Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-11

drama who were ready and anxious 70
relieve themselves of the burden Of their
experience by telling some one OF the
things they would never forget.
/ Mr.. ]. c. Young, manager OF the
Lariat Manufacturing Company, says:
"We saw one man jump from the fourth
story 20 the street, landing on his head.
OF our employees, Miss Lillian Scott,
Mss Aleyis, Miss Perrins, Miss Rich
ard, Edward Lambley and boy, are
missing.
The first smoke came out with a
distinct puff. like fash frecracker,
hardly any report; was dense, binding
and suffocating, and very hot. The
rapid progress OF the flames was the
most marked feature. The smell might
have been Of burning rubber. There
was no smell Of gunpOwder." D."
David Geddis assistediin removing some
of the people who jumped from the burning
Partridge building
The frst thing / knew Of the fire was
when an engine came down Essex street.
looked and saw smoke pouring from the
second and third story windows OF the
Partridge building.
T1ere were no flames at the time. l saw
women rushing 70 the windows in the third
and fourth stories; they were III a state OF
high excitement and pulled the WIN
dows up.
Mr.. Regan, the foreman, with whom l
was working who mad with the rest OF US
rushed INTO the street yelled at the top OF
his voice to keep the girls from jumping.
Almost Immediately the flames burst out
ana spread from Lincoln street ana 10 rs
sex Place, totally envelOping the floors
where the girls were. The girls then
rushed 70 the third and fourth windows on
that floor opening on Essex street and
black smoke poured out IN fearful vol
umes.
A man suddenly appeared at one Of the
windows, got on the ledge, which, l should
say, was about six inches wide, ana began
10 crawl along toward the corner or tue
building at Lincoln street He managed
10 cling to the side Of one window until ne
could reach the next.
When he gOt 10 LincOln and Essex street
he Jumped TO telegraph pole. With splen-
did courage he assisted number or girls
and men who followed his example and
kept their heads enough TO walk along the
silIs. He reach his hands 10 them and
pulled them TO the telegraph pole, where
The whole party clung.
ln the meantime a man jumped from a
third-stOrv window into Lincoln street and
was quickly followed by another. They
struck telegraph wires, turned somersaults
and fell 70 the sidewalk. Then girl came
next and her throat was cut by striking a
wire.
Regan. myself and others carried her
into the oid building, and laid her on pile
OF boards until the ambulance came. We
rushed out 10 help the other people, who
were already jumping from the windows.
/ saw a man Jump and grasp heavy
wire and hang on by his hands. just at
this moment nook and ladder No. II rush
ed down Essex street and stopped near
Columbia street and began TO raise lad
ders.
AN this time both men and women were
jumping from the Essex street windows
and others were getting onto the telegraph
poles at the corner Of Lincoln street. Then
the tremen spread net on Essex street
aud number Of people jumped from the
windows into II.
In all / should say that saw twenty-five
or thirty people jump from the third story
windows. Tney were all in the third story
at the TOD of the telegraph poles. Nearly
all were unconscious, and we put them out
of the way and waited for ambulance, out
all of them were without doubt seriously
injured.
cannot say whether any Of the employees
on this floor fell back into the flames or
not, but think IL is probable that many
did, tor the windows were crowded with
girls trying TO escape.
KILLED AND INJURED.
The following victims of the fire
were taken-tO the city hospital:
DEAD.
UNKNOWN NAN, aged about 25, SUP
posed from library card in his pocket,
10 be Fred Meadowcraft.
ROBERT j. BEIsTEAUX, aged %, a
ladderman.
GIRL, TOO badly burned to be identi-
fed.
LEoNDAs II. REDPATH, merchant,
died at hospital.
INJURED-JOhn J. Sullivan, engine
man, fell of ladder at Lincoln street
and received serious injuries.
Joshua Sheppard, injured ankle.
Charles j. Weliworth, multiple in
jurieS.
John E. Dennison, dislocated shoul-
der
Michael Harkins, injured thigh.
Margaret Flynn, scalp wound and in
ternal INJURIES
Ada Perrin, seriously injured.
Daniel r. Murray, compound frac-
turc Of leg.
Paul Murray, injured leg.
Bebjamin Pond and VIM. Rich, men,
bers OF steamer No. l, were Injured oy
F,fff,r rt-,ffs. pieh earfOuCiv
Michael Devlin, fractured thigh.
John f. Ryan, injured ankle.
James Ryan, injured ankle.
A. w. Redpath, badly cut.
Miss Mary Flynn, badly cut.
c. j. Weiiworth badly hurt.
GEORGE l.. Ruffin, arm broken.
Charles GaSkinS. Scalded and burned.
Matilda Richards, injured slightly on
hip by jumping out of a window.
KemptOn T. WesS, driver Of hose car
riaee, fractured his leg while at work
near the United States Hotel, caused by
a hoSr falling on him.
District Chief Egan, Of East Boston,
nervous prostration.
Miss Maggie Live, numerous contu-
sions.
Charles Gaskins, burns about head
and face.
Miss Bessie Avis, shaken up and suf-
fering from nervous prOStration.
Miss Matilda Richards, fractured
hip.
Tom Giblin, fireman, cut on the head
aud broken thumb.
The FIRE department of Boston con-
sists OF forty-two engine companies.
nineteen hook and ladder companies
aud thirteen chemical engines, besides
a liberal supply of reserve apparatus
and strong salvage company. The
surrounding cities can increase the num-