The evening world., 1892-02-07

names almost MADE me lose my hold"
Cool-Hrnde Thoinpkins.
II. C. Thompkins. OF this city, had a room
on the third floor. He was the coolest one in
tho house. when aroused by the alarm he
ran out into the hallway. The IRE was very
near his room, ana = great burst Of name
drove him back.
lie packed together all his valunb!cs. When
he had nnished the door Of his room was
afiamc. He threw his bundle OF belongings
into the street. Tnen he threw out the rope
flre-escape and came downit
The names from the second noor windows
scorched his hair and blistered his hands, but
he reached the sidewalk In safety.
"That place burned so quick said he,
that barely had time to get out When I
ran into the hall saw several persons there.
I don't know whether they got safely out"
Proprietor M.nr-'s Close Call.
81 haven't saved anything" said Mr..
Meares. "All that is saved is on my back
There was young woman In the room next
TO ours. We woke her up and think she
escaped in the same manner as my wife did.
"The fre, think, started on tho nrst floor,
and spread with amazing rapidity. 1t didn't
originate In the engine-room, for that is in
another part Of the building from that In
which the flames were nrst discovered.
"Thc amount OF insurance l cannot tell
II was renewed every three years. The man
who jumped from the fourth story window
do not know"
Herr Luske's Account.
DR.. o. L. Luske was resident OF the hotel.
His room was No. lis, ON the floor near the
elevator shaft DR.. Luske said TO On EVENING
WORLD reporter:
~ was awakened at 3.15 by the noise OF
the flames rushing up the elevator shaft. /
opened the window OF my room and saw the
"L portion Of the building on the 4Oth street
side mAss OF flames He ran into the hall
and shouted .Firel and rang the big gong.
"Then climbed on fire escape to the root
Of the cafe. which was level with the second
story windows
"There met Mr.. Levy, . liquor-dealer.
Both OF US were barefooted and wore only
our night-shirts-
"Women were screaming from windows
ali around US, almost naked, like ourselves
81 and MIR. Levy, instead OF making our
own escape, set about to save those around
US and broke with my feet q window going
on the roof and dragged mattress from the
bed.
"Thls threw to the ground in the yard.
Then taking the frantic women we dropped
them from the roof to the mattress. The dis
tance was about twenty feet, but the fail was
broken and at least fifteen women were
able to escape through the basement
Of neighboring house. Both OF us were
fairly cool and did our work as carefully o
possible.
AT last aI the last, woman was let over
the edge of the roof We thought Of escape fol-
ourselves The tin roof was becoming un.
bearable to our naked feet and the
air around US was searching.
"Breaking the glass In q skylight In the
cafe roof, we dropped. to the floor inside.
There we groped about In the atining smoke
until We reached the sixth avenue door,
Levy broke the glass In the door with a
chair, and we reached the outer air through
the aperture thus made Just as the interior
OF the cafe was filled with flames.
~ was taken at once to the Gedney
House, where / was placed In room 81.
was somewhat bruised, and my left hand
was cut and burned. My wounds were
dressed, and at the present time am resting
comfortably.
81 hear that Levy was killed." said DR..
Luski TO an EVENING WORLD reporter. lie
was hero. " lie was made OF stern stun.
l have seen men cool In perilous positions,
but never saw any maa with nerve like
his"
Rescued. but Lost His Son.
j. f. Avery, manager OF the salesmen's de-
partment In the American Tobacco Company,
occupied q room on the fourth fioor with his
son. ~ was awakened by the glare OF the
flames rushing from the elevator SHAFT" said
Mr. Avery to an EVENING WORLD reporter
who saw him this afternoon at the Gedney
House. 81 ran into the hall, but was met by
flames and smoke In the confusion lost
sight OF my boy. God knows what has be-
come OF him."
81 got out OF the window and hung by
my fingers to the ledge until I was
taken OF by the firemen. That is all that ]
can tell. II were TO talk an hour could
/ give no more facts"
Mr. Avery's left hand Is badly burned, but
1t Is expected that he VIII be able to go OUT
! In a day or two,
SMOKE RousEp HIN IN TINE.
Win. 7. Pearce, a marine insurance agent,
who lived in the hotel, called at the West