Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-06-11
'DEATH FROM A FIRE
Nine Men and One Woman Lose
Their Lives at Chicago.
SEVEN ARE MISSING
TIE sanIssrium Of Saint Luke sccIsiy
Totally Destroyed More THAN
Thirty Persons Injured,
Some Seriously Hart.


Some Seriously Hart.
Chicago. June i0.-Ninc men and
one woman were killed and about
thirty persons were injured In a ilr,
which destroyed the sanitarium con
Quoted by the Saint Luke's society al
the corner OF Wabash avenue and
Twenty.first street. The society oc'
cupied the building which was lons
known as the Hotel Woodruff. and for
a brief period as the Hotel Lancaster.
BY far the greater portion OF the pa.
tents received In the institution were
those seeking cure from the drink
habit and those who were addicted 20
the use OF drugs when the FIRE
broke out there was on the fifth floor
q number OF patients suffering from
delirium tremens. aud some who
were deranged by drugs. Several OF
these we're strapped 10 their beds and
Il was found impossible 10 save them.
so rapidly did the FIRE spread through
the building.
The list OF dead a. far as known
at present is as follows 8. J. Newell.
Carl A. Carlson. Joseph .Harryglon.
Samuel Dalzell. DR.. J. T. Stanton.
George A. Ribbeck. Hilisdale. Mich;
@. s. Gott. Lavergne. H.; William
Kent. alderman OF Chicago; John n.
Knapman. Mrs. NJ. Baumann and u.
II. Boyd. rs years OF age. a member
OF the medical stan OF the institution.
The officials OF the institution gave
out the following list OF missing. II
Is known that they we're in the build.
Ing when The Are broke out.
NJ. J. cahiIl. attache OF the santa.
rum. but III In his room for the last
three days
william Eggleston. patient
@. Harrigan. patient.
NJ. Il. Loucks. patient.
c. McGrail. keeper OF a restaurant
IN the building
Malcolm Morris. patient.
Thomas Ryan. patient
The FIRE originated In the basement
Of the building and spread rapidly to
the upper stories through the eleya.
tor shaft. The blaze was discovered
by James Newell. grocer. He
shouted to several men to give the
alarm. and TO alarm the inmates OF
the building. Several hurried 10 do
this, hut by the time they reached
the first floor OF the building the
flames had been carried TO the root.
had eaten through II and we're leap
Ing high In the air.
As the cry OF fire rang through the
building patients sprang from their
beds and before they could be pre-
vented several had jumped from the
windows TO he pavement
The fire department was on tho
scene within a few minutes and as
he windows we're filled with people
for help. the fremen devot.
I'd their first efforts to save lives and
allowed the fire to burn. While
arge number OF people were being
,arried down the ladders by the fire
men the Are got such Roadway that
here was almost no chance for those
IN the upper floor OF the building 10
make their escape. and those who
we're not suffocated we're killed or
,adly injured by leaping from the
windows.
After the fre was over the police ar
'ested william Lanahan. the engineer.
zee Seymour. the fireman OF the build
ng. and J. p Nagel the inventor OF a
yasolIne plant In use In the basement
" the institution. There are no direct
charges against the men. but the po-
Ice have the idea that the hre might
ave resulted from the mlsmanagement
" the gasoline plant
The police placed under arrest. in
addition 10 the men taken into custody
llrectly after the FIRE. G.. T.. Miller. the
president OF the institution. and VIII
lam Steiner. the engineer OF the build (
ng, who went of duty at noon.