The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-23
Over 500 Persons I'm the Hotel. Maay
Being i'm the City 10 Attend the
Prince Henry Festivities.
SOME JUMPED FROM WINDOWS
WHILE OTHERS WE'RE CUT OFF IN
FLAMES AND sUFFOCATED.
Prominent People Among Those Who
Perished-Sad Incidents-Fate OF
the "Tombs Angel"

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-For the third time
since New Years day Park avenue. this
city, was the scene of loss of human life.
First was the collision in the New York
Central tunnel at Fifty-sixth street and
Park avenue. second came the dynamite
explosion in the rapid transit subway at
Forty-frst street. and the third. to-day,
was a fire which started in the Seventy
first Regiment armory at Thirty-third
street and then spread to the Park-avenue
Hotel. where eighteen person. were killed
and many injured.
II was the worst hotel fire since the
Windsor was destroyed. The fire was first
seen at about 1:3O O'Clock in the morning
in the srmory. and in remarkably short time
that building was afiame from end TO end.
The firemen made their way as best they
could through the streets. deep with slush,
and did all possible to confine the fire to
the armory, but after they had been at
work nearly an hour the discovery was
made that the hotel was on fire.
The hotel was crowded with guests who
had come to attend the festivities in honor
OF Prince Henry. More than 500 persons
were ifs the house. The fire we--SaneSea
principally to the fifth and sixth floors near
the elevator air shafts. About the time
the hotel was found TO be on fire the lights
went out and the corridors were filled
with smoke. The guests. unable to find
their way through the darkened hallway.
jumped from windows or ran directly into
the fame-swept portions of the building.
1t is this fact that accounts for the large
loss of life. although the hotel was not de-
stroyed.
REVISED LIST OF DEATHS.
The following list OF persons who lost
their lives. or who died from injuries. was
compiled late tonight:
ACTON, NORMAN. died in Bellevue; body
at Morgue; lived i'm Colorado Springs.
BURDETTE, COL: CHARLES l.. Hart
ford. Conn; commander of the First
Regiment. Connecticut Volunteers;
killed py falling in FIRE; body removed
from the Morgue and shipped to Hart
ford.
BERNHARDT, WILLIAM j.. thirty-five
years old: killed in hotel: body taken
TO undertaking rooms for shipment TO
his home. Chicago.
BERNHARDT, MRS. WILLIAM J., died
in Bellevue; same disposition OF body
as that of her husband.
CONRAD, LEE c.. twenty-one years old:
draughtsman; this city.
HOvEY, FRED s. thirty-five years old. OF
Lyons. y. Y. died at West Thirtieth-
street station house.
HAMES, j. r. mot certain. may be
Thomas Horne). lived i'm Denver. Col,
and was an agent of the III. b. Clafiin
Company.
IVISON, JOHN. died I'm hotel; lived i'm Dem
yer. Col; agent of ii. b. Clafiin Com
pany.
LIGGERT. MINNIE T.. forty years old:
dressmaker. of Denver. Col. where she
was employed by Daniels & Fisher Co.
MMANUS. MRS. J.
O'CONNELL. CAPT. CHARLES UNDER
WOOD. died in New York Hospital: was
formerly clerk in Supreme Court.
ROBBINS. EX-CONGRESSiAN GASToN
A., of Savannah. Ga.
SCHLESSINGER. ESTHER thirty-eight
years old, of Chicago; buyer.
SPAIN, JACOB. fifty years. Rochester.
n. Y.
WALKER. JOHN c.. thirty-fve years old.
of Columbia. Tenn.
PIPER. COL. ALEXANDER, L. s. a. re-
tired; seventy years old: at hotel.
FOSTER. MRS. SALAME. known as
''Tombs Angel
Unidentified body Of woman, may be that
OF wife OF the Rev. William 5. Boardman,
who is a patient in Bellevue.
This list OF eighteen may be cut 10 sew
enteen as one body has been identified as
that Of William J. Bernhardt and as that
of Lee @. Conrad.
CORRECTED LIST OF INJURED.
The revised list Of injured follows:
WOODBURY., LESTER l., fifty years old:
stationer Of Portland Me; burns on
face and hands.
EVERHARD, FRANK. forty-eight years
old agent for candy company; burns on
hands and face.
HEST. L. S. twenty-six years old. Column
bia. Pa: burns on hands, partial suffo-
cation
STEBBINS. WILLIAM. JR.. eighty-fve
years old; shock and burns: from West
Indes.
BOARDMAN. REV WILLIAM s, sixty
three years old. lived at hotel: burns.
His wife is missing.
LIVINGSTON. PERRY w. forty-nine
years old. Campville " Y; shock and
partial suffOcation.
BENNETT. CHARLOTTE. nfty-ave years
old; shock and partial suffocation.
BEACH. SOPHIA. sixty-one years OF age:
shock and suffOcation.
MEYER. EMMA S. thirty years old, OF
Savannah. Ga: shock
BENNETT. MARY g.. twenty-six years
old: buyer; Denver Col; shock and
burns
BENNETT. CATHERINE NJ. thirty years
old. Denver. Col; shock and partial suf-
location.
HALL MRS. SAMUEL H., thirty-five
years old. OF Newark. y. J.. burns on
face and hands.
HALL MISS ANNA. thirty-hve years old.
Newark, ~ J.. burns and shock.
BRADLEY. W b twenty-six years old. OF
South Carolina. sprained ankle.
HALE, WILLIAM D.. thirty-six years old,