River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-02-27
VICTIMS OF THE FIRE FEND.
Nineteen Persons Are Killed by the
Burning Of the Park Avenue
Hotel in New York.
MANY GUESTS JUMP FOR THEIR LIVES.
F.Iaze Started in the Armory of the
Seyenty-First Regiment, Which
Was Also Observation-Disclosures Num-
Der of People Injured-PrOperty
Loss Nearly a Million Dollars.

New York. Feb. 22.-In a fire early
this morning that destroyed the
armory of the Seventy-frst regiment
and the upper stories of the Park
Avenue hotel 10 persons lost their
lives and scores of others were IN
iured All the dead and injured were
guests of the hotel, of whom there
were more than 500. Many of these
quests were in the city to attend
the ceremonies attendant upon the
visit of Prince Henry. Others were
business men, some of them million
aires, who had come to New YORK TO
effect commercial deals.
List of the Dead.
The persons who lost their lives IN
the hotel fire are:
Norman Acton, died in Bellevue, BODY at
r1orgue; lived in Colorado Springs.
90. Charles l.. Burdett, Hartford, Conn,
commander of the First regiment Con-
necticut volunteers, killed by fall IN ire,
body removed from the morgue and shipped
to Hartford
William J. Bernhard, 30 years old, kllleo
in hotel; body taken to undertaking rooms
for shipment to home, Chicago.
Mrs. William J. Bernhard, died in Belle
vue same disposition Of body as that OF
her husband.
Lee G. Conrad, q years old, draughtsman,
of this city.
Fred S, Hovey. 35 years old, of Lyons, N.
Y. died at West Thirtieth street station
house.
J. r. Hames (not certain, may be Thomas
Horne) lived in Denver, Col, and was
an agent of the H. B. Claf1in company.
John Ivison, died in hotel lived in Den
yer. Col, agent of H. B. Clafin company.
Minnie E. Liggert, 40 years old, dress
maker, of Denver, Col, where she was en-
pIoyed by the Daniels & Fisher company.
Mrs J. McManus.
Capt. Charles Underwood OConneu, died
in New York hospital; was formerly clerk
in the supreme court.
Ex-Congressman CASTOR A. ROBINS, or
Savannah, Ga.
Esther Schlessinger, So years old, OF chi
cago, buyer.
Jacob SPAIN, so years old, Rochester,
n. Y.
John G. Walker, 50 years old, of Colum-
bia, Tenn.
Col Alexander M Piper, United States
army, retired, 70 years old, at hotel
Mrs. Salome Foster, known as the
'Tombs Angel"
Sophia Beach, aged 81, died at Bellevue
hospital Sunday.
Boardman of NorWalk Conn.
Heavy Explosions.
After the granite walls of the ar
mory fell there was a succession of
unusually heavy explosions, as if the
ordnance ammunition had been
reached. Following one of these,
which fairly shook the earth, the
blazing tower seemed to be lifted
in the air for an instant. Then, with
a tremendous crash, it toppled over
and fell, carrying adjoining parts Of
the walls with it.
Guests Flee in Panic.
The guests in the hotel were all no.
titled by Manager Reed by means of
the telephone connection between
stories that the hotel was ablaze, and
all rushed for the elevators. They
were being taken down by carloads at
sos o'clock.
Many of the guests in the hotel were
panic-stricken and the police seemed
to lose their heads completely. Hotel
guests dashed from the building in
their night robes out into the street
and cold.
Women Appear at Windows.
Almost simultaneously with the
bursting out of the flames from the
hotel Is women appeared at windows
on the fourth floor. All were hysteri-
cal and threatened to jump, while
crowd of thousands of persons yelled
to them to wait. One woman crept
out on the ledge of the window and
was ready to jump, but the firemen
run ladders up and she was carried
down to the street.
Some of the Injured.
w. r. Bradley, of Alberville, S. c.,
and his wife 1eaped from room on
the third floor, on the Thirty third
street side of the hotel, into the street.
Both were taken to the Roosevelt hos
pital. Tt was said that the woman's
injuries were mortal.
Harry l.. Bennett, of Toronto,
jumped from fourth-foor window.
His arms and one leg were broken.
Among those who escaped were
Bishop Ludden, Monsignore Kenny,
and number of Catholic priests from
py1dCuSG. N. l.. UdIIeS M IdyH0. OIL
Connecticut, and C. H. Stockwel1, of
Troy, n. Y.
ArmOry "a Landmark.
The Seventy-first armory was mas
sive granite structure and one of the
striking buildings in the city. The
cornerstone was laid in 1892, and the
cost, including the land, was nearly
100000. The armory is also headquar-
tiers of the First brigade, n. G. n. Y,
the Signal corps and the Second bat
terry.
Deaths Estimated at 5000.
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