The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-18

NEW. Aoltk. Adrth DO" James, Nii.H
originated from the isnitms of lace
curtain. burst from the second floor Of
thc Windsor Hotel at Forty-sovcnth
aud lnh avenue. shortly afcr o'clock
Ills afternoon. and in few minutes they
Aad l,apel up TOO ,he roof and onvolopod
1hc entire Ffll avenue and Forty
seventh street fronts of the hotel Ten
minutes later Che hames We're roaring
fhrnl en thc interior of thc hotel, and ai
means nf escape hy way of slair~ays ANA
elevators were cut.on. and there was the
widest scene of excitement within and
without the buiidine.
Hundreds of guests and employees were
iu ihc hotel when the uro broke out. and
lar many ofsthem escape to safety was
impossible
MANY LIVES LOST
Probably from ten to dftccu lives were
lost within haf hour and thirty or
i0ri} other persons were injured ln
jumping from windows and in rushing
through tho flames iu the corridors and
ON the stalrways. Many vino were i'm
Jurcd died later at ne1r-by residences or
at hospitals, aud others who made wild
leaps to the stone sidewalk were $50 had-
lF injured that they are stli lowering
between life and death. 10 may be twcn-
fy-four hours or more before the COM
plc,e list OF fatalities becomes known
and % will Poe longer than that before
s. car Dee asccrtalncd definitely how many
chaued bodies are boo the mass of fallen
hot efoo1
DEAD AND INJURED.
, . W.. -'''y" ,...,..
Warren Leland. proprietor Of the hotel.
burns 0u body. died at Flower Hospital
,"'-'',' lEHH.' 'iusHi'I "i war
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+i.r -''-' ''''' N'''
rAnuOCE MRS AAurrr, rr,irotor
~ s. iumrol from ,..ndou. b,dv af
East Finy-Grst street station.
KIRK. NANNY ANN. Afrs James S |
Ltr0 Chicago died in Bellevue.
PIERCE. MRS M. Macon. Ca. died at /
DO east Forty-sixth street
GIttNDl. MRS IASCEITI,S Eliza
beth City. N. g.. body at East Firty-frst /
Sitott station.
GIBSON. MIS-. ADDIE aged thirty /
hN. shock. died at Murray IAN Hotel |
GOODMAN. ELIANJR LOUISE. frac- /
toird skulL died at Bellevue.
'NN1LLf. JOIN motel empioye. /
h"ir anu INTERNAL inJuri's died ai Flow /
ct trspita-
hNl,"n woman ln.9a'e-ased' jumped I
- N'.'''" ''e" "' MISS Heieh 'ouio |
. "''.''''' """F "' H''9l hlE- /
i -
r.,, .....', ''.'.. ,.. '.,' .1 ~ jump
,,..rof
I-rl.rovn child tb~ov.n from, v.irdov,
bt rnotbar. bol,. ,ot reoo,ere3
I-akr,,rn woman mother NJ the child
iur..tl from window. bod,. NOT recover
ca
list of injured. Kate Roachc. burns
ou face leg fractured bellevue Hos
b.aI Polly Noonan hotel cmplove. burns
on Tho h,1v. Patrick NTcNicboloe watch
man hurrs. lanes NfcCuiro trnott.osr
l.rt ler fractured ecai, wound. Dr Nou
Af.pbattar ami. frsct,,rcl. 1yato r,l,r
,..., r.,,..t.. - b. H., ~. h.,
Nf,n-, 60, '.u, -'''i'
nft.tI. Ife,r, rl1,tl., $50 -.
,'v"'"'s la'1 nufn7'
girs c'tb@-ir~ PsTe IioV 't e,, ''9 c'lr5 ol Douy
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-,.' ''"'. que 'l' -V"e'
"a -"'t anu "a-"a suHeiihs IRON
.ol"' -e'S' ~ WnteltH snocH ana
""'"'' -iiaa boIo,Hy Nnecltf sh0ck ana
."'is' Mi7' Whliam ). hoyce shock;
Lu"'io Hhelon, Watchman burns. prob
ably fatal, John Duke. hotel employe
shoulder dislocated. Warren i. Leland |
proprietor of the hotel head cut. Mrs !
Mary krk Haskins. Chicago hysterical.
Mrs.. Alice w. Price. of Georgia. shock:
Nellie Thomas assistant housckeencr
shock. John Clifford. severe scalp wounds.
Elen Curran. hotel cmployo burns of
body William r. Love cashier burpe
condition serious. Arthur James 6rer,er
scalp wound. Mrs caro- n csfborn
shock. Mrs G. a. sinp,or. 49,, 80
body. Mrs Posina R,.eotbaf 49,, ~
body. unknown woman =, fr,ct,-c6
skull. icr fractured con5itio, ,rittrsf,
unknown man hands and ann. h,,r,rd
Thomas Mcpberson b.nds ana t.oI,
burned. Mrs T. ID Kvatero,a,, t,,,.,...
Afrs s d. IA piirrineton t4efc, 49,
icld. Margaret I.ayvne NIrs f.adenhsrr
Miss Winters. William H,tler rbomae