The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-20


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/ they exercised the same courage and fore
| thought did Alr Wells. but they also
agreed that the fire burned with such
rapidity that il was little wonder that
people lost their heads.
With Child Under Each Arm.
One OF the first and prettiest rescues
was made by a b-year-old boy from the
second floor on the Forty-sixth street side.
says the Tribune. This young fellow
would not tell The newspaper men his
name. and the confusion was so great that
it could not be learned. He evidently
found egress by the stairways shut off,
for he was one of the first to get a win
dow up and rope out. He twined his
legs around a rope, steadied himself like
gymnast and then a nurse handed out
TO him a crying and kicking baby He
tucked il under his left arm, and then took
sull younger baby under the other arm.
Then he gracefully lowered himself to
the ground, to the intense delight of the
spectators who relieved him of the babies
as soon as he got within reach. A ladder
was soon placed under the window. and
the nurse followed him with a sachel and
some children's clothing.
Mrs. McINinIey's Escape.
Mrs. Abner Mckinley. wife of the broth
er of the President, and her invalid
daughter. Miss Mabel Mckinley, had an
almost miraculous escape from their
apartments on the fourth floor of the no
tGs
This daughter is the apple of his eye to
Abner Mckinley. He has Travelled every
where with her In the hope of finding
health for her. They had been at the
Windsor for some time. Mrs. Mckinley,
attracted by the distant sound of the
bands in the parade, went to the front
window; then turning. she gazed a the
younger woman to learn if the noise of the
parade had awakened her. Mabel slept
peacefully. and Mrs Mckinley passed
softly into the adjoining room, and to the
window a=ain.
Just at that moment the cry of fire"
rang out. and Mrs. Mckinley was made
aware that the fire was in the hotel Her
presence of mind forsook her. She lost
control of herself, and, acting upon the
first law of nature, she clambered out of
the window to the fire escape. From this
place she was rescued by firemen and
taken to the rectory of Rev. D. Parker
Morgan, of the Church Of the Heavenly
Rest. No. East Forty-hfth street. Not
until she had been safely landed at Dr.
Morgan's did the half-dazed woman real
lie that she had deserted her invalid
daughter. Then her agony and terror
were uncomfortable.
Meantime, the noise of the shouting
firemen and the yelling crowd and the
smell of fire and smoke aroused Miss Nc
Kinley from her nap She staggered to
her feet half overcome by the smoke and
trembling with fright She ran from
room 10 room in search of her mother, and
then, noticing the open window, guessed
the truth. Then summoning all her
strength, Miss Mckinley drew herself up
to and swung out of the window on the
rope fire escape.
There she dangled in mid-air fifty feet
above the street. The fremen prepared
for Just such emergencies as this, placed
a ladder against the building, and nimble
men ran up and caught her swaying body
none too soon, for her strength was about
gone when strong arms were put about
her waist and she was carried down to the
street.
Miss Mckinley was carried unconscious
into the home of Richard T. Wilson, IA
ther-in-law of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.,
at No. 81 Fifth avenue. She was soon
restored sufficiently to be taken to her
mothers side.
Helen GOuId's HerOism.
And here again in a crisis that angel
of mercy Helen Gould, came to the 'front.'
SAYS the World. She occupies the old
ner of Fifth avenue and Forty-seventh
street, opposite the hotel. When she saw
people ieapng or falling from the win
dows to the pavement she promptly threw
open her residence to receive those in dis
t. ess.
Six women who were injured were car
ried into the house Then came one who
was dead. Miss Gould shuddered. and at
first seemed about to faint. But the true
woman then asserted herself
Bring them all in she cried, in her
excited fervor, I'm turn the whole house
into a hospital, If necessary"
The rescuers needed no further bidding
Victim after victim was carried in by fire.
men, police and citizens, until the costly
furnished house, with its fast-working am
buIance and other surgeons, more resem-
bled a field hospital than stylish Fifth
avenue residence.
In very short time, however, the
flames began to shoot across from the
hotel and threaten the Gould house. Il
was then determined TO vacate the build
ing. The police ordered IFS immediate
evacuation, and the wounded who hal
been taken there were removed Miss
Could did not leave until the last of the
injured was brought out.
The Gould servants Immediately began
the rescue of the valuables Costly furni-
ture. pictures and bric-a-brac were taken
out by them and carried to a place Of
safety.
Firemen aided the servants in this work.
Soon after 4 o'clock the flames COM
municated with the building. and the cor.
nice of the mansion began to blaze, but
il was put out.
"Reminiscences of the Windsor.
Gen. Grant was a frequent visitor TO
the Windsor, especially during the period
of his Inflated Wall street copartnershin
with Ferdinand Ward. The ex-President.
however, was more likely to be engaged
in talking horse with Mr. Vanderbilt or
Robert Bonner than in discussing the stock
market, says the Times
Adelina PATHS fondness for the Windsor
was well known. She always stopped there
when in this city and occupied the same
suite of rooms on the third floor looking
out upon Forty-seventh street. She had
! a private billiard table, and was very fond
| of knocking the worries about, as also was
her second husband, Nicoliui The latter
! prided himself on his experiences with the
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