New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
MR.. LELAND NOT INSANE.
ruoJcu GREATLY BROKEN DOWN, HE
ATTENDS TO SOME BUSINESS.
ARRANGEs TO TAKE THE BODIES OF HIS
u,rr AND DAUGHTER TO CHICAGO
FOR BURIAL-sIMEON LELAND's

rish, when he was informed Of the death OF his
wife and daughter. he did not go insane, as was
renortod He is now staying at the Grenoble'
and was sufficiently recovered yesterday 10 at
,end N messing business matters connected
with the Quilted hotel and TO make the arrange
ments also for the funeral Of his wife ana
daughter. He would see no one yesterday eX-
cent those who had matters Of immediate impor-
lance to discuss with him.
DIR. PITKINs POSITIVE STATEMENT.
Dr Leonard F. Pltkn, the house physician OF
the Windsor. was seen by a Tribune reporter
yesterday inst as he was leaving the house OF
Roswell p Flower. No. 597 Fifh-ave.. where
Miss Frances Leland. the daughter or the pro-
nrietor who was saved from the flames Is lying
III. Dr. Pitkins face was drawn and hagsaro'
and he showed the effects Of the ordeal he mas
been through. He reached the WINDSOR yes'eI-
day afternoon shortly after the beginning OF the
fire and since then has been through one scene
after another of suffering and death entaihhs
continuous hard work and leaving no room Tor a
minute of rest or sleep.
81 want 70 say one thing, first Of all, posi-
,,velv" DR. Pitkin said "Mr. Leland is not IN
sane or in any condition bordering on INSANITY
Some of the papers have said that his mlnr hau
failed him. and that report want to brand no"
as absolutely false OF course, he is all broken
up by the sudden and terrible calamity when
has befallen him. and is suffering from the ner-
vous shock What he has been through would
kill some men. and he is feeling the eilec's Oh IT,
But he is as sane as you or l.
Mr.. Leland spent Friday night at the house OF
Dr Pitkin. after learning Of the death Of his
wife and daughter. He almost Frustrated
with grief. and DR. Pitkin and two attendants
carefully ministered to him throughout the
night.
THE BODIES TO BE TAKEN TO CHICAGO
Yesterday morning Mr.. Leland took rooms
with his son at the Grenobe. and there all
day He and his son and Simeon LeiaAc' MS
nenhev will leave for Chicago to-day. taking
with them for burial the bodies Of Mrs Leland
and Miss Helen Leland both Of whom were
taken from the hotel. but were so badly burned
before they could be rescued that they died Fri
dav evening The funeral will be held in chi
cago on Tuesday and Mr.. Leland VIII remain III
that city for several days in order to rest ana
recover from the great loss which has befallen
him.
DR.. Pitsin said he thought it was absolu'eN
necessary for his patient TO get away from the
scene Of the disaster. but told the reporter tildt
Mr. Leland would return shortly ana Wouiu
make his home in New-York in the future. MISS
Frances Leland, the eldest daughter OF the pro-
nrietor. is too sick 10 go to Chicago ana she VIII
remain at the home Of Mr.. Flower she Is an
,,1aiid and the strain and excitement attending
her rescue have told severely on her she mas
been told Of the death of her mother and sister.
II was learned from DR.. Pitkin that Miss
Katherine Craig. daughter Of Captain Robert
Craig Of the Signal Corps, United States Army
who was reported missing yesterday is safe-
Che was a guest Of Miss Helen Leland at the
hotel DIR. Pitkin did not say how Miss craig
had escaped. r,,
IT can't tell you much now" he said. Ihe
whole thing is blurred in my memory heaId
OF the fire through a messenger pvE pu' !
couldn't believe the story, so 'eiepHVHn -,
Information AS soon as learned that the notei
was really on fire l went to the scene WIN an an
possible haste. After that can't renGilpet an
i've been through. l only know that We peeh
on the iump every minute, and haven't had any
sleep since Thursday night
IDENTIFIED HIS DAUGHTERS BODY.
Mr. Leland received a shock when he visited
the East Fifty-frst-st. police station on frioay
night which alone would have completely un-
nerved him. He had just been at the fio"er
Hospital. where his wife died. unknown TO hiih'
OF ola n m When he entered the dead room
Of the police station he went TO the pody Oh
young woman lying on the floor The race was
SO burned that il could not be recognized ana
DIR Pitkin tried to persuade him that the p0uy
land. Just the father was ABOUT TO IeaNc'
convinced that he had not found his daughter
he noticed one Of the shoes on the nouy, which
had not been burned. He recognized II al once
as belonging TO his daughter Helen, ana MS eyes
filled with tears He was gently led away 10y
Dr. Pitkin. his frame shaken by great sops Ht
news Of his wfe's death was gently broken &c
him when he reached Or. Pitkin's house, where
he stayed over night. He was overcome by this
double bereavement. and slept little during 'he
night.
SIMEON LELAND'S ACCOUNT
Simeon Leland. cousin of the proprietor Of the
Windsor and one OF the room clerks OF the hotel
was AT the Grenoble all day yesterday helping
with the arrangements for Mr.. Leland. FredericF
Leland his brother. the other room clerk. Is
among the missing and hope for his recovery
has been given up Simeon Leland said tha'
his brother went upstairs for nap early IT
the afternoon, and nothing more was seen OF
Simeon Leland and C w. squires the hote
cashier were both behind the desk when tnt
fire was discovered marshal from the ~
potrick's Dav parade Mr.. Leland says. came
running into the hotel and exclaimed 10 mn
that the house afire. i kept on Writh5
and didn't look around at frsi said MT helan ,t
ssbut he repeated what he had said and tuIneI
and asked him how he knew IT was ahrc. OF
can sec the smoke outside. ne answered. am
then pulled his coat open anu S"o"'N INV ''
kind OF a badge. , $50, =
IT looked out and saw the people gazing up a
the building and knew he must oe rsi'
Squircs and | set the house alarms anu Ia''b ol
nortcrs bells In n moment the e"hEs WY
going all over the house. Squres ana too'
the money in the drawers. about H"uVJ an
slowed il away in our pockets we WeIe III, un
ahle ia omen the safe as the smoke was so INC
ss to nreyent us seeing sufficiently 70 work IN IN
combination. | think there was about f-'oo
in the safe.
THE FIRE GANG LOOKING AT THE PARADE
John McGrath the head porter ran 10 IN
hose lines and got them out lie turned on III
water. but there nobody TO take charge