The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-09
FRENC HMAN JUMPS TO DEATH
AS WIFE WAITS IN NEARBY
STORE; FAiNTS.
RUSS COUNTESS HURT
When With Fireman Size is Knocked
From Ladder BY Water Stream
Scores Reach Safety BY
Climbing Down ESCAPE.

hAAad9 Aii9b Ndy o. olc 1edu. 81
missing. rs injured and a propert
property loss Of d quarter million o
dollars, are the results Of a FIRE whicl
destroyed the SIaikessptY Building
this afternoon. The building was oc
cnpied by Montgomery Ward & Com
pany as offices and by mum rous ar
ts,s and musicians who lost every
thing.
George Do Mare ageI ~, an art III
structor is known be lead.
Among the missing ii Miss Maut
Wittebor1e, 4 piano teacher. last seer
at tine windaw OF her studio on tn
fifth aoof.
The Injured.
MISS ALEXANDRIA BfUMBERG
Q Rnssian countess may die.
MAUDE sPEYEP
MRS. EVA s BOYLE. Sheridan,
Mo.
}, N KRANlCHFlELD a fireman.
WILLIAM VAN nfSltN, a fireman,
PETER iIARAGAARD. Il violin
teacher
The University building was buit
for the Y NJ. G. a.. and the corner
stone was laid by President Clev lanli
during his first administration The
building was Of brick, five stories
nigh, and extended 100 feet north of
locust rect and half a block west
on Ninth street. because Of the un-
sal condition Of the building it was
abandoned BY The Y M G. A. ten
years ago. Since then the first and
second flocrs have leen occupied by
Asss.tssorsfely Ward u G,oapany. aAu
used It as offices and employed 200
clerks, mostly girls.
1t contaigs two small au1ioriums,
one of which. that on the third floor.
Is MS d by the Kansas City Atheneun
which was holding a session when the
fire stare today, half a hundred
prominent w9men being n attend
ance.
Only One Elevator and Stairway
The third fourth and fifth floors |
were occupied by artists and music
ians and some of the upper rooms |
W re used as living apartments There |
is BIT one elevator in the building, |
adjoining a stairway, the only means |
of ext.
The FIRE started a few minutes be |
fore O'Clock .in the basement In d |
quantity of wine in the Montgomery /
Ward stor room, close to the eleya-
tor Ten minutes after the fire broke
out the flames began shooting up the
elevator shaft and all escape save by
fire escapes was shut off
The hall quickly filled with nse
smoke and Ten minutes
later. when the first fire apparatus ar
rived on the scene people crowded
almost every window appealing for
help. while scores Of others, mostly
aud girls. filled the fire es-
,apes and were climbing wildly to The
ground.
In many studios pupils were taking ,
essons. L
The first ladders placed by the fire ,
uon against the building failed 10 {
ach above the third floor ,
inside the widest panic prevailed {
After the FIRST rush fer the han way q
N the Athecoum floor which. hai G
low become so filled with smoke that G
scape there was impossible tho p
ople were driven back to windows
acing Locus ami Ninth streets.
here was but one fire escape on this 2
nd Of the building. that on the 10 Z
ust street side This was qrickly \
He'd with wildly excited women
Jumped TO Death: Wife Painted. 4
George De Mare. art Instructor in 4
40 Central High school and portrait
ainter who came TO this country
1ur years ago from Paris. jumped p
'om his studio window on the ffth
oor and was picked up dead Mr.
10 Mare recently married a prom
j nj society woman. She was wait
ig in a nearby drug sore when her
dead body was brought in ~
nd fainfed
Miss Alexandria Blumberg. Rus '4
an countess ard artist. who came 10 l
merica two wears ago. and who bad a 10
udio on the fourth floor. WAS over 20
,me by smoke and carried from her p
.om by a fireman, who started down ~
ladder with her When they were d
thin thirty feet Of the ground the N
-emen below in their excitement "a
med stream Of water on them.
rocking them from the ladder Miss
umberg was picked no rncorscims.
n ring from a fractured skull Shs
pti "ei' e. ii --i''i 1-r