The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-18

least three or four persons were seen
to jump, whose bodies have not been
recovered, A young man, apparently
n employe, jumped in the roof on the
18th street side of the hotel Another
unknown man jumped on the Fifth
avenue side, and two more were seen
to jump from the rear Shortly after
that, two women jumped from the roof
to the court yard below. It is known
that two of these at least arc dead.
Eye witnesses say they saw a wo-
man throw child from window and
fall moment later herself. Just before
the collapse Of one Of the walls. As
yet no trace Of these bodies has been
found.
]. 1emott Morgan of Birmingham
Ala, who had been watching the pa
rade with a number of friends from
the balcony, ran to the fourth floor and
"escued Mrs. Algernon Jarvis and her
daughter Mabel. He took them to the
bslcony and from thence they We're
taken to the street by firemen.
Abner Mckinley, the brother Of
President Mckinley, had four rooms on
the ground floor Of the hotel. Mrs.
Mckinley and her daughter Mabel &C.
Cupied the rooms with Abner McKin-
ley Miss Mabel had ordered a coach
for drive at $50 O'clock. and was
dressing for it. when the alarm of fire
was given She was in ner dressing
gown at the time. She saw the smoke
and becoming frightened, opened the
window, and was assisted out by some
unknown man. She walked half a block
md found her carriage in waiting. She
was driven to the Hotel buckingham,
where she telephOneG to her father at
his Office at so Broad street.
Mrs. Mckinley and her daughter,
Helen Mckinley, were entertaining
Mrs. John Sherwood the authoress.
Mrs Mckinley, her daughter, and her
guest got out, assisted oy two mon.
The women became separated. Mrs.
Mckinley went to the residence of Rev.
DR.. Morgan, at No. East 45th street,
ana Miss Helen Mckinley TO the resi-
1erce of the banker, Richard T. VIII
son at 511 Fifth avenue. The McKin-
'eys afterWard Went to the Manhattan
Hotel, where there was a joyful re-
union of the family They lost every
hing except the clothes thoy wore.
Or. F. ?. Brown Of 500 Fifth avenue
md A. z. Brown Of Congress Heights,
Washington, knowing the McKinleys
were in the hotel. rushed upstairs As
they were going upstairs, they saw
The two men, one a fireman and the
ether an employee. bringing down Mrs.
Warren Leland. The WOman's clothes
were burned from her body She was
being literally carried down the steps.
The men told DR.. Brown that they had
found the woman in the hallway lying
on the floor unconscious. The men said
that they saw one woman leap from
The window of the room, but they had
| 10 time to stop her. This was the
| daughter Of Mrs. Leland, Miss Helen
leland. This was the saddest incident
| OF the fire
The Lelands have another daughter,
Miss Fanny Leland, but she was away
| from the hotel at the time.
| Mrs. Leland died in Flower hospital
at o.15 p. m. tonight Her sOr Charles
was the only relative with her when
| the end came. He remained al the bed
side for some time after her death
| took place. and then walked quietly
! down stairs. There he met his father,
| who with Warren Leland, Jr., a ne
Dhew and q friend, had iUst come to
| the hospital. The old man vas greatly
| agitated
"Charles. my boy. how is your
| rlother?' he asked, his voice thick
| with emotion.
! Mother is resting quietly, father"
! replied the son. who feared TO tell his
'ather the truth that his mother had
| lust died.
Mr.. Leland was then taken away by
| his son to the house of a friend.