The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-18

All OF these rescues and many other oc-
CURED within period of u few minu.es'
Mean while electrifying scenes of frenzieu
men and women were being enacteu On
almost every floor Of the great building
How many persons are buried ~ ' Nv
ruins is not known, but at least three Or
four persons were seen to jump wnos
bodies have not been recovered. youps
man. apparently an employe, 1uinPev
from the roof ON the 46th street SIDE .,
the hotel. Another unknown man juniper
on the Fifth avenue side and two mole
were seen to .jump'from the rear. snort
ly after that two men jumped from tne
Roof to the courtyard below. 1t Is known
that OF those two ut least one will ule.
Eye witnesses say they saw woman
throw a child from window and fall
moment later herself just before the COZ
lapse of one of the walls. As yet no trace
Of these bodies has been found.
Abner Mckinley had fodr rooms on the
ground floor of the hotel Mrs. Mckinney
and her daughter Mabel occupied the
rooms with Abner Mckinley. Miss Mabel
had ordered coach for q drive at ~
clock and was dressing for II when the
alarm of fire was given. she was In her
dressing gown at the time. She saw the
smoke and becoming frightened opened
the window and was assisted out BY some
unknown man. She walked half block
and found her carriage waiting. She was
driven to the hotel Buckingham, where
she telephoned to her father at his ONCE
ut No. so Broad street.
Mrs. Mckinley and her daughter Helen
were entertaining Mrs. John Sherwood,
the authoress. Mrs. Mckinley, her
by two men. The women became separ-
ated. Mrs. Mckinley went 70 the resi-
denca of Rev. DIR. Morgan at No. East
18th street and Miss Helen Mckinley TO
the residence Of the banker, Richard 4.
Wilson, at 5l1 Fifth avenue. The Mokin-
legs afterwards went to the Manhattan
hotel where there was joyful reunion OF
the family. They lost everything except
the clothes they wore.
DIR. h. y. brown of 500 Fifth avenue
and A. Il. brown of Congress Heights.
Washington, knowing the McKinleys
were in the hotel rushed upstairs. AS
they were going up they saw two men,
one fireman and the other an employe
bringing down Mrs. Warren Leland. The
woman's clothes were burned from her
body. She was being literally carried
down the steps. The men told DIR. Brown
that they saw one woman leap from tho
window OF the room hut that they had M
time to stop her. This was the daughter
Of Mrs. Leland, Miss Helen.
This was he saddest incident of the
fire. Warren Leland is the proprietor of
the Windsor hotel. The Lelands have an
other daughter, Miss Fannie, but she was
away from the hotel at the time. Mrs.
Leland died In Flower hospital this eve
ming Her SON Charles was the only rela
tive with her when the end came. He re-
manned at the bedside for some time after
her death took place, and then walked
quietly down stairs. There he met his
father. who with u nephew and a friend
had just come to the hospital. The old
man was greatly aQited.
Charlie, my boy, how is your mothsr?"
he asked, his voice thick with emotion.
Mother Is resting quietly father. re-
piled the son, who feared to tell his father
the truth that his mother had died.
Mr.. Leland was then taken away to the
house of friend.