The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-18

of body.
UNKNOW NWOMAN, aged %, frac-
tured skull leg fractured; condition
critical.
UNKNOWN MAN, hands and arms
burned.
MCPHERSON, THOMAS, hands and
body burned.
WATERMAN, MRS. f. d.. burns.
PURRINGTON, MRS. S. ii. Ii.
WESTERFELD, HELEN.
LAWNE, MARGARET.
BADENBURG, MRS.
WINTERS, MISS.
BUTLER, WILLIAM.
MCLUSKY, THOMAS.
STRIENER, MRS. G. III.
ROSENHEIN, MISS.
LIST OF THE MISSING.
The following list of missing il revised
at 1890 a'clook a M.
THOMPSON, GLADYS. II, daughter
of Eugene Thompson. West list street.
BELTS, SADIE, daughter of John
Belts. West list street.
UPHAA1, ANNErTA, daughter of ex-
Senator Upham. of Vermont.
DECORDOVA, MRS. ALFRED. wife
of stock broker, having an office in
the hotel.
BRADLEY, MISS.
STEINER, MISS, New York.
MORGAN, MISS CATHERINE, AS
Madison Avenue.
GUIEN, WARREN, elevator man at
hotel.
AUZE. MISS. visiting at hotel.
NTtNJTJ NV MICS
UCkHORN, MISS H., New York.
MCCARTHY. CATHERINE, domestic.
SHEA. KATE, domestic.
JOSE, MARY, domestic.
MCCONNELL. KATE.
NRUIT JAMES.
DEMORASCH, MRS.
BRAND. MRS. JAMES.
FULLER, MISS MARGARET, niece
of A. NJ. Fuller, of Philadelphia.
TROOPS, MISS.
CHAPMAN, MRS. VIM. III.
BUCKLEY, MRS.
WORTH, MISS.
RIGLEY. MISS JENNIE.
CASEY, ELLEN +.
FORD. CHARLES.
WELSH, MARY.
WALSH, NORA.
LAMMY. MARY.
STOKES, MRS. JAMES III.
MULLEN, CHRISTOPHER.
/ McFLOY. MR., Is years old, lived at
hotel with his family.
! HOFFMAN, MISS DORA and two
/ nieces, Baltimore.
KELLEY, ELIZA.
| CLARA, MARY.
ARMSTRONG, BRIDGET.
KELLOGG, DIR. KENNITH f..
MORGAN, MISS ANNIE TAYLOR.
LOREE. HARRY w.
ANGELINA. MARY.
MACkAY, MRS. FREDERICK.
The flames could not be checked, and
in two hours from the time that the fire
broke out the entire structure was in
ruins, and the streets on three sides of
the building were filled with debris
from the falling walls and tall chimneys,
while the streams of water being poured
into the interior of the ruins had no
other effect than to ill the air with
clouds of scalding steam. making it inn
possible for any one to approach near
enough 10 search for missing bodies.
The fire was the most spectacular that
could be imagined. When it broke out
Fifth Avenue was crowded with people
watching the st. Patrick's Day parade,
which was passing the building as the
fire broke out. and every window i'll the
front of the hotel ,acing Fifth avenue
was filled with spectators watching the
marching men and floats in the street.
An unusually large number of people
were on the streets, and intcrfered no
| little with the movements of the firemen
| and police.
| In addition to the regular guests of the
hotel the windows were crowded by a
large namber of spectators, residents of
| this city. who had congregated 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 to pour o.t
Of the building in great numbers, but it.
very soon became apparent that Il great
majority of thf occupants of the hotel
were either panic stricken or unable
| to make their way to the ground floor.
| Windows were thrown up on every
side of the building. and guests, mostly
! women. made frantic appeals for assis-
! tance To tha crowd below.
| FINALLY some of them stood upon the
narrow window siHs and beckoned to
| the spectators that they were about 70
/ leap to the streets. The men col
lected upon the sidewalks ready to rem
der any assistance they could Some
of the women dropped to the streets.
In most cases the efforts to catch them
and break their fall were unavallmg,
and broken limbs We're the result. AS
soon as the firemen could get their seal
ing ladders into position they "limo q
the sides of the building and enter
ed at every window where rs an unlor-
tunate guest appealing for assistance,
and many cases of heroic rescue were
Witnessed by the throng in the streets.