The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-18


en- on almost every noor Of tne great
building How many persons are buried
In The ruins Be not known bat GO east
three pr four potsons were seen o. jump
whFs bodies have not been -eeovcred a
youns man apparently an employe jump
ed from the roof on the seth street sidt
Of The hotel Another uukuown man also
jumped on the Fltth avenue sids AMI TWO
more were seen Co Jump from p,o rear
Shortly after that two wlmon jumped
from the roof % the court below. lt g
knowkn that two OF these at least. AMI,
dead Eve witnesses say that thay saw a
woman throw a child from v.indow and
FAN q moment later herself. ,us5 bef.rs
the collapse OF one ot the WAITS A. w.
no trace of these bodies have boon fon. T.
j T.. Morgan. Of Birmingham. ..ia.. who
had been watching the parade With nm
her of friends from the balcony. rae TO
tho fourth floor and rescued Mr4. Alscr-
non Jarvis and her daugater. Mabel, and
took them to the balcony. and ihonce
they were taken to the street. by irem, 70.
Abncr Mckinley. brother of President
Mckinley. had fdur rooms ON the oor
of the hotel Mrs. Mckinley and tcr
daughter. Mru. occupied tue rooms with
him, Miss Ggr Afol<iaioy had ordored
a coach for a dr ve at o'clocs and was
In her dressing gown at The timc. she
saw the smoke and hee5nng irich,c1ed
opened the window and was assisted cut
by some unknown man. She WAS driven
To the hotel Buckingham. where She leie-
phoned 10 her father at his office
I'll fasH.
enc. were entertaining Mrs John sher-
wood, tho author. An Of them got out
assisted By two men, they do not know
how. The women became separated, Mrs
Mckinley went 20 the residence of REV
Dr Morgan at No 3 East i5th streei and
Miss Helene to the residence of the bank
or. Richard r. Wilson. Finally au went
90 the Manha.ten hotel where There was
a Joyful reunion of the family They
lost everything except the clohtse they
wore
Two men. one a fireman and the other
an employe, carried Mrs. Warren Leland
10 the street The woman's clothes were
burned from her body. Tho men found
her In the hallway lying ON the floor
unconscious. They saw one woman leap
from the window oe the room. but thcy
had no time TO stop her. She was Miss
Helen Leland, daughter OF Mrs Leland
This was the saddest Incident of the nro
Warren Leland is the proprietor of the
Windsor hotel Tho Lelands have an,
other daughter. but she was away from
the hotel at the time.
Mrs. Leland died at slj tonight. her
son Charles was the only relative with
her when the end came. lie remained ar
her bedside Tor some time aftr her death
and thn walked quietly down stalrs ITe
met .a father who. with Warren Lo-
land Jr. nephew, and "a friend, had
just come to the hospital. The old gentle
man was greatly agitated
Charles, my boy, how is your mother?
he asked his voice thick with emotion.
Mother IS resting quietly. father" re-
piled the son. WHO feared 10 tell rs fatcr
the truth that his mother had just die1
Mr. Leland was then taken away by
his son 10 the home OF a friend
The loss on The contents OF ihe building
is almost complete The salvage mon
managed TO save $4,000 worth OF paint
ings on the first floor, but very little slss
was carried out Many Of the guests who
hNfh AT Nilf NtNhNhf ifHN Nhihtnlt Jew
elry and bric-a-brac, among them being
+. F Flower. nephew OF ex-Goyernor
Flower. Who lost a package OF icwcry
valued at 5000.
Mrs. Mary Kirk Easkni "A daughtes oi
Mrs kirk. who died at Bellevilcc .left
the hospital after having slight burns at-
tended She returned IN @ cab Inter in a
hystrlcal condition
Mrs. Nellie Thomas assistant house.
keeper. had miraculous escape from
| death She was at work ou the sixth
floor when the fire broke out she ran 90
the stairs and found escape cut or At
the elevator shaf, She wns met hy flames.
She then ran to window and threw out
a rope which was placed there for such
emergencies and climbed down huud over
hand mtn within forty feet OF tho e1rth
she became unconscious and fcll the rc-
manning distance
Victor Regan. nurse Coz Flower hose
pitai says he saw nftcen persons Fam and
jump from the building IN q space or %
few minutes.
stephen ID Myers. who was reported
missing WAS later found To- be safe at tho
Buckingham