Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-23
HOLOCAUST
Another Fearful Fire in
Chicago.
FIVE LIVES LOST AND MANY ARE
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
OLGA KELLAR ESCAPE
THE TOTAL Loss FooTs UP OVER
OLGA KELLAR ESCAPE
THE TOTAL Loss Fo0Ts UP OVER
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
Gnrrow Escape of Large Number
of Girls Employed tn the build
ing When IL CauGht-

Chicago. Ill, nov. 11.-lne luNeEipf
OF the Exchange building. a seven
story structure at the corner Of Van
Buren, and Franklin streets. was de-
stroyed by FIRE today. onthillng a loss
Of $4,000 upon the owners ana tenants
of the building. and causing the loss OF
1--WE lives. the fatal injury OF two and
injury OF six others.
The dead
PATRICK o'DoNNELL, lieutenant
OF engine company No. g
MARTIN HERRICK, pipeman.
JOHN DOWNES, pipcman
JOHN PRENDERGAST pipomRn.
p. LANDEGRIFF. Jumped from
~ hospital
Injured:
HAIRY NEIL. jumped from fourth
story window. Internally injured, LEFT
arm broken. will die.
NELLIE TURNER, jumped from
third story window, will die
AGGIE CLAIM, OLGA KELLAR,
HATTIE BRANDON. EDNA RfT-
TERI and MARY PINKEY. all over
come by smoke viii recover.
II was few minutes before ? o'clock
this morning when Rose Brace. EN-
ployed by Stein & Briars. noticed an
odor OF smoke. The corridors were
rapidly llling with smoke. and she ran
back into the work room, Thirty girls
were at work there.
Fire. the building IL on Are" the
frightened Girl cried as she dashed
past her companions. Instantly there
was confusion. All efforts were made
90 control the girls Several opened
windows and climbed out on the
lodges. One Of the first TO do this was
Nellie Turner. She screamed for help,
and some one on the ground ~ outci
10 her TO Jump She. however, went to
another window near the FIRE escape
and climbed out. She graspcl tho es-
cape and swung herself of the ledge
upon which she had stood and hun.
dreds on the street below cheered when
she commenced to descend officer
tlnherty was also on the IRE escape
between the first and second atorl y.
ana when he saw the girl above him,
he started TO aid her. He was too late.
She suddenly lost her balance and fell.
ohicer Flaherty tried to catch her. but
could not reach her. She was picked
UP unconscious.
The escape or Olga Kelar Is regarded
ms marvellous by thoRe who saw hcr
when she appeared at fourth Story
window She WAS employed by Stein 4
Brlera. ana when tho room where she
was working began TO MI with smoke
she ran 10 one OF the windows over
looking Van Buren, street. She threw
up the sash and climbed out on tho
ledge, clnging with one hand to y q
narrow strip of wood on the top side
or the sash. She saw few feet below
her the ladder on which two firemen
stood ana she prepared To jump.
walt don't jump" shouted Captain
Hermnnson. who was close TO the win
dow. Great volumes OF smoke poured
out OF the window where she stood
ana Mt times her form was obacurcd'
TO the thousands OF persons who We're
watching her from the street tho aer.
onds seemed like hours. Cheer inter
cheer won't up for Captain Hermnnson
na he climbed up. He had almost
reached the woman when he suddenly
stopped. No one ON the street knew
the cause. He had heard the gIrl
scream, and as he looked up he saN
her reel and lose her hold of tht
window siding. She had been over
come by the smoke and had fallen,
captain Harmanson braced himself
ana as the unconscious form droppet
ne seized 1t with mis- right arm. The or
Tort nearly cost him his own life. fo
ne narrowly escaped falling. From
hundreds or threats cheers were hear
US me brave captain descended tn,
ladder with his human burden. lie wa
greeted with Enthusiastically signs a
applause us he carried the girl acros
the street into drug store, She wa
unconscious, but physician said sh
would recover.
by noon the fremen thought IN
,r,WsN VI VIE uhy batte was passed
They were mistaken. Shortly before
o'clock large safe on the nth 400
Tell to the fourth. carried II. the thIr
and second fioors with IT, Three me
under Lieutenant o'Donnell were worl,
Ing on the second floor. and all wer
buried beneath the mass OF brick, sion
ana timber. All were Instantly kile
but Lieutenant o'Donnell. After I'M
an hours work the rescuers had opene
passage and succeeded In gettln
close to where the ffremen were burle
70 assure Themselves that Lieutenar
O'ponnell was alive He was just nil
to talk and 1t was with great dlnienlt
that his words could be heard. Me
who knew him well recognized HI
voice.
The fire broke out again soon and N
rescuers were compelled To abnndo
their work. o. Donneii's dead bod
was recovered at 7 O'Clock tonight.
There were forty-seven tenants In IN