The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-31


screamed with pain and commenced raw
ing about her husband and his peril.
By this time citizens had assisted the
few firemen on the ground In raising
ladder to the fourth story windows, and
just as fireman started to mount the
ladder a man swung himself from the
same window from which Mrs. Foakes had
jumped and hung from q rope. 1t was
very short and he could lower himself
but little way below the window
sill above which the black smoke was roll
ing. He held himself suspended In the air
for several,minutes. His power OF endure
ance seemed almost superhuman. The
ladder was about six feet below him, but
he seemed to be unable to move. The
smoke and flames were now eating their
way out of the windows on the floor be-
low him. Some one thought of cxtend-
ing the ladder and with the assistance Of
pike-poles 1t was raised to the mans feet,
he then began to descend and a.
he reached the last rung he exclaimed;
my God, save my wife!" and fell uncon-
scious into the arms of two fircmen.
he was Mr.. Foakes, and thought his wife.
was still in the room, not knowing
that she had jumped before him. Mr..
Foakes' face was burned black
Still more heartrending was the tragedy
attending the bridal tour of Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Heilman, of Brooklyn. Mrs.
Heilman rushed to the window ON the
steuben street side, raised IL and
jumped. She struck on the backs of two
firemen, Michael Hanlon and his brother
Edward. Her husband, too, jumped, but
he was not SO fortunate in his descent.
He fell upon the iron roof of the
balcony in front of the second story win
dows and from there fell, cut, bleeding
and unconscious, into the street. His
wife in falling struck the top of the
piazza on her nose, splitting II In .
horrible manner. She also got Q broken
ankle. She exhibited great fortitude %
she sat beside her husband and unmind-
full of her own injuries endeavored to
sooth him in his pain, which was very
great.
Up in his room, Assemblyman Wilcox
OF Cayuga had s3s7 in cash, but he was
content to escape in his slippers without
a penny in mis- pocket. Assemblyinen
Rheinhardt and Andrews of New York
had not even an opportunity to take their
valises with them.
The Bradley Martins, of New York,
were on the second floor of the hotel and
managed to get to the street In safety.
They left a hand bag containing over
5000 worth of jewelry and silver toilet
articles.
Among the Missing.
The police are unable to account fo-
eight persons, two maids and six guests.
They say that while it is possible that the
persons may now be IN some hotel, IL is
quite probable that their bodies are hid
den In the ruins.
"How many have perished!" is tho cry
about the ruins of the Delever House
That the charred corpses OF unforturate
Victims lie beneath the heap of ruins
there seems to be no doubt.
Chef Querena Tomagni, who was on the
top floor when the cry of fire was given,
tells horrible tale OF what he saw.
~ was in my room," he said, "when
some one yelled fire. The hall was filled
with sitting smoke and the end which
led to the staircase WIS blocked with .
mass of flames. turned to
run the other way. On the floor of the
corridors lay three human beings. Whether
they were men or women con;e not say.
They were shrieking for help.
~ could not stop to ssvc them. Ths
flames were leaping along the corridor
and was losing my senses from the fear-
full smoke that rendered life In the place
almost impossible. ! passed over
They grabbed my legs. 1t was witk mkSn
force that pulled myself away and man
aged to gain window and lower my.
self five stories by means OF rope. do
not know what became Of the unfortunats'
beings who laid in that corridor. lido not
think they ever escaped"
This is a correct list of the missing:
REcoND TELEsFoRM, fireman In the
kitchen.
BRIDGET FITzaIBBoSs. employed in the
kitchen.
NUoENTA STURENA, vegetable cook.
AMELIA ToMAoYI, sister OF the head
chef.
THOMAS CcNNoR, carpet sweeper.
SIMON MYERS, copper man.
MARY FfrzaIBBoNs, chamber maid.
KATE CROWLEY, employed in th<
kitchen.
FERNANDO BoNLET, fireman In ths
kitchen.