The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-18

dozen hurry calls were sent in, taking out
the entire force of ambulances and most
of the house staff. The ambulance re-
turned in incredibly short time, the driver
urging his horse at full speed and the an
imal white with foam. Mrs c.. Simmons
was carried to one of the wards, where
her injuries, consisting of serious burns
about the face and breast, were dressed
Hardly had this ambulance been taken
out of the way when another drew up to
the gates. 1t was In the lead of a racing
caravan of ambulances, the like OF which
Is seldom seen. The second ambulance
contained Mrs. James 8. Kirk, rs years
OF age, the widow of the founder of the
big soap factory at Chicago. Mrs. Kirk
was carried to ward, where she died In
a few minutes, just as her daughter
reached the hospital whittier shes bi.d
come In a cab.
In the wake Of the ambulance came a.
dozen cars and coaches, containing per-
sons less grievously injured. The news Of
the disaster had spread through the hos
pital wards. and the excitement was in
tense.
Scores of people came to Bellevue hos
p1tal to inquire for injured or missing
friends. Every available employee of the
great institution and all surgeons who
could be secured were drafted into serv-
ice to bind up the wounds of the injured
Many of those who were brought as pa
tents to the hospital showed remarkable
fortitude amidst their intense suffering.
They gave way to let the attending sur
geons administer to those whose injuries
were of graver nature. One pretty
woman insisted on having the surgeon
attend to a fellow sufferer before he had
finished binding up her leg, which had
| been fractured.
Miss Alice Price. sister of Former Gov
ernor Price of Georgia. was one of those
taken to Bellevue, where tonight she is
suffering critically from her injuries and
shock. She had jumped from one of the
upper floors and her condition Is very
serious.
Mrs. Mary Kirk-H aslins, daughter of
Mrs. Kirk, who died at Bellevue left the
hospital, after having had slight burns
attended. She returned in cab later
in hysterical condition
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Mrs. Nellie Thomas, the assistant
housekeeper, had a miraculous escape
from death. She was at work on the
sixth floor when the fire broke out. She
ran to the stairs and found escape cut
off. At the elevator shaft she was met
by flames She then ran to window
and threw out a rope which was placed
there for such emergencies, and climbed
down hand over hand until within forty
| feet of the ground. Here she became I'M
conscious and fell the remaining dis
lance.
Supt. Oliver of the Presbyterian hos
pital, soon as he heard Of the fire.
sent all the doctors and nurses he could
spare to the scene, with several ambu-
lances. Mr. Won Speigle, who was TAX
en- to Flower hospital, gave as the name
of a friend H e. Brosworth, 2O9 Ogden
avenue, Milwaukee.
Victor ReeIlan, nurse in Flower hos
p1tal, says BE saw fifteen persons fall
and jump from the building in the space
of a few minutes. He happened to be
across the street at the time of the fire
John Connolly, one of the unknown"
to die soon after reaching Flower hos
pital, was the furniture man at the
hotel. He was fifty years of age, and
| had lived with his wife and two children
at "a East Forty-fourth street
Stephen B. Myers, of London who was
reported missing, was later found to be
safe at the Buckingham
The loss on the hotel is estimated at
about $1,OO0,000. Several adjoining build
1ngs were damaged considerably, but the
loss ON these is comparatively small. All
the papers and books of the hotel are be-
lieved to have been saved.
Up to midnight the ruins have not
cooled sufficiently to allow a search for
the bodies. A large force of men is pres
ent, ready to begin work as soon as pos
sible 1t is believed that there are a
number of bodies In the ruins The list
of missing for so many hours after the
fire is over Is very large. Doubtless
number of the missing are comfortably
housed In the Fifth avenue homes which
were thrown open to the sufferers
Doubtless also some Of the missing will
never be found.