The Portland daily press., 1899-04-08
were the two servants. Jennie Burns and

.Alice White.
Before the fIremen could raise ladders
70 tSach them, tbs women in'their frenzy
climted out upon the stills and stood, as
II determining on which was the worst
| rats, TO be burned to death or to jump co
death. The Burns girl climbed out OF a
tour story window.
At the same moment Aiioe White
climbed out uponitne sill of an adjoining
window on the fourth floor. The nremen
cried to the women not to jump, but the
women were past needing warning.
smoke was curling above their heads anu
the next instant Jennie Burns leaped out.
She turned over and over and fell almost
directly upon her head. Her skull was
fractured in several places. Ihe other
woman when she saw the awful fate OF
her friend, hesitatad for a moment, then
as the smoke thiokened she, too, jumped.
ohe fell upon rear extension OF the
building and was picked up unconscious
and severely injured.
While the fire in the Andrews house
was raging great clouds Of sparks we're
carried by the wind north aud brand
fiew into an upper open window OF the
home Of Albert Il. Adams at No. East
69rh street. 1t caught in curtain and
Instantly the room was ablnze. The ser =
want at the window is thought 10 have
baen Mary Laughlin, for her dead body
was found later ut the foot OF the stairs
leading from ths fourth floor to the roof.
The servants In this house were frantic
in their efforts to escape and Mary Mailoy
and Minnie Bogue 5ufDped from the rear
of the fourth floor To the extension from
where they were taken down by the butler
assisted by fremon. police and some citi-
zens. Nellie Quinn was cut OIL on the
fourth floor and appeared at front win
dow about to jump. The crowd yelled TO
her to wait but there was no time AS the
flames were licking her clothes. The
Desperate woman put her hand over her
eyes and jumped as she thought TO the
ground, bat instead landed ON tho roof of
the bow window one story below and lay
there stunned. she was brought down
from here in safety.
The Adams family were also rescued.
two of the daughters, however, being in
jnred. 1t was almost six O'Clock before
the bremen had sufficient astery over
the fire TO permit of "a search of the house.
When they were able to do 1t they found
the bodies of the two remaining ct John
children and the bodies of two servants.
All were badly charred. The bodies of
the two servants were sent to The morgue.
while the bodies of Mrs. st. j ohm anu her
three children were taken TO the East 9th
street station. At II IL O'Clock the fire
men found Mr.. Andrews's Lody. IL was
badly burned and parts of the legs were
mi ssing.
At three O'Clock the workers In the
debris found "a body OF large stature, but
badly burned. 1t was identified as that Of
Mrs. Andrews.
At various other times before five
O'Clock, the workers found the oharred
mains of four more persons probably the
servants. Two of them were identified as
the bodies of Eva Peterson and Marie
Roth.
Mr. ST. John, who is the vice president
of the New York Steam Heating company
was in Wilmington, Delaware, at the
time of the fire. Immediately upon hear.
ing of the disaster, two OF his friends,
undertook TO find him and break the
news. They tslegraphed from place to
place and finally learned that no was in
Newark. They went over there and broke
tine lows to him. He ca'1e back with
her- to tho city. He went ut o nee to the
=. where he home Rad oeen, stopping
- -sos. FOR few ininutes at t-io BIZ skensii
rhass he went to the home of IL relative.
Coroner yucca said the inquest Will
probably he held next Friday.
CLEVELAND PEOPLE LOST.
Cleveland, Ohio, April 7.-Wallace G.
Andrews ana his family were we'll known
in this city. having lived in Willoughby,
q suburb, where they had beautiful
daughter OF the late DIR. Orson st. John
of Milloughby.
Mrs. st. John. Mrs Andrews sister
in-law, WAS an accomplished musician
and composer. She was young and
handsome woman.
Mir. Andrews was formerly in the
wholesale coal business here. Subsequent
ly he went to New York and became
identified with various enterprises