The age-herald., 1899-03-18
SCORE OF LIVES LOST IN BURNING
 OF WINDSOR HOTEL IN NEW YORK
Scenes of the Widest Panic Prevailed When the Building Was
 Discovered on Fire.


 skull, leg fractured; condition critical; at Bellevue.
 Thomas McPherson, burned about hands and head.
 Mrs. Ed Weterman, burns; at No. 2 West Forty-seventh street.
 Mrs. S. H. Burlington, at No. Forty seventh street.
 Helen Westerfieid, at Dakota Flats.
 Margaret Lawn, Manhattan hotel
 Mrs. Badenberg.
 Miss Winters, at 7S4 Fifth avenue.
 William Roosevelt Butler, at hospital.
 Thomas McCluskey, at Flower hospital.
 Mrs. G. R. Steiner at No. West Forty seventh street.
 Miss Rosenheim, at Bellevue.
 List of the Missing
 The following list of missing is revised to 12:30 a. m:
 Thompson, Gladys, 14-year-old daughter of Eugene Thompson, West Seventy first; Betts, Sarie, daughter of John Betts, West Seventy first; Upham, Annette, daughter of ex-Senator Upham, of Vermont; Decor dova, Mrs Alfred, wife of a stock broker having an office in the hotel; Bradley, Miss; Steiner, Miss, New York; Morgan, Miss Catherine, AS Madison avenue; Guien, Warren, elevator man at hotel; Auze, Miss, visiting at hotel; McNulty, Miss Buckhorn Miss H.. New York; Mccarthy, C., domes- tic; Shea, Kate, domestic Jose, Mary, do- mestic; Mcconnell, Kate; Vruit, James; Demoraico, Mrs; Brand, Mrs. James; Full Ter, Miss Margaret, niece of A. M Fuller, of Philadelphia; Troops, Miss; Worth, Miss; Rigley Miss Jennie; Casey, Ellen F.; Worth, Miss; Ford, Charles; Welch, Mary; Walsh, Nora; Lammy, Mary; Stokes, Mrs. James H.; Mullen, Christopher; McElroy Mir, 75 years old lived at hotel with his family; Homan, Miss Dora and two nieces, Baltimore; Kelly, Eliza; Clara, Mary; Arm strong, Bridget; Kellog, Dr. Kenneth; Nor gan, Miss Annie Taylor; Loree, Harry w.; Angelin, Mary; Mackay, Mrs. Frederick.
 Could Not Be Checked
 The flames could not be checked, and in two hours from the time the fire broke out the entire structure was in ruins and the streets on three sides of the building were filled with debris from fallen walls and chimneys while the streams of water be- ing poured upon the interior of the ruins had no other effect than to fill the air with clouds of scalding steam, making it inn possible for any one to approach near enough to search for the bodies of those who perished
 The fire was the most spectacular that could be imagined. When it broke out Fifth avenue was crowded with people watching the St. Patrick's day parade and every window in the front of the hotel fac ing Fifth avenue was filled with spectators. The day was all that could be desired, and an unusually large number of people were on the streets on that occasion, a fact which interfereS not a little with the movements of the firemen and police. As soon as the flames were discovered shooting from tho windows that part of the St. Pat rick's day procession which was near the building came to a halt, and in few minutes the parade was disbanded, for the police came rushing toward the fire from every direction, and, as far as they were ohI ha One alarm after another was turned in, and the first of the fire engines was not long in appearing upon the scene
 Caused Wild Scramble
 The engines caused a wild scramble among the paraders and spectators as they rushed along the street and fell into pro- cesson for service. In addition to the reg ular guests of the hotel the windows were crowded by a large number of spectators residents of the city, who had congregated there to witness the parade.
 Soon after the first alarm was given peo- pie on the lower floors of the hotel, those who had easy access to the street and stairs, commenced to pour out of the build ing in great numbers, but 1t very soon be- came apparent that great many of the occupants of the hotel were either panic stricken or unable to make their way to the ground floors. Windows were thrown up on eyery side of the building and guests, mostly women, in all stages of terror, made their appearance and uttered frantic ap- peais for assistance to the crowd below. As the flames gathered about them they became more and more terror-stricken and presently some of them stood upon the mar row window sills and beckoned to the spec tators that they were about to leap. The men collected upon the side walks ready to render any assistance they could, ana Tn the mean time some of the women left the window sils and dropped to the streets. In most cases the efforts to catch them and break their awful fall were unaVa1l- ing. for they struck the sidewalk, and, in most cases, broken limbs was the result. As soon as the firemen could get their seal ing ladders into position they climbed the sides of the building and entered at every window where there was an unfortunate guest appealing for assistance, and many cases of heroic rescue were witnessed by the throng in the streets
 Miss GouId's Generosity
 At the corner of Forty-seventh street ana Fifth avenue, directly across from the hotel is the home of Miss Helen Gould, and at her direction, many of the injured were carried there and were treated by physi- clans and nurses whom she had sent for. In the mean time the chief of police had telephoned to every hospital in the city asking that assistance be sent. Ampu- lances forced their way through the crowos as quickly as poSSfDle ana tnS ihJuIeu "ho had made the frightful leap from the hotel windows were put in them and removed to the hospitals. Several occupants Of the hotel appeared at the windows of the Sixth and Seventh streets and even on the rooIs' and ieaped to the streets from those points. Very few of, them escaped either instant death or injury which resulted In 'their death a short time later.
 The entire building was being enveiopeo in flames, which shot out from every win- dow and formed picture which struck ter TOT to all those who were witnesses to IL. Within four or five minutes after the hre broke out the walls on the Fifth avenue side showed indications of falling, and pres ently with an awful crash they struck the asphalt covering of the street in front or the hotel and caused the hundreds Of peo- pie who were standing there to scatter in every direction. This fall weakened the walls of the Forty-sixth and Forty-sev- enth street sides, and they followed mo- ment later. When the walls fell the brick and mortar and the twisted girders and big irons filled the streets on all sides. The door steps and iron fences in front