The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18
A Big HOTEL BURNED,
A Hundred Persons Killed, Injured
and Missing.

jumped from window; body not recov
cred
UNKNOWN MAN. aged %: seen to Jump
from Roof at rear Of hotel. but not recoy-
cred
INJURED.
Roach. Kate; burns on face. and leg
fractured.
Noona, Polly, hotel employe; burns on
body.
McNichols, Patrick. Waterman; burns.
Mcclure. James. truckman; left leg
fractured. and scalp wounds.
McPhatter. Dr. Neil; ankle fractured.
Flanagan, Kate, domestic; burns on
body.
Mallon. Charles: internal injuries, So
rious.
Henry. Mchltablc; probably fatally
burned.
Waldo, Mrs. Frank r.; burns on body.
Bailey, Mrs. Catherine, 1854 Greenwood
avenue. Chicago; burns on body, not Sc
rious.
Brewer Miss Helen thigh broken, and
had burns on body.
| John, Spiegle. leg fractured.
Misch, Catherine; burns on face and
hands; suffering from shock.
Wheeler, Mrs. g. r.. shock and BURNS
Wheeler, Miss Dorothy; shock and
burns
Boyce. Mrs William s., shock.
Skeleton. Edward Waterman; burns,
Duke, John, hotel employee; shoulder
/, dislocated.
Leland Warren. proprietor OF the hotel
| head cut.
! Haskins, Mrs. Mary Kirk, Chicago; hys-
| terical attack.
Price Mrs, Alice w, OF Georgia; shock,
! Thomas, Nellie. assistant housekeeper;
shock
Clifford, John; severe scalp wounds.
Curran, Ellen hotel employees burns on
body.
Love. William, cashier; burns. condi-
ton serious.
Fiske. Arthur fireman, scalp wounds.
Calhoun. Mrs. Carrie G.. shock
Sinons. Mrs g. c.; burns on body.
Rosenihal Mrs. Rosina: burns on body.
Unknown woman, aged 90; fractured
skull and leg fractured. condition critical.
Unknown man; hands and arms burned
The following is the list of missing:
Thompson. Gladys, IA, daughter of Eu
gene Thompson.
Belts Sadie, daughter OF John Belts
Upham, Annette daughter of ex-Senato
Upham of Vermont.
De Cordova. Mrs Alfred wife OF a stool
broker, having an office in tho hotel.
Bradley, Miss Laura.
Morgan. Mrs. Katharine.
Guien, Warren. elevator man at hotel.
Ausee. Miss May, visiting at hotel,
McNulty Miss
Buckhorn Miss H.. New York.
Mccarthy, Catherine, domestic,
Shea, Kate, domestic.
lose. Mary, domestic.
Mcconnell, Kate
Nruit, Miss, Domestic.
De Morasch. Mrs
Brand, Mrs. james.
Fuller Miss Margaret. niece OF A. NJ
Fuller Of Philadelphia.
Troops. Miss.
Chapman. Mrs. William II.
Buckley Mrs
Worth. Miss
Rigley Miss Jennie
Casey, Ellen p.
Ford Charles.
WEIGH. Mary.
Walsh, Norman.
Lally, Mary.
Stokes Mrs James X.
Mullen, Christopher
McFloy, Mr..
losman, Miss Dora, and two nieces, OF
Baltimore,
Hall. Eliza.
Hay, Clara.
Armstrong, Bridget,
Kellogg Or. Kenneth,
Morgan Miss Annie.
Tyler. Annie Nj.
Vogelin, Mary.
Mckay Mrs. Frederick.
Mcpherson. Thomas; burned about the
hands and body.
Waterman, Mrs. y. D.; burns; at No
9 West Forty seventh street.
Harrington, Mrs, S. II. H., at No. .
West Forty-seventh street.
Westerfeld, Helen, ct Dakota flats.
l+awne. Margaret. at Manhattan hotel.
Badenburg Mrs.
Winters Mrs.
Butler, william at Roosevelt hospital
McCluskey, Thomas, at st. Clair hos
p!tal.
So elmer. Mrs G. H.. at No. West For
ty-seventh sire IT.
Roseheim Miss. at Bellevue.
The flames could not be checked. and Il
two hours from the time the fire brolS
out the entire structure was in ruins o
the street on either side of the buildn
was filled with debris from the fallen walls
and chimneys, while the streams Of waite
being poured on the interior OF the ruin
had no other effect than to ill the air wit
clouds of scalding steam. making it i'm
possible for any one 10 approach nea
enough to search for the bodies of thos
who persisted.
. The fire was the most spectacular tha
could be imagined. When It broke o.
Fifth avenue was crowded with peopl
watching the parade and every window
the front Of the hotel facing Fifth avenu
|. was filled with spectators. The day wa
all that could be desired and an uuusuall
large number OF people we're in the street.
which interfered not a little with II
movements OF the fremen and police
AS soon as the flames were dIscovere
shooting from the windows that part Of II
St. Patrlck's Day procession which wa
near the building came to halt and
faus minutes the narade was dsbande