The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-01
ALBANY FIRE HORROR
spyExTEEN EMPLOYEES or THE
DELAvAN HOUSE MISSING.
All Believed to Have Perished In the
Burning Building-Onc Guest
Dead and Others Hurt.

ALBANY. n. W Dec 3l--Though TWEEN
ty-four hours have passed since the Dele
van House became a prey to flames, the
number of victims " still sunknown. but
49, the hours go by the horror or the fire
increases. 1t was believed last night ana
early this morning that not to exceed SIX
or seven persons pershed in the building,
but tonight seventeen people are reported
missing. The list follows:
MRS FRANCIS HILL, from Chicago.
MARY SULLIVAN. chambermaid. sister
MARY CAREY, chambermaid, from sara
.ANNIE DALEY. employed IN cleaning
BRIDGEr FIrzaIBBoNs. employed in
AMELIA ToMBAzNIA, chambermaid.
SIMON MYERS. cofreemsn,
ROSANTA STORNEy. .chambermaid
AGNES WILSON. chambermaid. from
RAE YOUNG, employed in linen depart
KATIE CROWLEY, cpampermaid
FERNANDO BELLETTI, fireman.
RICARDO TELESFoNI. worked in
UNKNOWN ITALIAN worked in
Those who escaped or were taken out of
the burning building and who suffered in
Jury are given bellows:
MRS. IL. =. FOOh Els, formerly Oh LAY
ton. o.. died from Injuries this morning.
HENRY =. FOOKES, Rochester, injured
internally and face and hands burned; will
MRS. BENJAMIN r. HEILMAN, Brook
Iyn. face cut and internal INJURIES Will re-
BENyAMIN r.. HEILMAN, Brooklyn.
ankle injured.
Eb bWAk M MksHy face ssd ps SnSns burned
Il. A. MANCHESTER, Auburn. hands
and arms burned .., -.
jumping from window.
b. r. BROcKWAY, New York, right arm
oady ss aES sSsh aFns remnn Of steam
er No. 4, struck on the head by a brick
when one of the walls fell about midnight.
About twenty girls We're sleeping in the
attic, which was on the Steuben-street side
Of the house. and the only exit was mar
row stairway leading to the third floor hall
way from which there were three stair
ways by which to escape. The most re-
liable information that could be obtained
was given by an employee OF the house
named Kate Monahan, who knew all the
girls well and had up to that time. been
unable 70 find twelve of them, whom she is
positive are dead. Besides these she as
serts that four men are also in the ruins.
Miss, Monahan says she escaped through the
basement, and that at that time the girls,
she believes were lost in the attic When
she reached the last stairway the six lower
steps were burned and she had to jump
the remaining distance. II the girls were
In the attic then 1t seems impossible for
them to have escaped,
Querena Tomagni, who was on the top
floor when the cry of fire was given. tells
OF what he saw. II was in my room, -
said he. when some one yelled fire. The
hall was filled with sitting smoke and the
end which led to the staircase was blocked
with mass of flames. 1 turned to run
the other-way. On the floor of the corridor
lay three human beings. Whether they
were h1en or women could not say. They
We're shrleking for nelp. / could not stop
to save them. The flames were leaping
along the corridor and was losing my
senses from the fearful smoke that rem
dered life in the place almost impossible. |
passed over the spot where the unfortu-
mates lay. They grabbed my legs. 1t was
by main force that pulled myself away
and managed to set in a window and lower
myself five stories by means Of a rope. /
do not know what became of the unfortu-
nate beings who lay in that corridor. do
not think they ever escaped
All the injured guests are reported out
of danger and improving. All the hotel
servants had quarters on the fifth floor of
the hotel 1t Is asserted by the hotel peo-
pie that the help were appraised OF the fire
In time to save themselves, but that they
ran around TO arouse the guests, and. doing
this, were overcome by smoke.