Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23
EIGHTEEN DEAD FROM FIRE
Long List Of injured from Among the Park
Avenues Guests,
woasr Ho1tL bad SINCE WINDSOR SURNLI
origin of the Fire which wipes
out Two Millions in Property
IL it'll Undeter-
mined.


NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-For the third time
since New Years day Park avenue. this
city. was the scene Of the loss Of
human life. First was the collision In the
New York Central tunnel; second came the
dynamite in the Rapid Transit subway at
Forty first street, and the third today was
q FIRE which started in the Seventy-nrst
Regiment armory and spread 20 the Park
Avenue hotel. where eighteen persons were
killed and many injured.
It was the worst hotel Ere since the
Windsor was destroyed. The fire was first
seen at about 1880 in the morning, in the
armory, and in q remarkably short time
that building was in flames from end to
| end. The firemen made their way as best
they could through the streets. deep with
slush and did all possible to confne the
IRE to the armory, but after they had
been at work for nearly an hour the dis
| covery was made that the hotel was on
fire.
Hotel is Crowded.
The hotel was crowded with guests who
had come 20 attend the festivities In honor
Of Prince Henry. More than 800 persons
were in the house.
The FIRE was confined principally to the
hfth and s.gth aoors near the elevator air
shaft. Abcut me time the hotel was found
to be on IRE this ligatE went out and the
corridors were filled WIS s!noke. The
guests. unable to find their way through
the darkened Railways iurnpsa rom sin
| dows or ran directly into the heme-swept
portion of the building. 1t is this fact that
accounts for the large loss Of life. although
the hotel was not destroyed.
Dead.
The following list OF persons who lost
their lives In the Park avenue fire or who
died from injuries received in 1t was COM
piled late tonight:
NORMAN ACTON, died in Bellevue, body
at morgue, lived in Colorado Springs, Colo.
COLONEL CHARLES L. BURDETT,
Hartford, Conn.,, commander Of the First
regiment, Connecticut volunteers, killed by
fan in are; body removed from the morgue
and shipped to Hartford.
WILLIAM J. BERNHARDT, IS years Of
age, killed in hotel; body taken to under
taking rooms for shipment to homo in Chi
caSo.
MRS. WILLIAM J. BERNHARDT, died In
Bellevue; same disposition OF body as that
Of her husband.
LEE G. CONRAD. Fl years old, draughts-
|
imam Of this city.
FRED s. HovEY, IS years of age. Of
| Lyons, N. Y, died at West Thirtieth street
station house.
J. r. NAMES (not certain, may be
Thomas Hornet, lived In Denver. Colo, and
was an agent Of the H. B. Claim company.
JOHN IvERSoN, died in. hotel, lived In
Denver, Colo. agent for H. B. Claim COM
pany.
MINNIE q. LIGGEaT. 40 years old.
dressmaker OF Denver. Colo. where she
was employed by Daniels q Fisher COM
pany.
MRS. J. M'MANNUs.
CAPTAIN CHARLES UNDERWOOD
o'DoNNELL, died in New York hospital,
was formerly clerk in supreme court.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN CASTOR A. ROB-
BINS Of Savannah. Ca
ESTHER sCHLEsINGER. IS years of
age. Chicago. q buyer.
JACOB SPAIN, so years Of age. Roches-
ter. N. X.
JOHN @. WALKER. So years of age. Co
Iumbia, Tenn.
COLONEL ALEXANDER NJ. PIPER. u.
s. A., retired, 70 years of age. died at no
tel.
MRS. sALoME FOSTER. known as The
Tombs Angel"
UNIDENTIFIED BODY OF WOMAN. may
be that Of wife Of Rev. William s.
Boardman, who is a patient In Bellevue.
This list Of eighteen may be cut to sew
enteen, as one body has been identified as
that of William d. Bernhardt, and as that
of Lee G. Conrad.
Injured.
The revised list of injured follows:
Lester L. Woodbury., 80 years old, sta
toner Of Portland, Me-, burns on face and
hands.
Frank Everhard. 4S years old. agent fc-
a candy company, burns on hands and face.
e. S. Hest. 20 years old, Columbia. Ca,
burns on hands. partial suffocation.
William stebbins. jr., So years old. shock
and burns, from West Indies.
Rev. W.. s. Boardman, 90 years old, lives
at hotel. burns; his wife is missing.
Perry w. Livingston, 40 years old. Camp
Vile, N. Y, shock and partial suffoca-
ton.
Charlotte Bennett, aged So. shock and par
Itial suffocation.
Sophia Beach. 81 years old. shock and
suffocation.
Emma S. Meyer. 80 years of age. of sa-
vannah, Ca, shock.
Mary G. Bennett, 20 years old, buyer,
Denver, Colo, shock and burns.
Catherine M. Bennett. 80 years old. Den
yer, Colo, shock and partial burns.
Mrs. samuel H. Hall. aged IS. Newark
burns on face and hands.
Miss Anna Hall, aged IS, Newark. N. J.
burns and shock.
w. b. Bradley, aged 20. South Carolina
s~prhined ankle.
William d. Hale. aged 80. Williamsville
Mass., partial sufocation and hands burned
Sarah Brigham, 50 years old. Savannah