The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-01-11

his life, and threw the woman toward
; q projecting ledge on the floor below.
Apparently being revived by the fresh
air or by the shock the aged woman
grasred the PRO. ection and held on.
Later she Was re -cuei. But in throw
ing the WoI-aa t. Sa.ety Captain Ber-
viii lost his La anee and lell to the
pavement. Ht was Instantly killed.
Terrible Eeltte for Ris Life.
]. f. Wolf, fifty years Old. travelling
representative tor Sperry & Aleyan-
der, wholesale hardware merchants,
New York, met horrible death. He
was burned in his room and the condi-
tion Of the furniture indicated that he
had fought the flames until the last
All the clothing had been torn from
the bed and it was apparent that the
man had sought to smother the flames,
which eventually consumed him.
Il Thomas Somerville of Springfield,
ILL.,. travelling salesman; w. G. Mich
OILS, grain commission merchant of
Minneapolis, and Clinton Lamme,
cadet from West Point, N. Y, were
suffOcated in their rooms.
Mrs. Barlow may die from Inhaled
smoke. The Are was rung out at 1915
q. m. The property loss is estimated
at $4,000.
7. X. Chaigton of New York was
terribly burned about the face and
hands while crawling through a long
hall. He finally reached safety by
means Of fire escape at the rear,
more than a block from his room.
He and others said the red lights in
0icating the fire escapes were rem
dered invisible by the smoke and the
guests were almost helpless in their
search for exits. More than a score
OF them were carried down fire es-
capes and ladders by fremen and not
a few lowered themselves and friends
by making ropes of bed clothing and
curtains.
All OF the hospitals sent their ambu-
lances to carry the unconscious guests
Z to the hospitals. The patrol wagons
were also called out and carried sew.
eral persons to the hospitals. Physi
clans who heard of the fire hastened
. W lHC AOSCi auu ouSt GU luCll 6cl NAS0s
to the stricken guests Undoubtedly
many lives were saved by their efforts.
The hospitals also sent q corps OF
nurses to give first aid to the injured
and they were kept busy for several
hours after the fire had been extin.
guished.
Heroic Rescue Of Family.
One of the most thrilling rescues
was that of F. A. Chamberlain of the
Security bank and members of his
family. who were not awakened in
time to make their escape by the usual
exits. For many minutes after it ap-
peared their position was untenable
they remained at their window in the
topmost story at the Fifth street and
Hennepin avenue corner. Mr.. Cham
berlain quickly gathered bedding and
sheets and made rope of them and
at the same time the extension ladders
were being placed into position bat
found too short. The pompier ladders
were rushed to the scene and fire.
man with a rope around him firmly
placed and scaled the ladder to the
cheers of thousands of excited spec
tators. Arrived at the window he took
one after the other, lowered them
safely to the extension ladder two
stories beneath by means of the rope,
where they were brought to safety.
The rescue was accomplished amid
deathlike silence when the fireman
reached the window. When the last
person had been lowered and the fire.
men followed the cheering broke loose.
1t was one of the most thrilling scenes
at fire ever witnessed in this city.