Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

their torn and backened skin hung in
shreds.
In a few minutes all except Mrs. Taylor
recovered consciousness, and physicians and
nurses hastily summoned did all that was
possible to relieve their sufferings. AS fast
as hasty dressings could be applied the vic
tins were taken to the Clarkson hospital by
the Union Pacific ambulance. The body OF
Mrs. Taylor was taken to the morgue, and
others whose injuries were less severe were
treated at neighboring drug stores and at
the offices of downtown physicians.
Women who Jumped.
Mrs. Hopkins and Mrs. Jerry Sullivan, at
Clarkson hospital, told OF their escape from
the burning building.
Those at the meeting were first alarmed
by shouts OF fire from persons on the street.
Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs Hopkins, opening the
door into the hall, attempted to make their
way down the stairs through the flames and
smoke, but Mrs Sullivan partly overcome
by smoke, returned, and Mrs. Hopkins, hav-
ing been knocked down by men running out
OF an adjacent room, lay partly unconscious
on the landing for several seconds before
she recovered sufficiently to feel her way to
window and jump out.
After returning to the room where the
meeting was held, Mrs. Sullivan dropped out
Of the window, being followed by Mrs
Samuelson, the last of the six who escaped
in this way The first woman who jumped
was Mrs. Taylor.
Condition of the Injured.
The injured were removed to DR.. Gross
manns residence, DR.. Connells home the
Albiez boarding house and the Clarkson hos
pital as rapidly as the police and spectators
were able to handle them. DR.. Grossmann s
office presented a pitiful scene. The bodies
OF the dead and injured were lying on the
floor, on couches and sitting in chairs while
the surgeons attended their injuries as
rapidly as possible. City Physician Spald-
ing Assistant City Physician Ralph, Dr.
, Lee and DR.. Grcssnann worked like Trojans,
the white capped nurses from the Clarkson
hospital assisting them.
The body of Mrs. Taylor lay on the floor,
a portion of her clothing being disarranged,
showing how she had struck upon her head
and sustained injuries which caused the en-
tire upper part to swell out of proportions
Beside her lay the aged Mrs. Schamel, with
her two arms broken at the elbows Her
lips failed to utter single moan, and it
was thought at first that she was not seri-
ously injured, but the injuries proved fatal
after her removal to the Clarkson hospital.
moans filing the room, indicating how much
she was suffering. Her face presented a
CHASTITY sight, the skin having been burned
SO that 1t hung In strings
Mrs. Wilson sat in a chair begging FOR
assistance until the kindly hands of the
physicians had lessened her suffering as far
as lay In their power. 81.
AS rapidly as the burns were dressed the
injured were removed to their homes or to
some place where they could receive proper
attention.
Death Comes to Her Relief.
Mrs. Williams Mrs. Schamel, Mrs Jerry
Sullivan, Mrs. Samuelson and Mrs. Rex
were removed to the Clarkson hospital,
where they received the best care possible.
Mrs. Schame died soon after O'Clock.
Mrs Rex was taken from the hospital to
her nome, 1910 South Sixth street
AT the Alhiez, Mrs. Brosius, Mrs. Kinl
ana little May Samuelson were the only ar
nVas' Mrs. Brosius, who is large woman.
was suffering from the shock and very pain
1ul burns about the face and ON the back o
her hands, Mrs. Kings face was red a,
the fire which had scorched 1t, while he
hands were painfully scorched. Her wrists
were red with blood from cuts indicted b,
the glass she had broken The little CIR
was crying for her mother, from whom sh,
had become separated after Mrs Samuelso1
had leaped from the window with her. Sh,
was slightly burned about the forehead
and one of her wrists was injured, while tn,
hands We're red and painful. Her father
finally located her and took he rhome. TIL,
others were removed to their homes as soor
as possible
Mrs. Holt and daughter Marguerite wer,
taken to l7O6 Douglas street, where their in
juries were dressed. After this they wer,
conveyed to their home, 2122 North Fifteenth
street.
At DR., Connell's. corner of Seventeenth
and Dodge streets Mrs. French of Soutl
Omaha found attention for her burns whicl
were not serious, She was also taken hom,
shortly before o'clock.
Mrs. A. A. Smith went to DIR. Alisoni
ofilce to have her burns attended to. She
had her hands and face badly burned an,
her hair was singed from her head, her ha
having been burned off by the flames. Sh
was removed to her home, 1905 Nortl
Eighteenth street whence report cam
later that she may die.
Mrs. G. Il. Alleu wandered down to DR..
Edmistons Office at Fifteenth and Dougla
streets where her bleeding and burned
hands were dressed and her face attende,
to, Blood was dripping from her hands
which had been cut when she broke PAM
OF glass, and the doorknob at the ONCE
was turned red when she placed her hanS
upon II. She also was taken to her home
4Oi0 Charles street
w. w. Scott. superintendent Of the build
ing went to the Mcconnell drug store will
another man who was badly burned, Mr.
Scott had sustained painful burns In carry
ing Marguerite Holt from the building. The
other man remains unknown, but his In