The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-08

Mary Holland. the kitchen maid: Mary
Flanagan, the parlor maid: Annie Neary
and Eva Petersen, the four remaining
servants. We're on the fourth floor
After the firemen had rescued Alice White
and Jennie Burns from the roof of the ex-
tension just before the flames reached that
locality another desperate effort was made
TO get into the Andrews home, but the fire
had gained an extraordinary hold and il
was impossible to force an entrance. The
flames shot into the air to height OF over
hundred feet
A strong wind blowing from the south
swept the flames north. On the north side
of Sixty-ninth street the handsome
home of Albert ]. Adams, the millionaire
sporting man, better known as 'Al'' Adams.
His family had been aroused by the tumult.
servant opened the front window TO see
what it was all about. Just then gust
of wind swept in burning brands through
the open window. The Adams house was on
fire in a second and began TO blaze fiercely.
The inmates of the Adams house were
panic stricken by this sudden outburst of
flames. Nellie Quinn and Mamie Vogel,
servants, tried to rush down the stairway.
but that avenue OF escape was already cut
of. The two appeared at the front window.
Thence they jumped to the roof OF the bay
window. a story below. There they crouched
in terror. The crowd below shouted that
help would soon come The flames got hot
ter and nearer TO the women. A policeman
and several citizens ran into the adjoining
house and up to the third floor of that build
ing OH level with the women. While the
citizens held the policeman he leaned far
out of the window, and lifting the women
t,.~ a.
room. They were carried down to the street.
the spectators cheering wildly.
PUG DOG CLASPED IN HER ARMS.
In an hour the fire in the Adams house
was out. The firemen found the body of
Mary Loughman, fifty years old. at the bot
tom of the stairs leading to the roof. She
had been smothered by the smoke and was
not much burned. Clasped tightly in her
arms was the body OF a little pet pug dog.
Almost until daylight the firemen fought the
fire in the Andrews house. Several of the
firemen were on the roof when ii gave signs
of giving way. They had scarcely time to
heed the warning when the roof went down.
By o'clock the fire was sufficiently under
control TO permit of a search of the ruins.
Then 1t was that the bodies of two of the
st. John children were found. They were
carried down and placed by the side of their
mother and little brother. Soon afterward
DR.. Bruce, who is married 10 a sister of
Mrs. Andrews, identified the bodies. He
said Mrs. Andrews came from Willoughby,
a suburb of Cleveland. o. Mr.. st. John was
in Wilmington with some friends. Mrs.
Andrews was in Albany yesterday end re-
turned home only last night. Mr.. Borden.
a brother-in-law of Mr.. St. John, said that
the entire family had planned a trip to Hot
Springs, Ark, and were to have started to-
night. George j. Gould was not I'm his home
at the time of the fire.
Mr.. Rothschild said he was first awak-
ened by the clatter of the fire engines. He
got his family and servants up and pre-
pared to quit the house. They were all
dressed when Henry Seigl, who lives close
by came in and insisted on taking Mr..
Rothschild's family to his home until all
danger was passed. The damage TO Mr..
Rothschild's home and furniture is said to
be mostly from water. The damage in the
| Adams house is estimated at $4,000.
The fire in the Andrews house is said TO
have started from an explosion, possibly
originating with leakage of gas.
Mr.. st. John arrived in New York a: 3
o'clock this afternoon over the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. He went at once TO his
home. perfectly ignorant of the reasons
which caused the sudden summons for him
| TO New York, and when he saw the ruins of
| his house and was told of the horrible fate
| OF his wife and three children he bore up
| manfully, though it was apparent that he
| had to summon all his strength of will to GO
| 1t. 1t is expected that Mr.. st. John will
| take the bodies of his. wife and children
| and those of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews TO VII
| loughby, O., tomorrow for interment.