The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-18

nestle; Kate Mcconnell; James vruit;
Mrs Dermorasch; Mrs. James Brand:
Hiss Margaret Fuller, niece Of 4. NJ
RULER. o. Philadelphia; Miss Troop,
5lrS. William Il Chapman: Mrs Buck
ley; Miss Worth; Miss Jennie RiEley:
Ellen P. Casey; Charles Ford; Mary
Walsh: Nora Walsh; Mary Lammy
Mrs. James H Stokes; Christophe7
Mullen. Mr.. McFloy, IS years old, lived
at hotel with his family; Miss Dora
hoffman and two nieces, Baltimore;
Eliza Kelly; Mary Clara; Bridget Arm
strong; DR.. kennith Z. Kellogg; Miss
annie Taylor Morgan; Harry ". Loree;
mary Angelin; Mrs. Frederick Mckay
The flames coUi not be checked. and
in two hours from the time that the fire
broke out the entire structure was in
ruins and the streets on three sides Of
the building were filed with debris from
falling walls ana tall chimneys while
the streams OF water being poured upon
the interior OF the ruins had no other
effect than to I'll the air With clouds OF
sealding steam. making it impossible
FOR any one to approach near enough to
search for missing bodies
The fire was the most spectac ular at
fair Of the kind that could be mag
ined When it broke out Fifth ave
Tue was crowded with people watching
1he St. Patrick's day parade and every
window in front Of the hotel facing
Fifth avenue was filed with spectators
watching the marching men and floats
sR the street. The day was all that
could be desired. and An unusually large
number Of people were on the streets
on that account, a fact which inter-
Tered not little with the movements
Of the fremen and police.
As soon as the flames were first dis
covered shooting from the windows,
that part Of the st. Patrick's day pro-
cession which was near the building.
came to halt and in few minutes
the parade was disbanded, for the DO
lice came rushing towards the fire from
every direction, and as far as they were
able, drove the people from the streets.
One alarm after another was turned
IN. and the first of the fire engines were
not long IN appearing upon the scene,
and they caused 4 wild scramble
among the paraders and spectators as
they rushed along the street and got
into position for service
In addition to the regular guests Of
the hotel. the windows were crowded
by large number Of spectators. resi-
dents OF this city, who had congregated
there to witness the parade.
Soon after the first alarm was given
people in the lower floors Of the hotel
those who had easy access to the street
and stairway. commenced to pour out
of the building in great numbers, but
it very soon became apparent that a
great majority Of the occupants of the
hotel were either panic-stricken or were
unable TO make their way to the
ground floor.
Windows were thrown up on every
side Of the building, and guests, most
~ women. in all stages of terror, made
lAeir appearance and commenced to
make frantic appeals for assistance to
the crowd standing below. As the
flames gathered about them, they be-
came more and more terror-stricken.
and presently several of them stood
upon the narrow window stills and beck
oned TO the spectators below that thew
were about to leap to the streets. The
men collected upon the sidewalks ready
10 offer any assistance that they could
and in the meantime a number of wo-
men left the window stills and dropDed
10 the street.
In most q the cases the efforts to
catch them and break their awful fan
were u1aEailing, for they struck the
sidewalk and in most cases broken
limbs were the result
rs soon as the fireIuen could get their
scaling ladders into position. they
climbed the sides Of the building and
entered at every window, where there
was an unfortunate guest appaalfna- for
assistance, and many cases Of heroic
rescue were witnessed by the tbr0,,o. In
the street.
At the corner Of 47th street aud T-;gtl,
avenue, directly across from the botsi-
IS the home Of Miss Helen GonId and
at her direction MANY If ~, iTr;,' 80
" ere carried there ana [,.ars t,.Ss+l.5
by physicians and nurses ,,.17o1, 81
had sent for. SIG
In The meantime the CHIEF oP roIi,.
had telephoned to avar- hnsnt+,I n -
city asking thst assfsfance h.. ~, ~ ~
the sufferers, ArnbuJanraq foTce6 +,, ~
way through the crowds as aIriCI,i 20 -,
possible and the injured neonia -"
had made the frigbtF,,i 1asTe e., - ~
hotel windows vaIa r,iacad T., ~ ,o-L' .l'S
lemoved 10 the HOSPITALS $500 a aI
cupants Of rhe hoteI aT1I,.a.,5 o
windows Of the yivtb ga -, -! ~
stories and avar ~, tI,n 80 s.'-a - en- ~
their leans m The z+rea+ o't s anu iIlade
points. View few ne t,a-o I'm tIloSe
IN the n7cantiIos 49,,
vas being envaioraS IN aa,z ouLll!ng
shot rrJt rom CO. NhIcG