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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-18

time the chief Of police had teiephoned
to every hospital In the city, asking
that assistance be- sent Ambulance
forced their way through the crowds M
quickly MS possible and the injured
people who had made the frightful
leaps from the hotel windows were
placed IN them and removed To- the
hospitals. Several occupants OF the no.
tel appeared at the windows ~ the
sixth and seventh floors. and even on
the roof. and lcapcd to the streets from
these points. Very few Of them cs-
capped either instant death or injuries
which resulted In their death In n short
time later.
WALLS COLLAPSE.
within 10 or 50 minutes nf-
ter the IRE broke out the walls on
the Firth avenue side showed every In.
dlcution ~ failing. and presently with
an awful crash. they struck the asphalt
covering Of the street In front W the
hotel and caused the hundreds ~ pco.
pie who were standing there To- sent
ter IN every direction. This fall weak.
pucd the walls ON the forty-slxth and
Furty-sovcnth street sides. and hey
followed n moment later When the
walls fell the brick mortar and twisted
HirdcrH and corrugated iron filled the
streets on three sides OF the motel
front Of the houses on the opposite
side 81 the street from the hotel wore
wrecked By the falling walls. un1 the
amount Of debris piled In the streets
was 20 great that travel viii Do Inn
pcded Tor several days. Tho northeast
wing ~ the hotel continued tp burn
for n half AN hour after tho walls NJ the
other part NJ the building zen. Fire.
men continued to play streams upon
the flames and also upon an the nd-
Joining buildings. Including Miss
Gouid'a residence. which seemed In
Imminent danger Of catching frc. hut
the flames were brought under control
before they could reach any of them.
HEROIC HALLBoY.
Thcrc were many thrilling scenes In
the hotel during the early HtnEoa of the
fire. a hnllboy discovered the flames
while h. was passing along the fourth
floor. Immediately over the rooms occu-
pied by President Mckinley brother
Ahner Mckinley. and his family. The
boy pulled n chain attached TO the In,
alarm. but the chain broke and then ~
cried out an alarm ~ Ere ana ran H.
the n0or below. The blaze was then
licking up everything IN the Firm ave.
nue. end Of the building, and the lad
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when he got 10 the floor above the main
hall. ran into the American dining
room and gave the alarm 10 the guests
there. only Few persons were In tho
dining room at the time and they cs-
capped when the boy reached the main
floor Warren +. Leland, proprietor ~
the hotel. was In the rear Of the long
hall. and the hoy shouted TO him that
the building was on nrr. on Mr.. L.
lands instructions the clerks tried 90
save all the books and papers. and the
hoy then rushed down the basement
stairway and alarmed the women who
were at work In the laundry. u Is be-
iicvod that all Of them escaped.
one OF the most daring rescuea Of
fcctcd by the fircmcn occurred ON the
nth floor ON the Firth avenue front.
An elderly woman was nccn at win
dow, and two frcmon succeeded In
reaching the window Immediately un-
dcrneath. one OF them climbed 10 the
coping n the window ON which he was
standing and then swung the woman
clear " the window and landed her
safely IN the arms Of his companion.
who. with the assistance " several
other frcmon. passed her down 60 the
street
WOMAN LEAPS TO DEATH.
The arst horror occurred Just fifteen
minutes after the nrc broke out. \
handsome woman appeared az the vim
dow NJ room ON the fourth floor. She
held out her arms 10 the cruwd below.
Then she raised her hands No " IN sup
plicatinn and In moment climbed to
the window and lcapcd She turned
about like top aud struck the iron
railing In front Of the hotel. Her body
seemed 10 be- impaicd there. but II fell
m and into the nrcnwny Rhe was
dead. The womon WIS Identified ~
Mrs. Amelia Paddock ~ irvlngton. y.
v
one of the most thrilling scenes 81
the firc--1t time when the building
was n focthlnr cnuldivn ~ lame was
the heroic rescue of several women
from the upper stories. one had been
carried down from the NTH story. Mrr.
A. N. Fuller of pittHhurH then APP
ponrrd with her maid AZ the window ~
the fourth story. II seemed an agr be-
fore the ladder was lowered. Fircmcn
ran az and with great difficulty
brought down Mrs. Fuller and her
maid.
Just ne she was gotten out ~ tho
window. middle aged woman APP
pcnrcd NJ n window iust north % that
nj which the ladder was placed. The
woman, fearing she would not be rcn.
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cred shooting from the Windows. that
part Of Tho procession which was near
the building came to halt, and in n
few minutes the parade was disban1cd.
for the police came rushing toward the
Gre from every direction. and where
they were able, drove the people from
the streets. one IRE alarm after an
other was turned In. The engines
caused wild scramble among the
paradcrs and spectators rs they rushed
along the street and fell Into position
for service.
In addition to the regular guests Of
the hotel, the windows were crowded
BY large number OF spectator. rcsi-
dents OF this city. who had congro-
gated there TO witness the parade.
Soon after the first alarm was given,
people In the lower floors OF the hotel,
those who had easy access To the street
and the stairway, commenced 10 pour
out of the building In great numbers.
but II very soon became apparent that
a great majority Of the occupants ~
the hotel were either panic-strickcn. or
unable to make their way to the
ground floor
SCENES OF HORROR
Windows were thrown M on every
side of the building. and guests mostly
women. In all stages of terror. made
thelf appearance ana uiffeu ifanuc
appeals FOR assistance 60 the crowd
below As the ilamca gathered about
them they became more and more ter
tur-Ftrlcken. and presently some "
thom stood upon the narrow window
Hills and bockoncd to the spectators
that they were about 20 leap. The men
collected on the sidewalks ready To
render any assistance they could. ana
IN the meantime some uf thc women
lcft the window stills and dropped TO the
street. In most instances the efforts
tu catch them and break their awful
fall were unnvnillnR. for they struck
the sidewalk and In most cases, broken
limbs were the result.
~ soon ~ the fifomen could ret their
scaling ladders into position they
climbed the sides 81 the building and
entered nj every window where thcrc
was nm unfortunate guest appealing for
assistance. and many eases NJ heroic
rescue were Witnessed BY the throng IN
the streets.
At the corner Of Forty.acycnth street
and Firth avenue. directly across from
the hotel. IL the home OF Miss Helen
Gould. and az her direction. many of
tho injured were carried there aud
were treated by phyaiclnna and nurses
who she had sent for In the mean
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hospitals. and others who made wild
leaps TO the stone sidewalks were 30
badly injured that they are stlli hover
ing between life aud death.
II may be twenty-four hours or more
before the complete list Of fatalities be-
comes known and II win be longer than
that before II can be asccrtained def
nltcly how many chnrrcd bodies are In
the mass ~ fallen masonry that marks
the spot where the hotel stood.
DEAD.
Leland. Mrs, Elizabeth. wife Of War
ner Leland. proprietor OF the hotel
burns on body. died Mt Flower hos-
pital.
Leland. Helen. daughter OF Warren
Leland. jumped from window.
Paddock Mrs. Amelia, Irvington. n.
". jumped from window. died at Miss
KIRK. Nancy Ann. tMra. James =.
kirk. chicago; died In rellvuc.
Pierce. Mrs. NJ. Macon. Ga. jumped
from window. died nj 10 East Forty
sixth street.
Grandy. Miss Lascallcs. Elizabeth
city. ". j.: jumped from window.
Gibson. Mrs. Addic. AGED 90. shock:
fcll from one OF upper stories; died at
Murray lin hotel
Goodman. Eleanor Louise. aged IL.
fractured skull; died at Boivuc.
Connolly. John. hotel employe: burns
and Internal injuries. died at Flower
hospital.
Three unknown women and child.
Unknown man. jumped from roof.
INJURED.
Roachc. Kate. burns on face. leg
fractured.
Noon. Polly. hotel cmployc; burns on
body.
McNlcoils. Patrick. Waterman;
burns
Mcclure. James. truckmnn: left leg
fractured. scalp wound.
McPhnttcr. Dr. Nell: ankle fractured.
Flanagan. Kate. domestic: burns on
body.
Mailon, Nloholasi Internal injuries.
serious.
Henry. Mchltablo; probably fatally
burned
waldo. Mrs. Frank II: burns on
body.
Bailey. Mrs. cathcrlns. Chicago;
burns on body. not serious.
brewer. Miss Helen; thigh broken.
bad burns on body
Won SpclRlc. Mrs. leg fractured.
Misch. Mrs. Catherine. burns ON face
ana hands; suffering from shock
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The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-22
sEWs Up A HEART.
Nos. Remarkable Operation by a
BinghamtOn N.Y. Doctor.
KATIE woand. In vital organ Closed
IpZwIth several Stitches
and Patients Life II -
Prolonged.

An autopsy on the body Of Rabbi
Louis Ginsbarg, at BinghamtoD, y. 4.
revealed the remarkable fact that he
lived 80 hours after a knife wound IN
his heart had been sewed up. the oP-
GRAFTON having been performed By Dr.
L. Forker. Death Was caused by
semitic Inflammation Of the pericardium.
The autopsy showed that one wound
passed almost entirely through the ali
siomep. between the stomach and left
lung. through which long slit was
cut. the knife blade passing through
the perieardium and entering the wall
Of the heart at the left tentriele. and
lacking but an eighth of an inch OF
passing through the heart wall. which
in that place vas a triiie over half an
inch thick
When Dr. Yorker reached the place
after the tragedy he found the rabbi
nearly dead from loss OF blood. During
the operation he transfused into the
mans veins about three quarts Of
saline solution TO take the place OF
the loss Of blood and keep up life. 1t
was then necessary 10 cut OF one OF
the ribs and push back two others In
order 20 get an opening to perform
the operation. Then in spite Of the
flow Of blood. DR.. Forker. assisted by
Drs. l.. II. Quackenbush and {. q. Cole.
took three stitches in the heart and
stopped the flow OF blood.
In spite Of the skeptieism Of other
physicians, some of whom assisted at
the autopsy. the autopsy revealed the
stitches in the heart, just as DIR. Forker
claimed. One Of she stitches was taken
deeply into the muscles Of the heart
and the other two through the heart
skin. As soon as the operation was
performed the rabbi regnined con-
seriousness and remained conscious up
TO the minute Of his death. 4 few min
utes before he died. at ten o'clock. he
asked Dr. Forker to try and keep him
alive for a couple OF hours more.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-22
THE DYNAMITE SHIP.
tis Pneumatic Gaas. se-CaiIsd. Ave
EaiIure-Is Coed uniy for
Dispatch uoat.

The Nesuvius is giving the navy de-
partmcnt much concern. Constructor
teaster. of the Boston navy yard. Is IN
Washington and will discuss the ship
with the constructors aud engineers
there. II has been officially reported
that neatly $4,000 must Toe expended
before the ship can again go into com
mission, and then Il will only be scr,-
iccahlc as dispatch boat. attached In
all probability 60 the North Atlantic
ilect, Its pneumatic dynamite guns. 40
called. ARE a failure. aud while Il Is not
proposed 20 $50 20 the expense Of re-
moving that mechanism 4, is agreed
that they are worthless as naval ord
nance. The ship will have Co hc ma.
tefially strengthened IN the hull and
other changes wili be made. ,he work
being dooe at the Charlesiown yard
during the DeNt few months II the navy
department authorizes The expendi
ture
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-22
J. C. REID. MANAGING EDITOR.
THE COLOR LINE AT THE CO.
lumbar UNIVERSITY.

Rev Alcxander C. Turner, pastor Of
Plymouth Congregational church.
Washington. D. C.. applied Tor admis
sion to Columbian University "a pursue
course IN French and German He
was referred to President u l.. Whit
man by Prof Ramsey. Of thc university.
the latter claiming ia be an abolition
ist and friend OF Justice The fol
lowing telegram ras sent Ia the prcsi-
dent Who was absent from lls city
"Colored clergyman applies for admis
sion to summer school Any rcgula
tons contrary The reply, Prof
Ramsey. you have doubtless determined
this problem. ! am entirely willing to
aceep, your judgment The coiofed
clergyman called Tor the answer which
placed the burden upon the abolitionlst
professor and this IS what he said I
cannot accept your application because
! am going 10 resign ! was going to
recommend that the Summer school
latter this term) be discontinued. and
do not desire to do anything that might
he pointed TO a. possible reason iof
closing H. Or Garner. who is a.cul-
turcd eolofed gentleman. then applied
10 the Catholic uniy,, ,ity which, aftcl
asesrtainiug his fitness to enter. admit.
ted him without word
Too much praise cannot be given III,
Catholic institutions Of America IN Their
attitude toward the negro race. The,
have always ignored color lines Bu
such cannot be said ui Protestant insti
tuiions, Whcpeycr We read OF any u
our cultured dtylnes being humilaie,
because oi an effort to take advantage o
intellectual inducements. those who IN
yariably acknowledge privately that b.
IS the negroes friend are the aggressofs
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-22
SUBMARINE BOATS
oae BstnR Baiit Jnder Contract with
Holland Company Causing Con-
siderable WORN.

Naealexpertsare la a great quandnry
over the submarine BOAT which i Icing
built at baltimore under contract with
the Holland company. Nothing has
been done on the craft for IA year or
more. and IL Is already apparent to the
officials here that tie boat has mnny
defects la CONSTITUTIONAL and en-
RlncerinR way. which equal anything
urged against IL as "a hazardous feature
81 the naval force. There j. still doubt
in the minds Of many officers whether
the submarine boat is useful ship of
war. 1he experiments abroad are not
FcaHsuring IN this respect. and tests so
far with the Holland boat In Nev York
are not conclusive by auy means. A
great deal depends upon the forthcom-
ing trial of the Holland boat under the
auspices ot the naval board of inApee-
tiou.
The boat building az Baltimore wilt
probably have tn be altered materially.
HHd much Of its engine room equipment
removed. Ia any event. IL will he Rn
undesirable craft Ia which "a he az.
Tackled, us It's accommodation are poor,
II win he impossible Co remain on
board any length Of time without great
discomfort. The question Of changes
and the future ~ the boat rest with the
hoard of construction
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-22
WOULD BE ONE AMONG MANY.
Foreign Count who Was Engaged
90 several American Women
Gets Into Trouble.

Enterprising foreigners desiring 20
enter into matrimonial relations with
American women would do well TO pom
der on the ease of Count Matte Liewen
stierngranat, son of the chamberlain
OF King Oscar of Sweden. who is now
In Jail in New York city on a charge
OF breach Of promise preferred by IA
young lady of wealth and position.
The count is good example of the
noble foreigner who cometh to Column
hia To seek "A bride and a fortune. He
was arrested two weeks ago at the suit
of Miss Lcsbia NJ. BoSwick. who alleged
in her petition that she had reason To
believe that the count was about TO
sail for Sweden. and not marry her.
as he had promised. The count was im-
mcdiately arrested. and. being unable
to give S5O0 bail, was committed to Jail
The count Is tall, handsome-look-
ing young man Of % years, and has
all the appearance of "a gentleman born
and bred. IL is evident that he does
not consider the offense a particular
~ heiuous one, and is more surprised
az Attt ihtAAfiTaAtNAA tAAtA ARAAN ANtA 81
60 his fate. lie explained 70 the justice
before whom he vas arraigned;
Il was not aware that | was obliged
90 marry her simply because had be-
come engaged. IL was my impression
that could become engaged TO as
many girls as | desired, and did not
necessarily have 20 marry any Of them
until really found that one had suited
me best"
lie was informed that although such
might be the custom in Sweden. il could
not 60 In America. and reserved his de-
cision. His father is one Of the rich
est aud most influential men on the
Scandinavian peninsula. ard. although
IL is improbable that sso.000 will he
paid over to the unhappy lady whose
affections the stalwart Swsde has
stolen. be viii undoubtedly be made
to pay dearly for his presumption.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-22
NEW WAR ENGINE TESTED.
RapId-FIre Gun g. Mounted Upon .
speedy Motor Carriage for the
EFitIsh Army.

Motor carriages upon which modern
machine guns are mounted Will he in
troduced in the British army before
long II the experiments uow under way
prove as successful as expected. One
Of these new fighting machines will be
inspected by Lord Kitchener Of khar-
toum. Ii was adapted by Hiram Max
i'm from the plans Of Frederick K.
Sims.
Among the displays at the automo-
bile show recently held in the Old Deer
park, Richmond. was a military motor
quadricycle, the device Of Frederick X.
Sims. The quadrieycle carries max
i'm gun OF Mark ~. pattern. and bore
5.02 inches, runs by timing gear up
TO IS miles an hour. viii cover 100 miles
before becoming exhausted, or go
miles with a reserve Of petroleum, aud
can be worked-Pun as well as motor
by one man. The motor is made
self-cooling. self-feeding and self-ig-
hitting by means OF the inventors mag.
neto-electric ignition system.
This sims Motor Scout" as IL has
been named, was twisted and turned
over grass and cinder track with the
greatest facility. aud with unSaryine
silence. The gun sweeps wide field
and can be aimed. whether at the hal
or in speed, to right and left. A thou
sand rounds OF ammunition ear b.
easily slowed on the machine. in boxe
Of "a hundred. advantageously dispose
for replenishing the gun feeder. 4
new form Of tire. combining the cush
ion, pneumatic and solid. is fitted to tn
motor scout. and will. it is claimed. al
low Of the machine being worked owe
rough country.
This compound tire is cooled by re
tation. has side fiauges 10 the rim tina
afford protection against collision wit
such objects as eurbsfones, and elimi
mates side slips. Should puncture oC
cur the tire collapses entirely insid
the rim and the wear falls partly o
the side rims and partly on the tread.
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The union picnic given by the Twin
City Sunday school last Thursday. Al
Lake Harriet, Vas a grand reuntun oi
friends and acquaintance Al serued
to have enjoyed them>sl,e, 10 the ex-
IRENE The plan at having annual unlon
plenies IS capital There Is an existing
doubt as 20 whether any either public
gathering could being together ., one
time sueh large eoneour.s ui good
people The picnic Nas gwen tor the
children hu, tho elder ones were in
greater evidence The sp,rit revealed
was TIA, 81 highly tongyutal and dem.
onstrased the noryssity al such gather
ings The respective superiutsud,nts
maaagea the affair ui,h much strategy.
ihna ssading even une nnnisa,ant word
The Advance vii sagsys, thar ths
various committees on Sunday ,sbossi
psenies Is wade permanent
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Hon ! Frank Wheaton. member oi
the Minnesota legislature. AID district.
y the leading negfo oi the Northwest
lie - a shining light ui the MIME
apolis bar and an orator ui great prom
ise By his own indomiishle pluck and
energy Mr. Wheaton has forced his
way To the iron, over great opposition,
and Is to-day the coming man pi the
West The sun takes pride in present
ing this young giant to the people n(
Missouri lie Will speak m this city
August Rising sun. Kansas City.
Nc
Mr. Wheaton recently visited Kansas
City. and 80 well dad the citizens oi
that city appreciate hls worth. that the
Lincoln League engaged him among
other orators 81 national fame Ia speak
on the ~ 81 August at the Emanc,ps
ton celebration
Minnesota ongh, to feci proud oi her
ability Ia present to other citizens a
man whose prominence Is known Gu,
side 81 the state
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KNIaaTs or pfTHIAs.
Vat. Turner Lodge. Va. =. n. of p.

Vat. Turner Lodge. M. =. n. of p.
sIes=ts the seeaHd and fourth Tht5rstisas-s
lr each MONTH BrofheFH IN good stsfaes
irlz gFaieome- A. I.alsor Tsnpis Fourth
q nd F.iFhtn avenue sfsatfs
RALPH WATSON. KaR and
Pride eff Minnesota LodEs. No. J. n.
of r.
Meets The first and third ThuFsdays n
zach fnaftt- An brothers IN good "a nd
ing welcome ~ Fiumfner fostZ al.
r-iFst #ystlus north ard IS ashingt ton
JAMES RDBEHIss & G.
" = jeffrey. k-E and =
>. -. HIIyard Lodge.
MeetF first Tuesday in each tnpfih . I
WINDOW Hook Second avenue south and
Es'Haialnntofl M8Honz in good standing
fsZV. LIILAKD. " II
JASPER GIBBS. See. Guaranty Loan
EszFfHafH n
Anchor Lodge. M. :. \. v. and \. VI
Ms4fg the first ard Hsespd MONDAY IN
F.,ff month st 8iT-1ofH Block. sse9f1d a =
tfstts south and " aHi4inRtaH. aasaflE IN
k'''''a ! a. SCOTT. W NJ
A. n. Ike, G0l Aidrich avenue South