The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-28

courtyard Wltnln tne motel. he hai
fallen six stories.
Colonel Burdett was guest on tn
sixth floor of the hotel. Soon afte
the alarm of fire reached him all es
capes was cut off He dragged tn,
mattress from his bed and dropped il
to the floor of an extension over tn,
| hotel dining room, three stories below
Then by tying the sheets together h,
made rope and secured it to tn,
window. His object was to land or
the mattress and thus break his fall.
He miscalculated the distance and fell
to the court.
Origin of Fire
Various opinions were given as to
the origin of the fire in the hotel.
While the manager claims that it was
of incendiary origin, others hold that
the fire originated from sparks from
the burning armory building, swept
by wind In the direction of the hotel,
descending the air shafts and igniting
the debris which was piled up in the
basement and near the elevator shaft
The idea Of incendiary origin is secuted
by guests of the hotel and by Fire
Chief Croker.
List of Dead.
Following is the list of dead:
Action, Norman, mineowner of
Colorado Springs.
Bernhardt, William j., 35 years old
killed in hotel; body taken to under
taking rooms for shipment to his home
in Chicago.
Dow, bor A,.c M;lI;an, J;nJ
in Bellevue same disposition of body
as that of her husband
Burdett, Charles L., of Hartford,
Conn.,. colonel of First regiment, Con-
necticut National Guard.
Conrad, Lee g., 81 years old,
of this city.
Foster, Mrs. Salome, known as the
'tAngel of the Tombs, = through her
work in New York prisons.
Horne, Thomas P, of Denver, de-
partment manager of same house as
Iverson, and in New York for same
purpose.
Hovey, Fred S, 80 years old. of
Lyons, N. (; died at West Thirteenth
street station.
Iverson, John H. of Denver depart
ment manager of dry goods store; in
New York to buy goods
Liggert, Minnie E., 40 years old,
of Denver, Col, where she
was employed by the Danielle & Fisher
Company.
McManus Mrs. J.
O'Connell, Capt. Charles Underwood :,
lied in New York hospital; was for
nerly clerk in supreme court.
Piper, Col Alexander NJ, q. S. A.
etired, resident of hotel
Robbins, CASTOR A., lawyer, twice
Elected to Congress by the democrats
# the fourth district of Alabama and
vice unseated by republican houses
e then moved to New York his
mother was an author of note.
Schlessinger. Esther, years old, of
,hicago buyer.
SPAIN, Major Jacob, 80 years old,
rochester, N. Y. lawyer and officer
National Guard
Unidentified body of woman; may
e that of wife of Rev. William. S..
'oardman, who is patient in Belle
ue.
Walker, John E. Columbia. Tenn, {
lerchant; in New York to buy goods; |
,aves wife, son and daughter. h,
The Injured.
The list of injured, who are being
ared for at Bellevue and New York
ospitals, is as follows:
Mrs Leonora A. Bausch. an inya-
u; suuerInS from =csvvss .lvcA.
Margaret and Catherine Bennett, of 6
enver, Col; burns on bodies, hands !;
nd limbs. !,
Harold Bennett, face and hands n
armed. G
ty; burns. f.
VIM. s. Broockman, burns on face
I'd arms.
Louis Berry, Portland, Me-; shock.
- Bridgman, burns.
William Cove, employe of hotel; 81
rms and shock. al
Charles A. Gregory, lawyer, New A
,rk; face and hands burned. m
Mrs. Caroline T. r. Hall and daugh-
:, Miss Anna @. Hall, Newark, N. j.; ~
fering from burns and shock. r.
Vim. b. Hale, Williamsville, Mass; ri;
rtially suffocated. co
.. S. Hearne, Atlanta, Ca; burned de
body. ell,
emily I. Livingstone, burns on face ba
4 body. I'll
145 East Twenty-second ~. ~
eet; cut by falling glass. No ~
Hiss =. 8. Meyer, Savannah, Ca; tb
fering from shock. lib
oseph Pearson, 60 years old; hys- rel
les. orr
rank B. Reed, proprietor of Park for
,nue hotel; burned on face and
Ids.
IRIS. Frank B. Reed. burned on face
hands.
I'm. Stebbins, IS years old; burned am,
face and hands. Of
Irs. s. veach, burned on face, an,
Ids and body. Of
harles L. Woodbury., Portland, cat
/; partially suffocatsd. To-
h. Ara started and consumed the ele'
pla