The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-10
MANY Die IN FLAMES
nELIRIOUs PATIENTS BURNED IN
SANITARIUM.
CHICAGo'S AWFUL STORY.
SARATOGA AND LONDON ALSO RE-
PORT HOLOCAUSTS.

Hospital for cure OF Dr1nk anu Drug
Habit BECOMES a Roaring Furnace.
Patients on Fifth Floor Strapped
TO Their Beds and Could Not Be
Saved-HorribIe Death of Chicago
Alderman and Probably Fatal In
iury of His Northumberland
struggle of Inmates for Life Wit
messed by Thousands.
Chicago, Juen 9.-Twelve men and
one woman were killed and about thir-
" persons were injured in a fire
which this afternoon destroyed the
sanitarium conducted by the Saint
Lukes Society, at the corner of Wa
bash avenue and Twenty first street
The society occupied the building,
which was long known as the Hotel
Woodruff, and for brief period as the
Hotel Lancaster. By far the greater
portion of the patients received in the
institution were those seeking cure
from the drink habit and those who
were addicted to the use of drugs.
When the fire broke out, there
was on the fifth floor a number of
patients suffering from delirium ire
mons, and some who were deranged by
drugs Several of these were strapped
to their beds, and it was found impos-
sible to save them, so rapidly did the
fire spread through the building. The
list, as far as known at present, al
though it is possible that the list of
dead will be increased later, is as fol-
lows:
aT-I
son. Joseph Harrington, Samuel Dali
zell, DR.. j. T. Stanton. George A. Rib
beck, Hillsdale, Mich; William
Kent alderman of Fourth Ward.
Chicago; John B. knapman; Mrs.
NJ Baumann; B. II. Boyd,
IS years old, and member of the medi-
cal staff of the institution.
Michael Luby, G. 5. Colt of La
vergne. ILL.,, and ]. B. Bishop of ST.
Louis are also injured. All are seri-
ously burned. Colt may die.
The fire originated in the basement
of the building, and spread rapidly to
the upper stories through the
elevator shaft. The blaze was discov-
cred by James Newell, a grocer, who
was driving through the alley in the
rear of the building. He noticed smoke
coming from one of the basement win
dows In an instant the flames were
caught by the draught in the elevator
shaft and carried up with a roar. New
ell gave an alarm, but in few min
utes the flames had been carried to the
roof, had eaten through it and were
leaping high in the air.
As the cry of fire rang through the
building patients sprang from their
beds and before they could be prevent
ed several had jumped from the win
doWs to the pavement. A number of
people were carried down the ladders
IL q 1-,,1 -
Roadway that there was almost no
chance for those on the upper floors of
the building to make their escape, and
such of them as were not suffcated,
were killed or badly injured by leap
ing from the windows.
Alderman kent's Hard Fate.
Alderman Kent was in a room on the
fifth floor with his attendant, A. w.
Wattles. The alderman, who has been
totally blind for many years, was in a
straight jacket. and his hands were
nanacled to a belt that passed around
his waist. When the alarm of fire
was sounded Wattles ran to investi
gate. He found the elevator shaft a
mass of flames and ran back to help
the alderman, who blind and unable
to do anything with his hands, was
almost mad with fear, and was shout
ing like an insane person. He had
CROPPED his way to the door and by the
ume his attendant had reached him
mad fallen to the floor overcome with
smoke. Wattles seized him and tried
10 drag him down the hall to a place
OF safety but Kent had become so
cfaZed that it was almost impossible
10 90 anything with him. Wattles was
Hhally compelled to run for his life,
as the flames were already scorching
ms clothing. He ran to window on
ine south side of the building across
which were iron bars. Wattles man
aged to tear two of these from their
ldstenings and with two other men
Who had followed him, climbed out on
me SILL They were seen by the fire
men who called to them to remain
Where they were and they would save
them.
WattIes' Mad Jump.
ladder was run up as high as pos
slnle and the two men with Wattles
we're taken down. He became crazed
with excitement and not waiting for
me return of the firemen, sprang for
net which some men were holding
On the sidewalk beneath. He fell part
~ IN 1t and partly on the sidewalk,
ana sustained injuries which will prob
ably cause his death in a short time.
hent was left lying on the floor of
ms room, and evidently died in suffo-
oauon. His body was badly burned
aIler death. Three hours after the out
FREAK of the fire it was found on the
moor OF his room, one leg burned to
crisp and the head burned off He
Ing
List of the Injured.
A W. Wattles, badly burned on the
Head and back. and internal injuries,
VIII die; Mrs. Amelia Wilson, burned
aoout the body and inhaled flame. will
PROBABLY die; Mary McMannis, badly
uurhed about the body; Matte jamie
Sun slightly burned and overcome by
smoke; Minnie Ellis, slightly burned
Ssnout the face; John Downey. Omaha.
zen Jumped from third story to roof
adjoining building leg sprained;
o. =. Davis, business manager Of the
aHltarlum, slightly burned about the
lands and face; Henry Norman col
ra' burned about the hands and face,
serious: Frank Johnson. burned
''lt the hands and face. not serious
''d kapra. cut by glass while trying
lump from a window on the fourth
Yf carried down by hremen,
serious. DR.. II. l.. Luse,
ned about the face and hands
.. 3. II. Bowman. burned while res
4ng her 4-year-old daughter from
.'Ia moor, severely burned about the
10y Mary Bowman, 4-years Oh,
ineq about body not serious, Fire
iA Michael Hadley. burned while
elng Carl Carlson from fourth