The evening world., 1892-01-22

ih'hN were lh' l.lilthlS taken lloln ! np upper
UuorN bN mnans of the luud 'rs and carried to
place, ut sairty by them. \u attempt was
mad" To save any hing bat he.
~ raj patients, ticmhclycs under urd-
narS cirrum-t 7ncos barely able to get about.
assisted rlblN III the Torl, nj rrsciu.
In the halls and on the stLiyways, before
the iirc had communicated TO tn" main bald
ing, WAS furnished weird oight. lrma.es
wrapped In bcGclo'Eing Crawlcd and helped
themselves alonE from one ilo0r and one land
Ing 10 the other. There wcr" touching In
cldcn's Of friends stopping TO assist Others
more unfortunate.
cots were rudCly constructed from mat
ti"Sscs. and strons-nrmed policemen picked
an the unfortunate uurs ANd carried tnCm
across the street t, th" new annex.
~ least 40 person" were taken from the
iirrmrn ANA cair,,d 10 adjoining stores.
~ Wcidcrs restaurant, where seventy or
eighty oi tn" patients wrr" carried. 'hr sight
presented a, one entered and Ioukrd upon the
indl rcriminatc gathering OF suffering Grip
pies, rHNN of them maddcH"d 10y rNCitrmcnt
aud pain, "as one Tint almost dcncd Gc>crlp.
tiui.
stretched upon the improNi,rd Ords spread
on ,hc table were little children moaning.
crying and coughing, their faces blunrhcd
with fcar, their throats rarpcd Mlra tn"
pnnSrnt smoke hey had inhaled.
"uh, mister. please doht touch my leg: II
viii almost XII me II YOU du" pleaded a iIttlc
girl whcNa bandiged fee, extended over the
edge OF "A table.
william kimDall, young man with both
lCE. crippled from tn" kuccS down und h'S
head thrown 10 One side by a distorted shuul-
der joint said: - was sleeping IN my bed on
IA" fourth Moor. don't know how Ii was
bat aWOkc with a SENSE Cf StrangUaiiOn
From less than foot abvy" my fac, aal M
to The ceiling was dense mas. VI smoke.
~ JUST rUleu on my bed. could not move
abou! with my braces, 50 | took thrm on,
i,ing cUi'ltd upon my side. 1t wa, 80 hot /
thought | was going to die | He'd rs loud
a. could Tor help. just then there was Il
crash Of The door ana big cuored man tell
over me. lie pira"d Inc up bodily. dashed
through the halls and down stairwayS aad
brought me here. tod knows an thank
nl.'
one u the mO,t pltifu eases was that of
littlc cisht-yrur-uld Etucl riatt, daughter -!
James N. Piatt, o! Pinkneyvill' ILL.,. Little
Ethel was found ia her ted On III" third iinor
half 81 tangled with smoke ana helpless from
spinal trouble.
Wrapped IA Il blanket she WAS taken up In
the arms uf u fireman. carried down to the
neat floor through d"nsc smohe and past
roaring litmca TO a window, and "a the crowd
gathered below ana extended their arm, she
was thrown out.
with a broken leg she was taken acros,
Illinois street. placed on n table and covered
with blankets. She suffered desperately
and frequently screamed out from her desper
ate agony.
She was finally removed from the crowded
room and carried 10 the rooms Of Mrs. Gilbert
four doors north OF the restaurant. A pillow
was placed on the outstretchcd arms Of ;
gentleman and the child was placed Thereon
and moved to her more pleasant quarters.
When raised she cried out, "Oh, please
don't hit me. You VIII Kill me. oh, my les
is broken. want mamma. Oh, want my
mamma" And the cries "f the little suficrtl
continued To ring out rs she was taken out ~
to the street ana removed to Mrs. Gilbert
room.
Mamma Just left Inc last saturday and
wont home herausc she was sick" murmurcd
,n., ohn, ..won,t ,ou nl.,.e te,,yr,nh ne,
tn com. bacr. | don,t want to die, I'm
cannot die until see mamma"
Mrs. +. u. Purdy was sleeping with her
u,,,o d,nrntor In , room nm wh,t I. known. "a.
,ho -, T. a." ro,r and had o,,I, ,iuc +,
spring from her bed, throw a quilt over the
crlpplci child, and with nothing but h /
NIGHT robe to protect her commenced hrl
.,rapc from the horror that was close prcss-
ING hdr.
Out into the halls ,hc urc ,scd, fell TO III,
floor. recovered herself, And then, stouriuu
dragged her little girl about seyru,y.flvr Zee,
TO the top Of Il STAIRWAY.
Again She took her cAill now Unconscious
In her arms and had made her way halt way
down the steps Leading 10 the third Moo
when she lost her balance and lcll downward
| the little one falling ,Ipon the mother and re-
naming uppermosl until she reached IN
landing about ten stems below.
II,rr IN. mother and csild were loun,
shortly after by John Gavin, who cau.n, ul
The little gi!l IL his arms and started dow Ii
stairs. 4 travelling man, Nho'c naiac coul'
hot he harmed tUrh SIR. fnrdy VI am
| started after Gavin.
The smoke was s'iiing, but tho men con
'inurd o beat thclr WAY through the narIOv
pa,ssseway5 and down the flights o. stair,