The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-18

en-: Miss H. P. Millard Miss Margaret
Lowrie. Mrs J. F. Boyce. of Cleveland;
Mr.. A. A. Pope and Mrs. Pope, Miss NJ L
Burns, Miss E. c. Clancy, Mrs K. N.
Bradley, Pittsburg; Mr.. and Mrs. A. n.
Fuller, Philadelphia; Mrs. E. G. Williams
and Miss Williams, of London: Judge and
Mrs. W. G. Hawkins. Pittsburg; F. K.
Misch, New York correspondent of the
San Francisco Bulletin, whose wife Is
seriously injured at Presbyterian hospi-
tai
Hotel Bristol-Dr. and Mrs. H. M.
Wharton, Baltimore.
buckingham Hotels. Hoodman, J. s.
Rose, Stlas Downing and Mr.. and Mrs
D. G. Duncan, New York
Murray Hill Hotel-C. w. Squires Miss
R. E. Bronson, Commodore II. P. Far
rington and Miss Harrington. New York
city; John Gibson, Cincinnati
Plaza Hotel-A. C. Gunter and wife,
W. Clockworthy, New York city; B. w.
Jones, bennington, England A. A Will
son and wife, j. D. Linsley and wife,
Mrs. McEloy and A. Keogh, New York
city.
Grand Union Hotel. H. Hull and
wife and Miss K. H. McGregor, New
York city.
Park Avenue Hotel-w. E. Cooper, Con-
necticut.
Waldorf Astoria-B. L. Cook, ]. K.
Hill, w. IL. Chapman, New York; H. H.
Clarke, Liverpool, England; Col Tom
| Ochiltree
| . Cambridge : Miss Katherine Craig,
| Washington
i Holland House-John w. Doane. Chi
cago; Mr.. and Mrs. g. B. Barton and
Miss Barton, Providence, r. l.; A Ber-
nard Coutan, London, England; E. P.
Porter, London, England; Mr. and Mrs
j. Alderman and Miss Ackerman Plain
field, N j.. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rush
more, Plainfield, N. C.
Hoffman House-C. OBJ. Cowardin,
wife and son, Richmond Va; s. w
Elliott, Chicago; Charles Eady. Virginia.
Mrs. Era Holmes and Mrs. Stiles Bur-
ton, mother and grandmother respective
ly of Burton Holmes the lecturer, are
at the Landham hotel.
FIRE BEYOND CONTROL.
The flames could not be checked, and
In two hours from the time the fire broke
out the entire structure was in ruins and
the streets on three sides of the building
were filled with debris from fallen walls
and chtmneys, while the streams of water
being poured upon the interior of the
ruins had no other effect than to fill the
air with clouds of scalding steam, max
ing it impossible for anyone to approach
near enough to search for the bodies of
those who perished.
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,
and every window in the front of the
hotel facing Fifth avenue was filled with
spectators. The day was all that could
be desired, and an unusually large nun
ber of people were on the ssieets on that
account, a fact which interfered not a
little with the movements of the firemen
and police. AS soon as the flames were
discovered shooting from the windows,
that part of the st. Patrick's day pro-
cession which was near the building came
to a halt, and in a few minutes the pa
rade was disbanded, for the police came
rushing toward the fire from every di-
rection, and, as far as they were able,
drove the. people from the streets. One
alarm after another was turned in, and
the first of the fire engines was not long
in appearing upon the scene. The en-
gines caused wild scramble among the
paraders and spectators as they rushed
along the street and fell into position for
service.
GUESTS PANIC-STRICKEN.
In addition to the regular guests of the
hotel the windows were crowded by a
large number 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 stairway. commenced to
pour out of the building in great num-
bers, but it very soon became apparent
that a great majority of the 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, in all stages of terror, made their
| appearance and uttered frantic appeals
| for assistance to the crowd below AS the
| flames gathered about them they became
more and more terror-stricken, and pres
| emily some of them stood upon the mar
\ row window stills and beckoned to the
| spectators that they were about to leap.
| The men collected upon the sidewalks
ready to render any assistance they could,
| and in the meantime some of the women
| left the window sills and dropped to the
streets. In most instances the efforts to
| catch them and break their awful fall
| we're unavailing, for they struck the side
| Walk and in most cases broken limbs were
| the result.
| HEROIC RESCUES.
| AS soon as the firemen could get their
scaling ladders into position. they climbed
| the sides of the building and entered at
every window at which there was an un-
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