The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-03-24

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In the meantime the entire buiIdius.
was being enveloped in flames, which
shot out from every window. and
formed a picture which struck terrLr
TO all those who were witnessing it.
Fell with An Awful Crash
Within 40 or As minutes afce~ the
fire broke out the walls showed every
indication of falling, and presently,
with an awful crash they struck tie
asphalt-paved street in front of the
hotel, and caused the hundreds Of pee
pie who were standing there to scatter
ir every direction. This fall weakened
the walls on the Forty-sfxth and Forty
seventh street sides, and they followed
moment later. When The walls fell
the brick and mortar and twisted
girders and corrugated iron fflle,l the
streets on three sides of the hotel.
Played Streams on other Buildings.
Firemen continued to play streams
upon the flames and also Hpon all OF
the adjoining buildings. including Miss
GOuld's residence, which seemed in i'm
minent danger of catching fire. but the
flames were brought under control he
fore they could reach any of them.
Hall boy Gives the Alarm.
There were many thrilling scenes ID
the hotel during the early s-agcs of
the fire. \ hall boy discovered TIE
flames while he was passing along the
fourth floor. Immediately over tie
rooms occupied by President McKin-
ley's brother, Abner Mckinley. and his
family. The boy pulled a chain at
taChGd to the fire alarm, put the chain
broke, and then he cried ont an alarm
of fire. and ran to the floor below. The
blaze was then licking uD everything
on the Fifth avenue end of the build.
ing, and the lad when he got 20 tho
floor above the main hall, ran into the
American dining room, and gave tie
alarm to the guests there. Only few
persons were in the dining room 1T tbD
time. and they escaped. When ihe boy
reached the main floor. Warren Leland
of the hotel, was in the rear
of the long hall, and the boy shouted
to him that the building was on fire.
At Mr.. Leland's instructions the
clerks tried to save all the books anG
papers. and the boy tnen rushed down
the women who were at work in the
laundry. 1t is believed that al of
them escaped.
4 Daring Rescue by Firemen.
One of the most daring rescues eff
fected by the tiremen occur-ed IN t:,e
fifth floor on the Fifth avenue front.
An elderly woman was seen "a win
low, and two firemen succeeded in
the window underneath. One
IF them climbed to the coping of the
on which she was standing, Il Id
hen swung the woman clear OF the
and landed her safely in tie
lrms of his companions. who. witt.
he assistance of several fremeu,
passed her to the street.
The First Horror.
The first horror occurred iuEt 10
minutes after the fire broke out \
woman appeared at the win
low of room on the fouth floor. Size
leld out her arms to the crowd Gelow.
Then size raised her hands as ii il sup
DlicatiOn, and i'm moment climbed to
he window and leaped. Sine turned
lbout like a top, and strucl, the iron
'ailing in front of the hotel. Her body
eemed TO be impaled there. but it fell
,ff and into the areaway. She NGs
lead. The woman was identified a.
.Irs. Amelia Paddock. of Irvington. y
Heroic Rescue Of Several Women.
One of the most thrilling scenes Of
he fire-at Il time when the building
vas seething cauldron of flame was
he heroic rescue of several women
rom the upper stories. One hal been |
arried down from the fifth story.
lrs. \. III. Fuller, OF Pittsburgh. then |
Ppeared, with her maid. az he ~.in-
Ow Of the fourth story. It seemed GD |
&c before the ladder was lowered. |
Iremen ran up, and with G-eat diff |
Ulty brought down Mrs. Fuller ard |
er maid. just as she was gotten out |
( the window a middle-aged women |
ppcared at a window just north OF |
hat at which the ladder was placei. |
he woman, fearing that she would not |
e rescued, prepared to jump. Sic WIS
armed to keep back, and became pan
,-stricken. and stepped back into the
ense smoke. A hook and-ladder man |
esing the desperation of the woman
eized a scaling ladder and went NJ
Tory after story through the binding
mOke. He climbed to the coping just
5 the woman reappeared. Seizing her
Y the waist and holding tightly 10 the
all of the building, he crept slowly
n the coping and passed the tnintirg
-oman TO another fireman, who had
raced himself to receive her. There
as dreadful suspense as the framau
rev the woman toward him. and inll-
T had her safely on the ladder. \
cheer went UP from the
rowd.
other Brave Rescues by Firemen.
Fireman John Hanna. of the fire.
Oat Zephar Mills. rushed through the
nole TO the top floor, and found
ight Natchman MacNichol, ha'f as
hyxiated. Hanna lowered him by
eans of n wire To the IRE escape two
oFies below, and let himself DOWN
he same way. His hands were badly
n by the wire. Then Hanna assisted
lie old man down the fire escape.
Fireman William Kennedy, of E1-
me Company %, rescued Mrs. BraU Il
'om the fourth floor of the hotel by
cans of a scaling ladder. Ills rescue
as cheered by the immense crowd.
A crippled woman was found on tbs
oor of a room on the fourth floor un-
olc TO move. and was carried in safety
the street.
Assembly yman John II. Maher. Sheriff
unn and Police Commissioners Hess,
sxton and Abel all assisted i'll taking
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