The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-28
BURNED IN
HOTEL FIRE
Former Wichitan Victim of
New York Confagrat!on.
MISS MINNIE LIGGETT
Was at One Time Popular
DreSSmaker Here.

Miss Minnie Lggett. aged 20, who.
years ago was head dressmaker in the
dry goods store Of Munson < Mcnamara
in this city, was one OF the victims OF
the Park Avenue Hotel fire in New York
last Saturday morning. For tventy-four
hours after the fire il was not known
whether Miss Liggett had been burned
10 death in the flames or not, and the
New York Sunday morning papers placed
her name in the list OF the missing. The
Monday evening papers. however. had
her name in the list Of the dead.
At the time Of her death Miss Liggett
was IN the employ CT the firm OF Dan
lei * Fisher. OF Denver. who sent her 10
New York twice a year 10 study fashions.
IT is probable that she was in New York
on this mission when she lost her life.
Miss Llggett was employed in this city
in the latter part OF the eighties and Is
well remembered by the women Of
Wichita who were IN society at that time
Her reputation as an artistic dress,naker
was so high that many OF the most fash
ionahie women OF this city relied almost
wholly on her judgment when having
their gowns made, and many times after
placing garment IN her hands they did
not see it. or even the trimmings until
IL WIS tried on.
Mr.. N. c. Comas. who is employed IN
the dry goods store OF George lines <
Co. was employed IN the store of AFunson
& sIcNamara while Miss Ldggett was
there. ana he speaks highly of he- work
and her character. Not only was she
an artistic drsssnsaker, but she was a
woman Of winning personality and held
the esteem OF the tWenty-three girls en-
ployeG in her department She possessed
The valuable faculty OF heirg able to get
those working under her Instructions. TO
enter into their daily tasks with snthu-
Eiasn. and at the same time win their
admiration for her gentle and considerate
manner. Miss Liggett was employed in
Wichita for about three OF FOUR years
and left here about The year 1855. When
she resigned her position with the firm
q Nunson & Mcnamara, she vert 10
Kansas City, where she held q respon-
sible position IN a large dry goods cstab-
lishment After staying in Kansas City
for several years, she went 70 Denver
whore she became head dressmaker for
tbs Mcnamara Dry Goods company. She
afterwards left their employ and be-
came head dressmal1er for the firm OF
Dsnie' & Fisher. which position she held
ct the tine OF her death. The respcnst-
bility OF her position N Denver is evil
denced by the fact that her employers
sent her 70 Paris once q year 20 study
fashions. besides sending her to New
York twice . year.
While IN This city Miss Liggett lived
with her mother and sister. Miss Y
J-iggett, who WAS a teacher in the Web
ster school Miss Ledis Mills and Miss
Jessie Clark were friends Of the family
and were greatly shocked last night 70
hear Of the death Of their old acquaint-
ance. Miss Mills and Miss Clark visited
at the home OF Miss LigEett while she
lived in Kansas City and they again met
her IN Denver in 1855.
Since moving 70 Denver Miss Liggett
often passed through this city on her way
10 New York and Paris. The longest time
she visited IN Wichita. however. vas "a
week. which she spent AT the home Of
Mrs. Charles Jones wife Of the late
chief OF police. Mrs. Jones was a warm
friend OF Miss Iiggett.
Miss Llggett did not 90 in society very
much. as her duties AZ the dry goods
store consumed the larger part OF her
time. She had many friends in this city
however. who Will be grieved at ner un-
timely death.