New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-23

when Janitor Gill gave the alarm on box No.
81. This always prcsages danger for the Surgical
Institute has been looked upon Tor years as fire
trap. Some Of the victims were killed by jumping,
but the others were suffocated or burned to death.
| The list of the identified dead is as follows:
KILLED
ARNOLD. Minnie eyed seventeen. Of Lancaster. Mo.
| BAYLESS. Arthur
BREEDER Fannie. Of Memphis; died Of her injuries at
BROOK. Hannah Of Taylorvile, ILL.,
! 1T rms, Miss Kate, Of Newport, MINI.
BURNS, Frank, Of Newport, MINI.
! DECKO. MortIe died at No. 3o5 Ml.sssppst'
/ DOCKEN DORF Frederick, OF saltwater. MIMI
| ELLIS, George Of California, Ky.
/ EEB. Mrs. and daughter. Of Shelby, Ohio
| GORMAN, c. H., OF Mcdonald, Mich.
/ LAZARUS. Mrs. 81 Dallas, Texas; jumped nom secon'
/ MCDONALD, Mlnnic, OF Negaunec Ohio.
P PAYNE, lrma aged eighteen, Of Dexter, MIMI
/ RAMSrACK, William, aged seventeen, OF Mil"auNee'
/ Iia--achusotts.aSe
! SPECS, Stella, OF Macomb Ohio.
INJURED.
/ ALBACH. william, Dunkirk. y. Y; slightly burned
J CONSOR r.. homo unknown fell from second TO met
ioor Win child in his arms probably fatally hunt
FARGARrs, Minnie. Chicago; leg broken.
GID Mr. J. H., q Medsryyic Ind hurt Internally T .a
was also hurt by the fall
HARRIS Roy. Ncw.Oheans; slightly huf'
IDENA Ms. II. II. and son, home not known; severely
Injured.
LAZARUS Minnie aged seven. OF Dallas leg broken and
badly hurt otherwise
AN&M ,Gmping iir' out ,t Of thiidsory i% window
Mi>oN. Ndle. .wiseon,in' igarea from third'atoFy
window; Will die Of h"r Injuries.
MANsrIErD william, ot,cgo. Y. y; foot huit ~
Jumping fon the roof to the g.ound
MEAD. Clarence. Athers. y. y; leg hurt slightly
NORRIS clara. home not known, lack hurt
STERN Fannie. Dcs Mone' Iowa the sole' OF her let
badly burned.
STOKES. Mrs. John. Dans,ill". H. spFained ankle.
SIMPSON. Mr.. g. j.. ond litle daughter home not
.nown badly burned. They wers carried ont by tho
THOMAS Mr.. Of NO Isi Madi,onayr. lody burned On
VAN uolsES Grant. Athens y. Y; hand and cos
wAGNEn, NJ D. Troy. ohlo: head anG shoulder .s hurt
ad Internally Injured by falling from w.nco"
Two unknown bodies were taken out Of the
binding in their nghtclothes and there was all
solutely nothing by which thcy could be idcnti-
fed. One was woman with dark hair AMI com
rlcxion She can easily he identified by friends
AS shc was suiIo ,ated and not burned. Another
woman wAo~c body burned beyond recosni-
ion was also AT the morgue. Her feet were de-
formed and are shriyced up from the fre. NJ the
m0rguc also il man supposed to have been an az
tcndant He was burned about the face lie
was abont twenty-five years cid, had light hair
and musache aud blue eyes.
When the frrmcn arrived on the scene helpless
/ crIpplcS were hanging on the hrr-fscapcS anu III
every window The hcart-rcnding cries Of those
shut in the burning building mingled with the
shouts Of the hrcmen and police. He
rcie deeds Of rescue were performed.
In the Georsia-st. annex, on the third
floor. the fire ragged furiously. Shortly
after - o'clock, the fire having then
nearly suheicd. the police and frrmcn
made their way into the building. In one room
fc,cn bodies wc.c found in heap. From that
hour on up 10 midday other bodies were found.
nearly all in the Georgia 81. annex. The list OF
oea was further swollen 10y four who died from
iniuric. received Is lcapiu2 from the windows
Identification became a difficult task Many OF
,Lc dead were charrcd beyond recognition. seven
teen dead had icen found mp 10 o'clock this
mornin.. and M O'Clock woman with Il child
IN her arms was discovered iii the annc>.
What started the fire io not certainly known.
bnt il began in the Office oi the secretary about
midnight The h,c spread with amazing rapidlty
and tocn involved both buildings.
The seen, in Grinith's restaurant, wherc many
Of the bodies were taken. WAS awful. Iltt"
clillrcn half clothed, crying for their parent,
mother, crying for their LOST children. Tie prayers
Of tLankfnncs, for escapes mingled with the cries
of fine injured Tie same thing WAS seen and
heard at the Grand Hotel, whittier few were
carried H. wns however, worse in the Wcddrll
IIousr The halls and rooms there were crowded
with the Sufferers some the bare floors and
some on mattresses all pleading for help IN tones
80 pitcous that ii brought tears TO The strongest
mans eyes.
Soon after daylight this morning people hegan
b. gather AZ the scene OF the calamity. Upon the
arrival of The day relay of police, additional guard
ropes were thrown out 10 keep the public from
the building, and strong guard Of officers
kept back the crowd. By o'clock the news
Of the fire had spread all over the CITY, ana
hundreds Of persons who had relatives or ao-
ouaintanccs in the institution began TO join the
vast crowd. They pushed themselves to the
cafe. and begged the policemen for information
as 10 those III whom they were Interested AHer
they had gained all the information they could
they made the rounds Of thc morgue, and stood
with blanchcL faces while the white cloths were
thrown back revealing faces and bodies burned
TO "A crisp 1t was "a difficult task TO identity
many Of the bodies, and more than one person
turned away with the remark can 'eu
whether it is the one know or not.
While this going on the hfcmeh' the polloo
and volunteer, were prosecuting the search in the
ruins fr more bodies. IT. was dangerous
task The old shell of n building quilted by
fire, temblcl rs the men walked over the hoor''
and there was danger connected with every
step that they took. Inc s'arch "aS re""r"cu
ly the taking out of four bodi's'
Stories of hcrCsm are heard on all sides to-
nicbt When other men were halting Sergeant |
John Lowe took the four chemicals ana made his |
way through smoke to the third hoor. Opening |
a door, he found woman and baby For |
Gods sake save my child, ii not me she said |
Lowe took the child in his arms and tod the |
woman To follow. When the two reached the |
second landing. the smoke and flames were upon |
them The woman overcome with fright and |
smoke. Jumped and was saved. Sergeant Lowe.
blinded by smoke. lost his footing and fell down
tbe stairway He held on 10 the child and |
brought it safely TO the ground
Simon Hoylc, sub at the headquarters, was !
one Of the burned men He made his way to the |
fourth story where he found young woman help