Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-03-19
II Is Not known Whether They E.
caped from the Building
or Perished.
MOST OF THE DEAD
KILLED IN ESCAPING.
II i MOI known How Many Are Dead,
hut the List WIN Not Fall De.
lew Score and May
BE- Two Score.


hotel. costing si.Ol0 10. was destroyed
by fire late yesterday afternoon. The
flames originated from the igniting Of a
lace curtain burst forth from the first
floor of the Windsor hotel a. the ST.
Patrick's day parade was passing the
building. and Ia few minutes they had
leaped up 10 the roof and enveloped the
entire Fifth avenue and Forty-seyenth
street fronts Of the hotel
Ten minutes later tie flames were
roaring through the interiorof the hotel
and all escape by means Of stairways
aud elevators was cut of. There WAS
the widest scene of excitement within
aud without the building Hundreds Of
guests and employees wcre in the hotel
when the fire broke out and for many Of
them escape with safety wasimpossible.
Probably from 10 20 Is lives were lost
within a half hour and 80 or 80 persons
iniurci in jumping from windows and
iHru-hing through the roaring flames
ou the corridors and on the stairways
Many who were injured died later at
nearby residences and Gt hospitals aud
others who made wild leaps 10 ths stone
sidewalk were 20 badly injured that
they are still lowering between lie aud
death.
Tho flames could not BE- checked and
IN two hours from the time the FIRE
broke ont the entire structure was in
ruins aud the streets on three sides Of
the building were filled with debris
from falling walls and chimneys
while the streams of water being thrown
upon the interior Of the ruins had no
other effect than % fll the air with
clouds u scalling steam. making IL i'm.
possible for any one % approach near
enough to.earch for the bodies OF those
who perished
Many miraculous escapes We're made
and fremen and policemen saved the
lives Of number Of persons They
wera cheered time and time again by
the crowd
The guests In the hotels lost thousands
o. dollars The hotel was insured tor
SGoOooo and the couients Tor $1,000
List Of dead.
Mrs Elizabeth Leland. vile Of War
rcn Leland proprietor II the hotel
Helon Leland. daughter % Warren
Leland jumped from window
Airs Amelia Paddock. lryington. n.
y. jumped from window.
Mrs James s Kirk Of Chicago
Mrs NJ Price, Macon. Ga
Miss Lasellos Grandy. Elizabeth City
NC
Ms Addic Gibson agod %.
Eleanor Louise Goodman. aged n.
John Connolly hotel employe.
Two unknown women
An unknown man
The following Is the list Of missing:
Gladys Thompson. Saddle Belts An
netto Upham, Mrs. Alfred De Corlovau.
Miss Bradley, Miss Steiner Miss Cath.
crime Morgan, Warrcn Guion. Miss Auze
Miss McNulty Miss II Buckhorn.
Catherine McCurty Kate Shea. Mary
jose Kate Mcdonnell Alrs DeMora.ch.
Mrs james Brand. Misc Margaret Ful.
Ter Miss Troops, Mrs William
H. Chapman Mrs Buckley aU..
Worth. Miss Jennie Rglty Ellen
p Casey Charles Ford. Mary Wclch.
Norman Walsh Mary Lamy. Mrs
James H. Stokes Christopher Mullen
Mr. Floy Miss Duna Homan aud two
nieccs Eli Hall, Bridget Armstrong, DR.
Kounlth Kellogg Mis-. Annie Taylor
Morgan Mary W Ldrao. Mary Augsiu
and Mrs Frederick MacKay
The following were injured;
Kate Roacho burns ON face, leg frac.
tured
Polly Noonnn, hotel cm, loye, burns
ON the holy.
Patrick McNlchols watchman. burns.
James McGnhe, trnciman. lcf, leg