The evening world., 1892-02-07
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by cries OF rre ana terrible noise and up.
roar, and the smell Of smoke.
~ got up and looked out, and saw instantly
that the hotel was on flre.
~ dressed myself as quickly as possible
and had time to save all my valuabIes, which
took over to the Hotel Mctropole, where I
am now stopping.
Until l got out on the street didn't
realize what narrow escape had had. Tho
whole building was then on fre, and the
windows were full Of people crying for help.
"Many OF them escaped by climbing down
lre-escapes and along the cornices on the
front Of the building.
~ can't say that saw any one Jump from
tho windows, although heard that they did.
81 did SEQ many people fall back into the
flames, and they must have perished.
"rm sorry that can't tell you more about
1t, but I actually can't remember what did
take place. The whole thing seems like
dream TO me.
"I had a friend, q Mr.. Chubb, stopping at
tho hotel and ! can't learn where he is
very much fear that he is among ths
victims"
TOLD BY EYE-wITNEssEs.
The connagrntion, as described by eye-wit-
nesses, was most horrible and heart rend-
ing sight.
Those who were questioned by EVENING
WORLD reporters closed their eyes as II to
shut out the recollections Of the terrible sights
they had witnessed only few hours before
and exclaimed:
"My God, It's too horrible; too sicken.
ing to recount"
The most Intelligent description OF the holo-
caust was given by James T. Powers, the star
Of "a Straight Tip" Company, who Is stop
ping at the Gedney House.
JAMES T. POWERS STORY.
Mr.. Powers was seen In bed at his hotel BY
an EVENING WORLD reporter this morning.
He was nearly sick in consequence Of tho
excitement he had been through, but was
willing to talk Of what he had witnessed.
~ have been trying to Sleep" said Nr.
Powers, "but can't do it. No sooner DO
close my eyes than the whole thing comes
back to me like horrible nightmare"
A FRIGHTfuL SCENE.
| "My Godl 1t was terriblei Those poor
men and poor womenl l can hear them
shrek even nowl
| "Iwas standing on the corner, Just outside
the hotel here, smoking cigar and talking to
friend. think 1t was about O'Clock or
little later.
happened to glance through Fortieth
street over to Sixth avenue, when saw
little bit OF flame break ou. OF the roof Of the
Hotel Royal.
"Hellor says l., guess the ROOFS on flre,"
and l went over leisurely to see what It
amounted to.
81 hadn't gone but few yards before tine
whole roof seemed ablaze in an instant.
~ ran over and looked through the once
windows, and saw one big sheet Of 1ame that
appeared to rnn from the ground noR
straight up the air shaft to the root, llumL
mating every floor like furnace.
"Instantly every window seemed nlled
with men, women and children crying ost
plteousy for those below to save them.
"'Takc us DOWN.
"For Gods sake, save usr
"Don't let US burn to deathv
My Godl 1t was terriblel can 80
them and hear them now. oh, what .
terrible old tire-trap 1t must have been.
ACTED LIKE MADMES.
1.-THE few men who were on the scene acted
like madmen. 1suppose must have done so
myself, but shouted to the men on the side
walk to keep quiet and not urge the people to
jump.
"As soon as l got there, grabbed man
ana told him, for his life, to run to the near
est Nre-a.arm box and send in an alarm. he
did so.
"Then called to the poor wretches in the
building:
"D Don't jump! Wait! The rremen viii
be here In a mlnutei waiti waiti For
your lives, waitr
"But It seemed an age before the nremen
got there, and really believe 1t was ten
minutes before the first ladder was raised,
and the building then was almost one mass OF
name.
JuxPIsG FROM THE WINDOWS
The poor wretches, many OF them crszod
with fear, Jnmped from the windows
81 shut my eyes so as not to see him, but
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 ire,
and he came down like stone and struck
the sidewalk only a few feet away from me.
"when l opened my eyes he lay
there mangled corpse, with
his brains scattered over the sidewalk.
Another woman, entirely nude, saving q