The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-04-03
FIRE WAS DISCOVERED
The Higgin House at Bradford, Pa,
the Scene.
TWENTY THREE MISSING.
Tae Planes had Gained Considerable Hsaavay b..
ON Tie Inmates we're Awakened When fol-
loved raAie, Many Leaplrg 70 the Ground


BRApFoRD, Pm, April 2 Fire was
discovered IN the Higgins hotel on Main
street at f:20 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. Tho hotel wns occupied chiefly by
railroad men, of whom there were about
seventy-flve asleep when tho Ore start
cd.
Many Of tho inmates jumped from
windows into the creek below. and sew
cral were badly burned. The Buffalo,
Rochester and Pittsburgh depot and
freight house were entirely destroyed.
also Leroy's grocery store. II Is 10
ported that about twenty~threc pors
sons arc missing, and search h being
made for thctn.
On the west side was the creek. which
made the jump forty feet Several per-
sons made the Jump for life into the
stream and were rescued. Mr. and MrA
Higgins, proprietors Of the hotel, e.
capped from the burning building after
they were nearly sufTocntcd BY the
smoke. Mr. Higgins was badly injured,
and was carried 10 the Riddcll house.
Tho RIddeil house hna been trans
formed into temporary hospital In
one room IS Prof. Neuineyer. of the
Jamison orchestra His left foot 4
crushed, and he il seriously hurt inter-
nally. In another room J. w. Osborn
lies both legs broIxon and his back IN.
iurcd.
IN another apartment are two men.
hurt internally and badly bruised about
their heads. Two women III another.
burned about their faces and hands.
One d the women has lost her baby,
and her agony Is pitiful
John johnson. boy. WINS found wan.
dering through tho streets with d two
year-oid child Ia arms Its face, arms
and hands burned and blistered
The cause Of the FIRE Is unknown Il
Is supposed 10 have caught from gas
stove. List Of injured:
Hal Rhodes, ankle sprnincd.
James Bryser, face, hands and feet
badly cut.
VI. d prysdalc. Of Johnaonburg. In
iuicd internally
J. y. oady, Jamestown, hurt about
tho head.
FL. Campbell, Of HOLLYWOOD. Pa. arm
broken aud hip disloeated.
Harry Jones, cut about head. face and
hands
James Brisson. carpenter, head cut.
w J. Holiday, travelling salesman.
ankle broken.
Mrs. Weaver, burned about hend and
arms; her baby Is missing
JUDY Harmon, giass-blower. cut
about hands and head and injured in-
ternally.
j. Cody. clerk. badly burned and III.
jured from jumping.
w. J. Osborne, Buffalo, injured about
the back, and Il Il feared that his back
Is broken.
Mrs Higgins hurt internally and
badly burned.
J. w. Neumeyer, leg broken.
Mrs. r. Tucker and baby, of Elmira,
both badly burned about heads, hands.
md bodies
Mr. Tucker was In the building. but
Is missing.
". p Drysdale. injured internally.
Richard Higgins, hand broken and
burned.
TED Burns. fireman, badly hurt By
falling wall.
J. Packard, night clerk, leg broken
and hurt internally.
Cook McNnbe. head and face cut
Mike Collins, head and shoulders in
iured.
w. J. Hasted, injured internally.
Bodies recovered The dead taken
from tho ruins are:
Parks, machinist. B., r n r.
shops.
+. Havelin, engineer p. 81 r. rail-
way
Body Of an unknown woman, sup
posed to be Miss q. Bond
These are all the bodies taken out mp
to 10 a. m.
Tom Cullen, q painter, and child Of
Mrs Tucker, are known to be ia the
ruins. The property loss win reach