as
there are no Hebrews in the society now
the opposition to Silverthorn's application
isequally strong.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-19
DRAWING THE NET CLOSE.
The Prosecution of Allegheny Officials
Will Not BE Allowed to Lag,

The Prosecution of Allegheny Officials
Will Not BE Allowed to Lag.
City Solicitor Elphinstone and Attorneys
d. +. Patterson and Joseph A. Lsngfitt,
the latter two representing the citizens re-
form movement in Allegheny, held a con-
ference last evening in the office of Con-
troller Brown. The conference was relative
TO the prosecution of the cases against city
officials and ex-oficials now pending in
court. Notes were compared and law books
consulted, the conference lasting until a
late hour. The gentlemen declined to state
the result of their medItations, but are en-
deavoring TO weave the net as closely as
possible around the defendants.
In regard to the case of Chief Murphy,
pending before a committee of Councils,
yesterday was the last day in which the
committee, as prearranged, was to receive
charges against Mr.. Murphy No charges
had been filed, hut the committee received
word that some witnesses would appear be-
fore it, but could not conveniently do so
then. The committee, in consequence,
postponed action and will meet to-day or
tomorrow TO hear whatever complaints or
testimony may be brought before it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-19
At Very Low Prices and on

At Very Low Prices and on
ACCOMMODATING TERMS,
as We Take Stock February 1.
We have number of good secondhand
organs on hand, some of them but little
used, with mirrors, drawers, medium and
high tops beautiful cases and good tone in
perfect order.
These will go at s25 s35, $50 and $50, as
we take stock February 1.
We have number of good secondhand
upright pianos, will warrant them as good
as new, as they are of welEknown and re-
liable makes and have been but little used.
These will be delivered with full outfit at
$3.50, S215, S225 and $3.50. There never was
better bargains offered; come in and make a
selection,
As we take stock February /.
Our salesroom is full to overfowing with
new pianos and organs of the celebrated
makes that we deal in. We never had q
more complete stock; we will sell them at
low prices and on accommodating terms.
Don't delay, for we mean just what we
say and the early comers will get the bar
gains s. HAMILTON,
81 and 90 Fifth avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-19
Chief Brown Is In Charge.

Speculation about who will be appointed
Superintendent of Police still keeps up.
But nobody is likely to know anything def
mite about it until after February 1. Chief
Brown said yesterday for the second time
that there would be no appointment until
his new term of Office begins. In the mean
time he will have charge of the Police
Bureau himself The only new name
spoken of yesterday for the place was
Major L. T. Brown, Common Councilman
from the Fourteenth ward.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-19
TRIED TO WIN THEM BACK,
Strikers Were Offered Every Reasonable
Inducement to Eeturn-President Dali
zell Makes a systematically to Fight

Strikers Were Offered Every Reasonable
Inducement to Eeturn-President Dali
zell Makes a statement-Ready to Fight
to the End-Prosecutions Will Follow.
The following self-explanatory communi.
cation from the Pittsburg, Allegheny and
Manchester management was received last
night:
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
In order that the public may know the
facts and circumstances surrounding the
strike at present in force against the Pitts
burg, Allegheny and Manchester Traction
Company, as well as to place the directory
of the company and the strikers in a correct
light as to the matter, permit me to make
the following statement:
The principal trouble of which the strikers
complain is the new schedule, which re-
duces the number of regular runs and in
creases the number of what are known as
"swing runs" run by "trippers." The OBJ
iect of the new schedule is to afford the pub
lie full accommodation at those hours of the
day when it most needs them, viz: in the
morning and evening. The new schedule
will concentrate the car service during
those parts of the day. There is no inten-
tioh and never was any to lengthen the
hours OF labor of the men, lessen their wages
or oppress them in any way. The new
schedule was instituted and designed for no
such purposes. For some time past the fact
has impressed itself upon the company that
some means must be found to accommodate
the crowds of passengers morning and even
ing seeking to be carried over the road and
the new schedule was found to be the only
means possible of affording the desired ac-
commodation.
Prefer to Manage Their Own Road
The discharged men which the strikers
wish reinstated, were discharged for good
and sufficient cause namely, the wrecking
of a car in their charge by their inattention,
carelessness and disobedience of the rules
OF the company, they not being in their
proper places or taking proper care of the
car at the time it was wrecked.
The demands that the strikers organiza-
tion shall be recognized, that the company
should compel its employees, members of
that organization, to pay their dues to it on
pain of discharge, and that its Road Commit
tee shall settle all disputes, make the sched-
ule to their way of thinking and employ
and discharge the employees, speak for them.
selves, and in the light of facts mentioned
herein later demonstrate on which side of
the base good faith and fairness are.
The management of the company know.
ing that the public relv upon the road for
conveyance have endeavored by every DOS
sible means to conciliate the strikers and at
the earliest moment run its cars. The.time
that has elapsed since the inception Of the
strike has been spent in trying to induce
the strikers to try the new schedule, with
should not be satisfactory it would be
changed.
Made Every Attempt to Settle.
AS a result of these endeavors to conciliate
the strikers and operate the road, on sunday
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-19
nr. Brewster Out for Council.

The Democrats of the Twenty-ninth ward
will hold a suggestion meeting at the Bed
ford schoolhouse tonight to name candi-
dates for the municipal election. Select
Councilman Benz, the Republican nominee,
is to be indorsed for reelection and friends
of DR.. Brewster will make an effort to
have him Endorsed for Common Council
The meeting is expected to be lively.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-19
No Danger of n Plood.

Notwithstanding the steady rain yester-
day the rivers continued falling until late
in the evening, when they came to stand
still As the snow had nearly all been
melted during last weeks rain the danger
Of flood was removed and yesterday s
rain will have no appreciable effect on the
stage of water. A boating stage was
reached yesterday, but there was but little
coal to go out. The only tow of any conse-
quence taken out was twelve barges by the
T. j. Wood
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-19
Slight Blaze in a Meat House.

Shortly before 10 o'clock last night fire
was discovered in the cellar of the building
occupied by Armour & Co., meat dealers,
at Nos. 9 and II Union street. An alarm
from box 12 brought the fire department to
the scene and the blaze was soon subdued.
The fire was in the floor of the cellar and
caught from stove that had been LETT
burning Little damage was DONE Henry
Palmer, colored, was so deeply interested
in the fire that he got in the way of the
fremen and when ordered to get outside of
lines refused to do So He was arrested and
locked up in the Central station.