New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-18

she took trip downtown 10 see her brotheIs,
81 No 90 Vesev-st She was there when the
fire dnstroved the hotel. Had she been az the
hotel there is little doubt that she would nave
lost her life She had lived fourteen years at
the Windsor, which was the only nome sne
knew Her friends greatly relieved late
last night to learn that she had escaped
MRS. JOSEPH HOWARD. JR, RESCUED.
Josenh Howard. jr. the we-known newspaper
man. and Mrs. Howard had made the WINDSOR
their home for the last year and a har' MI
Howard was at his office. In the Times Bul'u-
ing when the FIRE broke out but Mrs Howard
and her maid were in their rooms, on the fourth
floor OF the Forty seventh-st side OF inc ho'ei
They attempted to leave by one or the LADDERS
but we're forced back and were finally rescued
by hrcmen being carried down LADDER py 'ne
members Of Hook and Ladder Company NO l.
Mrs Howard was taken to the home OF MISS
Helen Gould opposite. and was moved from
there to a nearby house. when the fear was en-
tertained that the Windsors wall might fall
across the street She was later taken IN
| cab 10 the home Of her daughter, Mrs. Edward
r. White. at No 3l6 West Seventy-sixth-st.
rxcent for the severe nervous shock from which
she is suffering. she is unnjured as is also her
! maid Nothing OF the personal effects Of either
| herself or her husband were saved, beyond her
, iewel-bag which she had the presence OF NINA
| 10 seize Mr. Howard Informed 10y tele-
| phOne Of the fire. and at once hurried uptown ~
| look after his wfes safety. Unable TO hhd
| anything Of her, he at last sought her out AZ
! Mrs Whites arriving there about ten minutes
! before her Haf-crazed. he hurried away 10 d
telegraph station, and returning later louhu
| her safe.
| SIZE HAD TO RUN THROUGH FLAMES
Mrs. J. C. stratton. of Chicago, made her
| escape from the hotel by running through the
| flames She was severely burned. Her injuries
were dressed at a nearby drug store and later
she was attended by physician.
! James Duane a policeman attached to the
East Ffty-hrst-st station rusheu up 49,. !" ~ -
| third floor soon after the alarm WAS turheu III
| and rescued three women on that moor. AS ne
| was trying to grope his way out or the hotel
| with the three women. his Uniform was he'i''
| torn off him , ,.,
| MacNichol. the night Waterman of the hotel
| who was on the top floor when the nre proKe
! ont saved his life by winding lot OF wire
| around his body and letting himself down 10 the
| nearest fire escape His hands were pduly
burned and he nearly sunocated ny smoke
before he reached the street.
CARRIED OUT CRIPPLED WOMAN.
I. G. HaNen was passing the hotel at the
time the fire was discovered. he rushed INTO
the hotel and ran up to the fourth floor. where
he found crippled woman, who was unable 10
move The hall at that time was filed with
dense smoke that almost stl1ed him. lie picked
the woman UP and carried her safely out of the
! hotel
Assemblyman John II. Maher and Sheriff Dunn
were IN the ranks of the paraders when they
heard the cry Of fire. They assisted several
! women in the hotel TO get quickly to the street
Sheriff Dunn's clothes were badly torn.
Father O'Grady the visiting priest at Belle
: vue Hospital was standing in front Of 81. Pat
rlcks Cathedral when he saw flames shooting
from the hotel. He to the burning building
and helped to carry several persons who had
: Jumped or failed from ladders 10 the street 70
places OF safety.
DARING WORK OF FIREMEN.
William Clark and Edward Ford. members Of
Fire Company No {. did heroic work They
rescued woman the top floor by passint
. her from one window TO another. She was ther
n taken down by means Of a rope ladder.
q Firemen Mcclure and McDermot with the aiC
g | Of a long ladder. rescued Mrs. Mira Winkel
mann, n guest, who stood at a sixth-story win
= dow She enveloped in thick smoke anC
n was screaming for help when the firemen res
= | cued her.
. Mrs A. NJ. Fuller, OF Pitsburg. who was Ill
e | and her coored maid. were rescued from th'
q | fourth floor by several hremen. Mrs. Fulle
e was then taken to the Gould house. and late