Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-08-17
PERISH IN FLAM ES.
Many Persons Meet Death From smoke
aud Flame,

and Flame.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10, Shortly after :
o'clock lire, which cost the lives OF
at least seven persons, started in the
little Senate hotel on Madison street
near the corner OF Fifth avenue.
The dead are:
FANNY REEDE OF New York, widow,
~ years old, chambermaid at Great East
ern hotel, corner Sixtieth street and st
Lawrence avenue; sutrocated,
JAMES W, SHORT, jumped from third
story window; picked up dead no occu'
patton given.
JAMES TAYLOR, Now York, injured by
jumping; died at county hospital,
HARRY GODFREY, aged Z, son OF Jay
Godfrey Of Buchanan, Mich. burned and
suirocated.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN, 5 foot $ inches
tall, about 81 years old. suIrocntedi body
taken to Siegmund's morguc.
PHILIP KRONBERG OF Little Rock,
Ark, 81 years old, skull fracture and legs
crushed by Jumping from third story win
dow; burned about head and face; taken
TO county hospital and died at I p, m
There were over score OF
guests in the hotel The ilamer
spread SO rapidly and the exits were
so inadequate that the inmates
were unable to escape, Tho little
hotel was situated on the two upper
flo lrs of three story brick building,
The fire started on the second iloor,
midway, near the stairs leading 10
tho floor above. Mrs Ahrcns and her
daughter Annie slept in room twenty
in the front Iart of the third toor,
They discovered the fire first. The
other twenty occupants were dying
about, seeking an avenue of escape.
Annie and her mother CROPPED THEFT
way through the sitting SMOKE to the
window and stood out on tho sill.
The crowd below yelled To them not
to jump. With desperation the women
chung to the frame work, keeping rs
far out as possible, while the smoke
and flames burst through the windows
around them, Although badly burned
they retained their position until the
arrival of hook and ladder company
No, 6. A ladder was raised and they
were rescued.
A man whose idcnt " Is unknown
next reached the window. The flame,
were already scorchng his almost nude
| body and he jumped to the stone pave
mcnt. lie was picked up in an uncon
scious condition
| w lltII Illt iltUlNll tlllNtu lduUtIt
were raised aud the work of rcScuing
the imperilod inmates systematically
| began
For some, hemmcd in by lames
overpowercd by smoke and with al
| cgrcss shut off, the rescue was too lat,
however. The ircmcn found dcat
bodies rather than living ones
The odics of six persons were re
| covered and several still living wcr,
carried to surrounding drug stores
! Lieut. lIumanson wus tho first I,
! reach the third floor. l'he brave fire
man was cheercd by tao crowd All,
| climbed through window. The bod
les OF The unfortuuntcs lay near aut
| one after the other he lifted them out
All the patrol wagons from tn,
south side were summoned and drov,
RAPIDLY 10 the hospita with the in
| jured
The injured arc:
JAY GODFREY, hardware merchant from
! the west burned about head aud shoulders
| removed to Mercy hospital; will recover,
Mrs. GopTEEY, wife Of above, Sigh
burns OF shoulders; wounds dressed IL
| drug store.
GRACE GODFREY, aged ~ years, exten
siye burns: viii probably die. Taken /,
/ Mercy hospital
WILL UlLEHr, aged /, years, nephew o.
! Jay Godfrey, burned about head and arms
| cut by glass In breaking window for air
| Taken to Mercy hospital. WIZ recover.
H. a. CooSs, Lake City, MINI cut b,
| glass about head. Taken TO Mercy hos
! pital. VIII recover.
| Mrs. y. A. COOKS, burns and cuts abou
shoulders and breast Taken to Mercy
hospital. May die,
| FLORA CooSs, aged IL years, found al
| most suifocatod, Removed to Mercy hos
| pitnl. Recovery doubtful
| X. l., MORTON, Syracuse, N. v, Gu
about shoulders; removed to Mercy hos
pital; will recover.
| MARTIN Athens, Chicago, aged ~ years
arms burned, dressed at drugstore; vii
! recover.
r. MYER, 3i6l5 Morgan street, spectator
head cut by falling glass; wounds dresso.
| by Ambulance Surgeon Vest
| v. NJ. Rooms OF Chicago, burns OF bod,
and arms; taken to county hospital; teri
| Gus.
| o, PALMER, Chicago, decorator at Worlli
Fair; cuts head aud arms dro sod at druj
store; will resover