The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-04-21

indianapolis, Ind, April lS-While
the city fire department, reinforced by
companies from the suburbs, was be-
ing taxed to its utmost fighting the DC
cidontal hotel fire Sunday morning, an
alarm was turned in from st, Vincent .
hospital. When the first tire company
arrived one life had been lost and sew
eral we're seriously injured IN the pane
that followed.
The Victims.
Harriet Leahy jumped from the
fourth floor and was instantly killed
The injured are. Miss Kate Beach.
believed TO be fatally injured by fail
ing from third floor while trying to
escape by means Of rope made OF
bed clothes, Sister Superior stella,
seriously injured by shock following a
surgical operation; Sister Nord'ca'
seriously injured by shock; William
Schneider. a patient. who, at the time
of the fire. was undergoing an opera
ton; Henry Nichols ConucrsyiIlc, Just
operated upon for Appendicitis. fell
down stairs
Several other nurses and attendants
were more or less bruised IN their en-
doayor to escape from what they
thought was instant dcath.
Panic Among Inmates.
For a time 1t seemed that the flames,
when started among a pile OF rugs
under the east stairway, would ma
their way to the upper floors, resulting
in a frightful holocaust. At every
window on the third and fourth lioofs
were crowded the paniC-sirlcken men
and women, screaming for help TO
those on the street below, who were
for more than ~ minutes, prevented
from entering the building by the
dense smoke. The panic that ragged on
the third and fourth floors continued
until long after the fire had been
aucnchcd Patients who had just IN
dcrgone surgical operations rushed
from their beds to the windows and at
tempted to throw themselves to the
grurnd.
Harriet Icahy, an old cmploye OF tho
hospital. lcapcd from "A window on the
fourth floor and when picked up was
dead in the rear, men and women
were making ropes Of bed clothing by
which they escaped TO the ground be
low. Katherine Beach. less fortunate
than the rest. lost her hold and fell
from the third floor and is now In
critical condition from internal injuries
sustained
As an unusual number Of surgical
operations were performed In the hos
pital on Saturday many Of the patients
carried from their beds by the rescners
were in critical condition, and the
physicians in charge fear that many
fatalities may result. The patients
were carried to the male ward, whicf
is on the first floor and was not seri
ously affected by the panic whict
RACED in the upper floors. lmproYlsec
cots aud mattresses were brought into
use and general call for medical as
eislance sent throughout the city
Within short time about 100 physi
clans arrived and the patients wer.
cared for
A Heroic Patient.
James Dawson an emacIated patient
worked hcrolcally among the panic
stricken men and women on the thir'
floor. one after another, he pulled
away from the Windows. those VIII
were preparing TO jump to the stree
below. aud plotted them through Tn
smoke TO places Of safety on the frs
floor. After saving = nurses and pa
TENTS from possible injury. in Thu
manner, he lost consciousness and wa
carried into tho male ward, whore med
ical attention was given him. For I
time it was thought that he could no
undergo the terrible strain to whicl
he had been subjected
owing to The hraproof construction
Tho actual loas 10 tho building will no
exceed $1,000 The greatest fears wer
entertained that many would be killcO
By Jumping lrom tho windows o
tramp8np upon the eripp'cs who wer
utterly hclplaa That there was no
greater lo.s of Hro d0o 10 Tire promp
and efficient action Of inc nremeu nm,
attendants
Occidental Hotel Burned
indianapolis Ind. April is lire
which for almost TWO hours threaten
cd 10 destroy fhr principal retail dis
trir', Was discovered at am early hon
Sunday morning iu Tho Occidental no
td E}ory tre company in the city
az well az those from tho outlying suh