The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-01
aISHHD TN TEE FLAMES
six Charred Bodies Taken
From the Ruins of a
Bradford Hotel.
MANY PERSONS BADLY INJURED
Over One Hundred Persons Forced
to Jump From the Hotel
Windows TO Save
Their Lives.

BRADFORD. Pa, April /. ls93-Fire at
4:o0 this morning destroyed the Higgins
Hotel, the Buffalo. Rochester and Pitts.
burg depot, the Higgins cigar factory
and the grocery store aud building OF J.
Leroy.
The list of injured numbers between
twenty and thirty. Six bodies have been
taken from the ruins. and are burned be-
yond recognition.
Last night 125 personsswent to sleep in
the building, aud while It is known that
many had jumped from the second and
thild story windows, il was feared that
many others had persisted in the flames.
1t was after six O'Clock before the, nrst
holy was found. 1t was an unrecogniz-
able. charred mass of flesh. The search
continues, as this despatch is being
written. and 1t Is impossible to state, at
present, precisely how many lives have
beeu lost. 1t is feared that some OF those
who jumped from The ho5el into the creek
were drowned.
The inmates of the Higgins building
were awakened from their sleep by a
man who rushed through the railways.
kicking 1T the doors and calling fire.
JUMPED FOR THEIR LIVES.
The mon and women rushed from their
rooms iuto the halls, which were already
filled with smoke and flames. and the
general cry was:--eJump from the win
dows aud save yourselves
Many did so. but The jump was bad
Que to risk From the upper story it was
thirty five feet on the west side, with a
plank roadway on which to land. On the
east side WAS the creek, which made the
Jump forty feet. Several persons made
The leap for life into the stream, and
were rescued.
Mr.. and Mrs. Higgins escaped from the
burning binding after they were nearly
suffocated BIZ the smoke. Mrs. Higgins
WIS badly Injured aud was CARED to the
Riddle House.
Tue Riddle House has been trans
formed no temporary hospital. ln
one room is PROT. NeuE1eyer OF the
Jamison orchestra. His left foot was
naliy In another room, j. w. Osborne
lies, both legs broken and his back in-
Jared.
In another apartment ara two men.
hurt internally and badly bruised about
theic heads Two women in another
hands. One of the women has lost her
baby, ami her agony is piriful.
john Johnson, n bny, was found wan
dering through the streets with two
year-old baby in his arms. its face. arms
and hands burned aud blistered.
TIE INJURED.
Some of those Injured are:-
Rhodes, Hal. ankle sprained.
Bryser james, face. hands and feet
badly cnt -
t,LaS prysua,e, o., sihl,ee pnnsonours in-
Jureo lnlernsiiis ..
the head.
Campbell, c. j., of Bellwood, Pa, arm
broken and hip sprained.
Jones, Harry, cut about hands, face
and head.
Brisson. James, carpenter, head cut.
Holiday, w. j., travelling salesman,
his ankle sprained.
Weaver. Mrs, burnt about head and
face Her baby is missing.
Harmon, Judy, glass blower, cut about
hands. face and neck; injured internally.
Cody. j., badly burned; jumped from
second story window IN night clothes:
Osborne, W. j.. Buffalo, injured about
the back; injuries considered fatal.
Higgins, MRS, hurt internally and
lady burned.
Nenmeyer, J. w., right leg broken.
Tucker. Mrs. E. and baby. of Elmira.
hoth badly burned about hands. face and
body. Mr.. Tucker was in the building,
but it is not known whether he escaped
or not.
Driscoll, W. D., injured internally.
Higgins. Richard, Two fingers on his
right hand broken: burned slightly.
Burns. Edwaro, nrenans Dadly hurt Dy
falling porch
pickar,i. j.. night clerk, leg broken. In
teruaily injured.
McNabe, Cook. hurt on face and head.
Collins. Michael, hand and shoulder in-
jnred.
Hasted, ". J.. internal injuries.
THE DEAD.
It is impossible to give a complete list
of the dead. Up to eleven O'Clock these
bodies were taken from the rooms;-
Parks. lnachinist, b., r. g. p. shops.
Haveiyn. f.. evidently an engineer,
identified by railroad passengers on the
Philadelphia & Erie road.
Body of an unknown woman, supposed
to be Miss 6. Bond.
Cullen, Thomas, painter, and the
child of Mrs. E. Tucker, are certainly in
the ruins.
THE PROPERTY LOSS.
The loss on the buildings due to the fire
IA abo11t 300 0g0